Chapter 489: Are You Truly Not Afraid That I Will Kill You?

Continuing the fight would yield no results, and it was impossible for him to actually kill Jiang Yuerou.

Thus, Lin Xun simply gave up resisting.

Seeing Lin Xun give up resistance, Jiang Yuerou was stunned for a moment, and then her anger flared up even more.

“What is the meaning of this? Pick up your long spear immediately.”

Jiang Yuerou gripped her longsword tightly, pointing it at Lin Xun as she spoke.

At this moment, her chest was heaving with rage.

Jiang Yuerou felt that she had been angrier today than she had been in an entire year.

Lin Xun even worried that Jiang Yuerou might actually explode from anger because of him.

“Forget it, I don’t want to fight anymore. Let it be. If the Holy Master wishes to kill me, then kill me.”

Lin Xun seemed to have entered a state of complete resignation, just standing there in front of Jiang Yuerou.

Regardless, for Lin Xun, it was impossible for him to make Qingshang feel sad, so he could not harm her master.

Jiang Yuerou also knew this, but even so, it only made her angrier.

But even though she was angry, there was nothing she could do.

Jiang Yuerou wanted to vent her anger by beating him; even if she couldn’t win, she still wanted to fight.

But now that Lin Xun had given up resistance, how could she fight?

Jiang Yuerou swung her longsword down.

A purple Sword Qi brushed past Lin Xun’s hair, severing a single strand.

Meanwhile, the Grand Elders of the Zilin Holy Land watching from the side looked at the scene before them in disbelief.

They didn’t know what to say.

They felt as if their Holy Master and this Lin Xun might have some sort of secret relationship.

Of course, it was just a feeling.

Regardless, they were currently bewildered.

They knew nothing of the cause or the consequences.

Lin Xun had just appeared out of nowhere.

Then, inexplicably, the Holy Master and Lin Xun had started fighting.

And finally, it had turned into the current situation.

“Are you truly not afraid that I will kill you?”

Jiang Yuerou looked at Lin Xun coldly, her words genuinely carrying a hint of killing intent.

“Sigh.”

Lin Xun couldn’t help but sigh.

“I cannot harm you, otherwise, Qinger would definitely be heartbroken.

And if I don’t harm you, I cannot leave this Zilin Holy Land.

Since that’s the case, I’ll give up resistance.

Do with me as you please.”

Hearing Lin Xun’s words, Jiang Yuerou stared fixedly at him.

The two fell into silence, while the Elders on the side didn’t dare to say a single word.

After a long while, Jiang Yuerou finally sheathed her longsword and waved her hand:

“Tie this fellow up!”

Jiang Yuerou gave the order.

But among the Elders around her, not one dared to make a move.

They all looked at each other, not daring to take a single step toward Lin Xun.

After all, a man’s reputation precedes him like the shadow of a tree.

Even though Lin Xun was surrendering now,

They feared he might suddenly erupt and start killing.

If that happened, their old lives would be forfeit.

Seeing her own Elders so afraid of Lin Xun, Jiang Yuerou grew even angrier:

“Bring the rope. If you won’t tie him, I will.”

At this moment, the Elder of the Hall of Punishment finally pulled a semi-immortal grade immortal-binding rope from his Storage Pouch and handed it to Jiang Yuerou.

Jiang Yuerou stepped forward and tied Lin Xun up.

During this process, Lin Xun offered no resistance.

Jiang Yuerou hoisted Lin Xun onto her shoulder and simply walked away.

As the many Elders watched their Holy Master carry Lin Xun off like that, they couldn’t help but feel a bit dazed.

The scene looked incredibly strange, but no one dared to say anything.

“By my holy lord token, today’s events must absolutely not be leaked, nor shall there be any further discussion. Any violators will be handled according to the crime of betraying the Sect.”

Jiang Yuerou’s figure, carrying Lin Xun, had already disappeared into the horizon, but her voice drifted back from afar.

After bringing Lin Xun to her Holy Master Peak, Jiang Yuerou personally supervised him.

Not only that, she even had several sets of torture instruments brought over from the Hall of Punishment.

Everyone assumed Jiang Yuerou was subjecting Lin Xun to a severe interrogation.

But that was not the case.

After Lin Xun was brought back to the Holy Master Peak by Jiang Yuerou, he was locked directly in her room.

In truth, this immortal-binding rope had no real effect on Lin Xun.

Because if Lin Xun wanted to struggle, this rope could never hold him.

Jiang Yuerou knew this as well.

But even so, she didn’t want to untie the rope for Lin Xun.

Otherwise, what would this become?

Her bringing a man—and her own Disciple’s husband at that—into her private chambers?

If word got out, what would people think?

Though looking at it now, having Lin Xun tied up and brought into her chambers probably seemed a bit strange to others anyway.

“Do you really have nothing else to say to me?”

Sitting in front of Lin Xun, Jiang Yuerou spoke slowly.

“Nothing at all.”

Lin Xun shook his head.

“Are you truly not afraid that I will kill you?” Jiang Yuerou’s eyes narrowed slightly.

“You won’t kill me.”

“You’re that certain?”

“Because no matter what, I am Qinger’s husband.

And in your heart, Qinger is not just your Disciple, but more like a daughter to you.

So no matter what, you will take me to Qinger.

When the time comes, whatever Qinger does to me is her business.

You also know that if you were to really kill me, Qinger might hate you.”

At this point, Lin Xun gave a light sigh:

“Actually, the two of us are quite similar. We both worry that harming the other would make the person we care about sad.”

“Tch, you dog of a man, who’s similar to you? Stop flattering yourself.”

Jiang Yuerou really wanted to spit in Lin Xun’s face, but after thinking about it, she held back.

The next moment, Jiang Yuerou untied the rope on Lin Xun.

“Don’t overthink things; you definitely cannot leave.

I have already activated the Magic Formation of the Zilin Holy Land.

If you want to leave, you’ll have to kill me.

Today you stay on Holy Master Peak, you’re going nowhere!

Alright, out with you now, I need to rest.”

Jiang Yuerou spoke coldly to Lin Xun and then drove him out of her room.

With a “clack,” Jiang Yuerou shut the door tightly.

Lin Xun looked at the closed door and couldn’t help but be stunned.

He felt that the turn of events was somewhat peculiar.

But no matter what,

The current outcome was already considered good.

However, the thing that gave Lin Xun the biggest headache now was that his identity had been exposed.

Jiang Yuerou would definitely tell Qinger about his identity, so what should he do then?

Thinking of this, Lin Xun couldn’t help but sigh.

He could only take it one step at a time.

Lin Xun hadn’t expected his identity to be exposed like this.

Originally, he had wanted to find a better opportunity to reveal it to Qinger himself.

In Lin Xun’s view, if he proactively revealed his identity to Qinger, she would find it easier to forgive him.

But now that his identity was being revealed to Qinger passively, it was the worst possible outcome.

Sitting in Jiang Yuerou’s courtyard, Lin Xun looked at the sky, his heart sinking into melancholy.

In his mind, Lin Xun had already begun to simulate scenarios.

He was deducing how best to explain everything to Qinger once he followed Jiang Yuerou to the Qian Kingdom.

Soon, night fell.

Several hours had passed from afternoon until evening.

Lin Xun hadn’t seen Jiang Yuerou come out once.

Jiang Yuerou had been in her room the whole time.

Lin Xun had no idea what she was actually doing.

Meanwhile, inside the room, Jiang Yuerou sat on a chair, looking out the window.

Lin Xun’s thoughts were very complex right now.

But for Jiang Yuerou, was it not the same?

In Jiang Yuerou’s view, if Lin Xun had fought her to the bitter end, she might not be so conflicted.

At worst, Lin Xun would have just killed her!

But Lin Xun had suddenly stopped.

His sudden withdrawal meant he was placing his fate entirely in her hands.

In other words, he chose to stop just to avoid making Qingshang sad.

And this was what gave Jiang Yuerou the biggest headache.

Because this proved that this fellow Lin Xun really did love Qingshang.

Otherwise, based on her understanding of him, he would never have done such a thing.

So what should she do now?

Jiang Yuerou even felt a bit of regret.

She felt that perhaps she shouldn’t have investigated Lin Pei’s true identity.

Even if she had suspected it, she could have pretended not to see.

But now, she was stuck in a dilemma.

One side was the Demon Son of the Ten Thousand Demon Sect, hated by everyone under heaven.

Back in the Rootless Secret Realm, he had offended every single Sect in the world.

It could be said that there wasn’t a single person who didn’t want to see Lin Xun dead.

“Sigh.”

Jiang Yuerou couldn’t help but sigh.

“Maybe I really shouldn’t have dug into Lin Xun’s identity.

If I had pretended not to know, if I had chosen to remain ignorant, things wouldn’t be this troublesome.”

But regardless, it was already like this.

There is no medicine for regret in this world.

And even if she wanted to hide it, how long could it be hidden?

Ultimately, Qingshang had to know.

Otherwise, if Qingshang was kept in the dark like this, how pitiful would she be?

How could I bear to watch Qingshang be deceived forever?

“Forget it…”

Jiang Yuerou shook her head.

No matter what.

She would take Lin Xun to meet Qingshang tomorrow and see.

Many things cannot be hidden.

That would just be unfair to her Disciple.

But for some reason,

The thought that this fellow Lin Xun had actually married her Disciple,

And had lived with Qingshang for such a long time, made Jiang Yuerou feel particularly uncomfortable.

Jiang Yuerou didn’t know exactly why she felt uncomfortable.

But she just really wanted to hit Lin Xun, really wanted to scold him, and that was all.

With a “creak”… just as Lin Xun was sitting in meditation in the courtyard, the door opened and Jiang Yuerou walked out.

Lin Xun opened his eyes and looked over.

Jiang Yuerou walked straight up to Lin Xun.

“What are you doing?” Jiang Yuerou said coldly.

“…I am sitting in meditation.”

“You are currently my prisoner, yet you are sitting in meditation in my courtyard. Do you have even a bit of awareness of being a Mortal?”

“???”

Lin Xun didn’t know what kind of illness Jiang Yuerou had suddenly developed.

“Fine…”

Lin Xun took a deep breath and stopped meditating.

When under someone else’s roof, one has to bow their head.

Jiang Yuerou gave a huff and then walked back into her room.

But after a while, Jiang Yuerou came out again and saw Lin Xun sleeping.

“What are you doing?”

Lin Xun opened his eyes: “Sleeping…”

“Sleep? How can you sleep? You’re going to see Qingshang tomorrow, yet you aren’t nervous at all and can still sleep now.

How can you possibly sleep?

Do you even have Qingshang in your heart? What do you take Qingshang for?”

“…”

Lin Xun took another breath.

He was certain that Jiang Yuerou must have taken the wrong medicine; there was definitely something wrong with her now.

It’s fine!

After all, he was the one in the wrong first.

He would endure it.

Subsequently, within the next hour, Jiang Yuerou came out no less than three times.

No matter what Lin Xun was doing, Jiang Yuerou would find an excuse to give him a piece of her mind, otherwise she wouldn’t feel right.

Lin Xun also realized this—she was looking for trouble on purpose—so he just gave up trying.

In the end, Lin Xun did whatever he needed to do and ignored whatever Jiang Yuerou said.

Seeing that Lin Xun had no reaction whatsoever, Jiang Yuerou huffed, returned to her room, and finally stopped coming out.

However, late at night, Jiang Yuerou came out once more.

This time Lin Xun ignored her and continued meditating in the courtyard.

He didn’t even give Jiang Yuerou a single glance, keeping his eyes closed.

“Cover yourself with this.”

Jiang Yuerou threw a blanket onto Lin Xun.

Then, without waiting for Lin Xun to say anything, she walked straight back into her room.

Lin Xun felt the warmth of the blanket, which even carried a faint, delicate fragrance.

For a moment, he was dazed.

Finally, he couldn’t help but smile and shake his head.

How should he put it…

Actually, this Old Auntie was quite nice.

But despite being over a thousand years old, she still had the temper of a young girl.

In this regard, she was exactly like Qinger—or rather, it should be said that Qinger was exactly like her.

Early the next morning, as soon as Jiang Yuerou woke up, she prepared to take Lin Xun to the Qian Kingdom.

Lin Xun also knew he couldn’t escape.

Or rather, he didn’t want to escape at all.

Because no matter what, Jiang Yuerou would tell Qinger about his identity.

Since that was the case, the best way was for him to explain it as soon as possible.

Otherwise, the longer such things are dragged out, the greater the misunderstanding becomes!

Jiang Yuerou also knew Lin Xun’s thoughts, so she simply ignored him and flew directly toward the Qian Kingdom.

Lin Xun flew side by side with her, traversing the Void Realm.

In less than a day, Lin Xun and Jiang Yuerou arrived together at the Imperial Capital of the Qian Kingdom.

Seeing the ever-expanding Dragon Qi filling the sky over the Qian Kingdom and its increasingly prosperous national fortune, Lin Xun felt happy for Sister Mimi.

But after the happiness came worry.

Today, Qinger would find out about his identity.

How should he explain himself?