CHAPTER 323: CHAPTER 323 FINALLY TOGETHER

The sight of a woman in a nightgown, wearing exoskeleton armor and crawling on the walls, was rather horrifying.

A servant, waking in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, accidentally witnessed this scene and was terrified!

"AH!~~~"

The servant screamed. When she looked again, the wall was empty.

Mortified, she realized she had wet the floor.

Was that embarrassing figure a human-faced spider? Or was it an illusion?

The servant looked at the mess with annoyance. After using the bathroom, she began to clean up.

「...」

Hiding behind the fluttering curtains, Bai Yuetong sighed softly in relief.

Even with an exoskeleton, wall-climbing was still too difficult for someone like her, who possessed no extraordinary powers.

"Thank goodness!"

Slipping back out the window, Bai Yuetong moved as slowly as possible to avoid making too much noise.

She lacked an ability like Silent Step. So, despite her caution while climbing, she inevitably made some sound.

The noise, however, attracted the attention of a few people, including Zhang Yifan and Luo Xuemin, a concealed Soxth Tier master.

"What’s that sound? An intruder or an assassin?" Luo Xuemin muttered. "At such a critical time, how inopportune."

Luo Xuemin sat up in bed. He was about to raise an alert when he noticed the sound receding.

It’s not coming for me?

Luo Xuemin frowned slightly, picked up the phone beside him, and called Zhang Yifan.

"Yifan."

"Family Head, I heard it."

As a bodyguard, Zhang Yifan possessed all the necessary skills; naturally, he had heard the sounds on the wall.

"Go check it out. But be quiet about it. Lu Luo is here, after all."

"Yes!"

Both Zhang Yifan and Luo Xuemin heard it. Lu Luo, a Fifth Tier master whose physical attributes were enhanced to their peak and who was a master of body control, naturally heard the sounds on the wall too.

He had been cultivating and wasn’t asleep, so he immediately stuck his head out the window.

And there, in the darkness, he saw what was under Bai Yuetong’s skirt!

WOW!~

Don’t ask what Lu Luo saw. Just know his vision was so powerful he could see perfectly even in complete darkness.

It’s actually black!

"Dumb Hair, what are you doing?" Lu Luo whispered.

"Ah!"

Startled by Lu Luo’s voice, Dumb Hair lost her grip in her fright.

Her coordination wasn’t good enough; her fingers slipped, and she plunged from the wall.

Fortunately, Lu Luo was quick-witted. His Sequence Force bloomed, and he extended a soft, spineless tentacle to catch Bai Yuetong.

Before Zhang Yifan could jump out of his window, Lu Luo pulled Dumb Hair into his room.

"What are you doing?"

"Ha, I was looking for you!"

As Dumb Hair preened, Lu Luo stared at his soft tentacle, lost in thought.

Staring at a tentacle gives you ideas? Try to be normal!

「...」

Standing downstairs, Zhang Yifan scanned the wall. His vision wasn’t as sharp as Lu Luo’s.

He had to use a flashlight to inspect the wall.

Though Zhang Yifan wouldn’t admit it, his particular concern for Bai Yuetong made him check her room first.

"What’s this? Claw marks?"

Dumb Hair’s exoskeleton was designed for gripping, so it had damaged the wall to some extent.

With light, Zhang Yifan’s eyesight was keen enough.

He quickly noticed something amiss with the window of Dumb Hair’s room.

The window was open. Claw marks started from Bai Yuetong’s room and then vanished on an empty patch of the opposite wall.

Did something happen to the young lady?

Anxious, Zhang Yifan rushed into the villa, hurried to the third floor, and knocked on Bai Yuetong’s door.

Despite his anxiety for Miss Bai Yuetong’s safety, he had to maintain a servant’s decorum.

"Miss, are you in there?"

"I’m sleeping. Don’t bother me."

Bai Yuetong’s voice from inside the room brought Zhang Yifan a sliver of relief, but he immediately frowned.

He was certain what he had seen outside was real.

If so, why were there tracks outside the young lady’s room?

Someone must have snuck into her room! Could she have been coerced? No, that’s not right. No ordinary person would dare coerce Bai Yuetong. If anyone tried, the Judgment Chief would destroy everything. But if it wasn’t coercion or kidnapping, then who...

An unpleasant image flashed through Zhang Yifan’s mind: Lu Luo and Bai Yuetong embracing.

It must be Lu Luo. Only Lu Luo would be bold enough to do such a thing.

The thought of Lu Luo in the same room as the young lady filled Zhang Yifan with an indescribable rage.

He clenched his fists, standing silently at the door.

After a long moment, he spoke again, "Miss? Are you all right?"

"I told you, I’m sleeping! Can’t you just leave me alone?"

It was a similar reply.

Hearing this, Zhang Yifan turned from the door with a cold expression.

"My apologies for disturbing you, Miss."

He didn’t return downstairs but headed to the second floor, to Lu Luo’s room.

No matter how much trust Luo Xuemin placed in him, he was still a servant of the Luo Family. He couldn’t just barge into Bai Yuetong’s room.

Since Bai Yuetong’s room was out, he could try a different approach: enter Lu Luo’s room and find Lu Luo!

If he could confirm Lu Luo wasn’t in his own room, that would practically prove he’d left it, and then...

Though the thought filled him with sorrow, he had to do it.

With this resolve, Zhang Yifan’s knocking became more urgent.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!

"Mr. Lu Luo, are you there?"

The insistent knocking betrayed Zhang Yifan’s inner turmoil.

Inside, Lu Luo and Dumb Hair started. They didn’t understand why Zhang Yifan was there at this hour.

Did the noise Dumb Hair made earlier alert Zhang Yifan and Luo Xuemin? Lu Luo wondered.

"Mr. Zhang Yifan?" Lu Luo called out. "I’m already resting. Is there something you need?"

Hearing the voice from the room, Zhang Yifan was stunned. Lu Luo is actually in his room? How can he be? It must be a trick! Definitely a trick!

"Is Mr. Lu Luo really in the room?"

"Of course, I’m in the room. Hiss... Are you trying to kill me?"

The first part of Lu Luo’s sentence was for Zhang Yifan, but the latter part was not directed at Bodyguard Zhang.

Unfortunately, Bodyguard Zhang didn’t catch the oddity in Lu Luo’s tone; he merely thought Lu Luo was cursing him.

Though Lu Luo’s cursing was infuriating, Zhang Yifan actually felt a sense of relief.

So Lu Luo didn’t go to the young lady’s room? Something’s not right. I have to go in and check.

Zhang Yifan was somewhat fixated. He had known for a while that Bai Yuetong and Lu Luo were together, but a tiny sliver of hope always lingered in his heart.

This fixation made him feel resentful towards Lu Luo, causing him to lose his usual composure.

He pushed the door open and entered. Lu Luo, who was lying on the bed, sat up startled, leaning against the headboard.

"Zhang Yifan, I am, after all, a guest of the Luo Family. Isn’t it a bit much for you to barge into my room in the middle of the night like this?"

Lu Luo spoke with righteous indignation, but his expression was strange.

One moment he looked fierce, the next, quite comfortable.

His body also twisted intermittently, contorting unnaturally.

To Zhang Yifan, however, these were all signs of Lu Luo’s anger.

Only then did Zhang Yifan realize he shouldn’t have barged in. Lu Luo was a guest of the Luo Family, and he himself was not its master.

But at this point, Zhang Yifan couldn’t care less.

"My apologies, Lu Luo. There was an intruder in the house earlier. I saw tracks on the wall outside, heading in your direction."

Lu Luo’s expression initially showed disdain. He seemed to take a deep, angry breath.

"Get out!"

Zhang Yifan stared intently at Lu Luo, trying to decipher his expression.

He failed.

All he saw on Lu Luo’s face was contortion and fury.

Yes, contortion and fury, at least that’s what he perceived.

"My apologies, Lu Luo. This was my presumption and oversight. Rest well. I’ll make it up to you tomorrow."

"Then why aren’t you leaving?" Lu Luo’s voice trembled. He must be incredibly angry.

Zhang Yifan lowered his head and eventually walked out.

As soon as Zhang Yifan closed the door, Bai Yuetong rolled over to lean against Lu Luo, resting her face on his chest.

"Lu Luo!"

"Hmm?"

"I’ve been ready for a long time. What are you waiting for?"

Indeed, why am I waiting? Lu Luo sometimes wondered.

Bai Yuetong had expressed her affection for him many times, even taking the initiative. So why was he always so evasive and ambiguous?

To say it was because the Alliance enforced monogamy would be disingenuous.

Han Shiyu had been with him for so long; why was he still conflicted about Bai Yuetong?

Was it fear of the Judgment Chief and the powers of the Inner Ring?

"I don’t know what I’m waiting for..."

"Then don’t wait anymore. I know you and Qi Xinzhu are already married. You can hold a wedding for me later..."

Lu Luo felt he was always passive—with Qi Xinzhu, with Han Shiyu, and now with Bai Yuetong. It seemed he was always the one being acted upon.

No, I have to be a normal man. I have to take a stand. To hell with the Judgment Chief! One day, I’ll make even the Judgment Chief speechless! So what if I die!

Bai Yuetong was just an ordinary person; her strength was no match for Lu Luo’s.

"That’s more like a man," Bai Yuetong said, looking at Lu Luo provocatively.

The embrace was merely a prelude. Before going to meet the Judgment Chief, Bai Yuetong finally had her way.

Yes, from her perspective, she now possessed Lu Luo.

Only now did she feel confident enough to stand on equal footing with Qi Xinzhu.

"Lu Luo, be nicer to me in the future."

"Definitely."

Bai Yuetong’s Constitution wasn’t strong, so throughout the night, Lu Luo was exceedingly gentle. This gave Bai Yuetong an extraordinary experience.

It lasted until early morning, when Bai Yuetong finally fell into a deep sleep.

Lu Luo gently stroked Dumb Hair’s hair, his heart aching.

She’s scared! And so are you!

The Observer’s hint was piercingly accurate. Only now did Lu Luo admit to himself what he had been avoiding for so long.

He was afraid. He feared the Judgment Chief. That was why he hadn’t made a move on Bai Yuetong until now.

After all, her mother was the most powerful martial figure in this world. He had constantly worried that if he did anything untoward with Bai Yuetong, the Judgment Chief would come after him.

This simple reason had dragged out their relationship until this point.

It was why Lu Luo, that old lecher, had refrained from touching Bai Yuetong, this lamb ready for slaughter.

And Bai Yuetong was also afraid.

In their usual interactions, Bai Yuetong often mentioned her father, frequently saying her family was rich, nouveau riche even.

However, she rarely spoke of her mother.

Lu Luo could sense Bai Yuetong’s uncertainty about her mother’s personality.

Bai Yuetong didn’t know what would happen when her mother met Lu Luo. That was why she was so desperate to break through the final barrier between them.

She didn’t want to lose to Qi Xinzhu, nor did she want to live with regrets.

Being with Lu Luo was her simplest wish. That’s why she yielded to him without reservation, investing her entire being.

She, too, feared that the Judgment Chief would disapprove of her relationship with Lu Luo.

This realization made Lu Luo somewhat ashamed.

It was indeed humiliating that his woman had to go to such lengths before he could accept it all.

Though he’d verbally promised not to abandon Dumb Hair, by never taking that final step, wasn’t that a form of invisible abandonment?

"No one... no one can stop this..." Lu Luo murmured.

「...」

The next morning, Zhang Yifan, having gained nothing from his night-long surveillance, went to Bai Yuetong’s room and knocked.

"Miss, the Family Head requests your presence."

But the same voice as last night replied from within, "I’m sleeping, so don’t bother me."

Zhang Yifan frowned, bewildered. How could she still be sleeping at this hour?

Even if Bai Yuetong loved to sleep in, today was the day they were supposed to deal with the Ji Family matters.

"Miss? What are you doing?"

"I already told you I’m sleeping. Can’t you stop bothering me?"

Indeed, the second response was identical to the second one from the previous night.

"Miss, are you in the room? If you are, just say ’yes’."

"I said I’m sleeping! Can you stop nagging? It’s so annoying!"

Zhang Yifan sensed something was amiss. He waited silently for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Miss, are you there?"

"I’m sleeping, so don’t bother me."

The voice inside reverted to the first phrase. Realization dawned on Zhang Yifan.

"Are you one, two, three, four, five, six, seven?"

"I already told you I’m sleeping. Can’t you stop bothering me!"

Zhang Yifan’s face paled. It was the same answer again. Dumb Hair’s automated voice response only had three phrases. This was incredibly awkward.

"So, the one who left the room was the young lady, huh!" Zhang Yifan muttered, a mix of grief and fury churning within him. Last night, he had felt a flicker of relief thinking Lu Luo and Bai Yuetong weren’t together.

Now, only grief and the burning anger of deception remained.

"Lu Luo!"

Zhang Yifan clenched his fists and strode quickly to the second floor of the villa, once again arriving at Lu Luo’s door.

Inside, Lu Luo was leaning against the just-awakened Bai Yuetong.

"So early?" Lu Luo teased.

"Tired!" Bai Yuetong nodded honestly. Her Constitution was that of an ordinary person.

"Don’t you dare go looking for other women!"

Lu Luo chuckled. This girl is still too naive. You probably have no idea about my Constitution. Among Fifth Tier Exotic Species, few could compare to me.

Dumb Hair, enduring the soreness in her body, gently bit Lu Luo’s lip.

A passing maidservant paused at their door.

Sensing her presence, Lu Luo hugged Bai Yuetong tighter, signaling her to be still, hoping the maidservant would leave.

But this was the same maidservant who had tried to seduce Lu Luo the previous night.

She had her own agenda in the Luo Family and was thus particularly attentive to Lu Luo’s activities.

Is someone in Lu Luo’s room? the maidservant wondered.

Just then, Zhang Yifan also reached the doorway.

"What are you looking at?" he demanded.

"Nothing, Sir Zhang Yifan. I’ll leave right away."

The maidservant lowered her head and departed. However, her earlier pause and hesitation gave Zhang Yifan a clue.

Something might have happened in the room, or some sound might have caught her attention, causing her to stop.

After a brief hesitation, Zhang Yifan slowly backed away from the doorway.

Once he was gone, Lu Luo and Bai Yuetong embraced again inside the room.

Lu Luo whispered, "Looks like he’s gone."

Dumb Hair stuck out her tongue playfully.

At that moment, Zhang Yifan reappeared silently at the doorway, his eyes welling with tears, his whole body trembling.

Lu Luo had already sensed someone outside the door, but he didn’t stop...