Chapter 290: The Shattered Dao Heart of Xie Zhanxin

Ye Lin's face turned green in an instant.

Damn it, safety shorts are truly the worst invention in this world.

However, Zhuge Ni's pair of fair, plump, beautiful legs still gave him a feast for the eyes.

Of course, Ye Lin is a man who has transcended low-level interests; he lifted Zhuge Ni's skirt definitely not to look at her legs, but to search for her flaws.

Sure enough, with her skirt lifted, Zhuge Ni was thrown into complete disarray.

Although this tactic is sleazy, it certainly has miraculous effects.

Ye Lin seized the opportunity to grip Zhuge Ni's throat, and then a Forbidden Spell—Wall of Sighs—blocked the few members of the Zhuge family and Xie Zhanxin's group who wanted to come over to assist, also blocking their line of sight.

"You lecherous scoundrel!"

With her cheeks slightly flushed, Zhuge Ni was burning with rage and wanted to continue attacking Ye Lin, but Ye Lin hurriedly dissuaded her.

"Wait a moment, let me show you a treasure!"

Ye Lin took out that golden safety lock, and the moment she saw the golden safety lock, Zhuge Ni's missing memories were finally restored.

Her expression became incomparably complex, and a hint of sorrow appeared on her face.

Seeing Zhuge Ni's appearance, Ye Lin let out a long sigh of relief; it seemed Zhuge Ni had returned to normal.

"Yi-yi, what's wrong with you? Why did you suddenly not recognize your cousin just now?"

"My memories were sealed by the Clan Head, Zhuge Yi."

Zhuge Ni took a deep breath, her expression very grave; she hadn't expected Zhuge Yi to be able to perceive her abnormality so keenly, nor had she expected Zhuge Yi to act so decisively.

"Sealing memories? The Zhuge family even has such methods?" Ye Lin was greatly shocked.

"Now is not the time to talk about this. They are coming; take me hostage."

Zhuge Ni grabbed Ye Lin's hand and pressed it against her own fair, slender neck.

At this moment, Xie Zhanxin and the people from the Zhuge family had also circled around from the side of the Wall of Sighs.

Seeing that Ye Lin had taken Zhuge Ni hostage, all four members of the Zhuge family were shocked.

"Ye Lin! Quickly release our Miss Zhuge Ni!"

"Ye Lin, do you not want to live? If Miss Zhuge Ni loses even a single hair, just wait to face the full-force pursuit of our Zhuge family! By then, no one in the whole world will be able to protect you!"

"Ye Lin, it is not too late for you to regret this now!"

The four members of the Zhuge family were extremely nervous, fearing that Zhuge Ni might suffer the slightest harm.

"Use my life to threaten the people of the Zhuge family so they won't attack you again."

Although Zhuge Ni's lips did not move, her voice rang out clearly in Ye Lin's ears.

"Releasing her is fine, but your Zhuge family must not attack me again within the Mountain-Sea Secret Realm, and you must not be my enemy!" Ye Lin said loudly.

The four members of the Zhuge family looked at each other, exchanged glances, and nodded.

"Fine! You release Miss Zhuge Ni, and we, the people of the Zhuge family, guarantee we will not attack you again!"

"So obedient?" Ye Lin had clearly underestimated the importance of Zhuge Ni to the Zhuge family.

"Heh... they don't care about me; they care about these eyes of mine." Zhuge Ni's laughter carried a hint of sorrow.

"Right! Speaking of which, I want to ask, why can you copy everything about me one hundred percent? This is too heaven-defying! Are Spirit Eye Masters that terrifying?" Ye Lin couldn't help but ask the doubt in his heart.

"The profession of Spirit Eye Master alone naturally cannot do this... Forget it, knowing too much is no good for you. You had better worry about yourself; if both Xie Zhanxin and I couldn't capture you alive, the next ones sent by the Zhuge family and the Xie family will be existences even more formidable than us, and it is not impossible that they might even send their true core strength."

Zhuge Ni's words made Ye Lin's teeth ache; he hadn't even dealt with the Xie family yet, and now he had provoked a Zhuge family—what kind of situation is this!

He released Zhuge Ni and pushed her toward the people of the Zhuge family.

Seeing Zhuge Ni out of danger, the four members of the Zhuge family instantly changed their expressions and were about to attack Ye Lin.

"What are you doing?" Zhuge Ni's expression was cold. "Going back on your word is smearing the Zhuge surname!"

The expressions of the four Zhuge family members changed, and then they knelt in unison before Zhuge Ni.

"Please, Miss Zhuge Ni, expel the four of us from the Zhuge family! If we are no longer members of the Zhuge family, we can attack and take down Ye Lin to complete the mission ordered by the Clan Head and the elders!"

"Are you his match? Without me, can you withstand a few of his Forbidden Spells?" Zhuge Ni said coldly.

"Miss Zhuge Ni, isn't that looking down on the four of us a bit too much!"

The four members of the Zhuge family were somewhat unconvinced upon hearing this; Zhuge Ni had been the one confronting Ye Lin head-on, so they had no idea what confronting Ye Lin head-on actually meant.

"Say no more. This time, my skills were inferior, and I was captured, which led to the failure of the mission. If the Clan Head and the elders blame anyone, I shall bear it all."

Once Zhuge Ni said this, the other four members of the Zhuge family had nothing more to say and could only leave with Zhuge Ni, filled with indignation.

Before leaving, Zhuge Ni gave Ye Lin a meaningful look.

"Ye Lin, I have noted today's events! Next time we meet, I will surely wash away today's shame!"

"Fine, then remember to wear a skirt without safety shorts next time!"

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Ni almost stumbled and fell to the ground; she suppressed the urge to turn back and beat Ye Lin up, and set off to leave this place.

With the departure of the Zhuge family, only Ye Lin and the people of the Xie family remained on the scene.

"Brother Xie Zhanxin, where are you going? Why leave without even saying goodbye?"

Ye Lin called out to the few members of the Xie family who were preparing to leave quietly.

Xie Zhanxin's expression was somewhat ugly, and then he shouted with a fierce look but a cowardly heart.

"Ye Lin, leave a path for others to retreat, so we may meet again in the future!"

"If we all swarm you, it is impossible for you, Ye Lin, to kill all five of us. When you are exhausted, you will be unable to escape your fate either!"

"By then, it will be us killing you!"

"Kill me? Ha↑ha↑ha↑ha↑ha↓" Ye Lin couldn't help but laugh out loud. "I am a Level 67 Forbidden Spellcaster; who can kill me? Who dares to kill me?"

Listening to Ye Lin's arrogant words, Xie Zhanxin clenched his fists tightly; his heart was filled with humiliation, yet he knew very well that he was likely no match for Ye Lin!

He, Xie Zhanxin, had always prided himself on being number one in lightning techniques, but after seeing the great battle between Ye Lin and Zhuge Ni just now, cracks had already appeared in his state of mind.

At this moment, Xie Zhanxin was like a Go prodigy who had been invincible in his surroundings since childhood, easily winning district, city, and provincial championships, only to encounter Ke Jie in the first round of the national tournament.

Xie Zhanxin's eyes were bloodshot, he was panting like an ox, and his entire body was trembling incessantly; then he slowly raised his head and glared viciously at Ye Lin.

"What... what will it take for you to let me go?"