You Have to Take Responsibility for Me

Ren Yingying was indeed hungry. To see Brother Lin sooner, she had barely rested along the way, and she had also had to take care not to let the Sun Moon Holy Cult's eyes and ears discover her whereabouts.

"Brother Lin, you should eat too."

Lin Lang ate the sliced kidneys with a cheerful smile. He did not need the nourishment; he simply liked eating them.

"Yingying, to adjust my plan, I also need to know how strong Cult Leader Ren is, how many of his former followers he has gathered, and how many experts he has."

"I'll find a way to create a new opportunity for Cult Leader Ren to kill Dongfang Bubai without costing the other brothers of the Holy Cult their lives..."

The two discussed their plans a little more over dinner.

Setting down his bowl and chopsticks, Lin Lang rose. "Yingying, rest here. I'll be next door. I have to leave for Mount Heng first thing tomorrow morning to make sure the Five Mountains Sword Alliance goes after Dongfang Bubai, helping Cult Leader Ren probe his strength."

Ren Yingying gazed at Lin Lang, her eyes brimming with emotion. "Brother Lin, thank goodness I have you."

"Of course. Remember to bolt your door before bed." Lin Lang turned and went out, looking up at the sky. What a tantalizing moonlit night.

Even if she bolted the door, it would not matter. He would get Ren Yingying to open it herself.

Watching Lin Lang leave, Ren Yingying fell even harder for this upright gentleman who thought only of her and asked for nothing in return.

Lying in bed, Ren Yingying was thinking that she had to make her father thank Lin Lang properly when she suddenly heard a muffled groan from next door. He sounded as though he was in pain.

She immediately sat up. "Brother Lin, what's wrong?"

"Don't come over." Lin Lang's breathing grew heavy. "I'm fine. It'll pass in a moment."

The more Lin Lang said that, the more worried Ren Yingying became. She immediately left her room, and the door next door opened with a gentle push.

Crouching before Lin Lang, she saw his flushed face and sweat-covered forehead and was terrified. "Brother Lin, did something go wrong with your cultivation?"

Brother Lin hasn't suffered qi deviation, has he?

Little did she know that Lin Lang was not suffering from qi deviation. He was simply burning with desire. Nor was that sweat on his face-it was tea.

Lin Lang looked as though he was desperately holding himself back. "Get out. I can't hold on much longer."

Despite saying that, his hand gripped Ren Yingying's wrist tightly. She could not leave even if she wanted to.

Ren Yingying was just about to offer to circulate her qi and help him suppress it when her mouth was sealed.

She could have knocked Lin Lang away with a palm strike, but at that moment, she seemed to have forgotten that she knew martial arts.

Ren Yingying rested shyly against Lin Lang's shoulder, her voice apologetic. "Brother Lin, I'm sorry. I should have left."

She also felt that, since Lin Lang had the Star-Sucking Great Skill her father had taught him, it would not matter if he stopped practicing the Golden Body Child Skill. Still, he had practiced it for many years, and body-hardening martial arts were the hardest to cultivate. Brother Lin must have endured a great deal of hardship to reach his current level.

Lin Lang thought, Feeling guilty?

Then you have to take responsibility for me. In the future, you'll have to get the entire Sun Moon Holy Cult to support me, or you'll be letting me down.

"It's all right. I still have my experience in body-hardening martial arts. I can practice another one in the future."

That way, when he displayed the defensive power of the Golden Body Child Skill again, no one would suspect anything.

Host: Lin Lang.

True qi: seventy years (innate evil-warding qi).

Martial arts: Reverse Golden Body Child Skill (body-hardening · Wulin Secret Art, perfection); Reverse Evil-Warding Sword Technique (Wulin Secret Art, major attainment); Reverse Star-Sucking Great Skill (Martial Arts Masterwork, minor attainment); Five Tigers Severing Gate Saber (third-rate saber technique, major attainment).

Realm: early martial arts grandmaster stage (Ren and Du meridians opened).

With the help of Ren Yingying's ardent passion, his Reverse Golden Body Child Skill had finally reached perfection. No one below the rank of Grandmaster could break through his defenses.

In the future, he really did intend to find more body-hardening martial arts and figure out how to push the Reverse Golden Body Child Skill past its bottleneck, keep improving, and remain a hard man.

After all, he had experienced the benefits of body-hardening martial arts firsthand. At a critical moment, a move that traded injury for injury could certainly give his opponent a very big surprise.

Lin Lang could not have been more satisfied with Ren Yingying. Not only was she beautiful, but her father was also about to become the leader of the largest cult in Great Ming.

A good girl who could help a man establish both a family and a career was just right for him.

Only after making Ren Yingying his own could he feel comfortable helping Ren Woxing reclaim his position as leader of the Sun Moon Holy Cult, without worrying that such an overbearing, arrogant man would turn on him.

Do you want your precious daughter to become a widow?

Isn't it only right for a father-in-law to help his son-in-law rise in rank and make a fortune?

The front courtyard of the Lin Residence.

Xiao He tossed and turned in her room.

It's already been two hours. Why hasn't Lord Lin come yet?

With all those nourishing dishes and the virility-boosting medicinal wine, how could Lord Lin hold out?

Even if Lord Lin can hold out, I can't anymore.

Putting on his favorite clothes, she boldly headed toward the rear courtyard. If Lord Lin saw her barging in, the worst he would do was get angry. She could help him quench that fire.

But as soon as she entered the rear courtyard, she saw shadows moving against the window-two shadows!

She was all too familiar with the faint sounds drifting on the wind.

Who is that?!

The medicinal dishes I worked so hard to make and the medicinal wine I prepared-all of it benefited someone else!

No wonder Lord Lin didn't come to me after eating and drinking his fill. He actually brought another woman home. Is she from the Fragrant Pavilion?

Xiao He wanted badly to rush inside, but after considering her own position and Lord Lin's way of doing things, she silently walked out and closed the courtyard gate again.

It's all right. If tonight won't work, I can still stay in Lord Lin's room tomorrow.

During the third watch, Xiao He climbed out of bed and went into the kitchen to prepare breakfast. She had to nourish Lord Lin some more and restore his energy. That way, she would have a chance that evening and could fulfill her dream of rising in status through her child.

"My lord, breakfast is ready. Shall I bring it in?" Xiao He asked from the doorway.

Lin Lang said, "The door's open. Put it on the table."

Xiao He pushed the door open and entered, looking toward the large bed. There were two people beneath the covers, but unfortunately, the gauze curtains blocked her view, leaving her unable to see who the woman was.

But whoever she was, Xiao He had come first. She would show what she had to offer.

"My lord, let Xiao He help you dress and wash."

Lin Lang said, "No need. I'm taking the brothers out on an assignment today. We'll be back in ten days or so at the earliest, or over a month at the latest. Go pack a couple of changes of clothes for me."

Xiao He: "???"

He's leaving this morning? Then did I prepare this whole pot of nourishing porridge, which took over two hours to simmer, for nothing too?

"Wait."

Hearing Lin Lang call her, Xiao He immediately stopped. Does my lord want some morning exercise? I'm ready.

"Take the chamber pot out and empty it. Do I really have to tell you?"

Xiao He: "..."

He really was the lord she knew so well.