Chapter 452: What Suitable Dao Companion Techniques Are There

Chapter 452: What Suitable Dao Companion Techniques Are There

Different characters, yet the same outcome.

The girl has a full favorability towards the boy, but the boy shows absolutely nothing.

Twice, a full two times.

Setting aside the girl’s overflowing favor, what on earth is up with the boy’s lack of response?

Could it be that there’s an issue with the celestial artifact?

It shouldn’t be the case. They did try it with other male and female cultivators before coming here, and didn’t encounter a situation where the female cultivator had full favor but the male cultivator showed nothing. They even tested it with the same gender, and the celestial artifact still displayed results.

There was just a little surprise with some results when testing the same gender.

Yet, never had they seen an undetectable situation.

Xi Lan was completely baffled; this celestial artifact had never shown such a case before.

This Lin Nuo…

Is truly a prickly one.

If she can’t even perceive the favor, how would she know who he is interested in? And how can she fulfill her task of matchmaking?

Too difficult, right?

Xi Lan couldn’t help but frown, grumbling internally about why Yue Lao had to be so cruel as to assign her such a task.

She had a rough idea of how Lin Nuo managed to earn overflowing favor from both of her martial sisters, Qin Shili and Liu Shuqin, who were both well-off and had extraordinary strength. Winning their hearts was already no easy feat, and full favor was simply unrealistic.

Moreover, their personalities were as different as heaven and earth; one was aloof and proud, while the other was gentle and hospitable. Their interests and hobbies must also differ greatly.

To garner full favor from two outstanding ladies whose temperaments were so vastly different, Lin Nuo must be a love guru, totally seeing through their hearts.

But if he is a love guru, then that’s a problem; he might be treating feelings like a game, completely indifferent to any one of the girls.

How could a love guru engage in matchmaking? That’s a high-level task that she surely couldn’t handle.

Lin Nuo noticed Xi Lan pulling out the celestial artifact again and asked:

“Why are you taking that out again? Are you really here to do geological surveys?”

“Ah?”

Startled by Lin Nuo’s question, Xi Lan shook off her previous worries.

Deep in thought, she needed to adjust her state of mind.

Xi Lan smiled:

“No, Young Master Lin, I just thought the spiritual energy in this bamboo forest is abundant and wanted to investigate the situation.”

Lin Nuo thought to himself, well, the yin energy is strong here, where’s all this spiritual energy coming from? You seem more like you’re here to exorcise ghosts.

“Junior Martial Brother, have you seen Xi girl’s celestial artifact before?” Liu Shuqin asked.

“Yeah, to measure spiritual energy,” Lin Nuo replied, still lying sideways.

“When did you see it? Was it when you saved her?” Liu Shuqin asked, a bit concerned.

“Not long ago; can’t recall what saving her was about,” Lin Nuo said.

“Just the two of you?”

“There was also the Second Martial Sister at that time,” Lin Nuo replied casually.

“Shi Li?”

Liu Shuqin’s gentle hand on Lin Nuo’s head halted instantly, and her smile began to fade.

She realized that Shi Li seemed to spend quite a bit of time with Junior Martial Brother, even more than her now.

Thinking back, her own feelings towards Lin Nuo were also different back then.

Previously, it was more of a sisterly caring for a younger brother, stemming from her own kindness.

But now, those feelings had shifted; after all, judging by Lin Nuo’s talent and insight, she now appeared to be the one being cared for.

Her feelings towards him were now those of romantic interest; things had changed.

“Junior Martial Brother, what were you and Shi Li doing back then?”

Liu Shuqin adjusted her emotions, concealing her unease.

“Nothing much, just exchanged a few words and parted. The fairy knows, is there a problem?”

“Oh, no problem.”

Just overthinking, it was merely a chance meeting.

Her smile resumed on her face, her delicate hand continued to caress and knead Lin Nuo’s head, and she tore off a small piece of meat floss cake, bringing it to his mouth.

Xi Lan and Xi Qing couldn’t bear to watch any longer. To them, this was an extremely intimate act; how could they nonchalantly show such affection in front of them?

Xi Qing glanced at Xi Lan, who made eye contact to signal her about the celestial artifact’s detection results.

Just like before, one side had full favor, while the other showed nothing.

Truly baffling.

Xi Qing looked Lin Nuo and Liu Shuqin over again. Lin Nuo was casually resting on Liu Shuqin’s lap, accepting the snacks she offered without a care, looking more like a Dao companion to him than Qin Shili.

Xi Qing teased with a smile:

“Lady Liu and Young Master Lin seem quite close; it can’t just be a simple sibling relationship, right?”

“Do you think we’re actual siblings?” Lin Nuo quipped offhandedly.

“Junior Martial Brother is joking. How could we possibly be real siblings? Would Junior Martial Brother wish for that?”

“Definitely not,” Lin Nuo shot back.

The moment he mentioned family, he thought of his chaotic relatives in the Lin family; though not entirely blood-related, they were his half-siblings, each a monstrous oddity. He wouldn’t mind burying them in a pit, let alone wishing for any familial bond.

Among noble families, the bonds between these siblings were nothing but flimsy plastic.

“I wouldn’t wish for it either, as it has always been strictly forbidden throughout history to marry relatives.”

“? What are you saying?”

“Just making a joke. But Junior Martial Brother, the future is uncertain for anyone, who knows? What if we really got married?”

Liu Shuqin lightly laughed while brushing Lin Nuo’s hair.

However, when it came to Liu Shuqin’s future, Lin Nuo genuinely didn’t know.

Because she was supposed to be dead; she shouldn’t exist in this timeframe!

“I’m sure you won’t,” Lin Nuo replied blandly.

“Junior Martial Brother, how can you be certain that I wouldn’t? Or are you saying you wouldn’t?” Liu Shuqin retorted.

“No, you think I’ve lost my mind and am just rambling,” Lin Nuo interrupted the topic. This was tough; Liu Shuqin truly cared about the world, while his future looked like it would bring misfortune to the populace; the chances of them meeting halfway were slim.

Would she abandon the light for the dark path?

It seemed implausible.

This pairing of Lin Nuo and Liu Shuqin was showy about their affection, shoving emotional blows towards Xi Qing, who would never have come over to watch them flaunt their relationship if it weren’t for her younger sister.

“No, I just think you two really seem like Dao companions,” Xi Qing managed to smile.

“Is that so? I think so too; who knows, it might really happen in the future,” Liu Shuqin happily replied, feeling flattered by the thought of being seen as Lin Nuo’s Dao companion.

“Xi girl, as a fairy, you must know what suitable Dao companion cultivation techniques exist, right? I just think it would be good to learn more and broaden my horizons.”

“There are many Dao companion techniques, and they depend on one’s physique and cultivation level. Lady Liu, this can take quite a while to explain,” Xi Lan said.

“Just use me and Junior Martial Brother as an example. Let’s say we’re Dao companions; please enlighten us, Fairy Xi.”

This left Xi Qing utterly perplexed; she didn’t even have a Dao companion, how would she know which cultivation techniques would suit them?