Chapter 71: Truly a Gentle Person

Looking at the familiar bald head in front of him… Lin Xun felt a bit helpless, feeling as if he were being forced to work.

Regardless, he had to ask a few questions, then pretend to kill him while actually letting him go.

After all, he was his loyal lackey… “Answer my questions. If I’m satisfied, I’ll let you go back alive!” Lin Xun said indifferently, “Who sent you!”

“I have nothing to say!”

“Why did you come looking for Chu Yaoyao?”

“I have nothing to say!”

“Lin Xun has been missing for two years. What are you trying to do for him?”

“I have nothing to say! Your Highness is the light! The fire! He is…”

“Just die already…”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xun didn’t let him say more. With a wave of his hand, the bald man was sent flying into the sky like a cannonball… To an ordinary person, he would surely be dead after a strike from Lin Xun, but Lin Xun held back significantly; he would at most be bedridden for two months.

Lin Xun clapped his hands, turned around, and walked over to Chu Yaoyao and Yaya.

Patting Yaya’s little head, Lin Xun said proudly, “How was it? Was big brother impressive?”

Yaya stared blankly at Lin Xun, her small mouth slightly open, a hint of red tongue visible between her pearly teeth.

“Mhm.” Yaya nodded her little head, tears still hanging from her long eyelashes.

On the other side, Chu Yaoyao looked at Lin Xun with a very strange expression.

“Cough, cough, cough.” Seeing Chu Yaoyao’s wary look, Lin Xun scratched his head awkwardly.

Turning his head, Lin Xun looked at Chu Yaoyao and asked, “Was that bald man just now here for Yaya?”

Meeting Lin Xun’s eyes, Chu Yaoyao’s heart skipped a beat, as if her deepest secrets were about to be seen through, but she forced herself to remain calm: “Why does the Young Master say that?”

Lin Xun looked directly into Chu Yaoyao’s charming fox eyes. She didn’t avoid his gaze either, but her heartbeat, thumping like an Emperor Engine, betrayed her.

“It’s nothing, I was just asking. Anyway, it’s good that you’re okay.” Lin Xun smiled and reached out to rub Yaya’s head again.

Lin Xun discovered that rubbing a little loli’s head was addictive.

But Chu Yaoyao quickly pulled Yaya behind her, looking at Lin Xun warily.

“Who exactly is Young Master Lin?!”

Chu Yaoyao felt no relief or gratitude for surviving the ordeal.

On the contrary, she was now even more nervous!

The man before her showed no signs of spiritual energy flow, yet with his strike just now, he had easily floored a Nascent Soul Realm Cultivator! His Realm was at least Jade Purity Realm, perhaps even an Immortal!

It didn’t matter if she died, but Yaya’s identity and Bloodline were extremely special; she must not fall into anyone’s hands!

Lin Xun didn’t answer, only smiling as he reached out toward Chu Yaoyao. She instinctively wanted to resist, but being heavily injured, she could no longer circulate her techniques!

Just as the spiritless Chu Yaoyao’s instincts kicked in and she wanted to bite Lin Xun, his broad palm was already covering her head.

Chu Yaoyao’s delicate body trembled slightly, her furry Fox Ears twitching. Then, she felt a warm, gentle stream of spiritual energy enter her body.

The injuries inside her body were actually being repaired rapidly.

“I am merely Qinger’s husband. The reason I saved you is simply because you are Qinger’s friend, nothing more.

Besides, if I were truly a villain, do you think you could escape? The plot would likely head in a direction you wouldn’t want to provoke.”

Lin Xun spoke indifferently while looking into her eyes, appearing very sincere, except for his hand which was mischievously stroking her furry Fox Ears a few times.

A flush of crimson swept across Chu Yaoyao’s cheeks. Since childhood, this was the first time she had been petted like this by a man. And why was this man’s technique so skillful? It felt like he was petting a cat.

Despite feeling ashamed, Chu Yaoyao clearly felt that her injuries were mostly healed in the blink of an eye.

Even the great dao injury she sustained from her desperate struggle had been restored, at least having no impact on her future cultivation.

This was nothing short of the grace of rebirth.

Originally, Chu Yaoyao had some resistance, intending to go down in flames, but now it was all gone.

To be able to repair her injuries so easily, he was likely already in the Ascension Realm.

Indeed, to him, she was like a firefly compared to the bright moon; the gap was simply too vast. If he wanted to do anything to her, she would be unable to resist.

After half an incense stick of time, Chu Yaoyao’s injuries were fully recovered, and her complexion regained a rosy hue.

The sickly charm vanished, replaced by her usual peach-blossom-like allure.

“Yaoyao thanks the Young Master.” Chu Yaoyao stood up and bowed. Regardless of whether he was a good person, he had saved her life, and she owed him one.

According to the rules of the Fox Clan, she might even have to offer herself in marriage.

At this thought, Chu Yaoyao’s pearly teeth lightly bit her red lip. She lifted her head and gave Lin Xun a charming, bashful look.

That combination of girlish innocence and seductive charm made Lin Xun’s heart skip a beat!

Oh no! The Fox Clan seems to be very sentimental! Especially being saved by a Scholar—that’s a romantic legend that has always circulated within the Fox Clan!

And it seems I fit both criteria!

“It was just a small effort, Miss Chu, please don’t take it to heart. After all, you are Qinger’s friend, so it’s only right for me to help.” Lin Xun quickly shifted the credit.

Otherwise, Lin Xun felt that if he were to say “Come on, follow me into the room” right now, she probably wouldn’t shake her head.

“Yes, this time Yaoyao owes the Young Master and Qinger a favor.”

Understanding Lin Xun’s meaning, Chu Yaoyao breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed her body was safe.

Since he gave this favor to Qingshang, that was naturally for the best.

But Young Master Lin is a Powerful Expert; does Qinger know about this?

And does Young Master Lin know that Qinger is the Saintess of the Zilin Holy Land?

“By the way, don’t tell Qinger about me saving you today. Qinger is usually very busy, and I don’t want her to have too much pressure,” Lin Xun instructed.

If Qinger knew I was a Cultivator, and a very powerful one at that, she would surely be under a lot of pressure as a Mortal. After all, the difference in lifespan between a Cultivator and a Mortal is a world of difference.

‘Qinger is usually very busy.’

Hearing Lin Xun’s words, Chu Yaoyao was momentarily stunned, but soon understood. This referred to Qingshang’s usual hard work in cultivation and having to handle the various affairs of the Holy Land.

So Young Master Lin knows that Qingshang is the Zilin Saintess.

‘I don’t want her to have too much pressure.’

It must be that Qinger also knows Young Master Lin is a Cultivator, but she just hasn’t fully realized his Realm yet.

After all, Qinger is very competitive; even with her own husband, she would think about surpassing him.

“Yes.” Chu Yaoyao bowed.

Chu Yaoyao had fully understood everything Young Master Lin said.

For such a Powerful Expert to be so considerate of his wife, he really is a gentle person.