Lin Zhongyu had not expected that Mu Jixue was actually worried about this matter.
But she could tell that Mu Jixue had indeed been troubled by this for a long time and seemed quite distressed.
Lin Zhongyu comforted her, saying, "No, I believe in you, Xue'er. Actually, I just don't want to owe a favor. As long as I can repay it, it's fine. However, since you've said so, Xue'er, I will be more cautious of him."
"Really?"
Lin Zhongyu smiled and nodded, "Of course, we are the best sisters."
"Xiao Yu, thank you for trusting me!"
Mu Jixue finally felt relieved. She nodded heavily, then a bright smile appeared on her face, "I feel much better, thank you, Xiao Yu, let's go to sleep!"
Mu Jixue fell asleep quickly, emitting cute snores. It was clear that her knot had been untied.
Watching Mu Jixue fall asleep so quickly, Lin Zhongyu smiled helplessly. She was still that pure and straightforward.
However, Mu Jixue's intuition had been very accurate since she was young, so Lin Zhongyu felt that since Mu Jixue said so, perhaps Yun Zhonghe really had a problem.
In fact, Lin Zhongyu also had some doubts in her heart. She also had the illusion that Yun Zhonghe seemed to care for her excessively, always feeling that Yun Zhonghe was deliberately trying to get close to her.
She just couldn't figure out the reason, after all, she felt there was nothing about her that could be exploited.
In the middle of the night, Lin Zhongyu sat up from the bed. She quietly left the room without letting Mu Jixue notice, then left the Lin Mansion and snuck towards the Yun Mansion.
Only the one who tied the knot can untie it. She decided to find Yun Zhonghe and ask for a clear explanation.
...
Yun Zhonghe was practicing swordplay in the courtyard.
Unlike Miss Lin Zhongyu, who was abandoned by her Family, Yun Zhonghe had his own large mansion. Even if he threw a party in his mansion, it wouldn't disturb others, so he could do whatever he wanted.
He was practicing a sword technique called Wen Tian Nine Swords, a Yellow-grade Mid-tier Profound Skill.
Eight Desolations Swordplay was a Profound-grade High-tier Profound Skill after all, which was still quite difficult for Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators to wield. Although its power was astonishing, it had high spiritual energy requirements and consumption, making it unsuitable as a basic Move.
Chapter Sixteen: Huang Aotian Sleeps Soundly While The Female Lead Is In The Wilderness With Huang Mao
In his previous life, Yun Zhonghe was also a high-level gamer. He had played the original game no less than fifty times, knew all the plot routes clearly, and even had quite a bit of research on the game's combat settings.
As mentioned before, Yun Zhonghe knew many hidden combat settings or game bugs in the game, among which Yun Zhonghe liked the sword technique application skill the most.
As everyone knows, sword techniques contain multiple sword Moves. For example, Asking Heaven Nine Swords is composed of nine sword Moves, while Eight Wilderness Swordplay is composed of eighteen sword Moves.
The so-called sword technique application means that after a player learns two sword techniques, A and B, if there are identical sword Moves in both techniques, the player can seamlessly switch to sword technique B when performing that sword Move from sword technique A. In this way, the spiritual energy consumption is that of sword technique A, but the damage dealt can be that of sword technique B.
Therefore, sword technique A is usually a low-level sword technique, and sword technique B should be a high-level sword technique.
When Yun Zhonghe took out Eight Desolations Swordplay from the Scripture Pavilion at that time, he specifically took out Asking Heaven Nine Swords as well, because the first Move of Asking Heaven Nine Swords and the first Move of Eight Wilderness Swordplay are both Asking Heaven Style, which is perfect for applying Eight Wilderness Swordplay.
"Asking Heaven Nine Swords has low consumption and fast cooldown. If I can successfully apply Eight Desolations Swordplay, it's equivalent to having a powerful ultimate Move with fast cooldown and low consumption!"
This is equivalent to turning a hero's ultimate Move into a basic skill, which is quite a bug.
However, successfully applying sword techniques is not easy; it requires the mastery of both sword techniques to reach Perfection to achieve perfect application.
Now that Yun Zhonghe's cultivation is bound to Huang Aotian, he can no longer work on his cultivation. To successfully handle the town investigation mission ten days later and befriend Qin Hongye, these two sets of sword techniques can make things easier.
In the courtyard, Yun Zhonghe practiced his swordplay with great interest, not feeling bored at all.
Practicing swordplay felt just like playing games, much more fun than studying. The more Yun Zhonghe pondered, the more interesting he found it.
Relying on his own contemplation and the memories of practicing swordplay before recovering his past life memories, Yun Zhonghe's sword Moves were decent, and he quickly raised the mastery of Asking Heaven Nine Swords to Minor Accomplishment.
Practicing swordplay consumes spiritual energy. If he keeps practicing, his spiritual energy will be exhausted and he will need to rest and replenish it.
But the Yun Family is just that wealthy; they have plenty of Qi Recovery Pills, enough for Yun Zhonghe to squander. When he gets tired, he grabs a handful of Qi Recovery Pills and shoves them into his mouth, then continues to grind for mastery.
Sword technique Realms are divided into Minor Accomplishment, Major Accomplishment, and Perfection.
He estimated that it might not take two days for Asking Heaven Nine Swords to reach Perfection, while Eight Wilderness Swordplay might take a bit longer, but it should basically be in time.
If absolutely necessary, he could ask his father for some sword technique insights, or even directly receive a cultivation transfer, which could also forcibly stack up the mastery.
Tsk tsk, that's why as a villain, with such a good Family background behind him, he didn't make good use of it. Why did he have to provoke Huang Aotian?
Buzz—
Suddenly, a buzzing sound rang in Yun Zhonghe's ears.
Yun Zhonghe's rapidly dancing golden sword immediately stopped. He restrained his spiritual energy, then listened carefully, and a distorted, garbled voice transmission entered his ears.
"Meet me at the back mountain outside the mansion..."
Voice transmission? Who is transmitting a voice to him?
Yun Zhonghe frowned. He couldn't just go out because someone called him out late at night. What if Huang Aotian set a trap for him and wanted to kill him?
He didn't rush to leave the Yun Mansion, but turned around and walked back into the house.
And just then, the Book of Prophecy in his Sea of Consciousness stirred.
It didn't issue a complete prophecy, but it gave a hint.
[Yu]
With just this one character, Yun Zhonghe immediately thought of Lin Zhongyu.
Yun Zhonghe's eyes instantly lit up, speculating whether the person who invited him was Lin Zhongyu?
"Should I... go take a look?"
After all, that was Huang Aotian's important childhood sweetheart, a route that absolutely could not be missed easily.
...
On the back mountain outside the Yun Mansion, Yun Zhonghe, who had reached the mountainside, saw a graceful figure standing on the mountaintop from afar.
The person was wearing a night suit, a bamboo hat, and a mask, but Yun Zhonghe had appreciated the game CG countless times and recognized her as Lin Zhongyu at a glance!
Those standard small steamed buns had made Yun Zhonghe 'cloud over' many times.
But...
The female lead and Huang Mao having a secret rendezvous in the wilderness? It always felt like this plot was quite amazing, there shouldn't be any problem, right?
Yun Zhonghe had a clear conscience. As long as he didn't intend to cuckold anyone, he didn't have to worry about the risk of being killed.
At least the Book of Prophecy had not predicted his death.
So Yun Zhonghe boldly stepped forward, "Were you the one who invited me just now?"
Under the moonlight, even though Lin Zhongyu's face was covered with a thin veil, one could still vaguely sense her emotion.
Such an open and upright figure clearly did not resemble someone with a guilty conscience.
Even with a hint of hypocrisy, he would absolutely not dare to go to the appointment alone.
Yun Zhonghe's straightforward attitude made her feel much more at ease.
She had come to verify, wanting to understand if Yun Zhonghe was cunning and hypocritical.
However, deep down, she seemed to hope that Yun Zhonghe was not that kind of person.
"Your Excellency came upon invitation without bringing guards, are you not afraid of a trap?"
The person in black looked at Yun Zhonghe, their voice artificially altered, sounding very hoarse.
"You won't kill me," Yun Zhonghe said with a faint smile, "After all, I saved you twice."
Lin Zhongyu's gaze froze, and then she pulled down her mask, revealing her delicate face.
"Did you know it was me from the start?"
"No, I only recognized it was you after seeing your figure."
"I see." Lin Zhongyu's lips curved up slightly, "It seems my disguise skills are not yet up to par."
However, it didn't matter if Yun Zhonghe recognized her, after all, she hadn't planned on hiding it from Yun Zhonghe anyway.
But Yun Zhonghe shook his head, "It just so happens that I am more familiar with you. If it were someone else, I wouldn't have recognized them."
This answer made Lin Zhongyu feel confused. They shouldn't have met many times, right?
Yun Zhonghe stood with his hands behind his back, "Miss Lin, haven't you noticed that your Luck in a certain aspect has been exceptionally good all these years, as if someone has been specifically helping you in the dark?"
"Could it be you?!" Lin Zhongyu's golden eyes suddenly widened.
The Lin Family had completely abandoned her, her food, clothing, housing, and transportation were like those of a low-class servant, without any dignity of a young lady, living a quite miserable life.
But for some reason, her Luck was exceptionally good.
When injured, she could always unexpectedly pick up healing medicine.
When the spiritual stones distributed by the Family were embezzled, she could always miraculously pick up unexpected wealth.
If it were just one or two instances of good Luck, it would be fine, but it was abnormal for it to happen every time. In fact, Lin Zhongyu had long guessed that there was a master helping her in the dark, but she had once thought it was an old friend of her deceased Mother.
But she hadn't expected it to be Yun Zhonghe!
At that moment, her heart trembled violently, with both surprise and excitement. She had long wanted to know who had been silently helping her, and Lin Zhongyu had always wanted to thank that person.
Now knowing that everything was done by Yun Zhonghe, and that Yun Zhonghe even defied the heavens to change her destiny and activated her Golden Emperor Sacred Eyes...
Chapter Seventeen: Why Be Polite, You Are My Good Brother's Childhood Sweetheart
Inside the Lin Mansion, the soundly sleeping Mu Jixue had terrible sleeping posture, head and feet reversed, and was snoring horizontally on the bed.
Completely devoid of any beautiful girl's demeanor.
"Xiao Yu... li, like..."
She mumbled in her sleep. Sleeping so soundly, she must not have noticed that Lin Zhongyu was no longer in bed.
...
Returning to the back mountain, after hearing Yun Zhonghe's explanation, Lin Zhongyu's heart was still in turmoil, unable to calm down for a long time.
But she didn't notice that Yun Zhonghe was actually a little guilty.
He had just lied. In reality, Lin Zhongyu's good Luck had nothing to do with him; it was brought about by her own destiny. It was just that Yun Zhonghe, having played the game, knew these plot details.
But this was a great opportunity to build a relationship with the female lead, and even if he claimed credit for the female lead's destiny, no one would expose him. It was hard for Yun Zhonghe not to have such thoughts.
Let this be an exception, just this once.
Although Yun Zhonghe's thoughts were churning, his surface remained as calm as water, not filled with kindness or deliberately trying to please or show off because of these things.
"You... why are you helping me so much?"
Finally, Lin Zhongyu managed to calm down, but the confusion in her heart remained unresolved.
Why would Yun Zhonghe help her like this? What was his motive?
At this moment, Yun Zhonghe's eyes flickered, and Lin Zhongyu felt his figure seemed to suddenly become profound.
"Ten years ago, a beast tide erupted in Cangzhou City. It was a once-in-a-thousand-years beast tide. No one could have imagined that in this remote area of Cangzhou City, there would be Nascent Soul Stage demonic beasts appearing."
Yun Zhonghe's words moved Lin Zhongyu once again.
Yun Zhonghe continued, "At that time, the entire city was on high alert, and all the aristocratic families fought together, but even so, the battle was still tragic. The most regrettable was Falling Star Fairy Wu Xueqi, who was clearly at the Peak of the Golden Core Stage and had hopes of breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage, yet in order to cover the younger generation of Cultivators, she faced the siege of dozens of Golden Core Stage demonic beasts alone and ultimately sacrificed herself heroically."
The Falling Star Fairy Wu Xueqi that Yun Zhonghe mentioned was Lin Zhongyu's biological Mother!
If Falling Star Fairy had not perished, perhaps the current Lin Family would also be in its prime, at least able to contend with the Yun Family. However, it has been in decline for a long time now, otherwise the Lin Family would not have placed such high hopes on the descendant of the legendary Fairy.
Lin Zhongyu had not expected to hear about her biological Mother from Yun Zhonghe.
Yun Zhonghe paused, his expression solemn, "Falling Star Fairy is the pride of our Cangzhou City. At the same time, she is someone I admire. Her spirit inspires me and makes me understand what the Righteous Path is and what we Cultivators should do!"
Yun Zhonghe spoke passionately, even silently clenching his fists, as if transforming into a hot-blooded youth, his tone powerful and resonant.
"Falling Star Fairy is forever worthy of my respect!"
Whether others believed it or not, Lin Zhongyu was certainly shocked by Yun Zhonghe's performance.
The story of Falling Star Fairy had long been forgotten in Cangzhou City. The Fairy who once saved the city was merely the deceased mother of a useless young lady.
But in Yun Zhonghe's eyes, there was full of respect.
Lin Zhongyu's heart trembled, but the confusion in her heart became harder to dispel, "What does my Mother's matter have to do with you..."
"Because I am a Cultivator!" Yun Zhonghe interrupted Lin Zhongyu. At this moment, his entire body seemed to radiate dazzling righteous light, "If I cannot take care of the descendants of my predecessors, how can I expect others to bravely step forward to defend the Righteous Path in the future? Since I am a member of the Yun Family and have the ability and resources, Mu should do these things."