Upon hearing the inner voice echoing in his ears, Xiao Lin doubted his own hearing.

But even if his ears had a problem, the inner voice he heard wouldn't be affected.

So the conclusion was that the inner voice Xiao Lin heard was indeed Luo Qingyan's true thoughts.

No, this is a bit chaotic...

Xiao Lin took a deep breath, barely swallowing the curse words that were about to escape his lips.

Let's not even talk about the fact that I've never bathed at Azure Sea Peak. Even if I had, you... sigh, maybe I should just move out of Green Lotus Peak?

For the first time in years, Xiao Lin felt the urge to wander the world with his sword.

Some might ask, since Luo Qingyan is so passionate, why doesn't Xiao Lin just go with the flow and win the beauty's heart?

If you must know, there are two reasons—

First, after so many years of being together, perhaps due to being too familiar, although Luo Qingyan is indeed very beautiful, Xiao Lin doesn't have any romantic feelings for her. It's more of a camaraderie as fellow disciples. To Xiao Lin, feelings should be mutual; otherwise, they are doomed to fail.

Second... Luo Qingyan's inner voice is somewhat terrifying. Xiao Lin only feels the fear of being targeted by an obsessed woman, with no sense of being adored by a beauty, let alone accepting her.

"Yeah, Second Senior Sister, shouldn't you be bathing at Green Lotus Peak? How could someone have peeped?"

With Xiao Lin's reminder, Ning Yunmiao also noticed something was off.

Seeing Ning Yunmiao ask again, Luo Qingyan, who wanted to skip the topic with a "cold and silent demeanor," had a slightly stiff expression.

[Idiot! Shut up!]

Hmm?

Hearing the inner voice again, Xiao Lin's brows showed a hint of surprise.

He wasn't surprised by the content but by the tone.

Just now, this inner voice had that familiar coldness again.

Inner voices shouldn't need disguising... wait, what's going on?

While Xiao Lin was confused, Luo Qingyan was flustered, and Ning Yunmiao was curious, a clear bell sound rang out, drawing everyone's attention.

"A visitor?" Ning Yunmiao blinked.

This was the Welcoming Bell of Green Lotus Peak, linked to the grand array on the peak. It would automatically ring when a visitor, not from Green Lotus Peak, arrived, making it very humane.

So later, Xiao Lin had the Fifth Junior Sister, who was skilled in this area, help improve it, making an "alarm clock" to wake him up—Yu Qiaoxi, the Fifth Junior Sister, had such a high talent in array formations and talismans that when Leng Youxue went to recruit her, the academy's headmaster was smilingly persuading the young Yu Qiaoxi to return with him... only to be intercepted by Leng Youxue.

It's said that after that incident, the academy's headmaster often muttered, "Leng Youxue is inhuman!" with a gnashing of teeth, as if there was a deep-seated grudge.

Now it seems, with the Fifth Junior Sister's high attainment in array formations, could it be related to her past life's magic skills? Ah, speaking of which, should it be "he" or "she" here?

Xiao Lin didn't dwell too long on which word to use, standing up from the stone chair, saying, "There's a visitor, I'll go take a look. Second Junior Sister, come with me to see if it's someone coming to apologize for hitting you."

[Alone time! I want, I want, I want!]

Luo Qingyan, with a face of indifference, stood up with Xiao Lin, showing a hint of impatience in her eyes.

"Do I... do I have to go too?" Ning Yunmiao raised her hand, pointing at herself.

[Although the array on the table is keeping it warm, if it waits any longer, the taste will change!]

[Idiot, don't come and disturb us!]

"...Fourth Junior Sister, you stay here for now."

[Great! Grilled spirit fish! My grilled spirit fish! I'm going to indulge in you!]

[Great! Two-person time! Two-person world!]

"Let's go."

Xiao Lin's voice carried a deep fatigue.

...

...

At the top of Green Lotus Peak, besides the courtyard for daily living, there was also an elegant hall primarily made of top-quality Cold Mountain Jade—after all, although Green Lotus Peak didn't have many people, it was still the main peak where the sect leader resided. If there wasn't a hall, where would they host important guests? Certainly not in Leng Youxue's small courtyard.

Of course, Leng Youxue wouldn't mind, but the other peak masters and elders of Flowing Cloud Sect wouldn't agree.

At this moment, inside the hall of Green Lotus Peak.

"Uncle Li?"

Xiao Lin, who had been listening to Luo Qingyan's inner voice to the point of fear, had just entered the hall with her when he saw a middle-aged man in a blue robe, slightly graying at the temples, sitting in the guest seat.

"Young Nephew Xiao." The man in the blue robe stood up, smiling in greeting.

The man in the blue robe was named Li Yuhuan, the peak master of Moon-Grasping Peak in Flowing Cloud Sect. His cultivation had reached the Mid Dao Integration Realm, making him a genuine Upper Three Realms cultivator.

Beside Li Yuhuan, a young girl quickly stood up as well.

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She had shoulder-length short hair and wore a tight-fitting outfit, exuding a heroic spirit.

The girl was called Lu Qingdai, the eldest disciple of Moon-Grasping Peak, currently at the Lower Foundation Establishment Realm, which was quite impressive among the younger generation.

...Of course, on Green Lotus Peak, she would be at the bottom.

"Senior Brother Xiao, Senior Sister Luo." Lu Qingdai saluted the two.

Why does this girl look at Second Senior Sister with such a strange gaze?

Feeling slightly puzzled, Xiao Lin nodded slightly at Lu Qingdai and then respectfully saluted Li Yuhuan, saying, "Uncle Li."

"Haha, no need for formalities." Li Yuhuan waved his hand with a smile, but then a hint of awkwardness flashed across his face, as if unsure how to proceed with the conversation.

Seeing this, Lu Qingdai bit her lip and loudly declared, "Senior Sister Luo! I was wrong before! But I really like you!"

"?

Looking at Lu Qingdai's flushed face and loud declaration, Xiao Lin felt his brain buzz.

What happened? What happened? What happened?

[Bitch, get lost]

It wasn't until he heard the cold inner voice that Xiao Lin snapped back to reality.

"Qingdai!" Li Yuhuan frowned, glancing at Lu Qingdai, "What nonsense are you spouting again?"

"But, Master, I really like Senior Sister Luo!" Lu Qingdai stubbornly raised her head to meet Li Yuhuan's gaze, insisting, "I must express my feelings to her!"

"You... sigh..." Li Yuhuan clearly had no way to deal with his eldest disciple, apologetically glancing at Xiao Lin and Luo Qingyan, "Sorry, Young Nephew Xiao, Young Niece Luo, before we set off, I clearly explained to this rebellious disciple..."

"Uh, um, it's fine."

Xiao Lin awkwardly waved his hand, then turned to Luo Qingyan beside him, giving her a look—"Is this the girl who peeked at you bathing?"

Luo Qingyan, her face cold as frost, nodded.

[Bitch, I thought of you as a friend, yet you have ulterior motives. I belong only to Senior Brother!]

"…"

Xiao Lin, whose mind was buzzing with too many points to refute, was too tired to even argue internally this time.

Tired, let it all be destroyed.