The Villain Doesn’t Want To Get Entangled With the Beautiful Girl After Rebirth

175. My Heart Embraces All Under Heaven!

Liu Shuqin suddenly froze, lost in thought.

It was as if she had been struck by something, unable to recover for a moment.

Seeing Liu Shuqin’s vacant eyes, Lin Nuo was puzzled.

“Miss Liu?”

“Ah, I… I apologize, I was a bit out of sorts.”

“Are you pondering some important matter?”

“No, just some trivial matters.”

Liu Shuqin’s face lifted with a hint of a smile, trying her best to mask the unease within, “Mr. Wu, may I ask you a question? Please don’t mind, but are you married now?”

To Lin Nuo, the question seemed rather abrupt, but coming from Liu Shuqin, it seemed acceptable.

After all, she was approachable and could chat with most disciples at Xuan Yun Sect about everyday trifles.

Lin Nuo waved his hand dismissively: “No.”

“Does Mr. Wu have any plans to marry in the next two years?”

She couldn’t have asked this at Tian Ling Mountain before, but now she seized the opportunity. Perhaps the junior brother thought she was unaware that she had seen through his identity, merely asking about Wu Yingge. Then, he might reveal the truth.

What a question about marriage plans, the senior sister has learned the ways of the busybodies. As for having plans, Lin Nuo had only two words in his mind:

No.

As a major antagonist, the primary task was to survive before anything else.

In this world of spiritual cultivation, Su Kexin was the protagonist. As long as she lived, he couldn’t rest easy in marriage. Who knows, one day while vanquishing demons, she might show up at his doorstep, and he’d be greeted with a slash the moment he stepped out, sending him straight to heaven.

As the antagonist, if the protagonist doesn’t die, then it’s his own demise, and he must eliminate the protagonist.

Moreover, he wasn’t the kind of villain who lived just for the sake of surviving; he was determined to kill the protagonist.

Lin Nuo thought this was a good opportunity. Since he had infiltrated the righteous faction, he had to display the spirit expected of them, to prevent Liu Shuqin from suspecting his real intentions.

Lin Nuo said earnestly: “No, with demons running amok and beasts harming the common folk, we, as warriors of righteousness, should take it upon ourselves to care for the world. Personal affairs should be set aside.”

He sounded spirited, as if he truly was a warrior of righteousness, though his conscience pricked him slightly.

“Oh, is that so.”

Indeed, it was the junior brother, always thinking of the world’s welfare. As the senior sister, she was concerned with personal affections, which seemed inappropriate. Compared to him, she felt inferior.

That’s the junior brother for you, harboring the world in his heart. At least for these two years, he wouldn’t entertain such thoughts.

But what about after two years?

Liu Shuqin knew it wasn’t good to pry into others’ private affairs, but she cared too much.

She continued: “Mr. Wu’s magnanimity is truly admirable. However, Mr. Wu, men should marry when of age, and women too. Even if you carry the world in your heart, there will come a day when you’ll settle down. Even if you have no plans in the next two years, you will eventually.”

“Let’s talk about the future when it comes. For now, I only wish to pacify the world, to ensure the people can live in peace and happiness.”

Lin Nuo asserted firmly, getting carried away with his bluster, speaking as if it were all true.

Liu Shuqin felt conflicted. This answer was both good and bad for her. Good because he had no ties with other female cultivators, bad because he had no ties with her.

In her eyes, the ideal scenario would be to be included in his goals.

But thinking of the junior brother’s desire to pacify the world and ensure the people’s well-being, while she harbored personal affections, she felt truly ashamed.

Yet, she remained uneasy and continued: “Mr. Wu, what about Miss Wu?”

“What about her?”

“That is, it’s clear that you two get along well. Perhaps in the future, it could turn into a fine match.”

“Will it happen?”

“Perhaps it might.”

“But that’s just a maybe. If we’re talking maybes, anyone could be possible, so there’s no point in discussing it.”

After saying this, Lin Nuo felt it wasn’t quite right. He should have said every girl, no, every beautiful girl.

“True, it’s just a maybe, anyone could be possible.”

Liu Shuqin chuckled, getting a rough idea of Lin Nuo’s stance from the brief exchange.

He had no current thoughts on romantic entanglements, nor a specific person in mind; anyone could be possible.

With that thought, she too could be a possibility.

Thinking this way, some of her original worries dissipated. Maybe she was just overthinking it.

Yes, overthinking. After all, her junior brother was committed to the welfare of the world, merely carrying out his duties. Where was there room for romantic entanglements?

Look at me, if my junior brother knew what I was thinking, he’d surely laugh at me.

He might already be laughing, just not showing it.

But having asked clearly, it feels better mentally, at least knowing that for now, junior brother has no such intentions. What she feared most was him being attached; then she’d stand no chance.

“Master Wu, thank you for putting up with my chatter. I’ll take the dishes back now; you rest well.”

“Alright.”

Lin Nuo nodded, watching Liu Shuqin leave before leaning against the pavilion pillar, squinting his eyes for a short rest.

Reflecting on the conversation, if it weren’t for her being his senior sister, he would have thought she was a matchmaker trying to find him a wife, so persistent in asking about his relationship status.

It was an indescribable oddity.

…

In the afternoon, Lin Nuo hadn’t rested for long when dire news reached the general’s mansion, shattering the tranquility of the back garden.

Beasts launched a massive attack, destroying numerous strongholds. They were nearing Zhou Ling City and the Sanctuary border, urgently needing reinforcements.

This was much sooner than Lin Nuo had anticipated. He thought he’d at least have time to get familiar with the Five Stars Group’s procedures, but now the crisis was upon them.

Lin Nuo hurried to Ling Meng’s guest room, pounding on the door.

“Ling… Wu Dongmian, wake up, there’s an emergency, no time to sleep.”

After knocking for a while, Ling Meng didn’t respond.

Was this girl really sleeping that deeply?

Oh, he seemed to have the key to her guest room.

Fine, he’d personally act as an alarm clock. If she didn’t wake up, he’d flip her blanket off.

Lin Nuo took out the key, opened the door, and found Ling Meng indeed still sprawled on the bed, her back to him.

“Still sleeping? There’s work to do, get up quickly.”

Linuo walked to the bedside, patted her shoulder from behind—no response. He patted again, still no response.

Could something have happened?

A foreboding feeling suddenly crept up on Linuo. Surely Lingmeng hadn’t fallen asleep never to wake up again.

Better check her breathing.

Linuo’s hand landed on Lingmeng’s shoulder, exerting force to turn her body over.

But as soon as he flipped her over, Lingmeng’s hands clutched Linuo, pulling him onto the bed in an instant.

“Come on, you’re awake, ambushing me.”

Linuo realized he was now on Lingmeng’s bed.

“Hehe, Master taught me, if you can’t win head-on, use a sneaky move, an ambush. See, I can’t beat Master, so I have to resort to ambushes. Master, let’s lie down together.”

“Stop it, there’s serious business, get up.”

“Just lie down for a bit, the bed’s big enough, we can squeeze in.”

“Stop fooling around, get up.”

“Let’s just lie down together, just for a bit.”

Lingmeng was surprisingly strong; Linuo couldn’t break free for the moment.

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