Rare indeed—the law that women of Douluo Continent were destined to be stupid seemed not to apply this time.
The very first thing Nan Qiuqiu did after seeing Lin Yun and Snow Empress was go find her mother, Nan Shuishui, rather than let her imagination run wild. And after Nan Shuishui heard the entire story from Nan Qiuqiu, her first thought was actually to pretend she knew nothing.
Was this really the kind of brain Douluo girls could have?
No, where the hell had that kick sent me? Was this still Douluo Continent?
The Nan mother and daughter's decision was already clear: after taking the hush money, they would obediently pretend they knew nothing, get involved in nothing, and act as if nothing had happened.
Earth Dragon Gate would keep to itself.
The plot Lin Yun had envisioned—where the Nan mother and daughter would grow curious because of his actions and ultimately join his ranks—never came to pass.
Nan Shuishui had not even entertained the slightest thought of using her "Aura-Reading Art" to see what kind of person Lin Yun was. She possessed a secret technique that could tell whether someone was righteous, but out of caution and prudence, she took the defeated Earth Dragon Gate and fled the very next day.
They traveled day and night back to Earth Dragon Gate, then announced that the sect would seal its gates and withdraw from worldly affairs.
Well, damn...
(Nan Shuishui: If I can't afford to provoke you, can't I at least hide from you?)
Lin Yun had truly miscalculated this time. His intention in displaying the methods of a Limit Douluo before Nan Qiuqiu had been to flex his strength, so she and Nan Shuishui would understand Soul Hall's power and feel safe relying on him.
But he had not