65: Chapter 65 Li Huayin's Sword Debate

Looking at the evaluation the system gave him, a look of satisfaction flashed across Lin Ran's face, and he nodded slightly.

Although he hadn't shed the label of "chicken" yet, at least he had transformed from a weakling chicken into a battle chicken.

In time, he would surely transform from a battle chicken into a trainee with less than two and a half years of practice!

“True Disciple Lin, why are you cultivating outside the manor?”

At this moment, Li Huayin stepped out from the shadows, her expression indifferent, showing no sign of joy or sorrow.

Dressed in a Green Silk Cloud Dream Skirt, her curvaceous figure was accentuated perfectly, making her look quite slender.

The hem of her skirt fluttered in the gentle breeze, revealing a pair of looming jade-like feet that were as white and flawless as ivory.

“So it is True Disciple Li. I wonder how long you have been secretly watching this True Disciple in the shadows?”

Lin Ran smiled slightly.

“I also just arrived. I only saw you staring blankly into space after finishing your cultivation.”

As she spoke, a hard-to-detect mischievous smile appeared in the corners of Li Huayin's eyes. Although it flashed by in an instant, Lin Ran keenly captured it.

“What happened to our famous True Disciple Lin? How did you fall into such straits that you can only Cultivate outside your manor?”

Lin Ran curled his lips and said nonchalantly, “What else could it be? I was simply kicked out of the house by my Revered Master.”

“By the way, why has True Disciple Li come to Yin Yang Peak to find me today?”

Li Huayin nodded slightly. After taking a deep breath, she said with a serious expression:

“I wish to ask True Disciple Lin for guidance on the Dao of the Sword. I wonder what True Disciple Lin thinks?”

Lin Ran had awakened the Nine Heavens Divine Tribulation Sword Bone, a top-tier immortal body of supreme slaughter that shared an inseparable connection with the Dao of the Sword.

Therefore, she wanted to seek guidance from Lin Ran!

Hearing this, Lin Ran narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Li Huayin with a faint smile:

“The True Disciple Grand Competition is only a few days away. For True Disciple Li to come ask for guidance now, could it be to defeat me in the competition?”

Li Huayin didn't hide it at all and admitted decisively, “Correct, that is indeed what I am thinking.”

“True Disciple Lin's attainments in the Great Dao of Destiny have already left me thoroughly convinced.”

“And now that True Disciple has awakened the Nine Heavens Divine Tribulation Sword Bone, you must have extremely deep attainments in the Dao of the Sword as well.”

“Therefore, my visit to Ask about the sword is to use True Disciple's strengths to compensate for my weaknesses!”

Li Huayin's final sentence caused Lin Ran to cough repeatedly.

Although he knew Li Huayin didn't mean anything else by it, such suggestive phrasing always tended to make one's imagination run wild.

【Ding! Detected that the Host has triggered a new Heavenly Mandate Mission. Please make the following choice!】

【Option One: What is your status and position? Do you think you're worthy of This Son of Heavenly Mandate teaching you the Dao of the Sword?!】

【Mission: Sternly refuse Li Huayin and harshly criticize her for her wishful thinking!】

【Reward: 13,000 destiny points, a broken maiden's heart, and the conquest mission will be automatically considered a failure!】

【Option Two: Jie jie jie! A Sword Discussion is good. After discussing the sword, shouldn't we jump straight to the 'sword-play' part?!】

【Mission: Agree to Li Huayin's request!】

【Reward: 13,000 destiny points, Awakening of the Purple Heaven Divine Sword!】

“I choose two!”

Lin Ran made his choice instantly.

Of course, even without the Heavenly Mandate Mission, he would have agreed to Li Huayin's request.

Simply because...

Since he had already chosen to make all the True Disciples thoroughly convinced by him, he had to completely crush Li Huayin!

If he refused Li Huayin's request today, then even if he defeated her in the future True Disciple Grand Competition, she might still have some complaints—convinced in word, but perhaps not in heart.

But if he showed a fearless spirit, not only teaching Li Huayin the Dao of the Sword but also crushing her in the True Disciple Grand Competition...

Then, what else could Li Huayin possibly say?

After destroying her spirit, wouldn't Li Huayin be completely under his control?!

“Li Huayin, my disciple will not accept your request. Please return.”

Su Xiyue wore a bright red dress, which made her look enchanting and beautiful. Her pure and celestial aura seemed to have picked up a hint of worldly flavor, making her even more alluring.

Hearing this, Li Huayin's expression changed slightly. Her clear and transparent beautiful eyes dimmed instantly, and a flash of grievance and anger passed through them.

“No, True Disciple Li, I agree to your request.”

Lin Ran smiled calmly and accepted Li Huayin's request.

In an instant, Li Huayin's beautiful eyes lit up again, like two bright stars in the night sky.

“Rebellious Disciple, you!”

Su Xiyue was suddenly exasperated, her phoenix eyes wide open, unable to resist the urge to give this Rebellious Disciple a kick.

Was this Rebellious Disciple born specifically to go against her?!

“True Disciple Li, I'll have to trouble you to wait for me here for a moment. I have some private matters to handle temporarily.”

After saying that, regardless of Li Huayin's expression, Lin Ran directly dragged Su Xiyue into the manor.

Once inside and after closing the main gate, Su Xiyue could no longer contain her anger, her voice suppressed with overwhelming rage:

“You Rebellious Disciple! Is it true that as long as a woman comes to ask for your help, you'll go running to her like a puppy?!”

“Not really... only the ones the system wants me to conquer...”

Of course, Lin Ran said the latter half in his heart and didn't speak it aloud.

“Then why did you agree to Li Huayin's request?!”

“Teaching her your insights into the Dao of the Sword now—isn't that just increasing her strength so she can better defeat you in the True Disciple Grand Competition?!”

Su Xiyue gnashed her teeth in anger.

If Lin Ran were just teaching a woman the Dao of the Sword, she wouldn't be this angry.

But the key point was that this woman was Li Huayin!

The one known as the strongest True Disciple, the most powerful competitor for the position of Saint!

Yet this Rebellious Disciple was seduced by beauty and readily agreed to teach Li Huayin his insights into the Dao of the Sword. This was the point that infuriated her the most!

“Oh? Is Revered Master afraid that after I teach Li Huayin the sword, she will defeat me in the True Disciple Grand Competition?”

“Revered Master, aren't you underestimating your disciple a bit too much?”

“Besides, Revered Master is only on the first level, while your disciple is on level 10086!”

Lin Ran pulled Su Xiyue into his arms and said smugly.

“Humph, and what does that mean?”

Su Xiyue indignantly hammered Lin Ran's chest, feeling sullen.

“Revered Master, think about it. If I defeated Li Huayin in the True Disciple Grand Competition because I refused her request today, what would she think then?”

“But if I agree to her today and yet still crush her fair and square in the True Disciple Grand Competition, what will she think then? Hmm?”

Lin Ran gently took Su Xiyue's beautiful and alluring lower lip between his own, his hands clasping her slender waist, as he laughed meaningfully.

A blush unique to a young girl flashed across Su Xiyue's face, but in her heart, thunder was surging. She looked at her Rebellious Disciple with a face full of shock.