Chapter 175: It Seems Like I Can’t Stop Her No Matter What

“Ying, was the attack on Miss Sikong and Wang Chen arranged by you?”

Lin Xun looked directly into Su Ying’s eyes and asked seriously.

“Mm. Yes, it was.”

Su Ying did not lie.

For Su Ying, as long as it was something Lin Xun wanted, she would give it to him.

As long as it was something Lin Xun wanted to know, she would answer.

“Ying.”

“Mm?” Su Ying looked up, her cherry-pink eyes gazing at Lin Xun.

“Ying, I want to know the reason.”

“Sikong Wangxing of Tianji City possesses the Star Eyes, and Tianji City has been spreading news about Senior Brother, causing everyone in the world to want to cause trouble for you. I wanted to let Tianji City know how powerful we are, so I wanted to capture Sikong Wangxing alive.

I didn’t want to kill her, but rather to negotiate terms with Tianji City.”

“Then what about Nong Qin?”

“Sister Nongqin is my confidante and someone Senior Brother wants to protect, so why would I target her? It’s just that in Sister Nongqin’s group, there were direct descendants of the Demon Blood Hall and the Myriad Poison Peak.

Recently, the Demon Blood Hall and Myriad Poison Peak have been a bit disobedient, and I felt it was necessary to give them a warning.

As for Sister Nongqin, I actually had Senior Bixue follow her all along to prevent any accidents. If Senior Brother doesn’t believe me, you can go ask Senior Bixue.”

Su Ying explained everything with a smile.

Whatever Senior Brother wanted, Su Ying would give. In Su Ying’s eyes, her entire being belonged to him.

But if Senior Brother’s questions would affect her image in his heart, or if they would make him feel disgusted towards her…

Then she would rather die.

Even if it meant deceiving him.

As for Senior Brother actually going to ask Senior Bixue, Senior Bixue was her direct death warrior and would take her side.

Unless Senior Brother went to ask Senior Shadow Fish.

But Su Ying believed that Senior Brother would not do that.

Listening to Su Ying’s explanation, Lin Xun felt that something was slightly off, yet it was extremely reasonable.

Moreover, beyond that, Lin Xun really couldn’t think of any reason why Ying would move against Wang Xing and Nong Qin.

As for jealousy, although Lin Xun had thought about it, he still felt it was impossible.

Since they were children, Ying had never been jealous of any girl because of him.

Back then, when Ying heard that he had taken Nong Qin as one of his own and given her his token, she had smilingly supported it to the utmost, even personally ordering that anyone who dared to harbor ill intentions toward Nong Qin would be making an enemy of her.

In the Secret Realm, when facing Wang Chen, Ying’s smile was also very calm.

Besides, there was nothing between him and Nong Qin, and she didn’t know about the events in Luo City, so how could Ying be jealous?

As for his engagement with Miss Sikong, Su Ying also knew that he didn’t like it, so jealousy was even more impossible.

For various reasons, and because Ying had been very obedient since childhood—aside from being a bit playful and teasing him, she had basically never lied to him (even if she had, Lin Xun wouldn’t know).

Lin Xun felt that what Su Ying said was likely not a lie.

“Ying, I want you to promise me one thing, okay?” Lin Xun spoke seriously.

“As long as it’s Senior Brother’s request, I will agree to everything.”

“No matter the reason, you are not allowed to make a move against Miss Sikong again. Nong Qin is also off-limits, as are Wang Chen and Zhu Ling.”

Lin Xun said seriously.

Just as Lin Xun finished speaking, a flash of coldness flickered through Su Ying’s eyes.

But in just an instant, this coldness was covered by the extreme tenderness in her eyes:

“Has Senior Brother fallen for them? If you like them, I can capture them to warm Senior Brother’s bed.”

“What are you saying?” Lin Xun tapped her on the head. “They are all good girls and shouldn’t be dragged into the Sect’s grudges.”

“Is that all?”

Su Ying’s cherry-pink eyes, like flickering summer blossoms, looked tensely at her Senior Brother.

“That’s all.” However, when saying this, Lin Xun subconsciously avoided Su Ying’s gaze.

This flicker of avoidance was naturally captured by Su Ying. Her eyes, once like flickering summer blossoms, were now covered in ice and snow.

But when Lin Xun looked at her again, Su Ying’s eyes curved into a cute and obedient smile.

Su Ying playfully stuck out her tongue: “I was just joking. How could I capture them to warm Senior Brother’s bed? (The only one who can appear in Senior Brother’s bed is me).”

“Don’t make those kinds of jokes.” Lin Xun sighed softly. To be honest, he had felt a bit guilty just now, as if his true thoughts had been seen through.

“But, if I don’t agree to Senior Brother’s request, will you hate me?”

“…”

Lin Xun hesitated, and finally, he let out a soft sigh.

“Ying, you and Master are my only family in the Ten Thousand Demon Sect. In my heart, you are not just my Junior Sister, but more like a sister to me. I…”

“I understand.”

In the about-to-collapse Secret Realm, only Su Ying and Lin Xun remained. Su Ying took off Lin Xun’s mask, smiled with curved eyes, and gently pressed her jade-like finger against his lips, interrupting him.

“Don’t worry, Senior Brother. I won’t make a move against them again. I won’t let Senior Brother hate me.”

Looking at his Junior Sister’s smile, for some reason, Lin Xun felt a sense of guilt in his heart.

Lin Xun subconsciously reached out, just like when they were children, to stroke her hair.

But realizing that Su Ying had already grown up, just as he was about to withdraw his hand, Su Ying pulled his large hand and placed it on the back of her head.

The girl leaned against Lin Xun’s chest, her arms wrapping around him:

“No matter when, in front of Senior Brother, I will always be as I was at the very beginning. Senior Brother, let’s go back. Come back to the Ten Thousand Demon Sect with me.”

“Ying, I’m sorry.” Lin Xun’s heart stirred slightly as he gently stroked her cherry-pink hair. “I can’t go back yet.”

After he spoke, Lin Xun felt Su Ying hug him even tighter.

Clinging to him, the girl looked up: “Can Senior Brother tell me why?”

“I…” Lin Xun’s eyes wandered. “I still have some things to handle. But it won’t be long before I come back to see you and Master. Is Master doing well?”

“Mm, Master is doing very well. He’s just gone out wandering, and I don’t know where he is,” Su Ying nodded.

The news of the Old Sect Master of the Ten Thousand Demon Sect being in secluded meditation was kept secret. Neither Su Ying’s faction nor the rebel faction would expose it.

After all, as the highest combat power of the Ten Thousand Demon Sect, if other Sects knew something had happened to the Old Sect Master, they would all want to take a bite out of the Sect.

In fact, except for top-tier intelligence networks like Jiang Qingshang’s, no one even knew that the Ten Thousand Demon Sect had already split into two factions with intense undercurrents.

Therefore, Lin Xun was completely unaware of everything happening in the Ten Thousand Demon Sect.

“The Old Man still loves to run around.”

Lin Xun felt relieved. Even if the Old Man was wandering, as long as he provided deterrence from the shadows, and since Ying was also a great Cultivator of the Jade Purity Realm who practiced the ancient Heaven Gazing Technique…

With the help of the Death Warriors as well, Lin Xun felt he didn’t need to worry too much.

He could continue to peacefully be a salted fish in Luo City.

With a thought from Lin Xun, the long spear dark brake tore through the void, and he took Su Ying into the Void Realm.

“Can you tell me where you’re going next, Senior Brother?”

In this world of nothingness, Lin Xun was leading Su Ying out of the Secret Realm.

But Su Ying knew that once they emerged from the void, she would likely be alone.

Senior Brother would use the void to flee far away, and she would once again be unable to find any trace of him.

“I… I’ll be wandering around and healing my injuries at the same time. You don’t need to worry, Ying.” Lin Xun gently pinched her nose and quickly changed the subject.

Su Ying said in a half-joking tone, “Senior Brother couldn’t be lying to me and is actually traveling the world with some sister-in-law, right?”

“How could that be? Nothing of the sort, nothing of the sort.” Lin Xun suddenly became flustered.

However, he forced himself to stay calm and rubbed Su Ying’s head. “Take good care of yourself. Tell the Old Man that I’m doing well and that he doesn’t need to worry.”

The black nothingness vanished from around Su Ying, and she found herself back in reality.

“Master!”

Before long, Shadow Fish, who was the first to locate Su Ying, arrived before her and knelt on one knee.

“His Highness?”

“Senior Brother has left,” Su Ying said coldly. “Compile all the information on Ruo Wangchen of the Bodhi Holy Land, Sikong Wangxing of Tianji City, and Zhu Ling of Medicine King Valley for me.”

“Yes.” Shadow Fish nodded. Usually, when the Master asked for someone’s information, it meant she was officially treating them as enemies.

Especially since these three seemed to be very close to His Highness the Demon Son.

“Master, what about Nong Qin?”

“Nothing can happen to Nong Qin for now, otherwise Senior Brother will definitely suspect me. Besides, Sister Nongqin is the easiest to deal with, so there’s no rush.” Su Ying frowned slightly. “Let Sister Nongqin return to Luo City.”

“Yes.”

Having received the order, Shadow Fish quietly disappeared.

“He only sees me as a sister?”

Su Ying looked into the distance, Lin Xun’s words echoing in her mind once again.

“But…” Su Ying’s eyes curved into a smile. “I don’t just want to be Senior Brother’s sister.”

“Master—”

“Princess Highness.”

At the border between the Demon Race World and the Myriad Laws World, She Qiqi had already returned to the military camp where three hundred thousand demon troops were stationed.

These three hundred thousand demon troops were all there to protect She Qiqi. If anything happened to her, they would have charged into the Secret Realm.

“Master, the Dream-Eating Tapir is in the hands of Ruo Wangchen from the Bodhi Holy Land. Should we…”

The maid suggested to the young girl.

“No need.” She Qiqi smiled and shook her head. “Who knows where that Ruo Wangchen has run off to now, and she has a monk in the Immortal Realm following her.”

The maid hesitated to speak but eventually just lowered her head.

“I know you think it’s a pity, after all the effort we put in.”

She Qiqi looked at the woman who had served her for many years.

“However, if my plans were to fail just because of one Dream-Eating Tapir, then I should have been married off long ago.”

“It was this servant’s presumption. Please punish me, Master.”

The two maids knelt before She Qiqi.

“Get up. We’re heading home to apologize to Father. When my brothers find out I returned empty-handed, they might finally be able to get a good night’s sleep.”

She Qiqi was surrounded by a white mist. As the mist dissipated, the girl was no longer wearing her male attire.

From beginning to end, that male attire was merely an illusion.

As the illusion vanished, a white dress clung to She Qiqi’s perfect figure, and a jade belt cinched her willow-like waist, further accentuating her graceful curves.

Her icy eyes were like ice spheres in fine grape wine. Her thin eyebrows were like willow leaves, and her expressive eyes held a charming blend of playfulness and tenderness. The slight tilt at the corners of her eyes gave her the beauty of a delicate willow swaying in the wind.

Below her pert, delicate nose was a cherry-red mouth, like a crimson butterfly perched there. The faint luster on her lips made one yearn for a taste.

“I’d like to see how those brothers of mine will try to impeach me this time.”

The girl stepped forward.

Her figure was clearly delicate and soft, looking as if her waist would break if squeezed too hard.

Yet, one could sense an extremely powerful force within that fragile body, as if she could change the entire Demon Race World.

In the direction of Medicine King Valley, after leaving the Secret Realm, the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley was heading back with the Elders and Disciples.

At the very front, an Old Man and a young girl sat on a wine gourd.

“Little one, Grandpa was wrong. Don’t be angry with Grandpa anymore.”

“Hmph!” Zhu Ling pouted her small mouth and turned her head away. “Zhu Ling is ignoring Grandpa.”

“This…”

Seeing his granddaughter pouting and sitting on the huge gourd head with her arms crossed over her small chest, the Old Man felt a headache coming on.

It was true; the reason his granddaughter had put herself in danger was for this Old Man. It was his fault for making her worry.

And now, scolding her instead was indeed not right.

“How about this?” The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley sat beside his granddaughter. “Grandpa will grant Ling’er one request. Whatever Ling’er wants, Grandpa will agree!”

“Really?”

The girl’s big eyes immediately lit up.

“Really.”

Must Not Die nodded. Things had come to this, and he had already given his word. If he went back on it and his granddaughter pouted with tears in her eyes again, he really wouldn’t be able to take it.

“Then Grandpa! Zhu Ling wants to go play in Luo City.”

“Luo City? Which Luo City?” Must Not Die was a bit dazed. Why on earth would a child like Ling’er want to go to Luo City?

“The Luo City in the largest Dynasty of the Qianye Continent.”

Zhu Ling had already asked clearly during a casual chat. Sister Nongqin lived in Luo City and had even told her the address of the courtyard where she lived.

Besides, she had already agreed with Sister Wang Xing to go play at Sister Nongqin’s place together.

How could she break her promise?

Furthermore, she had never been to a mortal kingdom before. After visiting Luo City, she would go to Tianji City.

“Grandpa… just let Ling’er go. Luo City has very good security; it’s a major city of the Qian Kingdom (Sister Nongqin said so), so there won’t be any danger. Sister Wang Xing is going too.”

Seeing her grandfather hesitate, she pulled on his arm and acted spoiled.

“Alright then…” The Old Man reluctantly agreed.

“Really? Grandpa, you’re the best!” Zhu Ling happily hugged her grandfather’s arm.

However, the Old Man wasn’t happy at all.

For some reason, Must Not Die felt like he was sending his granddaughter away.

No, it was more like his granddaughter was desperately trying to jump into someone else’s arms, and his old bones didn’t seem to be able to stop her no matter what…