Chapter 58: Relationship and Excess
(Lin no simping Xiu)
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Sizzling—
The gently flowing water suddenly emitted a burst of white smoke. Lin Xiu crouched beside, holding Xiao Yu's collar, ensuring she wouldn't drown.
"You've never beaten me, and you still want to force yourself on me?" Lin Xiu glanced disdainfully at the unconscious Xiao Yu.
Helping you is a matter of sentiment, but wanting my body is going too far. It's not like I fed you the medicine myself.
Having experienced two lifetimes, Lin Xiu was no longer a person who couldn't resist the allure of women.
Although Xiao Yu had a good appearance and figure, Dou Qi Continent was never short of women, especially good-looking ones.
"People are indeed forced to change." Faced with a group of black bears, Lin Xiu thought he couldn't escape, but unexpectedly, with a scare from Xiao Yu, he managed to escape with her.
The water rushed over Xiao Yu's body, and her skin, initially a frightening red, gradually returned to normal.
Nearly half an hour passed, and Xiao Yu shivered all over, her eyelids trembling as she woke up.
She was first stunned, then surprised, constantly feeling her body with her hands, relieved to find her clothes still on, quietly exhaling.
"Don't worry, I, Lin Xiu, may not be a saint, but I still have some bottom line. Of course, if it were someone else, I might lower my standards a bit." Lin Xiu sat on a rock, bent one leg, and supported his knee with his hands.
Splash.
Water splashed towards Lin Xiu, and he swiftly dodged.
"What are you doing? I saved you, and you repay kindness with enmity? You're simply unreasonable." Lin Xiu exclaimed in anger.
Standing by the river, Xiao Yu was soaked, looking extremely disheveled. She gritted her teeth, glaring at Lin Xiu with resentment.
'Implicitly, aren't you trying to say I'm not as good as Xun'er?' Xiao Yu felt indignant. In terms of figure, she was definitely much better than that girl Xun'er, considering age and all.'
Having already prepared herself for her innocence to be tarnished, Xiao Yu now felt both uncomfortable and frustrated.
Sometimes, women were like this. Clearly resistant, but if nothing actually happened, they would still be very angry.
As if not noticing Xiao Yu's expression, Lin Xiu turned around and started walking back. They walked for a while, one in front and one behind, until they encountered Xue Ni and the others who had been searching for them.
Xue Ni and the others ran towards Xiao Yu, while Lin Dun ran towards Lin Xiu.
"How are you? Are you injured? Why are your clothes soaking wet?" Xue Ni asked with concern, very worried.
"I wish I were injured, but some people won't allow it," Xiao Yu grumbled.
"What do you mean? Xiao Yu, are you injured or not?" Xue Ni felt puzzled, unable to wrap her head around it.
Not far away, Lin Xiu seemed to ignore them and walked off with Lin Dun.
Seeing this, Xiao Yu followed suit.
Due to Lin Dun's somewhat serious injury, Lin Xiu decided to take him back to the Academy first and complete the mission along the way.
Xiao Yu and the others also finished their mission, and both groups returned to the Academy together.
Along the way, Xiao Yu looked at Lin Xiu several times, as if she wanted to devour him.
On the side, Ke Lin was envious. He secretly regretted his insufficient strength. Otherwise, the opportunity to rescue Xiao Yu would have fallen to him.
Safely back at the Academy, Lin Xiu wanted to take Lin Dun for treatment but was refused. Lin Dun insisted on going alone and asked him to complete the mission first.
At the Task Hall, Senior Sister was on duty again today. Seeing Lin Xiu walk in, she smiled.
"Senior Sister, I'm here to submit the mission." Lin Xiu took out the bee queen's stinger.
"You really got it? How did you manage that?" Senior Sister walked out from behind the counter, circled around Lin Xiu, and scrutinized him.
Lin Xiu looked puzzled.
"How, how didn't you get poisoned by the Fire Poison?" Senior Sister's voice was full of astonishment.
"Maybe I'm just tough-skinned and thick-skulled," Lin Xiu scratched his head, mainly because he didn't want to explain the matter of blood poison.
Senior Sister was merely curious and didn't continue to inquire. After registering the mission, she took out the stored rewards, which were a black simple disc.
"Furious Roar, Yellow Rank Low-Level Secret Technique. It induces a riot of Dou Qi in the body through a special sound vibration method, temporarily enhancing strength by 1 Star."
Seeing the description, a scene appeared in Lin Xiu's mind.
Two people were in a confrontation, and when one fell into a disadvantage, they suddenly roared loudly, their strength increased, and they began to counterattack.
It was fine to have a private fight, but if it happened on the arena with people all around, it would be a bit juvenile.
Accepting the disc, Lin Xiu decided to use Attribute Points to activate it. Upgrading was too difficult, and the thought of shouting every time and making such stupid annoyed him.
"Senior Sister, does Task Hall have everything?" About to leave, Lin Xiu suddenly remembered the Blood Ignition Technique he had on him.
Practicing it required both Blood Sect Blood Qi and virgin blood, and he currently only had Blood Sect Qi.
"Junior Brother, what do you want to exchange? Just tell me," the female student saw Lin Xiu wave at her, so she leaned in.
Lin Xiu muttered a few words quietly, took a step back, looking somewhat awkward.
The girl's cheeks turned slightly red, nodded, and said, "Yes, Junior Brother, do you want to exchange?"
"Really?" Lin Xiu widened his eyes.
"Yes, some Senior Alchemists or other Seniors and Elders might use it. They occasionally post tasks for it," the girl, having more exposure to things at the Task Hall, regained her composure. "However, it's generally quite expensive, and you know, a woman only has it once in her life. It's 2000 Task Points. Are you willing to exchange?"
"Exchange," Lin Xiu nodded.
If he can learn the Blood Ignition Technique, it's equivalent to him obtaining a Yellow Rank Mid-Level secret technique.
You should know, exchanging for a Yellow Rank Mid-Level secret technique with Task Points requires at least twenty thousand Task Points, equivalent to a Yellow Rank High-Level Dou Technique.
Seeing that most of his hard-earned Task Points have been spent, Lin Xiu doesn't feel heartbroken. He accepts the small jade bottle handed to him by Senior Sister, then turns and leaves the Task Hall.
He hasn't done his other tasks yet, so he's not in a hurry to take on new ones.
Walking along the path, Lin Xiu arrived at the place in the Academy specifically for treating students.
Just as he reached the entrance, Du Chaoping, Han Pu, and Qin Zhi came out.
"Senior, congratulations on recovering," Lin Xiu waved his hand and congratulated Han Pu.
Han Pu smiled in response, "Junior Brother, are you injured?"
He didn't think Lin Xiu came specifically to see him because he didn't mention it to Lin Xiu that he was going to be discharged today.
"I came to see my roommate who got injured," Lin Xiu replied truthfully. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he walked past the three.
Qin Zhi watched Lin Xiu's back until he disappeared through the gate. She looked at Du Chaoping with confusion, "Senior Du, are we not bringing Junior Brother Lin to the Eastwood Forest this time?"
During the last battle with the Water Tiger Beast, Lin Xiu left a deep impression on her. Combined with their previous interactions, Qin Zhi felt Lin Xiu was quite reliable.
Du Chaoping shook his head slightly, "We haven't figured out the situation with that cave yet. If it turns out to be empty, bringing Lin Xiu would be a waste of time."
Qin Zhi nodded and fell silent.
Not long ago, one of Du Chaoping's close friends at the Academy was leaving. He shared the location of a cave he had discovered with Du Chaoping. When the friend found it initially, there were Magic Beasts outside the cave, but he got busy with other matters and forgot about it. Since he was leaving now and might not have the chance to come back, he passed the information to Du Chaoping.
So, Du Chaoping called on Han Pu, who had recovered from his injuries, and Qin Zhi to prepare to investigate.
"I feel like Junior Brother Lin's strength has improved again," Han Pu scratched his head, "Is it because I haven't seen him for too long?"
"No, I have the same feeling," Du Chaoping said. When he saw Lin Xiu approaching, he sensed a pressure that was completely different from the first time he met Lin Xiu.
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