Chapter 488: Lin Xun! Don’t Even Think About It!

Watching the spear flower Lin Xun flourished as he finally retracted his weapon, Jiang Yuerou’s eyes flickered.

In Jiang Yuerou’s memory, this specific flourish was something she could absolutely never forget.

Because back then, after Lin Xun fought her, he habitually flourished his spear in just this way.

This spear flourish had been completely etched into Jiang Yuerou’s mind.

Otherwise, Jiang Yuerou wouldn’t have found it so familiar.

And now, the fact that this ‘Lin Pei’ flourished his spear almost exactly like Lin Xun was extremely thought-provoking.

A person’s habits are not easily changed.

So in Jiang Yuerou’s view, there was definitely something wrong with this Lin Pei.

At this moment, Lin Xun hadn’t noticed that his spear flourish had actually exposed him.

Lin Xun was also looking at Jiang Yuerou.

He didn’t know why Jiang Yuerou had suddenly frozen in place.

Furthermore, the way Jiang Yuerou was looking at him right now was very strange.

Lin Xun had a nagging feeling that he had exposed something.

But the problem was, how could he possibly have been exposed?

From the sparring match just now, he had performed quite well; there shouldn’t have been any flaws.

“Is there something else, Saint Lord?”

Being watched like that by Jiang Yuerou made Lin Xun feel very uneasy, and he finally couldn’t help but ask.

“It’s nothing.”

Jiang Yuerou took a deep look at Lin Xun.

“In that case, you should enter seclusion and rest well. I will come to see you after you emerge.”

“I have troubled the Saint Lord with your concern.”

Lin Xun bowed and saw Jiang Yuerou off as she left Saintess Peak.

Watching Jiang Yuerou leave Saintess Peak,

Lin Xun didn’t know exactly what had happened, but he just felt that something was a bit off.

However, Lin Xun felt he might be overthinking it.

Without thinking further, Lin Xun once again placed the sign in front of his Immortal Cave, which read ‘In Seclusion, Do Not Disturb.’

Then, Lin Xun split off a strand of Divine Sense and sent it into the Immortal Cave.

This way, even if Jiang Yuerou came, she would perceive his presence inside.

She wouldn’t harbor any further suspicions.

Of course, this strand of Divine Sense wasn’t omnipotent.

Its flaw was that it could only guard against relatively superficial Divine Sense probes.

If Jiang Yuerou investigated very carefully,

Then this strand of Divine Sense definitely wouldn’t fool her, and he would certainly be exposed.

However, Lin Xun felt it was impossible for Jiang Yuerou to inexplicably come to Saintess Peak

And then conduct a meticulous investigation of the cave where he was in seclusion.

At most, she would just take a quick look; after all, she hadn’t become suspicious of him, so she’d just briefly check if anything had gone wrong.

After finishing these preparations, Lin Xun looked at the time and planned to fly out of the Zilin Holy Land.

But just as Lin Xun had left,

A short while later, Jiang Yuerou returned to Saintess Peak.

Watching Lin Pei flying away in the distance, Jiang Yuerou’s brows furrowed slightly.

The moment she left, this Lin Pei flew off somewhere else.

Without even thinking, it was clear this Lin Pei definitely had a problem.

But being cautious, Jiang Yuerou decided to perform one last verification.

Arriving outside the Immortal Cave where Lin Xun was supposedly in seclusion, Jiang Yuerou released a strand of Divine Sense to investigate.

Sensing that there was indeed Lin Pei’s aura inside, Jiang Yuerou couldn’t help but let out a confused ‘Hm?’

Using her Divine Sense for a more careful search, Jiang Yuerou was finally startled.

Without much thought, Jiang Yuerou walked directly into the Immortal Cave where Lin Xun was in seclusion.

Inside the cave, there was only a strand of Lin Xun’s Divine Sense.

In reality, Lin Xun had already left long ago.

“Lin Xun!!!”

Having completely confirmed that Lin Pei was Lin Xun, Jiang Yuerou’s chest heaved with rage.

At that moment, just as Lin Xun was about to leave the Zilin Holy Land, the Zilin Holy Land’s Magic Formations suddenly activated everywhere.

In just a single breath, before Lin Xun could even react,

The Zilin Formations activated to their highest Rank state, surrounding the entire Holy Land, allowing no entry or exit.

The Zilin Holy Land’s formations dated back to the ancient era.

The only way to break them was if the Zilin Sacred Lord died; only then would the formation vanish.

Otherwise, as long as the Zilin Sacred Lord was alive, the formation would remain forever.

And now, while the Zilin Holy Land wasn’t under threat from any external enemies, such a powerful formation had been activated.

And right when he was about to leave the Zilin Holy Land.

Without even thinking, it must be that Jiang Yuerou had discovered his true identity.

Lin Xun thought to himself that this was bad; he never imagined his identity would be exposed.

When exactly was I exposed?

Something’s not right.

This shouldn’t be possible, no matter how I think about it?

While Lin Xun was pondering,

Suddenly, a purple haze pounced toward Lin Xun.

As the purple haze dissipated, Jiang Yuerou was already standing before Lin Xun.

Looking at the woman before him who was breathing heavily with anger, Lin Xun couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on.

To be honest, Lin Xun actually felt some regret.

Lin Xun felt that if he were given another choice,

Then a few years ago, he definitely wouldn’t have attacked the Zilin Holy Land.

And he definitely wouldn’t have provoked this Old Auntie who was over a thousand years old.

But unfortunately, there are no ‘ifs’ in this world, and there is no medicine for regret.

Now that he had sown the cause, he had to endure the effect.

But Lin Xun still couldn’t understand many things—why was this Old Auntie so obsessed with him?

True, she had a strong desire to win and really wanted to beat him to reclaim her dignity.

But the problem was, Lin Xun felt her obsession with him exceeded mere competitive spirit.

It was as if she wouldn’t rest until she had killed him.

Meanwhile, looking at this Lin Pei—no, looking at this Lin Xun—Jiang Yuerou’s heart was also extremely conflicted.

A myriad of emotions were blocked in her chest; for a moment, Jiang Yuerou didn’t know how to speak.

“Saint Lord, is there something the matter?”

Lin Pei felt he could still act a bit longer.

Just in case this was a misunderstanding.

Or perhaps Jiang Yuerou was just putting him through some kind of test or trial?

That wasn’t impossible.

“Where are you going?”

Jiang Yuerou’s brows furrowed as she spoke coldly to Lin Xun.

In truth, there was already a faint killing intent in Jiang Yuerou’s tone.

“This Disciple remembered there is a small matter to handle, so I plan to leave for a while and return tonight.”

Lin Xun continued to act.

However, Jiang Yuerou no longer wanted to watch Lin Xun’s performance.

Every time she saw Lin Xun acting like this, Jiang Yuerou felt he was treating her like a fool and insulting her intelligence.

Even at a time like this, you’re still acting?

“Lin Xun, I won’t waste words with you.”

Jiang Yuerou took another deep breath to calm her emotions.

“How exactly did you find out about Qingshang’s identity in the Mortal World?

And how did you manage to deceive Qingshang, steal her heart, and even become husband and wife with her?

Lin Xun, I used to think you were just somewhat arrogant and conceited.

I thought you were at least decent.

But I never expected you would actually deceive an innocent girl’s feelings!

Qingshang is such a good girl; how could you have the heart to deceive her? What about playing with her feelings?

Was it not enough for you to humiliate me back then? Did you have to humiliate my Disciple as well?

Are you not afraid of being struck by lightning?”

“…”

Hearing Jiang Yuerou’s accusations, Lin Xun was also stunned for a moment.

He felt that what she was saying was very wrong.

What do you mean by ‘after humiliating you, I wanted to humiliate your Disciple’?

Are those even the same thing?

How did I humiliate you back then?

I clearly just had a normal duel with you; at most, I hung you up and tied a bow on you.

It was clearly you who couldn’t beat me.

And now you’re blaming me?

“How did you discover me?”

Lin Xun sighed, not wanting to argue with her anymore, and took off the mask from his face.

Lin Xun knew the other party was no longer testing him.

Jiang Yuerou indeed knew he was Lin Xun.

His identity was completely exposed.

Since that was the case, there was no need for him to continue the act.

“How did I discover you?”

Jiang Yuerou tightened her grip on her longsword.

“Since losing to you, in all my years of Cultivate, I have replayed our duel in my mind no less than ten thousand times.

Every move, every style, and even your movement when retracting your spear has appeared countless times.

All your habits with the spear are engraved in my mind.

That spear flourish you performed was undoubtedly your old habit.”

“…”

Hearing Jiang Yuerou’s words, Lin Xun was also momentarily stunned.

He never would have imagined

That just because of one small habit, his identity would be exposed.

“Actually, I didn’t deceive Qinger’s feelings. To me, Qinger will always be the most important person in my heart.

Furthermore, when I married Qinger, I didn’t know that Qinger was actually Qingshang, your Disciple.

So, how can I say it? It can only be called a coincidence, right?”

Lin Xun explained what Jiang Yuerou had asked earlier, defending himself.

“Coincidence?”

Jiang Yuerou looked at Lin Xun with a face full of disbelief.

“Exactly. Whether you believe it or not, in short, it was a coincidence.

I didn’t know Qinger’s identity before.

It wasn’t until Qinger brought me to the Zilin Holy Land,

And after some time had passed, that I finally guessed it.

In short, I love your Disciple; Qinger is my wife, and that is a lifelong commitment.

As for the grievances between you and me, they shouldn’t be placed on Qinger.”

“Hmph, you make it sound so good, but it’s nothing more than flowery words.

If that’s really the case, then let me ask you this: back in the Demon Race World, you also married that She Qiqi and became the Prince Consort of the Ten Thousand Demon Country.

Is this what you call loving Qinger?”

“.”

Lin Xun never expected that Jiang Yuerou would actually know about his affairs in the Demon Race World.

“How did you know about that?”

“It’s none of your business how I know.”

Jiang Yuerou pointed her longsword directly at Lin Xun.

“Now let me ask you, does Qingshang know your identity? Have you ever thought about telling her who you are?”

“I haven’t. I originally wanted to tell Qinger, but I was waiting for a mature opportunity.”

Lin Xun let out a sigh and shook his head.

This matter was actually very hard to explain.

The other party likely wouldn’t listen to his explanation anyway.

“If Saint Lord Jiang can promise not to tell Qinger my identity, then I will owe you a favor.”

Lin Xun tried to strike a deal with Jiang Yuerou, but he felt she would refuse.

“Lin Xun! Don’t even think about it! I will definitely tell Qingshang everything about you!”

Sure enough, Jiang Yuerou rejected Lin Xun.

“When the time comes, whatever you want to explain, you can explain it directly to Qingshang!”

As she finished speaking, the longsword in Jiang Yuerou’s hand turned into a purple haze and pierced straight toward Lin Xun.

Lin Xun also swung his long spear to block it.

Purple Sword Qi and black Spear Qi intertwined.

Originally, Jiang Yuerou’s strength was indeed inferior to Lin Xun’s.

But with the support of this ancient Zilin Holy Land Magic Formation,

Jiang Yuerou’s strength received a significant boost, her Realm approaching the Spirit Refining Realm.

In other words, in this place, Jiang Yuerou was like a Saint presiding over a territory.

And this was why the Zilin Holy Land could endure for tens of thousands of years without ever suffering the disaster of being wiped out.

When an Ascension Realm expert presides, they can exert the power of the Spirit Refining Realm.

This was enough to repel any Sect.

So no Sect would be so bored or suicidal as to go looking for trouble with the Zilin Holy Land.

Jiang Yuerou and Lin Xun continued to clash.

The spiritual energy above the Holy Land rippled out in circle after circle.

By now, many Elders in the Zilin Holy Land had sensed this powerful and violent spiritual energy.

They all stepped out of their respective mountain peaks.

Many more Disciples looked toward the source of the spiritual energy in astonishment, wondering what had happened.

After Lin Xun and Jiang Yuerou had fought for a full fifty rounds, many Elders of the Zilin Holy Land had already arrived near them.

Because Lin Xun had once come to challenge the Sect,

Naturally, many Elders had seen Lin Xun’s true face.

However, what they couldn’t understand was

Why had Lin Xun suddenly come to the Zilin Holy Land?

And why did the Saint Lord look as if she were being bullied by Lin Xun again?

They wanted to step forward to help, but unfortunately, they were completely unable to intervene in a battle between Spirit Refining Realm-level combatants.

Otherwise, if they went up, they would be killed by the aftershocks.

But Lin Xun really didn’t want to fight Jiang Yuerou anymore.

But if Lin Xun wanted to leave the Zilin Holy Land, he would have to kill Jiang Yuerou.

But how could Lin Xun possibly kill Jiang Yuerou?

If he did, and if Qinger found out, they would truly become enemies as husband and wife.

And just as Lin Xun and Jiang Yuerou reached their hundredth round of combat, Lin Xun suddenly stopped his hand.