"Did you succeed?"
Outside the Church's main doors, Jiu turned her head and glanced sideways at the young man emerging from within.
Beneath the Great Sun, she leaned against a stone pillar by the entrance, her long legs faintly visible beneath her robe. It wasn't that Lin En was deliberately looking; they were simply too long, nearly reaching his waist. Any man would feel intimidated in front of a woman that tall.
"No problem."
Lin En strode toward her, his gaze settling on her face.
"I've already entrusted her soul to Her Majesty the Valkyrie. But repairing the damage will take quite some time, even for Her Majesty. Don't worry, though. In a few days at most, she'll return as good as new."
Jiu said nothing. Her eyes remained fixed on him, as though sizing him up, or trying to discern something about him.
Lin En didn't avert his gaze either, meeting her eyes with complete openness.
After all, an honest man had nothing to fear from scrutiny.
"What about her body?"
Jiu stood up.
Lin En honestly pointed upward.
"I sent it up too."
Jiu ignored him. Her robe fluttered as she headed straight toward the distant street, her expression calm.
"Since you want to keep her with you yourself, make sure you protect her. If anything happens to her during this time, I won't let you off. Incidentally, that Spirit Coffin is my soulbound artifact. I'll take it back once she recovers, so don't think you can quietly pocket it."
Lin En: "..."
"What makes you think I want to quietly pocket it?"
Was he, Lin En, that sort of person? She was judging an honorable man by her own petty standards.
(〃´皿`)q
Because even if he wanted to pocket it, he would do it openly.
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