Since Ancient Times True Feelings Cannot Be Retained, Only Routines Win Hearts

Then she began to shake like an electric motor again.

Lin Xiao's mouth twitched slightly.

She really was a little rabbit that had turned into a spirit beast; this frightened look was just so much like one.

He held a bowl of fried rice, squatted down beside Xiao Wu, and pushed the bowl forward.

"Eat up. Eat your fill so you're ready for the road."

Xiao Wu's body trembled, her pair of eyes red, tears streaming down in endless succession. She raised a little face covered in tear stains, her voice choked with sobs.

"Wuwuwuwu... Please don't kill me... Wuwuwu..."

"Shh—"

Lin Xiao glanced to the left and right, and making sure no one was paying attention to this side, he hurriedly leaned in close, his voice dropping very low.

"Don't be afraid. I'm here to save you. I drugged the food they ate, and in a while when they pass out, I'll take you and run."

Hearing this, a hopeful light ignited in Xiao Wu's eyes.

"Really? Are you really willing to save me?"

Lin Xiao nodded heavily.

"Mn! Even though you used to be a Spirit Beast, now that you've chosen to become human, I feel you should be given a chance to be human."

They say that since ancient times true feelings cannot be retained, only routines win hearts.

When Xiao Wu heard these words, she was touched to a messy degree.

"Human, thank you! You're a good person!"

"Eat up quickly. Only after you've eaten your fill will you have the strength to run."

"Mn!"

Xiao Wu took the bowl and began shoveling the fried rice into her mouth.

"Delicious! It's more delicious than any food I've eaten before!"

Lin Xiao smiled.

Actually, there were still some loopholes in this; this rice had just been scooped out of that barrel, too.

If she had been a little more careful, she would have noticed.

But unfortunately, Xiao Wu's brain was relatively smooth, with fewer folds than an ordinary person's.

"Thud—"

"Thud—"

"Thud—"

The guards keeping watch outside all pitched forward and collapsed onto the ground.

Lin Xiao hurriedly pulled Xiao Wu and ran outward.

The two skulked in the grass, inching their way out of the sect.

Along the way, they even ran into several patrol squads.

Xiao Wu's little heart beat wildly without stopping, and her little hands were covered in cold sweat.

"We're almost there. Once we're out of the sect, don't look back; just keep running outward."

Lin Xiao instructed in a low voice.

Xiao Wu's two rabbit ears drooped dejectedly, her face filled with worry.

"Aren't you coming with me? If they find out you let me go, they definitely won't let you off."

Lin Xiao shook his head slightly.

"The sect has been very good to me, so I can't leave. Besides, I can feed them some false intelligence here and buy you some time."

Xiao Wu could no longer hold it in, and she plunged straight into Lin Xiao's arms.

She inhaled his scent earnestly, wanting to carve him deep into the recesses of her memory.

After coming to the human world, he was the first person to show her goodwill.

"Human, thank you. My name is Xiao Wu—Wu as in dancing. I will remember your kindness."

"My name is Lin Xiao. Hurry and go; the patrolmen will be here in a moment."

"Mn!"

Yet just as Xiao Wu was about to stretch her legs and run out of the sect,

a resonant voice rang out above their heads.

"Lin Xiao, you've disappointed this old man far too much."

Hearing this familiar voice, Xiao Wu's steps paused, and she looked up in terror toward the sky.

We're done for! It's that Title Douluo who captured her! She had been discovered!

Inside the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect main hall,

Xiao Wu was tied up like a caterpillar and thrown onto the floor.

Meanwhile, deep within the main hall, in a room separated by a door,

the sounds of arguing drifted out endlessly.

"Sword Grandpa, can't you just spare Xiao Wu's life?"

"Nonsense! Do you have any idea what it means for a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast to enter the sect?!

How can you face the sect for cultivating you up?!

Today, according to the sect rules, I'll make you sober up properly!"

"Screech—"

The sound of meat being burned drifted out.

Immediately following that was Lin Xiao's agonizing wail.

"Aah!!"

"Do you admit your mistake?!"

"I didn't do anything wrong. I just wanted to save a little life."

"Screech—!"

"Aah!!"

Listening to the commotion inside, the guilt in Xiao Wu's heart surged up like a tide.

It's all my fault... If it weren't for saving me, Lin Xiao wouldn't be punished...

She pressed her lips tightly together, tears cutting across her face and dripping into a puddle on the floor.

She raised her head to look at Ning Fengzhi, who sat on the main seat drinking tea.

"I used my spirit skill to bewitch him. All of this has nothing to do with him. Please don't beat him anymore; I won't run away."

Ning Fengzhi merely glanced at her indifferently, then continued skimming the froth.

Right after that came several more shrieks of agony.

"Aah!! Stop roasting me!!!"

"Sword Grandpa, hurry up and stop roasting. Let Chef Guga do it; everything you roast is raw."

Lin Xiao spat the half-cooked roast meat in his mouth into the trash can with an expression of disgust.

Chen Xin gave a light cough and returned the tongs to Chef Guga.

"Doesn't it look quite simple when I watch? Who knew it would be so hard when you actually get your hands on it."

"Guga~ Meat must be roasted slowly; haste makes raw food~"

Chef Guga stood on a small stool, shaking its head back and forth as it spoke.

Then, holding the tongs, it pressed a meat patty down onto the iron griddle.

"Screech—!"

The fragrance of the roast meat instantly filled the air.

As for the Makeup Artist Gugas, they were holding various bottles and jars, constantly fussing over Lin Xiao's face and body.

Seeing that his speed of eating roast meat couldn't match Chen Xin's—

he had only eaten one piece while Chen Xin had already put four or five into his belly—

Lin Xiao quickly raised his voice and shouted toward the outside.

"Sword Grandpa! You can let me absorb her spirit ring, but can you let her stay by my side and not lock her in the dungeon?!"

Chen Xin hurriedly swallowed the roast meat in his mouth, then took out a manuscript and read:

"For your sake, this old man can agree to it, but this old man will keep an eye on the two of you at all times. If there is a next time, I'll kill her directly!"

"Thank you, Sword Grandpa!"

"Click!"

The door was pushed open.

Lin Xiao walked out limping behind Chen Xin.

On the floor, Xiao Wu hurriedly shifted her body, raising her tear-stained little face to look at the two of them.

Lin Xiao walked up unsteadily, reached out, and in a few quick motions untied the ropes binding Xiao Wu.

"Xiao Wu, it's fine now."

Listening to the gentle comfort by her ear,

Xiao Wu stared blankly at the clear palm print on Lin Xiao's face and the patches of scorched black marks on his clothes.

The tip of her nose was still lingering with the rich scent of roast meat.

She said nothing, but this scene was deeply etched into her heart.

Chen Xin gave two light coughs.

"Fengzhi, little Lin knows he was wrong, but he has one condition: to let the hundred-thousand-year spirit beast stay by his side so she can enjoy the rest of her days in peace."

Ning Fengzhi looked at the grease on the corner of Chen Xin's mouth, his eyelids twitching.

Good grief, eating with such relish, and I wonder if he left any for me...

"I heard all your conversation. As a genius of the sect, he still gets this little bit of privilege, but you must keep strict watch over them."

"Mn, rest assured, this old man will keep watching."

"Little Lin, take her and go back first."

"Yes, many thanks, Uncle Ning, Sword Grandpa."

Lin Xiao bowed in salute.

Then, supported by Xiao Wu, he walked outward step by step.

Once the two of them were far from the main hall, Lin Xiao turned his head slightly and said,

"Xiao Wu, stay by my side for now. We'll find a chance to let you go later."

Xiao Wu stopped in her tracks, tears flickering in her eyes as she met his gaze.