It turns out, they were the main characters.

“Aaa?” Lin Ling blinked her clear, bright red eyes and tilted her head to look at him.

Then, as if remembering something, she stuffed a bag of snacks into Mu Zhian's arms and said sweetly, "Aaaaa~"

“…Thank you, I know you mean well, but I’m not hungry, you can keep it for yourself.” Mu Zhian politely declined.

Lin Ling glanced at Mu Zhian twice before happily taking out a piece of pastry from the ghee paper bag and tasting it herself.

Mu Zhian put away the letter and asked calmly, "When did Sister Lin Ling arrive?"

"Aaa (Just now.)"

Why can I understand what she's saying...? Mu Zhian pondered for a moment: "Tear open a spatial rift?"

Lin Ling shook her head: "Aaaaa (Just say one sentence.)"

Mu Zhian understood slightly.

Words of power can be applied anywhere, even to herself.

In other words, she could ask to return to the Liangyi Sect at any time if she wanted.

"If it weren't for the limitations imposed by the rules of heaven and earth, the power of words would probably be the most powerful magic in the world," Mu Zhian thought to himself.

No wonder the Liangyi Sect has been able to stand tall in the Nine Provinces for so long. The sect leader is able to shield the secrets of heaven and briefly rewrite the rules of heaven and earth within the sect, and during this period, the power of words will not be restricted.

Sect Leader's older sister, Galin Lingjie, is simply invincible...

Mu Zhian placed the bag Lin Ling had finished eating on the table next to him, sat down and watched her comb her silver hair, and casually tried to flatten the slightly curved and sticking-up silver ahoge with his palm.

Lin Ling did not mention the misfortune. Her expression was calm, but her complexion seemed to be slightly different from her usual flushed face. Her unadorned silver hair cascaded down like a waterfall, curling slightly around her calves.

It is a rare gem in the world, untouched by any carving. I have never seen such a natural beauty in Muzhian Fishpond.

However, he never had any particularly evil intentions towards Lin Ling from the very beginning.

Although I occasionally have impure thoughts because of her figure, it happens very rarely.

Facing this serene and naturally beautiful woman, it was incredibly difficult to harbor any thoughts of disrespect towards her.

After finally managing to tame the stray hairs on her head, Lin Ling straightened her clothes in front of the vanity mirror.

She seemed to notice Mu Zhian's gaze on her, looked at him through the mirror, and then raised her finger, her fingertip dancing with extremely beautiful runes.

At the same time, a piece of text suddenly appeared on the table: Why are you staring at me?

“You look great today, unlike your usual style, so I couldn’t help but take a second look,” Mu Zhian said with a smile, sitting behind her.

Today, Lin Ling wore a milky white knee-length dress, revealing her alluring shoulders. A thin ribbon was gently tied around her high waist, outlining her perfectly voluptuous waist and exquisite figure.

Looking at Mu Zhian from the side, one could even vaguely glimpse a corner of her full breasts.

In fact, in Mu Zhian's memory, Lin Ling rarely dressed like this in the past, after all, she rarely left the Liangyi Sect and outsiders rarely saw her.

However, she had clearly put in some effort when she came today, dressing herself up very beautifully.

"Do you think the clothes she prepared for me look good?" Lin Ling raised her fingertips and wrote on the table using her own spiritual energy.

So it's the sect leader's sister, no wonder... Mu Zhian smiled and nodded: "Actually, Sister Lin Ling looks good no matter how she dresses up."

“I can sense that you genuinely believe this.”

Lin Ling nodded, then took out a blank booklet and wrote in it: "But you seem to have some lewd thoughts about me."

Someone like Lin Ling can sense other people's evil and good intentions even without mind-reading abilities, and Mu Zhi'an clearly had different thoughts than usual when he was looking at her just now.

After a brief moment of surprise, Mu Zhian, under the gaze of Lin Ling's bright and beautiful red eyes, suddenly came to his senses, coughed lightly, and changed the subject, saying, "By the way, the sect leader wrote me a letter before you came. Does Sister Lin Ling know the general contents of the letter?"

Lin Ling nodded with an "Aaa" sound: "She said I'm afflicted by karmic fire and need your luck to suppress it."

"But actually, it doesn't need to be so complicated. It's just some bad luck, and it won't affect me for the time being."

"As long as I go back to my cave for a period of seclusion in a few days, I will be able to suppress the karmic fire again."

Mu Zhian was taken aback.

So Sister Lin Ling can suppress the karmic fire on her own? If that's the case, why did Sect Master ask me to do anything for her...?

"Wasn't Sister Lin Ling's karmic fire suppressed before? Why is it back now...?" Mu Zhi'an suddenly asked.

"The sect leader is beset by overwhelming misfortune, so I transferred the misfortune to myself. However, it's not a big problem, so there's no need to worry." Lin Ling wrote and drew in her booklet and handed it to Mu Zhian to read.

Mu Zhi'an's mind stirred slightly.

The sect leader is already a Dao Integration expert, yet she is still plagued by misfortune.

Even those at the Dao Integration Realm cannot rewrite their own destiny...?

"So your current karmic fire was triggered by the sect leader's misfortune?" Mu Zhi'an asked.

Lin Ling nodded gently: 'She paid a heavy price for me in the past, so it's only natural for me to help her.'

Mu Zhian was silent for a moment: "There's something I've always been curious about."

Lin Ling looked at him without saying a word.

"Did you really help me back then because there was something special about me that attracted you?"

Lin Ling hesitated for a moment, then gently shook her head: "She cares about you a lot."

"This is the first time I've seen her care about someone. She also told me that you can refine all the Heavenly Dao Qi, so I've been paying attention to you ever since you entered the Liangyi Sect."

"Although everyone thinks you're fickle and indecisive, I think you're a good person."

Mu Zhian was speechless for a moment.

That sounds kind of sarcastic, doesn't it? Even though you're a womanizer and scheming, I know you're a good boy... That's the kind of meaning Miss Linglong was getting.

But Mu Zhian had no way to refute it.

“Actually, I’m not exactly a good person,” Mu Zhian said.

Lin Ling nodded "Aaa" and wrote in the booklet very honestly, "I know."

Mu Zhian: "..."

At this moment, she saw Lin Ling continuing to write in the booklet: "Actually, I knew back then that you used me to scare the elders of other ancient families, both in Tianhe Garden and Tianxuan City."

Mu Zhian was somewhat smitten.

Who says Lin Ling is a naive, food-obsessed girl? She actually knows everything, she just can't be bothered to care.

Although she rarely leaves the sect, she is able to sense the evil and good intentions of others.

To her, these things were probably just like children playing house. The so-called refining of spirit, returning to emptiness, and even the open and covert struggles between those in the enlightenment realm were just trivial squabbles that would pass in the blink of an eye.

As time passed, the sect's disciples changed batch after batch, and the forces behind these disciples still engaged in open and covert struggles. The Spirit Dragon remained the same Spirit Dragon.

However, among these sect disciples, Mu Zhi'an is probably the only one who dares to use the spirit dragon to intimidate others.

Ultimately, it was already a first for Linglong to be allowed to live in a disciple's villa.

It's a little awkward, but luckily Sister Lin Ling can't read minds... Mu Zhi'an immediately changed the subject: "By the way, since Sister Lin Ling can suppress her bad luck, why did you come to see me tonight?"

"I've come to say goodbye. I may not see you for a while."

Mu Zhian smiled and said, "After you finish your seclusion, I will take you to Tianxuan City for some snacks. We'll treat it as a vacation."

Lin Ling's eyes brightened instantly.

But soon after, her eyes dimmed again.

"What's wrong?" Mu Zhian asked.

"By the next time I go to Tianxuan City, that place might no longer exist..."

She hesitated for a moment, then wrote in the booklet, "You might not be here anymore either."

Mu Zhian paused slightly, as if remembering something important, and asked softly, "How long will you be in seclusion?"

"If all goes well, a thousand years will be enough."

A thousand years is enough for a dynasty to change hands twice, let alone Tianxuan City.

By the time Lin Ling emerges from seclusion, the once vibrant Tianxuan City will likely be completely transformed.

"It will take this long?" he wrote.

Lin Ling gently shook her head: "It wasn't long ago. Before, when I had three portions of Heavenly Dao Qi within me, I spent most of my time suppressing the karmic fire within my cave."

"But when I first joined the sect, didn't I hear that the Spirit Dragon would occasionally appear every few years...? Were you suppressing your karmic fire back then?"

Lin Ling nodded: 'I've been suppressing it until you appeared.'

"Wouldn't that be incredibly arduous, spending every day suppressing karmic fire in the cave and unable to do anything else?" Mu Zhian said softly.

Everyone has their troubles, mine are just a little bigger, but I'm used to it.

Mu Zhian remained silent for a moment.

If it were him, he thought he probably wouldn't be able to stay in a grotto for thousands of years, suppressing his karmic fire day and night, and only find a chance to leave the grotto after a very long time.

No wonder she clung to him so much back then... For Linglong, she probably saw the possibility of 'freedom' in him.

No wonder she has a special fondness for the world's delicacies. Unlike other Dao Integration Realm cultivators, Linglong cannot experience the vicissitudes of life, nor can she be tempered in the mortal world. Although she possesses the extraordinary magic of making her words come true, she can only spend her entire life in that gloomy cave.

If it weren't for Mu Zhi'an's appearance giving her hope, she might still be meditating in that cave, suppressing the backlash of karmic fire.

So after she finally stopped suppressing her karmic fire, she began to savor the delicacies of the world. In a sense, this was also a way of experiencing all aspects of life.

"Why won't you let me help you suppress the karmic fire?" Mu Zhi'an suddenly asked.

“You have many girls around you. If they find out, it will cause you unnecessary trouble.” Lin Ling shook her head and wrote in the booklet.

Lin Ling doesn't make excuses or lie, so this is her simple thought: she doesn't want to cause unnecessary trouble for Mu Zhian.

Mu Zhian was silent for a moment, then said, "Since you came to say goodbye to me tonight, it wouldn't be a problem for you to return to the Liangyi Sect in a couple of days, would it?"

Lin Ling nodded gently, but a hint of doubt flickered deep in her eyes.

“There’s still more than half a month until the ancestral worship ceremony begins. Before that, I’ll take you to Tianxuan City so that you won’t miss out on the delicious food there when you come out of seclusion next time,” Mu Zhian said.

Lin Ling's beautiful eyes brightened slightly, but she quickly hesitated again: 'Won't this cause you trouble?'

She knew that Mu Zhian had many girls around him, and if he took her out to play late at night, it might make the other girls jealous.

Mu Zhian looked into her eyes: "You should think about yourself instead of others sometimes. Just tell me if you want to go or not."

Lin Ling was stunned for a moment, and after a long while, she obediently nodded.