Because of a String of Sugar-coated Haws

In Donglin City, inside a pavilion, a woman with a light veil on her face and two maids slowly stepped into the empty hall.

The main hall is elegantly decorated, reminiscent of a scholar's home, and the fragrance of Netherworld Flower is placed throughout the hall.

"This humble servant requests an audience with the Dugu Demonic Sect Master."

Facing the empty hall, the slender and graceful woman bowed slightly. She remained silent, but her captivating voice echoed throughout the quiet hall.

Although the white fox sisters behind the woman were extremely unwilling, they still bowed and kowtowed along with her.

The woman's words in the main hall had barely faded when a cloud of Black Mist appeared before her.

As the Black Mist dissipated, a masked assassin dressed in a tight-fitting night outfit—clearly a woman—knelt on one knee before the woman.

"The Sect Leader is resting. If you don't mind, please allow me to take you there."

Thank you for your help.

You're too kind.

The female assassin stood up and led the three to the main seats in the hall. She inserted her dagger into the seat, and a hidden door slowly opened.

Through the hidden door, the four of them walked down the stairs step by step. After an incense stick's time, they reached the end of the stairs and found themselves in a huge square.

A massive magic circle was carved on the plaza, with crimson blood flowing over the engravings, as if it would never dry.

In the center of the magic circle was a cloud of Black Mist. Apart from the woman, the white fox sisters, who were skilled in Illusion Technique, could only sense a person in the Black Mist, but they could not tell whether it was a man or a woman.

The female assassin bowed and vanished into Black Mist.

The woman, who resembled Snow Princess, also made a gesture, signaling her maid to stay put.

The woman stepped forward and entered the magic circle. Two adorable white fox ears emerged from the top of her long, silvery-white hair, and her nine tails fluttered in the air like silk ribbons.

Dressed in a white dress, she walked with the grace of a snow lotus, her white embroidered shoes never touching the bloodstains on the ground.

"White foxes are naturally fond of cleanliness. This place is too dirty. You don't like this place and shouldn't have come."

As the slender woman approached the Black Mist, a voice echoed from within Black Mist, its gender indistinguishable.

"You're my best friend, after all." The woman looked tenderly at her through the Black Mist, her eyes filled with heartache, regret, and a hint of helplessness. "Are you really not going to stop?"

"What, afraid I 'Eternal Doom?" She chuckled softly from within the Black Mist, Black Mist stirred slightly as if she were raising her head. "You already have nine tails, why are you still so concerned about the mortal world?"

"I am a fox spirit," the woman smiled gently, "And it is often in the mortal world that one attains enlightenment."

"So, my little darling?" the Black Mist chuckled, "Now that you're already Nine-tailed Sky Fox in the Immortal Realm, how are you going to advance to the Ascension Realm?"

The woman's veil fluttered slightly, a gentle smile playing on her lips, her voice light and cheerful. "We've known each other for so many years, don't you think?"

"Do you want me to capture him alive?"

"No need to be so deliberate. Capture him alive or dead is fine, but if possible, just kill him. It's alright."

"Would killing him free you from your obsession?"

Who knows?

"What if he dies, and you still can't shake off the obsession in your heart?"

"Then..." she pondered like a little girl, her silvery-white eyes looking up adorably, "I'll just search for him life after life, and if all else fails, I'll kill him again and again."

Why don't you do it yourself now?

"Right now... I don't really want to..."

Looking at the woman with unparalleled beauty beneath the Black Mist, and then at the woman's snow-white, shimmering hair cascading down like a waterfall, she shook her head.

"Just because of a string of Sugar-coated Haws?"

"Um."

Beneath the veil, the woman smiled happily, her eyes as captivating as crescent moons, her tone playful, as if she would never grow up.

"Just because of a string of Sugar-coated Haws."

"Holy crap, I'm exhausted!"

Finally arriving in Donglin City, Jiang Lin immediately lay down on the bed.

Last night, Jiang Lin felt he was bearing a weight that was not something someone of his level and age should be able to bear.

First, she fought fiercely with the white fox sisters, and then a girl at the Nascent Soul Realm or above suddenly came to the rescue. No, people who cultivate to this level are usually over a thousand years old, except for geniuses like her own master! So she should be called an old auntie!

Although I was trapped in the Illusion Technique from the beginning, I wasn't physically tired, but I was mentally exhausted, not to mention the battle of wits with my senior sister!

Lying in bed, Jiang Lin rubbed his eyes, feeling for the first time how difficult things were for him.

[bite...]

Just as Jiang Lin closed his eyes to rest, the system's voice sounded.

[Host detected to have entered Donglin City and infiltrated the Dragon Gate Sect. Mission complete. 6000 Notoriety Points have been credited to your account, and 3 hours of System Training Ground time have been awarded.]

PS: The Donglin City incident has been triggered. New missions will be issued at any time; please check your inbox.

The system sound disappeared, and Jiang Lin sat up in bed.

Now that I've completed all the system's tasks, what am I still doing at the Dragon Gate Sect? Every second I stay increases the risk of being exposed!

Anyway, the system didn't say that I had to stay in the Dragon Gate Sect team forever, and I still had to meet with the intelligence agent arranged by Aunt Lin.

Just go!

Jiang Lin Jiang Lin up the Doggy, who was still chewing on the chew toy he had obtained from the system.

Clutching its chew toy, the husky stared cross-eyed at the human who had been quite kind to it and was practically its owner.

What is this owner trying to do now?

"Come on, Doggy! Your master will take you to the place every man dreams of!"

As he spoke, Jiang Lin picked up the Doggy, opened the window, and stepped onto the windowsill, ready to fly out on his Sword Flight.

"Brother Si, shall we go shopping?"

Just as Jiang Lin was about to open his sealed Spiritual Apertures to release his Natal Flying Sword, the door suddenly opened, and Qin Xiao's voice came in. Beside Qin Xiao were two Dragon Gate Sect sisters from the Dragon Gate Sect.

"Si Gongzi, no!"

"Si Gongzi, please don't be so pessimistic."

Seeing Jiang Lin about to jump out of the window to commit suicide, the two junior sisters turned pale and rushed over to grab Jiang Lin, trying to pull him down from the windowsill.

Jiang Lin felt as if he had just relieved himself in the wild and a girl had seen him, so scared that he had to force himself to stop peeing halfway through... His Spiritual Apertures, which was about to be fully opened, closed again.

As a result of the clash of Spiritual Power, Jiang Lin a sweet taste in his throat and blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

"Brother Si, how could you have come to this!"

"No, Brother Qin, let me explain."

"What is so difficult about death that you, young master, must be so despondent?"

"I'm not being suicidal."

"Young master, you're so handsome, it would be such a pity if you died like this!"

"Wait! I'm not trying to commit suicide... Please let me go..."

Jiang Lin, held tightly by the three men, was on the verge of tears, while the Doggy continued to lick its chew toy.

In the next room, a woman who had sent Qin Xiao and the other two to go shopping with Jiang Lin, while she herself was reading a book, couldn't help but smile gently as she heard the faint noise coming from inside.

"Idiot! You'll teach me to lie to you again!"