Chapter 52

But regardless, the process of Su Lingshu sinking into it had long since begun; she started to serve him proactively, started to find pleasure within joy, started to press close to him…

It was so strange, as if her body and her will were wrestling with each other, seeing who could be the first to say the word "like" out loud.

Su Lingshu looked up at Lin Yi, walked slowly to his side, and reached out to link her arm with his.

"I love you, my little thief…"

Lin Yi was taken aback, then smiled and nodded, pulling Su Lingshu, who had already walked to his side, closer; her fingertips were slightly cool, but they immediately warmed up within Lin Yi's palm.

Just like her body when it was originally tainted by winter snow, when she was held by Lin Yi and pressed against the tree trunk, Lin Yi's embrace was so scorching that her body trembled.

Su Lingshu pursed her lips, her eyes and brows exchanging a touch of tenderness with Lin Yi.

Old Man Yuan, standing to the side, pretended not to see; he gave a light cough, his slightly hoarse, aged voice carrying a sense of vastness, as he chanted auspicious words while writing and drawing at his side.

"Do you think we can defeat Yin Yang?" Su Lingshu suddenly asked this out of the blue.

Lin Yi wrote on the palm of Su Lingshu's hand with his fingertips, his expression serious, "Yes."

Feeling the word "Yes" in her palm, a smile appeared on Su Lingshu's beautiful face, "Good, then it's a deal; once we kill that Yin Yang, we will get married."

Lin Yi gripped Su Lingshu's little hand even tighter; Su Lingshu's personality wasn't actually as lively and optimistic as she usually displayed, and only after wiping away this superficial mist could one see the darkness deep inside her.

"When the time comes… capture Xia Qianzhen too, make her warm the bed for both of us, and let her stand by the side—only allowed to watch, not to eat." Su Lingshu said these words in a low voice.

Lin Yi found it amusing, but he didn't say anything to dampen the mood, simply giving a soft hum of acknowledgment.

Su Lingshu fell silent, then immediately leaned her head onto Lin Yi's shoulder, "I'm a bit worried about her…"

Su Lingshu's voice was muffled, carrying a trace of fear; she had never understood why Xia Qianzhen had used the Life and Death Exchange Secret Technique to create her—did she foresee that she herself was about to be in trouble? Or was it that… she had already been harmed…

And having fallen into the hands of Yin Yang, that great Cultivator of the Yin-Yang Path…

Su Lingshu closed her eyes, which were already rippling with emotion, with a sense of exhaustion, "Help me…"

Her voice was extremely low, carrying a hint of pleading; she had finally revealed her true self in front of Lin Yi.

Lin Yi tilted his head and kissed Su Lingshu between her brows, the Fairy's light, elegant fragrance lingering at the tip of his nose, "Don't worry… my Lingshu, your Sister Qianzhen will be fine."

Su Lingshu did not speak, simply feeling the breath of the man beside her and listening to Old Man Yuan's clear, sonorous voice.

As Old Man Yuan's last sentence fell, she opened her eyes, her gaze sweeping over the betrothal letter flying toward her, and she solemnly wrote her name on it.

Lin Yi also wrote his name down.

A favorability rating of one hundred percent did not mean the other party would tell Lin Yi all their thoughts, it only meant they were wholeheartedly thinking of Lin Yi, but some things… the young ladies did not wish to speak of, lest they add to Lin Yi's worries in vain.

For instance, Su Lingshu's inner worry about her original body, Xia Qianzhen.

She was afraid that if she spoke out, it would disrupt Lin Yi's plans and arrangements, adding unnecessary trouble for Lin Yi.

This was, in its own way, a form of being "wholehearted" toward Lin Yi; after all, there is a kind of kindness where I think I am doing what's best for you.

Once the heart oath was sworn, Lin Yi lowered his head and left a kiss on the top of Su Lingshu's head; Su Lingshu sniffled, a brilliant smile appearing on her face, "Hmph, from now on I'll just call you Husband; if you dare to bully me… you little thief!! See if I don't make you properly realize your mistake!!"

Lin Yi pinched Su Lingshu's little cheek, "Then I shall have to properly bully you!"

"Hmph hmph! Then I'll go find Sister Yuhan and Sister Jinger to complain! Let them come and deal with you, little thief!!" Su Lingshu called him a little thief with every breath, which actually made Lin Yi feel nostalgic.

Su Lingshu and Lin Yi bantered for a moment, and under Lin Yi's gaze, she quickly walked into the inner room.

Because of Old Man Yuan's presence nearby, she was actually feeling a bit shy.

Old Man Yuan released his shielding of his five senses, turned his head, and waved his hand; old people couldn't bear to watch young people showing off their affection, and he only felt his aged body warming up.

Xuanyuan Xier walked gracefully out of the adjacent inner room; Old Man Yuan was already seated beside the Heaven and Earth seat, watching happily as Xuanyuan Xier appeared in a black dress, looking like a dark, bright, and beautiful hibiscus flower.

Although the two were somewhat contradictory, they blended perfectly on Xuanyuan Xier—elegant and bright—as Xuanyuan Xier walked to Lin Yi's side.

Lin Yi smiled as he watched the young girl's figure; Xuanyuan Xier winked at Lin Yi, and Old Man Yuan on the platform coughed, drawing the gazes of Lin Yi and Xuanyuan Xier toward him.

"So-called orders of parents and words of matchmakers." When it came to his own granddaughter, Old Man Yuan was clearly more cautious, and also happier.

"Today, this old man acts as the matchmaker, and I am also Xier's grandfather. Lin Yi, I entrust her to you. Although you have not yet crossed the threshold, as you two are Cultivators, there is no need to be constrained by such minor details. With Heaven and Earth as witness, and Fairy Pei present—who is like a teacher and a mother—this old man and Fairy Pei acknowledge this marriage between you and Xier."

"…The auspicious sign has been received, the horoscopes have been matched, and the betrothal and grand ceremony shall wait for a future day…" Old Man Yuan was clearly extremely happy; seeing her grandfather like this, Xuanyuan Xier's lips could not help but carry a bright smile.

"…Thus, the ceremony is complete." Old Man Yuan specifically wrote his name on the betrothal letter to represent the orders of the parents, and Xuanyuan Xier and Lin Yi both wrote their names down.

Xuanyuan Xier pursed her lips, watching the betrothal letter dissipate into mid-air, "Dear Lin…"

Seeing the ceremony complete, Lin Yi offered an apology to Old Man Yuan, and amid Xuanyuan Xier's exclamation, he scooped her up into his arms.

Old Man Yuan on the platform shook his head with an awkward expression, but he didn't say anything, simply turning and leaving with the surrounding attendants in tow.

Let the next period of time be left to these young people; Old Man Yuan suddenly thought of something… Lu Jiajing and Pei Yuhan, and even Su Lingshu… did they really count as young people?

He remembered Lin Yi was only nineteen this year, right?

Isn't this an old cow eating tender grass? An untold story between an older Fairy and a young boy?

Xuanyuan Xier looked at Lin Yi with a resentful expression, "Grandfather hadn't even left yet just now…"

"Hasn't he left now?" Lin Yi happily carried her as he walked toward the inner room; Xuanyuan Xier rested her head on Lin Yi's shoulder, smiling as she looked at Lin Yi's brows and eyes.

Laughing lightly from time to time.

"So happy?" Lin Yi asked, lowering his head.

"Uh-huh, of course." Xuanyuan Xier nodded as if it were only natural.

[ Xuanyuan Xier: 100 / 100 (Spouse) ]

Chapter 90: See How You Can Deal With Your Master

[ Xuanyuan Xier's favorability has reached 100 / 100 (Spouse), now locked. ]

[ Xuanyuan Xier has detached from the Inner World, and from now on she will be a wife enjoyed only by you. ]

[ Please treat her well, Lin Yi; she does have a grandfather in the Return to Void Realm, after all. ]

[ Engagements and such… how romantic; in such a chaotic world, such pure feelings have been born… ]

[ Remember, Lin Yi, you owe all the young ladies by your side a formal engagement ceremony… ]

The milky, childish voice became a little more mature, as the System chattered on and on in Lin Yi's ear.

Lin Yi's expression was a bit strange; he always felt this voice was somewhat resentful… was there something wrong with his perception, or was there something wrong with the System?

Lin Yi casually turned off the System; Xuanyuan Xier's delicate, pretty face was pressed against his chest, and when Lin Yi pushed open the door to the inner room, he carried Xuanyuan Xier inside.

Pei Yuhan and the others were already sitting on chairs, discussing some strange tales and anecdotes; tea mist curled around, and in the interplay of light and shadow, the young ladies' countenances appeared even more beautiful and Fairy-like.

"Yo, I don't see you, Great Official Lin, carrying us inside; so it turns out only Little Sister Xier gets that privilege?" Su Lingshu said with a sarcastic tone, though she looked at Lin Yi with a hint of a smile on her face.

Lin Yi glanced at her, and Su Lingshu winked at Lin Yi; Lu Jiajing and the others ignored the mischievous Su Lingshu, but they were somewhat envious that Xuanyuan Xier had been carried over by Lin Yi.

Xuanyuan Xier's pretty face flushed slightly; she patted Lin Yi's hand and took the initiative to climb down from Lin Yi's arms. Although she understood the temperaments of Pei Yuhan and the others, she was still, to some extent, diligently maintaining the balance and harmony within Lin Yi's harem.

Lin Yi squeezed Xuanyuan Xier's palm, and Xuanyuan Xier hooked Lin Yi's little finger, smiling as she sat down in the seat left for her nearby.

Lin Yi looked around, "Yo, aren't you going to leave a seat for me?"

"Senior Brother, you sit…" Yu Xiaotang was one who cared for her Senior Brother; although she had previously discussed with everyone to hold back and not speak, to see who the Senior Brother would end up sitting next to, she ultimately did not follow this agreement.

"Ahem." Pei Yuhan gave two light coughs; Yu Xiaotang was also someone who feared her Master, and before she could finish, she was suppressed by Pei Yuhan's gaze.

Lin Yi pursed his lips, finding it amusing; Lu Jiajing and the others had pairs of beautiful eyes drifting over him, intentionally or otherwise.

Li Tiaodeng's expression changed constantly; one moment gentle, the next bewitching. When gentle, she was timid like a small beast, looking at Lin Yi with soft eyes from time to time; when bewitching, she was as alluring as a poppy, her eyes carrying a desire to devour Lin Yi.

Xuanyuan Xier's gaze swept around, and she roughly understood what Lu Jiajing and the others meant, so she sat steadily in her own seat, looking at Lin Yi with a hint of expectation.

Lu Jiajing picked up her teacup and took a sip, her cold gaze watching Lin Yi's every move through the water mist; her beautiful face, partially hidden by her deep cyan hair, was truly like a Fairy from an ink wash painting.

Lin Yi twitched the corner of his mouth; wasn't this giving him a difficult problem?

However…

Lin Yi moved his spiritual power, casually pulling Pei Yuhan, who was sitting at the head of the table, over, "Master, was this your idea or someone else's? There is a reward for telling the truth, and a punishment for lying, oh; you must think clearly."

Pei Yuhan fell into Lin Yi's embrace; she already understood Lin Yi's meaning. When he saved Pei Zhaoji previously, Lin Yi had used this same line.

"I won't say; let's see how you can deal with your Master." Although Pei Yuhan clearly knew how Lin Yi would deal with her, she simply turned her head away with a flushed face.

Yu Xiaotang blinked; watching her Senior Brother and Master fooling around as if no one else was there, she felt a bit wronged—you bad Master!

So it was to get the first taste!

That's why she made herself sit down!

Truly the number one bad Master in the world!

Yu Xiaotang no longer cared about any agreements or the dignity of a Master; she lunged directly at Lin Yi!

"Senior Brother, I want a reward; I'll tell you whose idea it was!! It was Sister Lingshu's idea!!"

Yu Xiaotang hugged Lin Yi's arm from behind, stretched out her head to bite Lin Yi's earlobe, and said this in a somewhat muffled voice.

Lin Yi looked smilingly at Pei Yuhan, who had a look of refusing to yield even in death, "My good Master, if you don't answer…"

"What punishment… I'm not afraid at all!!" Pei Yuhan gave a light hum; the cold Sword Fairy of the Cold Palace displayed the demeanor of a Sword Fairy in the face of the villain's punishment—congratulations to her.

"Then Master can just watch the good times between Xiao Tang and me." Lin Yi casually used spiritual power to bind Pei Yuhan's delicate body; at the fifth realm of the Immortal Dao, combined with the profound Daoist texts and Qingmu Palace Daoist texts that Lin Yi had read, his methods were gradually becoming more varied.

Although it wasn't the Righteous Path, of course.

Pei Yuhan's expression changed slightly; the punishment she wanted was not this kind of punishment!

Yu Xiaotang, however, could not wait any longer and moved from behind to the front; her eyes curved, she glanced at her Master, and then, amidst her Master's slightly narrowed gaze, kissed her beloved Senior Brother.

"Mmm…" Yu Xiaotang's delicate body, which had a bit more charm under the constraint of a black dress, pressed against Lin Yi's chest; Lin Yi said he would set Pei Yuhan aside, so he did, and he deliberately fooled around with Yu Xiaotang right in front of her.

Lu Jiajing sighed slightly and set down the teacup by her side; because of this small Breakthrough point, Yu Xiaotang, Lin Yi was unable to reveal his true feelings.

She also wanted to know… who was truly first in Lin Yi's heart…

Probably Pei Yuhan.

Lu Jiajing's fingertips slid over her black dress, her deep cyan hair falling like a waterfall; vaguely, her shapely, delicate body appeared even more graceful and charming.

Li Tiaodeng and Denger were competing for ownership of the body, but ultimately her will was a bit weak, and in the end, Denger gained the upper hand; she paused only slightly before lunging toward Lin Yi.

"Hehehehe… my Master… I'm coming!!!" Li Tiaodeng let out a sound similar to that of a love-struck girl.

Su Lingshu was somewhat timid at this moment; she hadn't expected that the plan would not be achieved and that she would be directly sold out; she could already imagine how miserable her fate would be today.

Xuanyuan Xier sat quietly in her seat, sipping some clear tea; she wasn't particularly anxious, as there was plenty of time all day today, but… she was a bit worried about whether Lin Yi could last the whole day.

She was afraid that his body might have some problems.

Xuanyuan Xier pondered, considering in her heart which medicinal meals were suitable for nourishing Yin and tonifying Yang; or perhaps…

Chapter 91: Becoming Lin Yi's Accomplice

Putting aside Xuanyuan Xier's useless worries, Lin Yi's lips landed on Yu Xiaotang's smooth shoulder, and Pei Yuhan watched this scene in silence.

She did not move, but her gaze grew deeper and deeper.

Pei Yuhan was in a black dress, her figure tall, plump… upright and carrying a trace of the magnificence of being unable to endure the cold at high altitudes; simply put, her figure was much better than Yu Xiaotang's.

Yu Xiaotang was jubilant inside; when she was at the Cold Palace, she generally ate what her Master had left over, but now she was starting to let her Master eat what she had left over.

She clung to Lin Yi's arm with a smile, her voice soft, "Senior Brother, I have already reached Foundation Establishment, you know…"

She still remembered that Lin Yi had promised her that as long as she reached Foundation Establishment, he would specifically set aside one night to accompany her.

Lin Yi's lips held a smile, "Of course, Senior Brother knows; tomorrow night, I will be Xiao Tang's."

"Mm-hmm." Yu Xiaotang nodded lightly; she didn't say anything about him accompanying her tonight; even if Lin Yi agreed, the other sisters might not be willing, and it wouldn't be good to be ostracized… Xiao Tang wasn't always silly, she also knew how to get along well with the sisters…

Stinky Senior Brother! Bad Senior Brother!! Flirting with women outside every day!!!

Yu Xiaotang took a bite of Lin Yi's throat; she wrapped her arms around Lin Yi's neck, and amidst the slight gnawing, she squinted her eyes, watching the warm, yellow glow on the palace lantern.

"Hoo…" Yu Xiaotang exhaled a breath, but it did not turn into a wisp of white mist in the air.