The Two Women Refuse to Acknowledge the Debt

At night, Lin Xiaoxiao slowly woke up and found herself in a cave.

"Could it be that they...?" Lin Xiaoxiao was startled. She hurriedly checked herself and found that her clothes were still on, with no signs that she had been violated. Only then did she let out a breath of relief.

"Senior Sister, wake up." Lin Xiaoxiao shook Long Qingyao beside her.

Long Qingyao slowly opened her eyes and woke up as well.

"Xiaoxiao, where are we?" Long Qingyao asked, her eyes full of confusion.

"I don't know where we are either, but someone must have saved us. We're both fine," Lin Xiaoxiao said happily.

After hearing Lin Xiaoxiao's words, the image of a young man flashed through Long Qingyao's mind—it was Jiang Chen. At the time, he was the only person the two of them had seen.

As for what happened afterward, neither of them knew.

If they had fallen into the hands of the Yinluo Sect members, they would not be so unscathed now.

At the thought of Jiang Chen, Long Qingyao's face reddened slightly. If Jiang Chen really had saved them, didn't that mean she had to become his woman?

At Lin Xiaoxiao's urging, she had muddleheadedly agreed to that condition before.

The two women noticed firelight at the cave entrance, so they headed toward it.

Jiang Chen was roasting meat at the entrance. It was meat from a Third-tier Red-striped Tiger. The meat of a Third-tier Demonic Beast was highly beneficial to cultivators like them.

"It smells so good."

When the two women saw that it was Jiang Chen, they sighed in relief. As long as he was not one of the Yinluo Sect members, it was fine.

Lin Xiaoxiao walked right over, grabbed a large chunk of meat from the roasting rack, and began gnawing on it without the slightest politeness. She was hungry too.

Jiang Chen did not mind Lin Xiaoxiao's behavior.

"You're awake. Are you two all right?" Jiang Chen asked with a faint smile.

"Thank you for saving us, Young Master. May I know how to address you?" Long Qingyao asked politely.

"My name is Jiang Chen," Jiang Chen said.

"So hot!" Lin Xiaoxiao was scalded by the roasted meat. But it was simply too delicious, so even though it burned, she kept taking huge bites, utterly disregarding her image.

Long Qingyao felt rather embarrassed as well. Lin Xiaoxiao truly had no heart or lungs—she had just been chased down and nearly killed, yet now she had such an appetite.

"Xiaoxiao, this is Young Master's roasted meat. Taking someone else's things without permission—you truly have no manners at all," Long Qingyao said, pretending to be angry.

She did not have skin as thick as Lin Xiaoxiao's.

"Senior Sister, this meat is delicious. Why don't you have some too?" Lin Xiaoxiao paid no heed to Long Qingyao's words and even invited her to eat.

"My junior sister is ignorant of proper conduct. Please forgive her, Young Master Jiang," Long Qingyao apologized.

"It's fine. I roasted plenty anyway, and I can't finish it all. Sit down and eat with us," Jiang Chen said with a smile.

He had originally roasted portions for Long Qingyao and Lin Xiaoxiao as well, so how could he possibly mind?

"Thank you, Young Master." Long Qingyao smiled faintly and accepted the roasted meat Jiang Chen handed her.

She was not worried that Jiang Chen had tampered with it. If he truly intended to do evil, he would have acted long ago when he had such a perfect opportunity.

Long Qingyao took a bite, and her eyes lit up. The roasted meat really did taste wonderful. She had not expected Jiang Chen to possess such fine culinary skill.

Jiang Chen had learned all this from his mother. His mother, Li Huirong, was highly knowledgeable in the culinary arts.

"Young Master, what happened to those people from the Yinluo Sect?" Long Qingyao asked.

"I killed them all," Jiang Chen said.

Upon hearing Jiang Chen's words, both Lin Xiaoxiao and Long Qingyao widened their eyes, their faces filled with shock.

Jiang Chen was now at the Martial Artist Realm, Fourth Level, one level higher than before. But saying that he could defeat Luo Cheng's group of five was simply too astonishing.

After all, the weakest among those five had been at the Martial Artist Realm, Eighth Level.

"Young Master Jiang, your cultivation is only at the Martial Artist Realm, Fourth Level. How could you possibly be a match for the five of them? Did someone else take action?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked, her face full of suspicion.

If Jiang Chen really had saved them, then should they honor their promise and become Jiang Chen's women?

Naturally, Lin Xiaoxiao wanted to go back on it. This was a matter for life!

"Why can't I beat them? Aren't you two being safe and sound here the best proof?" Jiang Chen said helplessly.

Shock flashed through the two women's eyes. If Jiang Chen had truly killed those Yinluo Sect members, then Jiang Chen was an exceptionally formidable genius, one of the outstanding figures among his peers even within the Tianyun Sect.

"Besides, you said that if I..." Jiang Chen was about to say that after he saved the two of them, they would become his women.

"Wow, Senior Sister, this meat is so delicious!" Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly shouted, immediately changing the subject.

"Indeed, Young Master Jiang, your cooking is truly excellent. This meat is roasted wonderfully," Long Qingyao echoed.

The two women were perfectly in sync, refusing to let Jiang Chen bring up the matter. They intended to play dumb and deny it.

"..." Jiang Chen's face darkened. How could he not see through what the two women were planning?

"You said before that if I saved you two, you would become my women," Jiang Chen said it outright.

"Ah? Did that happen? Why don't I remember? Senior Sister, did we ever say anything like that?" Lin Xiaoxiao played dumb.

"No, I don't remember anything like that either," Long Qingyao said as well.

The two of them had no intention of admitting it.

"Still, Young Master Jiang, you saved us. You really are a good man. Thank you," Long Qingyao said.

She had directly handed Jiang Chen a good-guy card.

"You two are quite pretty, but you're people who go back on your word," Jiang Chen said displeasedly.

His mood truly was foul. If he had not been strong enough, Luo Cheng and the others would have taken him out earlier. And now, all he had gotten was a good-guy card.

"Hmph, what proof do you have that we ever said such a thing? Don't tell me you're framing us just because you think the two of us are pretty?" Lin Xiaoxiao said with a smile, utterly carefree as she turned around and accused him instead.

Jiang Chen was speechless. Neither side had put anything in writing; it had only been a verbal promise, which could not be proven at all.

"It's getting late. Get some rest early. Tonight, you two will keep watch," Jiang Chen snorted coldly.

He truly did not want to keep talking to the two women. He walked straight into the cave, found a comfortable spot, and leaned against the stone wall to rest.

Lin Xiaoxiao and Long Qingyao looked at each other. It seemed Jiang Chen was angry and was directly ignoring them.

He had even made the two beauties keep watch while he went off to rest himself.

The two women had awakened, and the effects of the Soft Spirit Powder had worn off. They had recovered some of their cultivation; in another two or three hours, it should be fully restored.

Though the two women refused to acknowledge their earlier promise, the fact remained that Jiang Chen had saved them. Deep down, they were still very grateful to him.

Lin Xiaoxiao was somewhat angry, but Jiang Chen simply could not be bothered with the two women. At daybreak tomorrow, they would each go their separate way.

Next, the two women continued eating the meat Jiang Chen had roasted. They quickly finished it, then skewered the raw meat beside them and roasted it themselves. However, the taste was far inferior to Jiang Chen's roasted meat.

When they wanted Jiang Chen to help, he refused outright, leaving the two women thoroughly embarrassed.

The two women were deeply shaken. Given their status and outstanding looks, many men usually tried to curry favor with them. Yet Jiang Chen had actually refused their request.

"I'm furious! That guy actually made the two of us keep watch here, and he even refused when we asked him to help roast a little meat," Lin Xiaoxiao said indignantly.

"He saved us today. I'm sure it wasn't an easy process. We should be grateful to him instead," Long Qingyao said softly.

"For the sake of him saving us, I won't fuss with him. Otherwise, I'd definitely make him suffer a little," Lin Xiaoxiao said unhappily.

Tonight, the two women would keep watch. In the wilderness, there was a risk of being attacked by demonic beasts, so someone had to stay awake.

Long Qingyao and Lin Xiaoxiao divided the task between them: one would keep watch for the first half of the night, and the other for the second half.