Chapter 919: Only You and I See

Chapter 919: Only You and I See

Lin Nuo was drinking and snacking, everything was fine until something unexpected happened.

A figure approached him from the front.

The only person who could make him drop his drink in shock was none other than—

Su Kexin.

Ordinarily, Su Kexin wouldn’t have scared him that much.

But this version of Su Kexin was definitely not normal.

There was a strong aura surrounding her, and her long black hair seemed to be swirling in a fierce wind.

A red layer encircled her body, almost like a layer of flames—but there were no visible flames burning.

What was going on?

Lin Nuo was a bit confused; it was late at night, so please don’t scare people!

This looked too much like a power-up state!

Could it be that a Demon Practitioner attacked her in the city tonight?

Which unlucky cannon fodder had that bad luck?

Or was something wrong at the Xia Manor?

This was serious; with that thought, Lin Nuo couldn’t sit still.

Grinding his teeth, he was fully on alert, not running but ready to bolt.

Honestly, he had no idea how much Su Kexin had evolved, but he was sure she hadn’t reached her peak yet.

The peak might be when she was standing on the edge of a cliff, preparing to backstab him.

Damn it, getting backstabbed would be such a disgrace.

However, the shopkeeper seemed unfazed, conducting business as usual, not alarmed by Su Kexin’s appearance.

“Sir, you dropped your cup. Let me get you a new one.”

The boss kindly handed him a new cup, and Lin Nuo shot a puzzled glance at the boss:

“You can remain this calm?”

“Ah? Sir, I don’t know what you mean… It’s fine here for business, and the soldiers won’t chase me away, so don’t worry. Is our food not to your liking?”

“No… it’s her.”

Lin Nuo pointed at the approaching Su Kexin, utterly at a loss. Seriously? She’s half-powering up, and you can still run your shop calmly?

Are you some kind of hermit? Have you seen through everything in this world already?

“That girl? Is there something wrong?”

Before the boss could finish speaking, he turned toward Su Kexin.

“Miss, please sit. If you want to eat something, you can take a look at our menu.”

As Su Kexin walked closer, Lin Nuo noticed that even though she was half-powered up, her eyes remained bright and clear, not cold or aloof like someone fully powered up.

She was in a power-up state, but not fully.

“Senior Brother? What are you doing here?”

Su Kexin blinked her big eyes and then said to the boss,

“Boss, I’ll sit here. Whatever he ordered, just bring me one of each.”

“Sure thing, miss! Please have a seat.”

The boss walked away with a cheerful smile. Though not many customers came tonight, they were all big spenders; ordering so many dishes and drinks was quite profitable.

Lin Nuo stared at Su Kexin, momentarily at a loss for words.

Seriously, you’re not fully powered up yet and have your wits about you; what is this look? You’d scare the dogs in the next village to death!

“What’s with that look?”

Lin Nuo pointed at Su Kexin’s hair flowing in the wind, trying to remain calm.

“Ah? Senior Brother, um… it’s a bit windy, I guess.”

Su Kexin tried to tame her hair but couldn’t manage to do so; it continued to swirl about.

“Not that, what’s that red layer around you?”

Lin Nuo asked, pointing at Su Kexin again. She looked puzzled too, but it seemed like she had found someone who understood her, becoming quite excited:

“Senior Brother, you see it too?”

“I see? What do you mean? It’s obvious!”

“No, I noticed others can’t see it. I thought I was hallucinating.”

“What? Others can’t see it?”

Lin Nuo was a bit astonished; what kind of situation was this?

He hurriedly asked the boss:

“Boss, do you see the red glow around her?”

“Ah? Sir, is there something you need?” The boss turned around, completely unaware of the context.

“The red glow, the glow around her!”

“Red glow? I don’t see it, sir… what exactly is it?”

“Seriously, you don’t see it?”

“Nope. It’s nighttime, and there are only some candle lights around here. Are you talking about those?”

“Not those!”

Lin Nuo pondered for a moment and realized she was right; nobody else seemed to see it.

“Then what about her hair?” Lin Nuo continued to ask.

“This young lady’s hair is black and smooth, the quality is excellent.”

“Not that. Forget it.”

Lin Nuo had confirmed it; there was indeed something about Su Kexin’s half-powerful state that others couldn’t see.

Otherwise, a woman with soaring hair glowing red at night would be pretty scary.

“Miss, go ahead and have some snacks, drink a little. The rest of the dishes are being prepared.”

“Mm, okay, thank you, boss.”

Then Su Kexin took the wine jug and poured a cup for Lin Nuo.

“Senior Brother, you know I don’t drink much. Let me pour this for you.”

“How long has this symptom lasted? You seemed just fine today! And why are you running around this place at night? A young lady shouldn’t be out late like this!”

“Mm… just at night…”

“Sit across from me and keep your distance.”

Lin Nuo noticed Su Kexin trying to get closer; he wanted to maintain some distance between them.

Who knows what her state is? What if she’s really some hidden bomb, ready to take me out?

“Mm… Senior Brother, are you afraid of me? I wouldn’t eat you. We were super close before!”

“I just think until I figure out what’s going on, it’s better for you to keep some distance. I should observe you more closely like this.”

“Oh, so Senior Brother is observing me? Good, good, this way I can look at your face too!”

Su Kexin propped her face on her hands, smiling brightly at Lin Nuo. This was nice; seeing Senior Brother’s face made her very happy.

This table is so long; if only it weren’t, she could sit right on Senior Brother’s lap and face him up close.

Just looking might lead to something more.

If they were in a room, there could be a situation out of a fantasy.

Entangled together, how sweet!

“Now, about the earlier question,” Lin Nuo took a sip of wine and continued, “What’s up?”

“I couldn’t sleep tonight, so I wanted to see if you were awake. But you weren’t at the manor, so I just wandered around. I wanted to find a place to practice my sword skills, and somehow it turned into this. I really don’t know what happened. I was worried others might see me as a freak, but it’s strange that they seem to overlook it. Senior Brother, do you know what’s going on?”

“How would I know?”

If I knew your business fully, would you still be alive in this chapter?

“I suspect you might be going a bit overboard with your cultivation.”

“Ah? Going overboard? How could that be? I’m just practicing some ordinary sword techniques; I’m not doing anything weird! Ah, what should I do, Senior Brother?”

Su Kexin panicked, trying to rush to Lin Nuo’s side, but he quickly backed away to avoid her touch.

“Ugh… Senior Brother, you have to help me… I don’t know what to do… Senior Brother, if you help me, you can do anything you want!”