"This swindler dared to bully me; I won't let him die easily. If I don't torture him to death, how can I quell the hatred in my heart!" Lv Xiaoling said angrily, biting her lip, then a smug smile crossed her lips.
"Alright, we'll take him back. It's not safe here." The middle-aged woman said, pressing a few strands of true qi onto Li Lin, then took him away from the place.
When Li Lin woke up, he found himself in a corner of a large hall, thrown on the ground. In the hall, there was a middle-aged man and woman, both of whom he had seen once in the Thousand Medicine Gate. The middle-aged woman was the Martial Commander who had injured him.
Lv Xiaoling was also there, and the two middle-aged men and women were very respectful towards her. Lv Xiaoling had changed into a green long dress, abandoning her previous provocative attire for a more dignified look.
"Damn, I'm finished now." Li Lin found his true qi sealed and he couldn't move at all. His injuries were also severe, thinking to himself that falling into Lv Xiaoling's hands meant his luck was bad.
Li Lin frowned and continued to feign unconsciousness, as the strength of the man and woman was at the Martial Commander level, which Li Lin couldn't discern.
At that moment, the middle-aged man said, "Miss, are you alright? Why did you bring someone back? What's his background?"
"This person has a grudge with the miss, possesses some abilities, at the Martial Master level. He took a hit from me and didn't die," the middle-aged woman said.
"This person dared to have a grudge with the miss, truly audacious. If the sect leader knows about this, he will blame us for not protecting well. I think it's better to just kill this kid!" The middle-aged man said angrily, raising his hand, with true qi surging towards it, forming a palm print in his hand.
"Elder Liu, don't kill him yet. If I wanted him dead, I wouldn't have brought him back. I want to teach this kid a lesson first, then kill him. He provoked me!" Lv Xiaoling immediately grabbed the middle-aged man, afraid that he would strike down with his palm.
"Alright then, chop off this kid's limbs to prevent him from harming the miss," the middle-aged man said.
"Damn, what have I done to you?" Li Lin cursed inwardly, finding the middle-aged man's approach quite extreme, thinking that if he had a chance, he would do the same to him. For now, he continued to feign unconsciousness.
"Elder Liu, no, I'll handle it myself when the time comes," Lv Xiaoling quickly intervened when the middle-aged man was about to act.
"Alright, this kid dared to provoke the miss. He will wish for death but won't be able to die when he knows my strength!" The middle-aged man continued bitterly, as if he had a personal vendetta against Li Lin, wishing to tear him into pieces.
"Elder Liu, Elder Wang, take a look at these two spatial bags and see if you can open them," Lv Xiaoling took out two spatial bags, which were from Li Lin.
"Let me see." The middle-aged man took the spatial beast pouch from Lv Xiaoling, while the middle-aged woman took the spatial bag.
Both emitted a flash of light, forming hand seals, then began to forcibly open the spatial bag. After a spatial bag is bound to its owner, only the owner can open it. However, if faced with much stronger forces, it can be forcibly opened, although this carries many risks, as one mishap can destroy the entire spatial bag.
"Miss, the spatial bag is opened. It only contains a low-level sword and three second-grade pills." After a while, the middle-aged woman forcibly opened Li Lin's spatial bag, which contained only a few symbolic items.
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"So poor," Lv Xiaoling frowned, then asked the middle-aged man, "Elder Liu, have you opened yours?"
"Miss, this spatial bag is very strange. I can't open it," the middle-aged man holding the spatial beast pouch said, unable to open it.
"Hmph, a spatial beast pouch is not a spatial bag. No matter how strong you are, you naturally can't open it," Li Lin thought to himself while feigning unconsciousness. Spatial beast pouches and spatial bags are different. Meanwhile, Li Lin was secretly activating the Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Technique to absorb the true qi sealed in his meridians, but since it was sealed by a Martial Commander, it wasn't something he could absorb quickly.
"Let me try." The middle-aged woman also tried to open the spatial beast pouch but couldn't.
"Never mind, I'll find a way later," Lv Xiaoling said after seeing both couldn't open it, and then put away the spatial beast pouch.
"Miss, we really should go back now. It's too dangerous here. We nearly ran into trouble today. If anything had happened to you, we wouldn't be able to explain ourselves to the sect leader. Let's go back now," the middle-aged man continued.
"Elder Liu, who exactly were those people today? Why did they target me?" Lv Xiaoling asked, her innocent gaze flashing with a hint of sharpness.
"We don't know exactly who they are. According to the sect leader, they are a mysterious force that has only emerged in the past few decades. They approached the sect leader before, and because he did not agree to their demands, they probably wanted to target Miss to pressure the sect leader," the middle-aged man explained.
"Miss, Dai Chang'an and Dai Changyun from the Ghost Martial Sect have come," the middle-aged woman said, frowning.
"Elders, those two are too annoying. Just say I need to rest and ask them to go back," Lv Xiaoling said, also frowning.
"These two toads want to eat swan meat, not realizing their own weight. The insignificant Ghost Martial Sect dares to covet Miss. I'll go and send them away," the middle-aged man said immediately.
"The Ghost Martial Sect has some connections with the sect leader, and Dai Chang'an is also Miss's cousin. Don't cause trouble," the middle-aged woman advised.
"It's just a distant relation, not much of a kinship," the middle-aged man said slowly, and then both left the hall.
"What's the background of this Lv Xiaoling, to not even consider the Ghost Martial Sect?" Li Lin was increasingly surprised upon hearing their conversation. Lv Xiaoling had a significant background; he really had stirred up a hornet's nest. However, it seemed that Lv Xiaoling had some connections with the Ghost Martial Sect, no wonder she appeared in Ghost Martial City.
In the shadows, Li Lin continued to secretly activate the Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Art to absorb the true qi sealing his meridians. Suddenly, he sensed a fragrance; Lv Xiaoling was squatting beside him.
"You swindler, I know you're awake. I saw you secretly opening your eyes just now. Still trying to deceive me?" Lv Xiaoling's voice rang out, followed by a sharp kick to Li Lin's buttocks.
"You this..." Li Lin abruptly opened his eyes, initially wanting to curse, but his expression changed. Provoking this woman now would only bring him trouble. A true man knows when to bend and when to stand, so he decided it was best to endure.
"What's wrong with me, you swindler? Why did you steal my Snow Wing Lion?" Lv Xiaoling said angrily, her gaze firmly fixed on Li Lin.
"I stole your Snow Wing Lion, and you really don't know why? My heartfelt effort, and you don't understand," Li Lin said immediately.
"You stole from me, yet you say it was heartfelt? What's going on?" Lv Xiaoling looked at Li Lin, puzzled and curious.
"Damn, I can't make up more," Li Lin thought to himself. Suddenly, an idea struck him. He masked his expression with a hint of sorrow, sighed lightly, and then said, "Because I, I like you!"
As soon as Li Lin spoke, Lv Xiaoling trembled, nearly falling to the ground in shock. Her eyes widened in astonishment, and it took her a moment to react. She pointed at Li Lin, stuttering, "You pervert, what... what did you say? Say it again, and I'll kill you!"
Seeing Lv Xiaoling's reaction, Li Lin felt a surge of joy but kept a sincere look on his face, his eyes filled with affection as he earnestly said, "Do you know? The moment I first saw you, I fell in love with you. When we went to Lanling Mountain together, I knew, in this life, I would not love another woman but you. The happiest thing I've ever done was carrying you on Lanling Mountain. I wish to carry you like that for a lifetime. But I know, you're too beautiful, like a fairy, and I know I'm not worthy of you. You wouldn't look at me. So, to ensure I could still see you in the future, for you to occasionally remember me, that's why I stole your Snow Wing Lion. All of this, because I like you. I know you won't look at me, so I dared not tell you, afraid that after telling you, you would kill me, saying I, a toad, was lusting after a swan." After speaking, Li Lin maintained a calm demeanor, though inwardly he thought: "Li Lin, you're shameless, deceiving an innocent girl, this is utterly despicable."
"I had no choice, to save my own life. Buddha will forgive me," Li Lin silently consoled himself, finding an excuse for his shamelessness.