"Huh?" Chen Tianlin froze for a moment.
Once he recovered and realized Qin Xuanji had misunderstood him, he hurriedly shook his head and waved his hands. "My dear, you've misunderstood. That isn't what I meant."
"You didn't take a concubine?" Only then did Qin Xuanji rein in some of her chilling aura.
Chen Juexin stopped trembling, too.
This was the first time she had seen such a terrifying side of Qin Xuanji.
Yet she felt immensely heartened.
After all, if Qin Xuanji was angry about him taking a concubine, that meant she was jealous.
It also meant she had feelings for Chen Tianlin and liked him.
If she didn't like him and felt nothing for him, why would she be jealous?
Wouldn't it be better for them to live their own lives and enjoy themselves separately?
"Of course not! I, Chen Tianlin, will only ever have one woman in my life, and that's you, Qin Xuanji!" Chen Tianlin raised his hand and swore, his expression brimming with affection.
He looked utterly serious, not daring to show the slightest carelessness or insincerity.
He feared that deepening the misunderstanding would leave him with little time to live.
Even with the undying and imperishable body Chen Mu had given him, Chen Tianlin had little confidence when facing Qin Xuanji. He dared not wager that he could survive her with absolute certainty.
Like Chen Mu, Qin Xuanji had broken all conventions, accomplishing one thing after another that everyone had deemed impossible.
"So, what did you want to tell me?" Qin Xuanji withdrew all her killing intent and chilling aura.
Everything returned to calm, and the wind ceased.
"Actually, I'm not as strong as I seem. Mu lent me all this cultivation." Chen Tianlin simply confessed.
"Oh."
Qin Xuanji sat on a stone stool and