Chapter 69: What is your goal?

Child.

If one day, among all the people in the Divine Path Sect, you can only choose to trust one person.

Then, that person is undoubtedly me, Ren Yidao!

You can always trust your righteous and adorable Senior Brother Ren.

Trusting me is never wrong.

Would I ever harm you?

Of course not!

Ren Yidao did not reveal a shred of his inner thoughts, like a reliable older brother gently instructing his young sister:

"Don't be so impulsive next time, do you understand?"

"……Yes, Senior Brother."

Looking away under his deep, worried gaze, Li Lingling, feeling ashamed in her heart, lowered her head and whispered:

"I will be careful in the future."

"Mm, that's good."

Ren Yidao stood with his hands behind his back and chuckled lightly:

"The Divine Path Sect might be very different from the place you lived before; you can relax a bit, there is no need to keep your spirits so tense all the time."

"Especially on Luoyue Peak, there is even less reason for anyone to think about harming you."

No one will harm you.

But I am not a person, so I don't count.

"If there is anything else you are not accustomed to, you must not be polite and tell me."

Blinking his eyes, he teased his downcast Junior Sister:

"I wouldn't want to suddenly find my little Junior Sister has starved thin one day."

"……Yes, thank you for your concern, Senior Brother."

Li Lingling raised her head and saw the footprint on Ren Yidao's chest, the evil consequence caused by her own impulsiveness.

"Sen, Senior Brother, your clothes……"

"Hm? This? Don't take it to heart, just wiping it off will be fine."

To think she had kicked Senior Brother without asking right from wrong.

The young girl questioned her own heart, wishing she could turn back time to just a moment ago.

Let me help you wipe it... or something like that; such words were, after all, impossible for an unmarried young girl to say.

She had some good feelings toward Ren Yidao now, but it was only above that of a fellow disciple, not even reaching the level of a friend.

However, Ren Yidao did not need her to have a high level of affection for him; it was enough for him to complete his next goal.

Or rather, he only needed this guilt the young girl felt at this moment, and that was already enough.

What Li Lingling did not know was that her broad-minded Senior Brother Ren, with his hands behind his back, was constantly gesturing.

"Three, two, one."

Quietly watching the young girl's eyes begin to grow hazy bit by bit, Ren Yidao exhaled lightly and smiled:

"It is getting late, so shall I head back first?"

Li Lingling: "……"

She did not answer, only standing there in a daze, her eyes completely sinking into chaos.

"Junior Sister? What is wrong? It is…… a success."

The corners of his mouth curled up, but Ren Yidao did not step forward immediately, instead shaking his head and chuckling.

"This really took quite a lot of effort on my part."

I do not know if it is because she possesses a secret treasure, but although Li Lingling is a Body Cultivator with no Spirit Qi in her body, her Consciousness Sea is unimaginably stable.

Hmm, it can probably compare to thirty Yu Yu.

If he hadn't used the loophole created by "guilt" as a breakthrough point at the end, Ren Yidao would not have succeeded so easily.

But no matter how sturdy it is, the gate to her Consciousness Sea is now wide open to Ren Yidao.

Hehehe!

Let me properly examine your body.

Smiling wickedly, Ren Yidao stepped closer to the standing Li Lingling.

And just at the moment his palm was about to touch her……

Zzzzt!

A brilliant electric arc flicked his fingertips away.

That electric arc was formed by a Thunder Method, not Li Lingling's own power.

"Oh? A protective magic treasure? But it's useless……"

Only stunned for a moment, Ren Yidao continued to raise his hand forward.

Compared to flashy and time-consuming cracking methods, he chose the most direct and fast approach.

Directly resisting it.

Reaching out with five fingers, he grasped the electric arc in his palm, and the young man's brows lifted slightly.

"Crispy and numb, it's actually quite comfortable."

How about, next time, I let it shock some other places?

For example……

While he was fantasizing about "The One Hundred Unknown Secret Uses of Happy Electric Arcs," a black shadow brought his thoughts back to reality.

Hiss!

A dim yellow shadow only the size of an arm blocked Ren Yidao's path, glaring angrily at this villain with ulterior motives.

A wild yellow snake has appeared, yay—

No, cough, cough.

I was led astray by that silly Jing Yueqin; what yellow snake, it's a Yinglong!

When Li Lingling was unconscious and helpless, the Yinglong appeared in response to the stress, protecting her from being violated by the villain.

Ren Yidao was not scared off; instead, he laughed happily.

"Oh ho! Are you trying to stop me?"

The Yinglong Phantom spread its wings, and dragon might from the primordial era surged forth, displaying its terrifying aura.

Hiss!!!

However, is this really useful?

Or rather, can its appearance truly achieve its original purpose?

Admiring every detail of the Yinglong with some fascination, Ren Yidao studied it for a while before exhaling in satisfaction.

Staring at the Yinglong's golden pupils, he said:

"Finally, I have waited for you."

"If you had kept hiding and refused to come out, I would have had to try another method next time."

Yinglong:?

Wait, what does he mean?

"Did you think my goal was this little girl's body?"

Enjoying the Yinglong's hard-to-read expression of astonishment with a tease, Ren Yidao smiled triumphantly.

"Heh, naive."

He said:

"As for me, staying up all night without sleeping, it was all for you."

He is not here for Li Lingling's body?

It is for me?

???

Before it could think, a giant claw pinned the Yinglong directly to the ground.

Hiss!!?

An eight-tailed white fox, transformed to be only slightly taller than Ren Yidao, appeared behind the Yinglong at some point and trapped it directly.

If a physical body cannot attack a Dao God, then why not switch to a Dao God instead?

Squatting beside the panicked Yinglong, Ren Yidao smiled and poked its wing with his hand.

"Little Yinglong~"

"Come, come, don't be shy, have a chat with big brother!"

"Big brother won't hurt you."

As a dignified Pokémon Appraisal Master, how could I miss such a rare divine beast?

By what right did you let Jing Yueqin see you, but not me, Ren Yidao?

Do you look down on my strength as a Pokémon regional champion?

Come on, let me see what you're made of!

Lifting the Yinglong's wings, Ren Yidao scanned its entire body with an inquisitive gaze.

Slap.

Caught off guard, the Yinglong actually broke free from Ren Yidao's clutches and fiercely stabbed at his eyes with the bone spurs on its wings.

Woo—

Then it was pinned to the ground once more, and pressed down even harder, its body restrained by mental power.

"Behave!"

"Let me take a look!"

Yo, it's a little sister after all.

Having obtained the answer, Ren Yidao immediately lost interest and released the Yinglong, which looked as if it had been violated.

"Alright, we can consider ourselves to have had an initial introduction now."

"Let's talk about some serious business."

The smile on his lips remained unchanged, but his eyes gradually became stained with a blood-red hue.

"What is your purpose in coming to the Divine Path Sect?"

(End of chapter)