Forget it, who cares.
Yun Zhonghe practiced his sword in the courtyard while beginning to ponder his future path. His swordplay was becoming increasingly proficient, allowing him to multitask.
...
The next day.
Yun Zhonghe took off his outer garment, revealing a fair and smooth, yet strong and solid upper body. Six full abdominal muscles were neatly arranged, robust but not exaggerated, the type that looked thin in clothes and muscular without.
Last night, because he had upgraded to Foundation Establishment Stage Level four, Yun Zhonghe's body had been greatly strengthened, which was why it had become so athletic.
In the Foundation Establishment Stage, every level increase brought exaggerated panel boosts.
Just this physique alone, how many women would drool over it? Coupled with his Family's inherited good looks, if it weren't for his terrible reputation, he could actually pick up girls easily.
Even Yun Zhonghe himself couldn't figure out why his character in the original plot had to be a cuckolder. He didn't look bad, he could totally go for other pretty passerby girls.
He shook his head helplessly, then scooped up a ladle of water and began taking a cold shower to wash away the sweat.
"I've maxed out the proficiency of Asking Heaven Nine Swords, and Eight Wilderness Swordplay has also entered the Minor Accomplishment Realm. I should be considered strong among those in the Foundation Establishment Stage now."
After washing up, Yun Zhonghe evaluated himself while wiping his body and changing clothes. He felt that his current panel combat power should be enough to stand at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage.
"Once Eight Desolations Swordplay is mastered and both sword techniques are successfully applied, killing a Cultivator in the early Golden Core stage across Realms will be effortless! Passing the town mission will be more than enough."
Yun Zhonghe was full of confidence. Now he could start planning ahead. If nothing unexpected happened, the town mission should have already been released by now.
He hadn't forgotten the plan to befriend Qin Hongye. Helping to match Qin Hongye and Huang Aotian in the future would make his path smoother.
So now he had to accept the town mission immediately, he couldn't let others fill up the slots.
However, just as Yun Zhonghe was preparing to leave the Yun Mansion, he was caught by Tao Jiu'er again.
Yun Zhonghe suspected this guy had installed surveillance on him.
"Jiu'er Jie, I've reformed, and I'm going out to do something serious. You don't need to keep following me, right?"
Tao Jiu'er blinked playfully: "This is Madam's order. She told me to keep a close eye on you."
Tao Jiu'er had reported everything Yun Zhonghe had done these past few days to Yun Zhonghe's Mother, Chen, who seemed quite interested in the two girls Yun Zhonghe had been frequently in contact with and asked her to pay more attention.
Could it be that the future Young Madam will be born from these two? Or perhaps... both will be taken?!
Tao Jiu'er had the look of a gossip-loving spectator, covering her small mouth and snickering: "Young Master, which immortal Fairy are you going to see today?"
"Huh? What nonsense are you spouting? I told you I'm going to do something serious."
Yun Zhonghe and Tao Jiu'er walked out of the Yun Mansion gate, but Tao Jiu'er didn't believe him after hearing his words and pointed outside: "Then why are the two sisters from the Lin Family waiting for you at the door?"
"Ah?"
Yun Zhonghe looked over, only to see Mu Jixue standing timidly at the Yun Mansion entrance, looking extremely constrained and uneasy. If Lin Zhongyu hadn't been holding her shoulder from behind, she seemed like she would run away at any moment.
Chapter 28: That's right, I'm interested in your body
"Xue'er, what can I say about you? You actually missed such a good opportunity..."
"I, I just wasn't completely mentally prepared yet..."
"How was I supposed to know this guy would just leave after saying hello?"
"Didn't I tell you that Yun is very busy? You have to seize the opportunity, otherwise, you won't know when you'll be able to talk to him."
Lin Zhongyu seemed to have transformed into a worried young mother, shaking her head helplessly, clearly speechless at Mu Jixue's performance.
"Even I have to watch for the right time to talk to Yun, you should be more proactive."
In Lin Zhongyu's impression, Yun Zhonghe seemed to have risen to the level of someone who was always busy saving the world.
After all, Yun Zhonghe always spoke concisely in front of her, left immediately after explaining things, without beating around the bush, making it difficult for Lin Zhongyu to get close.
However, she actually felt that Yun Zhonghe was very appealing this way. This was the look of a man who bore heavy responsibilities and could accomplish great things.
Mu Jixue pouted. She had never taken the initiative to accommodate a man before.
That hateful Huang Mao actually took her first time.
However, in order not to make Xiao Yu angry again, Mu Jixue had to put aside all her prejudices.
...
"Young Master, they've been following us. Is it appropriate to just ignore them?"
Tao Jiu'er reminded Yun Zhonghe, who slightly turned his face and glanced at the sisters silently following behind him. Yun Zhonghe also felt inexplicable.
These two should have made up by now, right? But why are they still staring at me, won't they still want revenge?
Before understanding the other party's purpose, Yun Zhonghe had to be careful, after all, the sensitive Huang Aotian might react strongly to a slight touch.
His rationality vanished in an instant.
At this time, Yun Zhonghe should maintain a calm state of mind even more. Neither getting too close nor deliberately distancing himself, as that would seem too deliberate.
So Yun Zhonghe just said hello to them at the door and left for the Immortal League Branch.
As a result, these two beautiful girls followed all the way.
However, since he noticed, it didn't feel right to ignore them, did it?
Just as Yun Zhonghe was struggling whether to talk to Huang Aotian, he suddenly noticed an unusual gaze not far behind him.
As if sensing that Yun Zhonghe had noticed, the other party immediately concealed himself.
Yun Zhonghe: "..."
Yun Zhonghe possessed a peak Metal element Spiritual Root. Metal governs killing and conquest, so he was naturally sensitive to killing intent, hostility, and similar auras. Even Huang Aotian, the daughter of the plane, couldn't be better at capturing hostile auras than him, let alone when their cultivation levels were the same.
"This feeling... is it aimed at me?"
Yun Zhonghe felt suspicious, but he also felt it wasn't quite like that. Compared to being hostile towards him, it seemed the other party was more directed towards Mu Jixue and Lin Zhongyu.
But who exactly they were targeting was unclear.
Just as Yun Zhonghe was lost in brief thought, Lin Zhongyu felt an opportunity had arrived.
"Xue'er, this is a good opportunity, hurry up and apologize to Yun!"
"I, I understand!"
The White-haired Loli couldn't help but tense up all over. After her spirit tightened, every hole... no, every pore on her body tightened.
Her body was stiff as a Puppet, moving slowly step by step towards Yun Zhonghe.
However, Yun Zhonghe was spacing out, and the White-haired Loli was only one meter four tall, completely out of the one meter eight tall Yun Zhonghe's field of vision. He didn't notice her at all.
Seemingly realizing that the other party hadn't noticed her, Mu Jixue bit her lip, then took a deep breath, raised her hand to tuck the dark hair covering half her face behind her ear, revealing a slightly shy and delicate face. She slowly and resolutely extended her hand and gently tugged at Yun Zhonghe's sleeve.
"Hmm?"
Yun Zhonghe finally came back to his senses and lowered his head.
The small and exquisite beauty was within reach. Her snowy silver hair was so striking, and it felt fluffy. With each breath, he seemed to smell the faint milky scent emanating from her.
"Uh, Mu Guniang, is there something?"
Yun Zhonghe looked at her with a bit of confusion.
Mu Jixue's delicate lips, which seemed as if they would break at a touch, moved slightly. She tried hard to calm herself down, her gaze wandering: "Yes, yesterday I was very offensive. I... I said a lot of disrespectful things. Please forgive Yun Gongzi."
After mustering the courage to say this, her entire face turned red, like a cooked shrimp.
Although this wasn't the first time she had done this, it was the first time she felt so scared and anxious.
But thankfully, she finally managed to say these words and didn't have to keep holding them in. She felt relieved, and at the same time, she glanced at Lin Zhongyu, who gave her an encouraging gesture.
Yun Zhonghe was stunned upon hearing this. Huang Aotian actually apologized to me?!
This was truly an unexpected development.
Although Yun Zhonghe had imagined that Lin Zhongyu would speak well of him in front of Huang Aotian, he hadn't expected her to go to this extent. His heart was filled with extreme excitement.
It meant that Huang Aotian was willing to make a concession to him.
He hadn't expected to make further progress just the day after their first meeting.
Great, worthy of being the female lead, well done!
Of course, it was impossible for Yun Zhonghe to show these emotions on his face.
"Oh, that matter. Mu Guniang doesn't need to worry, Mu doesn't mind at all. Besides, you were so anxious because you were thinking of Lin Guniang. Mu understands completely."
Yun Zhonghe appeared very understanding, which made Mu Jixue feel incredibly surprised.
This guy's personality... is too good!
Compared to him, she seemed even more inadequate.
Mu Jixue suddenly felt a sense of frustration.
Is this really the vicious Young Master from the rumors? Or is this just a disguise? But if Yun Zhonghe himself is truly like this, then the rumors are too exaggerated.
She pursed her lips: "Yun Gongzi is so magnanimous, truly admirable. However, since Yun Gongzi has forgiven Jixue just like that, Jixue still feels guilty. So as long as it is within my power, you can ask me to do anything!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Yun Zhonghe's eyes widened.
My good brother, are you always this bold when you speak? You can do anything?
Since that's the case, don't blame me for being impolite~ Hehehe~
Yun Zhonghe's gaze fell on Mu Jixue's delicate young body, and instantly, the latter felt as if she was about to be stripped naked.
This, this guy... as expected, he has ill intentions!
Could it be that he deliberately approached Xiao Yu, but was actually after my body?!
Mu Jixue quickly protected her body, covering her large chest that didn't match her physique.
That's right! Yun Zhonghe was indeed interested in Mu Jixue's body. This body that was still developing, if properly trained...
It would definitely Cultivate faster!
Having tasted the pleasure of binding with Huang Aotian's cultivation, Yun Zhonghe wanted to extract more from her.
Since we're good brothers, helping each other is only right, isn't it? I'll take the interest from protecting your woman from you.
Don't worry, I'm just going to make you consume more of my things, so you can improve your talent and level up quickly. It won't hurt.
Looking at the White-haired Loli who had taken the bait herself, the curve of Yun Zhonghe's mouth was almost impossible to suppress.
Yun Zhonghe coughed lightly and replied softly: "Since that's the case, if Mu Guniang doesn't mind, can you be Mu's friend?"
Chapter 29: The Female Lead's Maternal Instinct is Overflowing
"You perverted guy, I knew you would make this kind of request, you actually want my body... Huh? o?o??"
Mu Jixue subconsciously protected her body, hissing at Yun Zhonghe like a little cat with bared claws, but halfway through her sentence, she suddenly felt something was wrong.
What did he just say? Be friends?
Mu Jixue repeatedly confirmed in her mind that she seemed to have heard correctly just now. She had originally thought Yun Zhonghe would make an excessive request like asking her to apologize with her body.
"Xue'er, what are you doing?"
Lin Zhongyu behind her couldn't help but cover her face, looking helpless like she was thinking, "Can't lead, simply can't lead."
She quickly stepped forward to smooth things over. Fortunately, Yun Zhonghe didn't mind. Didn't he know what the White-haired Loli was made of?
We're brothers, he could take this kind of joke.
Mu Jixue, who knew she had just made a huge fool of herself, had a slightly red face at this moment, but she felt it wasn't entirely her fault. Who would have thought that Yun Zhonghe would stare at her body lecherously while speaking so seriously?
This guy simply couldn't be understood by common sense.
"Yun, Xue'er is always like this, a bit scatterbrained, don't mind her too much," Lin Zhongyu smoothed things over.
I, I'm not scatterbrained. Mu Jixue pouted. Although she felt wronged, thinking of Xiao Yu's lecture yesterday and today's mission, she could only grudgingly accept it.
For Xiao Yu, she could only swallow her pride and bow to Huang Mao.
Yun Zhonghe smiled very kindly: "It's okay, I'm fine. Actually, honest people like Mu Guniang are quite rare and valuable in this era. I admire you very much."
Unexpectedly, she received praise from Yun Zhonghe. Mu Jixue's little face turned even redder, and the slightly unhappy mood from just now became a little cheerful.
This little girl loves compliments the most. Yun Zhonghe understood her perfectly. After all, in his previous life, he had brushed dozens of playthroughs using her body. He knew Mu Jixue inside and out.