Primordial Emperor

Lin Chen led Yang Wenshan away from the Library Pavilion, heading back to the Yellow Hall.

However, along the way, Yang Wenshan showed no intention of leaving and continued to follow Lin Chen.

It should be noted that Lin Chen was returning to the Yellow Hall, and Yang Wenshan was not a disciple of the Yellow Hall.

So Lin Chen stopped walking, with Yang Wenshan trailing behind him, lost in thought. She didn't realize he had stopped until she bumped right into his back.

"Ah!"

Yang Wenshan hadn't expected Lin Chen to stop. Her body collided with his, and she let out a light humph. Realizing their current state, her face turned beet red.

Feeling puzzled, Lin Chen slowly turned around, looking at the bashful Yang Wenshan, wondering what she was thinking, and feeling helpless.

"Junior Sister Yang, I'm heading back to the Yellow Hall now. What about you?"

Lin Chen looked at Yang Wenshan and asked casually, implying that she should stop following him, as Lei Hao had already been dealt with.

"Me?"

Yang Wenshan was still caught up in the awkwardness of colliding with Lin Chen, seemingly not hearing what he said, her face full of confusion.

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen was speechless, wondering what was going on with this girl.

"Yeah, I'm going back to the Yellow Hall. You're still following me, Junior Sister Yang. Are you planning to go back with me?" Lin Chen said with a faint smile.

However, Yang Wenshan mistook his words as a real invitation and blushed, nodding quietly.

"Since Senior Brother Lin Chen wants me to go back with you, I can." Yang Wenshan nodded.

Hearing this, Lin Chen was stunned, thinking to himself that this silly girl must have misunderstood him, as that was not his intention at all.

"Alright, Junior Sister Yang, although I gave that guy a beating, who knows if he will trouble you again. As it's getting late, I'll escort you back first," Lin Chen said, looking at Yang Wenshan.

Hearing this, Yang Wenshan seemed to realize that Lin Chen meant to part ways, which filled her with a sense of loss.

"Senior Brother Lin Chen, could I stay at your Yellow Hall?"

Yang Wenshan suddenly thought of something and asked Lin Chen expectantly.

"Move into our Yellow Hall?"

"There are indeed quite a few places to stay in the Yellow Hall, but since you're not a disciple of the Yellow Hall, why this idea?"

Lin Chen looked at Yang Wenshan, puzzled.

It was the first time he had heard of a disciple from another hall wanting to stay in a different hall.

"I... because I want to be closer to Senior Brother Lin Chen, so that if anything happens again, Senior Brother Lin Chen can protect me."

Yang Wenshan looked at Lin Chen, seemingly gathering her courage, and said seriously.

Hearing this, Lin Chen was taken aback, his first thought was that this girl might actually like him.

But thinking it over, he felt it was unlikely, as he hadn't met her that many times.

However, he couldn't rule out the possibility.

After all, this girl seemed to be quite introverted and timid.

In the Spirit Formation Hall, she rarely spoke up.

But after the incidents with that deadbeat and Lei Hao, Lin Chen's intervention might have genuinely gained her affection, creating a sense of reliance.

Therefore, Lin Chen felt he must quash any burgeoning feelings and decided to reject Yang Wenshan.

After all, he already had enough women around him and dared not incur any more romantic debts, lest he suffer later.

Lin Chen found dealing with matters of the heart more challenging than battling his fiercest enemies.

Mind you, his Second Soul Division in the Eastern Domain was constantly dealing with women like Liu Qingxia, which was utterly torturous for him. In fact, to escape these entanglements, his soul split had gone straight to the frontline to battle the Red Soul Hall army.

Even the Second Soul Division dared not return to Yuntian City, let alone Lin Chen himself.

Thus, if Lin Chen continued to flirt around, the trouble would only increase.

Currently, Lin Chen dared not show any signs of developing a relationship with women who were interested in him, and avoided them as much as he could, for fear of inviting chaos.

He dared not bring Yang Wenshan back to the Yellow Hall, fearing it might cause a huge mess.

However, just as Lin Chen was about to refuse Yang Wenshan, she stared at him unblinkingly.

"Since childhood, aside from my mother, Senior Brother Lin Chen is the only one who's genuinely been kind to me. Others either bullied me or had ulterior motives."

"Being with Senior Brother Lin Chen, no matter what we're doing, even if doing nothing, I feel at ease, so I want to stay with Senior Brother Lin Chen. Is that okay?"

Yang Wenshan looked at Lin Chen with blinking huge eyes, almost pleading.

Her vulnerable demeanor made it impossible for Lin Chen to voice his refusal.

Originally, Yang Wenshan already appeared delicate and endearing; her words now made her seem even more pitiable, leaving Lin Chen unable to utter harsh words.

"Ah, fine, if you want to stay, then stay. But the decision isn't mine to make; it requires the consent of Senior Sister Zi Ling."

Lin Chen sighed, looking at Yang Wenshan, and said helplessly.

There was nothing else he could do; he simply couldn't harden his heart against Yang Wenshan, but dealing with women like Qiu Yue and Senior Sister Zi Ling was a different story.

"As long as Senior Brother Lin Chen agrees, everything else can be worked out. I'll find a way to handle Senior Sister Zi Ling," Yang Wenshan said with a smile, overjoyed.

Seeing Yang Wenshan so happy, Lin Chen sighed again, concluding that this girl probably did like him.

But now that things had come to this, Lin Chen could only take it one step at a time. Regardless of what happened, he must remain steadfast and not be swayed by Yang Wenshan's charms.

Otherwise, Lin Chen knew he would end up with chaos brewing right behind him, and let alone anything else, just Yu Weilian was already troublesome enough.

"I just remembered, why were you at the Library Pavilion so early today? Didn't you have classes?" Lin Chen asked Yang Wenshan, curious.

"No, Teacher Zhuang Xiaoqin gave us the day off today, as she seemed to have other matters to attend to."