“Ah? Fragrance? Maybe it’s because I applied something, but don’t you feel sleepy?”
Jiang Che looked puzzled.
The reason was that when he made dinner, he had deliberately put several herbs together in the soup that could produce a strong hypnotic effect.
Originally, he thought he should have added some poison to end it quickly, but then he decided it wasn’t necessary.
Moreover, through their later conversation, he found out the other party wasn’t some evil monster, so he completely lost the thought of killing her.
Besides, the other party’s mind was clearly quite immature.
Jiang Che had shown the killing intent of a former Great Perfection of the Golden Core and senior disciple of Lingjian Peak from Shenxiao Sect countless times, yet she hadn’t noticed even once.
“Sleepy? Not at all. I usually haven’t even slept by this time.”
Jiang Che smiled quietly to himself. Alright then, a homebody and a night owl.
If he was told right now that she also came from another world, he would definitely believe it.
But wait!
There was no way he could have gotten the recipe wrong. Even if it was a Nascent Soul stage monster, he believed he could still take her down.
Could it be that it had been too long since he brewed such a potion and he’d messed it up?
Jiang Che stubbornly scooped a bowl of soup and brought it to his lips.
Seeing this, Duo’er said, “Are you hungry? You just said you weren’t hungry and didn’t want to eat.”
Jiang Che ignored her.
He took a small sip. The warmth mixed with the aroma of meat; the fresh broth soaked the tiny bits of meat, and with a gentle sip, it spread across his tongue.
Delicious. His cooking skills had improved again.
After all, when his eyesight was gone, his other senses were clearly enhanced.
But why did his head feel a little dizzy?
Hmm.
“Why are you swaying like that? Can you get drunk from drinking soup? There’s no alcohol in this.”
Jiang Che, half dazed, collapsed to the ground. The stone bowl in his hand clattered loudly as it hit the floor.
He couldn’t help but grumble in his heart—this little girl said she had never been far from the village, yet she knew so much.
Duo’er stood beside him, utterly confused watching this scene.
What was going on?
After a moment’s thought, she immediately remembered a similar scene from a novel she had read.
One side was rather tsundere, while the other was quite slow-witted.
Then, on one night, the tsundere forcefully made the slow-witted one drink until she passed out in front of her.
This was the so-called hint!
Seeing this scene before her, Duo’er, who was well-read in yuri cultivation novels, immediately began to let her imagination run wild.
Good grief, Jiang Lianyi, huh? You’ve successfully caught my attention.
Just as Duo’er was about to approach Jiang Che, following the scent to do something,
Suddenly, a splash came from the pool.
A figure quickly surged out of the water, lifting the collapsed Jiang Che into her arms.
Lin Yin’s drenched clothes gradually evaporated under the Spirit Energy she emitted, and black energy swirled around her.
The Heart Demon continuously assaulted her mind.
Because of the Heart Demon’s invasion, she gradually recalled the night she left the Ironforge, seeing the young swordsman practicing in the forest.
Though still blurry, she was certain that the red-clad Jiang Che disguised as a girl in her arms was definitely connected to her disciple.
She had just heard the Village Head’s granddaughter, Sun Yaoyao’s plea, asking her to save Jiang Che.
The moment she heard Jiang Che’s name, she could no longer remain seated.
The aura of a Nascent Soul Pinnacle no longer concealed itself; it burst forth and rushed straight toward the spring.
Upon arrival at the spring, she sensed a faint monster aura.
Originally thinking it was just a small monster and that cultivation was difficult, she had no intention to kill lightly.
But now, thinking that her disciple had almost been killed by a monster, rage surged in her heart.
Her eyes instantly reddened with blood.
Duo’er saw her person being carried away by someone else and immediately felt something was wrong.
What the—? The world is really going downhill; now someone is stealing people?
“Hey! Who are you? Let go of her! She belongs to me!”
“Oh? She belongs to you?”
Lin Yin turned her head; even the air around her twisted.
She gently set Jiang Che down, stroked his face lightly, then stood up.
When she rose, a sword appeared in her hand as if by magic.
Her gaze was icy sharp, locked firmly on the small girl wearing only a thin algae cloak before her.
The black energy on her body was completely gone, replaced by the overwhelming “core” energy of a Nascent Soul Pinnacle.
“You can actually withstand my pressure?”
At this moment, Duo’er furrowed her brows. How should she put it?
She didn’t feel much majesty or authority, but the profound cultivation level of the woman before her was beyond her comprehension.
Since arriving in this world, apart from someone named Jia Xianren, she hadn’t met any other cultivators.
Although she didn’t understand the exact realm, she was certain this woman was tens of thousands of times stronger than herself.
But that didn’t mean she lacked confidence.
Lin Yin was somewhat surprised.
“A Refining Qi Mid-stage little monster can actually stand so firm?”
“But it looks like you’ve been in Transformation for some time. Why is your cultivation still stuck at Refining Qi Mid-stage?”
“No matter, die.”
Without further words, Lin Yin flicked her wrist, and the Qingluan Sword in her hand gently swirled, releasing a faint blue Sword Energy.
At this moment, Lin Yin had not been fully consumed by the Heart Demon.
Compared to the reckless sword swing of that night, this sword contained the profound truth of the Dao she had comprehended for decades.
Though still in its nascent form, it was enough to alter heaven and earth.
Seeing the razor-sharp, unparalleled blue Sword Energy rushing toward her like it could split mountains and rivers, Duo’er’s little heart was instantly seized by the shadow of death.
She barely thought before instinctively raising her small hand.
Her lower abdomen immediately glowed with a faint circle of pale blue light.
“Drink—!”
With a crisp, flustered shout, the water deep within the cave seemed summoned by an invisible force, furiously converging before her.
With a rushing swirl, it instantly formed a rapid, swirling whirlpool water shield!
Boom!!!
The Sword Energy, laden with Lin Yin’s overwhelming rage and pure Sword Intent, crashed violently against the thin water shield.
However, the expected instant collapse of the water shield and the Sword Energy’s destructive breakthrough did not happen!
A strange phenomenon occurred!
The fierce, unparalleled Sword Intent, containing the Dao itself, began to dissolve and dissipate rapidly the moment it touched the water shield, like ice and snow melting under the blazing sun, without any warning.
As if melted away by some strange force.
Immediately after, the pale blue Sword Energy that had lost the support of its Sword Intent core seemed drained of all strength.
Its power sharply declined until it finally exploded with a muffled “bang,” annihilated along with the water shield, scattering countless fine water droplets like foam everywhere, wetting the cave floor and both parties standing in shock.
The entire cave fell into a deathly silence.
Water droplets dripped and struck the rocks and pearls, the sound unusually clear.
Lin Yin’s sword-wielding hand remained frozen in the striking posture, the black energy rolling around her stilled.
Her blood-red, icy eyes for the first time reflected confusion and hesitation clearly.
In contrast, Duo’er appeared outwardly in control, but deep down, she was thoroughly panicked.
Who is this?! I thought I could block her!
“My Sword Intent… was actually restrained by you? And the power you just unleashed—at least Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul, maybe even Unity Stage, right?”