Young Miss, Please Stop Messing Around

Shi Wenliang was eventually grabbed by the throat by Lin Shuguang and forced to swallow the poison pill.

"Come find me tomorrow. Without the antidote, you won't live past tomorrow night. Of course, you can also try to find the antidote yourself. If you accidentally mutate the poison by eating something else, even my antidote won't save you, and you'll have to accept your fate."

Hearing Lin Shuguang's words, Shi Wenliang's entire face turned green. "What kind of poison is this?"

"Find me tomorrow after Mo Changxiong brings me here," Lin Shuguang said calmly.

Shi Wenliang's heart pounded with fear.

Lin Shuguang looked at him, a chilling smile appearing on his lips after a moment. "If you want to live, do as I say. You're still useful to me, and I won't kill you unless... you misbehave."

Shi Wenliang took a deep breath, trying to calm himself. He silently got up from the ground, ignoring the dust on his body, and gritted his teeth. "I'll come find you tomorrow. You really won't kill me."

"Do more and talk less to save your life," Lin Shuguang said calmly. "You may leave."

Shi Wenliang's heart skipped a beat uncontrollably. He turned and disappeared into the night.

Lin Shuguang stood expressionless for a moment before returning indoors.

Tomorrow, Mo Changxiong, the right-hand man of the Ninth Prince Gu Changhe, would come in secret. A Nirvana Realm expert appearing in the Black Prison was undoubtedly a major event. It was no wonder Gu Changhe, despite his rage, had warned Mo Changxiong to act discreetly.

"If Mo Changxiong dies, Gu Changhe will lose another trump card..."

"Eternal Night is about to descend. If we're going to play, let's play big!"

Lin Shuguang sat down to cultivate again. In less than the time it takes an incense stick to burn, footsteps were suddenly heard from outside.

As soon as Lin Shuguang opened his eyes, the other party seemed to know the way and went straight to the adjacent room, as if everything was perfectly normal...

Lin Shuguang fell silent.

He rubbed his temples.

From his previous perception, the other party had no intention of concealing their aura. They had even "clashed" with him during his probing as a greeting, so Lin Shuguang easily recognized their identity.

Leng Yueyan!!!

"Why is this woman here again?"

What Lin Shuguang found unbelievable was that Leng Yueyan seemed to treat his house as her own.

She didn't even bother opening the door to get home, directly climbing over the wall. Not only that, but she openly went to the room next door.

Lin Shuguang's eyebrows twitched.

He thought about it and didn't get up, closing his eyes to continue cultivating.

Perhaps because Lin Shuguang was focused on tomorrow's plan, he simply didn't want any more entanglement with this woman. This place was found by Ji Feng, so he would let Ji Feng deal with this woman from now on.

As he was cultivating, a wave of mental power came from the adjacent room. To Lin Shuguang, it felt like someone was whispering in his ear.

Lin Shuguang opened his eyes. "You're spying on me in the middle of the night?"

Leng Yueyan said in surprise, "You can sense me even when I'm being so careful?" Her tone seemed a little astonished.

Lin Shuguang's expression was blank. Mental power condensed and forcefully repelled all of Leng Yueyan's probing mental energy from the room.

Immediately after, there was a clatter of noise from the room next door.

Lin Shuguang ignored the exclamations from the adjacent room and continued to cultivate cross-legged. However, in the next moment, Leng Yueyan burst out of her room, skillfully climbed through the window, and stared directly at Lin Shuguang.

"You're such a strange person. You're clearly not as strong as me, so why is your mental power so powerful?"

Lin Shuguang didn't open his eyes. "Are you really not afraid I'll kill you?"

Leng Yueyan was stunned, then laughed. "You don't look like a bad person, and I'm not a bad person, so you definitely won't kill me. Besides..."

She glanced at Lin Shuguang's room, which was as simple and empty as hers, exuding the aura of a dedicated martial arts practitioner.

She couldn't help but look at Lin Shuguang strangely... Is this guy even human? Does he have no desires at all?

"Besides, do you think I was out shopping during the day? I already know your identity. This is the Black Prison, and you're a member of the Black Prison. I'm sure you won't be able to bring yourself to do it, or your little secret wouldn't just be known to me."

Lin Shuguang slowly opened his eyes and looked at her, his tone calm. "Are you threatening me?"

Leng Yueyan seemed amused by Lin Shuguang's reaction and couldn't help but let out a charming laugh. "So you're scared too. Alright, I'm not joking anymore. Help me with one thing, and I promise your ability to travel between places will be buried with me."

In fact, Leng Yueyan didn't want to meddle in other people's affairs. Since Lin Shuguang had the means to travel between places, in her opinion, his background was definitely not as simple as it appeared. She had finally escaped, so why would she cause a scene and add to her troubles?

She was merely putting on an act to make this ruthless man, Lin Shuguang, wary of her.

"What kind of help?" Lin Shuguang asked after a moment of silence.

Seeing this, Leng Yueyan felt a slight sense of relief, but outwardly she said, "It's like this, my family wants to find a husband for me, but I don't like him. It's not that the person has bad character, I just don't like him. I'm perfectly fine on my own, why should I get married and have children? I had no intention of going back when I found this opportunity to escape. Help me cover for me..."

"Cover for you? Is that necessary?" Lin Shuguang didn't understand.

Leng Yueyan, however, said, "When I followed you here, your aura was detected by Uncle Jie, so he'll likely find you soon. Take me with you."

Lin Shuguang frowned. He didn't want to cause trouble, but now others were involved.

However, the matters he was about to face were even more significant. If he could stir up more trouble in this martial world, it wasn't impossible.

He subtly sized up Leng Yueyan and asked in a deep voice, "What's your background?"

"Me? I don't have much of a background..." Leng Yueyan didn't want to say more.

Lin Shuguang glanced at her and sneered, "Since you want to cooperate with me, be upfront. If you're going to be secretive, you should find someone else."

Seeing this, Leng Yueyan quickly said, "It's not that I'm deliberately being secretive. It's just that even if I told you, you probably wouldn't understand. My family rarely goes out and has always stayed within the imperial capital."

Lin Shuguang knew he was completely in the dark, but he maintained his cold demeanor.

Leng Yueyan continued, "To put it this way, my family only has about three or four Nirvana Realm experts who are worth mentioning."

Lin Shuguang was silent for a moment before asking, "And the ones who aren't worth mentioning?"

Leng Yueyan looked at Lin Shuguang as if his question was incredibly strange. "If they aren't worth mentioning, why would I remember them? Don't worry, my family is quite reasonable, so they won't hunt you down just because you abducted me."

"Wait, abducted?" Lin Shuguang couldn't help but interrupt. "If your Uncle Jie isn't blind, he should have realized that you were the one who insisted on grabbing me, right?"

"Is that so?" Leng Yueyan paused, her dazed and confused expression making it impossible to get angry. She tilted her head and looked at Lin Shuguang, her young face, which looked even younger than Lin Shuguang's, filled with bewilderment. "Isn't it the same?"

Lin Shuguang twitched the corner of his mouth. "I'll help you, what benefit do I get?"

"Benefit?" Leng Yueyan was stunned. "Why would you need a benefit for helping someone?"

Lin Shuguang: "Heh."

Leng Yueyan: "..." She tilted her head in thought for a moment, then took out a bottle of pills from her embrace. "How about this?"

"What is this?" Lin Shuguang reached out and took it.

"Nine Revolutions Golden Core," Leng Yueyan said casually.

Lin Shuguang, who was about to open the cap, paused. "Nine Revolutions Golden Core?"

Was this the same Nine Revolutions Golden Core that Old Man Chen from the Baojian Sect gave him before?

"Yes, one pill should be enough, right?" Leng Yueyan said casually.

Lin Shuguang blinked as he looked at the young woman, his face not flushing as he replied, "Not enough..."

Leng Yueyan: "..."

She looked at Lin Shuguang with a deep gaze. "Do you think I'm naive and cute?"

Lin Shuguang was confused: "???"

Leng Yueyan said irritably, "Even if I'm naive and cute, you can't be so black-hearted and trick me! One Nine Revolutions Golden Core isn't enough??? You're very suited to be a profiteer."

"Cough." Lin Shuguang coughed dryly.

Well, I've met my match.

Without changing his expression or his heartbeat, he pocketed the Nine Revolutions Golden Core and changed the subject. "I think you're overcomplicating things. If your family is pressuring you to get married, just tell them directly that you don't want to. State your demands first, then proceed."

"But they arranged a partner for me without consulting me, and I don't like them." Leng Yueyan's attention was indeed diverted when the topic was changed.

Lin Shuguang stood up and said casually, "Then say you have someone you like, and find someone reliable to pretend to be them. That should be enough to fool them for a while..."

Leng Yueyan fell into thought upon hearing this. After a moment, she looked up hesitantly. "What if my family doesn't like them?"

"Cry, make a scene, or threaten to hang yourself. If your family truly cares, they'll definitely compromise. Then you can say you can't let go right now and need time to consider. If it's really not suitable, you can break up. This way, you'll drag it out for some time?"

"Good idea. But what if becoming my husband means I might be assassinated?" Leng Yueyan's eyes lit up, but after a moment, she couldn't help but ask curiously.

Lin Shuguang looked at her. "Then choose someone strong, at least with decent strength. Most importantly, they need to be clever."

Leng Yueyan nodded thoughtfully.

As Lin Shuguang was playing with the Nine Revolutions Golden Core, she quietly looked up and observed him a few times. Lin Shuguang was completely unaware, his entire focus on the Nine Revolutions Golden Core.

Back then, Old Man Chen was heartbroken for a long time when he took out this Nine Revolutions Golden Core. I didn't expect Leng Yueyan to be so generous, giving one away without any hesitation. This shows how wealthy her family is.

If I kidnapped her, how much could I sell her for?

Just as Lin Shuguang was pondering, Leng Yueyan's voice suddenly came from behind him. "What are you doing with that rope?"

Lin Shuguang froze, looked down at the rope in his hand, and calmly turned to look back. "Nothing, just playing with a snake... By the way, what's your cultivation level?"