Chapter 14

"Disciple just feels that the old emperor is truly wicked…" Li Tiaodeng's refined appearance saying such street-like words was unexpectedly cute.

Lin Yi chuckled, then grabbed Su Lingshu's hand beside him to play with.

"If you have any questions, feel free to ask. You have a Natural Sword Body, so we'll skip the basics. From tomorrow, I'll teach you Cold Palace's Daoist scriptures and sword techniques."

Lin Yi looked at the somewhat restrained girl before him; he wasn't in a hurry. Once they arrived, she probably wouldn't be so distant.

Su Lingshu glanced indifferently at Lin Yi. Feeling the varying pressure on her palm, she hummed softly but didn't pull away. These past few days, she had grown accustomed to Lin Yi's occasional intimacy. If she resisted, it might lead to even more intimate things…

"Um… Master, I want to ask about that Fairy in white…" Li Tiaodeng blinked. Seeing Lin Yi playing with Su Lingshu's hand, a blush flashed across her face as she turned her head to ask.

"Pei Yuhan, your Grandmaster and my Master. The other is my Junior Sister, your Junior Martial Uncle, named Yu Xiaotang. As for this one… she is your Master's Dao Companion, Su Lingshu. You may call her Mistress."

Lin Yi introduced the people around him to Li Tiaodeng one by one.

Hesitation and confusion flashed across Li Tiaodeng's face. She originally thought all three were her Mistresses… She remembered that Grandmaster was with Master…

The image of Lin Yi holding Pei Yuhan's hand flashed in Li Tiaodeng's mind. Grandmaster… Is this really a proper Sect?

She thought of what Lin Yi said before about respecting one's Master and the Dao…

She felt a bit hesitant.

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However… looking at the boy's indifferent features, Li Tiaodeng suddenly felt that respecting the Master and the Dao was quite normal.

At least, at the moment she bowed her head and walked up the mountain, facing a future she didn't know would be bright or dark…

The boy had truly leaped into her fog-shrouded world like a great sun, dispelling all the desolation and heaviness.

"Disciple has no other questions. Then… Master, I shall take my leave first…" Seeing Lin Yi leaning down to whisper to Su Lingshu, Li Tiaodeng's heart skipped a beat. She hurriedly apologized to Lin Yi, and after his casual response, she quickly walked out of the small courtyard.

Lin Yi didn't mind Li Tiaodeng's departure; he just gently lifted the jade-smooth chin of the purple-haired Fairy before him.

"Heh…" Su Lingshu looked at Lin Yi coldly, trying to break free from his grip.

"Fairy Su, you've performed quite well lately. Is there anything you want?" Lin Yi was referring to how Su Lingshu hadn't tried to escape recently.

In the first dozen days, Su Lingshu was still thinking of running away. Even though she knew the consequences wouldn't be good if caught, she still used her wits to attempt a "Fairy's Great Escape" every now and then.

And then… Lin Yi would enthusiastically start the "catch the Fairy" game.

Once caught, she could only lean against a tree trunk, frowning, sighing, pursing her lips, and exhaling.

Perhaps more than just that?

Lin Yi didn't remember; he only recalled the girl's attitude changing from kicking and punching at the start to silently watching the sky and counting snowflakes until she knelt on the ground from weak legs.

Su Lingshu did not speak.

Lin Yi studied the refined face before him. He thought for a moment, then took out a small Black Jade Hairpin from his storage ring. Under Su Lingshu's cold gaze, he walked behind her and untied her long purple hair.

Lin Yi felt the smooth purple hair flowing through his fingers. "Fairy Su, do you remember that Yin Yang once had feelings for you?"

Su Lingshu's expression finally changed. Her fingers suddenly tightened. "You should say Xia Qianzhen."

Lin Yi divided Su Lingshu's long hair into strands, ignoring her attitude. "Heh, that fellow Yin Yang is inferior to Ye Linyuan in every way."

"How do you know these secrets?" Su Lingshu frowned. She originally thought Lin Yi was just a lecherous bastard coveting her body, but she didn't expect…

Wait!

Su Lingshu recalled the two different attitudes of Lin Yi and Pei Yuhan along the way.

The former, besides guarding against her escape, was generally gentle, except for his habit of teasing her. If her needs weren't too outrageous, he basically fulfilled them. If she didn't run, he basically wouldn't act against her.

While the latter… was like a bystander, watching her coldly.

Su Lingshu's eyes flickered.

Behind her, Lin Yi was still combing her hair, clearly having no intention of answering.

Pei Yuhan must have some scheme for making Lin Yi take her Primal Yin!

Su Lingshu didn't believe someone like Pei Yuhan would let Lin Yi run wild. She knew this disciple of Ye Linyuan; she was a stubborn old thing.

Her only weakness was the Cold Palace and the sword Dao left by Ye Linyuan. If what Lin Yi did to her was exposed, he would be condemned by everyone…

And now that the sword Dao had vaguely fallen into the Evil Path… this would truly push the sword Dao into the abyss…

Then why would she allow—no, not allow, but force—Lin Yi to take everything from her…

Lin Yi certainly had lecherous intentions, but he still listened to his Master's words…

Su Lingshu subconsciously forgot the special relationship between Lin Yi and Pei Yuhan.

Or rather, she thought that between Pei Yuhan and Lin Yi, Pei Yuhan was the dominant one.

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Chapter 24: Su Lingshu: Tonight, I'll Take the Initiative

She rationalized the slight strangeness between Lin Yi and Pei Yuhan with common sense. After all… Pei Yuhan was a Soul Transformation grand Cultivator. If she didn't want to, how could she submit herself to a mere Golden Core Stage Cultivator like Lin Yi…

To others, Lin Yi was merely Pei Yuhan's Male Favorite.

Su Lingshu thought so too.

"How do you know about the matter between Yin Yang and Xia Qianzhen?" A rare look of seriousness appeared on Su Lingshu's brow.

"I cannot say, I cannot say." Lin Yi shook his head.

"You…" Su Lingshu frowned slightly, suppressing a strange sense of anger. It was a normal refusal, yet for some reason, she felt a bit wronged.

"This was a private matter between the two of them… Lin Yi, what else do you know?" Su Lingshu asked again.

"I don't know." Lin Yi flicked his wrist and inserted the Black Jade Hairpin into her bun, shaking his head with a light laugh.

He suddenly noticed that Su Lingshu had regained some of her previous liveliness for some reason.

Although she still had that cold face, she looked much more vivid.

Lin Yi looked at the Matronly Bun on Su Lingshu's head and nodded slightly.

"What will it take for you to speak?" Su Lingshu decided to find a Breakthrough with Lin Yi. Pei Yuhan must be plotting something big, even disregarding the Sect's reputation, and she likely had many plans for her.

She had some realization; perhaps this was why Xia Qianzhen severed her.

Lin Yi might not know much, but he definitely knew some of the truth. Thinking of this, Su Lingshu took a deep breath.

"As a price… tonight… I, I will accompany you…" Seeing Lin Yi unmoved, Su Lingshu forced herself to endure the disgust and shyness… wait… suddenly it didn't feel that disgusting anymore.

Both she and Lin Yi were pawns in Pei Yuhan's plan. She felt some pity for Lin Yi. At least now, she understood she was on the chessboard and still had the possibility of becoming a player, but Lin Yi…

He would simply be discarded by Pei Yuhan at some point.

Su Lingshu looked at Lin Yi and shook her head slightly under his strange gaze.

"As a price, I will take the initiative to serve you tonight." Su Lingshu looked up. The immense charm she displayed now was incomparable to her previous state of despair; it was like moonlight falling upon frost flowers, elegant and crisp.

"Oh? Fairy Su has come to her senses?" Lin Yi didn't understand what Su Lingshu was thinking, but… looking at her attitude… was the Friend of Fairies title really that strong?

In less than a month, she went from enemy to lover?

Lin Yi silently looked at the System's favorability panel.

[Su Lingshu: -70/100 (Enemy) → 5/100 (Lover)]

Seeing Lin Yi remain silent, Su Lingshu frowned. "Lin Yi, don't push your luck."

"No, I'm just wondering why you suddenly became so proactive, Fairy Su." Lin Yi shook his head.

Lin Yi didn't mind telling Su Lingshu about those old stories. She had Xia Qianzhen's memories, after all. Compared to what he read in the original work, she was the one with the most right to speak.

As for the source? He could just say Pei Yuhan told him.

As his thoughts turned, Lin Yi placed his hand on Su Lingshu's small hand, gently kneading it with a smile.

"Since the Fairy is willing to offer herself to my bed, I naturally welcome it."

Su Lingshu sighed. This Lin Yi… feeling the warmth of his palm, she didn't pull back. Forget it, she had already lost her body to him, so what else was there to care about?

Lin Yi blinked, seeing Su Lingshu's favorability rise a bit more in the panel. He felt a bit strange; he really hadn't done anything!

[Su Lingshu: 5/100 (Lover) → 10/100 (Lover)]

"Then you should tell me now why you know about the matter between Xia Qianzhen and Yin Yang, right?" Seeing the deal struck, Su Lingshu said indifferently.

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"It's simple… No, Fairy Su, I'll explain it to you in detail tonight." Lin Yi was about to reveal everything, but then he shook his head.

Since Su Lingshu wanted to know so badly, he wouldn't let her. He'd make her wait and see what she was really thinking.

Lin Yi was also a bit puzzled as to why Su Lingshu's attitude had suddenly become intimate.

Just to know why he knew about the private affairs of Yin Yang and Xia Qianzhen?

He didn't think so. Perhaps Xia Qianzhen suddenly sending Su Lingshu to him… was for this very reason.

Otherwise, why would Su Lingshu's attitude suddenly turn intimate?

Before, she was full of resentment and hostility…

Or maybe she thought of a new way to escape?

Using sweetness to numb him right now?

Su Lingshu took a deep breath, desperately suppressing her anger. Lin Yi, you're something else! Toying with me again!

These thoughts, which wouldn't have appeared before, surged into her mind together.

"Then we'll wait until tonight…" Su Lingshu didn't want Lin Yi to see through anything, whether it was her emotions or her plans, though the latter… had probably been quite clearly revealed.

Lin Yi wasn't in a hurry either, looking at Su Lingshu with a smile while playing with the Fairy's jade-like hand.

Su Lingshu turned her head away, quietly watching the night begin to spread. Her heart beat slightly faster than before, though she didn't know if it was because of Lin Yi's playing… or the agreement for tonight…

"Hmm?"

Su Lingshu turned around to see the boy sitting beside her, his arms wrapping around her slender waist.

"I see the Fairy is thinly dressed and feared you might catch a cold. After all, it's the middle of winter." Lin Yi explained casually.

Su Lingshu turned her head back, seemingly staring blankly at the scenery again, but… her heart rate quickened slightly more.

Su Lingshu felt the boy's chest pressed against her back. She hesitated for a moment, then gently leaned against Lin Yi's chest.

Forget it, there will be even more intimate things later. What's the harm in giving him a little sweetness now?

She still needed to treat him more gently; after all, she needed to find a Breakthrough through him.

Something's wrong! Something is very, very wrong!

Although Lin Yi was still smiling on the surface, he had become alert. Su Lingshu was willing to make such sacrifices—referring to serving him personally and the current sweetness—she must be plotting something big!

Maybe she'll run away as soon as he falls asleep tonight!

Is this the honey trap?

Lin Yi admitted, he was indeed charmed.

Chapter 25: Li Tiaodeng Decides to Save Her Master

"Grandmaster." Li Tiaodeng bowed to Pei Yuhan. "May Tiaodeng ask… what is my Master's name…"

Li Tiaodeng didn't quite dare to ask Lin Yi this question, mainly because when she slightly pushed open the door just now, she saw her Master and Mistress being intimate.

Although the Grandmaster before her looked cold, Li Tiaodeng felt she was gentle. This was a skill she had honed during her escape.

She could sense who was good to her and who was bad, just like at the foot of the Hanshan Sect before, when Master told her he would teach her swordplay.

She could feel Master's gentleness.

Pei Yuhan's expression was indifferent. "Lin Yi. There's no need to be so restrained. Since you've joined my Cold Palace, you should be treated as family."

"Um… yes, Grandmaster." Li Tiaodeng nodded.

As expected, her feeling wasn't wrong; this Grandmaster was also a gentle person.

"Do you know of my Cold Palace Sword Sect?" Pei Yuhan looked at the black-haired girl before her; her white robes made her look as distant and ethereal as an immortal.

"I know a bit; Master just informed me." Li Tiaodeng nodded first, then shook her head. "But I only know that our Sword Sect is one of the Six Major Sects and was once glorious.""}],