Chapter 27: Lin Chuyun Must Pay the Price for This…

Feng Xixing’s breath stopped. The hand behind his back instantly clenched into a fist. Without having time to think further, he glared fiercely at Yan Sha and said coldly, “Nonsense!”

Yan Sha recoiled slightly under his glare, rubbed the back of his head, and didn’t dare speak further.

Indeed, he had misunderstood. Junior Brother Feng had been harmed so terribly by Immortal Lord Lin in the past. How could he possibly fall for him? Still, it wasn’t his fault; it was clearly because Junior Brother Feng treated Immortal Lord Lin far too well…

Since Feng Xixing denied it, Yan Sha quickly let the matter drop and asked about another curiosity. “So Immortal Lord Lin really stopped liking Junior Brother Bai?”

If this news spread, the entire sect would probably be shaken.

For the first time, Feng Xixing felt that this senior brother talked too much, which was annoying. He couldn’t help but frown, not understanding what was wrong with himself.

Lin Chuyun’s infatuation with Bai Linghan wasn’t a secret. Didn’t he already know this? Why did hearing Yan Sha bring it up now make him so irritated…

He even wanted Bai Linghan to disappear forever.

Yan Sha didn’t know how he had offended this junior brother again. He just felt the surrounding temperature getting lower and lower. The water surface near the bank had silently frozen over and was slowly spreading outward.

Under these circumstances, how could he dare speak?

The air temperature continued to drop. Just as the entire lake surface seemed about to freeze over, Lin Chuyun’s groggy voice came from nearby, “Xixing? What’s wrong again…”

The freezing immediately stopped. Within moments, the temperature returned to normal, and the ice on the lake surface vanished.

Lin Chuyun walked over from behind the tree. He had been completely woken up by the cold and was still a bit dazed. Hearing voices here, he followed the sound. Then he saw his little disciple, along with that foolish disciple from the neighboring peak, both by the lakeside late at night, talking about who-knows-what.

Late night, lakeside, two people.

Lin Chuyun: “…???”

Instantly wide awake, he remembered his little disciple was only sixteen!

Yan Sha saw Lin Chuyun storm over aggressively and thought his secret badmouthing had been discovered. His expression couldn’t help but show a hint of guilt.

“Immortal Lord Lin…” Yan Sha cleared his throat and murmured.

Lin Chuyun looked at him like he was looking at a little brat trying to lead his disciple astray. He directly gave a cold snort. “What are you doing wandering so far away so late at night instead of sleeping?”

What words couldn’t be said in front of others!

Yan Sha grew even more uneasy under this questioning. His gaze involuntarily looked to Feng Xixing beside him for help.

Then he saw Junior Brother Feng, who moments ago had been categorically denying any feelings for Immortal Lord Lin, now wearing a gentle smile with a warm, mild expression, even actively stepping forward to take Immortal Lord Lin’s hand.

So… you call this “dislike”?

Feng Xixing felt the coldness on the back of Lin Chuyun’s hand. He frowned, his tone carrying a hint of reproach. “Why didn’t Shizun put on an extra layer?”

Lin Chuyun hadn’t felt cold originally, but being asked this made him sneeze suddenly. Rubbing his nose tip, he said, “It’s because of you two, staying up late into the night…”

Maybe it was because he had just woken up, but Lin Chuyun’s current manner lacked the usual aloof, cold attitude of the day. Instead, he seemed like a burst tangyuan, his tone sticky as if he were acting coquettishly.

Feng Xixing’s ears tingled. He cleared his throat and his gaze involuntarily swept toward Yan Sha.

An inexplicable trace of guilt arose.

But he quickly collected himself and, with his back to Yan Sha, pretended not to see Yan Sha’s denouncing look. Gently, he coaxed Lin Chuyun back toward the campfire.

Leaving Yan Sha standing alone by the lake, silently staring into its deep, dark waters.

Junior Brother Feng was a complete liar!

The next day, Lin Chuyun felt the atmosphere between the other two was strange.

Since learning his identity, Yan Sha had inevitably been somewhat resistant to him. Lin Chuyun knew about the reprehensible things the Original Host had done and wasn’t surprised.

But the relationship between Yan Sha and Feng Xixing shouldn’t have been affected.

Yet now, Lin Chuyun watched Yan Sha keeping a clear distance from both him and Feng Xixing, then silently turned his head to Feng Xixing and asked, “How did you provoke him?”

If you spent enough time with Yan Sha, you would discover he was actually quite simple; his emotions were written all over his face, very easy to read.

He was obviously upset right now.

Feng Xixing followed Lin Chuyun’s gaze for a look. Last night’s conversation surfaced in his mind again. He narrowed his eyes slightly and gently shook his head. “This disciple does not know.”

Boom–

A perfectly fine person, just walking along, suddenly seemed to turn into a human torch.

Lin Chuyun looked at the spiritual flames around Yan Sha that were almost solidifying. He silently turned his head back to Feng Xixing and raised an eyebrow. “Oh?”

Feng Xixing was silent for a moment, then raised his hand. Countless frost and ice descended from the sky, instantly burying Yan Sha within, his flames also extinguished.

“Done.” Feng Xixing smiled slightly.

For the first time, Lin Chuyun felt that this disciple of his might not be as docile as he thought.

Yan Sha crawled out from under the pile of ice and snow and received a warning glance from Feng Xixing. He ultimately did not dare to anger this ferocious junior brother and could only reluctantly come a bit closer.

Since they had lost the Demon Beast’s trail, the group could only slow down and continue forward. Fortunately, in this area, Lin Chuyun’s Spiritual Consciousness was finally of some use. Although he didn’t know exactly where the Purple Ice Soul Stone was, heading toward the area with the most abundant Spirit Qi was definitely correct.

Before arriving, Lin Chuyun had informed the two of the Demon Beast’s general situation. They didn’t think much of it, assuming Lin Chuyun knew so much because he was an Immortal Lord.

However, when they arrived, they discovered a group of people already fighting the Demon Beast.

Lin Chuyun was not surprised at all. His gaze swept around and, as expected, spotted Bai Linghan hiding to one side, not participating in the battle. What was more unexpected was that besides Bai Linghan, there was another person who also wasn’t joining the fight.

That person had his arms crossed, standing far away from Bai Linghan.

Lin Chuyun searched his memory but couldn’t find a match. He could only poke Feng Xixing’s arm and ask, “Who is that?”

Feng Xixing looked over and found that Lin Chuyun was asking about the Eldest Senior Brother of Spirit Wind Peak, Xu Quanfeng.

His eyes swept over Xu Quanfeng’s face. Remembering the disciples of the sect praising this person’s appearance, the corners of his mouth dipped down imperceptibly. “Xu Quanfeng.”

So that was Xu Quanfeng?

Lin Chuyun was somewhat surprised. He carefully studied Xu Quanfeng for a while.

In the original book, Xu Quanfeng, because of his straightforward personality and unreserved protection of Bai Linghan, directly became one of the four most popular love interests. Later, when the Devil Realm invaded and the current Sect Master of Star Point Sect perished, it was also Xu Quanfeng who accepted the role in a critical moment and became the new Sect Master.

But Lin Chuyun didn’t particularly like Xu Quanfeng.

Feng Xixing carefully observed Lin Chuyun. It was only when he confirmed Lin Chuyun hadn’t shown any expressions like admiration toward Xu Quanfeng that he quietly let out a sigh of relief. However, he quickly frowned again, not understanding why he would care so much about such a matter.

Yan Sha’s question echoed in his mind again.

Like… Lin Chuyun?

Feng Xixing sneered internally.

How could he possibly like Lin Chuyun? If Lin Chuyun hadn’t harmed him, how could he have fallen into the Devil path, suffering centuries of painful struggle? Even if Feng Xixing was better now, could the suffering he endured in his past life be erased because of it?!

Lin Chuyun must pay the price for this–

“Little… Little Senior Brother?” Lin Chuyun had initially wanted to call “Little Disciple,” but thinking about the exceptionally sharp hearing of cultivators and Bai Linghan over there, he could only silently change his address. “What are you thinking about?”

Feng Xixing came back to his senses. Seeing Lin Chuyun’s face, his expression instinctively softened a fraction. “Nothing. This disciple was just wondering why Junior Brother would ask about Senior Brother Xu.”

Lin Chuyun didn’t understand what there was to ponder over. “I didn’t know him, so I asked. Is there something particular about him?”

Feng Xixing smiled and said lightly, “Nothing. It’s just that I thought when Junior Brother mentioned that Junior Brother Bai’s heart belonged to someone else, he would be referring to this Senior Brother Xu.”

Lin Chuyun was startled and looked more carefully before a sudden realization dawned upon him.

The person who had been standing next to Bai Linghan in the square earlier, wasn’t that this Xu Quanfeng?! But he clearly remembered that in the square, Xu Quanfeng had been very close to Bai Linghan. Why were they standing so far apart now?!

Seeing Feng Xixing looking at him with a hint of contemplation, Lin Chuyun knew the moment to test his acting skills had arrived. He cleared his throat lightly, swept his gaze over Xu Quanfeng’s form, and let out a sigh. “So it was him.”

Feng Xixing couldn’t help but pause.

Lin Chuyun looked at Bai Linghan, his gaze distant and detached. “I… ahem, though I knew Junior Brother Bai’s heart belonged to another, I didn’t know who it was. Seeing it now, I truly cannot compare to Senior Brother Xu.”

After all, Xu Quanfeng was one of the most talented disciples within the sect. Given just a bit more time, he would certainly surpass Lin Chuyun’s cultivation realm.

By the end, Lin Chuyun’s tone faded, as if he had come to terms with it, or as if he was wounded by it.

Feng Xixing stared deeply at Lin Chuyun for a long time. The image of Lin Chuyun’s slightly reddened eyes flashed through his mind. Then came Yan Sha’s words by the lake earlier. He closed his eyes briefly and didn’t continue his questioning.

Lin Chuyun saw that he had muddled through again and couldn’t help but sigh in relief. Good, good. His acting skills were more than adequate.

While they were having this serious conversation, Yan Sha was almost dying of impatience on the other side. Watching the Tree Demon begin to succumb under the siege of the several disciples, he couldn’t help but urge, “Lin… Are we still not going to act?”

Lin Chuyun glanced over there, but shook his head.

That Tree Demon was clearly about to be destroyed. If they acted now, they would definitely draw resentment. Moreover, those disciples had already noticed them; their formation was clearly alert to their possible intervention.

“Wait a bit longer,” Lin Chuyun said.

Seeing that Feng Xixing wasn’t anxious either, Yan Sha could only forcibly suppress his own impatience and watch the disciples besiege the Tree Demon.

Very soon, under the disciples’ attacks, the Tree Demon fell to the ground. Yet Lin Chuyun still didn’t give the order to act.

Yan Sha couldn’t help but suspect whether Lin Chuyun still liked Bai Linghan and was deliberately holding them back to let Bai Linghan get that Purple Ice Soul Stone.

Seeing that the group was about to finish off the Tree Demon, Yan Sha finally couldn’t bear it anymore and stepped forward.

However, he had only taken this single step.

Because in the next instant, the entire desert shook, as if some colossal creature beneath the sands had simply turned over. If the tremor caused by the Tree Demon earlier could be considered fearsome, then this current shaking could only be described as terrifying.

Endless dust flew up, blocking the sunlight in moments and plunging the whole desert into gloom. The distant volcano and the Cold Pool both began to continuously erupt, as if something was about to emerge from below.

Seeing this, a flash of surprise also crossed Lin Chuyun’s eyes. He couldn’t help but step forward, take hold of Feng Xixing’s wrist, and pull him further back.

Yan Sha followed closely, looking at the scene before him. He swallowed nervously. “What… what’s going on?”

Lin Chuyun was extremely calm. “The child got beaten up. Naturally, the parent is angry.”