At the mont Lin Tang's overwhelmingly strong aura burst forth, Shen Youling was stunned.
So it turned out... Lin Tang! My own husband! Was actually this powerful? He wasn't lying? He really wasn't weaker than Long Tianji?! Then why hadn't he made it clear before...
But when the hideous and terrifying image of the Evil God lood above Lin Tang's head, she was speechless.
So it wasn't his own power at all. He was borrowing an external force yet again. Fine, borrow power if he must. But this ti, he's actually in cahoots with an Evil God? Doesn't he know? This is purely dancing on the edge of a knife; he could be devoured by it at any mont! Wait a minute! Evil Gods are so good at manipulating people's minds. The previous Lord of Joy, with a single thought, made tens of thousands of won willingly die for him. Could it be that Lin Tang has already been completely bewitched and brainwashed, turned into His puppet?
Shen Youling's scalp tingled, and she beca incredibly nervous.
SMACK!
Lin Tang suddenly reached out, grabbed the tiny tuft at the end of the Lord of Gluttony's tail, and slamd him to the ground as if throwing a sandbag. Then, aiming for what was probably his butt, he delivered several kicks. THUMP! THUMP!
While kicking, he cursed, "What are you yapping about? Who let you suddenly pop out and make a fool of yourself? Don't you know you're ugly and your voice is annoying? What if you scare my wife? Even scaring passing children and grandmothers would be awful, you know?"
"AOW—"
The Lord of Gluttony curled up like a scolded puppy and rapidly shrunk. He was filled with grievances.
Wasn't it you who intentionally summoned to help you show off? Usually, you seal so tightly that I can't sense anything from the outside world. It's not like I wanted to co out on my own... Hey? Why do you have a different face? Well, whatever. As a Cultivator, changing faces is nothing; it wouldn't even be surprising if you turned into a monkey or an orangutan.
"Mother of God! Are my eyes playing tricks on , or is my brain hallucinating?"
"Lin Tang... how dare he beat up a god? He's too bold! This is defying the heavens!"
"Why isn't the god crushing him? This god seems so weak..."
"Weak or not, it's still a god! It could blow us re mortals away with a single breath!"
"So Lin Tang isn't one of Its Divine Servants or anything? Their relationship is one of equals?"
Tong Xinwei, Huang Chao, Mu Ping'an, and the others nearly popped their eyeballs out, their jaws almost hitting the ground. They were completely bewildered by the scene before them. It was inconceivable, utterly unimaginable.
Just a mont ago, Shen Youling had been worried that Lin Tang had lost himself and beco a puppet. But seeing this, she fell silent.
Perhaps... my worries were unnecessary...
And so, because a god had suddenly appeared with Lin Tang, neither Tong Xinwei nor Huang Chao dared to act until they figured out what was going on. They put away their initial airs of authority and power, obediently tucking their tails between their legs. Even though there were many robots present, which in theory feared neither poison nor the spiritual contamination of an Evil God, the physical attacks of an Evil God could still lt tal and sever steel.
Of all the strategies, retreat was the best. They found an excuse and beat a hasty retreat.
Mu Ping'an also wanted to run.
"Eh, my cheap little brother-in-law, didn't you want to reconnect with my wife and catch up? Where are you off to?"
"Ah? I... I'm not going anywhere, hehe, hehehe. Brother-in-law, if you have any directives, please feel free to command . Since I've beco your little brother-in-law, I am naturally ready to serve you like a loyal dog!"
"Heh, you even know a few idioms. Where did you go to school?"
"I'm ashad to say I've never been to school. I just picked up a little from listening to others talk. I must be a laughingstock to you, Brother-in-law."
"It's fine. You don't have to feel too inferior. After all, I only attended high school, and I didn't even finish."
"Yes, yes, I'm not inferior..."
Seeing the once-arrogant Mu Ping'an beco so utterly subservient, no longer daring to put on any airs in front of Lin Tang, Shen Youling's mouth twitched. She didn't know what expression to make.
Until now, Dong Mingfeng and the other two were still in a state of petrification. Everything had changed too quickly; it was too much to bear. A mont ago, Lin Tang was like a fish in a barrel, manipulated by both Tong Xinwei and Huang Chao. He was treated like a piece of cargo to be fought over, a laughable and pitiable clown. The next mont, Tong Xinwei and the others were all groveling. Why? What on earth was this large ball of flesh that had popped out of Lin Tang?
"No matter what it is, it seems Lin Tang has turned the tables and beco a big shot!"
"Then our attitude towards him just now..."
"He's not going to let this monster eat us, is he? Oh God, how scary!"
The three of them trembled with fear, on the verge of wetting themselves.
"Ahem, Lin Tang, you've just been released from prison and are reunited with Youling after a long separation. You two should enjoy your ti alone!"
"Ah, yes, yes! We also have so matters to attend to, so we'll be leaving first. No need to see us out!"
They scurried away, eager to escape. Lin Tang just wanted to Dual Cultivate and achieve a breakthrough as soon as possible. Besides, with Shen Youling here, he couldn't actually kill them, so he didn't plan on wasting any more ti on them. However, he couldn't just let it go completely.
"Paying one's debts is only natural. My little brother-in-law paid tens of millions for you. You will figure out how to pay that money back yourselves. Do not ask Youling for money again!" Lin Tang said coldly. "Huang Ling, rember to collect the debt. For every week they fail to pay, they will starve for three days."
"Ah... we're all family, maybe we could..." Mu Ping'an looked toward Shen Youling, appearing troubled.
"Even blood brothers settle accounts clearly, let alone a relationship you just claid. What, are you not going to listen to your brother-in-law now?"
"No, no, I'll definitely listen to whatever my brother-in-law says! Alright, Brother-in-law, rest assured, I will strictly collect the debt as you wish."
"Hmph, that's more like it."
"No!"
"That's tens of millions! How could we possibly pay that back in a week?"
"Lin Tang, you're clearly just making things difficult on purpose!"
"Hmph!" Lin Tang sneered. "If you had the ability to lose tens of millions in such a short ti, then you should have the ability to earn it back. If you can't, you deserve to starve to death! Didn't you always say I was the reincarnation of a starving ghost? Once you actually starve to death and get reincarnated, you can verify whether I am or not."
"Ah? I don't want to starve to death! I really don't want to die!"
"Lin Tang, I was wrong! I shouldn't have looked down on you or cursed you! Please forgive !"
"Youling, say sothing! We're your parents! We worked so hard to raise you. Can you really bear to let your husband treat us so cruelly?"
Shen Youling was helpless and conflicted. She could only tug at Lin Tang's sleeve. "How about..."
Just as Dong Mingfeng and the others began to feel a glimr of hope, Shen Youling's next words made them collapse in despair.
"...don't starve them three days a week, just two. Okay? And don't let them actually starve to death."
"PFFT—"
"SHEN! YOU! LING!"
"You're so cruel! You're ganging up on us too! I—I don't want to live anymore!"
"You don't want to live? Perfect. Go die right now!"
"No, no, no! It was just a figure of speech! I don't really want to die..."
After Dong Mingfeng's trio left as if they had just attended their own funerals, Lin Tang looked at Mu Ping'an once more. Mu Ping'an caught the murderous intent in his eyes and quickly knelt.
"Brother-in-law, I truly know I was wrong! I'll never dare to have designs on my sister again. I sincerely promise to be a good little brother! Please, be magnanimous and spare this once... Actually, I also have a god backing . Since we are both favored by divinity, we could form an alliance in the coming cataclysm. There's strength in numbers!"
Favored? What is that?
Lin Tang thought, guessing it wasn't anything good. He couldn't be bothered to clarify. He looked at Shen Youling. "Honey, what do you think?"
Shen Youling recalled Mu Ping'an's pitiable appearance when he was a child, and her heart softened. "Before you ca back," she said, "if Mu... Huang Ling had really tried to force himself on , I wouldn't have been able to resist. He was actually quite respectful, and he's still young. Why don't you let him go?"
"Fine." Lin Tang nodded. "Huang Ling, rember this: you are alive thanks to your sister's grace. I hope you won't repay her kindness with malice in the future."
"Of course! I would hurt anyone before I'd ever hurt my sister!" Mu Ping'an hastily swore. This part, at least, was true.
After he was pardoned and scurried away, Lin Tang grabbed Shen Youling's soft hand. "We've eaten and drunk our fill. Let's go ho, honey!"
But Shen Youling pulled away as if she'd been electrocuted. She took several steps back, her expression complex.
Lin Tang was confused. "What's wrong? Why so distant all of a sudden?"
"Lin Tang... is it really you?"
"What kind of question is that? Of course, it's ! Here, touch if you don't believe it!"
"I'm being serious! I'm worried you've been influenced by that god... I don't want to share my bed with a walking corpse."
Hearing this, Lin Tang felt quite helpless. He hadn't expected Shen Youling to know so much, but then again, she had been through a lot. "You say that as if we sleep together often... So, what will it take for you to believe that I'm normal?"
"Well—" Shen Youling was at a loss. She had only just started cultivating and wasn't even at the initial stage of Qi Nurturing. She had no way to verify it herself.
Suddenly, she thought of soone—a powerhouse who utterly despised gods, viewing them as mortal enemies.
"State Preceptor Long Tianji!"
"Him?"
"Yes! If we ask him to check, he'll definitely be able to tell if there's sothing wrong with you!"
Seeing how serious Shen Youling was, Lin Tang's expression beca strange again. Luckily, he now had an additional avatar. Otherwise, fulfilling her request would have been quite difficult. In the past, when he had Lee Encai impersonate him, she could only mimic his appearance and voice. She couldn't release True Qi or anything like that.
"What, getting nervous?" Shen Youling grew vigilant once more.
Lin Tang shrugged. "Aren't you afraid that if I really do have a problem, I'll be annihilated by the righteous Long Tianji? As far as I know, he kills without batting an eye. If it ans killing a god, I doubt he'd mind taking out along with it."
"Ah..." Shen Youling was conflicted again. That was true. Long Tianji was capricious; no one could predict his moods. What if he really did kill Lin Tang? Then she'd be a widow.
「That night.」
Lin Tang washed up and waited until Shen Qiushi was asleep. Then, with a whoosh, he slipped into Shen Youling's room, intending to finally be intimate.
"Youling, co on. Dual Cultivation. I'm planning to make a breakthrough!"
Shen Youling wasn't surprised by his request. After all, Lin Tang had been on the verge of a breakthrough right before he went to prison. He had wanted to Dual Cultivate then, but it hadn't happened due to their conflicts. After such a long delay, he had to be getting anxious. Even now, Shen Youling had no idea that Lin Tang had already successfully broken through with Ning Yuexi's help. This was for a *new* breakthrough. How could she possibly know his cultivation was advancing so rapidly?
Seeing Lin Tang hastily strip off his pajamas and reach for hers, Shen Youling rolled away, wrapping her exquisite body tightly in the blanket.
"What are you doing?" Lin Tang's eyes went wide.
Shen Youling turned her face away, refusing to look at him. "I already told you. Until State Preceptor Long Tianji has checked you, I don't feel safe letting you touch !"
"But you don't have his contact information! So, what? If he doesn't show up for a year or two, I'm just supposed to wait?"
"Regardless, not now!"
"You—"
Seeing how resolute she was, Lin Tang was dumbfounded.
Now what? Should I... just admit that I'm actually Long Tianji?!
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