"Huh?"
Upon hearing Zhao Yijing’s words, Lin Chen imdiately froze.
Not just Lin Chen, Xu Lianyu, Liang Rou, and Mu Shuier also couldn’t believe what they were hearing, wondering if they had misheard.
"Big Sister, you... you must be joking with , becoming Dao Companions with you, this is too..."
Lin Chen had heard such remarks more than once. While they were in the secret realm, Wang Yilin had teased Lin Chen in the sa way, and Lin Chen knew right away that Wang Yilin was only after his elixirs. He simply gave her so to defuse the situation at that ti, and he did not take Wang Yilin’s jesting to heart thereafter.
However, Lin Chen was still a man, and moreover, one who was inexperienced.
Actually, whenever Wang Yilin teased him, he did feel sowhat bewildered and even a bit thrilled inside! After all, Wang Yilin was quite a beauty and one with an extrely well-developed figure at that.
Although Lin Chen practiced cultivation, he did not cultivate the path of heartlessness. He was not averse to romantic relationships. Otherwise, how could he have fallen for Mu Qingxue in the past? It was just that, because of Mu Qingxue’s incident, Lin Chen saw through the nature of romantic love and dedicated himself to cultivation, ceasing to dwell on affairs of the heart.
Zhao Yijing before his eyes was no less beautiful than Wang Yilin. Lin Chen naturally felt a stir within himself, but he knew that Big Sister was just teasing him, just like Xu Lianyu was playing a prank on him. It seed the people of Jade Bird Peak all shared this hobby.
"What? You don’t want to? Weren’t you just showing how responsible you are? Don’t you want to take responsibility?"
Zhao Yijing moved a few steps closer to Lin Chen, the fragrance from her breath mixing with the air he inhaled, leaving him parched and restless with a heat rising within.
"No, I... I ant that I want to..."
Lin Chen found himself at a loss for words once again, unsure of how to reject Zhao Yijing.
"What’s this ’I want to’ nonsense? At Jade Cauldron Sect, those who pursue Zhao Yijing could line up from the main peak to the front gate. Yet, you are still hesitating. Let’s seal the deal on this. If you dare not take responsibility, I’ll castrate you!"
After saying her piece, Zhao Yijing turned around and left, her deanor brooking no refusal from Lin Chen.
Watching Zhao Yijing’s retreating figure, Lin Chen stood still, thinking to himself whether Big Sister could actually be serious.
Lin Chen didn’t know that Zhao Yijing’s decision was made when she ca out of seclusion; she had received countless ssages, all from her pursuers within the sect, which Zhao Yijing casually dismissed with a flick of her sleeve like a gust of wind.
Although she could ignore them or reject them, those n were relentless. Now, Lin Chen’s ergence provided a perfect way to stop those n from bothering her anymore, that is to beco Dao Companions with Lin Chen in na.
After Zhao Yijing left, Xu Lianyu hopped over to Liang Rou and Mu Shuier like a lively rabbit.
"Second Sister, did you hear what Big Sister just said? She wants to beco Dao Companions with Little Junior Brother. Did you hear it?"
Xu Lianyu, extrely gossipy, inquired from the other two sisters.
"Of course, we heard it. However, Little Junior Sister, Big Sister may not be serious. You are not unaware of those guys in the sect. Big Sister’s move is truly clever. By doing this, she can avoid those annoying n. If I had thought of this earlier, I would have beco Dao Companions with Little Junior Sister as well."
Liang Rou gave a faint smile, her gaze settling on Lin Chen who still hadn’t snapped out of it in the distance.
"Second Sister, this matter of becoming Dao Companions shouldn’t be taken so lightly."
Mu Shuier seed to understand Zhao Yijing’s actions and shook her head, feeling that Senior Sister’s approach was too casual. Although it was only a superficial facade, it wasn’t appropriate.
"Does that an we can ask Master to throw a wedding banquet for Senior Sister and Little Junior Brother?"
Xu Lianyu’s eyes sparkled, her mind filled with thoughts of delicious food as she whispered excitedly.
"All you think about is eating," the two won said as they looked at Xu Lianyu with a smile and shook their heads. After giving Lin Chen and Xu Lianyu a few instructions, they returned to their rooms, seemingly to discuss so insights about seclusion.
"Little Junior Brother, how will you thank ? Sister really found you a great beauty to be your Dao Companion," Xu Lianyu said, showing her fangs with a happy smile, unable to contain her excitent at the thought of Wang Yilin becoming Lin Chen’s concubine.
Upon hearing Xu Lianyu’s words, Lin Chen was speechless, but at least things had finally settled down. Considering Zhao Yijing’s attitude just now, it seed to be for a reason, perhaps using him as so kind of shield intentionally. Lin Chen did not dwell on it too much. As long as Zhao Yijing stopped troubling him, that was all that mattered.
Naturally, Lin Chen did not believe that Zhao Yijing would want to marry him and fall for him just because he accidentally entered her room and saw her body.
After saying goodbye to Xu Lianyu, Lin Chen walked out of his second and third senior sisters’ courtyard and headed to the neighboring one. The neighboring courtyard was large and closest to the peak of Jade Bird Peak. Though inconvenient for descending the mountain, it was secluded and close to the cave Formation Lin Chen had set up at the peak.
Lin Chen walked into the courtyard, which was in a state of abandonnt, overgrown with many weeds, indicating that it was finally without inhabitants.
Lin Chen then began to clean and tidy up the place.
Whoosh whoosh—
After everyone had left, a silhouette clad in a white dress swept past among the white clouds in the sky. Yang Yuemin had seen everything that happened in the courtyard below.
At this mont, she sighed softly, inwardly thinking that Zhao Yijing’s actions were probably not appropriate.
Although Yang Yuemin knew Zhao Yijing had acted that way to avoid the trouble from so pursuers in the Sect, it also showed that Zhao Yijing’s heart was not without feeling, unable to remain unaffected by these mundane affairs.
If her heart were at peace, she naturally wouldn’t have cared about the trouble from those pursuers in the Sect.
With a mind not at rest, blindly using Lin Chen as a shield could lead to pretense turning into reality. If that happened, how would Zhao Yijing manage the situation? This could seriously affect her state of mind and future cultivation.
However, this was Zhao Yijing’s chance, and Yang Yuemin could not interfere, only sigh.
It took Lin Chen an entire day to clean his courtyard and room. He hadn’t cleaned it ticulously—the weeds were still there, and piles of yellow leaves added a desolate feeling to the place.
Yet this was exactly what Lin Chen wanted. In such a quiet environnt, he felt comfortable.
Despite being neglected, the courtyard had all necessary equipnt and facilities, including an Alchemy Room and an Artifact Refining Room, and so on.
Now that all his senior sisters had ended their seclusion, to prevent a recurrence of the incident where he accidentally entered the Senior Sister’s room, Lin Chen set up a simple Formation outside the courtyard. This way, he would be imdiately aware if soone approached his dwelling.
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