The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 437 - 427 The Right Way to Pamper Your Wife
Jealousy, perhaps, is innate in women, but the Snow Maiden was very accommodating to Lin Yun. Even though she had realized that the "friend" Lin Yun spoke of was another girl, she merely looked at him pitifully and softly said, "Come back soon."
"Don’t worry, you go back to the Mountain and Sea Pass first, I’ll follow shortly."
"Then I will leave Snowstep with you."
This time, the Snow Maiden had brought Snowstep with her. After reaching the mountain, she found a spot for Snowstep to hide.
Lin Yun saw through the Snow Maiden’s subtle intentions. He stroked her hair, following the smooth strands to the tip of her ears and pinched her earlobes gently, tenderly saying, "Don’t worry, I will come to find you as soon as possible."
Only then did the Snow Maiden lead Lin Yun to Snowstep. She kissed Lin Yun reluctantly and then rushed off on the back of Fulong.
This is how it is: resort to Fulong for serious matters, stick with Lin Yun for everything else.
Snowstep watched the Snow Maiden leave with longing eyes, tears welling up in its horse eyes.
Master, how could you hand me over to this man? He’s going to bully me!
Seeing this, Lin Yun couldn’t help but feel a touch of sorrow too. He decided he should wrap up the matters here as soon as possible!
One day when the world is at peace, he wouldn’t have to be apart from his loved ones so frequently.
Hmm?
Yet, that might not necessarily be a good thing.
Putting all these women together, they were bound to fight, right?
Lin Yun dared not delve further into this terrifying thought. He stroked Snowstep, soothing it, "Don’t be too sad, I’ll take you back soon."
Snowstep haughtily turned its head away, its gaze conveying four words: "Don’t touch this lord."
"What, am I giving you too much face?"
Lin Yun snapped his fingers, and a ball of fire appeared in his hand.
Snowstep trembled in fear and quietly moved its head closer, rubbing against Lin Yun’s hand.
What does it mean to be resilient?
Isn’t it just enduring oppression? Just bear with it and it will pass.
Lin Yun didn’t continue to squabble with a horse. He took out a whistle and blew it, connecting with Dongfang Hongyue.
In fact, before searching for the Demon Summoning Well, Lin Yun had wanted to contact Dongfang Hongyue. But he couldn’t conveniently leave the Snow Maiden or Zhen Li behind at that time. Otherwise, he would have invited Dongfang Hongyue to join them in accumulating merit.
After weighing the pros and cons, Lin Yun hadn’t called her.
And it was fortunate that he hadn’t. Otherwise, encountering the Demon Clan Leader could have brought trouble for Dongfang Hongyue.
Speaking of which, who did the Snow Maiden and Zhen Li see? Their reactions at the time didn’t seem odd. Is it because they couldn’t see the other’s appearance?
That is to say, the demon’s Divine Skills can only confuse one person at a time? If multiple people are standing together and they each call out different names, even a fool would know it’s fake and the illusion wouldn’t be effective.
"She must have some other skills she hasn’t shown. Better be cautious and not provoke her," Lin Yun mused while waiting for Dongfang Hongyue’s response, briefly organizing his thoughts. Dongfang Hongyue’s image had just appeared and before Lin Yun could speak, she preempted him with, "Where’s your sister?"
"Hmm? What sister?"
Lin Yun feigned ignorance. Dongfang Hongyue snorted coldly. If she could appear before Lin Yun right now, she would definitely give him a thorough reprimand.
"What’s with the sudden contact today? Are your beautiful master and beautiful sisters not satisfying you enough?"
The sourness in her words was nearly palpable. Lin Yun, with his strong will to survive, quickly made a sheepish response, "Yue’er, what are you talking about? My heart has always been with you!"
"Hmph, spare me the sweet talk. First, tell me honestly, what did you do last night?"
Dongfang Hongyue’s gaze was sharp. Though she had long known about the multiple "hats" atop her head, she still couldn’t calmly accept the gradually increasing number of Lin Yun’s confidantes.
If only she had known, why did she let him go undercover in the first place? She should have kept him confined!
Lin Yun, faced with Dongfang Hongyue’s question, was unflustered. He casually said, "Last night I advanced to the Heart Guarding Realm, and I also obtained a treasure. That’s exactly what I wanted to talk to you about."
This is the art of conversation. Although last night was not just about breaking through realms, Lin Yun mentioned just enough to shift Dongfang Hongyue’s focus.
Moreover, Lin Yun intentionally steered the topic towards the treasure, something that interested Dongfang Hongyue, artfully diverting her attention.
"What is it?"
As expected, Dongfang Hongyue was led by Lin Yun’s narrative, her attention directed by him. Lin Yun then recounted the events of the previous day, from the Sword Embryo, to the Heavenly Demon Instrument, the Demon Clan Leader, and the Four Spirits Barrier, leaving Dongfang Hongyue dumbfounded.
She knew about the existence of the Demon Race, with Hu Yuling of Shenxiao Sect being the first to expose her true nature. But she had not expected that Hu Yuling was actually subdued by Lin Yun and became his insider.
Now, an even more powerful Leader had been revealed, with power potentially at the Defiant Heavenly Realm, and on top of that, she intended to open the Four Spirits Barrier.
Moreover, from Lin Yun, Dongfang Hongyue also learned that the purpose of the Grand Convergence wasn’t to resolve disputes within the Mortal Realm, but for the Heavenly Demon Instrument....
Despite the information being uncertain, Dongfang Hongyue chose to believe it.
"The situation is getting more complicated now."
Dongfang Hongyue also felt a headache right now, all the disputes before were just conflicts between the Righteous Path and the Demonic Path, at most it was about power divisions and checks and balances within the Demon Sect, all simple.
But now the entire Cultivation World was in a complete mess, with all the battles among the Four Kings, the Path of the King, splits within the Central Plains, and now the sudden emergence of the Demon Race, which was tied to the game of strategy between Yuxuan and the Demon Clan Leader.
Layer upon layer, all mixed together, a total chaos.
It seemed like just as one wave settles, another invades, and even Dongfang Hongyue felt a bit of pressure. She had thought that with her and Lin Yu offering mutual support, and Lin Yun dealing with the Snow Maiden, the world would be stable. But now, with the appearance of the Demon Race, the situation was different.
Although many of the ancient documents had been lost, the few clues that remained made it clear that the Demon Race was the common enemy of both the Central Plains People and the Grassland People. When the time came, the conflicts within the Human Race might become meaningless in the face of the struggle between humans and demons.
Could it be that the reappearance of the heirs of the Four Kings was because the Demon Race was also re-emerging?
Dongfang Hongyue pondered the phrase "destined to rise in response to the situation" and felt a sinking in her heart.
Could it be that Lin Yun also rose in response to the situation?
"I know all about these matters. Since you’ve already entered the Heart Guarding Realm, you must remember to keep to your true self, avoid arrogance and impatience."
Dongfang Hongyue paused for a moment and then emphasized, "It’s best to stay away from the company of women, practicing abstinence and enduring hardship."
That was the crucial point.
The Heart Guarding Realm was one of the most dangerous realms in a cultivator’s journey, facing many challenges, the greatest of which was from one’s own heart.
Dongfang Hongyue actually trusted Lin Yun’s nature a lot, but the human heart is the easiest thing to change. Experiencing dramatic ups and downs can easily lead to fluctuations in one’s Dao heart.
As for telling Lin Yun to practice abstinence and hardship, that was purely out of selfishness.
That guy, he’s too attractive to girls, couldn’t just let him continue to leave an impression everywhere.
"Don’t worry, Master. My heart has always been with you, and I will guard it."
"Hmph, don’t try to butter me up, I don’t believe you."
Despite saying this, Dongfang Hongyue’s heart was sweet.
This was descending into a flirtatious banter. Snowstep had been silently listening to the conversation all along, hating that it couldn’t speak human language; otherwise, it would definitely go and tell the Snow Maiden everything that happened here.
Master, you’ve been cuckolded!
Lin Yun and Dongfang Hongyue continued their intimate exchange for a while until Lin Yun felt there wasn’t much time left and decided to end their horseplay.
After exchanging info with Dongfang Hongyue, Lin Yun thought of another one of his masters.
He had taken Fang Yu’s Immortal Sword before and had been intimate with the Snow Maiden in front of her. Dongfang Hongyue and Lin Yu were easy to placate, since their relationship had already made breakthroughs, but Fang Yu was different. Her feelings towards him were always filled with various obstacles, and now, she probably became so frustrated that...
Eh, that’s not right, I don’t need to stay undercover anymore, nor do I need to curry favor, huh...
Lin Yun realized he seemed to have lost that cover-up.
Was he flirting with others just for the sake of being undercover?
It was clearly because she was too attractive.
Regardless, he needed to find a way to placate Fang Yu and, imperceptibly, let her know about the Demon Race.
She was different from Dongfang Hongyue after all. Lin Yun couldn’t speak to Fang Yu as straightforwardly as he did with Dongfang Hongyue; he needed to be more circuitous.
Lin Yun remembered he had taken Fang Yu’s Immortal Sword, which likely meant she had no sword to use now.
He could choose to return Fang Yu’s sword, but that would send the wrong message.
Initially, taking her sword was to tease her, implying that if they, later on, couldn’t meet, she would have her sword for company.
If he were to return the sword now, it would signify an end to their relationship.
So, he needed to give her a sword, but not her own sword.
An idea flashed in Lin Yun’s mind, and he thought of the Sword Embryo.
That thing could be considered recyclable waste. He had long wanted to try Artifact Refining, but he easily stumbled upon treasures and his knowledge of Artifact Refining remained unused.
Now was the perfect opportunity to give it a shot. If successful, great; if not, it was just the burning of a Sword Embryo.
He had already burned a Heavenly Demon Instrument, so what’s to regret about losing a piece of it?
Decided, that’s what he would do, time to prepare for Artifact Refining!
The first step was to collect other materials.
He couldn’t even take out a single Spirit Stone at the moment, let alone any other materials. However, Lin Yun was not poor.
He had possessed many treasures in the past and had even prised a few top-quality Immortal Spirit Stones from the Dragon Tomb, but in the end, he lost them all while fleeing.
This was the embarrassment of not possessing a storage Magic Artifact; after thirty years of hard work, he was back to square one upon running away.
Now that he finally could walk tall without having to run away, he seemed to have fallen under some curse of poverty again.
He had looted so many treasures from Pearl Island but hadn’t even warmed them in his hands before they were swallowed by the tsunami.
Perhaps that’s just fate!
But this Artifact, he was determined to refine it!
After all, the Taiqing Daoist Temple should have plenty of treasures, right...
