Let me explain, it's not what you think.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing, senior sister! Why did you run out? Did you get the stuff?"

Lin Xi didn't speak, but just lowered her head and walked out, her steps as fast as if she were running for her life.

"Senior sister! Senior sister, slow down!"

The door slammed shut.

Lu Chen sat on the bed and let out a long breath.

He looked down at his hands; her scent still lingered on his fingers.

"...Was I a bit too much?"

No one answered him.

The next room.

Meiji: "What? What did he say to you? Your face is so red... Senior Sister, don't go!"

Then came the sound of a door closing further away.

Clearly, Lin Xi had no intention of explaining anything to Mei Ji.

……

The next morning, Lu Chen packed his things, ready to get out of this troublesome place as soon as possible.

Lin Tian originally wanted to stay a few more days, but he couldn't resist Lu Chen and Wang Feng's urging, so he had no choice but to go back with them.

However, just as everyone was preparing to set off, Meiji still arrived.

"Lin Lang, are you leaving already?"

Lu Chen turned around and saw Mei Ji, who was still up to no good, leaning against the door frame. Her purple dress was loosely wrapped around her body, and her long hair was draped over her shoulders, making her look like a playful beauty.

"Yes, we all have things to do. Take good care of yourself, and I'll come see you again in a while."

"But I still have something to discuss with Lin Lang, you see..." Mei Ji said, gesturing casually to Lu Chen.

Its meaning is self-evident.

Lu Chen was numb.

"Since my sister-in-law and senior brother have other matters to attend to, I will accompany them and go back with them!" he immediately declared.

"I won't stay any longer. It's a waste of time here. I'd rather go back and refine a few batches of pills," Wang Feng waved his hand.

"Alright, Senior Brother Wang Feng, I'll ask my senior sister to help you with that bounty notice. She knows a lot of people in the Demonic Sect, and she has many core suitors. Maybe she can find out something."

Wang Feng was taken aback and hesitated for a moment.

"Then it will be hard work."

"You're welcome."

Mei Ji smiled, but her gaze was fixed on Lu Chen.

Wang Feng flew away on his sword and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Just as Lin Tian was about to ask Mei Ji what was wrong, she led him to another place, leaving Lu Chen to wait in the room.

Her meaning was quite clear.

If I don't give her that, she can't escape.

Sure enough, Lin Xi appeared at the door not long after Lin Tian left.

The daytime light was much brighter than last night, making her face appear even more cold and beautiful.

She changed her black dress into a plain white one, and her long hair was tied up with a silver hairpin, revealing her slender neck and a section of her fair earlobe.

She stood there, her fingers gripping the door frame, clearly still under a lot of psychological pressure.

"Senior sister...you still came?"

Lin Xi didn't say anything, walked in, closed the door behind her, and then set up a barrier.

Lu Chen subconsciously took a step back.

Lin Xi stood by the door, without moving.

Her gaze was fixed on the ground, as if she dared not look at him.

She remained silent for a long time, so long that Lu Chen thought she was about to turn around and run away again, before she finally spoke.

"I thought about it all night and discussed it with Meiji. We... have decided to do it this way."

Lu Chen opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but seeing her like this, all the words stuck in his throat.

We can't delay any longer.

"Fine." He sighed and turned to walk towards the bed.

"Wait a moment, I'll be right there..."

Before he could finish speaking, a soft sound came from behind him.

It sounded like the rustling of fabric, or like a stumble.

Lu Chen turned his head, his pupils suddenly shrinking.

Lin Xi was already behind him.

Her lunge was incredibly clumsy, as if she were using all her strength, or as if she might change her mind and run away at any moment.

Her hands gripped his shirt, and she was trembling all over.

From fingertips to shoulders, from knees to toes, every inch was trembling.

Lu Chen stood frozen in place.

She could smell his scent, the same as last night, mixed with some indescribable aroma. Her heart was pounding so hard it felt like it would burst out of her chest, so fast she felt like she was going to faint at any moment.

"You, what are you doing...?"

Lin Xi did not answer.

Her face was buried in his chest, her ears were so red they looked like they were about to bleed, and she gripped Lu Chen tightly, as if she was afraid that if she let go, she would collapse to the ground.

"Didn't you say...we need to cooperate?" Her voice was muffled in his chest.

"I'll cooperate."

Lu Chen looked down at her.

Her nose was pressed against his chest, her breath hot, which he could feel even through his clothes.

"Lin Xi".

She didn't respond, but simply buried her face even deeper.

Do you know what you're doing?

She was silent for a moment, then nodded. Strands of her hair brushed against his chin, tickling him.

"I want to see my brother Li Fei." Her voice was very soft, as if she were telling a secret.

I miss him so much.

Lu Chen was stunned.

Of course he knew who Li Fei was.

The protagonist Lin Tian's formidable rival in the book is a genius boy with a top-grade fire spirit root, who later regressed in cultivation for some unknown reason and became a well-known good-for-nothing in the Great Li Empire.

This is clearly an old man with a cheat code; although he ultimately couldn't defeat Lin Tian, ​​his abilities were still quite remarkable.

But at this moment, when Lin Xi uttered this name, it carried the longing that had been suppressed for countless years, and suddenly made his heart ache.

"What have I done... If she really..."

"You don't need to do that..."

"No! I must go back; he needs me most right now!"

Lin Xi interrupted him, her eyes reddening, but she didn't cry.

Those eyes held both shame and resolve.

Looking at her, the fire in Lu Chen's heart suddenly went out.

Because he ruined a pure-hearted god of war!

But now, he couldn't explain! Because if he did, the woman would immediately realize he was lying to her, and he might very well die on the spot.

"Don't rush, if you hold me like this, I can't do anything."

Lin Xi slowly released her grip, stood there with her head down, her fingers twisting the hem of her skirt.

Looking at her like this, Lu Chen suddenly found it both funny and cute.

A dignified Golden Core cultivator and the Holy Maiden of the White Lotus Sect, she stood before him, as nervous as a greenhorn.

"Don't be nervous, I'm not going to eat you."

Lin Xi didn't say anything, but her ears turned even redder.

Lu Chen took a deep breath and reached out to untie his belt.

Lin Xi's gaze fell on his fingers, watching the ribbon being untied little by little, and her breathing suddenly became rapid.

Her face was burning badly, from her cheeks to her neck, from her neck to her collarbone, and even her fingertips were pink.

She tried to turn her head away, but her neck felt frozen in place and she couldn't turn it at all.

Lu Chen's hand paused.

"Actually, you can transfer there now."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xi slowly turned around.

But when she had her back to him, the rustling sounds behind her made her heart beat even faster.

It felt like someone was pointing a gun at me.