As soon as Shen Youling entered the bedroom, she turned and blocked the doorway, staring directly at Lin Tang. "I rember your room is next door."
This whole villa is mine. In theory, I can sleep in any room. Why be so particular about it?
"Stop ssing around," he said, planning to force his way in.
But Shen Youling stubbornly held the door. "Are you hurt again?"
"Not at all."
"Then are you about to have a breakthrough?"
"It's not that soon..."
"In that case, you don't need Dual Cultivation, and you don't need . So, don't disturb my sleep," Shen Youling said earnestly.
"...Haven't we already reconciled and beco husband and wife again?" Lin Tang frowned and asserted, "Since we're husband and wife, of course, we should sleep together."
"Is sleeping together the only sordid little thing on your mind?" Shen Youling scoffed. She stated firmly, "We were never a normal couple, and we have no feelings for each other. Under these circumstances, I really can't share a bed with you every day... I'm sorry!"
Lin Tang fell silent.
"Of course, you could also choose to force . After all, you know martial arts, and I'm just a weak woman..."
"Enough!" Lin Tang cut her off. "I won't sleep with you, then."
Although he had never claid to be a paragon of virtue, even soone like Han Jinlong wouldn't resort to force. How could he possibly stoop so low?
After Shen Youling relaxed and closed the door, Lin Tang asked, "So when, exactly, will we be considered a normal couple?"
A few seconds later, Shen Youling's voice ca from behind the door. "When you discover you've truly fallen in love with , and it just so happens that I've started to like you too."
Hearing this, Lin Tang scratched his head.
Won's minds... are truly complicated.
They hadn't deliberately lowered their voices. Lee Encai and Wei Zichu, who had their ears pricked up and their doors ajar, naturally heard everything, their expressions turning peculiar.
「In the middle of the night.」
CLICK!
Lin Tang twisted the doorknob and nonchalantly walked into the bedroom.
Lee Encai, who was wearing headphones and watching a drama on her phone, looked up in shock. Are you sure... you didn't walk into the wrong room?
"What are you doing here?"
"Couldn't sleep. I heard you were still up, so I thought I'd co over for a chat."
"Chat my ass! Piss off!" Lee Encai shot him a scornful look and pulled the blanket over her exposed, fair, long legs.
Lin Tang flopped directly onto the bed and scooted next to her to watch the phone with her. He didn't just watch, though; his hands started to wander.
Lee Encai scowled and shifted away, but he just pressed closer again.
"Hey, you're going too far. Your wife is right next door. Is this really appropriate?" Lee Encai whispered, nervously glancing toward the door, afraid Shen Youling would burst in and catch them.
Lin Tang sneered, "When I was Dual Cultivating with my wife, you were peeking through the crack in the door. You didn't think that was inappropriate, did you?"
"Ah, that... you were unconscious then! How would you know... Dammit, you tricked !" Lee Encai rolled her eyes in exasperation. She then hopped off the bed, padded over to softly lock the door, and returned. With a look of resignation, she whispered, "Alright, let's get this straight. We're just chatting, no Dual Cultivating, okay?"
"Don't worry, you don't have the right constitution. Dual Cultivation would have no effect on you, so it wouldn't be worth my effort," Lin Tang said bluntly, leaving Lee Encai half-dead from anger.
The two of them bickered and chatted while continuing to watch the drama. After a while, Lin Tang was yawning nonstop. "What is this stuff you're watching? The plot is so dull. Isn't there anything more... stimulating?"
"Uh, what kind of stimulating are you talking about?"
"The kind you're thinking of."
"...Alright then!"
Lee Encai, the old pro, expertly switched apps. After a few taps, they were both staring intently at the screen. Having a vast library of "films" she'd seen, Lee Encai seed rather unfazed, even impatient to fast-forward through the scene.
Lin Tang, however, was full of astonishnt. "You can do it like that?"
"I've really learned sothing today!"
"Whoa, don't they think that's dirty?"
"Just shut up, will you!" Lee Encai snapped, assuming Lin Tang was just feigning innocence.
Lin Tang, however, felt wronged. He explained that during his years in seclusion in the mountains, he didn't even have a television, let alone a smartphone. He was truly inexperienced.
Many people have a rebellious streak, and Lee Encai was one of them. If Lin Tang had been experienced, she probably wouldn't have cared. But seeing that he seed genuinely clueless, she beca excited.
"Hehe, in that case, let Big Sister teach you a thing or two!"
"What are you doing? Hey..."
"Don't move!"
「The next morning.」
The bedroom was a ss. The sheets were in disarray, and pillows were tossed in the corner. Lee Encai was twisted up like a maggot in her sleep, her legs wrapped tightly around Lin Tang's neck like a wrestler. It was a good thing Lin Tang was a trained martial artist; he was fine no matter how she thrashed about. A normal person would have likely suffered a broken neck or suffocated.
"Ti to wake up and eat... oh my god!" Wei Zichu cried out as she opened the door to the jarring scene.
Shen Youling was also at the doorway, her eyes deep and unreadable, betraying no hint of joy or anger. She knew Lin Tang was most likely doing this on purpose. Trying to make jealous? How naive...
Lee Encai rubbed her drowsy eyes and mumbled, "Didn't I lock the door? How did you get in?" Then she recalled that Lin Tang had gotten her clothes dirty again last night. She had gone out to find a change of clothes and forgotten to re-lock the door when she returned.
Catching Shen Youling's gaze, she snapped fully awake and scrambled out of bed. "Hey, listen, let explain! We didn't... last night..."
"Relax, no one's misunderstanding," Wei Zichu said with a pout, smacking Lin Tang's rear and calling him a lazy pig. She rembered he used to do morning exercises and couldn't believe how quickly he had fallen into a life of decadent pleasure. He hadn't even looked at the ti.
Lin Tang climbed out of bed cheerfully, acting perfectly natural as he wished her and Shen Youling a good morning.
When Shen Youling saw he wasn't the least bit guilty, even her "magnanimity" couldn't prevent a ripple of irritation. She shot him a harsh glare and refused to speak to him.
Downstairs, Wei Shanhe's face was as pale as a sheet of paper. He forced a smile at Lin Tang. "Master Lin, thank you for saving my life again."
"It was nothing," Lin Tang said casually. "My martial arts are crippled. You really don't need to call 'Master' anymore, sir."
Wei Zichu pursed her lips. "You say that as if you ever actually reached the level of a martial arts master."
"Zichu, be respectful!" Wei Shanhe scolded before letting out a long sigh. He felt it was a great tragedy. Such a young Innate warrior, now reduced to a cripple. He must be suffering inside, even if he pretends not to care on the surface.
After their al, Lin Tang checked Wei Shanhe's condition again, emphasizing once more that he must not use his martial arts for a week.
Wei Shanhe gave a bitter smile. "The True Martial Association is at its most critical juncture. I'm afraid my hands are tied."
As a veteran of the martial world, he could already sense that the days to co would be anything but peaceful.
He was right. Huangfu Zhan had been captured. His life was spared, but he was subjected to imnse suffering. No matter how tough he was, he was forced to submit. With his "confession," the Star Evil Group easily captured several more of the True Martial Association's strongholds. The people in the remaining strongholds weren't fools; upon hearing the news, they imdiately packed up and fled.
「anwhile, in Jiangbei.」
After being thrashed by Tang Dingwu, Lu Liangfei was severely injured and should have been recuperating. But when he learned that his colleagues from the other branches had all fled for their lives, he was scared out of his wits. He forced himself up, gathered his things, and urged everyone to run.
However, because the unconscious Wei Shanhe had been brought directly to Jiangbei by Wei Zichu and the others, the Star Evil Group, intent on total annihilation, had naturally dispatched a team to rush over. They surrounded the Jiangbei branch headquarters, trapping them like turtles in a jar.
BANG!
Lu Liangfei was sent flying with a kick. The bandages on his face were instantly stained red with fresh blood, and he scread in pain. "I surrender! I surrender! Please, stop hitting !" He shalessly scrambled to his knees. Even the president had surrendered. What was the point of a re branch director like him holding out?
"Speak! Where did you hide Wei Shanhe?"
The leader of the Star Evil Group was known as the Chief Officer, a man nad Zhao Xinghe. He was also at the peak of the Innate realm, unable to cross the vast gulf to the master level. Dealing with a heavily injured Wei Shanhe naturally didn't require his personal attention. The team here was led by one of the Star Evil Group's four directors, Zhao Cangfeng. He was also Zhao Xinghe's adopted son, despite not being much younger.
He stomped his foot on Lu Liangfei's face and held up his fingers, beginning to count down from three. If Lu Liangfei didn't talk, he would be executed on the spot.
"I really don't know! Vice President Wei... I an, that old scoundrel Wei Shanhe, he ca to Jiangbei? He never told !" Lu Liangfei cried, his heart pounding with panic. Seeing his opponent raise a blade to behead him, a thought flashed through his mind, and he blurted out, "I have a guess where he is! He probably—no, he definitely went to Villa Number One!"
"Villa Number One? Very good. You lead the way," Zhao Cangfeng sneered.
Lu Liangfei didn't dare to refuse and obediently complied. Before long, they arrived on the shore opposite Villa Number One.
"Who goes there?" The True Martial Association mbers who had accompanied Wei Zichu to Jiangbei sensed the disturbance and imdiately revealed themselves.
"Haha, so you really are here! Perfect, we can wipe you all out in one go!" Zhao Cangfeng strode from the back of his group to the very front. With each step, his early-stage Innate aura intensified, pressing down on the True Martial Association mbers until they could barely lift their heads.
"Damn it, they caught up way too fast!"
"What do we do now?"
"I wonder how badly injured Vice President Wei is..."
"Maybe we should just surrender?"
Inside the villa, Lin Tang and the others heard the commotion and ca out to see what was happening.
Wei Shanhe's face was grim. "See? I told you my hands were tied. In this situation, I have no choice but to fight. I'll have to risk this old body of mine! Master Lin, I'll charge out and hold them off. You take the girls and escape from the back. Run as far as you can, and don't ever look back!"
With a look of tragic resolve, he prepared to forcibly muster his energy and charge out.
"Brother Lin..." Wei Zichu pleaded, her face a mask of sorrow. As his granddaughter, how could she possibly watch him run to his death?
Right now, their only sliver of hope rested on Lin Tang making a move.
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