"Senior martial sister, why are you here!?"
Lin Chen looked at the tall and slender figure before him and asked in confusion.
After asking, Lin Chen regretted it, realizing that his senior martial sister’s arrival was no coincidence, but rather an arrangement by Yang Yuemin.
It seemed that their master had pressing matters to attend to and couldn’t leave, so he sent the senior martial sister instead.
"What? I can’t come? If it weren’t for master’s orders, do you think I’d come to see you? And bring a maid to stay at such a mysterious inn."
"You finished your business at home and didn’t return to the sect, but instead came here to hide, and you are so protective over that maid of yours. Are you planning to father a few children with your little maid or what?"
Zhao Yijing looked at Lin Chen and scolded unhappily, obviously knowing that Lin Chen had arranged for Mu Qingxuan to stay here.
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen immediately felt a headache coming on.
However, Lin Chen now had no time for arguments; Yang Yuemin’s inability to come in person must mean that she had encountered some major trouble.
"Senior sister, has something serious happened to master? Is everything alright with Jade Cauldron Sect now, or is Black Cloud Sect’s demon cultivators launching a major attack?"
Lin Chen strode forward, coming to stand before Zhao Yijing and asked.
"You truly don’t know? Then how did you guess that Black Cloud Sect is launching a major attack on Jade Cauldron Sect?"
Zhao Yijing looked at Lin Chen’s serious face and asked with growing suspicion.
However, Lin Chen did not answer her and continued to inquire about the current situation of Jade Cauldron Sect.
Seeing this, Zhao Yijing then informed him about the current circumstances of Jade Cauldron Sect one by one.
"The Eight Great Elders of Black Cloud Sect have all made a move? It seems that Moon Shadow Pavilion has put pressure on Black Cloud Sect. I’m afraid this is not their only tactic; they must have other moves planned. After all, if Black Cloud Sect fails to take down Jade Cauldron Sect, they’ll have an excuse to get Moon Shadow Pavilion involved."
After hearing Zhao Yijing’s words, Lin Chen began to muse to himself.
He spoke very softly, but Zhao Yijing heard every word.
"What business does Moon Shadow Pavilion have with our fight against Black Cloud Sect?"
Zhao Yijing frowned slightly in confusion, convinced that Lin Chen must know something.
"It’s nothing. Senior sister, please take Mu Qingxuan back to the sect for me; I have some things I need to take care of."
Lin Chen spoke indifferently, intending to send Zhao Yijing away.
Although Zhao Yijing was powerful, she still fell considerably short of Yang Yuemin’s strength.
And given Zhao Yijing’s personality, if she knew about the Old Man with the Cane’s matter, she would certainly not stand by idly and would try to eliminate the assassins from Moon Shadow Pavilion.
Whether Zhao Yijing could succeed or not, it would all be an act of startling the snake in the grass.
After all, Lin Chen was still unaware of whether there were even grander schemes behind Moon Shadow Pavilion. Now that he had finally managed to infiltrate the Pavilion, naturally he needed to find a way to obtain more information.
So, at this moment, what Lin Chen needed to do was to keep Zhao Yijing in the dark and prevent her from startling the snake.
"Master instructed me to ensure your safety; if you won’t return with me, I shall stay with you in this inn."
"What exactly are you hiding from me? Spill it out."
Zhao Yijing’s words instantly made Lin Chen’s headache worsen.
He knew that this woman wouldn’t listen to him, so he furrowed his brows and came up with a plan.
"Sister, it’s really nothing serious, just that the owner of this shop had saved me and Qingxuan before, and I had agreed to stay and repay her kindness."
"At first, she wanted me to commit myself to her, but since I’m with you, Sister, how could I agree? So, I promised to stay and work as a clerk in her inn, serving tea and water for ten days." Thıs text ıs hosted at novｅlfire.net
Lin Chen concocted a lie and said.
On hearing this, Zhao Yijing’s eyes narrowed slightly, showing a somewhat disbelieving expression.
Seeing her reaction, Lin Chen beckoned the owner and called Sister Wang over.
"Sister Wang, this is my wife who’s come to take me back to the Sect."
"Didn’t I agree to work for you as a clerk for twenty days? Now that my wife is here, she wants to help me serve tea and water in your inn. Is it possible to shorten the time a bit?"
Lin Chen looked at Sister Wang, blinking his eyes and continuously giving her hints with his glances.
Upon hearing Lin Chen’s words, Wang Yan was first startled, as she wanted to say when she had ever asked Lin Chen to work in her shop serving tea and water for twenty days, but then, sizing up Zhao Yijing and thinking of Lin Chen’s little Sister, she immediately understood.
This kid is trying to find a way to send his Sister off so that he can have a honeymoon with his little Sister.
"Of course, that’s possible, but your Sister here has delicate skin and tender flesh. Are you willing to let her join you?"
Wang Yan glanced at Zhao Yijing and spoke indifferently.
After listening to the conversation between the two, Zhao Yijing’s head exploded. When had she become Lin Chen’s wife?
However, she didn’t argue and just gave Lin Chen a cold look before turning to Wang Yan.
"His debt is his own and has nothing to do with me. I’m going back to the Sect now, and you can stay back and slowly work it off."
As she spoke, Zhao Yijing pulled up Mu Qingxuan, leaped onto the Flying Boat, and left without dragging her feet.
After Zhao Yijing left with Mu Qingxuan, a coquettish smile appeared on Wang Yan’s face as she looked at Lin Chen.
"Kid, I really misjudged you. I thought you were a lovesick fool."
"But you actually have a Sister as a wife and a little Sister as a companion. Now that you’ve sent off your Sister and little Sister, aren’t you going to sneak off somewhere else?"
Wang Yan said with a smile that wasn’t a smile.
On hearing this, Lin Chen realized she had misunderstood him, but he was too lazy to explain and tried to enter his room to cultivate.
"Where do you think you’re going? Get down there and serve tea and water to the guests."
Wang Yan said to Lin Chen.
At her words, Lin Chen was stunned; he did not expect the lie he had told to get Wang Yan to cover for him would be taken seriously.
Lin Chen knew that Wang Yan was very powerful, and he did not want to offend her, especially since she had just helped him.
Consequently, Lin Chen had no choice but agreed to stay and work as a store clerk for twenty days.
However, while he agreed to stay, Lin Chen never said he would be a qualified clerk. If anything, he could just slack off every day.
Afterwards, Lin Chen went into his room. Although the room had a simple Array that blocked the outside’s aura, Lin Chen still added several Talisman Inscriptions for extra precaution before starting his cultivation.
From his battle with Wang Qi, Lin Chen had gained a lot and felt his Cultivation was about to break through again.