148: Shen Yueyao invites

At the mention of a "debt," Lin Qingxuan's face turned even redder.

How could she not know what Lu Yi was referring to?

"I... I am not trying to renege on the debt..."

Lin Qingxuan lowered her head, her voice as faint as a mosquito's, and weakly defended herself:

"I was just... just didn't know when you would return..."

Lu Yi did not let her off so easily.

Perhaps it was because they hadn't seen each other for many days, and having just "won a great victory" over at the Jade Pool, he was in high spirits at this moment.

He leaned in closer, deliberately using an aggressive gaze to look Lin Qingxuan up and down:

"Since you aren't trying to renege, now that the creditor has come knocking, shouldn't you show some sincerity? There is no time like the present; I think the weather is quite nice today."

"..."

Lin Qingxuan was forced to retreat step by step until her waist pressed against the windowsill, with nowhere left to go.

She was so shy that she couldn't lift her head at all; she could only bite her lip tightly, her fingers twisting her sleeves.

After the teasing, Lu Yi saw that the time was right and stopped pestering her, but his next words were even more overbearing than his previous teasing.

He leaned close to Lin Qingxuan's ear and spoke in a tone that was half-discussion, half-command:

"In all seriousness, you always stay here, which is quite a distance from my Holy Son's Palace. It's really inconvenient for me to have to travel so far whenever I want to collect a debt."

"How about..."

Lu Yi raised an eyebrow:

"You pack your things and move directly into my Holy Son's Palace. That way, you can 'repay the debt' anytime, anywhere. Wouldn't that be more convenient?"

"What?!"

Lin Qingxuan heard this, suddenly raised her head, and her heart trembled violently.

Move to the Holy Son's Palace? This... the implications of this were too obvious!

Once she moved in, it would be equivalent to declaring to the entire Primordial Holy Land that she, Lin Qingxuan, was completely Lu Yi's woman, a possession of the Saint!

In the future, when she walked through the Sect, how would others view her?

"This... this isn't very appropriate..."

Subconsciously, she wanted to refuse.

However, looking into Lu Yi's deep, dark, and unquestionable eyes,

she couldn't bring herself to refuse at all.

In the end, under Lu Yi's extremely aggressive gaze,

Lin Qingxuan, blushing, seemed to resign herself to her fate and gave an imperceptible nod:

"Mm... all right."

She packed a few personal items and the resources she used daily to Cultivate into a simple bundle.

She then followed Lu Yi to Saint Son Peak, which symbolized his status.

Along the way, although many passing Disciples cast gossiping glances,

under the majesty of Lu Yi as the Saint, no one dared to say a word and could only bow respectfully.

Lin Qingxuan kept her head down, following behind Lu Yi, feeling both nervous and vaguely expectant.

After returning to the Holy Son's Palace, Lu Yi personally took her to a Side Hall with a quiet environment that was extremely close to his main hall.

"We're here. From now on, this will be your residence."

Lu Yi pushed open the door and made a "please" gesture.

Just as Lin Qingxuan entered the room, before she could even finish looking over the furnishings,

"Bang!"

A dull sound of a door closing came from behind her.

Immediately after,

"Hum—"

The humming sound of a spiritual power Restriction falling echoed, completely isolating the entire room from the outside world.

Lin Qingxuan's heart skipped a beat.

In the next second, a pair of scorching hands wrapped around her from behind.

Lu Yi's breath sprayed onto her neck, causing her to shiver all over:

"How is it? Are you satisfied with this place?"

Lin Qingxuan's body jolted, and her legs went a bit weak.

By this point, how could she not know what this bad man wanted to do?

"Sa... satisfied..."

Her voice trembled as she looked out the window in a panic:

"But... it's still daytime..."

Outside the window, the sun was shining brightly, and the light was somewhat blinding.

Doing that kind of thing at a time like this... this was just too shameful!

"Daytime?"

Lu Yi chuckled and turned her around.

He extended a finger, lifted Lin Qingxuan's delicate chin, and looked into her panicked, beautiful eyes:

"What's wrong with daytime? The lighting is good, you can see clearly, wouldn't that make it more interesting? Besides..."

A wicked smile curled at the corners of Lu Yi's mouth:

"Repaying debts is only natural. Does repaying a debt have to be distinguished by day or night?"

Before his voice had even faded, he no longer gave Lin Qingxuan any chance to refute.

He bent down directly and swept Lin Qingxuan, who let out a cry of surprise, into his arms.

He strode toward the large cloud couch inside.

"Ah! Don't..."

After being placed on the couch,

Lin Qingxuan was so shy that she squeezed her eyes shut, her long eyelashes trembling violently like butterfly wings.

Her hands gripped the sheets beneath her tightly, her knuckles turning white.

Her whole body was tensed up, looking like she was ready to be "plucked by him," resigned to her fate, yet as nervous as a block of wood.

Lu Yi looked at her like this; although he found it quite cute, he still frowned slightly.

"You are way too stiff, aren't you?"

He complained inwardly:

"This is hardly repaying a debt; it's more like being executed."

If it continued like this, the experience would be greatly diminished.

Lu Yi rolled his eyes, scanned the doorway, and suddenly thought of a brilliant idea.

"Hehe..."

A wicked smile curled at the corners of Lu Yi's mouth as he directly sent out a wisp of Divine Sense to transmit a message outside the hall:

"Ling'er, come to the Side Hall immediately."

A moment later, Ling'er's obedient and crisp voice came from outside the door:

"Young Master, are you looking for me?"

"Come in."

After receiving permission, Ling'er pushed the door open and entered.

"Young Master, do you have any instructions..."

Before she could finish speaking, the little girl froze.

She saw her Young Master sitting there, looking at her with a half-smile.

The little girl blinked her big eyes, obviously not understanding what the situation was for a moment.

"This... what is this?"

Lu Yi beckoned to her and said with a straight face:

"I called you here to have you teach [her] what you have learned recently..."

"Ah?"

Ling'er blinked in confusion and asked:

"Teach?"

In the next second, Lu Yi did not answer her.

"Ah!"

Ling'er let out a cry of surprise as she flew toward Lu Yi.

"That's right, teaching experience!"

"Mmm—!"

With a gasp, the temperature in the Side Hall rose rapidly in an instant.

...

Night fell, and the Side Hall finally returned to calm.

Lu Yi refreshedly adjusted his clothes, looked back, and nodded with satisfaction.

Afterward, he turned and walked out of the Side Hall, closing the door.

He came to the terrace outside the hall.

He sat down cross-legged, preparing to operate the "Star Technique" to Cultivate for a while with the help of the starlight filling the sky.

However, just as he had closed his eyes and had not yet managed to enter meditation,

he saw a female Disciple wearing the unique attire of the Saintess Hall approaching quickly with a hurried expression.

After seeing Lu Yi, she bowed respectfully and said:

"Holy Son Lu! My Saintess extends an invitation!"

"Shen Yueyao?"

Lu Yi stood up, patted his hem, and remembered the words the Old Ancestor had said to him in the Forbidden Ground during the day.

"Looking for me so late? It seems... something has really happened."