CHAPTER 1572: CHAPTER 1572: LEAVING A BACKUP PLAN

"Senior Sister Zi Ling, what are you doing?"

Lin Chen looked at Zi Ling, full of confusion, and asked.

To be honest, Lin Chen’s mind was completely blank at this moment. Why did Zi Ling suddenly kiss him? Could it be that her brain got fried and turned foolish after a lightning strike?

"Junior Brother Lin Chen, I’ve understood your feelings. Although my focus has always been on the Martial Path and I’ve never thought about liking anyone, since you’ve gone to such lengths for me, I can try to like you as well. I won’t let your heart be cold."

Zi Ling looked at Lin Chen with a face full of emotion and said.

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen was instantly shocked beyond belief. The thought that Zi Ling suddenly liked him was something he couldn’t believe at all.

Moreover, being liked by this violent enthusiast, he feared his future days wouldn’t be pleasant.

"Senior Sister Zi Ling, you must be misunderstanding. I have no improper intentions towards you," Lin Chen hurriedly explained while looking at Zi Ling.

"Junior Brother Lin Chen, I know you’re embarrassed to say it. Everything you’ve done for me, I’ve seen it with my own eyes. I’m aware of your feelings for me, so stop arguing; just boldly admit it." Zi Ling looked at Lin Chen, assuming he was just embarrassed.

"Senior Sister Zi Ling, you really misunderstood. I truly have no improper intentions towards you at all," Lin Chen said, almost in tears.

Seeing Lin Chen’s genuine expression, Zi Ling was suddenly puzzled. If Lin Chen didn’t like her, why did he go to such lengths for her?

"Really don’t like me?" Zi Ling looked at Lin Chen and asked sincerely.

"Of course it’s true." Lin Chen nodded quickly and said.

After this explanation, Zi Ling finally understood Lin Chen’s true feelings.

Lin Chen instantly broke into a cold sweat. This situation had truly scared him more than when he ventured into the center of the Stone Chamber to endure the Power of thunder and lightning.

Seeing that Lin Chen explained clearly, Zi Ling’s expression instantly turned dark, realizing she had indeed been fantasizing.

However, Zi Ling wasn’t sad about it. Instead, hearing Lin Chen’s explanation made her feel incredibly relieved.

After all, she wasn’t ready to discuss matters of love and romance.

Zi Ling was wholeheartedly pursuing the Martial Path, and when it came to relationships, she was as clueless as Lin Chen.

The talk of trying to like Lin Chen was actually because he had done so much for her, and she thought of repaying him.

Now it turns out, it was all just a misunderstanding.

Yet inside, Zi Ling was quite unhappy.

After all, this was her first time confessing to a man, only to be rejected, even losing her first kiss just now.

Could it be that she was just so undesirable that Lin Chen couldn’t accept her?

Zi Ling was very confident about her looks and figure, sure that she was no less impressive than the Four Great Beauties of Yunlong Heavenly Palace.

But then, what was with Lin Chen’s disdainful look earlier, explaining repeatedly as if afraid she’d cling to him?

Being rejected like this, where would Zi Ling put her pride?

Zi Ling was instantly furious, but since Lin Chen had done so much for her earlier, it was her own misguided belief that Lin Chen liked her. Lin Chen didn’t do anything wrong.

Zi Ling turned her gaze towards Cheng Liang. Seeing this, Cheng Liang could only pretend to know nothing.

Cheng Liang very much wanted to find a hole to hide in at this moment; it was incredibly awkward, but how did he end up witnessing the whole scene?

Previously, Cheng Liang had even gossiped about Zi Ling and Lin Chen, but now he didn’t dare say a word.

Just in case, if Zi Ling got mad, there was a real chance she might silence him permanently.

At this moment, the best way to save himself was to act oblivious.

Otherwise, Zi Ling might vent her anger at Lin Chen onto him.

Just as the atmosphere among the three was extremely awkward, Lin Chen’s eyes suddenly flickered with golden light.

"Senior Sister Zi Ling, Senior Brother Cheng Liang, we need to leave here quickly, someone is coming." Lin Chen looked back and said to Zi Ling and Cheng Liang.

With that, Lin Chen immediately led the way, guiding Zi Ling and Cheng Liang out of there.

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During this time, Yun Xinrui and Bai Ze, after several clashes, separated and moved forward independently. Relying on their sensing of the Water of Life, they finally drew near the Stone Chamber.

And as for Yun Feiyang, who had been hiding his strength, he actually could have reached the Stone Chamber long ago, but to conceal his true strength, he deliberately slowed his pace.

Even though he slowed down, he didn’t slow too much, since he didn’t want to be genuinely viewed as useless.

Shortly after Zi Ling and Cheng Liang left with Lin Chen, Yun Xinrui and Bai Ze both arrived outside the Stone Chamber almost simultaneously. It seemed their strengths were indeed similar, as they spent a similar amount of time in those passageways.

The moment they appeared in the passage outside the Stone Chamber and saw the Jade Pond containing the Water of Life, their eyes lit up, and they rushed into the Stone Chamber without hesitation.

However, just as the two of them charged several tens of meters into the Stone Chamber, countless bolts of Power of thunder and lightning struck their bodies.

Struck by the Power of thunder and lightning, their bodies immediately trembled and shook.

With their strengths being far superior to Zi Ling, Yun Xinrui and Bai Ze did not pass out like Zi Ling when struck by the lightning.

After being struck, the two sensed the danger within the Stone Chamber and retreated quickly until they reached the edge, where the Power of thunder and lightning disappeared.

Despite their formidable strength, Yun Xinrui and Bai Ze’s bodies smoked and suffered severe injuries after experiencing the Power of thunder and lightning.

They had tasted the power of the lightning and understood its terrifying nature.

Moreover, this was just on the outskirts of the Stone Chamber. One could not imagine the formidable might of the lightning at the center of the Stone Chamber.

As things stood, even with their strong abilities, obtaining the Water of Life from the Jade Pond in the Stone Chamber’s center was extremely difficult.

After leading Zi Ling and Cheng Liang out of the Stone Chamber, Lin Chen didn’t go far but found a passage and stopped.

Then Lin Chen activated the Abyssal Eye, gazing toward the direction of the Stone Chamber, and observed the scene as a bystander.

He was curious to see what method the two would use to seize the Water of Life from the pool in the Stone Chamber’s center.

"Junior Brother Lin Chen, what are you looking at? And why are you grinning like an idiot?"

Watching Lin Chen stop and seemingly smile foolishly at the wall, Zi Ling and Cheng Liang, utterly confused, immediately asked.