Chapter 159: Lin·Naruto·Bai

Lin Bai's mind went blank.

Being touched a few times by an old man didn't matter, as he hadn't touched any vital points.

What shocked him was the speed of a Nascent Soul expert.

In the blink of an eye, he had arrived by his side, his movement technique even faster than his Morning Flight combined with Bow Body Single Shadow...

One must know that at this moment, he was still sharing Qingyu's cultivation, yet he hadn't been able to react in time to Daoxu's movements.

Is this what a Nascent Soul expert is?

Too terrifying!

It was fortunate that Daoxu had come to offer loving care; if it had been an attack, he would already be gone!

The gap in cultivation realms is simply a chasm.

What "killing someone of a higher level"?

That is simply a dream...

More shocked than Lin Bai were the people of Huilong Temple.

The sudden reversal left everyone frozen in place.

Joy, panic, surprise... various expressions were frozen on their faces.

The air was eerily quiet.

Only the concerned voice of Daoxu Zhenren echoed in the air.

What is going on?

Is everything Lin Bai said true?

Is Temple Master Daoxu really an undercover agent for the Justice Sect!?

An undercover agent who reached the position of a temple master!

What kind of joke is this?

Master is an undercover agent for the Justice Sect?

Then what does that make them, Heavenly Dao Sect or Justice Sect?

Should they follow the temple master and join the Justice Sect, or fight the temple master to the death for the sake of Huilong Temple?

"Master?"

Qingyu stared with wide eyes, looking in astonishment at his master who was showing such great concern for Lin Bai, his entire being in disarray.

He had once thought that he was the sinner of Huilong Temple and that what Lin Bai said was all framing and slander against him, but he never expected that what Lin Bai said was the truth!

But since you are a person from the Justice Sect, why did you put on that act in front of everyone just now?

To tease everyone?

Is that interesting?

No, that's not right.

Master is definitely not an undercover agent for the Justice Sect; otherwise, on the way here, Lin Bai wouldn't have asked him for so much information about Huilong Temple!

Master has been hit by Lin Bai's Charm Technique!

Daoist Qingyu suddenly realized all the connections.

He just wanted to speak up to warn his junior brothers at Huilong Temple, but the moment he opened his mouth, he tightly shut it again!

Daoxu Zhenren is the person with the highest cultivation in Huilong Temple; if even he couldn't escape Lin Bai's charm, the rest of them would be even less of a match for Lin Bai.

If he spoke up to warn them and forced Lin Bai into a violent rage, it would be his own fellow disciples who would suffer...

Qingyu broke out in a cold sweat, looking at Lin Bai with lingering fear; it turned out he had prepared everything long ago, it was too terrifying!

How did the Justice Sect cultivate such a monster?

"Damn, what kind of plot is this? The transition is too stiff, completely illogical."

"It's the arrow; Daoxu became like this after being hit by the arrow, the same symptoms as those Daoists who were hit by the arrows."

"I saw it long ago, I just couldn't be bothered to say it. Shopkeeper Lin had already developed the Rejuvenation Arrow, so it's not strange at all that he came up with a Soul Bewitching Arrow!"

"Everyone knows it's the arrow's problem, but what is the point of the official team arranging such a plot?"

"The point? Wherever Shopkeeper Lin is, even logic collapses; you're actually talking about the meaning behind it? The meaning behind it is that Huilong Temple has been taken by Lin Bai again, and the Beggar Sect's influence has expanded once more."

"Maybe the game officials are just showing everyone the power of a Nascent Soul expert. I have to say, the three dragons Daoxu conjured up just now were quite imposing!"

"Indeed. With the game releasing such a promotional video at the start, I reckon most players will choose to join Huilong Temple."

"This broken game doesn't even have a sect introduction, relying entirely on players to figure it out themselves; it's an anti-human setting."

"Facts have proven that this is a more brilliant marketing tactic than a promotional video. The officials won everything through technology and the unknown."

"After making such a big scene, Lin Bai just casually fired an arrow and it collapsed instantly. A promotional video like this is useless; it only serves to highlight Lin Bai's strength."

"Lin Bai is too much of a bug. He has attracted many fans to the game, but undoubtedly, he is also the biggest flaw of this game. If they don't nerf Lin Bai, this game will surely head toward a dead end and completely lose its playability."

"You have to be able to play it first. Since the last time the officials released 100,000 slots, it has already been longer than the interval between previous releases, and there is still no news about the next batch of accounts. This is the most willful official team I've ever seen; they don't want to make money!"

"The public beta is the biggest test for the game. Based on the current popularity, once the public beta opens, at least tens of millions of people will enter the game simultaneously. That is when the server's load-bearing capacity and computing power will truly be tested."

"If tens of millions of players enter the game, the game will collapse rapidly. The officials gradually increasing the number of closed-beta testers shouldn't be for testing bugs, but for stress testing, calculating the balance values between players and NPCs. If this game wants to continue operating, it will definitely limit the number of players to a fixed value, so there is a high probability that it will never be fully opened for public beta."

"I'm fine, stop touching me." Lin Bai pushed Daoxu away with a dark face. At first, the old guy might have been concerned, but later on, he was definitely taking advantage of the situation.

"It's good that you're fine, it's good that you're fine. Xiaobai is so handsome!" Daoxu Zhenren looked at Lin Bai, muttering with a silly giggle, as if he weren't the same person who had been so wild, domineering, and cool just a moment ago.

"..." Lin Bai had a face full of black lines.

Daoxu Zhenren withdrew his aura, and the pressure on the little white fox vanished instantly. Hearing Daoxu call out "Xiaobai," she thought he was calling her and poked her head out from Lin Bai's embrace.

She gave Daoxu a strange look, saw him staring fixedly at her master, rolled her eyes a few times, and decisively buried her head back into Lin Bai's embrace.

Daoxu's burning gaze made Lin Bai feel somewhat overwhelmed; at this moment, he was most thankful that Cupid's Arrow did not bind both parties.

Otherwise, to be paired up with an old Daoist priest without even knowing it would be worse than death.

However.

Precisely because Cupid's Love Arrow only results in one-sided infatuation, the fifth CP Task of the Old Man Under the Moon mission had yet to be completed.

Lin Bai had still not obtained the Resistance Arrow; at this moment, he only had seven Love Arrows and one bamboo pole from Pan Jinlian left in his hand.

To get rid of Daoxu Zhenren, the only way was to seal him into a card.

There was only one Gold-Edged Card capable of sealing a Nascent Soul.

Once it failed, it would be completely over!

At this critical moment.

Lin Bai did not want to gamble on this luck; he hoped to do things he was certain of.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Bai ignored the stunned crowd at Huilong Temple and instead looked at Daoxu Zhenren, smiling sheepishly: "Daoxu, I understand your feelings..."

The little white fox's head popped out again. She blinked her eyes, looking at Lin Bai and then at Daoxu Zhenren, not daring to even breathe loudly, fearing she might interfere with Lin Bai using his Charm Technique!

The opponent was a Yuan Ying True Person.

Once interfered with.

If the master's Charm Technique failed, it would be her fault.

However.

That Lin Bai, a human, was actually proficient in the fox demon's Charm Technique made the little white fox feel a sense of kinship, and her admiration for him deepened even further.

"Xiaobai, are you willing to stay with me at Huilong Temple?" Daoxu Zhenren's expression turned joyful, and he impatiently interrupted Lin Bai, subconsciously clenching his fists. "If you stay, any resource of Huilong Temple can be used by you, and I can do anything for you!"

As soon as these words were spoken.

The Daoists of Huilong Temple suddenly realized that their temple master was not an undercover agent for the Righteous Sect, but was likely under Lin Bai's Charm.

Daojing was the first to react, channeling his power and shouting toward Daoxu: "Senior Brother, wake up! Lin Bai is our enemy. If you continue to be charmed by him, Huilong Temple will be doomed forever!"

"Master, wake up! Lin Bai is most skilled in the Charm Technique; Senior Brother Qingyu was defeated precisely because he fell for this trick."

"Junior Uncle, do not hesitate! Only by killing Lin Bai can his Charm Technique be broken."

"Senior Brother Qingyu, wake up! Huilong Temple needs you."

"I hear that the Charm Technique will be interrupted if disturbed. Let's just swarm him, tear Lin Bai into pieces, and save Master and Senior Brother!"

"Do not be impulsive! You are no match for Lin Bai; confronting him will only add to the casualties." Qingyu knew he could not harm Lin Bai and, fearing the crowd would provoke Lin Bai, shouted anxiously.

He was not in control of his own body; if he were manipulated by Lin Bai to slaughter his own sect members, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

Amidst the chaotic voices, Daoxu frowned, turned abruptly to face the restless crowd, and shouted sternly: "Silence! I have not been bewitched. I am still the master of this temple. The crisis of Huilong Temple will be solved by me. If you hurt Lin Bai, do not blame me for being impolite."

【Received joy from Daoxu Zhenren; +1+1+1】

The emotional feedback from Daoxu came into his mind, running completely contrary to his stern expression!

Lin Bai's heart trembled violently.

Something was wrong!

Recalling the description of Cupid's Love Arrow, those struck by the arrow would become crazily infatuated with the first person they saw.

Crazily infatuated?

Previously, two people had been struck by the Love Arrow; one took a fancy to Huaxi Furen, and one took a fancy to Qingshan. The one who took a fancy to Qingshan chose to die for Qingshan, and the other who was infatuated with Huaxi Furen was sealed into a card by himself and never released again...

Those two acted that way because their abilities were insufficient.

However, Daoxu Zhenren possessed Nascent Soul cultivation and was completely beyond his control. If he did crazy things for love, he feared he would be unable to handle it...

Thinking of that terrible consequence, cold sweat broke out on Lin Bai's forehead.

Damn it all.

Love Arrow causes endless trouble!

Cupid is truly not as good as the Old Man Under the Moon; a little brat with no hair on his chin, unreliable in his work!

After cursing the unreliability of Cupid's Arrow in his heart, Lin Bai quickly thought of a countermeasure.

Daoxu Zhenren had governed Huilong Temple for many years, and his majesty remained.

The agitated crowd at Huilong Temple instantly quieted down.

【Longxi】 and the others watched the rapidly changing situation, chatting excitedly in private messages while livestreaming, guessing the next development while watching the bullet comments on the screen.

They were livestreaming to show the scenery and customs of the game to the audience in reality, and they could also analyze the situation on the field through the bullet comments.

It could be said.

Behind every player existed a think tank.

Daoxu turned back to Lin Bai, his expression changing instantly: "Xiaobai, I already know the ins and outs of this matter. Let us not pursue who is right or wrong anymore. Do not be afraid, I will protect you... go ahead and cause trouble! The more fiercely you cause trouble, the better. That way, I can use the excuse of protecting Lin Bai to keep him by my side legitimately. That idiot Daojing, I hope he isn't scared off by me!"

Daoxu spoke halfway, then changed his tone, suddenly shifting his argument.

"Senior Brother!" Daojing looked at Daoxu, unable to believe his ears.

Between heaven and earth, there was another dead silence.

Everyone cast astonished gazes toward Daoxu Zhenren, including the couple Qingyu.

【Longxi】 and several other players couldn't help but widen their eyes; even with countless players acting as their think tank behind them, they had not expected Daoxu to say such a thing.

Among everyone present, only Lin Bai knew what had happened!

That's right!

He had used the Truth Spell on Daoxu Zhenren.

Emotional feedback was too vague; only the Truth Spell could allow him to skillfully grasp Daoxu's true thoughts.

With the effect of the Love Arrow, he was not worried that Daoxu would be shamed into anger and harm him...

Daoxu was stunned for a moment, his face turning bright red in an instant. He subconsciously wanted to explain, but as soon as he opened his mouth, it became: "That's right, this is my true thought. To be angry for the sake of a beauty, what does it matter if a few people die at Huilong Temple to keep Lin Bai?"

"Master!" Qingyu Daozhang stared blankly at the babbling Daoxu Zhenren, a feeling of fear inexplicably rising from the bottom of his heart; Lin Bai was too terrifying.

"Why did I say everything I was thinking?" Daoxu looked bewildered. He wanted to explain but ended up saying another truth, his face turning deathly pale.

The Daoists of Huilong Temple no longer thought about dealing with Lin Bai; one by one, they looked at Daoxu, lost and at a loss for what to do.

Daoxu's face turned bright red. He looked at Lin Bai: "Xiaobai, let's go. I will take you away from this place of trouble. I don't know what happened to my body, but once we have consummated our love, we will come back and explain it to them."

Hiss!

Lin Bai gasped.

The Love Arrow was too terrifying.

To have one's reason clouded by love is enough to create a devil!

Of course, Lin Bai would not let Daoxu Zhenren take him away.

Otherwise, who knows what might happen!

He sighed bitterly; at a critical moment, he actually had to use the Seduction Technique on an old Daoist!

What the hell is this!

Damn the Yuelao System!

Fine!

Naruto did things even more excessive, it's no big deal.

Compared to the harvest, what is reputation worth!

Lin Bai looked at Daoxu with a look of surprise: "Really? Uncle Daoxu, are you really willing to give up even Huilong Temple for my sake?"

Daoxu was stunned: "Naturally, it is true."

Lin Bai looked sorrowful and apologetic as he looked at Daoxu: "But I have done so many things to wrong Huilong Temple, and even almost destroyed the foundation of Huilong Temple. They must hate me to the bone and will implicate you. Uncle Daoxu, you are the Temple Master of Huilong Temple; you cannot ruin your pure reputation because of me!"

"To be with you, what is reputation? I can even give up the position of Temple Master of Huilong Temple." Lin Bai's show of weakness allowed Daoxu Zhenren to see an opportunity, and he laughed, "Xiaobai, in heaven or on earth, no one can stop us from being together. Let's go, let's leave this place."

"I don't want to leave." Lin Bai endured the feeling of nausea in his heart and revealed a look of grievance, "Daoxu, if we are to be together, let us be together openly and honestly. I don't want to bear the infamy. Help me explain it clearly to them, okay? Besides, I also want to go to Huilong Temple to see the place where you practiced and grew up."

"This?" Love makes people blind; Daoxu did not realize anything was wrong at all. He looked back at the Huilong Temple Disciples who were like wooden statues, "Fine, I will take you into Huilong Temple."

"They won't harm me, will they?" With his back to Daoxu, Lin Bai's cold gaze swept over the crowd of Daoists, yet he spoke with weak words, sowing discord between Daoxu and the many Daoists.

"They won't. Whoever dares to harm you is my enemy," said Daoxu Zhenren.

"Will you kill them?" Lin Bai pressed.

"I..." Daoxu hesitated. Although his mind was clouded by love, Huilong Temple was his foundation after all, and he still didn't want to kill if he could avoid it!

"If anyone is disobedient, just imprison them," Lin Bai smiled slightly, "Daoxu, if you really killed them, I would look down on you instead. This is best; I admire people who are affectionate and righteous the most."

He narrowed his eyes, looking at the obedient Daoxu, and secretly sighed. This is the feeling of Su Daji; destroying a sect while chatting and laughing is indeed much more efficient than fighting and killing! No wonder Nuwa used this trick to deal with King Zhou; it really is damn useful...

(End of this chapter)