Chapter 179: But a Horse Could Gallop on His Chest

Three days had passed since Lin Xun returned to Luo City.

During these three days, Lin Xun officially returned to his stable and happy daily life.

Furthermore, this morning, news came from the Luo City government office stating that the City Lord of Luocheng would return from the Imperial Capital of the Qian Kingdom the day after tomorrow.

This meant that Qinger would also be back the day after tomorrow.

To be honest, having not seen Qinger for nearly a month and a half, Lin Xun had been dreaming about her for the past few days.

They say that a brief separation is better than a wedding night, and it was certainly true.

Moreover, it was already the beginning of the winter season.

As their first winter after getting married, Lin Xun had already drawn up a series of travel plans, which only needed to be implemented.

One must know that winter in Luo City was hailed as the most beautiful place in the Qian Kingdom, without exception.

Since today was the weekend (officials and teachers in the Qian Kingdom could have two days off), Lin Xun was in the courtyard reading the latest issue of the Landscape Newspaper.

As for Ya Ya, she originally wanted to go out and play.

But unfortunately, she had encountered such a ‘diligent’ (and demented) ‘Devil Head’ like Lin Xun.

Now Ya Ya was sitting next to Lin Xun, biting her writing brush while memorizing the Analects and the mandatory poems of this dynasty.

Although Lin Xun felt that the poetry of this dynasty was slightly inferior compared to that of his previous life, it was still quite good.

The focus of memorizing poetry was not just the act of memorization itself, but to cultivate one’s character; for a girl, it was a process of fostering a scholarly air.

However, Ya Ya didn’t quite understand Lin Xun’s well-meaning intentions.

Biting the brush and pouting her small mouth, Ya Ya’s big eyes would occasionally peek outside the courtyard.

She really wanted to go out and play!

She heard that Ya Ya and the others went to catch Winter Insects. She didn’t know what Winter Insects were, but she knew about cicadas—you could eat them in one bite, and they were delicious.

Ya Ya retracted her gaze from outside the courtyard, looked at Big Brother Lin who was reading the newspaper, and then looked at the books in front of her.

“Wu~”

Ya Ya knew Big Brother Lin was doing it for her own good. Ya Ya and the others also said that if a girl doesn’t study, she can easily be tricked.

But, while Ya Ya recognized these characters individually, why didn’t she recognize them when they were put together?

“Just hold on a bit longer. Ya Ya can go out to play in the afternoon, so study hard this morning, okay?”

Seeing Ya Ya’s pouting mouth and her snow-white fox tail drooping, Lin Xun smiled and rubbed her head.

“This afternoon, Brother will take Ya Ya to eat Tanghulu and Beggar’s Chicken.”

“Really?” Ya Ya’s eyes lit up.

“Really, but Ya Ya has to finish memorizing these first.”

“Ohhh~~” Ya Ya suddenly deflated.

But thinking of the Tanghulu and Beggar’s Chicken in the afternoon, Ya Ya straightened her small body once more and launched a final assault against the Poetry Arch-Devil.

Seeing Ya Ya full of energy again, Lin Xun suddenly realized that for Ya Ya, there was nothing that food couldn’t solve.

If there was, it was either because Ya Ya was tired of eating it, or she hadn’t eaten enough yet.

Inadvertently, Lin Xun thought of the former princess of the Demon Race World, Chu Jiutao.

The current Ya Ya was like a childhood version of Chu Jiutao. He wondered if Chu Jiutao had maintained her foodie attribute after she grew up.

Actually, if possible, Lin Xun still hoped Ya Ya wouldn’t grow up; it was so nice for her to be this cute and carefree.

After supporting Ya Ya’s back and helping her adjust her sitting posture, Lin Xun began to read the Landscape Newspaper in his hand.

The main content of this issue of the Landscape Newspaper was about the events that occurred in the Heiwu Secret Realm.

Among them, the most extensive content was news regarding Lin Xun.

In the Heiwu Secret Realm, Lin Xun’s appearance caused a massive shock. This was also the first time the ‘Demon Son Lin Xun’ had appeared in public view after disappearing for two years.

Interview: “I heard that you all encountered the Demon Son Lin Xun in the Heiwu Secret Realm. Is this true?”

Cultivator A: “It’s true! Truer than real gold!”

Interview: “Can you vividly describe what Lin Xun looks like? Is he as ferocious and three-headed and six-armed as the legends say?”

Cultivator B: “No, that Demon Son Lin Xun doesn’t have three heads and six arms. He looks like an ordinary person, but a horse could gallop on his chest, his arms can crush mountains, and he’s over three meters tall! He carries a five-meter-long long spear! He’s simply terrifying!”

(Seeing this, Lin Xun looked at his own 1.8-meter height, then at the two-meter-long drying pole. This Cultivator must have something wrong with his eyes.)

Interview: “Mr. Lu Ren, I heard that Lin Xun took on a thousand Cultivators of the same Realm alone in the Secret Realm. Is that true?”

Lu Ren: “Utter nonsense! Who started that rumor? It was a thousand of us Cultivators who surrounded him, not him surrounding us!”

Interview: “Sword Pavilion Little Brother.”

Sword Pavilion Little Brother: “No, I’m not little.”

Interview: “…May I ask, Sword Pavilion Brother, has that Lin Xun recovered his full strength?”

Sword Pavilion Little Brother: “No, I don’t think so.”

Interview: “Oh?”

Sword Pavilion Little Brother: “At that time, we were all only in the Dragon Gate Realm. It’s impossible to judge how much Lin Xun’s Realm has fallen, but it is at least higher than the Dragon Gate Realm.”

Sword Pavilion Elder: “It doesn’t matter if he’s higher than the Dragon Gate Realm; no one needs to worry. That Lin Xun suffered a great dao injury and actually took the Bodhi Holy Land Saintess and the Tianji City Saintess as hostages, and even planted a Love Gu in the Medicine King Valley Saintess. Such actions all indicate that Lin Xun’s heavy injuries have not healed, which is why he came to the Heiwu Secret Realm to gamble for an Opportunity.”

Interview: “Then may I ask if that Lin Xun found the treasures he needed?”

Sword Pavilion Elder: “The Secret Realm collapsed, so Lin Xun certainly returned empty-handed. Moreover, the Demon Son Lin Xun dragged his heavily injured body to this Secret Realm, and through our relentless suppression, his injuries grew even worse!”

Interview: “I see. Thank you both for accepting the interview.”

After reading one interview after another, Lin Xun was a bit dazed.

Overall, it boiled down to:

Lin Xun doesn’t have three heads and six arms, but he is five meters tall, like a Human-shaped Little Titan.

Lin Xun’s injuries haven’t healed. In fact, because they haven’t healed, he took the various Saintesses as hostages. After this battle, Lin Xun’s injuries are even worse.

Lin Xun is incredibly weak now. If he hadn’t taken the various Saintesses as hostages, we could have ground him into the dirt.

No one needs to worry; Lin Xun is ultimately a thing of the past. Any random Golden Core Realm can beat him up now.

Lin Xun was quite speechless for a moment, but he didn’t care.

These people could say whatever they wanted, as long as it didn’t affect his salted fish life.

Besides, it wasn’t that Lin Xun couldn’t understand.

After all, he had cast too large a shadow over them a few years ago. Now that the demonic sects had finally settled down, if he were to suddenly emerge with his injuries fully healed, some demonic sects might start acting up again.

Before Jiang Qingshang fully matured, the various sects still had to stabilize morale.

Furthermore, everyone in the Secret Realm was in the Dragon Gate Realm, so they really couldn’t tell much. Their claim that he was ‘dragging his injuries and his actual Realm was below Golden Core’ wasn’t exactly wrong either.

After finishing the interviews and reports about himself, Lin Xun turned the page.

“Hmm?”

Just as he turned the page, Lin Xun let out a sound of doubt.