"Miss seems to be off today," the middle-aged man said, puzzled, outside the room.

"There must be something between Miss and this young man," the middle-aged woman immediately said.

"Are you saying that this young man and Miss... Who is he, what's his background? A toad wanting to eat swan meat, Miss is not someone he can match up to. I want to ask, what exactly is the background of that young man," the middle-aged man said at once.

"What's the rush? I see that Miss seems to be somewhat... forget it, it seems this young man shouldn't harbor any ill intentions towards Miss. We'll ask slowly. In any case, protecting Miss's safety these next few days is what matters. After the Ghost Martial Sect's assembly is over, we'll go back," the middle-aged woman said.

"Li Lin, I warn you, you must never tell the two elders that you like me. Otherwise, they will tell my father, and my father will kill you. Last time someone looked at me one extra time, my father had the elders feed him to the demonic beasts," Lv Xiaoling said to Li Lin after glancing at the two elders outside the door.

Li Lin was stunned, realizing that Lv Xiaoling interrupted him just now because she thought he was going to say he liked her. This Lv Xiaoling is quite cute.

"Oh, I know," Li Lin replied, then asked Lv Xiaoling, "You took away two of my spatial bags yesterday, can you give them back to me?"

"This..." Lv Xiaoling hesitated for a moment, then took out a spatial bag and handed it to Li Lin, saying, "I'll give you one for now, and I'll give you the other one after you come back with me."

Li Lin's face turned the color of an eggplant. The spatial bag Lv Xiaoling returned was the one he used just for show, while she kept the spatial beast pouch. Li Lin thought he could make another spatial beast pouch, but now, inside the pouch, there were a little dragon, Heavenly Winged Snow Lion, and a bloodthirsty mantis.

"Can you give me that one?" Li Lin asked.

"No, I'll give it to you after you come back with me," Lv Xiaoling said firmly.

"Miss, you said yesterday that I could leave, but today you're asking me to go with you," Li Lin protested.

"That was yesterday, today is today. Anyway, I've decided, you're going with me," Lv Xiaoling said, standing tall.

Li Lin was infuriated, this woman's face changed as quickly as flipping a book, but he was powerless to do anything, saying, "How can you go back on your word?"

"I often go back on my word," Lv Xiaoling said proudly, looking at Li Lin's helpless expression, which made her very happy, her delicate body shaking with laughter.

"Alright, just stay here for now. Seeing how anxious you are, this must be very important to you, huh. Hmph, I'm not afraid of you running away anymore. You'll accompany me back obediently," Lv Xiaoling took out Li Lin's spatial beast pouch, waved it, and then left the room with a proud smile.

Li Lin was on the verge of tears, utterly helpless. Lv Xiaoling was accompanied by two martial marshal powerhouses, making her position unassailable. He had no choice but to submit.

"Let's go, elders," Lv Xiaoling said after leaving the room, leading the two elders away, unafraid of Li Lin running away again.

Li Lin looked distressed and helpless, then thought that he was currently at the Ghost Martial Sect. Tomorrow was the sect's assembly, which wouldn't be delayed, but he needed to retrieve the spatial beast pouch as soon as possible. For now, healing his injuries was the most important.

Li Lin sat cross-legged, focusing on healing the injuries within his body. It was fortunate his body was strong enough to survive a strike from a martial marshal powerhouse, which was lucky.

At this time, in a room nearby, the two middle-aged, Elder Liu and Elder Wang, had puzzled expressions. Elder Wang softly said, "The relationship between that young man and Miss seems unusual. Being able to survive my strike and release my restriction, and looking to be only seventeen or eighteen years old, seems to have the cultivation of a fourth-level martial master. Who exactly is he?"

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"In the major sects of the Ancient Realm, there doesn't seem to be such a young person," Elder Liu said.

"However, it seems there's some ambiguity between this young man and Miss. Anyway, we're going back soon, it doesn't matter who he is," Elder Wang said.

Several hours later, while Li Lin was cultivating, two maids brought a lot of food to his room, presumably arranged by Lv Xiaoling.

Without eating, Li Lin continued to regulate his breath, his injuries rapidly healing. The Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Technique was beneficial for healing, and with Li Lin having consumed a third-grade high-level pill and using the wood attribute for recovery, the speed of healing significantly increased.

During the healing process, time flew by quickly. After a day and a night, Li Lin stopped his breath regulation the next morning.

"Sigh..."

Exhaling a breath of turbid air, his injuries were now mostly healed, about seventy to eighty percent. Through his senses, Li Lin felt Lv Xiaoling coming towards his room.

"Li Lin." Soon after, with a delicate shout, Lv Xiaoling's graceful figure had arrived in the room.

"Miss, can you return my spatial bag today? I urgently need something inside it," Li Lin stood up and immediately asked.

"No, I've told you that I'll give it to you when you come back with me," Lv Xiaoling said.

"You..." Li Lin became frustrated again.

"Miss, you're here again. People from the Ghost Martial Sect have come, asking us to go over," Elder Liu and Elder Wang also arrived in the room shortly after.

"Young man, are your injuries fully healed?" At this time, Elder Wang observed Li Lin, sensing his aura. She had examined Li Lin's injuries before; they were not fatal but were very severe. She didn't expect them to have healed so quickly.

"The young man has no other strengths, just a good body, making the elder laugh," Li Lin said modestly.

"Li Lin, come with me to see the Ghost Martial Sect's assembly. It's said to be very lively, and there will be competitions," Lv Xiaoling said excitedly.

"Alright, I'll accompany you," Li Lin sighed slightly. Since he was going to attend the Ghost Martial Sect's assembly anyway, it was convenient.

Elder Liu and Elder Wang were puzzledly looking at Lv Xiaoling and Li Lin. The Miss had been in this young man's room since early in the morning, causing the elders to wonder. It seemed this young man had quite the attraction; over the years, the Miss had not taken anyone so seriously.

After leaving the room and arriving at the hall from yesterday, Li Lin frowned, not expecting to see an acquaintance here. Among the several people standing in the hall was Du Yunshan, whom Li Lin had met twice before, and beside Du Yunshan were two young men in splendid attire he had glimpsed once in the Qian Medicine Gate, as well as several strong members of the Ghost Martial Sect.

"Miss Ling, Elder Wang, Elder Liu, please, the Sect Master has been waiting for you," Du Yunshan greeted the three respectfully, then immediately noticed Li Lin behind them, his confusion mixed with surprise, "Elder Li, what are you doing here?"

"Greetings to Elder Du," Li Lin smiled slightly, then said, "Miss Lv and I knew each other. We met by chance the day before yesterday and came together."

"You know Miss Ling?" Du Yunshan was momentarily stunned, seemingly very surprised, looking at Li Lin differently.

At that moment, Li Lin suddenly felt two cold gazes on him, coming from those two young men in splendid attire. Li Lin had already sized up their auras; one was a fourth-level martial master, and the other a fifth-level martial master. Li Lin guessed from the conversation of Lv Xiaoling and her companions the day before yesterday that these two must be the ones called Dai Chang'an and Dai Changyun.

"Elder Li..." Lv Xiaoling, Elder Wang, and Elder Liu were also somewhat surprised, looking at Li Lin, something they were unaware of.

"Cousin, Elder Wang said you were tired the day before yesterday. Are you alright now, feeling better?" One of the young men in splendid attire stepped forward, his gaze on Li Lin, with a hint of showing off.

"Cousin, I'm fine now, I've rested for a day and have recovered," Lv Xiaoling said lightly.

"The people who attacked Miss Ling the day before yesterday, we've already sent people to search the entire city. It's regrettable that Miss Ling was frightened. We will definitely catch those two people soon," the other young man in splendid attire also stepped forward to speak.

"Is that so? Those two are martial marshal powerhouses; I'm afraid you won't be able to catch them," Elder Liu said lightly.

"Elder Liu is right; it's our fault for not being vigilant enough to let Miss Ling be frightened," Du Yunshan immediately took over the conversation, then said, "Please, Elder Li, you've also arrived, I thought something had happened to your Flying Spirit Gate for not arriving sooner. I wonder if the senior has also come."

"The Grand Elder is at a critical juncture of breakthrough and couldn't come. Please understand," Li Lin said lightly.

"Oh." Du Yunshan's brow furrowed slightly, then returned to normal, "Miss Ling, please, the Sect Master has been waiting."

"Cousin, it's lively today, many people have come..." Dai Chang'an and Dai Changyun were already flanking Lv Xiaoling, vying for her attention.

Li Lin smiled inwardly. Upon arriving, he had already learned about all the forces of the Ghost Martial Sect. The Ghost Martial Sect had both a main and a deputy sect master; Sect Master Dai Daozi, reportedly at the third level of martial marshal strength, and Deputy Sect Master Dai Gangzi, Dai Daozi's brother, also at the third level of martial marshal strength. And the martial generals of the Ghost Martial Sect were even more numerous, their power absolutely formidable.