The Saintess Visits at Night-What Exactly Does She Want?

"Captain Wuqing has helped this old man a great deal. Isn't it perfectly normal for me to care about her?"

Lin Mo spoke frankly.

"All right, fair enough."

Dugu Liuli wrapped both arms around Lin Mo's neck and wheedled, "Please care about me more from now on, too. If she can help you, so can I!"

"Hehe, then I'll be counting on your support from now on, Captain Liuli," Lin Mo said with an unruffled smile.

"In exchange, you'll have to satisfy me more often."

"That's easy enough. Whenever you need me, Captain Liuli, this old man will be at your service."

That was exactly what Lin Mo needed.

Still, once Liu Ziyan returned, he would probably have to rein himself in and fool around with Shangguan Wuqing and Dugu Liuli as little as possible.

"Hehe, good boy. Here's a kiss as your reward."

While kissing Lin Mo passionately, Dugu Liuli's delicate body suddenly shuddered.

Her eyes widened. "Wh-what are you doing? No more!"

Her protests were futile.

Dugu Liuli had to put out the fire she had started herself.

Several hours later.

"Um... you should go back first. I need to cultivate for a while!" Lin Mo's vigor had far exceeded Dugu Liuli's imagination.

She was getting a little scared.

One more round might finish her off.

"Haha, Captain Liuli, get some proper rest. This old man will take his leave." Only after seeing Dugu Liuli looking thoroughly wrecked did Lin Mo finally let her off.

You little thing. Did you really think this old man couldn't conquer a mere Foxfolk girl like you?

After bidding Dugu Liuli farewell, Lin Mo visited the Vermilion Bird Squad Office.

Seeing that Shangguan Wuqing had yet to return, he could only head back to his little wooden hut at the Purple Heaven Palace.

"Alas, who knows when that Female Demon will return?"

For some reason, Lin Mo was starting to miss Liu Ziyan a little.

"There's no use thinking so much right now. I should seize the time to cultivate and improve my cultivation." Gathering his thoughts, Lin Mo immediately sat down cross-legged.

He began cultivating.

After dual cultivation with Dugu Liuli, his cultivation had advanced considerably again.

With his Pure Yang Sacred Body and the Yin-Yang Evil Demon Art on top of that, Lin Mo felt that the late stage of foundation establishment was no longer so far away.

Besides, he still had a reserve of around nineteen thousand spirit stones.

Attempting a breakthrough to the late stage of foundation establishment did not seem impossible.

As for Su Yu...

After concluding that Su Yu did not want to act personally, Lin Mo felt considerably less pressure.

As long as he stayed in this little wooden hut, it would hardly be easy for Su Yu to use others against him.

If she acted herself, he would have a chance to catch her out.

Su Yu was only at the perfected foundation establishment realm, and Lin Mo now had a certain degree of confidence.

At the very least, he could ensure that Su Yu would not kill him in a single strike.

Unless...

Su Yu sent someone else to assassinate him.

If the attacker was below the golden core period, Lin Mo would still have a chance to escape, even from a surprise assassination attempt.

But if someone at or above the golden core period came, he would dare to die as long as they dared to come!

All things considered, what difference did it make whether he took precautions or not?

Rather than worry so much, the right course was to seize the time and improve his cultivation!

Once he broke through to the late stage of foundation establishment, Lin Mo would have the confidence to confront Su Yu head-on.

Seven days later.

In the reception room of the White Tiger Squad Office.

"Captain Liuli, you arrested Lin Mo. Didn't you put him on trial?" Su Yu asked, a hint of accusation in her voice.

"Huh?"

Dugu Liuli feigned bewilderment and said innocently, "My Lady Saintess, at first I said I'd arrest him and hand him over to you, but you said there was no need."

"So once I arrested him, whether I put him on trial was my own decision."

"Besides, there really wasn't enough evidence to prove that he killed Junior Brother Zhu Fan of the Azure Dragon Squad."

Su Yu was speechless.

When it came to servant disciples, so-called evidence did not matter at all.

The real issue was that Dugu Liuli no longer wanted to put Lin Mo on trial.

At first, Dugu Liuli had clearly vowed to arrest Lin Mo and try him.

Where exactly did things go wrong? Su Yu was utterly baffled.

A moment later, Su Yu came back to her senses.

With a faint smile, she said, "I understand, Captain Liuli. Without evidence, it would indeed be difficult to try him. I won't disturb you any longer, then."

"My Lady Saintess, let me see you out."

"Thanks, but I can leave on my own. Go about your business."

"Then take care, my Lady Saintess."

Watching Su Yu leave, Dugu Liuli sat back down, a playful curve lifting her red lips. "If I'm not mistaken, the Saintess seems very eager to see Lin Mo dead."

"I don't know why, but I ought to help that little old man."

Meanwhile.

"Judging by the time, Shangguan Wuqing has been away for quite a while. She should be returning to the sect soon." Back at the Purple Cloud Palace, Su Yu sat down, looking troubled.

A long while passed.

Su Yu raised her eyes again, a flash of murderous intent crossing her clear, waterlike gaze. "No. If my identity is exposed, death will be unavoidable!"

Given how the First Saint Sect operated, Su Yu had no doubt about it.

So what if she was an unparalleled genius with a quasi-ninth-grade spiritual vein?

Her identity as an infiltrator alone would be enough for Liu Ziyan to kill her a hundred times over!

Moreover, if she failed to obtain the Yin-Yang Evil Demon Art, she would still face punishment upon returning...

"Wait!"

Suddenly.

Su Yu realized something very important.

"Could I actually turn that old man Lin to my side?"

Although she had only joined the First Saint Sect a few years ago, she knew what Lin Mo had endured during his century there.

Because of his status as a servant disciple, he had suffered inhuman treatment.

It was no exaggeration to say that, among the First Saint Sect's thousands of servants, aside from the handful of overseers, the other servant disciples lived without even the most basic human dignity.

Many servants had even been oppressed into a servile mentality.

Lin Mo's situation was not quite that bad, but it was hardly much better.

Turning him was indeed possible!

That night.

Lin Mo was cultivating when he suddenly sensed a powerful aura approaching the little wooden hut.

"The Saintess?" Lin Mo stopped cultivating, his eyes narrowing dangerously.

That aura did indeed belong to Saintess Su Yu.

Knock, knock, knock.

A knock sounded at the door, and the visitor was indeed Su Yu.

But what did she want, coming to see him so openly? Lin Mo could not figure it out for the moment.

"So it's the Saintess paying me a visit. Is there something you need from me at this late hour?" Lin Mo promptly put on a calculated smile and asked.

Su Yu's youthful, pretty face still wore her usual innocent smile. "Nothing much. My master is away, and lately I've run into a cultivation problem I can't figure out. I'm bored, you see."

"So I came to check how well you've recovered from your injuries last time."

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo immediately pressed his palms together, tears streaming down his aged face in apparent gratitude. "I've fully recovered. Thank you for your concern, Saintess."

"This old man has been in the First Saint Sect for a hundred years, and this is the first time anyone has cared so much about me."

"Didn't I tell you last time? I think of you as a friend, so you don't need to be so polite."

Su Yu smiled brightly. "By the way, aren't you going to invite me in for a seat?"

"Oh... yes, yes. This old man is getting on in years, and my mind doesn't work so well anymore. Please forgive me, Saintess. Come in."

Lin Mo thoughtfully wiped a chair clean for Su Yu and poured her a cup of hot tea.

Su Yu did not drink his tea, merely remarking with seeming casualness, "Old man Lin, you've been in the First Saint Sect for many years, haven't you?"

Lin Mo gave a bitter smile and nodded. "Hehe, for this old man, it certainly has been a long time."

"Mm... I've been in the First Saint Sect for a few years, too, but I've never really spoken my heart to anyone. Don't laugh at me when I say this."

"Hehe, of course not. Please go ahead, Saintess."

"I may be the First Saint Sect's Saintess, but I think you servant disciples are all quite pitiful. We're all human, so why do servant disciples have so few rights?" Su Yu frowned, seemingly genuinely indignant on the servant disciples' behalf.

Lin Mo shook his head and smiled bitterly. "Because that's simply the nature of the world. After spending a hundred years as a servant disciple in the First Saint Sect, this old man has learned one lesson deeply."

"We may all be human, but fate is unfair. Some people's starting line is a finish line countless others could never reach, even after striving their entire lives."

"Take you, for example, Saintess. You were born with outstanding talent for cultivation, so you became the First Saint Sect's Saintess at such a young age."

"How many female disciples in the sect want to become the Saintess, yet aren't even qualified?"

"So if there's anyone to blame, we can only blame our own bad fortune."

Su Yu nodded thoughtfully.

She strongly agreed with Lin Mo's words, but she had not come today to discuss such philosophies of life with him.

Thus, Su Yu changed tack. "Then, old man Lin, have you never thought about escaping this place? It's clearly filled with so many memories you can't bear to revisit."

"For you, the First Saint Sect should be hell, shouldn't it?"

At those words.

Lin Mo was stunned.

What exactly is Su Yu trying to do? Turn me to her side?

When he was young, Lin Mo had indeed thought about escaping the First Saint Sect, but it had been impossible.

Later, as he gradually grew older, he abandoned that idea.

Even if he really escaped, what would it change?

Once he left the First Saint Sect, vast as the world was, there would be nowhere left for him to find a foothold.

He might as well spend his remaining years in the First Saint Sect.

As for now, Lin Mo had completely lost any such desire.

The reason was simple. To him now, the First Saint Sect was not hell, but heaven!

Naturally, Lin Mo would never tell Su Yu any of this.

"Saintess, you mustn't say such things!"

Lin Mo stood up in alarm. "Don't you know what happens to any servant disciple who tries to escape the First Saint Sect?"

Seeing such a strong reaction from Lin Mo, Su Yu frowned as well.

She coaxed him gently. "Old man Lin, you don't need to be so frightened. My master isn't here."

"I'm only telling you this because I see you as a friend. I think you're quite pitiful. If you want, I can help you leave this place, and I guarantee no one will know. What do you say?"