Stay by My Side

Lin Huaian, with his hands clasped behind his back, slowly walked away from the bed towards the tea table.

Cinnabar Ointment was colorless and odorless, leaving no trace on his hands.

He sat in the wicker chair and sighed.

The tea on the table was still warm.

He picked up the teacup, looking at his reflection on the water’s surface, feeling a sense of desolation.

Did I actually bring this future Grand Demon Lord in because of a moment of soft-heartedness?

And even helped her apply medicine?

Is this good?

This is not good.

Is there something wrong with me, or is there something wrong with her?

Lin Huaian took a light sip of tea, thinking that he still had to send her away later.

Keeping this kind of heaven-blessed child, who’s even more villainous than himself, around would be absolutely idiotic!

As he thought this, he began to consider where to find the next heaven-blessed child.

The outer sect was indeed a good place.

It was well-known that all protagonists must start as outer sect disciples, experiencing adventures little by little, catching the eye of senior sisters, and then being provoked by villainous cannon fodder like himself, finally rising up and scattering his ashes.

So the outer sect, this magical place, was indeed likely to hide many heaven-blessed children.

Lin Huaian sighed.

At the same time, a rustling sound came from behind him.

He could roughly guess that Su Yuan was taking off her clothes.

It was at this moment that Lin Huaian realized that this girl had more to offer than just her face.

The outer sect disciple robe, several sizes too big for her, wasn’t flattering, but it actually served as a kind of protection.

Only after personally touching Su Yuan’s body and watching the robe droop down did Lin Huaian understand that this girl’s figure was also a great charm, just hidden by the robe on ordinary days.

What’s more, the last scene Lin Huaian saw in the CG, Su Yuan, who had already become a world-shattering Demon Lord, wore quite thin, tattered clothes, revealing a curvaceous beauty that was absolutely stunning, with fair skin and a slender, full figure that was simply captivating.

“Eep, eep ya…”

Such a delicate voice suddenly came from the bed behind him.

Clearly, Su Yuan was applying the ointment and got chilled.

Lin Huaian, holding his chin, looked outside the side room.

There was a vast autumn scene, with fiery red maple leaves covering the entire mountain wilderness, babbling streams and pine stones, surrounded by clouds and mist, filled with immortal air.

Ancient immortal energy, accompanied by purple flowing clouds across the sky, covered a large area, making people sigh that it was indeed worthy of being the former holy land of the Tianming Sect.

Ordinary cultivators who came here would definitely linger and forget to return, wanting to live here for the rest of their lives.

“Eep, ah…”

Lin Huaian felt a little embarrassed.

So did Su Yuan.

She had clearly tried to lower her voice, but why did it still sound so clear?

She brushed her hair behind her ears, revealing her cute, round ears, her fair jade feet dangling in the wind, her delicate fingers occasionally curling up, her robe half-undone, revealing her snow-white, jade-like half of her body.

Su Yuan was actually a little afraid that Lin Huaian would suddenly turn around and reveal his true colors, but as time slowly passed, Lin Huaian didn’t react at all to her two moans, only quietly admiring the autumn scenery outside the window, which made Su Yuan feel a little inferior, because she was completely judging a gentleman’s heart with her own mean measure.

How could Lin Huaian be the same as those ordinary men?

He was Senior Brother, the desolate ancient holy body who had been reborn after destruction, and an unfathomable immortal cultivator who awakened the Sword Immortal with a single sword.

If he said he wasn’t interested in her, then he wasn’t interested.

As expected of the Senior Brother who was so valued by the Sect Leader!

She didn’t know that Lin Huaian was desperately restraining his desire to turn his head.

The handle of the teacup in his hand was about to be crushed.

Lin Huaian could only try his best to look outside the window to distract himself.

How could any man withstand this situation?

Unless he really didn’t regard you as a woman, but how could you possibly allow people to not regard you as a woman!

Lin Huaian sighed in relief, barely managing to calm himself down.

The distance between the two of them was less than three meters.

Lin Huaian was by the door, and Su Yuan was on the bed.

Senior Brother and Junior Sister didn’t say a word, both doing their own thing.

Lin Huaian still liked this kind of interaction, because he hadn’t had this kind of normal exchange for a long, long time.

Su Yuan was probably the only girl who could have a normal conversation with him.

Others had problems to varying degrees.

For example, Yun Ling wanted to tie him up in her basement and make him her personal furnace, and Li Tao actually said that it didn’t matter if she was always misunderstood.

You don’t care about your reputation, but I, Senior Brother, still care about mine!

Not to mention the Yaoguang Holy Land.

Now, the cultivators of the entire Yaoguang Holy Land would go a little crazy when they saw him.

“I say?”

Lin Huaian felt this rare peace and quiet and said to Su Yuan without turning around.

“Y-yes… yes, Senior Brother.”

Su Yuan was startled.

She obviously didn’t expect Lin Huaian to take the initiative to talk to her, so much so that the index finger she was using to apply to her chest trembled a few times.

“Why did you agree to Ji Xin’s words and come to my cave to be a maid?” Lin Huaian’s tone sounded even.

“Weren’t you very afraid of me?”

The way Su Yuan cowered after he opened the door was still lingering in Lin Huaian’s mind, so he was really curious as to why this future Grand Demon Lord would be willing to come to his place.

Did she like the immortal energy here?

That shouldn’t be the case.

She had already realized that he was a demon cultivator.

Did she think that after pleasing Lin Huaian, Senior Brother would help her vent her anger?

That wasn’t right.

When had he ever had such a reputation in the sect?

Could it be that she felt that she had to use Lin Huaian’s blood to consecrate her path in order to have face?

Lin Huaian panicked a little, because after thinking about it, the last reason seemed to be the most reliable.

“Why did you agree to be Senior Brother’s maid…”

Su Yuan was silent for a while, and finally smiled helplessly, and said, “Because… I have no money.”

Lin Huaian was stunned.

“The monthly salary of an outer sect disciple is one Qi Refining Pill, without any other money.

After I exchange this Qi Refining Pill for money, it’s barely enough for a month’s living expenses.

There’s nothing else,” Su Yuan’s eyes became lost,

“For several months, I wanted to take the Qi Refining Pill to cultivate, but I was afraid that I wouldn’t even be able to afford to eat, so I gave up in the end.”

Lin Huaian was a little confused, because he had never thought about this kind of problem.

Cultivation required money?

No, it should be said that cultivators would lack money?

One Qi Refining Pill was equivalent to ten taels of silver.

One Qi Refining Pill was indeed enough to support a disciple’s meals for a month, but they couldn’t eat anything good at all, and they couldn’t even guarantee basic nutrition.

“But other disciples,” Lin Huaian hesitated, “The sect should have a constant stream of missions.

Disciples will also cooperate with each other privately to take on some high-difficulty missions in exchange for money.”

“That’s right,” Su Yuan’s tranquil smile at this time seemed so bitter, “My cultivation is too low.

I don’t dare to venture into the back mountain alone.

I can only cooperate with senior brothers several times.

I go to the front as bait.

After luring out the demon beasts, they kill them, but the rewards after each cooperation…”

Su Yuan lowered her head and said softly, “Things like bounties are pocketed by the senior brothers.

What’s left for me is always the worst, or nothing at all.”

Lin Huaian was silent.

Because the outer sect was indeed mixed with all kinds of people.

The Tianming Sect’s outer sect gathered as many as hundreds of thousands of cultivators.

There were all kinds of disciples.

A weak and honest child like Su Yuan would only be taken advantage of by them, doing the most dangerous work and taking the least money.

This could even be said to be bullying.

So in the end, she fell into the demonic path.

Su Yuan didn’t speak either, because originally in her heart, Lin Huaian should be the same as those senior brothers, or even worse.

“Then… why don’t you go back to the human world?” Lin Huaian was silent for a while before asking softly,

“You should understand the cruelty of the cultivation world after staying here for three years.

The fifth level of Qi Refining is enough for you to live in the mortal world.

Why continue to suffer in the Tianming Sect?”

Su Yuan lowered her eyes, her voice very small, so small that Lin Huaian even had to hold his breath to listen: “Because, I have someone I want to see.”

It was that strange immortal, Lin Huaian thought.

“And…” Su Yuan struggled, her body trembling slightly, “In the human world, I already have no place to go back to…”

For a moment, Lin Huaian felt as if his mind was blank, the tide washing over him again and again, leaving nothing behind.

She had no place to return to.

She had no family, no father or mother.

She didn’t even have a home.

A long time passed.

In the end, Lin Huaian silently stood up.

Su Yuan quickly grabbed the blanket and covered herself like a frightened rabbit, fearing that Lin Huaian would suddenly pounce on her.

“Are you going to live here with me, or are you going to travel here every day?”

Su Yuan blinked her eyes.

Lin Huaian shook his head contemptuously: “I’m asking you a question.”

“I, me?” Su Yuan said in surprise, “S-Senior Brother, I can do anything!”

“Then do as you please.

You can stay here today.

I’ll have Ji Xin erase your nameplate from the outer sect.

From now on, you’ll be an inner sect disciple,” Lin Huaian said with his back to her, “Do you understand?”

“I understand, I understand!” Su Yuan replied quickly.

She lifted the quilt and knelt on it, bowing deeply to Lin Huaian.

Lin Huaian didn’t speak, but was wondering if what he was doing was right or wrong.

Could this be a sheep actively entering a wolf’s mouth?

Then my mentality is going to collapse!

He sat back in the wicker chair and looked at the ointment porcelain bottle next to the right armrest.

He was a little curious as to why there would be such a thing in his cave.

Clearly, even if he was injured before, it would be automatically repaired by the desolate ancient holy body, not to mention that he wouldn’t be injured at all.

Lin Huaian recalled for a while, and finally remembered that he seemed to have picked this thing up from a certain closed cultivation place a long, long time ago?

He couldn’t remember the specifics, because as a noble young master and a desolate ancient holy body, he would only remember important things related to cultivation.

Su Yuan looked at Senior Brother with enthusiasm.

She already understood that Senior Brother would never do anything to her, and that Senior Brother was completely different from the villainous immortal in the rumors?