Chapter 104: Definitely no next time!

“Huh?”

Lin Xun thought he had misheard.

Like her?

Where on earth did she get that conclusion from?

Wait, no… where did this girl get such confidence?

This girl is definitely not right in the head.

“Why do you say that, Miss?” Lin Xun suppressed the feeling in his heart, which felt like ten thousand grass-mud horses were stampeding through it.

“You don’t ask for anything from me, yet you still take me in. It’s either because you lust after my body, or you’ve fallen for me,” Bai Luoxue said flatly, as if stating a simple fact.

The problem was, Lin Xun found he had no way to refute her.

Because what she said… actually seemed to make sense.

No! Like hell it makes sense!

“Miss, actually, you can just consider my behavior as that of a ‘good person’.”

Lin Xun corrected her.

“Of course, if you’re worried I have ulterior motives, you can leave now. We’ll just consider this as forming a good karma between us.”

Bai Luoxue’s cat-tailed peach blossom eyes blinked as she looked at Lin Xun, and he looked back at her openly.

He wasn’t lusting after her body; his conscience was clear.

Anyway, he had done all he could. If she believed him, he’d let her stay for a few days; if she wanted to leave, then she could leave, it had nothing to do with him.

After a long while, Bai Luoxue took out a few Spirit Stones from her Storage Pouch: “Though you saved me, I cannot give you my body. I already have a Dao Companion. These Spirit Stones are my payment. I will stay for three days. I wonder if you will agree.”

“Agreed.” Lin Xun took the Spirit Stones.

This was for the best.

No favors owed, just a simple monetary transaction.

Lin Xun felt that monetary transactions were the purest—payment and goods cleared, no lingering ties.

But Lin Xun still had a small question.

This girl has a Dao Companion?

If she has a Dao Companion, why is she looking for me?

Is she trying to two-time? A player?

Wait, that’s not right either. The problem is, her Cultivation Technique doesn’t allow her to two-time.

“Pardon this humble one’s intrusion, but the Lin Xun you mentioned earlier… what is he to you?”

“He is my Dao Companion.”

“???”

Lin Xun was completely dumbfounded.

Dao Companion?

What kind of Dao Companion? I’ve never freaking met you! Dao Companion my foot!

No, you haven’t seen me either! We have no relationship whatsoever. How can you slander someone’s innocence like that?

“Master said I need to control Lin Xun. Once he’s controlled, he will be my Dao Companion.”

Lin Xun: “.”

Lin Xun thought her Master was dreaming. Want to control me, Lin Xun? Heh, my Dao Heart is indestructible! I am single-minded towards Qinger!

“I’ll keep an eye out for the Lin Xun you mentioned. For these few days, just stay here and don’t go out.” Unless he exposed his identity, Lin Xun felt this girl would never find him.

“Mm.” This Bai Luoxue was very straightforward. She turned back to her room, closed the door, and went to regulate her breathing.

“Yaya.” Lin Xun picked up Yaya.

“Hmm?” Yaya looked at Lin Xun with her big eyes blinking.

“Yaya, don’t have too much contact with this big sister, okay?”

“Hmm? Why?”

“Because… this big sister not only knows a lot of things, but what she knows is very ‘wrong’. Yaya might be led astray.”

“Oh~” Yaya responded and nodded her little head, even though she didn’t understand why she would be led astray by this big sister.

In the following days, Lin Xun and Yaya went about their daily lives, while Bai Luoxue stayed in Yaya’s room.

Cultivators don’t need to eat, so she didn’t come for meals either. Lin Xun felt it saved on food costs.

Bai Luoxue stayed in the room all day, behaving exactly like a shut-in. After all, having cultivated to the Nascent Soul realm, the body is already pure and doesn’t need food or rest.

Sometimes Lin Xun almost forgot there was a young girl living in his courtyard.

Oh, it’s not that Bai Luoxue never came out.

Every night, Lin Xun would see her sitting in the courtyard, watching the starlit sky.

After all, the environment of the ancient world wasn’t polluted. The stars were like grains of sand scattered across the sky’s canvas, the Milky Way brilliant and beautiful.

But watching it every night, and for most of the night each time, made Lin Xun feel there was a story there.

However, Lin Xun didn’t ask further.

It was none of his business.

On the fourth night, Lin Xun was sleeping soundly while holding Yaya. Yaya’s drool was on Lin Xun’s chest, and Lin Xun’s drool was on Yaya’s head.

While sleeping soundly, Lin Xun suddenly opened his eyes.

Two Divine Senses were approaching.

“Knock, knock, knock.”

A knocking sound came from outside the door.

Lifting Yaya off his chest and tucking her in, Lin Xun got out of bed and opened the door.

He saw Bai Luoxue under the moonlight.

“Miss Bai?”

“Enemies are coming. I must leave. I came to bid the Young Master farewell.” Bai Luoxue’s tone was as calm as ever.

Lin Xun had never seen her show any other expression anyway.

“Won’t it be dangerous for you to leave now?” Lin Xun showed a bit of concern.

Bai Luoxue shook her head: “If I leave now, you might live. Otherwise, if they think you’re colluding with me, you’ll surely die.”

Without waiting for Lin Xun’s pleasantries, Bai Luoxue vanished into the night, leaving the courtyard in the blink of an eye.

Moreover, when she left, she intentionally released her spiritual power. The Cultivators chasing toward Lin Xun’s courtyard immediately changed direction.

“Forget it, forget it.” Lin Xun shook his head, intending to go back to sleep.

But as soon as he got into bed, he felt his conscience pricking him!

Lin Xun knew this made no sense.

Whether she lived or died was none of his business. He had already taken her in for a while; he had done his part.

But…

Thinking about how this girl, in order not to implicate him, a “Mortal,” not only left voluntarily but also intentionally lured the enemies away, he felt a bit uneasy.

“Fine, I’ll go take a look. This is the last time! Really the last time I’m helping her! There will definitely be no next time!”

Lin Xun took a deep breath, stood up, placed a Magic Formation on his courtyard, and chased after Bai Luoxue.

A short half-stick of incense later, Lin Xun landed on a tree.

Below the tree, Bai Luoxue was already blocked by three male Cultivators, all in the Jade Purity Realm.

Three Jade Purities to catch one Nascent Soul.

He didn’t know if they were overreacting or if they were truly wary.

“You aren’t people sent by Jiang Qingshang.”

Bai Luoxue looked at the three Cultivators, tilting her head in confusion.

“Jiang Qingshang? Hahaha,” the leading male Cultivator laughed loudly. “Of course not! Jiang Qingshang is about to die in the Desolate Territory herself. She still wants to order us around?!”

“It’s just a pity. Jiang Qingshang must die to avoid further complications. Otherwise, both you and she would be excellent Cauldrons!” another Cultivator said.

Finally, a middle-aged Cultivator stepped forward: “Bai Luoxue, stop running. From now on, serve me peacefully! When I become the Young Lord of Zilin Holy Land, I won’t treat you poorly.”