Chapter 1112: Starting a Party for You

Chapter 1112: Starting a Party for You

Lin Nuo meant that if Qin Shili realized this was her dream, she could intervene with her consciousness.

After all, dreams are part of a person’s consciousness; it’s just that the person involved hasn’t noticed this.

However, saying it outright could be risky, like some male lead in a show having a death rewind ability but not being able to say it.

Thinking better of it, he decided to keep quiet; otherwise, it might trigger some strange mechanism that could cause the dream to collapse, taking her with it.

Who knows what kind of bizarre mechanisms operate here?

“Nothing much, I just think you absolutely have the ability to crush them. If you treat this place like your own home, you are the host.”

Lin Nuo casually made an excuse, but Qin Shili felt he was making a ridiculous joke.

Confidence is good, but overconfidence turns into prideful ignorance.

No matter how talented she was, she was still in a growth phase, while the opponent was a long-time elder with years of cultivation—she was still greatly inferior and was self-aware.

Lin Nuo, however, was still overly confident, reminiscent of the past when he was blissfully unaware of how much he struggled.

Yet, it was hard for her to tell if the man’s words were true or false.

“Qin Shili, I advise you not to act impulsively. If you truly haven’t done anything wrong, we will naturally restore your innocence.”

Master Cong was putting on a friendly face again, saying seemingly amicable things,

“However, putting aside this matter, since you are a valued disciple of our sect, not following orders is a serious mistake. Have you forgotten the rules you committed to when you first joined the Xuanyun Sect?”

Master Cong’s tone shifted, classic “putting aside this matter” to directly change the topic for conviction.

Old tactics indeed.

The dream felt so real that Lin Nuo didn’t immediately realize he was in a dream, and his blood pressure shot up again.

Yes, these people, high and mighty, just love to label you guilty if they’re displeased, and if you resist, they’ll charge you with “disobeying orders.”

“You still have a chance. Now is the time to give up your pointless resistance. Go contemplate in solitude, and when the Sect Leader returns, they will make the judgement. The Sect Leader is not unreasonable; they will get to the bottom of this. But if you forcibly resist now, even if you’re innocent, you won’t escape severe consequences.”

Master Cong began preaching supposed morals, and if Qin Shili was alone, she might indeed compromise under pressure.

“I can wait for the Sect Leader here.” Qin Shili stood her ground.

“Your rank cannot be bargained with us.”

At this moment, Master Cong’s smile faded, spiritual energy surged through his body, and he was ready to strike.

“Qin Shili, even though you are the strongest among the younger disciples, you don’t stand a chance against me and Elder Liu. Even if you’re lucky enough to escape, can you truly get away from Tianling Mountain? You are a rational person; you should weigh the pros and cons, right?”

Master Cong kept trying to get Qin Shili to abandon her resistance. She wasn’t reckless, and Lin Nuo could see she was hesitating.

Lin Nuo thought about it; this guy wouldn’t strike, probably because attacking would backfire on them.

After all, this isn’t reality; in reality, with one Master Cong and one Elder Liu, Qin Shili could take them down immediately.

If they had absolute suppression, they would just attack directly without all this chatter, right?

Clearly, the opponent couldn’t solve the problem with force, because this was Qin Shili’s dream. As long as she was passionate and steadfast, they couldn’t do anything to her.

They simply wanted her to compromise, to give in.

Lin Nuo was pondering; this isn’t how a villain should operate!

Let her compromise? Let’s grab some hostages, like her old dad. Or what about that cat from the book pavilion?

Then she’d be forced to yield. And here he was, a villain still preaching about justice!

Wasn’t that technically impossible?

Well, it seems these elders wouldn’t just invite her dad out of nowhere to take him hostage.

Then this makes things easier.

Since his own energy was rising, it meant Qin Shili’s emotions were pumping, and he needed to stop her from hesitating. If she hesitated too long, she might lose her determination, and her morale would plummet—and he would follow suit.

Hesitate? No way; let’s just start fighting.

That ball of Demon Qi was still with Master Cong, but it was Lin Nuo’s compressed packaging, ready to be detonated.

Those in the demonic arts loved to pull these tricks.

While they were still yammering, Lin Nuo began to channel energy and made a move towards that cluster of Demon Qi.

Soon, the cluster trembled, shocking the nearby disciples.

“Master, this Demon Qi…?”

“It’s moving! Is there some problem?”

The disciples were worried, but Master Cong spoke with confidence, calm and composed:

“It’s fine, this is just a tiny ball of Demon Qi. I can handle it. This is evidence of Qin Shili touching the demonic arts. I will keep a close watch on it.”

However, just as Master Cong finished his words, the ball of Demon Qi quivered even more violently, startling him into action to suppress it.

But it was too late; it swelled up like a balloon, finally bursting apart.

Boom!

With a loud explosion, numerous disciples were blown away by the blast of Demon Qi.

Master Cong and Elder Liu also stumbled back, losing some spiritual energy to resist the explosion, but it wasn’t over—the Demon Qi began to leak out, spreading into the air.

“Lin Nuo, what’s going on?”

Qin Shili was still hesitant, and upon seeing this scene, she was taken aback.

“My junior sister, you promised not to compromise, yet you’re still hesitating? They’re determined to send you to contemplate in solitude today. Once you do, it’s like falling into an abyss without light. The only way out is to resist. But I see you hesitating, so I’ll start a party for you.”

Lin Nuo said, causing Qin Shili to feel uneasy; she still thought there was room for negotiation.

But with Lin Nuo causing a ruckus, all chances were blown away.

“You’re being too reckless.”

“I’m not being reckless, my junior sister. The Sect Leader won’t clear your name; they only want you dead. You have to turn your boat around.”

Having said that, Lin Nuo grabbed Qin Shili’s hand.

Qin Shili usually disliked too much contact with male cultivators, and prior to this moment, she would have probably smacked Lin Nuo for being rude.

But now, she found him unexpectedly reliable—he was the only one she could lean on at this moment.

“How dare you! Using Demon Qi to attack fellow disciples! I will no longer tolerate this; you shall face heavy punishment!”

Elder Liu was furious, powerful spiritual energy swirling around him, spirit light bursting forth, stirring up a strong wind that sent leaves flying everywhere.

“My junior sister, here no one will accept your obsession with the demonic arts. Well, except for me.”

Lin Nuo smiled slightly at Qin Shili, then let go of her hand and charged toward Elder Liu.

The two faced off, and while Lin Nuo had held back before, there was no need now—he went all out against him.

As long as Qin Shili accepted this premise that he was fighting for her, it made sense. He could fight the opponent, and the dream wouldn’t collapse.