Chapter 85 Part 2

Ling Luo valued Lin Xiao’s life as much as his own. The feelings of taking Lin Xiao’s dantian and imprisoning him, Ling Luo didn’t want experience them for a second time.

Having once lost something, it became even more cherished.

Ling Luo understood that he was inseparable from Lin Xiao.

……

Ling Luo left to make arrangements.

Lin Xiao went his room, studying the practice over and over again.

After cultivating countless times, Lin Xiao discovered there was indeed a problem with the method.

When he was cultivating, there would be inadvertent pauses.

The stops were extremely short, and almost unnoticeable. If Lin Xiao hadn’t been searching for a problem, he might never have detected them.

Generally speaking, when cultivating, the practices should be smooth and continuous.

A halt in the practice meant it was problematic.

Perhaps at the beginning, it might be harmless. However over time…

According to Ling Luo, it wasn’t Lin Xiao at fault, but the stone pillar practice.

So all Lin Xiao could do was wait for the return of Ling Luo.

Lin Xiao didn’t tell Lin Yue about the matter. Instead he talked and laughed with Lin Yue as normal.

Lin Yue, for his part, did not ask about Ling Luo’s visit either.
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A few days later, when Ling Luo still hadn’t come back, Lin Xiao decided to set out for Nuohan city. He had promised Lin Wan that he’d find her later, and he didn’t know if she was still at the Nuohan Lin house. Nonetheless, he thought he’d try his luck.

Seeing Lin Wan, it might drive away Lin Xiao’s cares.

With his cultivation level, it only took Lin Xiao about an hour to arrive in Nuohan. The city still seemed the same, with lively streets.

Lin Xiao took it all in, footsteps slowly taking him to the Lin house.

Lin Wan came out to greet him, and then ushered him into the home, where Lin Xiao was welcomed by the elders.

After visiting with the elders a little, Lin Wan took Lin Xiao out to a yard, where they were the only two people.

“Brother Xiao, you finally came to see me! I’ve been here for days!” Lin Wan tugged at Lin Xiao’s sleeve, her small mouth pouty as she acted slightly spoiled.

Lin Xiao softly smiled. “How did you know I had come to Nuohan?” She had been ready for his arrival. Surely her cultivation wasn’t strong enough to the point that the whole of Nuohan was under her perception?!

“Oh,” Lin Wan told Lin Xiao, “My master told me! She said I had a friend who had come to Nuohan.”

Hearing this, Lin Xiao recalled the masked woman who had been by Lin Wan’s side.

“Where is your master now?” Lin Xiao asked. He hadn’t spotted that woman anywhere yet.

“My master said she had something important to do. She left and let me stay with the family for a few days now.” Lin Wan’s expression was happy.

She had been away from home for a long time. Since it was rare to be back, she couldn’t help but hope to stay longer.

Lin Xiao nodded and asked Lin Wan about her experiences in the past years. Lin Wan cheerfully chattered on and Lin Xiao listened with relish.

He had spent many years in the qiling’s stone cave. Now Lin Wan had seen more than he had.

After Lin Wan telling many of her stories of being on the road, Lin Xiao asked about her master.

Lin Wan said her master’s name was Xie Ziyan. And that when Lin Wan occasionally saw Xie Ziyan’s true colors, Lin Wan couldn’t help being amazed. Lin Wan claimed her master’s cultivation was very high…

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Lin Wan liked her master very much. But when Lin Xiao heard the name ‘Xie Ziyan,’ there was a ring of familiarity. Finally recalling, Lin Xiao was a little shocked. Xie Ziyan, hadn’t she been the head of Ling Luo’s harem?

In appearance, she had been the finest beauty of the mainland and her cultivation only a little less than Ling Luo’s. It was a little amusing that, at the current moment in time, it was Ling Luo’s cultivation that was lower.

But why, in the original story, didn’t Lin Xiao remember Lin Wan’s name?

Taking in Lin Wan’s sunny face, Lin Xiao sighed to himself. It was probably his rebirth that changed so many things. The storyline was completely messed up.

While Lin Wan kept talking, Lin Xiao reflected on the old plot. Ling Luo and Xie Ziyan had met, and Xie Ziyan’s impression of Ling Luo had not been very good. Yet after a series of mishaps, Xie Ziyan had fallen in love with Ling Luo.

Of course, in that story, if Ling Luo encountered a beauty, she would never refuse him.

And Xie Ziyan had been a powerful cultivator, and Ling Luo’s preferred type. No wonder she had been atop all the other women.

“Brother Xiao, brother Xiao?” Lin Wan had realized Lin Xiao’s attention was wandering. Merrily, she shook herself in front of him, until he focused back on her.

“What are you thinking about?” Lin Wan asked.

“Um…” Lin Xiao didn’t know what to say. He could hardly tell Lin Wan that he’d been thinking about how her master was the highest in Ling Luo’s harem. Instead Lin asked: “So you’ve been happy, these past few years?”

The question was nonsense. Anyone could see, Lin Wan was clearly jovial and content.

Fortunately, Lin Wan loved attention. She answered: “Indeed!” Eventually, though, she got around to asking about Lin Xiao’s recent past.

Lin Xiao snorted, images flashing through his mind. He could hardly tell Lin Wan about those things either. He just smiled, saying: “Well…I’m doing very well.”

Lin Yue and Lin Xiao spoke a little further, when a figure suddenly appeared in the courtyard.

Lin Xiao reflexively called out: “Who is it?” The person walked forward and it was Ling Luo.

How nice. Wasn’t high cultivation wonderful? Being able to come and go as one pleased, even in others’ houses…