Chapter 462

"Cough, cough, cough, Fourteen, that is not what I meant."

Having been caught red-handed bad-mouthing someone behind their back, Lin Yueru felt somewhat embarrassed.

"It’s alright, Benefactor, the meal is ready, let’s eat!"

Xin Shisanniang did not take Lin Yueru’s words to heart; after all, she had said from the very beginning that she was here to serve as a maid.

"Then let us have a taste of Fourteen’s culinary skills!"

Lin Fan nodded, and with Zhao Zhao Linger and Lin Yueru in tow, he followed Xin Shisanniang toward the main hall.

"Benefactor, how is the food Fourteen made? Is it to your liking?"

Seeing Lin Fan begin to eat, Xin Shisanniang watched him with some trepidation as she asked.

"Not bad. Aside from Rong'er, your cooking is the most to my liking."

Lin Fan nodded in satisfaction; Xin Shisanniang had been right earlier, her culinary skills were indeed outstanding.

"Thank you for the praise, Benefactor. In the future, Fourteen will definitely learn from Miss Rong'er and strive to improve even further!"

"Stop calling me Benefactor; it’s too distant. From now on, just call me Lin Fan!"

"That won't do. How about Fourteen calls you Young Master from now on?"

"As you wish. Sit down and eat with us. And where is that Nie Nie Xiaoqian?"

Lin Fan first had Xin Shisanniang sit down, then with a wave of his hand, he teleported Nie Nie Xiaoqian over. However, Nie Nie Xiaoqian seemed to be sleeping, so she was only wearing a bodice.

"Young Master, what are you doing? Even if you want to, you can't do it in the main hall!"

Nie Nie Xiaoqian shyly crossed her arms over her chest, trying to cover herself.

"My mistake, you go back!"

Lin Fan waved his hand and sent Nie Nie Xiaoqian back to her room; she was a ghost anyway, so she didn't need to eat.

After the meal, Lin Fan took Zhao Zhao Linger and Lin Yueru back to his room, while Xin Shisanniang went to a separate room.

"Lin Fan, you... you asked Zhao Linger to demonstrate for me. Others have their mothers to teach them, but I lost my mother when I was young. I don't know what I should do."

Once in Lin Fan’s room, Lin Yueru felt a bit nervous because she didn't know how she should behave; no one had ever spoken to her about these private boudoir matters before.

Actually, Zhao Zhao Linger didn't know what to do either, but she understood that she just needed to cooperate with Lin Fan. After a while, Lin Yueru understood; it seemed very simple—just let him take the lead, and she could do it too.

Once Zhao Zhao Linger was exhausted from cultivating and fell asleep, it was Lin Yueru’s turn to cultivate. Helping Lin Fan cultivate the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon to increase his strength was a duty she could not refuse.

When Lin Yueru also became overwhelmed and drifted off to sleep, Lin Fan began to write in his diary.

[Another new day, starting a new diary entry. Today, Zhao Linger and I passed through Suzhou City and met Lin Yueru of the Lin Family Fort.

Because of a small misunderstanding that led to a minor conflict, Lin Tiannan insisted on marrying Yueru to me. This was a kindness hard to refuse, so I agreed. Our party heading to the Nanzhao Kingdom naturally grew from two people to three!]

"Pah! If you didn't want to, is there anything you couldn't refuse? It’s clear you wanted to yourself, you philanderer!"

The women spat lightly. They had realized that Lin Fan was a romantic wanderer and definitely not a man of singular devotion.

[Then I took Zhao Linger and Yueru on the road. Passing by a mountain, there was a pair of demon husband and wife—a snake demon and a fox demon—who liked to eat human hearts raw to increase their magic power and abducted village women to serve their pleasures. I took Zhao Linger and Yueru to slay the demons.

However, although the snake and fox demons ate human hearts, they only ate evil people. Moreover, the couple was of one heart and willing to die for each other. Added to that, their deep parental love moved Zhao Linger and Yueru. Out of consideration for their pleas, I spared this pair of demons.

However, I still left my spiritual energy inside their bodies; if they ever eat human hearts again, they will surely explode and die!]

"I didn't expect Lin Fan to be quite sentimental. A couple of one heart, deep parental love—if even demons are like this, why are humans not as good?"

Seeing this, the women felt a sense of emotion. Firstly, they were moved by Lin Fan’s sentimentality; secondly, by the sincere affection between the demons; and thirdly, wondering if they could find such love in their own futures.

[I discovered that the Moon-Worshipping Cultists were disguised as the village girl abducted by the snake demon and her grandfather. It seems that even if I didn't go looking for the snake and fox demons, the cultists would have guided me there.

That old thing, Moon-Worshipper, talks every day about how there is no love in the world, yet he wants to guide me to discover love. He really is sick.

Or perhaps he wants me to discover love between different species, waiting for Zhao Linger to transform into her original form as a human-headed snake-tailed descendant of Nuwa, to see how I face my love for her?

But I have long known of Zhao Linger’s background. Never mind that she is a descendant of Nuwa, a descendant of gods; even if she were truly a snake demon, so what? Zhao Linger is innocent, lively, simple, and kind—that is enough!

Humans are not necessarily good, and demons are not necessarily evil. For me, there is no rule that humans and demons cannot fall in love.

If Moon-Worshipper dares to play tricks on me, once I reach Nanzhao, I will let him know what true human love is!]

"Moon-Worshipper is an Earth Immortal, the Water Beast is also an Earth Immortal, and even the descendant of Nuwa could only seal the Water Beast at the cost of her life. Where does Lin Fan get the confidence to completely disregard them? Could he capsize in the gutter? Should I go and help him?"

Zhang Zhang Aoxue felt worried reading this, but her own strength had only just reached the Undying Realm; she was no match for Moon-Worshipper or the Water Beast, and would only be a burden if she went.

"I met Lin Fan today, and although his strength is unfathomable, I didn't detect any Earth Immortal aura on him. Could he be in the Immortal Return Realm, preparing to cross a major realm to fight two Earth Immortal enemies? Crossing realms to slay immortals—isn't that too arrogant?"

Cang Yue frowned slightly, her face also showing worry, after all, Lin Fan had saved her life today.

[After dealing with the Moon-Worshipping Cultists, I continued on the road with Zhao Linger and Yueru. Unexpectedly, while eating, I met a fox demon with an immortal aura. She is Xin Shisanniang.

Although Fourteen is a fox demon, she walks the path of a Red Dust Immortal, wanting to attain the Dao and become an immortal by accumulating good deeds and blessings. She is an outlier among fox demons.

However, when Fourteen went into the city to provide medicine and treatment, she encountered Fahai. Although Fahai has great magic power, he is extreme in his ways. He believes all demons are evil, so any demon he sees, good or bad, is subdued. Naturally, he wouldn't let Xin Shisanniang, a fox demon wanting to attain immortality, go.

Xin Shisanniang was no match for Fahai, so I, a person who likes to meddle in others' business, stepped in to save her. After all, she is a good demon.

I just didn't expect that this unintentional act would gain me a qualified personal maid, because Xin Shisanniang feels that staying by my side is faster than her practicing in the red dust to attain immortality. She really has a good eye; staying by my side is indeed the easiest way to become an immortal!]

"She has a good eye? I’m afraid she has a copy of the diary! Staying by your side makes it easier to get diary rewards, so naturally, it’s much faster than her practicing in the red dust. This fox demon is quite lucky, and also quite decisive. Perhaps she really can attain the Dao and become an immortal!"