NOVEL NEXT Chapter 41 – Mysterious and elusive
"Even without today's incident, I wanted to find an opportunity to tell you!"
The sword in Lin Hao's hand gleamed with a cold light.
"You wretched woman, speak up!"
Cui Qing'er felt a pang of sadness in her heart as Lin Hao showed no regard for their past. Wasn't it said that feelings grow over time?
Yet this man showed no sentiment at all, which was truly hurtful.
Her sorrowful demeanor did not move Lin Hao. Impatiently, he said, "You'd better speak quickly, or if my patience runs out, I'll cut you down!"
Caught between a rock and a hard place... Cui Qing'er sighed deeply and said in a haunting voice, "What I wanted to tell you is that my approach to you indeed had ulterior motives.
But initially, it wasn't to rescue the princess; it was to follow the Grand Elder's orders."
The Grand Elder?!
Lin Hao frowned. How could this involve the Grand Elder? He had no dealings with the Grand Elder, let alone offended him. Why would the other party send someone to approach him? What was the intention?
Seeing the man's furrowed brow, Cui Qing'er knew she had piqued his curiosity, so she continued to speak in detail.
"The Grand Elder wanted me to get close to you so that we could share an intimate encounter!"
An intimate encounter?
Lin Hao was even more confused. What was the Grand Elder playing at?
However, he began to understand some things. Perhaps Li Qiushui's involvement with him was also orchestrated by the Grand Elder, and even Li Xunran...
Cui Qing'er's subsequent words confirmed Lin Hao's suspicions. The Grand Elder wanted women to unintentionally become involved with him, and if they were unwilling, they could find a cultivator of the same realm to substitute.
Thus, Cui Qing'er had framed Li Qiushui, and she guessed that Li Qiushui might have received the same order.
"Why did the Grand Elder want you and me to be together?" Lin Hao asked coldly.
"The Grand Elder said your physique is special, and without a female cultivator to practice with, your cultivation might not progress!"
"He also said you are a key figure secretly nurtured by the sect, so he arranged for female cultivators to throw themselves at you.
But after so much contact, your physique is indeed special, yet I suspect the Grand Elder might have another purpose."
Lin Hao was puzzled. Did the Grand Elder go to such lengths just to help him cultivate?
Especially, why do it secretly?
Could it be that his cultivation method did not align with the righteous path of the sect?
It seemed that was the only explanation.
But why hide it from him? Why not be direct?
Lin Hao couldn't figure it out, so he kept it in mind, planning to investigate the matter when he had the chance.
He didn't want to be unaware of being on a pirate ship...
Cui Qing'er bit her lip and cautiously asked, "Lin Hao, I've told you the secret, can I..."
Lin Hao glanced at the woman, memories of their battles together flooding his mind. To say there were no feelings after so long would be a lie.
Moreover, as the woman said, she had never harmed him and had provided significant help in his cultivation.
He glanced at the little fox again. For some reason, Lin Hao felt a strong affection for her, different from the other women he had been involved with, as if he had inexplicable feelings for her.
He sighed inwardly and said in a cold tone, "You can leave now. Without my permission, if you dare come here again, I won't spare you!"
Cui Qing'er's eyebrows arched, and she let out a long breath.
With Lin Hao present, she couldn't converse with her princess, so she silently bowed and left.
With only the two of them left, the little fox, who had been silent, finally spoke.
"I will remember your kindness for sparing my subordinate."
"No need, it was just a transaction."
"Yes, it was indeed a transaction..."
"No, I mean the transaction between you and me."
What? The little fox's expression changed, and before she could react, she was embraced by the human.
A day later.
The little fox curled up in the corner, looking at the meditating man with a complex expression. She really wanted to claw his throat open.
This guy was truly despicable!
Repeatedly humiliating her, what did he take her for?
After completing a cycle of his cultivation technique, Lin Hao exhaled deeply, the spiritual liquid within him having formed a lake!
He opened his starry eyes, looking at the little fox as if she were a rare treasure.
Being with her... was worth a month of hard cultivation!
This woman was simply a walking elixir!
Lin Hao, savoring the experience, approached the little fox once more...
Meanwhile, Han Liyue, hearing the commotion from the two, murmured, "This is truly sinful!"
Before she could finish her lament, she sensed someone entering the tower with a token, and it was a familiar face.
The visitor moved swiftly through the cells, finally stopping in front of one.
The bull demon inside, upon seeing the visitor, was so frightened that its limbs went weak, kowtowing and begging for mercy.
But it failed to stir any compassion from the visitor, who soon fell into a dreamlike state.
Human and fox... human and bull...
Truly sinful!
Yet in her heart, Han Liyue felt an indescribable impulse, worried that if she listened any longer, she might lose her composure, so she quickly sealed her senses.
Lin Hao sensed someone sneaking into the prison, so he let the little fox go and went to find the intruder.
Ha, Shui Ling'er was here again, and she was dead set on the bull demon. Did she have some special interest?
"Senior Sister Shui, do you think this place is a teahouse? Coming and going so frequently!"
Shui Ling'er, though practicing, had been keeping an eye on the outside ever since the last incident.
In truth, she didn't want to come here, mainly because the guard's mouth was too sharp.
But the monsters here greatly aided her charm technique cultivation, so she had no choice but to come.
"Let me guess!"
Lin Hao's gaze lingered on the woman's graceful figure.
"Senior Sister, you come so often because you want to make a breakthrough before the inner sect competition, right?"
He hit the nail on the head, and Shui Ling'er couldn't help but feel annoyed, but she didn't want to argue, so she chose not to respond.
Lin Hao, however, had no intention of letting her off, stepping forward and giving the bull demon a kick, nearly waking it up.
"Tsk tsk tsk, it's been drained to skin and bones, yet you won't let it go. Truly, the most venomous is a woman's heart!"
Shui Ling'er's cultivation was at a critical point, and annoyed by Lin Hao's interference, she knocked the bull demon unconscious.
"Lin, are you deliberately causing trouble?"
"Am I deliberately causing trouble?" Lin Hao's face turned cold, his tone icy as he said, "You trespass in the prison I'm responsible for, and you think you're in the right?"
"Heh..."
Shui Ling'er sneered coldly, gritting her teeth as she said, "You're here to atone, and you think you're important?"
Boom!
Spiritual energy erupted from the woman's palm, attacking Lin Hao.
