Chapter 266: The Fragrance Is Too Intentional

Chapter 266: The Fragrance Is Too Intentional

Lin Nuo invited Ruo’er to sleep in his room tonight, and Ruo’er was quite surprised.

After all, it was she who had previously asked her young master to take a nap together, only to be refused every time.

But this time, it was the young master making the request.

At night, sleeping through the entire night was much better than a quick nap!

In her excitement and thrill, she was filled with many doubts—her young master’s change in attitude was too sudden.

Ruo’er’s big ears twitched slightly, her bright eyes rolled around curiously as she asked, “Young Master, what’s going on~? You rejected me every time I asked to nap together before, so what’s different this time?”

“I’ve been feeling tired lately, my hands and feet ache. I need you to massage me. I might end up falling asleep right away, so you can just stay here and sleep as well.”

Lin Nuo said seriously, and Ruo’er nodded repeatedly, believing him without a shred of doubt.

She idolized Lin Nuo, treating his words like holy scripture, not questioning him at all.

Indeed, after the master achieved great merit in building Zifeng Valley, he had also wiped out a bandit den, slain fierce beasts, and even returned a lost kitten to an old lady. It was only natural that he was exhausted after all that.

It was her duty as a maid to help him relax when he was tired~

She was quite happy, as her young master thought of her when he was fatigued, asking her to help him unwind.

Hehe, well then, I won’t be polite tonight, Young Master~

However, she still had her reservations.

“Young Master, you’re the third master of the Lin family, and I’m just a maid. Isn’t it inappropriate for us to sleep together? What if people find out?”

“If you don’t say anything, and I don’t say anything, who would know? Are you planning to go around shouting with a trumpet?”

Lin Nuo waved his chopsticks as if to lightly scold Ruo’er.

Ruo’er didn’t dodge, instead closing her eyes.

If I’m going to be hit, I have to stand still—no dodging.

But Lin Nuo was only pretending and didn’t actually hit her.

Usually, when he did strike her, it would simply be a light tap on her little head, not with much strength. After all, he was still the young master, and she was just a maid; there had to be some punishment sometimes.

If he were to really punish her, it would be quite severe. But Ruo’er was obedient and listened well. Although she occasionally acted a little unruly, she at least completed the tasks Lin Nuo assigned to her.

Not to mention the daily household chores, she had listened to his orders to gather intelligence for him while at Zifeng Valley. She communicated with immortal beasts, plotting grand plans, setting the immortal beasts free to tarnish Zifeng Valley’s reputation.

The plan was good, except for a slight miscalculation.

The immortal beasts didn’t descend the mountain; he became a hero and was praised by the immortals.

What a troublesome life in the immortal valley.

<Hm? He didn’t hit me, did he?>

After a moment, Ruo’er realized Lin Nuo hadn’t swung his chopsticks after all, so she opened her eyes slightly.

Lin Nuo was picking up vegetables with his chopsticks, looking down at his meal.

“Young Master, aren’t you going to hit me?” Ruo’er scratched her head.

“Why would I hit you?”

“Because it looked like you were about to hit me with your chopsticks.”

“Why would I go out of my way to hit you? I’m just stretching my muscles.”

“Ohhh~”

Ah, I must have been overly suspicious. How could the young master hit me with chopsticks?

But for the sake of Lin Nuo’s reputation, Ruo’er still asked a couple more questions:

“Young Master, if someone really sees us, it won’t reflect well on you, right?”

Lin Nuo paused his chopsticks, looking coldly at Ruo’er:

“Don’t you know what kind of reputation I have in the Lin family? Do I care about this reputation? Besides, you’ve already stepped into the immortal path. By title, you’re a maid, but in reality, you’ve become an immortal maiden. I tell you, don’t look at yourself with the old eyes. You’ve long since transformed.”

“Ohhh~ You’re right, you’re right~”

Ruo’er nodded obediently. It was indeed true.

She had become a little immortal, and her status was different now, even though she was still the young master’s maid.

But being a maid to the young master wasn’t humble at all, considering he was praised as a hero by the elders of Xuanyun Sect and the immortals of Zifeng Valley. Being the young master’s maid was something that others would compete fiercely for.

Now that she thought about it, her status was indeed quite high~

Ruo’er agreed, and that night, she took a nice bath, scrubbed clean, and made herself smell good to avoid upsetting Lin Nuo.

As Lin Nuo had said, she was to come and massage him to help him relax. She had even prepared soaking water, wanting to give him a complete foot soak and massage service.

However, Lin Nuo said:

“Enough, let’s sleep.”

“Ah, Young Master, didn’t you say you wanted a massage first?”

“I’m tired. Let’s just sleep. You stay inside, and don’t worry about the water, just leave it in the corner.”

“Ohhh~ Okay then~”

Whatever the young master says goes. If there’s no massage, then let’s sleep.

Ruo’er took off her little shoes and crawled into Lin Nuo’s bed, feeling safer with him on the outside.

“Did you pour the whole garden in your bath? You smell so nice.”

Lin Nuo leaned closer to Ruo’er to sniff her. The fragrance was quite strong.

“Ah, I was worried that my scent would make you uncomfortable, so I added extra fragrant flowers to my bath.”

“No need. Your natural scent is just right—too forced otherwise.”

“Ah?! Young Master, I…”

Ruo’er felt mixed emotions. Being complimented on her natural scent was something to be happy about.

But she had made a blunder, trying so hard to add fragrance to her bath, only to have Lin Nuo dislike it.

Look at me being so foolish—what should I do now?

“Young Master, let me think of a way to get rid of the fragrance!”

“No need, it’s fine just like this.”

Lin Nuo laid down on the bed, casually covering himself with the blanket.

His bed was suddenly filled with Ruo’er’s scent, and it actually made him feel a bit uncomfortable.

But it wasn’t a big deal. In fact, it was better this way; it would make it harder for him to sleep.

He figured there might be some action tonight.

“Ruo’er.”

“Ruo’er is here, Young Master.”

“If something happens in the middle of the night and I call you, you need to wake up. Don’t be lazy.”

“Okay, okay~ Serving the young master is what Ruo’er should do~”

The little white fox girl Ruo’er squinted her eyes and snuggled into Lin Nuo’s embrace, feeling safe as she slept that way.

The fluffy immortal fox truly made one want to cuddle her endlessly.

But Lin Nuo wasn’t in the mood to stroke the fox right now. He blew out the candlelight and went to sleep.

“Good night~ Young Master~”

Ruo’er buried her face in Lin Nuo’s chest and quickly fell asleep.

……

On a dark and windy night, outside Lin Nuo’s room, there were “servants” patrolling.

These “servants” glanced at each other, seeming to signal something to one another with their heads.

One of the “servants” crept up to the window of Lin Nuo’s room, blowing a misty fragrant gas through the gap.

This was a soporific gas, a type that could induce deep sleep. Anyone who breathed in too much would fall into a deep slumber, even if there were thunderous explosions outside.

After blowing for a long while, the “servant” hurriedly knocked on Lin Nuo’s door.

There was no response; he was still fast asleep.

They exchanged glances again and then unlocked the door to Lin Nuo’s room.

Alright, time to hide the stuff away.