Chapter 1261: Chapter 1264: Innocence (Part 1)
In that instant, the two of them froze like theyâd been electrocuted.
No one could have imagined something like this happening.
Besides, Lin Xi already had a certain kind of thought about Yue Chan.
Mm, future-wife candidate.
Of course, he could swear that when heâd just rushed up to cover Yue Chanâs mouth, there hadnât been any bad intentions.
He was just worried it would attract other people over.
If that happened, even if he jumped into the Yellow River he wouldnât be able to wash it clean.
"Donât move!" Lin Xiâs breathing was a little heavy. "Itâs me."
"Iâm Lin Xi!"
Obviously, he also realized that Yue Chan didnât seem to recognize him.
Although, in a situation like this, even if she did recognize him, sheâd probably still struggle, right.
After all, in this kind of situation, even Bai Bing would blast Lin Xi out of here.
It was just too pervy.
Yue Chan, who had been struggling violently and about to fight for her life, froze for a moment when she heard Lin Xi speak.
She also stopped, slowly turned her head, and discovered it really was Lin Xi.
"Why is it you?" Her face was full of disbelief.
In her heart, Lin Xi was absolutely a man worth respecting and admiring, a total male god.
How could he do something like this?
She really couldnât bring herself to believe it.
Could it be heâd been pretending before?
But with how strong he was, why would he do something like this?
As long as he put in some effort, spent a bit of thought, she wouldnât deny itâshe would definitely fall in love with him.
After all, someone this outstanding was rare in the whole world.
Of course, the real key was what had happened these past two days; that was what moved her the most.
Otherwise, no matter how outstanding he was, in her eyes heâd still just be some stinky man.
"Why wouldnât it be me?" Lin Xi said, his breathing a bit rough. "Why are you here?"
"When I came, there wasnât a single person here!"
Hearing this, Yue Chan frowned and retorted, "I should be asking you thatâwhy are you here?"
"And when I came, there also wasnât anyone here!"
"What did you want to do to me?"
"No, no!" Lin Xi hurriedly explained, "I got here first."
"When I came, you werenât here yet."
He immediately told her what had happened earlier when he was underwater.
Yue Chanâs face flushed bright red, but in the night and in the hot spring, it didnât really show.
"So it was my fault then?" she said angrily.
She pried off the hand Lin Xi had placed on her neck and turned around to glare at him.
The two of them were still in the same position as at the beginning.
Her turning around like that made Lin Xiâs reaction extremely sensitive.
Lin Xi: "..."
To be honest, he really couldnât control it.
Probably because of years of soaking in hot springs and practicing martial arts.
Yue Chan: "..."
Lin Xi, again: "....."
The atmosphere froze for a few seconds all of a sudden.
Lin Xi didnât even know what he should say.
The next moment, he saw one of Yue Chanâs hands reach into the hot spring and grab it.
Even with his wealth of experience in such matters, Lin Xi felt like heâd been shocked again; that sensation made him want to go berserk.
Only, Yue Chanâs next sentence instantly snapped him somewhat back to his senses.
"What is this?" Yue Chan asked with a face of pure innocence.
She honestly looked like she didnât know!
Lin Xi: "...."
"This is a miraculous thing, something you women donât have!" he said solemnly.
Or maybe it was that she suddenly realized the two of them were still completely naked.
"Ah!" she yelped, immediately retreating.
She circled around the rock and hid behind it, saying to Lin Xi, "You go ashore first!"
"Put your clothes on. Youâre not allowed to look at me!"
Seeing her like this, Lin Xi couldnât bring himself to force anything.
Watching Lin Xiâs body gradually rise out of the water, Yue Chan subconsciously shut her eyes, not daring to look.
She knew there was a difference between men and women, but what exactly that difference wasâhonestly, she still didnât really understand.
Sheâd grown up her whole life on Leqing Mountain.
She had never come into contact with anything related to men.
The few times sheâd gone outside, sheâd run into a few men.
Those men all kept their heads down when they saw them, not daring to even breathe loudly.
There was even less chance to have any real conversation.
Thatâs why sheâd just had that sceneâgrabbing him with a completely baffled expression.
Walking out of the hot spring, Lin Xi took clothes out from the Jade Pendant Space and got dressed. Then he called out toward the hot spring,
"Iâm dressed!"
He immediately heard the sound of Yue Chan getting out of the spring.
And the rustle of clothing as she put them on.
Compared to Lin Xi, she was much slower.
When they saw each other again, both of them fell silent for a moment, not knowing what to say.
Yue Chan was genuinely embarrassed.
From just now, she already understood that Lin Xi had been in the hot spring first.
Which meant all of this was her fault.
Of course, she definitely wasnât going to admit that.
As for Lin Xi, he actually wasnât that embarrassed.
The reason he was quiet was that he was regretting not doing anything when heâd just had such a great opportunity.
Actually, he was also secretly relieved he hadnât done anything.
Donât be fooled by Yue Chanâs pure mindsetâif he had really forced certain things, then he and the Leqing Sect would have truly become enemies.
Even if heâd saved the Leqing Sect, that wouldnât fix it.
So right now his feelings were complicated.
Once he left this Secret Realm, heâd probably rarely see Yue Chan again.
As Sect Leader, Yue Chan probably wouldnât leave the Secret Realm.
Then wouldnât this pre-booked wife of his end up missing him altogether?
Unless he came again in the future.
But going back and forth like that really took time.
So if he had a good chance to make her his woman in one shot, that would be the best.
It was just that time was too short; Yue Chan had only just taken the Sect Leader seat and hadnât had much time to spend with him.
Each with their own thoughts, the two of them followed the path back the way theyâd come.
In the end, Yue Chan couldnât help but speak firstâonly, what she said almost made Lin Xiâs jaw drop.
"What was that thing just now?" she suddenly asked.
Mm, her intention was to break the awkward atmosphere.
Lin Xi: "...."
After a few seconds, he took a deep breath. "Itâs what I just told you."
"Donât take it too seriously..."
Okay, the moment Lin Xi said "donât take it too seriously," he felt a bit dumbfounded himself.
That was his foundation.
Saying "donât take it seriously" was a bit too fake, wasnât it?
Yue Chan was a smart person; she immediately sensed Lin Xiâs unnaturalness and quickly changed the topic. "You and Elder Princess Consort Le are planning to go back tomorrow?"
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