Chapter 7: An Opportunity to Get Her

Chapter 7: An Opportunity to Get Her

Li Ruo’er untied her clothing, revealing her fair shoulders.

Her little face flushed red, slightly bowing her head, her glistening big eyes dared not meet Lin Nuo’s gaze.

Although it wasn’t the first time, she still felt very shy.

Lin Nuo suddenly remembered the matter of dual cultivation.

Li Ruo’er possessed the bloodline of a white fox, being a celestial fox; although she lacked wisdom roots, her unique constitution could assist in cultivation. It was because of dual cultivation with Li Ruo’er that Lin Nuo had advanced to the second stage two years ago.

(TN: F*CK, she’s 13 now, that means she was 11 when she did that.)

Advancing to the second stage of the spirit realm was two years ago.

Over these two years, they had often practiced dual cultivation together, but it had no effect on Lin Nuo’s cultivation anymore.

Then he shifted his anger toward Li Ruo’er, cursing her for being useless, even suggesting sending her back to the Li family.

At that time, it was just talk; how could they live without servants? In the following year, they continued their dual cultivation, of course maintaining a good record at the second stage of the spirit realm.

The funny thing was, the following year, just as he was about to be expelled from the Xuanyun Sect, by chance, Li Ruo’er was taken by the Sect Master for spirit realm testing, and she turned out to be at the third stage!

She was just a servant, without any specialized training, yet her cultivation was even higher than Lin Nuo’s.

After he turned to darkness, Li Ruo’er walked the path of immortality, becoming a true celestial fox with immortal essence.

It was pretty amusing that a furnace was more powerful than himself.

When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes back at you.

When you use the furnace, the furnace is also using you.

He suspected that he was the real furnace, assisting Li Ruo’er in becoming an immortal!

Li Ruo’er slightly raised her head, softly saying, “Young Master, let’s give it another try. Recently, Ruo’er has studied many dual cultivation texts and has been nurturing her spiritual vitality; I can definitely help you advance!”

In the Xuanyun Sect, two people cared for him: one was Senior Sister Liu Shuqin, and the other was the little girl Li Ruo’er.

Lin Nuo suspected that his stagnant cultivation was due to dual cultivation, and it was currently impossible to dual cultivate with her.

If he were to dual cultivate, he’d have to wait until he turned to darkness.

Directly making her into a dark fox, completely submitting to him.

At this moment, Lin Nuo gazed blankly at the petite Li Ruo’er.

Coldly ordering, “Put your clothes back on.”

“Ah? Young Master, please, don’t send me back to the Li family! Let’s try again, it’ll definitely work; Ruo’er can absolutely help you advance!”

Li Ruo’er was on the verge of tears; wasn’t this a refusal? Didn’t this mean he didn’t want her? Didn’t this mean he wanted to send her back to the Li family?

She didn’t want to go back; she wanted to be with the young master, even if he scolded her for being useless.

“Li Ruo’er.”

“Ruo’er is here, Young Master.”

“There are two things I must clarify today; I will only say them once, so pay attention.”

Lin Nuo seriously raised two fingers, and Li Ruo’er nervously swallowed.

Would the young master really confess everything to her? Would he really send her back to the Li family? Please, don’t!

“One, I will not send you back to the Li family. Two, your dual cultivation physique is useful; I will dual cultivate with you, but not now.”

Two points, fingers retracted, simple and clear.

“Really, really?” Li Ruo’er was half-convinced.

“I’ll only say this once; you interpret it yourself.”

“Oh, oh, oh! Thank you, Young Master! Thank you, Young Master!”

Li Ruo’er repeatedly bowed in thanks, feeling grateful. Finally, she felt at ease.

The young master wouldn’t go back on his word.

“And also, I don’t like others standing in front of me when I eat.”

“Oh, oh, oh, got it, Young Master! Ruo’er will leave now and not disturb your meal!”

Li Ruo’er quickly tied her clothing back; right, the young master was eating, how could she disturb him?

At this moment, Lin Nuo called out, “Sit down.”

“Ah?”

Li Ruo’er thought she misheard; she was just a servant, how could she sit at the same table as the young master?

“Did you hear me say it again?”

“Ruo’er understands, Ruo’er understands.”

Li Ruo’er hurriedly sat down, her little hands folded together, not daring to move, extremely obedient.

There was an empty bowl on the plate, meant for Lin Nuo to mix sauce, but now he scooped some rice into that empty bowl and handed it to Li Ruo’er.

“Eat, there are no chopsticks, only spoons.”

“Young Master, is this okay…?”

“Do I need to say that again?”

“Oh, oh… got it…”

Li Ruo’er lifted the bowl, staring at it for a long time without taking a bite.

She felt touched; this was the first time since becoming a servant that she got to eat at the same table as the young master.

Even though the young master was cold and his tone was heartless, in this moment, her heart warmed.

“Thank you, Young Master…”

She wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes.

“Eat in silence and don’t talk too much.” Lin Nuo said coldly.

“Eat in silence and don’t talk too much.”

Okay, okay, eat, eat.

Li Ruo’er began spooning food into her mouth, eating while smiling.

Those people often slandered the young master; they were all bad people. The young master was just cold on the outside but kind on the inside; such a good young master deserved even better service in the future!

Seeing Li Ruo’er enjoying her meal, Lin Nuo also picked up his chopsticks.

Great, confirmed not poisoned, time to eat.

If it were poisoned, he probably wouldn’t even live to see the day he became a villain, right?

Sigh, occupational hazard.

…

The next morning, Lin Nuo was called to the Xuanyun Great Hall, where many disciples of the sect had gathered.

The Xuanyun Sect handled matters efficiently; just yesterday they talked about going out for trials, and today they had arranged everything clearly.

Lin Nuo already knew the destination; the first trial was to go to a small village where there were bandits to take care of.

He thought this was more like the work of public servants, right?

Oh well, he could just use the Phantom Shadow Sword Technique and wipe them out in one go; the sooner he went, the sooner he could return.

Several elders arrived in the hall to discuss the details of the upcoming trials with the disciples present.

At this time, it was the Crane Immortal, Zhang Zhen, who spoke:

“You’ve all been called here this morning, and you should know what’s going on. Our Xuanyun Sect has received a civil commission, and starting today, you will be dispatched to the field for assignments. Please cherish this valuable trial opportunity.”

Zhang Zhen paused and continued,

“Considering everyone’s varying levels of cultivation, the tasks will differ; this trial will be conducted in groups. It’s better to have companions for coverage; I’ve prepared arrangements based on your cultivation capabilities.”

Next, Zhang Zhen unfolded a long scroll and began reading the names inside.

Each group consisted of about four to eight people, and of course, there were exceptions; the seventh stage Qin Shili would go alone to the Northern Wasteland to eliminate monsters.

Logically, the sixth stage Senior Sister Liu Shuqin should have teamed up with another sixth stage disciple for other dangerous tasks.

But strangely, her name was missing.

How odd.

Could it be a mistake?

After reading for a while, Zhang Zhen finally reached Lin Nuo’s name:

“Candle Star Town, numerous monsters causing havoc; please dispatch the following disciples today to investigate and suppress: Liu Shuqin, Zhou Jianhu, Guan Lei, Xu Yu Dong, Zhao Yuedong, Su Kexin, Lin Nuo. Team leader, Yuan Heng.”

Lin Nuo: ???

What the heck is going on? This isn’t following the script! Logically, he shouldn’t be on the same team as Su Kexin and Liu Shuqin! Who changed the script?!

The list also included Xu Yu Dong and Guan Lei.

Okay, now it makes sense.

Xu Yu Dong was Guan Lei’s second senior brother; now the situation was clear.

It turned out it was because of him changing the script!

As a villain, Lin Nuo knew what they were thinking.

Yesterday, Guan Lei got beaten up, and then he sought help from his second senior brother Xu Yu Dong. Xu Yu Dong had good relations with Zhang Zhen and directly altered the original list.

They thought that once they left the sect for these trials, they could take the chance to take revenge on him.

Hehe, Lin Nuo liked reckless revenge the most.

It was definitely right to beat up Guan Lei; now he could be on the same team as Su Kexin.

As long as he left Tianling Mountain, there would be plenty of opportunities to deal with her.

Puh, deal with her!