Chapter 55: Bound to the Heart Meridian

Seeing that Xu Lin was slow to act, Jiang Luo simply shoved the jade slip into his hands.

“I already told you, I’m not afraid. What exactly are you afraid of!”

Jiang Luo looked a little angry.

“This way, you won’t have to worry about whether I’m going to plot against you anymore!”

Xu Lin glanced at the jade slip, then looked back at Jiang Luo.

The word “plot” sounded entirely like Jiang Luo’s angry retort, but her fierce momentum showed no trace of deceit.

Indeed, once the Heart-Binding Curse was placed, he would not need to worry about whether Jiang Luo would betray him. Trust would be witnessed by the Heart-Binding Curse.

He could even use Jiang Luo without any scruples through the Heart-Binding Curse, rather than the mutual assistance he had spoken of.

This situation was just like the Demon Mark Forbidden Curse that Xi Ranchen had placed on him. This was also the reason Xu Lin felt some resistance in his heart.

He himself had been made so miserable by Xi Ranchen. He did not really want to use the same method to make another person miserable.

“What are you still dazing around for!”

Jiang Luo’s lips twisted to the side, pouting angrily. “Are you not believing me again!”

Xu Lin let out a laugh. “What, now you don’t even call me Senior Brother?”

“You…”

Jiang Luo’s brows knitted tightly together. “You’re the caster. Do you really want me to beg you to put it on me…? Huh, now that I say it, it really does feel a bit like that.”

Only after saying it did she feel it was strange.

“But do you know what the consequences of the Heart-Binding Curse are?”

Xu Lin said directly. “Once the Heart-Binding Curse is placed, if my life is in danger, you will be dragged into it as well. Have you thought that through?”

Jiang Luo was briefly puzzled, not from fear, but simply not understanding what Xu Lin meant. “You can’t possibly deliberately want to drag me into dying together with you…”

Before the words “dying for love” were fully out, Jiang Luo hurriedly corrected herself.

In her heart, she wished she could slap herself a few times. After spending so long with Xu Lin, her way of speaking seemed to have been influenced by him. What a bad guy.

Seeing how determined Jiang Luo was, Xu Lin no longer hesitated.

At least once the Heart-Binding Curse was placed, he really could trust Jiang Luo unconditionally. The two of them would be people in the same boat.

He nodded. His Divine Sense swept over the jade slip, and he read the Heart-Binding Curse thoroughly from beginning to end.

“Fine, I’ll listen to you. Don’t regret it.”

At least he really would not drag Jiang Luo to death with him. Otherwise, why would he want so badly to break away from the Storyline?

“Wait.”

Jiang Luo suddenly remembered something, and her expression turned bashful. “But you have to promise me one thing.”

“Hm? Go ahead, as long as I can do it.”

Xu Lin subconsciously thought Jiang Luo was going to make some demand. After all, voluntarily being placed under this kind of curse could be considered a rare thing. It was only reasonable to make a condition or two.

“It’s that aside from me, you are not allowed to place the Heart-Binding Curse on any other woman. No, not on any other person at all.”

Xu Lin tilted his head, confusion filling his face, and confirmed with Jiang Luo, “You’re sure that’s the only thing?”

“Oh oh oh, right.”

Jiang Luo thought of one thing after another. “I still have one question I’m very curious about.”

Xu Lin reached out toward her, signaling Jiang Luo to ask freely.

She had already gone this far. Even if she asked him whether he really intended to leave the Sunset Sect, he could reveal a little to her.

But unexpectedly, Jiang Luo’s question made Xu Lin feel it did not match the previous topic at all.

“Senior Sister is so impressive, someone sought after by others, and you actually hate her… Of course, the fact that Senior Sister hates you is also very strange.”

Jiang Luo placed her hand on her chin. Even now she could not understand why Xu Lin and Yang Yao hated each other, especially since they were the Saint and the Saintess.

Her gaze shifted away, but from the corner of her eye she still pretended to casually land on Xu Lin, putting on an air of not caring that much.

“So do you have any woman you like now?”

Xu Lin only felt that Jiang Luo’s questions were getting stranger and stranger. He closed his eyes and paused, vaguely sensing in his heart what Jiang Luo wanted to express, and could not help but smile.

If it were a single question, it would indeed be very strange, and even easy to make him misunderstand like before.

But if a whole string of questions was connected together, it became a little interesting.

Seeing Xu Lin silent, Jiang Luo’s heart tightened. “You don’t actually have a woman you like, do you? Which woman has such bad luck to be taken a fancy to by you?”

Xu Lin opened his eyes and said in a very helpless tone, “No. I’m busy as hell. Where would I find the time to like someone?”

How busy? Busy breaking away from the Storyline. Busy and busy, busier and busier.

“Oh…”

Jiang Luo’s lower lip pulled downward, her mouth open and frozen, her tone deliberately drawn out, sounding a little like she felt regret on Xu Lin’s behalf. “That’s really a pity then.”

She was a little happy in her heart, and then dissatisfaction rose again.

So that meant she was included too?

“Any more questions?”

Xu Lin did not show impatience. On the contrary, he had never been so patient.

Even when he had teased the Vast Dao Sect’s Junior Sister to tears and coaxed her before, he had not been this patient.

“Nope.”

Jiang Luo closed her eyes, hands on her hips, thrusting out her chest and raising her head toward Xu Lin. “Come on, I’m ready.”

Xu Lin shook his head and set the jade slip aside. “Then pay attention.”

In Xu Lin’s mind, he recalled the method of casting the Heart-Binding Curse. He raised his hand, Spiritual Energy rippling, and his fingertip traced through the void. A line of writing slowly floated up and down.

Then he forced out a drop of his essence blood and let it fall onto the writing.

The Heart-Binding Curse should originally be placed over the heart, to better achieve the meaning of binding the heart.

Xu Lin hesitated for a moment, then casually waved his hand, shifting the writing that should have faced Jiang Luo’s chest, and with another flick, sent it toward the heart vessel position at her wrist.

But even so, when the Heart-Binding Curse settled, Jiang Luo’s heart still gave an inexplicable jolt, as if bound by an invisible chain, causing her whole body to tremble along with it.

This situation lasted only for a moment and dissipated in an instant.

When Jiang Luo opened her eyes and carefully sensed herself, she did not find any change in her body. Only after looking closely did she notice a faint “bind” character appearing on her wrist.

“It’s done just like that?”

Jiang Luo knew of the Heart-Binding Curse, but this was also her first time being the one under the spell.

Xu Lin traced the remaining writing and likewise placed it on his own wrist, confirming his identity as the master.

“Yes, it’s done, just like this.”

“But I don’t feel anything uncomfortable or the like.”

Jiang Luo looked at the writing on her wrist. After only a moment, the writing completely faded, as if nothing had happened at all.

“Otherwise? Only when I want to activate the Heart-Binding Curse, or when you have some bad intention toward me, will this thing take effect.”

Xu Lin did not say it plainly. This was only the shallowest form of the Heart-Binding Curse, more of a formality, unlike the kind placed over the heart.

This would also make it convenient for Xu Lin to undo it later, able to undo it in an instant.

“Then I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed.”

Jiang Luo looked immensely pleased with herself, so much so that no one could tell what exactly she was so pleased about.

Xu Lin still sighed and laughed, shaking his head in place.