Chapter 704: Lin the Villain Suffers

Chapter 704: Lin the Villain Suffers

The original Marriage Symbol was taken out, but the other Marriage Symbol couldn’t be added in.

That was quite strange. Could it be that the original Marriage Symbol was too powerful to accommodate a regular one?

Perhaps that’s how it is.

“Are you done yet?”

Lin Nuo was getting a bit impatient now, the light radiating from his back was shimmering, yet the female immortal Zhou Ling was still fumbling around.

This was suspicious. What are you trying to do to me? If you were a guy and asked me to take my pants off, this scene would turn beautiful for sure.

“Almost done.”

Zhou Ling was momentarily stunned, suddenly unsure of what to do.

The original Marriage Symbol had been successfully extracted, but the ordinary one still wouldn’t fit. Xi Lan was looking quite anxious.

If we don’t put it in, things might get chaotic.

Might as well try again.

Zhou Ling took the Marriage Symbol from Lin Nuo’s back once more, but instead of succeeding, it only made Lin Nuo feel a strong burning sensation, causing him to cry out in pain.

“What the heck are you doing?!”

Lin Nuo stepped forward in shock, creating some distance between himself and Zhou Ling, causing the Marriage Symbol to fall to the ground.

When Lin Nuo turned around, he saw the fallen Marriage Symbol was ablaze, its outer layer engulfed in flames.

Wow, are you trying to give me cupping therapy with flames this hot? If you were a therapist, you’d be unemployed right now.

Seeing the Symbol on the ground, Lin Nuo understood what was happening.

“Weren’t you supposed to get this right? You never said you had to burn it in the process!”

“It was an accident, just an accident, I’m so sorry, Lin the Hero, please forgive me.”

Zhou Ling hurriedly apologized. Was it really an accident? Definitely an accident, but not the kind Lin Nuo was thinking of.

What could Lin Nuo do? Should he take a knife and chop her just because it’s someone else’s accident?

He couldn’t even lift his knife.

Sure enough, he couldn’t move the knife, and the opponent floated away.

However, after that fiery burn, his clothes remained unscathed, and all he felt was the burning sensation, no real harm done.

This trick was quite terrifying—mental torture. His body was fine, but the pain could drive someone crazy.

“Since this Symbol fell, it should be fine now. Good, it’s over.”

“Not… there’s still a little missing.”

“It’s all out now, you say there’s still something missing? What is it?”

“The immortal symbol still has some spiritual energy remaining in your body that needs to be removed. I need to continue the spell.”

“Wait, there’s more? And you’re telling me you’ll keep burning me?”

Lin Nuo felt baffled, thinking Zhou Ling was spouting nonsense, completing one ridiculous task after another.

“It was just an accident! This time, it won’t happen again, I beg you, Lin the Hero, give me another chance.”

Zhou Ling promised Lin Nuo, but in reality, she had no confidence, not knowing what to do.

She could only talk nonsense and give it another try.

Perhaps she was too rushed. After removing the original Marriage Symbol, throwing in the new one right away was bound to have a reaction. She needed to slow things down a bit.

Lin Nuo looked at Zhou Ling and thought, since she’s gone this far with the spell, might as well finish it.

“One more time, quickly.”

Lin Nuo said irritably, turning around to give her another chance.

Zhou Ling took a deep breath, while Xi Lan grew increasingly tense, worried that they wouldn’t manage to place the Symbol.

Zhou Ling picked up the Marriage Symbol, lightly blew on it, and the flames quickly dissipated.

Here we go again.

She reached out the Marriage Symbol towards Lin Nuo’s back. Before she could even press it on, there was a reaction again—a fierce burning sensation struck Lin Nuo’s back, searing him and forcing a scream from his mouth. He went from feeling weak to bouncing around like a chicken on steroids.

However, after a while, he collapsed on the ground, going completely bonkers, flailing around until he finally collapsed.

The situation looked serious. Qin Shili and the others panicked—this wasn’t healing; this was attempted murder!

The three young women rushed over, surrounding Lin Nuo to check on him.

Lin Nuo had no visible injuries, but he lay there looking worse for wear, as if he wished he were dead.

“What did you do to my junior brother?!”

Liu Shuqin yelled in anger, raising her sharp Spirit Sword towards Zhou Ling.

“No! It was an accident… I didn’t expect this to happen…”

Zhou Ling looked innocent. She just tried one more time, but it escalated, stimulating Lin Nuo into jumping around and collapsing.

“Our first trust in you was our biggest blunder.”

Qin Shili raised her Ice Sword, pointing it at the female immortals.

“Ah! If anything happens to my senior brother, you’ll have to pay with your lives! No matter if you’re immortal or not!”

Su Kexin was equally indignant. Whoever held ill intentions towards Lin Nuo, she’d definitely not let them off the hook.

Now the three of them stood united, swords pointed at the female immortals, ready to protect their beloved giegie.

Little did they know that Lin Nuo’s current state was a result of them, but they didn’t see it that way; they were ready to blame Zhou Ling for everything.

Lin Nuo was quite skilled at dodging accountability.

“It’s not like that! I didn’t mean it; it really was an accident… We must focus on treating Lin the Hero first.”

“Still making excuses.”

Qin Shili wasn’t going to waste her breath on them anymore; she unleashed a gust of cold wind, swinging her sword towards Zhou Ling.

A brawl broke out, all over a man.

Su Kexin joined the fray, the two working in unison, ice and fire clashing, blue and red lights intertwining.

Liu Shuqin wanted to join as well, but since she was a healer, she couldn’t just leave Lin Nuo behind.

First, she needed to treat him; he should be fine.

The female immortals stood no chance against Qin Shili and the others and dared not engage, continuously defending while retreating.

Zhou Ling and Xi Qing covered for Xi Lan as they fought, and eventually, they all managed to escape.

There was no way around it. The three young women were furious; charging in would be like asking for death.

They retreated, hoping Lin the Hero would be alright.

Lin Nuo lay there for a bit, and the burning sensation quickly faded. Before long, he felt fine, but seeing the reactions of the three young women, one would think he was moments away from death, especially Su Kexin, who was wailing like someone had died.

This world was crazy, even the protagonist was being mourned for by the villain, and he wasn’t even dead yet. Talk about a cat mourning a mouse!

…

After leaving Ziyuan Mountain, Qin Dao and Wu Zhao rested in a small town where Qin Dao’s support troops awaited.

“Master, since Qin Shili didn’t get demonized, what should we do next?”

“Since it didn’t succeed, let it be. I see the signs of the demon star becoming more pronounced; next, we should predict where it will fall. More and more people are turning to the demonic way, and soon enough, it won’t be surprising for demons to rule the world. Here, take this,” Wu Zhao handed Qin Dao a flute that could reveal Qin Shili’s demonic energy when blown.

“Got it, thank you, Master!”

“I must also go lead those lost souls. You focus on strengthening your power. We’ll meet again in half a month.”

“Okay, Master.”

With that, Wu Zhao left the small town, while Qin Dao rejoined his troops.

Back to the Qin family, Qin Shili would return.