Chapter 402: I Will Go Find Big Brother Lin 

“Actually, Big Brother Lin… you like me a little… don’t you?”

Sikong Wangxing mustered her courage, her small hands clutching the quilt as she spoke slowly.

The young girl’s voice drifted softly through the room.

As her voice faded, a period of silence fell over the bedchamber.

Lin Xun’s heart jolted slightly, and his eyes wavered for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure.

“Wang Xing, in truth, I really do see you as—”

“I can feel it.”

Sikong Wangxing lightly bit her pearly teeth.

“Ever since Big Brother Lin saved me, I have been able to sense a bit of Big Brother Lin’s emotions.

I know… I know Big Brother Lin doesn’t actually dislike me.

In fact…”

The girl’s cheeks grew redder and redder.

“There is even a bit of affection…”

Hearing Wang Xing’s words, Lin Xun was startled.

He finally understood the purpose of the connection within his soul.

This must be a’side effect’ of the Concentric Knot.

Hearts joined, knots tied.

It wasn’t just that his and Wang Xing’s Daos had merged.

Wang Xing could even sense the emotions in his heart.

But a question arose.

Why was it that only Wang Xing could sense his,

While he couldn’t sense hers?

“Wang Xing, can you know what I’m thinking?” Lin Xun asked somewhat anxiously.

The girl shook her head. “I cannot. I can only slightly sense the emotions in Big Brother Lin’s heart. For example, right now, there is… a bit of anxiety in Big Brother Lin’s heart…”

“……”

Lin Xun took a deep breath and silently recited the Heart-Calming Incantation, forcing himself to steady his mind and trying his best not to let his emotions fluctuate too much.

“Wang Xing, listen to me.

Actually, more than anything, I see you as a younger sister.

Perhaps, in my heart, there really is a bit of… a bit of…

But that might also be because of the Qingtian Xuannü Technique.

We…”

Lin Xun wanted to say, “It’s still impossible for us.”

But the words reached his lips and abruptly stopped.

Those words were too hurtful.

How could he possibly say them?

“Big Brother Lin.”

“Hmm?”

Just as Lin Xun was thinking of how to explain it to her—expressing his meaning without hurting her—the girl called out softly.

“If…”

The girl’s eyes, like starlight, gazed into Lin Xun’s eyes. Her long eyelashes fluttered like butterfly wings, rippling with the faint light of dawn.

“If I really found someone to marry, would Big Brother Lin truly be willing to see me wed?”

“I—”

Lin Xun uttered a syllable but found himself unable to continue.

In the next moment, Lin Xun suddenly realized—’Oh no!’

Sure enough, sensing the emotion in Lin Xun’s heart, Sikong Wangxing’s eyes lit up in an instant, like brilliant stars.

The girl pulled the quilt up, covering half of her small Face, and happily turned over, leaving her slender back to Lin Xun.

“Wang Xing, actually, just now I…”

Lin Xun felt a bit of a headache.

In reality, Wang Xing’s question just now was merely to ‘trap’ his feelings.

The moment Wang Xing finished asking, as Lin Xun was thinking, a sense of possessiveness had surged into his heart.

By the time Lin Xun reacted and wanted to recite the Heart-Calming Incantation to settle his heart, it was already too late.

Wang Xing had already sensed the emotion in his heart.

The sadness, loneliness, and reluctance in his heart all spoke of ‘not wanting Wang Xing to marry’ and ‘wanting her to stay by my side.’

And all of this was naturally sensed by Wang Xing.

“Big Brother Lin doesn’t need to say anything.”

The girl’s muffled voice came from under the quilt.

“I won’t get married.

I am very happy.”

“Wang Xing…”

“Big Brother Lin must still have things to do. I won’t see you out.”

Having confirmed Lin Xun’s feelings, the girl buried her Face in the quilt, her cheeks a deep crimson.

“When I feel better, I will go find Big Brother Lin.”

“……”

Lin Xun didn’t know what to say.

Nothing he said would be of any use now.

His inner thoughts had been completely perceived; words seemed all too Pale.

In fact, the longer he stayed here, the more his feelings for Wang Xing would be revealed, which would only lead to more trouble.

“Then I’ll be going now. Get some rest.”

Under the covers, the girl nodded gently.

Lin Xun turned and walked out of the girl’s bedchamber to bid farewell to Sikong Jing and Madam Sikong.

To thank Lin Xun for saving their daughter, the Sikong couple very much wanted to give him an Immortal Weapon.

At the same time, they wanted to tell him to stop thinking about their daughter.

However, Lin Xun didn’t accept it.

For Lin Xun, having the dark brake as a handy weapon was enough.

This secretly pleased the dark brake.

Even though this Big Pig Trotter made it do other tasks, he still had this spear in his heart.

Then again, how could a mere Immortal Weapon compare to this spear?

But the Sikong couple still felt uneasy.

Ultimately, at the strong insistence of the Sikong couple, Lin Xun accepted a large number of Spirit Stones and various rare treasures.

Only then did the Sikong couple feel at ease enough to let Lin Xun leave.

Lin Xun then went to say goodbye to Zhu Ling and Must Not Die.

Zhu Ling wanted to go with Lin Xun to play at the Zilin Holy Land.

But she was held back by her grandfather.

However, Zhu Ling wasn’t in a hurry.

She would stay with Sister Wang Xing for a few days first.

Once Sister Wang Xing recovered, she would go with her to find this Big Bad Guy.

Must Not Die gave Lin Xun a token, indicating that Lin Xun could come find him at any time with it.

Lin Xun did not decline.

Leaving the Tianji City Lords Manor,

Remembering that Wang Xing could perceive his emotions, Lin Xun finally understood She Qiqi’s purpose.

Presumably, the changes in the emotions in his heart could also be perceived by She Qiqi.

And for someone like She Qiqi, having one’s emotions perceived was definitely a very bad thing.

Lin Xun had to find a way to see if there was a way to mask this’side effect.’

Otherwise, setting aside the fact that he felt like he was naked in front of Wang Xing,

If he met She Qiqi again, he would probably be manipulated by that woman.

But to Lin Xun’s surprise, that woman really was daring!

She Qiqi signing the Concentric Knot with him meant sharing life and death with him.

Was she really not afraid that if something happened to him one day, it would drag her down too?

But regardless, that was a matter for the future. For now, at least Wang Xing’s Life Tribulation was temporarily resolved.

Returning to the courtyard, Yaya happily pounced into Lin Xun’s arms.

Yun Yun naturally asked Lin Xun where he had gone.

Lin Xun had already prepared a fabricated excuse and brushed it off.

Yun Yun was still a bit suspicious, but she didn’t pursue it further.

After all, everyone has their own little secrets.

As long as the person was fine and hadn’t done anything against the rules, everything else wasn’t that important.

A day later, Tianji City held another banquet to apologize for the previous one’s interruption.

Furthermore, Tianji City announced that their Saintess was now fine and asked everyone to rest assured.

Finally, the Sikong couple personally and politely declined the Sects that had come to propose marriage.

With reasonable excuses like “our daughter hasn’t fully recovered from her major illness” and “our daughter says she has no intention of marrying yet,” combined with impeccable etiquette and some “small gifts” of apology,

The suitors felt no dissatisfaction even after being rejected.

After the congratulatory gifts were concluded, people from various Sects naturally returned the way they came.

Lin Xun’s group was no exception.

Lin Xun gave a letter to Nong Qin to take to Su Ying, stating that he would return for a visit soon, and then his group set off for home.

However, in Lin Xun’s group, except for Yaya who was fast asleep on Long Leier’s shapely lap, no one else felt relaxed.

In fact, everyone was on high alert.

Sure enough, after leaving Tianji City for five hundred miles, dragon roars echoed simultaneously in the sky!

Without the slightest hesitation, Yun Yun acted before Lin Xun, lifting Yaya from Long Leier’s lap and placing her into her storage ring.

Originally, Yun Yun was going to pull Lin Xun in as well, but it was already too late.

In the next moment, everyone jumped off the flying carpet.

“Boom!”

Almost at the same time, several dragon-shaped phantoms tore the flying carpet into shreds!

Lin Xun’s group floated in the air, and before them were the Elders from the Dragon Cry Holy Land who had come to offer birthday greetings.

Both the Soul Faction and the Technique Faction had appeared.

They didn’t even cover their Faces, exposing themselves just like that.

Perhaps in their eyes, whether they covered up or not no longer mattered.

It would just be self-deception.

“The Soul Faction and the Technique Faction have all come, I see.”

Yun Yun scanned the surroundings.

“What’s this? Even in the Dragon Cry Holy Land, you Soul and Technique Factions aren’t this united, right? If you were this united, the Dragon Cry Holy Land wouldn’t be on the verge of splitting.”

The leader of the Soul Faction ignored Yun Yun’s sarcasm. “Elder Yun Yun, we do not wish to be enemies with the Zilin Holy Land. Elder Yun Yun may lead your Disciples and leave first.”

“Oh?”

Yun Yun smiled.

“Since you say that, these two sisters are also Disciples of my Zilin Holy Land. Does that mean I can take them with me?”

The Soul Faction leader’s brow furrowed. “Elder Yun Yun, please do not make things difficult for us.”

The leader of the Technique Faction shook his head and looked at the sisters, Long Leier and Long Yaner:

“Your Highnesses, if you trust us, you can join our Technique Faction. You will both remain our Saintesses.”

Long Leier shielded her sister behind her, her eyes full of determination. “And if we don’t join?”

The Technique Faction leader gave a heavy sigh:

“If that is the case, then we must ask Your Highnesses to forgive our rudeness. The conflict within the Dragon Cry Holy Land has reached an irreconcilable stage.

The current Dragon Cry Holy Land no longer needs Saintesses who serve as a link between the two factions.”

“Heh, well said.”

Yun Yun gave a disdainful smile.

“You Soul and Technique Factions, fighting back and forth… aside from your different Daos, it’s nothing more than for so-called interests.”

An Elder of the Soul Faction: “Then is Elder Yun Yun truly going to meddle in this mess?”

“So what if I am?”

As soon as Yun Yun finished speaking, dragon cries filled the sky.

The Soul and Technique Factions struck simultaneously.

The Soul Faction focused on fighting with dragon souls.

In an instant, several massive streams of Dragon Qi charged toward Yun Yun and the others.

The pressure originating from the Dragon Clan was definitely not something that mere flood dragons could compare to.

At this time, the Technique Faction also began to move.

Even though the Technique and Soul Factions were extremely at odds, right now, no matter how much they fought, they had to settle the matter before them first!

“Go!”

Yun Yun struck out with a palm, directly pushing Lin Xun away, while simultaneously tossing the Storage Pouch containing Yaya into Lin Xun’s arms.

She wanted to prevent these two new Disciples, who hadn’t even been cultivation for half a year, from being caught in the battle and killed.

As Lin Xun fell from the sky, two giant dragon Dharma Images also emerged behind Long Leier and Long Yaner.

The older sister’s was a purple Lightning Dragon.

The younger sister’s was a crimson Fire Dragon.

The Realms of Long Leier and Long Yaner were actually not low.

If given a little more time, these sisters would have long since broken through into the Nascent Soul Realm! And in not many more years, they would have been able to step into the Jade Purity Realm.

But now, they knew they might never have that chance again.

Even so, there was not a hint of fear in their eyes.

Long Qin soared into the air.

As the sisters’ protector, Long Qin, who was in the Late Stage of the Jade Purity Realm, did her utmost to protect the two girls.

Although Yun Yun was in the Immortal Realm, the opposition had two Immortals.

Plus the other Jade Purity Realm practitioners.

Yun Yun knew it was simply impossible to defeat them head-on.

“Take them back to Tianji City! Seek the protection of Tianji City!”

Yun Yun shouted to Long Qin, while she herself stayed behind to cover their retreat, prepared to risk her life to stop the enemy.

Yun Yun felt a bit of regret at this moment.

Perhaps she shouldn’t have left Tianji City in the first place.

She had held a bit of hope, hoping that the Soul and Technique Factions would keep each other in check and that the enemy wouldn’t act.

As it turned out, she hadn’t expected it.

Without her knowing when,

The Soul and Technique Factions, who were originally sworn enemies, had actually reached a consensus!

Ultimately, Lin Xun fell into the mountain forest.

No one would care about Lin Xun’s life or death.

The Soul and Technique Factions didn’t think about covering anything up at all.

And they couldn’t cover it up anyway.

The Dragon Cry Holy Land would not be able to escape responsibility for Yun Yun’s death.

But they also had their reasons.

They had already given them a chance; it was her own people who chose to get involved.

Furthermore, they had spared the Disciples and hadn’t cut the grass at the roots, which could be considered giving them Face.

In the Cultivation World, this was justifiable.

The battle in the air was extremely fierce.

Yun Yun did her best to delay them.

But unfortunately, there were simply too many enemies.

Someone had already caught up to the Dragon Cry sisters.

And in a flash, Yun Yun suffered significant injuries. Her chest rose and fell violently, and blood seeped from the corners of her mouth.

“Even if we kill you, Zilin Holy Land won’t be able to say anything. However, we have no intention of making an enemy of Zilin Holy Land, as we will have interactions in the future. Yun Yun, you should leave.”

The leader of the Soul Faction spoke slowly.

The opponent was at the end of her rope, and the Dragon Cry Twin Girls not far away were already surrounded; the outcome was decided.

And just as Yun Yun bit her thin lips, wondering if there was any other way,

Suddenly, a series of screams rang out from not far away.