45: People from the Immortal Family

Zhou Luo's appearance made Bai Zhiyan's body tremble. She quickly hugged herself, flustered.

Glancing casually, Zhou Luo found that this young girl was indeed well-endowed; even loose outerwear couldn't hide her proud figure.

He sat down with a light smile: "I'm not going to eat you."

"You... what do you want?" Bai Zhiyan couldn't help but lean towards the edge of the bed.

"To sleep," Zhou Luo said naturally.

"But..." Bai Zhiyan was about to say something.

But Zhou Luo interrupted her, his eyes gentle: "You should remember what I told you, right?"

He was naturally referring to their conversation in the restaurant earlier.

Zhou Luo had made it clear that aside from not sharing a bed, they would have to act like a married couple in all other aspects.

Thinking of this, Bai Zhiyan's ears turned red. Lowering her head, she said weakly: "I... I'm not ready yet."

"So many people are watching. If anyone gets suspicious, you'll be kicked out," Zhou Luo said seriously.

This was the truth.

He couldn't just bring her home and then ignore her.

That would easily reveal the truth.

"I know," Bai Zhiyan's voice was as tiny as a mosquito's.

She lifted the quilt and burrowed into the covers, her face rosy.

At this moment, Zhou Luo also stood up and began to undress.

Seeing this, Bai Zhiyan's face grew even redder. Her small hands clutched the quilt tightly, and her heart pounded.

"Don't worry, I won't touch you. If I wanted to touch you, could you even resist?" Zhou Luo said sincerely.

Although he truly wanted to form a bond with this girl who possessed a Six-Rank Spiritual Root, he would never force her.

Right now, it was just ordinary sleeping.

Bai Zhiyan didn't speak, she just curled up her body, pressing tightly against the wall.

Zhou Luo blew out the candle, plunging the room into darkness.

In the darkness, Bai Zhiyan felt the quilt being lifted and couldn't help but tremble.

The next second, she could distinctly feel a figure lying down beside her.

Fortunately, the other person really didn't do anything to her.

After lying down, there were no other movements.

This allowed Bai Zhiyan's tense heart to temporarily relax.

She tried her best to stay away from him, but the bed was only so big. No matter how much she moved, they were still only about a fist's distance apart.

This was her first time sleeping on the same bed with someone of the opposite sex.

But thankfully, she was lucky; the other person wasn't a bad guy.

She lay flat, Zhou Luo's appearance unconsciously surfacing in her mind.

If he hadn't appeared, she definitely would have been sent by that big man to the mansion of some powerful Cultivator, and then reduced to a breeding tool.

Thinking of this, Bai Zhiyan felt immensely grateful.

Her initial nervousness gradually lessened a lot.

Perhaps because she was too tired, after a while, having lowered her guard, she slowly fell asleep.

...

The next day, Bai Zhiyan woke up with a start from her dream.

Upon waking, Bai Zhiyan suddenly found herself tightly hugging the other person, with even her leg draped over him.

Startled, she quickly let go and hurried back, her face red like a ripe apple.

It wasn't until she realized Zhou Luo hadn't woken up that she gradually calmed down.

But because she was sleeping on the inside, if she wanted to get up, she would have to step over him, which would definitely wake him up.

So Bai Zhiyan simply closed her eyes, pretending she was still asleep.

As she closed her eyes, a smile appeared at the corner of Zhou Luo's mouth. Then he yawned, got out of bed, put on his clothes, and left the room.

After confirming the other person had left, Bai Zhiyan opened her eyes, and couldn't help but think of the scene just now, feeling extremely ashamed.

For the next few days, she slept on the same bed as Zhou Luo.

And Bai Zhiyan also gradually adapted from the initial discomfort.

The only slightly awkward thing was that almost every day when she woke up, she would find herself hugging him.

Fortunately, Zhou Luo always woke up later than her, otherwise it would have been awkward.

At the same time, as she interacted with the other people in the manor, Bai Zhiyan slowly accepted this place.

She even grew to like taking Xiao Chang'an and the other children around to play, shedding her previous nervousness and unease.

During this time, Zhou Luo finally learned from his Master, Lin Zhishou, that Lianyun City was also a giant city.

However, it was located in the north, very far from Maple Leaf City, even farther than Panshi City.

He really didn't know why that big man had kidnapped her here. Couldn't he have just sold her nearby?

In the evening, Zhou Luo told Bai Zhiyan this news.

After listening, Bai Zhiyan's expression couldn't help but darken. She asked: "Can you help me mail a letter home?"

Through their interactions these past few days, Zhou Luo had also learned Bai Zhiyan's true identity.

He hadn't expected her to be from a Immortal Family as well. Because she had left home in a fit of anger, she was then kidnapped and brought here.

If he sent her back, he might even receive a reward from her Zhou Family.

But as luck would have it, the Bai Family and the Lin Family were enemies.

To be precise, the Azure Origin Sect behind the Lin Family and the Crimson Light Sect behind the Bai Family were enemies.

If the Zhou Family discovered that someone from the Bai Family was here, not only might the letter not be sent out, it was very likely that Bai Zhiyan would face a threat to her life.

Zhou Luo truthfully informed her of these matters.

Knowing that she might never be able to leave this place in her lifetime, Bai Zhiyan couldn't help but feel grief from her heart and began to sob again.

Looking at her pitiful and helpless appearance, Zhou Luo reached out and gently stroked her head, comforting her: "If there's a chance to leave here, I'll find a way to help you send the letter out."

Unexpectedly, Bai Zhiyan directly hugged him, burying her head in his chest, and said in a muffled voice: "Thank you."

Their time together had made her increasingly feel that Zhou Luo was a truly good person, and it had completely warmed her heart, which was why she subconsciously made this gesture.

Perhaps only this way could she find a shred of comfort.

...

Maple Leaf City, in a remote manor somewhere.

A Mysterious Person completely shrouded in a black robe looked at the corpse lying on the ground and said angrily: "What a piece of trash."

If Zhou Luo were present, he would definitely recognize that this person was the big man from the restaurant that day.

"That woman is now at the Lin Family, what should we do?" A voice came from the darkness.

"How should I know!" The Mysterious Person said impatiently.

To avoid the Bai Family's search, he had deliberately had the unaware big man kidnap Bai Zhiyan to Maple Leaf City.

But he hadn't expected this trash to run away directly out of fear of the Lin Family.

In the big man's eyes, wasn't it just losing a woman? At worst, he could just catch another one to make up for it later, after all, the Lin Family was not to be trifled with.

But he hadn't expected this woman to be so important.

By the time he realized it, it was already too late.