The Dog Couple, You Will All Die!

Watching the demonic sect members flying toward him, Jiang Lin felt like ten thousand grass mud horses were stampeding through his heart—even though he himself was also a demonic sect member...

Just as the tip of Jiang Lin's sword was three body-lengths away from him, a sword aura that seemed to have descended from the sky came crashing down like a waterfall, cutting off Jiang Lin from those demonic sect members and incidentally messing up Jiang Lin's hairstyle...

A woman stood holding a sword. Though she wore a bamboo hat that covered her entire head, Jiang Lin recognized her from the familiar figure and the familiar longsword—she was the girl he had taken liberties with that night... no, the girl he had copped a feel on... Xiao Xueli.

Wait...

Since she had come to the Bewildering Secret Realm, that meant she definitely knew that Jiang Yida was him! After all, that night he had used that Mask to save her, then transformed into the River Lord and spammed his Q-skill on her lips.

For a moment, cold sweat broke out on Jiang Lin's forehead...

"Miss Xiao, I..."

"Wait until I kill these people, then I'll listen to your explanation!"

The girl said coldly, and in Jiang Lin's mind, [Notoriety Points from protagonist Xiao Xueli +20 +30 +50...] kept increasing...

Though he was happy to have Notoriety Points coming in, Jiang Lin's heart was filled with dread.

As a Sword Cultivator, every Sword Cultivator who entered the Cave Mansion Realm had their own Natal Flying Sword. This Natal Flying Sword was born and nurtured naturally, equivalent to a Sword Cultivator's exclusive ID card.

Xiao Xueli's Natal Flying Sword was called Pear Blossom. The sword body was pale yellow and slender, like a delicate woman in a pear-blossom long dress, and the patterns on the sword body were like a woman's red makeup.

"Flying Sword Pear Blossom? Xiao Xueli?"

Recognizing the longsword, the leading Black-Clad Man licked his lips.

"They say Xiao Xueli, the Direct Disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect, is stunningly beautiful. Seeing you today, just from your figure, it's true! Xiao Xueli, hand over the One Dream Millennium Sword Manual, then spend a moment of spring with this villain, and I'll report to the sect that you're dead. Otherwise, where do you think you can run?"

"This man, you cannot touch." Xiao Xueli answered without addressing the question.

"Oh? Looks like Brother Jiang Lin did a good job as a Flower-Picking Thief—he's even captured Miss Xiao's heart. But Xiao Xueli, even if you're at the same realm, do you think you can take on all seven of us alone?"

"Xiao Xueli! I'm telling you, not only are you doomed today, but this Jiang Lin is going to get screwed by us too! I want you to watch with your own eyes as the man you want to protect gets screwed by us! Brothers! Attack!"

At the command, the elites of the Dugu Demonic Sect charged forward together.

There was no trace of retreat in the girl's eyes. She thrust out her sword, and the clash of weapons drifted slowly through the mountain forest.

The girl danced like a butterfly among the blades and swords. With every movement, the slender longsword always managed to strike at the opponent's vital points.

The Dugu Demonic Sect members used the Seclusion Palm, Seclusion Fist, and Seclusion Sword. Though they couldn't effectively harm Xiao Xueli, it had to be said that these elite disciples of the Dugu Demonic Sect were indeed formidable.

After a full quarter-hour of battle, the two sides separated again. Xiao Xueli still stood guard before Jiang Lin, who was opening his eyes to break through his realm, while the enemy had been reduced from seven to just the leader.

But Jiang Lin could clearly feel that Xiao Xueli's breathing had grown heavier, while the opponent was at full strength.

In truth, during the earlier fight, this leading Black-Clad Man had only been on the sidelines, never actually joining the battle.

It seemed he wanted to claim all the credit for dealing with Xiao Xueli for himself.

But that was fine. Jiang Lin could feel that the Sea Gazing Realm was right within reach. It seemed his luck was good—if Miss Xiao could hold on for just another quarter-hour, he would definitely break through.

[Ding... Detecting the Host's current environment, mission triggered.]

[Choice: 1. Xiao Xueli currently has no guard against the Host. Please repay kindness with enmity and backstab Xiao Xueli. 2. Kill and loot the Black-Clad Man, insult the Dugu Demonic Sect, and trigger the long-term mission—Dog Eat Dog!]

[Mission Reward: 3000 Notoriety Points, one box of Nine Flavor Rehmannia Pills (strengthens kidneys and replenishes qi)]

[Please choose within three seconds, 3...2...]

"System! I'm still in the middle of breaking through my realm!"

Just as Jiang Lin was about to break through, the system's voice rang out in his mind again.

"Boom!"

A loud noise echoed through the mountain forest.

"Pfft..."

Immediately after, a mouthful of old blood sprayed from Jiang Lin's mouth behind Xiao Xueli.

"Jiang Yida!"

Seeing Jiang Lin clutching his chest and forcing himself to stand, Xiao Xueli's eyes were filled with shock, confusion, and a hint of anger...

"Miss Xiao..."

Jiang Lin smiled weakly, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. And in the next second, he fell forward.

Setting down her longsword, the girl lightly tapped her feet and flew out, catching Jiang Lin in her arms:

"Do you know what you're doing? Why did you give up breaking through your realm? Do you know how much damage this does to the foundation of your Great Path?"

"Cough, cough, cough... I know..." Leaning against the girl's soft figure, Jiang Lin said weakly, "But I know even more that I can't let Miss Xiao face danger."

"Idiot! You big idiot!" The girl's voice carried a faint sob.

"Maybe that's true." Jiang Lin gently tucked the girl's long hair behind her ear. "But for me, so-called Sea Gazing Realm, so-called foundation of the Great Path—none of them are worth even a ten-thousandth of the girl beside me."

"You... what are you saying..." The girl's pretty face flushed beneath the bamboo hat.

"Miss Xiao..."

Jiang Lin took the girl's soft, boneless little hand. The girl's delicate body trembled at his touch, and the blush beneath the bamboo hat spread all the way to her earlobes. She resisted a little, trying to pull her hand away, but seeing Jiang Lin's weak and affectionate gaze, she gave up struggling...

"Miss Xiao, maybe in the eyes of others, I'm a Flower-Picking Thief. But that doesn't matter! I only hope that in Miss Xiao's eyes, I'm just a good young man. I'm just... Jiang Yida..."

"Jiang Yida, stop talking. Protect your heart meridian right now." The girl shook her head, her voice almost choked with tears.

"No! Miss Xiao, you go now! I'll burn jade and stone together with this bastard to trade for your safety..."

Breaking free from the girl's warm embrace, Jiang Lin mustered a final breath like a dying flash, holding his sword before him.

"No! Jiang Yida! I'm not leaving! If we go, we go together!"

"You go!"

"I won't!"

"Go now!"

"I'm not going!"

The Black-Clad Man watching from the side felt hot dog food slapping him right in the face.

Why? We're both from the demonic sect, and I'm even an elite among the elites of the Dugu Demonic Sect—so why can this guy get all lovey-dovey with a girl? Is it just because he's better-looking than me?!

"I won't accept this!"

Suddenly, the Black-Clad Man's clothes burst apart, his body swelling three times in size, turning green all over like a Green Giant.

"Dog Couple, you both die!"