Xiao Linyuan realized he had inadvertently stumbled upon a secret, and was so frightened that he covered his mouth with both hands, not daring to breathe.
Qingyun continued to exert his oppressive aura, demanding, "Who is it? Come out!"
"What are you so nervous about? Yu Yan's little black cat is running around like this. Look at you, so timid." Si Jin noticed that one of her disciples had arrived and casually smoothed things over, while also covering up Xiao Lin Yuan's presence.
Qingyun went to the outer room to check, and finding no one else, she sat back down with peace of mind.
He added, "Just be careful yourself."
Then, changing the subject, "By the way, where's that little brat Yu Yan? Haven't seen him in ages, I miss him terribly."
"Thinking about my brother, huh?" Si Jin's smile grew even brighter as she reached out and took back the teacup that was in front of Qing Yun. "Goodbye and don't bother seeing me out."
Qingyun: ...
After Qingyun left, Si Jin called Xiao Linyuan out.
The smile he had worn when facing Qingyun vanished instantly, replaced by a terrifyingly serious expression: "What are you doing here?"
"Master...Master." Xiao Linyuan's face turned red with nervousness, and tears were about to fall as he stammered.
"Today...it's my turn to be on duty. I've come to bring...to Master a change of clothes."
"Put it there." Si Jin told him to put the clothes down, her expression not much better, even carrying a hint of interrogation: "What did you just hear?"
Xiao Linyuan didn't want to lie, so he carefully reported the truth.
Si Jin looked at him coldly: "You heard what happened just now, so just keep it to yourself. If I tell you, neither you nor Emperor Qingyun will survive. The consequences are beyond your ability to bear, understand?"
"Yes, Master! Your disciple understands!"
Xiao Linyuan was sweating profusely with nervousness. Hearing that Si Jin had stopped talking, he thought he could finally breathe a sigh of relief, but then he saw Si Jin suddenly move closer to him.
That incomparably handsome face suddenly loomed large in front of him, startling him so much that his heart nearly jumped out of his chest.
He heard Si Jin ask, "What if someone kidnaps you and forces you to tell them? What will you do then?"
Xiao Linyuan suppressed his shock, his gaze fixed on Si Jin with unwavering determination and sincerity.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Suicide!"
That's true; Si Jin saved him and took him in.
Even if he were to die, he would never do anything to betray Si Jin.
Si Jin asked again, "But what if that person tied you up, leaving you no chance to commit suicide?"
Xiao Linyuan's sword-like eyebrows were deeply furrowed, and the intensity in his eyes startled Si Jin slightly: "Then I will use my divine power to pull out my own tongue, and I will never betray my master."
After that brief conversation, Si Jin often noticed that Lin Yuan looked at him with the intense gaze one would give a god.
Almost every time he achieved something, Xiao Linyuan was the one cheering the loudest.
But Si Jin always felt that Xiao Linyuan's gaze was different from others, as if it was mixed with something... other complicated emotions.
However, he was just a junior disciple who would keep the secret to the death, so he didn't think much of it.
… …
The next time he saw that look in someone's eyes was when he decided to kill the Heavenly Emperor.
During that great battle between him and the Heavenly Lord, he saw countless times Xiao Linyuan stubbornly trying to get close to him and help him.
but……
Both he and the Heavenly Emperor were incredibly powerful.
With Xiao Linyuan's cultivation level at that time, he couldn't even get close.
Each time they approached, they ended up with injuries and disabilities.
But even though they are injured, they still want to get close.
The meaning in those eyes was that I would protect my god even at the cost of my life.
Those sincere and burning eyes were the most beautiful sight Si Jin saw before entering the Heavenly Prison...
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This isn't the ending; it's just filling in a small plot hole and introducing the identities of the Old Heavenly Lord and the Young Heavenly Lord.
There will be another chapter in a bit, I'm writing it now, check back tomorrow morning~
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