NOVEL WEB chapter 141
141. He’s Been Protecting Me in Secret, Hasn’t He?
The weakened Mu Yiting saw a man with a scarred black face, holding a long sword, his gaze profound.
His facial contours were very familiar, as was his heroic bearing, as if she had seen him somewhere before.
And his voice, once heard, brought a peculiar sense of security.
That voice, it seemed like Lin Nuo’s.
But how could he possibly appear in such a wilderness, and also exude the aura of someone who’s been in the underworld?
Anyway, she couldn’t think of any reason why this man would save her, and if he did, it was likely tied to some interest.
“If you’re going to kill or slaughter, please make it quick,” Mu Yiting clenched her teeth.
“Heh, you wouldn’t happen to have been chased until your brain broke, would you? If I really wanted to kill you, would you still be alive?”
Lin Nuo laughed coldly, it seemed that this Miss Mu had been chased silly, suspecting everyone of wanting her life, “If you want to die, there’s a tree next door, you can crash into it, I won’t stop you. If you don’t want to die, come with me. Oh right, you might not see very well, I am Lin Nuo.”
“Lin, Lin Nuo?!”
Hearing these two words, Mu Yiting was greatly surprised, and the gloom in her heart was dispelled.
It turns out, he’s really Linuo?! It turns out he’s been around her all the time, whether she’s in or out of the hotel, he always appears when she needs help.
When she was in a daze, he restricted her actions, letting her come to her senses. Now, he’s appearing at a moment when she’s almost in danger. He won’t help her the whole time, but he’ll show up in an emergency.
Perhaps he’s been watching her, but she’s just too incompetent, forcing him to take action.
“You’re coming in?”
“Yes, but… “
“That’s it, then.”
Seeing Mu Yiting so weak, she couldn’t even move, so he picked her up and carried her into the room, then closed the door.
Mu Yiting was shocked, caught off guard and suddenly carried into the room by Linuo, with a strange, unexplainable feeling.
It even felt like a newlywed couple entering the bridal chamber.
But they weren’t wearing red, the room wasn’t filled with festive decorations, and there was no red bed, only a tea table and a high-backed chair, surrounded by various strange and ancient objects, some rare materials, some magical artifacts, and a mix of strange and pungent smells.
Linuo put Mu Yiting down on a small stool, then found some herbs and elixirs.
“Take off your clothes,” Linuo said coldly.
“This… isn’t it a bit too fast… “
“Not too fast, the first step is to undress.”
“Let me prepare myself first, and at least find a better environment… “
Mu Yiting looked around, this place didn’t seem like a place for a man and woman to indulge in pleasure.
“You’re a big sister from the underworld, and you’re complaining about my little temple?”
“Not. Okay, I’ll follow your lead.”
Mu Yiting took a deep breath and quickly undressed, which was a bit too fast, and the two of them hadn’t even properly gotten to know each other.
Maybe he likes to get things done quickly, and many people in the underworld are the same, straightforward and without hesitation. Mu Yiting wasn’t one to beat around the bush, and she didn’t mind.
Since she didn’t mean to refuse, she would accept, and the object was Linuo, which wasn’t unpleasant. Or maybe she could only show her true colors outside.
She turned her back to Linuo and slowly unfastened her dress, then slid it off.
Even though she’s from the underworld, it’s her first time undressing in front of a man, and she’s a bit shy, but not as much as an ordinary girl.
She quickly undressed, revealing her snow-white skin, now only wearing a shallow red belly band, wrapped around her front.
“Do you need to take off the belly band?”
“No need.”
“Oh, you like wearing it. Then why don’t you take it off?”
“I’ll take it off what?”
“What… isn’t it…?” Mu Yiting felt uneasy, speaking with some hesitation.
“What is it?”
“Is it… What do you think it is?”
“Applying medicine, what else did you think? Just bear with it.”
Lin Nuo directly placed the prepared herbs on Mu Yiting’s bruised injury. Although it was a bit painful at first, Mu Yiting, who was seasoned in the ways of the world, didn’t consider this pain much at all.
“It’s fine, I’m not afraid of pain, go on.”
Then Lin Nuo applied the herbal medicine to another wound, and Mu Yiting still showed no sign of pain.
On the contrary, a hint of regret appeared on her face.
“I thought you were going to strip too, a bit disappointed,” Mu Yiting sighed.
“Should I take that as you wanting to cultivate with me? Sorry, I refuse to dual cultivate. Alright, you can apply the rest yourself.”
Lin Nuo handed the rest of the herbs to Mu Yiting, who took them and applied them to the swollen parts of her wounds herself.
The herbs were quite effective; after applying them, there was a warm sensation, as if something was being infused into her weary body, reviving it in an instant.
“Healing spells are too draining on spiritual power, so let’s make do with herbs for now, and you’ll need these pills to recover.”
Lin Nuo handed the pills to Mu Yiting. They weren’t anything expensive, just ordinary pills for restoring spiritual power.
“You really are a jinx. I was just relieved to have not been found, and you led them right to us. What happened, were you killed by an enemy? Or is it an internal conflict?”
“You’re right, indeed, it’s a family power struggle. My father’s influence is under attack, and we’re in grave danger. We had no choice but to seek cooperation with the Lian Mo Sect.”
“So that Ling Meng is the one you’re negotiating with?”
“Do you know her?”
“What don’t I know? The little troubles of your family, the affairs of the Lian Mo Sect, I’m aware of all of it. If you negotiate with her, she could swallow you whole.”
Lin Nuo spread his hands, after all, he was a person with the double advantage of transmigration and rebirth, possessing vast supernatural powers, and he was aware of key characters in the plot; otherwise, how could he play the role of the big villain.
“Indeed, her demands are too excessive, asking us to surrender all our forces to the Lian Mo Sect, to be at their beck and call. That’s the power my father worked so hard to build. How could I make such a decision? Even if I could, I shouldn’t.”
Mu Yiting spoke angrily, now only feeling disgust for that woman Ling Meng, “But I’m very thankful to you. In fact, you’ve been watching over me, haven’t you? At the departure hall, I saw you restrain that assassin, allowing us to enter the negotiation room smoothly. After the negotiations failed, you held off Ling Meng, giving us a chance to catch our breath. It’s a pity I’m incompetent, forced to this place, still relying on your intervention.”
“No, no, the only thing you got right is that you’re imagining things.”
“Which part?”
“Your incompetence.”
“Oh, that part I do admit.”
Mu Yiting didn’t mind at all, instead, she laughed.
She had learned about him through the people around Lin Nuo; she knew his character—unassuming and not showy, cold on the outside but warm-hearted, seemingly indifferent but in reality, he imbued his principles and ideals into his actions.
So, he must have been observing me in secret, waiting for the right moment to act. It must be so.