Xi Ranchen stood still, watching the scene of one person chasing and the other fleeing inside the room. She closed her eyes, suppressing the urge to rub her forehead.
Upon closer inspection, although Yang Yao’s sword tip nearly pierced Xu Lin each time, he always dodged precisely the next second.
Xi Ranchen had only stopped to watch for a short while, and she already realized Xu Lin’s movement technique was indeed extraordinary.
That day, if he had been given a bit more opportunity, Xu Lin might have actually escaped the Sunset Sect.
For the first time, as a Life and Death Realm existence, Xi Ranchen was not at all surprised that a Heavenly Firmament Realm fellow could escape from her hands.
Moreover, Yang Yao had not yet truly stepped into the Heavenly Firmament Realm, let alone been able to catch Xu Lin.
In Xi Ranchen’s eyes, Yang Yao at this moment was completely being toyed with by Xu Lin.
Angry and humiliated, even with the blanket covering her, this chase inevitably revealed a glimpse of bare skin.
‘Yao’er, Yao’er.’
Xi Ranchen sighed inwardly.
Her personal disciple had never given her peace of mind, and now there was another live wire in the sect. Even someone as stern as her found it a headache.
The noise inside the room continued, but Xi Ranchen could no longer bear to watch.
She remained motionless, gently lifting her fingertip. A strand of demonic aura swirled, pulling an invisible chain that yanked the binding.
Xu Lin, who was still dodging, suddenly felt a disturbance in his abdomen. The demonic aura seeped through his clothes with a chilling aura. Instantly, his body stiffened and he could hardly move.
In just an instant, his entire spiritual energy was sealed. Not to mention mobilizing spiritual energy, his whole body couldn’t move at all.
Following the direction of the pull, Xu Lin finally saw Xi Ranchen standing outside the room.
‘It’s that restriction.’
Xu Lin thought to himself, ‘This is bad.’
He had never doubted the power of the restriction Xi Ranchen had placed on him, but to be immobilized in just an instant, with all his methods rendered useless, still surprised him.
Yet even though he stood there motionless, Yang Yao, already consumed by rage, showed no intention of stopping.
Yang Yao’s eyes were fixed only on Xu Lin. The sword tip in her hand thrust urgently, intending to pierce and kill him on the spot.
This scene completely fell into Xi Ranchen’s eyes. Yang Yao’s hatred for Xu Lin truly held no trace of pretense.
But now was not the time for Xu Lin to die. This kid was the key pawn in her plan.
Xi Ranchen’s fingertip changed, and she flicked it forward lightly. An invisible sword qi shot out, directly cutting the connection between the sword handle and the blade, splitting them in two.
It happened too fast. In her fury, Yang Yao didn’t even notice that only the handle remained in her hand as she still thrust it toward Xu Lin.
“You’re dead!”
She thrust the handle at Xu Lin with great force. Even without a blade, the impact made Xu Lin feel as if someone was pounding his chest directly.
After taking several hits, the immobilized Xu Lin shouted,
“Hey, that’s enough! Even a handle hurts!”
“Handle?”
Yang Yao belatedly realized and noticed she was holding only a bare sword handle.
Unrelenting, Yang Yao threw away the handle and raised her hand, forming a sword finger with demonic aura, looking as if she wouldn’t stop until she killed Xu Lin.
“Yao’er, that’s enough.”
Xi Ranchen spoke up to stop her, signaling for Yang Yao to quit while she was ahead.
Earlier, she hadn’t stopped Yang Yao; it was meant to give her a chance to vent.
“Master… when did you…”
Yang Yao was startled, not knowing how long Xi Ranchen had been standing there.
“When did I? If I hadn’t come, how long would you have chased him in that state?”
Xi Ranchen couldn’t hide her helplessness.
Not to mention anything else, before entering the Heavenly Firmament Realm, Yang Yao really was no match for Xu Lin.
This time, though, even without asking Xu Lin, she could sense that the aura Yang Yao emitted was much purer. This was a good thing.
It seemed the poison removal this time had gone smoothly.
“…”
Yang Yao could only give up, but she still bit her lip and glared fiercely at Xu Lin.
“I said it was an accident just now. Don’t keep looking at me like you want to eat me alive.”
His body couldn’t move, but Xu Lin’s mouth didn’t rest.
“You!”
After these few times, Yang Yao was infuriated every single time.
She felt that every meeting with Xu Lin disturbed her Dao heart more than losing to an enemy from a previous life.
“You brat, next time I activate the Demon Curse Forbidden Pattern, I’ll have to gag your mouth too.”
Xi Ranchen didn’t know exactly what had happened just now, but Xu Lin’s mouth really needed to be dealt with.
Raising her hand, she beckoned, and Xu Lin’s entire body swiftly flew toward Xi Ranchen.
Xi Ranchen looked at Yang Yao and instructed,
“Yao’er, since the poison removal is over this time, rest well. Perhaps soon I will need your help.”
“…Okay, I’ll listen to Master.”
“As for you, boy…”
Xi Ranchen fixed her gaze on Xu Lin.
“Come with me. I want to have a proper talk with you.”
Without giving Xu Lin any chance to respond, Xi Ranchen picked him up like a chicken and headed toward another courtyard not far away.
Landing in another courtyard, Xi Ranchen casually waved her hand to dispel the restriction of the Demon Curse Forbidden Pattern and slowly walked toward a small pavilion not far ahead.
A pot of tea had already been prepared on the stone table, and a faint fresh fragrance spread out.
Xi Ranchen flicked her sleeve and sat down, ignoring Xu Lin as if leaving him out in the cold.
Although the restriction was lifted, Xu Lin still felt his spiritual energy blocked, hard to mobilize for a short time, causing great discomfort.
“Sect Master Xi, what exactly are you trying to do?”
‘Talk with me? What is there to talk about with this old monster?’
Xi Ranchen raised her cup and sipped tea, casting a faint, cold glance at Xu Lin with an icy gaze, but remained silent.
Xu Lin clicked his tongue in annoyance, then helplessly walked over and sat down in front of Xi Ranchen.
Seeing that this kid was sensible enough, Xi Ranchen put down the teacup and snorted coldly,
“Young Master Xu, you have quite the skills. You’ve teased my beloved disciple several times. I imagine you’ve teased many female disciples in the Vast Dao Sect as well?”
“You… I… Don’t make false accusations.”
‘Why does it sound like I’m some kind of dissolute playboy?’
To be fair, at most he had only teased that junior sister from Jade Condensing Peak. Apart from that, whether before or after transmigrating into the book, Xu Lin had always had a good reputation. At the very least, he was a person with principle.
Xi Ranchen thought about it and still found it somewhat headache-inducing.
Yang Yao’s aptitude was good, and she cultivated diligently. Previously, she still needed to study some techniques for a while, but after a certain point, she made rapid progress, even able to understand them on her own without consulting her. This was very gratifying for Xi Ranchen.
The only thing was that her temperament had become increasingly stubborn, as if there was some unspoken mental knot.
Most importantly, once she encountered someone as unpredictable as Xu Lin, she would unknowingly fall into his grasp, not even realizing it.
These past few times, if she hadn’t been present, Xi Ranchen didn’t know to what extent Yang Yao would have been angered by Xu Lin.
Xi Ranchen shook her head, no longer dwelling on these thoughts. She had called Xu Lin for a private talk, not to discuss these matters.
“Young Master Xu, although I placed a restriction on you, from what I’ve observed during this time, you’ve been quite at ease in the Sunset Sect, without any feeling of being restrained.”
Xi Ranchen even suspected that Xu Lin hadn’t been this casual even in the Vast Dao Sect.
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