Huh?

"You said it yourself."

Seeing the girl hugging her knees nod, Jiang Lin over and sat on the edge of the bed.

"The rules of the game are this: you ask me a question, I ask you a question, and we answer each other, and we can only tell the truth, how about it?"

Bai Jiu Yi rolled her eyes at Jiang Lin: "I have ' Mind Reading,' you have nothing, aren't you afraid I'll lie to you?"

"No, it won't."

Looking at Bai Jiu Yi, Jiang Lin smiled brightly.

"I believe you won't lie to me again."

"You big idiot..."

Seeing Jiang Lin's gentle and trusting gaze, Bai Jiu Yi turned her head away with a slight blush and muttered a soft scolding.

"Then Jiu Jiu Girl, shall we begin?"

"Hmph! Let's begin!"

"Girls first, you ask first."

With her pretty brows furrowed, Bai Jiu Yi pondered earnestly. Jiang Lin wasn't in a hurry; he simply waited Jing Jing for her.

After a long while, Bai Jiu Yi asked softly, her voice as gentle as glutinous rice seeping into the hearts of others:

"How far have things progressed between you and Lin Qingwan?"

"Cough cough cough..."

Jiang Lin, who had just taken a flask of wine from his Storage Bag and taken a sip, nearly choked to death...

Jiang Lin quickly circulated his Spiritual Power to calm himself down, breaking out in a light sweat.

"Um... I'd say it only goes as far as holding hands... or maybe a kiss on the forehead."

"Really? Is that all?" A glimmer of happiness seemed to flash in the girl's eyes.

"Really... that's all."

Seeing the barely perceptible slight upturn of Jiu Yi's lips, Jiang Lin couldn't help but smile.

"I'm very innocent, okay!"

"Ahem, alright, my turn. What's your favorite food?"

"Y..." She'd barely uttered a single word, not even a syllable, when Bai Jiu Yi's eyes shifted slightly to the left. She quickly corrected herself, "Lotus root..."

Jiang Lin chuckled, "Hmm? To be honest, I said it before, I can't lie."

Biting her lip lightly, Bai Jiu Yi turned her head to the side, her lips slightly parted, her cheeks slightly flushed.

"Yu what?"

Jiang Lin continued his relentless pursuit.

Taking a deep breath, Bai Jiu Yi looked at Jiang Lin with a determined gaze, as if she were ready to risk everything. "Dried fish! I like dried Xiao Yu, okay!"

"Forehead..."

Upon hearing the words "dried Xiao Yu," and seeing the blush spreading from the girl's cheeks to the back of her ears, Jiang Lin was momentarily at a loss for words... His old face also flushed red.

The two remained silent, their innocent demeanor almost like something out of a romance novel...

Having regained his memories, Jiang Lin naturally knew what the dried Xiao Yu meant to him and her.

During those days, the only meat Jiang Lin and Bai Jiu Yi had was Xiao Yu from the river, which they would often catch and make into dried Xiao Yu...

Jiu Yi's favorite food is dried fish, which means...

"It's my turn to ask."

With her face flushed, Bai Jiu Yi tried her best to change the subject, not wanting Jiang Lin to think any further.

Otherwise, if this keeps up, I feel like I'm about to breathe fire from my head.

What is your favorite thing?

"I... crayfish..."

Jiang Lin lowered his head and said softly, as if he had done something wrong.

He actually wanted to lie and say it was dried fish, but he couldn't lie to her now...

However, Jiang Lin was really tired of eating dried fish from his childhood...

As expected, upon hearing Jiang Lin's reply, Bai Jiu Yi's long legs, hidden under the blanket, began to gently kick Jiang Lin.

"Flower-Picking Thief! You philanderer! Can't you even lie to me once? You idiot!"

Jiang Lin was indeed unable to resist the girl's constant soft kicks...

Because of me, other people's favorite thing is dried Xiao Yu, which represents their fondest memories, while I've developed a liking for crayfish...

This... is indeed my fault...

"Alright, alright, I was wrong. Next question." To prevent Bai Jiu Yi from kicking her little feet incessantly, Jiang Lin held Bai Jiu Yi's feet in his arms.

Bai Jiu Yi blushed slightly and tried to pull back, but Jiang Lin subconsciously exerted force, causing Bai Jiu Yi to give up, and she had no choice but to let her feet stay in his arms.

"What would you do if you really took me away from me when I was ten years old?"

"I..." Bai Jiu Yi bit her red lips lightly and said softly, "I don't know either. Anyway, I just wanted to get you first. I didn't expect your master to be secretly protecting you, and with such great strength..."

In fact, Bai Jiu Yi didn't say one thing: she hoped to see him every day.

But how could a girl say such a thing out loud?

"My turn." Bai Jiu Yi gradually got into the game mode, looking at Jiang Lin, Bai Jiu Yi said seriously, "Who's prettier, me or Jiang Yuni!"

"..."

This is a life-or-death question!

No matter which answer you give, you have to be on the same side...

Jiang Lin's CPU was running at high speed, and a light sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Master cannot be described as beautiful. How should I put it? Master has a pure and innocent cuteness, while you have an extreme allure. The two cannot be compared."

"Tch... you're so good with words," Bai Jiu Yi muttered, but the girl seemed quite satisfied with the answer.

"Alright, it's my turn."

Jiang Lin continued.

"Ten years ago, you were already at the Immortal Realm, weren't you? Back then, with those Nascent Soul Realm followers you brought with you, you could have easily kept my master and me here. Why didn't you do that?"

Jiang Lin had been quite puzzled about this ever since he learned that the little girl was Bai Jiu Yi.

Logically speaking, at that time, Master was only at the Nascent Soul Realm, while Jiu Yi was already at the Immortal Realm.

For someone at the Immortal Realm, even if a Nascent Soul Realm Sword Cultivator tries their best to leave, if they want to stay, the other party will absolutely not escape their grasp.

"I... I'm scared..."

"Um?"

Bai Jiu Yi's eyes flickered slightly.

"If I had insisted on taking you away back then, Jiang Yuni would have fought me to the death with forbidden Sword Moves. I could feel it. If something had really happened to her, you would never have forgiven me. I'm afraid you'll hate me forever..."

Raising her head, Bai Jiu Yi looked directly into Jiang Lin's eyes. "Jiang Lin, tell me, do you hate me? I was the one who injured your master back then."

Jiang Lin released her feet and patted her head:

"If we really have to blame someone, I also bear a lot of responsibility. You wanted to take me away, and Master was injured while protecting me, so it all started because of me."

Jiu Yi, you and Master are the most important people in my life. It is you who made me live.

I'm a very greedy person, so greedy that I don't want to give up any of you.

However, Master was seriously injured and lost his mind because of us, so Jiu Yi, if possible, could you come with me to ask Master for forgiveness?

"Can..."

Jiang Lin smiled slightly, "It's alright. If Master doesn't forgive you, then we'll keep begging. After all, you're my Little Fox."

"Pah! Who's your fox... No, no..."

Bai Jiu Yi gently bit her red lips with her pearly teeth.

"The problem is that Jiang Yuni only suffered minor injuries; her injuries healed within Moon Empress of that day..."

"Ha?"