Jiang Lin's Head Falls

Who am I?

Where am I?

What am I even doing?

Lying in bed, breathing in the faint fragrance wafting from the girl beside him, Jiang Lin sank into deep contemplation.

Just this evening, Lin Qingwan had invited Jiang Lin to sleep together. Though he wanted to agree, Jiang Lin decisively refused—after all, what if his identity was exposed?

But unexpectedly, when Jiang Lin entered the room, Lin Qingwan was already lying on his bed in a green silk nightgown, her hair still slightly damp, clearly fresh from a bath.

Seeing him come in, this senior sister even playfully stuck out her tongue.

Jiang Lin turned to flee, but Lin Qingwan waved her sleeve and the door slammed shut, sealed with a layer of spiritual power. With his Cave Mansion Realm strength, Jiang Lin simply couldn't break through.

And so...

It had come to this.

"Doesn't Sister Jiang Xin feel uncomfortable sleeping in her clothes?"

Beside Jiang Lin, the girl spoke softly, her breath carrying a faint orchid fragrance. Jiang Lin half-wondered if his senior sister had been chewing orchids raw at night.

Moonlight spilled through the window, falling on the girl's delicate, beautiful face. Her long lashes fluttered like snow brushes, alluring and enchanting.

But Jiang Lin didn't dare look. Not even a glance. He lay motionless on the bed, frantically singing Happy Lamb in his head...

"No thanks, Elder Sister Lin. I prefer sleeping in my clothes. If Elder Sister Lin thinks it's dirty, then I'll just..." As he spoke, Jiang Lin made to sit up.

"No, not at all." The moment Jiang Lin moved, Lin Qingwan wrapped her arms around his neck. "Your brother said it once, you know. Men are like muddy water—filthy and foul. But girls are like ice spring snow lotuses—a delight to the eyes, refreshing to drink. So Sister Jiang Xin is very clean. Sister doesn't mind."

[You don't mind... but I do!]

Jiang Lin was almost crying inside. And had he really said that?

He probably had.

It seemed to be when a certain senior sister had a crush on a lily flower but didn't dare confess, and he went to counsel her. How did Senior Sister Lin know about it? And remember it so clearly?

"Elder Sister Lin."

"Hm?"

"Can I ask you a question?"

"Sure."

"If Jiang... if my brother one day stood alive before you—I mean, just if—if it really happened, would Senior Sister Lin..."

"If that really happened, I'd be very happy."

"Senior Sister doesn't hate him?"

"Why would I hate him?" Lin Qingwan said softly. "Even though your brother often teased the female disciples in the sect, even though he peeked at me bathing, even though he stole the Dragon Vein—I don't hate him. If your brother were truly still alive, I would lead him away from the Demon Sect, and we would face punishment from the sect together. He will always be my little junior brother."

Listening to Lin Qingwan's words, Jiang Lin's eyes couldn't help but grow moist. If not for the system telling him that she would break down the Demon Sect's gates, kill him N times, and grind his bones to dust, Jiang Lin would have confessed on the spot.

The bright moon hanging high in the sky drifted slowly. A few wisps of night clouds veiled the moon, but were soon blown away by the evening breeze.

As the girl beside him gradually slipped into dreams, her breathing growing soft, Jiang Lin's eyelids grew heavier from the fragrance of her hair. Just as he was about to fall asleep, the system's ding jolted the nearly-dozing Jiang Lin awake.

Honestly, it was like finally drifting off only to have your roommate blast TikTok on speaker. If he could do anything about the system, Jiang Lin would scatter its ashes to the wind.

[Task: Sleeping Her.]

[Task Overview: The girl beside you is fast asleep. This is your best chance to strike.]

[Task Requirements: 1. Stealthily kiss her, so she's no longer aloof. Even a fairy can fall to the mortal world. Kiss duration must exceed three minutes. 2. Bite her neck, leaving your mark.]

[Choose! Advance toward becoming the great villain! Countdown begins... 3... 2...]

"I choose your motherf—!"

Jiang Lin felt like he was going crazy. Neither option was right. Forget whether kissing for three minutes would cause suffocation—what the hell was the second option? Was the system trying to make him sell strawberries?!

But looking at the countdown in the system, he had no time left!

"I choose one!"

At the last second of the countdown, Jiang Lin picked the first option.

Staring at the girl sleeping beside him, Jiang Lin thought for a moment, then gently lifted a strand of her long hair, brought it to his lips, and held it there for a long time.

Only when the moonlight dimmed and brightened again did Jiang Lin stealthily lower the girl's hair.

The faint orchid fragrance lingered around his nose, refusing to disperse.

By the moonlight, looking at the still-sleeping girl, Jiang Lin couldn't tell if it was his imagination, but he felt that Senior Sister Lin's fair cheeks were faintly flushed.

[Ding... Congratulations, Host, task complete. Reward: 1,000 Notoriety Points, plus one bottle of Body Tempering Fluid. Keep up the good work—you will be the future villain star!]

As the task notification faded, Jiang Lin had already cursed this cheap, stingy system countless times in his heart!

"No, I need to cool down."

Taking a deep breath, the air was filled with the girl's faint fragrance. Just kissing her hair had made him feel heated. He needed to take a walk in the night breeze.

Quietly climbing out of bed, he tucked Lin Qingwan's arm under the blanket and gently pulled the covers up for her. Then he took out the two steamed buns that had been pressing uncomfortably against his chest, took a fierce bite, and leaped out the window.

Patchy moonlight fell into the inn's courtyard, spilling across the girl's delicate features. The girl lying on the bed stirred her lashes slightly, her slender hand clutching the blanket to bury half her little head.

Curling up like a little kitten, her fair face flushed a fiery red, yet Xiao Xiao's heart was leaping with joy, nearly bursting out of her throat.

"Did you think women were that easy to fool? Big Idiot."

The girl murmured softly, pulling the pillow he had slept on into her embrace, breathing in his scent as she drifted into a peaceful slumber...

Walking down the street, Jiang Lin bit into a steamed bun that had long gone cold, letting the wind chill him until he finally calmed down.

Just as Jiang Lin planned to wander a bit more before returning to the inn, suddenly, a person wearing a Bamboo Hat descended from the sky, crashing straight onto him. Before Jiang Lin could react—

Jiang Lin was certain! This was a Girl.

Right as Jiang Lin worried whether this was a cultivator's con game, the Girl spat a mouthful of blood straight onto Jiang Lin's face...

"Girl, you—"

"Watch out!"

Before Jiang Lin could finish, the Girl's words had barely landed, and a flash of blade light came from behind. Jiang Lin's head hit the ground...