chapter 262: Then You, Then You Must Come Back Quickly

“Yaya, that older sister is so pretty. Is she Mr. Lin’s Concubine?”

Her little friend Qiaoqiao asked while holding Yaya, her tender face rubbing against Yaya’s.

“Concubine?” The group favorite Yaya blinked curiously as she looked at Brother Lin and Sister Wang Xing nearby. “What is a Concubine?”

“A Concubine… a Concubine is…” Qiaoqiao, who was the same age, didn’t know how to explain it either.

“A Concubine is one of father’s wives,” Rourou answered.

“One of his wives?”

“Mhm, for example, my father. My father has one Primary Wife, two secondary wives, and then he took twelve Concubines. Those twelve Concubines are called Concubines.”

“My father also married nine Concubines, but mother won’t let father marry any more. However, father still wants to take more Concubines, so he keeps them outside.”

Father often doesn’t come home at night…”

Yuyu added.

“Then when Yaya grows up and marries Brother Lin, will I be a Concubine too?” Yaya asked curiously.

“No, Yaya, that won’t do.” Rourou waved her hands hurriedly. “We can’t be Concubines.”

“Why?”

“Because… because…”

Rourou racked her brain, trying to explain.

“Oh, I remember now. Because mother said that the status of a Concubine is very low.”

The laws of the Qian Kingdom state that with the Primary Wife’s permission, a man can take two secondary wives. Aside from that, everyone else is a Concubine.

But even for a Secondary Wife, their status is still very low, let alone a Concubine.

And for girls from scholarly families like ours, we’ll definitely be primary wives in the future. How could we possibly be someone’s Secondary Wife or even a Concubine?”

“Yaya doesn’t quite understand.” Yaya tried hard to digest this, but she still couldn’t figure it out. Isn’t liking someone enough? Why do there have to be so many rules?

“Actually, we don’t really understand either, but we’ll get it when we grow up.” Qiaoqiao continued to rub her face against Yaya’s.

Yaya, whose face was being rubbed, decided to ask Sister Qinger tonight what a Concubine was, and whether Sister Wang Xing was Brother Lin’s Secondary Wife or a Concubine.

But Yaya felt that to Brother Lin, whether it was a Primary Wife, a Secondary Wife, or a Concubine, their status was all the same.

Biting into her candied haws, Yaya continued to watch Brother Lin and Sister Wang Xing.

In Yaya’s eyes, Brother Lin was leaning close to Sister Wang Xing again, firing several arrows with a bow. Then Brother Lin let go, letting Sister Wang Xing draw the bow herself.

Finally, Sister Wang Xing held a small emerald bamboo pendant and gave it to Brother Lin.

Brother Lin accepted it.

Brother Lin seemed to be saying something to Sister Wang Xing, and then he disappeared into the crowd.

That’s right, because twenty minutes were almost up. Lin Xun made an excuse to buy some food and quickly escaped toward the Lantern Riddle Garden.

Returning to the Lantern Riddle Garden, Lin Xun quickly answered a few riddles and then took a few prize tickets at random to find Qinger.

At this time, Jiang Qingshang had already arrived at the place where they had separated, holding quite a few prize tickets in her hand.

“It looks like I lost.” Lin Xun “sighed” and slowly approached Jiang Qingshang.

“Then Husband owes me a promise.” Looking at the lantern riddle prize tickets in Lin Xun’s hand, Jiang Qingshang knew she had won.

“What does Qinger want?” Lin Xun smiled, already calculating how to find another excuse to leave temporarily.

“What do I want…” Jiang Qingshang thought for a moment, then smiled playfully. “Qinger hasn’t thought of it yet, let’s save it for later.”

Jiang Qingshang held Lin Xun’s arm. “Husband, let’s go exchange the prizes first.”

The prize tickets in Jiang Qingshang and Lin Xun’s hands were combined to exchange for an ink-colored scholar’s hairpin. Jiang Qingshang personally put it on Lin Xun.

But at this moment, Jiang Qingshang noticed that Lin Xun had been holding something in his hand.

“Is Husband holding something in his hand?”

Hearing Qinger’s voice, Lin Xun’s heart skipped a beat!

Oh no! He had come back too quickly and hadn’t put away the green bamboo pendant Wang Xing gave him.

“Oh, this… while I was guessing riddles just now, I saw this and thought it looked nice, so I wanted to buy it for you, Qinger. You can hang it with your keys.”

Lin Xun handed over the small pendant.

“Thank you, Husband.”

Jiang Qingshang took the small pendant, happily put it away, and then hung it on her keys.

Seeing Qinger’s happy expression as she fiddled with the green bamboo pendant, Lin Xun really wanted to slap himself.

It seemed things were spiraling out of control.

If Qinger found out later that he had given the lion plushie and the goldfish to Wang Xing, and Wang Xing found out he had given the pendant she gave him to Qinger, wouldn’t he be dead?

Forget it, deal with future problems in the future. Surviving today was the most important thing.

“Qinger, it’s getting late, and the Winter Lantern Festival is about to start. I’ll go buy carving knives and ice lanterns. Qinger, you go to Luo Lake first.”

The Winter Lantern Festival was the final grand event of the Ice and Snow Festival.

In half an hour, countless men and women would go to Luo Lake to carve ice lanterns and then release them.

If an ice lantern was carved by both a man and a woman together, and it could successfully fly a hundred meters into the sky without falling…

Then the two would grow old together and never be separated.

“I’ll go buy them with Husband.” Jiang Qingshang didn’t want to be apart from Lin Xun.

“It’s fine.” Lin Xun gave Jiang Qingshang a light kiss on the forehead. “Luo Lake is big, but there are also many people. If we go late, we won’t get a good spot.”

“Alright then. Husband, come back quickly.”

“Mhm.”

Lin Xun turned and left, disappearing into the crowd.

“Big Bad Guy?”

Just as Lin Xun disappeared from Jiang Qingshang’s sight, bought two drinks, and intended to use Ground Shrinking to find Sikong Wangxing, a shout came from behind him.

Lin Xun turned around and realized that Zhu Ling was tightly clutching the corner of his clothes.

“Big Bad Guy, it really is you, Big Bad Guy…”

Zhu Ling looked up. When the teary-eyed girl saw Lin Xun, she quickly hugged him as if she had been bullied.

“Hey, hey, hey, let’s talk this out. Let go first. You’re making it look like I did something to you and then abandoned you.”

If it were anywhere else, Lin Xun might be worried.

But this was Luo City. There weren’t many Cultivators with a higher Realm than this Little White Rabbit, and she had people protecting her in secret. It was impossible for anything to happen to her.

“Big Bad Guy.” Realizing her loss of composure, the Little White Rabbit’s cheeks flushed slightly as she left Lin Xun’s embrace. “I… I got lost…”

Lin Xun: “.”

“Sister Wang Xing said she was meeting an old friend, and then I was guessing riddles with Sister Nongqin… but… but…” As she spoke, the Little White Rabbit’s nose began to sniffle again.

“But you got separated while walking?” Lin Xun gently wiped the tears from the corner of the girl’s eyes.

“Mhm.” The Little White Rabbit nodded.

“It’s okay, Zhu Ling.”

Lin Xun gently stroked her head.

“Leave the Lantern Riddle Garden and keep walking straight. You’ll see a crossroad, then turn left and keep going until you reach Dongma Street. Alright, I have things to do, I’m leaving now.”

Lin Xun wasn’t worried about this Little White Rabbit at all. He just wanted to find Wang Xing quickly, otherwise, it would be too late.

“Big Bad Guy… I… I don’t want to go back.” Zhu Ling pulled on the corner of Lin Xun’s clothes. “I promised Sister Wang Xing and Sister Nongqin that we would release ice lanterns together in an hour. I can’t go back.”

“That’s also fine.” Lin Xun placed a small wooden plaque in her hand. “Go find Miss Nongqin first. If you’re really lost and can’t find her, just stand still. I’ll find you using this wooden plaque.”

“Big Bad Guy, I… I want to follow you.”

“No, Wang… Qinger is still waiting for me.”

“It’s okay, I don’t mind.”

“I mind!”

“Big Bad Guy, don’t leave me behind. I’ll just follow you from a distance.”

“No!”

“Big Bad Guy…”

“No means no.”

“But I’m so scared by myself…”

“What are you afraid of?”

Lin Xun felt extremely helpless.

Although he often fought with Cultivators in the Jade Purity Realm or Immortal Realm, in reality, the Cave Mansion Realm was already considered a Cultivator.

And Zhu Ling was in the Golden Core Realm. Even if she was alone, not many people could beat her.

Lin Xun: “Let go quickly, or I’ll shout for help and say I’m being harassed.”

“Big Bad Guy, you’ve changed. You wouldn’t have left me behind before…”

“I…”

“Big Bad Guy, I originally wanted to bully you tonight, but I won’t bully you anymore. Please don’t leave me behind, okay?”

Zhu Ling looked up at Lin Xun with teary eyes. Her pitiful appearance made one want to pull her into their arms immediately.

But the problem was, if this Little White Rabbit found out he was actually wandering the streets with Wang Xing, that would be a disaster.

“What is this man doing?”

“Abandoning her after playing with her?”

“Ugh, what a scumbag.”

“This girl is clearly so beautiful. How could this man have the heart!”

“Don’t worry, baby, I’ll treat you well for the rest of my life.”

“Mhm, if you ever dare to leave me, I’ll…”

“Baby, don’t say that. I won’t let you have any thoughts of ending your life.”

“What are you saying? If you dare to abandon me, I’ll just marry someone else!”

While Lin Xun and Zhu Ling were still pulling at each other, more and more people gathered around them, all whispering about the two.

Lin Xun was panicking.

Although Lin Xun had used a Secret Technique so that in the eyes of Zhu Ling’s and Wang Xing’s secret guards, he looked like a woman…

But now that he was causing such a big scene, the other party would eventually notice something was wrong.

Lin Xun quickly spread his Divine Sense, searching for the guard following Zhu Ling in secret.

He intended to give the guard a good beating to cause physical amnesia. Otherwise, wouldn’t his identity be exposed? How could he ever have peace again?

However, Lin Xun found that the guard didn’t seem to be there.

“Big Bad Guy, you weren’t like this before. You used to like bullying me, but you never abandoned me.”

Zhu Ling didn’t notice the surrounding situation at all and continued to pull at the hem of Lin Xun’s clothes, speaking aggrievedly.

“And you promised to spend half an hour with me tonight. Won’t you even give me half an hour?”

Lin Xun’s brow twitched slightly.

As soon as Zhu Ling finished speaking, some young girls couldn’t help but cover their mouths. “She only wants this man to accompany her for half an hour? This girl is clearly so beautiful, why is she so humble?”

“Isn’t this man just a bit handsome? Why?”

“Pah! scumbag! If you love her, take her as a Secondary Wife! He must be afraid of his wife! He doesn’t dare tell her!”

Listening to the discussions of the people around him, Lin Xun’s forehead turned dark.

Moreover, more and more people were gathering.

Lin Xun felt that if this entanglement continued, he would be finished.

No, he had to leave this place quickly. Otherwise, if he was seen by someone he knew, he really wouldn’t be able to clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River!

“Come with me!”

Lin Xun had no choice but to pull her and run out of the Lantern Riddle Garden!

After running out of the Lantern Riddle Garden, Lin Xun found a small tea stall. “Sit here for a while. I’ll be back soon, and then I’ll take you to find Miss Nongqin.”

“You… you won’t leave me behind, will you?” Zhu Ling gently pulled the hem of Lin Xun’s clothes.

“Don’t worry, I won’t. I promised to give you half an hour. But if we can’t find them in half an hour, you have to go back obediently.”

“If we don’t find them, I can still follow you.”

“No!” Lin Xun refused decisively.

“Oh…” Zhu Ling lowered her head slightly, her small hand pinching the hem of her clothes. “Then you, then you must come back quickly.”

“Mhm, very soon.” Lin Xun gave a gentle smile, slowly let go of Zhu Ling’s small hand, and quickly dove into the crowd.

Lin Xun bought two drinks, used Ground Shrinking, and found Sikong Wangxing.

“Sorry, the line was a bit long.” Lin Xun handed a drink to Sikong Wangxing.

“It’s fine.” Sikong Wangxing shook her head.

“Where are we going next?” Lin Xun asked.

“Wang Xing… can Wang Xing go to the Poetry Garden?”

Sikong Wangxing’s cheeks flushed slightly.

The girl knew that Lin Xun only wrote poetry for Sister Qinger and didn’t usually write any.

She didn’t expect Young Master Lin to write a poem for her, but if she went to the Poetry Garden with him and walked by his side…

Even if Young Master Lin didn’t write a poem, it would still be a memory to look back on in the future.

“The Poetry Garden?”

Lin Xun was stunned for a moment but quickly reacted.

After all, a young lady from a prestigious family like Wang Xing would be proficient in the four arts, so it was normal for her to want to go to a place for literati and scholars like a poetry gathering.

“If it’s not possible…” Seeing Lin Xun’s silence, Wang Xing lowered her head and spoke timidly.

“How could it not be possible? Let’s go! If we’re any later, the Poetry Garden will be closed.”

Today was Wang Xing’s birthday. He would satisfy her wherever she wanted to go, though he was a bit pressed for time.

Lin Xun took Wang Xing’s hand and wove through the crowd.

Looking at her wrist being pulled and his side profile ahead, the girl couldn’t help but cover her heart with her other hand, as if something was breaking through the soil.

If…

If this moment could become eternal, that would be wonderful.

“Wang Xing, I’ll go buy you something to eat.”

At the entrance of the Poetry Garden, Lin Xun found an excuse.

“It’s fine, Wang Xing isn’t hungry. There’s no need to trouble Young Master.”

“No trouble at all. There’s a Takoyaki stall that’s quite good. I’ll bring some for you.”

With that, Lin Xun didn’t wait for Sikong Wangxing’s refusal and quickly dove into the crowd.

Arriving at the street where Zhu Ling was, fifty meters away from her, Lin Xun then ran over.

“Let’s go, Little White Rabbit, let’s find Miss Nongqin.” Without another word, Lin Xun took Zhu Ling’s small hand and walked forward.

“Yaya, look, is that Mr. Lin?”

At the same time, Yaya and her little friends just happened to arrive outside the Lantern Riddle Garden.

Yaya looked up and saw Brother Lin pulling Sister Zhu Ling into the crowd.

Yaya tilted her head curiously.

Why was Brother Lin with Sister Zhu Ling again?