After listening to Chu Shu play the zither for a while, Chu Xinxin focused on drinking the wine in front of her. Seeing that she was quite at ease, Xiao Linyi's brows relaxed, and he no longer had a cold and intimidating face.
The atmosphere at the banquet finally began to liven up.
Emperor Liang, having drunk a few too many cups, was in a good mood and jokingly asked Xiao Linyi, "Old Xiao, when are you going to the Marriage Bureau with Miss Xinxin to get your marriage decree? I'm looking forward to your wedding wine."
Chu Xinxin paused in her drinking, a sense of nervousness rising within her. She subconsciously looked up at Xiao Linyi.
Xiao Linyi glanced at her, and when he noticed she was looking at him, he unusually looked away immediately. It wasn't out of embarrassment or anger, but rather as if he was avoiding something, unable to meet her gaze.
He straightened up again, the relaxed and pleasant atmosphere vanished, and he suddenly fell silent.
Emperor Liang, oblivious to the situation, continued his incessant nagging: "Xin Xin is a girl, you need to be more proactive. You need to make sure everyone knows about it as soon as possible, to give her a sense of security, don't you understand? Xin Xin is such an outstanding girl, if you keep dragging your feet, she might get snatched away by someone else..."
That last sentence hit Xiao Linyi right where it hurt.
Doesn't he want to receive the marriage token?
When Chu Xinxin first kissed him, when Chu Xinxin went to Qingxianglou to annoy him, when Chu Xinxin praised someone else's figure, he wanted to immediately take her to the Marriage Bureau, kneel under the statue of the Old Man Under the Moon, kowtow three times and nine times to establish a good marriage, bind her with the marriage token, and make her stay by his side for the rest of her life.
He wanted to, he really wanted to.
But now, even if he takes the Spirit Dispersing Pill, he doesn't know how much longer he can stay by her side.
Once the thirty days are up, he will either lose his cultivation and be unable to protect her, or he will die soon; or he will regain his lost cultivation and ascend to immortality immediately.
He only had one Spirit Dispersing Pill left, and time was fast approaching. He searched through ancient books and asked everyone in the world, but he could not find a way to resolve this dilemma.
He wanted to, but dared not think about it.
Emperor Liang and Xin Xin were both waiting for his answer, but he couldn't say anything.
"Uh... there's no rush. Miss Xinxin is still young, haha, haha..."
Seeing that Xiao Linyi hadn't answered for a long time, and that the atmosphere between Chu Xinxin and Xiao Linyi was getting increasingly awkward, Emperor Liang finally realized that he might have said something he shouldn't have. He quickly tried to salvage the situation, but then remembered that saying Chu Xinxin was young was tantamount to saying that Xiao Linyi was the youngest. So he laughed awkwardly and changed the subject.
Sister, I think your intuition is right. Xiao Linyi is definitely hiding something from you. Given his possessiveness towards you, he was actually silent just now!
Even the system found it unbelievable.
"Heh, men. They're all lovey-dovey normally, but when it comes to marriage, their love disappears."
Chu Xinxin couldn't quite describe her feelings. There was disappointment, confusion, and a little annoyance... What was there to be silent about!
Do you think Xiao Linyi's remaining favorability will reach its maximum after you two receive the marriage decree?
Has the affection level reached its maximum...?
Now Chu Xinxin stopped talking. Once the favorability rating was reached, she would leave this world immediately.
This world is one of the three thousand minor worlds under the main world. It is not fictional. Xiao Linyi is also a living person. If she leaves, what will happen to Xiao Linyi?
This person seems to really like her.
The mere thought of the Chu family wanting to take her away made her so angry that her hands trembled. It took her a long time to calm her down that night. She couldn't even imagine what would happen to Xiao Linyi if she disappeared from this world.
In the next six thousand years, will there be another Chu Xinxin by his side, or will he be abandoned by everyone again, and the title of "cursed lone star" continue to circulate in Shengjing?
He was such a good person, gentle yet resolute, strong yet innocent. She admitted she couldn't bear to leave him, didn't want to finish her mission and leave so soon, and wanted to stay by his side a little longer...
[Holy crap! Sister! Xiao Linyi's favorability rating has dropped! It went from a beautiful 9999 to 9990!]
The system could hardly believe its eyes.
"Huh?" Chu Xinxin was shocked. "Holy crap, what does Xiao Linyi mean?!"
Ugh, so annoying! Silence is one thing, but why is my affection level dropping?!
All her worries vanished, and Chu Xinxin glared angrily at Xiao Linyi, who dared not look at her any longer.
After the banquet, Chu Xinxin coldly said that she wanted to take the people from Siyinge back first, and refused Xiao Linyi's offer of Longlong.
Xiao Linyi was also preoccupied with a thousand and one thoughts that were hard to untangle, so he didn't force her to come back with him.
The two parted ways at the entrance of the banquet; one rode a dragon and the other walked back to Siyin Pavilion.
【Sister, don't be angry. Getting angry will harm your health. Our 9990 rating is pretty high too. Tonight, when you get home, try being a little cute, or maybe even give us a big kiss. Maybe your affection level will be maxed out immediately!】
Despite the system's attempts to persuade her, Chu Xinxin remained furious: "Dream on! I'd rather sleep on the streets tonight than go back."
Chu Xinxin didn't expect that she really wouldn't go home tonight.
She and the system were stunned by Xiao Linyi's silence and the drop in favorability, so much so that Chu Shu didn't notice when she returned the message, and by the time she realized something was wrong, it was too late.
Seeing that Chu Xiao and Chu Shu had parted ways, Chu Shu took the opportunity to apply a strange poison to Rao Liang. This poison was so potent that if a person with low cultivation level got even a little bit on their hand, the poison would slowly seep into their skin, flow through their meridians into their dantian, and cause them to lose their spiritual power for a moment.
This was exactly the moment Chu Shu wanted.
Chu Xinxin knew nothing. After sending the person back to Siyin Pavilion, she rode the fire phoenix towards Zichen Palace.
When she passed a mountain range, the road was too dark. She wanted to cast a spell to brighten the surroundings, but just as she was about to gather her spiritual power, she found that she could not condense it.
The next second, two men in black suddenly blew a sedative into Chu Xinxin's face, and Chu Xinxin instantly fainted.
After an unknown amount of time, Chu Xinxin vaguely heard the system calling her.
Sister, wake up!
"System?" Chu Xinxin quickly regained her senses and tried to straighten up, but found that she couldn't move her whole body.
"What the hell? Which lunatic kidnapped me?"
[Sister, I only awakened your spiritual consciousness. Actually, you haven't "woke up" from your body yet. The flexibility of an awake person and a unconscious person is different. I was afraid they would notice, so I only awakened your spiritual consciousness first.]
Who did it?
[I don't know, but it's most likely someone from the Chu family. The reason you can't circulate your spiritual energy is because Rao Liang was poisoned by Chu Shu. However, it doesn't seem like they're after you; it's more like they want to use you to lure out Xiao Linyi.]
The system asked Chu Xinxin if she wanted to awaken her body as well. The person who kidnapped Chu Xinxin was a Nascent Soul cultivator, and he could help Chu Xinxin temporarily raise her cultivation to a higher level than Nascent Soul.
[Let's deal with them and go home to sleep early.]
The system was still hoping to get Chu Xinxin and Xiao Linyi back together before going to sleep, as their favorability was just a little bit short. It wanted to complete the task and achieve the KPI as soon as possible!
Using her to lure Xiao Linyi?! Chu Xinxin wanted to go back, but swallowed the words back down her throat.
By taking her hostage, they were not afraid of angering Xiao Linyi, and even wanted to lure Xiao Linyi here. The Chu family's purpose was obvious: they wanted to harm Xiao Linyi or even... kill him!
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