Chapter 1116: We Seem to Have Met Before

Chapter 1116: We Seem to Have Met Before

Lin Nuo only needed Qin Shili to say one word of belief, and suddenly his body felt like it had been fired up with chicken blood. His spirit energy surged, enhancing his wind technique and significantly boosting his speed. The pursuers behind him were closing in, about to catch up, but he suddenly accelerated, transforming into a legendary driver on Akinoshan, the wind howling as he shot into the clouds, leaving his chasers in the dust.

If he had been on the ground, he could have kicked up enough dust to keep them fed for a month.

He wasn’t wrong; his spirit energy was influenced by Qin Shili, who was determined to escape and trusted him. Naturally, he had enough spirit energy to fly.

However, his wind technique was like a sprinter—it started strong but didn’t have enough stamina. Soon he was exhausted, and his speed began to drop.

But this initial burst managed to take them out of Tianling Mountain.

He landed.

He wanted to descend gracefully on swirling winds, with an enchanting beauty in his arms, showcasing his prowess as he descended from the sky.

Yet, much like shortly after his rebirth, he found himself in free fall.

Could he save himself with sword flight?

Nope, without the Phoenix Sword, sword flight was useless.

It had been a while since he’d plummeted like this; he even nostalgically remembered the days he stole horses from the Zhuan horsemen.

But even if Lin Nuo suddenly ran out of steam, they would still land safely.

After all, he was holding onto Qin Shili, not some useless snack.

A chilly wind blew and an ice layer appeared beneath them, catching their fall.

They didn’t hit the ground hard, but being so close to Qin Shili, the cold wind made him shiver uncontrollably.

“Ahem.”

Lin Nuo coughed to ease the awkwardness, his body trembling slightly.

“You’re quite strange. Suddenly your spirit energy surges, then drops again. You flew smoothly and then suddenly fell. Which one is the real you?”

Qin Shili asked, noticing Lin Nuo’s shaking, and promptly stopped using ice technique, dispersing the cold wind.

“It’s all.”

Lin Nuo sneezed, feeling embarrassed. Just a second ago he was soaring, and now he was a mess.

He was influenced by her emotions.

She still wasn’t firmly determined—having left Tianling Mountain, she began to feel uneasy and still had some attachment to it.

This thought brought him back to reality.

After all, it was her territory, and the risks were real.

No choice but to pull out some nonsense and pump her up, so she could regain her confidence.

By the way, what kind of strange place was this?

Lin Nuo realized they had fallen into a suburban forest.

Wherever they were didn’t matter; not being in Tianling Mountain was already a victory.

However, even though they had slipped away from Tianling Mountain and avoided Master Cong’s schemes, the dream wasn’t disappearing—it remained.

“What does that mean?”

“Nothing much.”

Lin Nuo waved his hand and ignited a fire-type spirit technique to warm up.

This body was truly weak.

“I have a feeling I’ve seen you somewhere before,” Qin Shili said.

“You’re my junior martial sister; we’ve seen each other for years, how could you forget?” Lin Nuo retorted.

“No. The you now is completely different from the you before. I mean, the you now, I feel like I’ve seen before.”

Qin Shili continued, and upon hearing this, Lin Nuo smiled slightly.

She was subconsciously starting to recognize him. It seemed they were getting closer to breaking the dream.

If she could maintain this, perhaps she would truly remember him.

Maybe.

“Perhaps we seem to have met before. But do you think that’s important?”

Lin Nuo sat down beneath a tree, his eyes looking a bit profound.

He could no longer pretend to be the foolish Lin Nuo and began speaking to Qin Shili in his own tone.

After all, she had started to accept this identity of his, so it was time to deepen her impression—maybe it could actually awaken her consciousness.

Of course, he had to be careful; if she couldn’t handle it, and her beliefs collapsed, that would be a disaster.

“Important? I can’t say, but I just want to confirm this answer. Have we really met? And I don’t completely dislike the current you.”

“Then I’m really glad that you don’t dislike me. You’ve disliked me for years. To be honest, I even kind of miss those times; at least I was genuinely pursuing you.”

Lin Nuo looked up at the sky, suddenly feeling sentimental.

He felt like he was stepping into an elderly person’s life, frequently reflecting back like an old man reminiscing about his youth.

He was still a young guy and not that old.

“What do you mean? So you’re not being serious now? What were you doing then?”

Qin Shili asked, puzzled. She felt an inexplicable sense of insecurity hearing Lin Nuo say he hadn’t been genuine in pursuing her, which left her feeling oddly disappointed.

She clearly had no positive feelings for this oblivious junior martial brother, so why was she suddenly so concerned?

“Ha, to be honest, I’m not serious, but that doesn’t mean I’m completely insincere.”

Lin Nuo spoke with a meaningful tone, leaving Qin Shili confused.

She didn’t understand.

But she wanted to understand.

She wanted to know what he had experienced, what he thought, and what kind of existence she was to him.

So strange.

“So you brought me out of Tianling Mountain and then say you weren’t sincere in pursuing me. You must have ulterior motives, just like Master Cong, harboring ill will towards me? If that’s the case, we should end it here.”

“I have no ill intentions towards you. I just came to save you. Why are you being so sensitive?”

Lin Nuo shook his head. This woman was still the same—enjoying overthinking and spouting off.

“Fine, since I brought you out, how about you marry me? Let’s find a place to settle down. Would you accept?”

Lin Nuo decided to return to his persona during this period; he was a bit of a riddle man, able to confuse Qin Shili.

“Absolutely not.” Qin Shili flat-out rejected.

“Well, then, even if I’m not sincere, what’s the big deal? You still wouldn’t marry me. So why does it bother you? Are you angry at a ‘loser’ for being insincere?”

Lin Nuo shrugged, mixing in some reproach for Qin Shili in his words.

After all, back then, she had just treated him like a loser.

Oh no, not even worth considering a loser.

“That’s not it. It’s just that what you just said was too dismissive and lacked any sincerity.”

Qin Shili said.

“How was it insincere?”

“How should I know? Is that how you propose to a lady? I don’t feel like you’re being genuine; it seems you have other motives for getting close to me.”

“You really are…”

Lin Nuo shook his head, unable to help but laugh—it was becoming ridiculous. This woman had a strange thought process.

Though he had to admit his proposal didn’t carry much sincerity; he hadn’t thought Qin Shili would accept it anyway.

“Then what do you think would show sincerity? Should I kneel and offer flowers, or give you a lavish gift? Your Qin family doesn’t lack that kind of stuff.”

Lin Nuo continued.

“How to show sincerity isn’t for you to ask me; it’s for you to figure out. Forget it; I’m starting to dislike you, this man.”

Qin Shili said so, but deep down, she still didn’t truly dislike him.