The chain came undone halfway through their kiss.
Xiao Linyi tried to sit up, but got caught on the chain. He let go of Chu Xinxin to pull off the chain, and when he turned around, he found that Chu Xinxin was already lying on the ground asleep.
Instead of putting out the fire, Xiao Linyi carried the person to bed and went to the bathroom to take a cold shower.
As he washed, he thought of Chu Xinxin's arm clinging to his chest, her skin as smooth as jade and as bright as moonlight, and the image wouldn't leave his mind.
It took several recitations of the Heart-Clearing Mantra to calm down.
The two remained peaceful for the rest of the night, but outside, there was a huge commotion.
Chu Xinxin rode her fire phoenix through the inner city. To be honest, the royal family's direct descendants have recently been taking a more approachable route and keeping a low profile. There are fewer than ten of them in Shengjing. Their mounts have long been printed in pamphlets and spread throughout the streets and alleys. So, Chu Xinxin's fire phoenix attracted attention as soon as it appeared. When Xiao Linyi's black dragon appeared to help her out, it attracted everyone's attention even more.
Not to mention that the two of them even went into the Yuanlai Inn together.
Tonight, communication talismans light up frequently in every corner of Shengjing, frantically spreading messages.
"The iron tree blossoms after six thousand years, and Master Xiao finds true love."
"Is the Zichen Palace, which only has one lion at the gate, finally about to welcome its mistress?"
"The secret revealed - Master Zichen regained his virility by taking the Mighty Vajra Pill from a ** store."
......
While others are still observing, sensible shop owners have already started advertising.
Before dawn, the lobby of Yuanlai Inn was already packed with people, and those who couldn't get a seat lined up outside several times.
The place was filled with melon seeds and snacks, and everyone's face was beaming with joy. When Xiao Linyi came out, he thought that Yuanlai Inn had been contracted out by someone to hold a wedding banquet today.
Chu Xinxin followed behind with her head down, looking like a timid young wife, unable to lift her face.
Although she was drunk last night, she didn't black out. She remembered everything she did and said, and Xiao Linyi did and said exactly what she did.
When she woke up in the morning, all she could think about was "it's all over," and she couldn't care less about anything else.
As soon as they stepped out of the inn, hundreds of eyes were fixed on Xiao Linyi and Chu Xinxin. Xiao Linyi finally realized that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what it was. So he summoned the Xuanlong and pulled Chu Xinxin toward Siyin Pavilion.
On the Xuanlong, Chu Xinxin was still in low spirits. She didn't even open a windproof barrier and was almost blown off by the wind.
Xiao Linyi pulled her back by the waist, and at the same time expanded his barrier to cover Chu Xinxin.
Upon arriving at Siyin Pavilion, Xiao Linyi wanted to say a few words to Chu Xinxin, but Chu Xinxin didn't notice. She bowed to Xiao Linyi and then returned to her side hall to write her resignation.
Just as Chu Xinxin wrote her resignation on the paper, Ya Wen came over. She stood at the gate of the Weixin Hall, peeking in. Seeing that Chu Xinxin was alone, she slipped in along the wall.
"Xin Xin, you're amazing! You managed to win over Master Zi Chen in just one day! I'm completely in awe! Hey, tell me what happened between you two last night?" Ya Wen couldn't suppress the gossip on her face.
"What the hell? What do you mean 'taken down'? Don't talk nonsense, we've got nothing going on..."
Chu Xinxin lowered her voice when she said the last four words, sounding very guilty. Ya Wen's eyes lit up and she immediately straightened Chu Xinxin's shoulders.
"You're lying. The whole of Shengjing knows that when you came out of the Love Room at Yuanlai Inn, the Pavilion Master's clothes, which were always perfectly ironed and spotless, were wrinkled and dirty, and he even had a cut on his lip. Meanwhile, your face was flushed and your steps were unsteady. It's obvious that you've been spoiled too much."
Yawen chuckled twice, then added meaningfully, "The battle is fierce!"
Chu Xinxin: ......
"Oh my god, who the hell spread this rumor?" Xiao Linyi didn't know, but her blushing and unsteady steps were mainly due to the stress reaction caused by the shock of remembering her outrageous behavior last night.
Ya Wen teased her a couple more times before remembering that Chu Xinxin seemed to be writing something.
"What are you writing?" Ya Wen reached out and pulled the booklet out. "Resignation letter? What's going on? The new rules don't say that people within the Siyin Pavilion are prohibited from becoming Daoist partners, do they?"
Chu Xinxin said quietly, "The Pavilion Master asked me to write this. You believe me now, right? There's really nothing between him and me."
Yawen was surprised: "What the hell?! Isn't he heartless after just having sex? Damn, what a scumbag!"
"Shut up." Chu Xinxin took back her resignation letter. "Anyway, he's disliked me since the first time we met. Last night, I got drunk and acted crazy, so I'm going to be homeless. If you know where to hire someone, remember to tell me."
The two chattered on and on, completely unaware of the figure standing by the window.
Xiao Linyi wasn't eavesdropping on purpose; he just suddenly remembered that Chu Xinxin hadn't eaten breakfast and didn't have any spirit stones, so he came over to ask her if she wanted some snacks, since he had some.
As a result, when I heard my own name called, I couldn't help but listen to the whole thing.
He did tell Chu Xinxin to submit her resignation last night, but now that he and Chu Xinxin have already kissed, according to the moral principles he learned in elementary school, kissing someone means that Chu Xinxin is practically his Daoist partner, and he has to take responsibility for her. But Chu Xinxin doesn't seem to think that way.
Xiao Linyi was a little annoyed, so he turned around and went to settle accounts with Tianji.
After writing her resignation, Chu Xinxin took the three handwritten copies of the rules with her to find Xiao Linyi. After searching around several times without finding him, she simply returned to her side hall and lay down.
As I lay there, I felt something was off, like something was missing.
Good morning, sister.
The system's soft, cute little boy voice rang out, and Chu Xinxin realized that the system seemed to have disappeared for a long time.
"What have you been doing? You haven't been around for so long!" Chu Xinxin asked.
[Sister, you two kissed last night, well, that's not suitable for children, so I sneaked out to play.] The system's voice was full of shyness.
"Huh? You can leave me to go play?"
[Sure, I am an energy being, which in this world you can think of as a spirit. As long as there is spiritual energy, I can leave the host for a short time and wander within a certain range.]
"Where did you go? You played for so long?"
Sister, that's a question you're asking just like Mom...
"You still have a mother?"
No, that's a metaphor. I didn't go anywhere in particular; I just wandered around the inner city.
The system wasn't telling the truth. It thought Tianji's method of locking Xiao Linyi and Chu Xinxin in the same room using the Thousand Doors Shield was absolutely brilliant. Then, it pretended to be a long-dormant sword spirit and attached itself to one of Tianji's spirit swords to learn how to be a matchmaker.
The system idolizes Tianji, while Tianji feels she has found a kindred spirit. The two feel like they have known each other for a long time and chat all night.
"Why didn't you stop me from ordering this last night? We'd be starving from today onwards." Chu Xinxin was overcome with grief, her face showing signs of tears.
[Sister, can you please be reasonable? I tried to stop you, but you wouldn't listen.] The system complained.
"But you can't lie to me and go to Xiao Linyi with the 'Love and Affection Chain'!"
The system, its deception exposed, was momentarily embarrassed: "I...I was just trying to complete the task as quickly as possible."
"It's increased a hundredfold. I feel like I could never finish it even in my next life or the life after that."
"Don't say that..." The system comforted her while checking the data panel. When it saw the progress bar, its voice instantly rose to a shrill tone: "Sister, look at the task progress! The progress bar has changed to 'Xiao Linyi,' and the affection level has increased to 1000!"
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