Borrowing a sword

Chapter 177 Chu Huaixu's Confession
Lin Zixuan, one of the four main characters in "Borrowing a Sword".

Its cultivation method is special, and its bloodline is special. After learning the secret technique, others can leave a [spiritual seed] in its body.

Since this is only the first stage, the buffs that this future god-level support can give to others are basically the two types that have been demonstrated in the arena.

One is the sharing of vision and divine power.

The other one is the so-called "spiritual loan".

Her consciousness and spiritual power are amazing; they can be described as "pure".

Or it could be described as having no attributes.

Lending it to someone else will not clash with the energy within that person.

This is actually especially important.

If there is a conflict, then not everyone can borrow it, and the restrictions will be very large.

The so-called "spiritual seed" is actually a special secret technique.

It is formed by a mixture of divine consciousness, spiritual power, and essence blood.

To put it simply, planting a "spiritual seed" can increase your loan limit.

Under normal circumstances, Lin Zixuan can only lend out 30% of her strength.

If the other party is weak overall and unable to enjoy it, there may be even less.

Xu Ziqing was among them.

Because the path of body refinement involves storing the spirit within the physical body, which is different from hers.

She can only borrow spiritual power into the secret spiritual treasures of others.

For pseudo-spiritual embryos or inferior spiritual embryos, the storage space within the spiritual embryo's secret treasure trove is too small; even if there is a lot of spiritual power, it cannot be contained.

If a spiritual seed is left in her body, and this person has excellent overall strength and high talent, then the loan amount can be increased from 30% to 60%, which is doubled!
However, Lin Zixuan is Qin Xuanxiao's future Crown Princess.

As he listened to the girl's questions, he felt something was off, a kind of inexplicable discomfort.

Moreover, he and Chu Huaixu had already clashed twice in a short period of time, and just now it even felt like open treason, which was truly outrageous!
—His crime deserves death!

Moreover, once the [Spirit Seed] is planted, it cannot be released.

The thought that his future wife contained a wisp of his divine consciousness, a wisp of his spiritual power, and even a drop of his essence blood filled him with awe.
Qin Xuanxiao felt utterly disgusted!

But his rational mind kept emphasizing those four words: Primal Spirit Realm, Primal Spirit Realm
However, no matter how many times he emphasized it, he couldn't bring himself to agree.

I just can't bring myself to say those words.

He inexplicably felt a bit bitter.

In the end, Qin Xuanxiao simply snorted and said, "It's your own body, you decide!"

After saying that, he strode forward.

He seemed to leave carefree, but inside he was filled with regret, feeling that he had spoken carelessly while drunk. What kind of things had he said? It all became even stranger!

Lin Zixuan watched Qin Xuanxiao's departing figure and immediately hurried after him.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, she was raised in the Prince Rui's mansion with extreme naivety.

Without much thought, she quickly made a decision.

"Of course we have to plant them, right?" The petite girl quickly followed.

On the other side, Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang walked side by side on the way back to the bamboo house.

After the banquet, he reeked of alcohol.

After today, these young people realized that this leader of Xuanhuang was not only powerful, but also invincible to alcohol.

As expected of a crude body cultivator, his physical body is indeed strange, and he has his own unique characteristics in this regard.

Chu Huaixu felt that these people were like animals. He thought he could escape this predicament by pretending to be drunk. However, the more dazed he looked, the more enthusiastically they poured alcohol into him.

He's so drunk now.

Han Shuangjiang glanced at him and asked, "Are you alright?"

"I've had a bit too much to drink. How about you?"

"I had a little too." She had drunk quite a bit as well.

The big ice block turned to look at him and asked, "What did you and that prince talk about? You didn't seem very happy."

"You figured that out?" Chu Huaixu chuckled.

As he walked forward, he said, "It's nothing. You can think of it as this person having some leverage over me, but unfortunately, I don't take it seriously."

His answer was incredibly honest.

He didn't actually know what the Prince Rui's heir would do next.

But so what.

We'll just have to take it one step at a time.

Chu Huaixu's personality is characterized by a clear and open mind.

This kind of place is indeed not suitable for him.

Han Shuangjiang glanced at the other party and felt that this Prince Rui's son was probably going to have a terrible time in the future.

She had always thought that Dead Fox was a ruthless and vindictive person.

Getting involved with this kind of person is definitely not a good thing.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Chu Huaixu turned his head and asked.

"It's nothing, I just feel that since you hold such a grudge, Qin Xuanxiao is probably in for a rough time." Her answer was quite frank.

"Tsk! You're making me sound like I'm petty!" He was getting annoyed.

"You're so stingy!" Han Shuangjiang turned her head to look at him.

After drinking, the girl's cool demeanor gradually faded, and a blush appeared on her face.

More importantly, her tone was very confident, and her expression looked very serious.

While being meticulous, it also reveals a rare touch of cuteness.

Chu Huaixu simply remained silent, staring at her pretty face, a smile appearing on his own.

"why are you laughing?"

"nothing."

"Then what are you looking at?"

"Didn't see anything."

The two of them chatted about trivial things, yet they both enjoyed it.

That's what the ambiguous stage is like.

No matter how boring something is, it will be extremely interesting if I do it with you.

Just then, Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang passed by the maple forest.

However, they saw Ji Sikong and Chang Le emerge from the woods.

"Huh? Senior brothers and sisters, didn't you leave long ago?" Chu Huaixu saw through it at a glance and teased deliberately.

He never expected that these two Daoist prodigies would actually develop a Daoist couple relationship!
I've never heard of that before.

Senior Sister Chang Le's tender lips were now somewhat rosy and slightly swollen.

It's obvious that Ji Sikong didn't succeed in getting the goods, but he definitely got the mouth!

Upon seeing the two of them, her already flushed face, which was already intoxicated, turned even redder.

Ji Sikong, quite shameless, pointed to the maple forest and said, "The moonlight is perfect tonight. Junior Brother Chu and Junior Sister Han, did you come here to take a stroll and enjoy the night view?"

"This is indeed a good place for couples to take a night stroll."

Wow, they've assimilated everyone in one go, as if to say: You two are here to kiss too?

Han Shuangjiang drank too much today, and her speech started to sound slightly different from usual; she became more talkative.

Seeing that Ji Sikong was teasing them back, she blurted out, "Senior Brother Ji, Chu Huaixu and I are not in the kind of relationship you think we have."

She had actually been looking for a suitable opportunity to explain these rumors.

She had indeed realized long ago that her feelings for Chu Huaixu seemed to be a little different.

But she is, after all, a woman. She can't just be in this ambiguous relationship with him for no reason, can she?
Ji Sikong and Chang Le were both stunned upon hearing this.

This feeling is like: No way, is the CP I'm shipping fake?
It's worth noting that the duel between Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang is still a topic of much discussion among many Taoist disciples.

"Junior Brother Chu, is it true?" Ji Sikong, who had drunk quite a bit, was clearly not very articulate and asked the person involved directly on the spot.

However, the dead fox, with a gentle smile, said:
"It doesn't matter, whatever she says goes."

That's quite intriguing!

Ji Sikong and Chang Le exchanged a glance and smiled.

I understand now. So they're in the same stage as us, at the legendary "Half-Step Dao Companion Realm"!
Or maybe the young couple just had a little argument!
"Then we won't disturb you two any longer, haha!" Ji Sikong laughed loudly, then pulled Chang Le away.

Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang stood frozen, watching the two figures walk away quickly. The big ice block's gaze towards him began to soften with resentment once more.

Why are you looking at me like that again?

"How about we go in for a walk and sober up a bit?" he suggested with a smile.

"Why did you say something so easily misunderstood?" Big Ice Cube's eyes grew increasingly resentful as he questioned.

"A misunderstanding?" the dead fox asked deliberately, "Who's misunderstanding?"

"Is it a misunderstanding on their part, or on yours?" he added.

The guy ranked second on the "Must-Eat for Playing with Your Partner" list is starting to make a move.

"Yes, I have them all!" Han Shuangjiang replied, slightly annoyed.

This was the answer Chu Huaixu wanted, so he asked again, "Is that so? Then what have you misunderstood?"

The large block of ice was immediately stumped by the question.

To be precise, she couldn't bring herself to say it.

How am I supposed to answer that?!

But it doesn't matter, Chu Huaixu isn't without a mouth, is he?
Some people just never know how to use their mouths properly. They speak when they should be silent, but when they should be speaking, they don't dare to and choose to remain silent.

He's thick-skinned anyway, so he doesn't care at all.

The sly fox then said with a hint of malice, "You wouldn't be saying it's a misunderstanding, but that you think I like you, would you?"

"No." Han Shuangjiang once again transformed into a cold-faced girl, answering with a frigid expression.

Chu Huaixu always behaved this way, which always made her grit her teeth in hatred.

"Really not?" he actually pressed.

"No, there really isn't!" Han Shuangjiang exclaimed angrily.

"Really? It doesn't look like it to me." He asked again, as if he wanted to get to the bottom of things.

"No! I said no, so it's no!" The big ice block's tone became even colder.

Unexpectedly, the moment she finished speaking, the other party suddenly thrust a sword at her that she could not defend against, without any pause or panting.

Fast, accurate and ruthless!
“But I have it,” Chu Huaixu said, looking at her.

An annoying autumn wind swept by, stirring up a few fallen leaves in the maple forest.

Han Shuangjiang's heart was beating faster and faster.

She felt her body was somewhat tense at that moment.

This theoretical master, who held "double degrees" in both the Red Sleeve Pavilion and the Joyful Sect, was completely at a loss for words.

Because none of them taught her how to face a sincere heart, and how to face her own sincere heart.

On the contrary, such background and experience, coupled with the historical context, will only increase the girl's inner avoidance and even inferiority complex.

She has always been a bit of a germaphobe because the place she was born in was too dirty.

At this moment, Han Shuangjiang's first thought was—to escape!
Even someone who was given a leading lady's script could be defeated.

"Just like before, you're just spouting nonsense to me. You've had too much to drink."

After saying that, she started walking quickly forward, looking somewhat like she was fleeing in panic, and she even took a few unsteady steps.

Chu Huaixu looked at her and just smiled, then deliberately lagged a few steps behind her, following her closely.

The girl walked quickly with her head down, but her eyes could always see Chu Huaixu's elongated shadow stretching forward.

For some reason, she felt a bit annoyed all day.

So much so that even though she exudes a strong mature and sophisticated aura, she still has a bit of a girlish demeanor today, occasionally sneaking a step on Chu Huaixu's head in the shadow.

They walked back to the bamboo house like that.

Along the way, Han Shuangjiang's emotions fluctuated several times, and her thoughts kept changing.

Deep down, she secretly hoped that Chu Huaixu could take the initiative one more time.

She regretted her reaction just now.

"This is really terrible."

But the Chu Huai Preface doesn't exist; it simply doesn't.

Standing outside the door, Han Shuangjiang turned her head and said, "Then...then I'll go inside."

"Good, good dreams," the dead fox said with a smile, as if nothing had happened.

He knew that a little girl was probably going to have trouble sleeping tonight.

He was very happy about this.

The reason is simple, just as Han Shuangjiang said before—I'm very stingy!

As soon as he got back to his room, he quickly washed up and then fell into a deep sleep, fueled by the alcohol.

As he expected, the girl, who was in the ambiguous stage of their relationship, couldn't sleep at all after returning to her room.

Later, emboldened by the alcohol, she risked being discovered by Chu Huaixu and secretly spread her divine sense to investigate the situation on the other side.

"He's asleep?"

"Sleeping so soundly!"

The girl suddenly felt very angry for no apparent reason.

She had just been worrying unnecessarily, fearing that Chu Huaixu was very sad and even deeply remorseful.

"You damned fox!!!" she cursed inwardly.

"I knew it was just drunken ramblings!" Even she herself was starting to lose her senses.

That night, Han Shuangjiang clearly drank quite a bit of spirit wine, but thanks to the alcohol, she couldn't sleep soundly.

Not only did I fall asleep very late, but I also had a lot of weird and wonderful dreams.

The next day, the young cook still had to get up early as usual to make breakfast for that damned fox.

"Good morning." Chu Huaixu walked out of the house, looking energetic.

"Hmm." Han Shuangjiang was very cold.

Looking at the girl's appearance, he couldn't help but laugh.

After the two sat down, the dead fox started again.

He deliberately said, "Um... I really drank too much yesterday, and I can't remember much of what happened."

The choice of words, the sentence structure, and the tone clearly indicate that the speaker doesn't want to take responsibility for what happened last night and is primarily trying to deny it.

Han Shuangjiang understood in her heart, after all, she was the one who slipped away, and the other person must have felt awkward.

She really is a good girl, and she realized that on her way home yesterday, she felt that she hadn't done a good job.

However, Chu Huaixu slept incredibly soundly last night.

Besides, she is still a young girl, and she will always have some of the typical girlish emotions.

Besides, she actually wanted a definite answer too.

Therefore, she said coldly, "You really drank too much and said a lot of things that you probably don't remember, do you?"

"You remember some of it. To tell you the truth, that Prince Rui's son has some leverage over me."

"Anything else?" she asked again in a cold voice, though she still harbored some expectation in her heart.

"Oh, let me tell you, I can actually drink a lot. I can drink the whole place under the table, but that's definitely an exaggeration. Haha, even if you're a body cultivator, it's not that exaggerated, hahaha!"

"anything else?"

"Oh! I remember now, and you also called me stingy!" The dead fox continued his performance.

"That's all?" Han Shuangjiang asked.

Her repeated questioning was actually a form of expression of her stance. Otherwise, why would she even bother asking?

Surely this wicked woman couldn't have done this just to mock me today, could she?

Chu Huaixu opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.

A hint of disappointment flashed in the girl's eyes, which she then tried her best to hide.

"It seems it was all just drunken talk," she said, sounding a little dejected. "Let's eat first."

Who would have thought!

"No, Senior Sister Han," Chu Huaixu suddenly said, calling out "Senior Sister Han" again.

“I know what you want to ask.” He stared into her eyes.

“But that wasn’t drunken talk,” he said, emphasizing each word.

"That's what I said when I was sober."

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