Chapter 528: Skewered Treats

Chapter 528: Skewered Treats

The Liu father and daughter were taken aback, and Li Ruo’er sniffed and immediately lunged at the prison guard.

However, the reasons for their shock were quite different.

Liu Feng was astonished: “This little brother is none other than the legendary Lin Nuo? No wonder he has such boldness and talent.”

Liu Shuqin was amazed: “Ruo’er is usually shy and well-behaved, polite and compliant, but now she’s so cunning, throwing herself into the arms of my Junior Martial Brother.”

Of course, Liu Shuqin couldn’t just stand by. She feigned ignorance and thought of ways to get close to her Junior Brother, like a battle of wits. But with Ruo’er being so reckless and diving straight into Lin Nuo’s arms, she felt utterly redundant.

However, she noticed Lin Nuo’s face was somewhat awkward; surely he preferred to keep a low profile and not reveal his identity.

Oh, this Ruo’er really doesn’t know any better.

But this also showed that Li Ruo’er was innocent and carefree, unlike Qin Shili, who was deeply scheming and hard to read—quite the tricky opponent.

Liu Shuqin quickly rushed over to pull Ruo’er away.

“Ruo’er, doing this will put the young master in an awkward position; you should be more careful.”

But Ruo’er wasn’t about to miss this chance to reconnect with Lin Nuo and had no intention of letting go, wanting to get close to him.

This was the aura of a young master, far more fragrant than any food or perfume; buried in his embrace, she inhaled deeply, her ears and tail wagging excitedly, expressing her joy and thrill.

Feeling this wasn’t enough, she even jumped up to lick his face!

Now, that was crossing the line, and Liu Shuqin couldn’t take it anymore.

“Ruo’er, don’t be rude.”

Liu Shuqin was serious now, even channeling her spirit energy to pry Ruo’er off Lin Nuo.

But Ruo’er refused to back down, using her support skills now, her hands sticking to Lin Nuo like they were glued.

So, the two of them started a little battle of magic around Lin Nuo, the heavy spirit energy surrounding him felt pretty oppressive.

Ruo’er had advanced in her cultivation, while Liu Shuqin, as the senior disciple of Han Fairy, naturally wasn’t weak either. This power struggle turned out quite the entertaining spectacle for Lin Nuo.

“Stop, stop!”

Lin Nuo quickly called out, but this wasn’t his first rodeo; usually, just speaking didn’t help— they’d filter it out and ignore him.

And it could escalate, leading to disasters, as seen in the Spirit Spring Incident.

Fortunately, Liu Shuqin and Li Ruo’er were both gentle types, their magical duel not nearly as violent as Su Kexin or Qin Shili, so no huge explosions would happen to destroy the spring.

After some tussling, Lin Nuo was a bit dizzy, but eventually, Ruo’er couldn’t match Liu Shuqin and got pulled back.

Now Ruo’er was upset, pouting:

“Mm… Shuqin sister, don’t pull me! I want my young master, I want my young master!”

She seemed unconcerned about her image, speaking her mind openly, expressing her longing for her young master was completely natural.

Though Liu Shuqin understood the situation and thought Ruo’er should reunite with her family and embrace them, she wasn’t going to allow Ruo’er to embrace Lin Nuo—that was simply a no-go.

Such “understanding” was just double standards.

“Ruo’er, this is really rude. Suddenly hugging the young master is quite troublesome for him.”

“But he is my young master! There’s nothing wrong with me hugging him!”

Ruo’er pouted, retorting stubbornly—she just wanted to get close to her young master, what was wrong with that?

There was nothing wrong with loving your young master, just like a cute pet loving its owner—nothing wrong there at all.

Lin Nuo let out a sigh; she finally released him.

This little loli was small, but her strength was no joke—she had nearly ripped his clothes apart!

How old was she? After just a bit of spirit training, she gained this much strength. At this rate, if she grew a little more, she could probably pin him down and rub him into the ground.

Scary indeed.

So, he had to boost this little loli’s loyalty to him so that she’d eventually accept his identity as the Supreme Demon Lord; otherwise, teaming up with the immortals against him would be troublesome.

Ruo’er had sharp instincts; she could recognize his scent regardless of his disguise, after all, no matter how clever a disguise was, it couldn’t mask his smell.

Moreover, Ruo’er didn’t recognize him at first glance; even the Liu pair didn’t spot him, meaning his disguise was a huge success.

Of course, he could never reveal his identity; after all, he was no slouch in disguise!

He cleared his throat, intentionally lowering his voice:

“Little sister, I believe you have mistaken me for someone else.”

“I can’t be wrong! I would never mistake the scent of my young master—you’re definitely him!”

“Identifying someone by scent does seem a bit boastful, but I truly don’t know you, nor am I the young master you speak of.”

Lin Nuo resolutely denied being Lin Nuo.

Seeing this, Liu Shuqin quickly interjected:

“That’s right, Ruo’er, if the young master denies it, you might have mistaken him for someone else. If he really were our Junior Brother, he wouldn’t need to hide his identity from us.”

“How could it be…? He is my young master…”

Li Ruo’er insisted, nearly in tears.

While Liu Shuqin felt a twinge of sympathy seeing Ruo’er about to cry, she thought more about the bigger picture.

After all, her Junior Brother disguising himself must have his reasons, and her job was to support him without revealing his identity.

Ruoer’s rash insistence made things a bit uncomfortable for him.

Liu Shuqin hastily apologized to Lin Nuo:

“My apologies, young master; my friend has caused you some trouble. I hope you can understand.”

“I’m not bothered.”

Lin Nuo replied flatly, then turned to leave.

“I have things to attend to; you all should find a place to hide. Farewell.”

With that, he vanished in a whoosh.

Li Ruo’er was heartbroken; her young master didn’t recognize her and claimed she was mistaken before leaving—after such a long time apart, he had no intention of reuniting with her.

Her heart shattered.

“We should find a place to avoid being seen.”

Then Liu Shuqin took Ruo’er to find somewhere to hide from the government soldiers in the city. Ruo’er remained downcast, lost in thoughts of Lin Nuo.

Sitting in the courtyard, she recalled how Lin Nuo refused to acknowledge her and began to cry sadly.

Wuwuwu, my young master doesn’t want me anymore…

At that moment, a slender arrow suddenly flew in, skewering a Meat Floss Cake and sticking it into the tree next to her.

The unexpected sound caught her attention, and turning to look, she found it was a treat from her young master along with her favorite Meat Floss Cake.

Rubbing her eyes, she approached and saw a note on it, curious she opened it, revealing a line of text:

“I’m not sending you to cultivate to learn how to cry. Trust me, I will acknowledge you when I’m done. Also, your sense of smell is impressive. —Anonymous Young Handsome.”