Feeling Like I Was Shaking

[Congratulations, Host, on completing the villain task: peeking at Fairy Lin Qingwan while she bathed.]

[Rewards: 1. Notoriety Points +500, current total: 5,000 (can be used for draws and reward exchanges); 2. One Body Tempering Elixir (for Pure Martial Warriors only).]

[Please keep up the good work, Host, and advance along the unprecedented and unparalleled path of a great villain.]

"Are the rewards really this generous?"

Riding a Spiritual Energy Horse through the air, Jiang Lin was somewhat astonished. After all, he had only taken a peek at Senior Sister Lin while she bathed. Could it be because Senior Sister Lin was beautiful?

"Forget it. Never mind. I'll return to the sect and report first."

With a shout of "Giddy-up!" Jiang Lin rode the horse formed from spiritual energy and hurried toward the Sun Moon Demonic Sect in Wutong Province.

There were nine provinces in the world. Wutong Province ranked last in area among the Nine Provinces. The Sun Moon Divine Sect ranked somewhere in the middle among the Demonic Sects of Wutong Province. It was not a small sect, but neither was it a large one.

After traveling for three whole days and nights, Jiang Lin returned to Twin Pearl Peak, where he cultivated.

"Little Linlin~~~~"

Jiang Lin had just landed when a woman dressed in a white Butterfly Dress threw herself into his arms.

"Master, please behave yourself. Please."

Jiang Lin really wanted to push her away, but he simply could not...

"It's fine, it's fine. Little Linlin, you're not hurt, are you?"

The woman raised her delicate head from Jiang Lin's arms. Her eyes rippled like autumn waters, and her exquisite face was utterly flawless. Every flutter of her snow-white lashes made one want to pluck off a few strands...

"I'm fine, but Master, if you keep hugging me like this, I'm going to suffocate."

"Ah... Sorry."

The woman named Jiang Yuni reluctantly let go and even straightened Jiang Lin's collar for him.

"Here, Master. I found these four Dragon Veins in a Secret Realm during my recent travels. You should hurry and turn them in. This year's quota ought to be complete now."

After catching his breath, Jiang Lin took the four Dragon Veins out of his Storage Ring. A surge of spiritual energy swept across the summit of Twin Pearl Peak.

Every peak in the Sun Moon Divine Sect had a villain quota, much like the tasks assigned by a system. Put simply, it was performance. If the performance was unsatisfactory, everyone on that peak would be held accountable. The peak might even be taken back, though Twin Pearl Peak only had Jiang Lin and Jiang Yuni...

But Twin Pearl Peak was ultimately the only home Jiang Lin had in this world. No matter what, he could not let his home disappear, could he?

And Twin Pearl Peak had already failed to meet its quota for three consecutive years. No, it should be said that it had achieved zero results... If it failed again in the fourth year, Twin Pearl Peak would be reclaimed. So, in order to repay the debt in one go, Jiang Lin had very apologetically infiltrated the Dragon Gate Sect, then very apologetically brought back four Dragon Veins.

Although he felt very apologetic, he could only repay the debt later if he found any Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

"They really are pure Dragon Veins. Their spiritual energy is incredibly abundant, and they're thick and large, too. But Little Lin, did you really find them yourself? Stealing is bad, you know."

"Master, we're members of the Demon Sect..."

"That's still bad!"

"All right, I really did find them."

"Really?"

"Mm! Really!"

The two stared at each other for three seconds. Jiang Yuni broke into a radiant smile. "I believe you."

Jiang Lin sighed in relief. Fortunately, his master was beautiful, simple-minded, and easy to fool.

Jiang Yuni poked at the four dragon-shaped Dragon Veins floating between them—though Jiang Lin felt they looked more like radishes—and repeatedly examined them with her slender hands.

"Here, Little Lin, we need to hide these four Dragon Veins carefully. They'll help you break through to the Sea Gazing Realm later. If you practice boxing, they might even help you forge the martial gall of a Pure Martial Warrior. Awoo... Ow, that hurts..."

Before Jiang Yuni could finish, Jiang Lin rapped his knuckles against his master's little head. Jiang Yuni clutched her head with both hands, puffed out her lips, and looked up at Jiang Lin with the resentful eyes of a little squirrel.

"Master, what are you saying? If the Dragon Veins disappear, our home will disappear too, okay? Forget it. I'll turn them in myself later. Maybe I can even apply for a little more funding. Our house needs repairs..." Jiang Lin sighed. "Besides, I don't need this..."

"Eh? Don't say that. We can live in a Thatched Cottage, too. These Dragon Veins really will do you good."

As she spoke, Jiang Yuni reached out to put the Dragon Veins away. Fortunately, Jiang Lin grabbed them and held them high above his head. The girl climbed onto him, but no matter what she did, she could not reach them.

"Give them to me."

"No."

"Give them to meee."

"No."

"I'm your master."

"Master."

"Hm?"

"A crow's here."

"Hm?"

"News! News! One Low-Grade Spirit Stone per newspaper! News!"

At the summit of Twin Pearl Peak, a huge crow with a bamboo basket strapped to its back kept calling out.

After putting away the Dragon Veins, Jiang Lin tossed a Low-Grade Spirit Stone high into the air. The crow caught it, then dropped a newspaper. "Thank you for your patronage... We welcome your business next time."

"Little Lin really does like reading the newspaper, huh?"

Jiang Lin rolled his eyes at his master. "I have to keep up with the times. What if the times change?"

After taking the newspaper, Jiang Lin did not know why, but he suddenly felt deeply uneasy. Sure enough, the moment he unfolded it, a headline leaped into view.

"Shocking! Why did Dragon Gate Sect's Eldest Senior Sister, Fairy Lin Qingwan, tearfully sobble her heart out on a forest path? Why did she then shut herself indoors without saying a word? And why did her cultivation realm plummet by two levels? What exactly happened? Was it the distortion of morality or the degradation of human nature? Read our special column to uncover Fairy Lin Qingwan's unknown secrets..."

[Ding...]

The system's ding sounded just as Jiang Lin reached the middle of the newspaper's special column.

[Main Character Plot Triggered: The main character, Lin Qingwan, possesses a natural Sacred Body. Because of the Host, her Dao heart has been damaged. Her Dao heart is expected to recover within three years, after which she will come to hate the Demon Sect. Within ten years, she will purge nearly ninety percent of the Demon Sects in Wutong Province. Eleven years later, she will attack Wutong Province and spend ten years killing the Host countless times, day and night without pause. She will then scatter the Host's ashes, prove the Dao, and attain Ascension. Host, please take care of yourself!]

Suddenly, Jiang Lin felt himself shaking.

She'd attain Ascension after killing me countless times? Then scatter my ashes? Could Senior Sister be a sadist?

No! This absolutely could not happen! He had to nip it in the bud. Otherwise, wouldn't he die tens of thousands of times ten years from now? Every death would hurt terribly. Wouldn't he go insane?!

"Little Lin, what's wrong? You didn't do anything bad, did you?" Jiang Yuni asked worriedly as she watched cold sweat pour down Jiang Lin's face.

"Master, we're members of the Demon Sect to begin with. We specialize in doing bad things."

"No! I found you and raised you myself. You can't do bad things!"

"..."

Actually, his master had not originally been like this. She had been the cool queen type. But seven or eight years ago, during one of his journeys to gain experience, Jiang Lin had accidentally snatched a Sugar-coated Haws skewer from a girl. Then a group of old people had jumped out to defend their own. After that, in order to protect him, his master had suffered severe injuries and fallen unconscious. When she woke up, her personality had completely changed.

Still, Jiang Lin quite liked his master's current personality.

It was just... what was he supposed to do ten years from now...? Sigh...

"Don't worry, Master. I'm fine. I'll go turn in the Dragon Veins first."

Although his master was simple-minded, she was particularly sensitive in certain matters. Afraid she might see through him, Jiang Lin mounted his Spiritual Energy Horse and galloped away, thinking of a solution along the way.

When Jiang Lin arrived at the Sun Moon Divine Sect's task completion point, he turned in the Dragon Veins and secured quite a bit of funding. He then pondered heavily over how to fix the situation.

Just then, standing before the Villain Task Board, Jiang Lin's eyes suddenly lit up!