Chapter 1123. In the Future, Will You Marry Me?

Chapter 1123. In the Future, Will You Marry Me?

“Is that so?”

Qin Shili’s cold words held a hint of doubt, but hearing Lin Nuo’s sweet words made her heart race with excitement.

That’s just how she was—always frosty on the surface, simply concealing her inner turmoil.

She was easily satisfied; just a few love tokens could intoxicate her.

A long-lonely frost maiden, she had strange and misunderstood thoughts that the world did not accept, yet only Lin Nuo could understand and guide her.

Such a man was worthy of her trust.

But while she was willing to trust him, he might not hold her in the same regard.

All this time, her lack of belief in Lin Nuo was not due to doubt in him, but rather a lack of confidence in herself—this feeling of insecurity was stronger than ever.

She hadn’t thought this way before; recalling her dreams of herself—her past self—a favored child, a hope of the sect, always filled with confidence and looking down on everyone.

But in the face of the sect’s hypocrisy, she was merely a pawn to be sacrificed, and the facts proved that to be true. News from other disciples who left Xuanyun Sect revealed that the foundation had already shifted, with Zhang Yuanxu now in control, while Master Zhao’s fate was unknown.

Having been a disciple under the same lineage, Master Cong’s treachery was not without reason.

However, she used to think of him as just a little petty, yet still devoted to the path.

This news reached her while Lin Nuo was in a stupor; he didn’t yet know.

“Are you doubting me?” Lin Nuo retorted.

“Should I have to dig your heart out for you to believe me?”

“Not at all; I just wanted you to confirm it once more. Or rather, you should say it one more time.”

Qin Shili tightened her grip on Lin Nuo’s hand. Now that she had him, she wouldn’t let him go easily.

“Alright, I am saying, would you like to explore fun places together? Is that satisfactory?”

“Satisfactory. Just remember to say a bit more every day; otherwise, I’ll think everything you’ve done before was just hypocrisy. I really hate hypocritical people, especially those who play with emotions. After all, it’s rare for me to have feelings for someone. If you’re going to take advantage of that, even if it costs me my life, I’ll drag you down with me.”

“There’s no need to say it so heavily…”

Lin Nuo felt flustered; wait, you wake up from a dream and are already thinking of going down with me?

It seems women, when they go crazy, really are quite terrifying.

It crossed his mind that he might indeed have used Luo Xiaoxue’s feelings.

Didn’t she really want to drag him down too?

He could manage Qin Shili, but Luo Xiaoxue, with the Great威天龙 backing her—how would he handle that? Maybe it would end with them truly going down together.

Last life, she didn’t even kill him; worst case was some trouble here and there.

“Alright, since the demon practitioners didn’t succeed, let’s keep moving. How long have I been asleep?” Lin Nuo asked.

“Three days.”

“…That long…”

Lin Nuo was shocked. Can someone really sleep for three days straight?

That’s not good; that’s what elderly people do—fall into a coma for days.

“We need to push on fast. During this time, besides the demon practitioners causing trouble, was there anything else?” Lin Nuo continued his questioning.

“According to reports from the Xuanyun Sect disciples, the internal situation has changed. Now Zhang Yuanxu is in charge, and he’s been practicing some evil arts. He even dug out forbidden techniques from the archives.”

“That fits the narrative.”

“You guessed it?”

“Naturally, I’d say it wasn’t a guess,” Lin Nuo replied.

“Remember when you said you came from the future? That makes things easy to explain. You know everything, and I was naive to think this would be shocking news for you.”

Qin Shili sighed softly. Lin Nuo had mentioned frivolously about coming from the future, but he wouldn’t discuss future matters with her.

It seemed he had something else to achieve.

“Then tell me, in the future, who is the me you faced back then? Won’t you be marrying me?”

“Not at all,” Lin Nuo answered directly.

“Then who are you marrying?” Qin Shili tightened her grip on Lin Nuo’s hand even further. If she wasn’t the one he ended up with, she wanted to know who the next contender was—she would be quite upset.

“Not married.”

Lin Nuo said casually, as if he’d take a drag from a cigarette if he could.

“Not married?”

Qin Shili sounded surprised.

“With your standards, how could you be unmarried? Do you look down on everyone? How about Liu Shuqin, Ling Meng, Ruo’er, even Su Kexin? Aren’t they all options for you?”

“Them…”

Lin Nuo hesitated. As for those girls, some were dead, some were under house arrest—talk about romance?

As for Su Kexin, nevermind; he was the one who ended up getting killed by her.

“We’re not discussing that topic.”

“Alright, then let’s talk about what I was like back then. Surely I must have been a bit enamored with you, right?” Qin Shili continued.

“Not discussing.”

“Fine, I see. I must be foolish. Since you have no relationship with them, and I’ve never been enamored with you, I must be blind and foolish.”

“That’s not the case; it’s just different perspectives.”

Lin Nuo said lightly. What blind? From his standpoint, they shouldn’t have any connection with the villains.

“So what ultimately happened to the Xuanyun Sect? Fine, I won’t ask you any further; you wouldn’t answer anyway. I just want to know what you truly experienced, what path you walked, to become such a powerful figure in the Demon Path. But you’re different from those demon practitioners of the Refining Demon Sect; they are pure evil, while you have your own struggles and pursuits.”

“Too much flattery, too much flattery, my Second Martial Sister. Let’s go, enough talking. I’m just a cultivator with malicious intent; where’s the struggle? Let’s go.”

Lin Nuo cut off that topic, pulling Qin Shili’s hand to continue on their journey.

After sending her off, he would reunite with Ruo’er.

Otherwise, that little girl might get so anxious from not seeing him return after being in deep cultivation that she’d start to cry.

Qin Shili was reluctant to move. As soon as they reached their destination, she would have to part ways with Lin Nuo.

If only he could stay by her side forever.

But alas, she didn’t even know his past; how could she expect him to be focused on her?

“Lord Qin, can we get going?” Lin Nuo turned to inquire of Qin Zhu.

“Mm, let’s go. You all, tidy up; it’s time to set off.”

Qin Zhu directed his subordinates, who quickly complied, and soon they began their journey to rejoin the remaining forces.

……

Su Kexin also had a dream. In her dream, she saw her past self contemplating giving up cultivation during her time in Ru Yu Village.

At that time, it was indeed a boy up in a tree who had guided her that made her persist in her cultivation.

Shamefully, due to not leaving any information back then, she thought they would meet again and didn’t deliberately go looking for him.

“Was that person, my Senior Martial Brother?”

She murmured to herself, now vividly recollecting the dream. Though the other’s voice was still somewhat childish, she thought it could very well be Lin Nuo.