Star Dou Great Forest, mixed zone.
The commotion in the cave had ceased.
Ji Lin held the drenched Zhang Lexuan, his face filled with vexation and frustration.
Although he had taken full advantage of Zhang Lexuan, this was not what he wanted.
Just then, Zhang Lexuan, in Ji Lin’s arms, frowned slightly, her eyelids trembling gently, clearly indicating she was waking up.
But she didn’t open her eyes immediately, obviously feigning unconsciousness.
The current situation made her unsure how to face Ji Lin.
She decided to pretend to be unconscious first and collect her thoughts.
Before taking that hundred-thousand-year whale glue, she actually knew about its side effects.
After all, as Shrek Academy’s most outstanding Inner Courtyard disciple in three thousand years, she had consumed ten-thousand-year whale glue before.
So, she was very clear about the side effects of whale glue, which was the real reason she hesitated when Ji Lin handed her the whale glue earlier.
However, the ten-thousand-year whale glue she had taken before also had fierce side effects, but she had directly suppressed them with her cultivation at the time.
Now, her cultivation was even higher; she was already a Spirit Douluo, and she thought that with her cultivation, she could completely suppress a little bit of side effects.
The result was not as she wished.
When she refined the whale glue, and that burning heat filled her entire body, rushing into her brain and overwhelming her reason, she was already mentally prepared.
Although she had no experience, she had read some books on that topic, so she knew what she would become like when struck down by the side effects of the whale glue.
Although she was dominated by desire and her reason was chaotic earlier, when she sobered up, she recalled everything that had happened and the conversation between Ji Lin and Red Kite.
Therefore, she knew clearly that this matter could not be entirely blamed on Ji Lin.
After all, it was to save her, not to take advantage of her in a despicable way.
The starting point was different.
The reason she didn’t wake up immediately was that she didn’t know how to face Ji Lin.
Suddenly, Zhang Lexuan felt Ji Lin’s hand climb onto her peak again.
She could no longer hold back and slowly opened her eyes, staring directly at Ji Lin.
Ji Lin, who had just placed his hand on Zhang Lexuan’s towering peak, stiffened all over as he looked into Zhang Lexuan’s clear black eyes.
“Le-Sister Lexuan, you…
you’re awake!
Listen to me quibble…
ah, no, listen to me explain!
Things aren’t what you think.” Seeing Ji Lin’s flustered and incoherent appearance, Zhang Lexuan sighed and said softly, “Still not taking your hand off?” Upon hearing this, Ji Lin quickly withdrew his hand, his face full of embarrassment.
Zhang Lexuan climbed out of Ji Lin’s embrace.
As soon as she stood up, she felt her legs go soft and stumbled, almost falling after taking just one step forward.
Ji Lin quickly reached out to support her.
“Sister Lexuan, are you alright?” Zhang Lexuan hesitated for a moment but still chose not to push Ji Lin away directly.
Instead, she turned her head and said softly, “I’m fine.
You don’t need to worry.
I need to wash up and change my clothes.” “Oh, oh, alright.” Ji Lin quickly withdrew his hand and watched Zhang Lexuan walk behind a large boulder.
“Turn around, no peeking.” At this moment, Zhang Lexuan’s voice came from behind the large boulder.
Upon hearing this, Ji Lin’s face lit up, and he quickly replied, “Don’t worry, Sister Lexuan, I won’t peek.” Only then did Ji Lin relax.
He knew that Zhang Lexuan hadn’t come to hate him because of this incident, even though he had done such an excessive thing to her.
He was finally relieved.
He still wanted to take things further with Sister Lexuan in the future and didn’t want it to end before it even began.
Zhang Lexuan took out clean water and clothes from her Storage Soul Tool and began to wash herself, taking off her soaked clothes.
Looking down at the bruises on her firm peaks, Zhang Lexuan thought of that vow, thought of Bei Bei, and two lines of clear tears fell from the corners of her eyes.
She didn’t know how to face Bei Bei in the future.
She was Bei Bei’s child bride, and she had always kept her promise with Mu En, considering herself Bei Bei’s fiancée.
Bei Bei and Tang Ya’s matter had already filled her with bitterness and helplessness.
Now that this had happened between her and Ji Lin, she was even more at a loss as to what to do in the future.
After washing up and changing her clothes, Zhang Lexuan walked out from behind the boulder and saw the white-haired young man with his back to her.
She recalled how he had called her ‘Jie’ and praised her beauty when they first met, and how he had descended from the sky in her time of crisis, taking her hand and fleeing.
She remembered how this young man had given her the precious hundred-thousand-year spirit ring to absorb, and to ensure her safe absorption of the spirit ring, he had even given her the priceless hundred-thousand-year whale glue.
She recalled that joke from back then.
What happened in the cave was just an accident, but his kindness to her was genuine; she could see that.
Thinking of this, Zhang Lexuan looked at the white-haired young man’s back, and her eyes softened.
Then, thinking of Bei Bei and Tang Ya’s matter, Zhang Lexuan sighed inwardly.
“Alas!
It’s time to let go.
Bei Bei has already found his true love, and I…
it seems I’ll have to break my promise with Grandmaster Mu.
I’ll go back and apologize to Grandmaster Mu!” Having sorted out her thoughts, Zhang Lexuan calmed her emotions and once again became the beautiful, aloof Inner Courtyard Senior Sister.
Hearing footsteps behind him, Ji Lin knew Zhang Lexuan had come out and quickly turned around and called, “Le Xuan…
Jie.” Looking at Zhang Lexuan, who was dressed in white like snow, with black hair like a waterfall cascading over her fragrant shoulders, beautiful, aloof, and as lovely as the bright moon in the sky.
Ji Lin was momentarily stunned.
Seeing Ji Lin’s expression, Zhang Lexuan smiled softly.
“What are you looking at?
We should go out.
Red Kite under the sword must have been waiting for a long time.” “Oh, oh, right, let’s go quickly.
Teacher Red Kite is still waiting for us.” Ji Lin came back to his senses.
Seeing that Zhang Lexuan didn’t mention what had happened earlier and that her smile indicated she wasn’t angry with him, he let out a huge sigh of relief.
He wisely didn’t bring up the past either and walked out of the cave with Zhang Lexuan.
Red Kite, who was guarding the cave entrance, heard footsteps behind her.
She turned around and saw the two walking side by side towards her.
Seeing their normal expressions, talking and laughing, as if nothing had happened, Red Kite was filled with confusion and bewilderment.
She had thought Ji Lin would get a beating, or that Zhang Lexuan would no longer speak to Ji Lin, but the reality was far from it.
“Is what the book says wrong?
Why is it different from what the book says?” Seeing Red Kite’s puzzled expression, Ji Lin quickly gave her a look, then, fearing that Red Kite would mention what had just happened, he hastily said, “Teacher Red Kite, is the Silver Moon Flood Dragon Emperor still alive?
Can Sister Lexuan absorb a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring now?” Looking at Ji Lin’s appearance, Red Kite suddenly understood and nodded subtly.
“I used my spirit power to stabilize its injuries; it’s still alive for now.” Then Red Kite used her mental force to examine Zhang Lexuan’s body before saying, “Her physical quality has met the standard, and her mental force is also very strong.
There should be no problem absorbing this Silver Moon Flood Dragon Emperor’s spirit ring.” Zhang Lexuan saw all of Ji Lin and Red Kite’s supposedly secret communication.
While she found it amusing, she also felt relieved.
She was also afraid that Red Kite would bring up what had just happened.
If she did, the situation would be incredibly awkward.
“That’s good, Sister Lexuan.
The rest is up to you.
Teacher Red Kite and I will protect you.”