Lin Zhongyu gradually froze. She looked at Yun Zhonghe in a daze. Who would have thought that the notorious rake of Cangzhou City would be someone so loyal, righteous, and with the bigger picture in mind?
It was clearly night, so why was his golden hair so dazzling?
But the next second, Yun Zhonghe's passion took a sharp downturn. His gaze fixed directly on Lin Zhongyu, making the latter feel a powerful sense of pressure bearing down on her.
"It's just that I didn't expect the daughter of the Falling Star Fairy to be so weak."
"Your cultivation hit a Bottleneck, and your spirit was crushed? Then you willingly fell into depravity, not even wanting your dignity, not striving for progress, but instead willingly falling!"
"Have you inherited even a shred of your Mother's spirit?"
"I estimate that your Mother would be extremely disappointed to see you now. I, Mu, also sigh with endless sorrow."
Saying this, Yun Zhonghe secretly curled his lips, feeling a bit awkward himself.
There was no helping it. This was a rare opportunity to talk to the female lead alone. He had to seize the chance to max out her favorability and befriend her.
It was just that this opportunity came suddenly, and he wasn't prepared, so he could only copy the most familiar web novel tropes from his previous life.
However, combined with Yun Zhonghe's superb acting skills, he probably wouldn't be suspected, and Lin Zhongyu was still young, only fourteen, the easiest age to fool.
Yun Zhonghe's actions were fierce like a tiger, but the effect was still very significant.
So he secretly observed Lin Zhongyu's reaction.
The person standing there seemed to have been struck by lightning. She opened her mouth but couldn't say anything, only feeling shock after shock.
Yun Zhonghe's words were very harsh and piercing, yet thought-provoking. If he didn't genuinely care, how could he say such reproachful things?
Moreover, it had been a very, very long time since Lin Zhongyu had been lectured or reprimanded by anyone. Even her Father was extremely indifferent to her.
With Yun Zhonghe, she felt a long-lost sense of care. This was different from the care Mu Jixue gave. Mu Jixue offered more comfort, but Yun Zhonghe made her feel like someone genuinely cared about her.
Gradually, her face became tinged with two patches of crimson: "Thank you... thank you... for scolding me like this..."
"Huh?"
It was an unexpected answer. This time, it was Yun Zhonghe's turn to be stunned.
This female lead... is she perhaps seriously ill? Why did she suddenly blush? Does she have some kind of masochistic tendency? Does she like being scolded?
Yun Zhonghe didn't remember Lin Zhongyu having such a setting.
It seemed Lin Zhongyu also realized her words were strange. She hurriedly waved her hand to explain: "No, it's not what you think, I didn't mean that, I just... I just... Awoo woo..."
It was over. Her state of mind was completely in chaos, and she didn't even dare to glance at Yun Zhonghe again.
She was now absolutely certain that Yun Zhonghe was definitely not the bad person Mu Jixue spoke of.
Looking at Lin Zhongyu, who seemed to have been afflicted with the "Confusion" debuff, Yun Zhonghe was full of confusion and helplessness. He sighed softly: "However, your performance in the Immortal Alliance today didn't disappoint me. You are indeed the daughter of the Falling Star Fairy."
"Eh?"
Lin Zhongyu looked up and saw Yun Zhonghe's relieved smile.
A surge of joy filled her heart. The feeling was like getting praised by her mother after scoring a perfect hundred. A sense of comfort flowed through her bones; it was extremely comfortable.
Lin Zhongyu's upturned lips were almost impossible to suppress. Her gaze drifted around, and she lowered her head, shyly fiddling with her ponytail: "It's... it's not as exaggerated as Yun Shao said, and besides, I was beaten down... If I could be a little stronger..."
"That's easy."
Yun Zhonghe casually waved his hand and tossed a small bundle to Lin Zhongyu: "Inside are five top-grade Yuan Cultivation Pills, containing enough spiritual energy for you to attempt Foundation Establishment. Also, I will teach you my Yun Family's ultimate skill, Eight Desolations Swordplay. This is all I can do. The rest of the path is up to you."
Chapter 18: Huang Mao Undid the Female Lead's Clothes... No, Her Emotional Knot!
Yuan Cultivation Pills were not ordinary elixirs. They were specially designed for the Qi Refinement Stage, the only type of elixir that Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators could tolerate for increasing their cultivation. Even one pill was hard to come by.
And top-grade Yuan Cultivation Pills were even rarer. Even the Disciples of those top great families in the Eastern Continent might not get a few during their Qi Refinement Stage.
Even with the Yun Family's extravagance, five top-grade Yuan Cultivation Pills weren't something you just gave away.
Even Yun Zhonghe couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.
Fortunately, he was already at the third layer of Foundation Establishment, so he no longer needed these top-grade Yuan Cultivation Pills. With the idea of keeping the benefits within the family, giving them to Lin Zhongyu was not impossible.
They were all family; this wave wasn't a loss.
"No, this is too precious, I can't accept it!"
However, Lin Zhongyu immediately refused.
It was impossible to say she wasn't moved. With these five top-grade Yuan Cultivation Pills, Lin Zhongyu could quickly recover her Foundation Establishment cultivation within a short time and return to her Peak.
This way, after seven days, she would also have a chance to be selected by the Xuantian Sect Elders and would no longer have to worry about being separated from Mu Jixue.
But this thing was too valuable. He even brought out the Yun Family's ultimate skill, Eight Desolations Swordplay. Lin Zhongyu really didn't dare to accept it.
Yun Zhonghe had already given her enough. How could she let him spend even more?
"Take it."
However, Yun Zhonghe spoke calmly, looking at Lin Zhongyu with a placid gaze, his voice seemingly carrying a hint of unquestionable authority.
Looking at Yun Zhonghe's resolute green eyes, Lin Zhongyu suddenly felt a sourness in her nose and almost couldn't control herself from crying.
It had been too, too long since she had felt anyone's care...
Even Mu Jixue gave Lin Zhongyu more emotional comfort and spiritual support, while Yun Zhonghe provided more selfless material support.
He really gave too much!
Although Lin Zhongyu was not someone who coveted wealth, how could one not spend money on the path of cultivation? No money was absolutely impossible.
After Yun Zhonghe dropped the items, he prepared to turn and leave. Lin Zhongyu wanted to call out to him, but she didn't know what to say. She wanted to thank him, but she felt that all words of gratitude were so meager, completely unable to express the thankfulness in her heart.
Her pursed red lips were already as luscious and tempting as ripe fruit.
The cold wind of the night blew the girl's black hair, but the cold wind could no longer extinguish the fervor in the girl's heart.
Just then, Yun Zhonghe, who had his back to her and was lifting his foot to leave, suddenly thought of something and left a sentence: "I once had a friend who said this."
"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, do not bully a poor young girl."
"Miss Lin, I hope you can be as resilient as she was."
This last profound saying was firmly rooted in the girl's heart.
With that said, Yun Zhonghe circulated his spiritual energy and leaped away.
"No good, if I don't leave now, I won't be able to keep it up myself."
Yun Zhonghe's old face was flushed red, so awkward that goosebumps were about to fall all over the floor. If he didn't leave, his act would be exposed.
However, he finally paid attention to Lin Zhongyu's expression. Although the last sentence was incredibly cheesy for Yun Zhonghe, a transmigrator, it was clearly quite impactful for the unsophisticated native.
This wave should be stable now!
After this incident, Yun Zhonghe felt that his relationship with Lin Zhongyu would reach a new level. Lin Zhongyu's trust and favorability towards him would definitely skyrocket.
At this point, even if Yun Zhonghe took her hand or touched her face, intimate actions only shared between close friends, she probably wouldn't resist.
"However, my main goal is still to get involved with Huang Aotian. Before I build a good relationship with Huang Aotian, I still need to maintain a conservative distance from the female lead and avoid causing Huang Aotian's dissatisfaction."
Yun Zhonghe summarized and analyzed the situation; his confidence doubled.
But he couldn't open the champagne halfway through yet. He couldn't get carried away just because things were developing smoothly with Lin Zhongyu.
On the contrary, he had to seize this opportunity and manage it well.
"That's right, I need to think about how to use Lin Zhongyu's relationship to create more opportunities for the three of us to be together."
Yun Zhonghe was about to start brainstorming again. He was really busy!
...
The next day, the sun was bright, and the warm sunlight made Lin Zhongyu's cold room feel warm and cozy.
It was the first time Lin Zhongyu felt that this dilapidated little room was actually a bit comfortable. Of course, it might be because her state of mind had undergone earth-shattering changes. Her complexion was now rosy, her eyes bright and full of spirit, and her demeanor was almost like a different person compared to before.
Last night, after returning from the back mountain, Lin Zhongyu didn't rest but immediately intensified her cultivation without stopping.
After swallowing a top-grade Yuan Cultivation Pill and using her Golden Emperor Sacred Eyes to guide the spiritual energy within the pill, she completed the absorption of one top-grade Yuan Cultivation Pill in just half a night. Her cultivation had already risen to the seventh layer of Qi Refining, increasing by two levels!
Entering the late Qi Refining stage, the spiritual energy within her body flowed endlessly like a river, and her vigorous qi and blood filled her entire body with explosive power.
She looked full of vitality, her skin was fair and delicate, radiating a soft, healthy glow.
Lin Zhongyu stood in front of the mirror, admiring herself, and couldn't help but smile like a blooming flower: "Yun, I definitely won't disappoint you."
At this moment, Lin Zhongyu's address for Yun Zhonghe also changed from Young Master Yun to Yun.
After receiving Yun Zhonghe's support, she believed that before the Disciple selection ceremony began, she would definitely be able to recover her Foundation Establishment cultivation!
However, at this moment, the other person in the room was still sleeping soundly.
"Xue'er, wake up, the sun is already high in the sky."
"Wuwuwu... Xiao Yu, let me sleep a little longer..."
The chubby, lovable person on the bed wrapped herself in the quilt like a caterpillar. She rolled over, and her white panties were exposed.
Lin Zhongyu shook her head and sighed, feeling a bit envious at the same time. A Genius like Mu Jixue could far surpass her peers even without cultivating day and night.
She only needed to train a little bit whenever she had free time each day, and it would be the equivalent of several days' results for others.
If Mu Jixue could be a little more diligent, she could actually level up faster.
However, Lin Zhongyu also knew in her heart that Mu Jixue was actually deliberately slowing down her cultivation progress just to wait for Lin Zhongyu.
This was Mu Jixue's gentleness. Although she didn't mention it, Lin Zhongyu knew it perfectly well.
"So I've always been very happy, having two people who genuinely care about me."
Lin Zhongyu couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
In fact, beauty was always around her, but people were used to looking into the distance and rarely paid attention to what was under their feet.
Lin Zhongyu silently vowed in her heart that she would cherish the two most precious benefactors in her life.
So, she quietly leaned close to Mu Jixue's ear and suddenly shouted: "Xue'er, Youyue Zhenren is here!"
Mu Jixue, who had just been snoring, suddenly opened her eyes wide and leaped off the bed: "M-Master is here?! Where?!"
Looking like a startled little rabbit.
However, when she saw Lin Zhongyu's snickering expression, she knew she had been tricked, and she angrily bared her teeth: "Xiao Yu—!"
Chapter 19: You Smell Like Someone Else
Mu Jixue bared her canine teeth. Waving her arms and legs, she angrily pounced on Lin Zhongyu, and the two beautiful girls rolled around on the bed.
If this were a game screen, it would definitely be a wonderful CG image.
Mu Jixue pinched Lin Zhongyu's waist, and waves of itchiness made her beg for mercy, asking Mu Jixue to stop.
"Xue'er, stop, stop, stop, stop! Wasn't I just helping you adapt to life in the Xuantian Sect earlier? You can't sleep in there."
"But you can't scare me like that, Xiao Yu is bad!"
Although Mu Jixue was dissatisfied, she was only pretending to be angry. She cherished Lin Zhongyu immensely and wouldn't really get angry at her.
This was more like playful roughhousing between sisters.
It was just that occasionally, a beautiful scene would be revealed between their intertwined thighs.
Lin Zhongyu: "Alright, Xue'er, stop bullying me. When you go to the Xuantian Sect in the future, you'll have to get up by yourself."
Mu Jixue pouted: "No, as long as Xiao Yu is here, won't it be fine? If not, I'll go beg Master to let you enter the Xuantian Sect too."
Mu Jixue was entering the Sect as a direct Disciple of an Elder, unlike others. As long as she wanted to speak up, it was completely possible for her to bring an extra person into the Sect.
However, Lin Zhongyu remained silent after hearing this, and the smile on her face gradually disappeared.
Only then did Mu Jixue realize she had said something wrong.
Ah, how could she be so stupid? Giving Xiao Yu a backdoor entry wouldn't make Xiao Yu happy; it would only make Xiao Yu feel like she had lost her dignity.
Mu Jixue was really crying over her own stupidity. When she first woke up, her mind was indeed easily muddled, and she was prone to saying the wrong things.
After realizing her mistake, Mu Jixue couldn't help but shrink her neck, and her tone softened considerably, completely opposite to when they were playfully roughhousing just now.
However, Lin Zhongyu smiled: "Xue'er, you don't need to blame yourself. I understand you meant well, and I won't blame you."
Now that her emotional knot was untied, she was no longer so sensitive. Her hand gently held Mu Jixue's hand, and she said: "I will definitely enter the Xuantian Sect with my own strength and then meet up with you. If you don't believe me, watch."