86: Chapter 86 Strange Flower Petals, Something's Wrong with Xia Ling Shuang!

"Did Li Huayin tell you that?"

Lin Ran froze for a moment and asked in return.

Xia Lingshuang rolled her eyes at him beautifully. "I'm not blind, I can naturally tell."

"During the True Disciple Grand Competition, Li Huayin didn't go all out. I think, given her personality, that shouldn't have been the case, so there must be a secret hidden within it."

"Later, I probed a little, and I found out."

Lin Ran nodded.

"Hmm, I won't say anything about you being with Li Huayin."

"But you must remember, Li Huayin is my Disciple. If you dare to mistreat her, I, as her Master, will personally make you pay for it!"

Xia Lingshuang narrowed her eyes slightly, her tone revealing a piercing chill.

Lin Ran curled his lips in disdain.

Thinking of handling him?

How arrogant!

Even his prickly Revered Master had been tamed by him, now only fit to be his "rocking horse," occasionally acting as an Incarnation of a Jade Rabbit to pound medicine.

Did mere Xia Lingshuang think she could reverse the heavens?

Simply laughable!

Sooner or later, he would get to eat the Revered Master-Disciple combo meal of Xia Lingshuang and Li Huayin!!!

In less than half a day, Xia Lingshuang brought Lin Ran to Qingzhou.

As soon as they stepped into Qingzhou, they smelled the lingering fires of war in the air, mixed with a trace of blood.

"It seems the situation in Qingzhou is indeed not very good, but that doesn't matter. Our purpose for coming here is just for the Tomb of the Crescent Moon."

Lin Ran shook his head slightly.

Suddenly, a pure white, holy, yet strangely ominous petal drifted down from the sky, glided past their eyes, and fell to the ground, instantly decaying and emitting bursts of pungent, fishy stench.

Lin Ran couldn't help but frown, pulling Xia Lingshuang to retreat, but he stumbled.

Just because...

He couldn't move Xia Lingshuang at all!

Xia Lingshuang's feet seemed to have taken root, staring fixedly at the decaying thing on the ground.

Her eyes were scarlet like a blood moon, her breathing became increasingly rapid, her delicate body trembling, and the amplitude of the trembling grew larger and larger.

Monstrous killing intent, hatred, and a hint of fear emerged around her, as if she had seen something terrifying, or as if it reminded her of a past she shouldn't recall.

"Peak Master Xia, Xia Lingshuang! Wake the hell up!"

Seeing the killing intent around Xia Lingshuang becoming deeper and deeper, Lin Ran roared in anger.

He was afraid that this terrifying killing intent would erode Xia Lingshuang's heart and make her lose her mind.

"I... am... fine..."

Xia Lingshuang's delicate body shook violently, and she spat out these three words with difficulty, though it sounded more like a beast roaring.

Lin Ran simply picked her up horizontally and flew toward the Xiahong Sea of Clouds, following Yan Ruyu's guidance.

He could clearly feel that Xia Lingshuang was trembling, trembling terribly; it was a tremor of near-fear.

Following this was a bone-piercing cold.

This cold was not the cold of the Taiyin Origin, but the cold of Xia Lingshuang herself.

This made him feel like he was holding an iceberg.

"What exactly is that petal? It could actually make Xia Lingshuang fear to this extent..."

Lin Ran pondered secretly while flying toward the Xiahong Sea of Clouds.

Suddenly, he felt some movement in his arms.

Looking down, he realized Xia Lingshuang's body was twitching, low sobs came from her mouth, and cold tears dripped onto his chest one by one.

Cold, terribly cold.

Lin Ran stopped immediately, holding Xia Lingshuang at a loss.

It was hard to imagine that the dignified Peak Revered Master of Destiny Peak would cry like a fragile little girl at this moment.

"Don't leave me..."

He didn't know who she was saying it to, but it was indeed coming from Xia Lingshuang's mouth.

Lin Ran gently patted Xia Lingshuang's back, comforting her with a soft voice:

"Lingshuang, don't worry, I am right by your side, I won't go anywhere."

Xia Lingshuang didn't speak again, just kept sobbing in a low voice, the ice-cold tears like sharp ice shards piercing the boy's chest and heart, making him unable to bear it.

Xia Lingshuang sobbed for a long time, gradually stopping, with two faint tear stains on her face.

Lin Ran reached out to wipe them away; they were as cold as ever.

"Lingshuang, you are most beautiful when you smile, and ugliest when you cry, didn't you know that?"

"Besides, your tears are too cold. Are you trying to freeze This Holy Son to death so you can teach me a lesson for Li Huayin in advance?"

Lin Ran hooked his hand under Xia Lingshuang's knees and wrapped his other arm around her graceful waist, joking with a smile.

"Pfft!"

Hearing this, Xia Lingshuang burst into laughter, even foolishly blowing a snot bubble.

Lin Ran looked on and snickered.

So, the high and mighty, cold and indifferent, noble Peak Revered Master of Destiny Peak actually had such a silly and funny side.

What was this?

A dark history?!

"It's all your fault! You... you are not allowed to laugh at me!"

Xia Lingshuang's face flushed with shame, and she hurriedly took out a handkerchief.

"Lingshuang, as expected, you look best when you smile. This Holy Son likes it very much; I really hope to see your smile more often."

Lin Ran said with a smile.

"Smooth talker."

Xia Lingshuang shyly turned her head away and muttered.

【Ding! Detected Xia Lingshuang's favorability increased by 25 points!】

【Reward: 12000 destiny points, half a taiyin heavenly fate stone (bestowed reward), one breakthrough pill!】

【Current Xia Lingshuang favorability: 60!】

Listening to the System's prompt in his ear, Lin Ran flipped his right hand slightly and took out the half taiyin heavenly fate stone.

"Lingshuang, this..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Xia Lingshuang's pupils shrank violently as if she had seen something terrifying, and she screamed in fright.

"Ah! You... how could you have this thing?!"

"Take it away, no... no, throw it away quickly!"

"Don't... I have lost enough, I really don't want... don't want to lose you again..."

Xia Lingshuang was struggling, begging, and roaring; her state was extremely unstable.

Lin Ran hurriedly took back the half taiyin heavenly fate stone, even starting to wonder in his heart, was this half taiyin heavenly fate stone not meant to be bestowed upon Xia Lingshuang?

But that shouldn't be right; Xia Lingshuang possessed the Supreme Yin Divine Body; this half taiyin heavenly fate stone should be bestowed upon her.

He also didn't expect that this half taiyin heavenly fate stone would cause such a huge reaction from Xia Lingshuang.

Calculated wrong...

But for now, he couldn't think about that much. Xia Lingshuang's mental state was extremely unstable, so these things could be pondered slowly later.

"Lingshuang, don't be afraid. I can promise you that I will never let you lose me in this lifetime!"

Lin Ran hugged Xia Lingshuang tightly, using the gentlest tone and the firmest oath to gradually soothe the manic Xia Lingshuang.

"Lin Ran, I'm sorry, I was just... just too afraid of losing you."

"That is an ominous object. Throw it away, okay?"

Xia Lingshuang looked at Lin Ran with a gaze of near-supplication and begging, her tone choked with sobs, as if she would cry in the next second.

"Lingshuang, don't worry, I already threw that 'ominous object' away just now. How could I let it hurt you?"