Chapter 57 A Second Blossom

Recalling the bold and wild words she had spoken last night, Shen Yuan wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into immediately.

The atmosphere inside the hall was deathly silent.

After a long while.

Shen Yuan let out a helpless, long sigh.

"Forget it, what's done is done. Since a grave mistake has been made, I can only find a way to make amends."

"If one day this matter is exposed and Qinghan comes to settle the score with her sword, I, Shen Yuan, will accept it. At worst, I'll let her stab me a few times to vent her anger..."

Suppressing her turbulent emotions, Shen Yuan slowly turned around and walked toward Lin Xiao, her face full of guilt.

"Saint, everything that happened last night... was actually not a dream."

Hearing this, Lin Xiao's pupils constricted instantly, and his hands tightly hugged his knees.

"Senior Martial Uncle... what, what do you mean by this? Could it be that we..."

Seeing him like this, Shen Yuan felt even more overwhelmed by guilt.

She raised her hand with a beckoning gesture, and the transparent bead, which had closed back up, immediately flew into her palm.

"A thousand wrongs, ten thousand faults, they all lie with this object."

"Sealed within this bead is an Ancient Hehuan Restriction. I overconfidently relied on my profound mastery of Restrictions and attempted to open it, only to be inadvertently affected by it."

"This led to the two of us, by a strange twist of fate, having... that kind of boundary-crossing incident."

At this point, Shen Yuan simply steeled her heart and pulled Lin Xiao directly into her arms.

Lin Xiao only felt his vision go dark as a delicate fragrance wafted over him, as if he had been buried in the clouds.

"Saint, rest assured."

Shen Yuan held him tightly, her jade-like hand gently patting his back as she made a resounding promise:

"This matter started because of me; I have wronged you. I, Shen Yuan, am by no means a heartless person who shirks responsibility."

"From now on, I will take responsibility for you!"

[Host, with this acting of yours, even I want to give you an Oscar!]

Lin Xiao ignored the System's teasing.

His thoughts drifted, involuntarily recalling the glorious years in his past life when he was kept by a wealthy woman.

Unfortunately, the wealthy woman's family strongly opposed them being together, especially her husband...

With no other choice, Lin Xiao took the three hundred thousand yuan breakup fee given by the wealthy woman and tearfully bought a Xiaomi SU7.

If it weren't for his youthful arrogance later on, which led to a verbal dispute in the car and a fatal accident, he would probably have found an honest woman to settle down and marry by now...

The past was dim and unbearable to look back on.

As Shen Yuan hugged him tighter out of guilt, Lin Xiao felt his breathing becoming increasingly difficult.

He didn't want to become the first Saint to be smothered to death, so he hurriedly struggled to pull his face out of the gentle embrace.

Lin Xiao looked at the transparent bead in Shen Yuan's hand and said with feigned grief and indignation:

"I don't blame Senior Martial Uncle! If anyone is to blame, it's this truly detestable bead!"

"I wonder if Senior Martial Uncle could let me see this source of all evil?"

Shen Yuan initially wanted to refuse, as the Restriction within was too dangerous and overbearing.

But on second thought, even a Grandmaster like herself, who had been immersed in the Dao of Restrictions for hundreds of years, had to exert all her strength to open it.

Although Lin Xiao had shown shocking talent in the path of Restrictions, it had been a short time after all. Wanting to open this ancient object with his bare hands was nothing short of a pipe dream.

Thinking of this, Shen Yuan nodded gently and didn't think further.

Lin Xiao repeatedly examined the bead, cursing under his breath:

"Which bastard would actually make such a despicable Restriction!"

He appeared furious, but in reality, he was secretly searching for the way to open it, preparing for a second round.

Shen Yuan actually wasn't that angry in her heart; after all, without this object, she probably wouldn't have known for the rest of her life that there was such a wonderful thing in the world.

However, on the surface, she still put on a front of sharing a common enemy with Lin Xiao:

"The Saint is right. This is likely some filthy object left behind by despicable demonic sects like the Joyful Union Sect or the Flower-Plucking Sect."

"This bead is simply too dangerous. In a moment, I will completely Seal it and lock it away in..."

Before Shen Yuan could finish her sentence.

With a crisp 'crack', the transparent bead in Lin Xiao's hand unexpectedly split in two again without any warning.

A pink mist gushed out once more.

"Senior Uncle Shen, this..."

Lin Xiao held the two halves of the bead at a loss, his eyes innocent.

Adhering to the principle that if you can't resist, you might as well enjoy it, Shen Yuan looked helpless and simply gave up, saying:

"Forget it... perhaps this is the will of heaven..."

...

On the square of Yunxiao Peak.

A group of core Disciples looked at each other, occasionally peeking toward the main hall.

"It's strange. Yesterday when Revered Master left, she still had a stern face, scolding us to Cultivate diligently and not waste time. Now the sun is high in the sky, yet not even a shadow of her can be seen?"

A thin male Disciple couldn't help but mutter in a low voice.

A slightly older Disciple next to him stroked his chin, lost in thought.

"The path of Restrictions is mysterious and profound. Revered Master has likely had a sudden insight and went into seclusion to comprehend it."

Hearing this, a wave of dissatisfaction immediately rose from the crowd.

"If that's the case, why are we still wasting time here? Everyone might as well disperse early. I just happen to have a friend who invited me to a newly opened restaurant in Wutan City for a drink."

"Is the Senior Brother talking about Juxian Restaurant? What a coincidence, I also have a friend who invited me there to taste wine. I heard a new batch of fine wine just arrived there."

The two looked at each other and let out a burst of extremely lewd, low laughter; everything was understood without being said.

Listening to their conversation, Bai Wei felt a surge of disdain in her heart.

When she went out on missions, she had passed through Wutan City and naturally knew that Juxian Restaurant was a place of pleasure specifically for Cultivators to indulge in debauchery.

In comparison, Lin Xiao's image couldn't help but become even more towering.

[Ding! Bai Wei's favorability +5. Current favorability is 80. Please keep up the good work, Host!]

Lin Xiao, who was currently hard at work, couldn't help but pause his movements.

"???"

Shen Yuan's eyes flew open, and her two jade-like legs instantly turned into two spirit snakes, wrapping around Lin Xiao's sides.

"What's wrong, my good nephew... are you unable to go on already?"

Lin Xiao didn't know that these 5 favorability points all came from the contrast provided by his peers.

But he couldn't care about that now, as he had more urgent business to attend to!

"Unable? Heh, my dear Senior Martial Uncle."

"I will make you regret saying those words!"

On the square, everyone dispersed one after another.

Seeing that Lin Xiao hadn't come either, Yu Lingyue couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed.

Tonight was destined to be another lonely night.

Everyone was unaware that at this moment, their beloved Revered Master was giving Lin Xiao private lessons, teaching even more profound and simple Great Truths...