My savior, something is wrong.
It was truly a case of losing the wife and losing the army; a complete and utter defeat!
She bit her silver teeth, and on her delicate little face, a hint of bitterness and grievance finally emerged.
Since she embarked on the path of a Cultivator, she had always swept aside all opponents, and this was the first time she had suffered such a major defeat.
“Sigh, weren’t you quite fierce earlier? Why the long face? You’re not about to cry, are you?”
Lin Xingyun saw her on the verge of tears, so he rubbed her tender, smooth cheek and teased her with a playful smile.
“Hmm? You… what nonsense are you spouting! I’m not crying!”
Qin Diyao was instantly both embarrassed and angry. Unwilling to admit defeat, she shook off his hand, wiped her cheeks, and immediately regained her resolute expression, then solemnly asked Lin Xingyun,
“Young Master Lin, tell me, what do you want me to do for you to purify my Supreme Bone?”
“To make me submit and become your follower, I’m afraid I cannot obey… But I can promise you that I will do three things for you in the future, and after we leave the Secret Realm, I will reward you generously, and I can also…”
Lin Xingyun interrupted her directly before she could finish.
“The first thing is to become my follower, otherwise, it’s out of the question.”
“You—!”
Qin Diyao was once again furious.
But looking at Lin Xingyun’s extremely handsome face, she somehow couldn’t bring herself to entertain thoughts of killing him or stealing his Cultivation Technique.
Moreover, remembering that Aunt Shen was still waiting for her, and she was now extremely weak, she desperately needed the combat power of the flying immortal supreme bone.
After a moment of hesitation, she finally gritted her teeth and said resentfully,
“Three years, I will follow you for a maximum of three years!”
“Oh?”
Lin Xingyun raised an eyebrow and controlled the System to change her to a subjugated state, converting her [Favorability] to [Loyalty].
As a result, when he checked, the [Loyalty] was still 0. This time, it seemed even exploiting a bug wouldn't work.
However, perhaps because she was a Destined Daughter, Qin Diyao’s Favorability and Loyalty could be switched at any time, but the values seemed to be independent.
“Although she’s missing a Supreme Bone, this little female cat still has a rebellious spirit!”
“I wonder if raising her Favorability to 100 [Undying Loyalty] would also cause her Loyalty to skyrocket…”
While Lin Xingyun pondered in secret, he directly raised the price for Qin Diyao.
“I don’t like a Three-Year Agreement. How about thirty years? As the saying goes, ‘thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river,’ don’t bully a young girl…”
“What?!”
“Lin Xingyun! You—!”
Qin Diyao was so angry that her tail thrashed wildly, and she almost cursed at Lin Xingyun while pointing at him.
She suddenly felt that this “savior” of hers was quite unusual!
Although he saved her life, he didn't seem to be a benevolent person!
She vaguely felt as if she had just escaped a tiger’s den only to enter a wolf’s lair…
“Tsk, you won’t even agree to follow for thirty years, yet you claim you’ll reward me generously?”
“Is this your sincerity?”
Lin Xingyun put on an impatient expression, making Qin Diyao feel guilty and momentarily at a loss for how to retort.
“Forget it, forget it. I’m always kind-hearted, so I’ll add some extras for you.”
“You’re in a hurry to go to Immortal Fire Palace to subdue the immortal fire to treat your Aunt Shen, aren’t you?”
“As your master, I will reluctantly help you subdue the immortal fire. When the time comes, I will also lend a hand to save your Aunt Shen.”
“Ah? How do you know all this?!”
Qin Diyao grew even more astonished, but at the same time, she felt that something was amiss.
It was as if some great Opportunity of hers was being inexplicably stolen by someone!
“You mentioned it in your sleep earlier. Besides, who in the Eternal Family doesn’t know about all the trivial matters of your Qin Family.”
Lin Xingyun explained with a mix of truth and falsehood, then stood up, preparing to leave the cave.
“It will still take some time for your Supreme Bone to be completely purified. I need to go to Immortal Fire Palace first, lest the immortal fire truly fall into someone else’s hands.”
“Then I’ll go with you! You’re only one person, I’m afraid you won’t be able to handle it…”
Qin Diyao wanted to follow him but suddenly felt waves of weakness wash over her.
After all, she had just completed Nirvana. Although her injuries had recovered, her physical strength and spiritual energy were still at their lowest point.
“Xingyun, you must be careful…”
Zhao Hanyi was also extremely weak at this moment and unable to help, so she could only earnestly admonish him.
“Mm, you two rest here. I’ll be back soon.”
“Dabai, protect them. Send me a message if anything happens.”
Lin Xingyun gave an instruction, then transformed into a stream of light and vanished into the distance.
Qin Diyao stared blankly as he departed, a surge of loss and self-reproach welling up in her heart.
“Don’t overthink it. Although that brat is a bit unreliable, his strength is definitely not an issue. Seizing the immortal fire will be a piece of cake.”
Baize patted her shoulder, comforting her.
From the first moment she saw Qin Diyao, she could tell that the girl’s Foundation was terrifyingly profound. Naturally, she seized the Opportunity to get familiar with her by putting her arm around her shoulder.
“I hope so…”
“Although he is only in the Yuanfu Realm, his strength is indeed extraordinary…”
Qin Diyao sighed endlessly, for she had also sensed that Lin Xingyun’s Foundation was unimaginably profound. Although he was only at Yuanfu Realm Perfection, his strength was probably already enough to threaten her life!
“I never thought I would become so incompetent, having to rely entirely on a man…”
“Sigh! It makes me so angry just thinking about it! Back then, I fought one against nine, and I still had a desperate ultimate move I hadn’t used!”
“If it weren’t for some despicable scoundrel ambushing me from the side and knocking me out, how could I have lost so miserably and been in such a pathetic state!”
“When I find out who ambushed me, I will chop him into a thousand pieces to vent my anger!”
Qin Diyao bit her silver teeth, clenched her delicate fists, and cursed indignantly.
“Cough… cough… well, about that…”
“That kind of sneak attacker must have already left the Immortal Fire Secret Realm. The Immortal Domain is vast, and finding someone in such a huge crowd is difficult, very difficult…”
Baize coughed awkwardly, beads of sweat subtly appearing on her pristine white fur…
...
Seven hours later, on a Gobi Desert three hundred thousand miles southeast of Immortal Fire Palace.
Ye Tong was meditating and adjusting his breath, with numerous medicine bottles casually strewn around him, but he himself was still severely injured, having recovered only slightly compared to a few days ago.