Chapter 426: 335. Bailuo invites again, Lin Da’s massive spoils of war
Lia and her team just happened not to have eaten lunch, and it had been a while since Lin Da had cooked, so he made a table full of dishes.
Aromatic fragrances wafted from the dining table.
During the meal, the third wave of guests arrived.
The Ice Flower Adventure Team’s leader, Isa, and their commander, Fannis.
“Hello, we came to see you,” Fannis pushed up her black round glasses and greeted with a cheerful smile.
Isa, seeing that Lin Da was safe and sound, breathed a sigh of relief.
“It’s great, so great that you could come back…” Isa gave a forced smile and sat down on the sofa.
“Did you encounter some trouble?” Lin Da asked with concern.
Since Ice Flower had broken through to the 14th floor and advanced to Iron Level, they hadn’t seen much of each other.
“I’m fine, it’s all in the past,” Isa dodged the topic, looking at Lin Da with anticipation, “The new announcement is out. In twenty days, the 15th floor of the Great Mystery Continent will open. Are you planning to come?”
“Twenty days, the timing is a bit tight. I’ll see how it goes,” Lin Da considered, then said, “If possible, I’ll first find Monica and take her to conquer floors 11 through 14 together, so everyone can receive the Goddess’ Blessing.”
“Hello, this is Hummingbird Express, you have a letter.”
Outside, an adventurer dressed in yellow and riding a horse handed over a letter.
After reading the content of the letter, Lin Da tensed up.
—[Junior, meet the Dean at Woodpecker Inn.]
“Woodpecker Inn… Is that Bailuo?”
Lin Da’s eyes flickered.
Had his identity been exposed?
He certainly didn’t want to be caught by a cat girl shorter than one meter forty and taken to a big bed to be humiliated.
“Everyone, I apologize, but I must excuse myself for a moment.”
Not daring to slight this Light Rank “Little Black-Robed Person,” Lin Da took the carriage to the agreed-upon location.
On the third floor of the Woodpecker Inn, a room named “Forest and the Woodpecker.”
Lin Da pushed open the door, as if he had entered a fairytale world.
Lush green trees and a babbling clear stream.
Sunlight was just right overhead, and a gentle breeze caressed his face.
Witnessing a top-tier inn’s use of Illusion Array for the first time, Lin Da expressed his admiration in his heart.
Passing by the side of the stream, he could feel the air becoming moist, and in the crystal-clear water where he could see the bottom, there were red little fish joyfully darting about, with smooth pebbles underneath the bank.
Lin Da squatted down, curiously scooping up a handful of river water. Although it was cool to the touch, once it left the river, the water turned into pale blue Magic Particles in a few seconds and gently dissipated.
“Junior, is this your first time entering an Illusion Magic Circle? Although it looks very realistic, it’s all illusory,” said a voice.
Between two thick trees, there was a small bed woven of vines, and a petite girl with silver hair was sitting on it, with a round stump-like “desk” in front of her.
The girl wore red-framed glasses and held a pen, reviewing documents in a serious manner.
Lin Da was momentarily lost in thought.
The difference was too great compared to the twin-tailed, indifferent White Cat Swordsman, Bailuo, he knew from the game.
In a nutshell, she was a chilly girl whom Lin Da had dubbed “Little Dark Shadow.”
Apart from her height and chest, the transformation in other aspects was so significant that Lin Da hardly recognized her.
Apparently, Bailuo had suffered a lot over the past three years.
Without the protection of Dark Shadow, she might have been bullied by other team members.
Like the Five-Star Werewolf Wolf, the Light and Dark Dual System Tina, and that little Princess from the Dragon Series…
But that’s a story for another time.
What Lin Da needed to do now was to hide his identity and avoid being caught by the one-meter-forty cat girl and forced into marriage in Cyan City.
“May I ask, Lord Dean, do you have any instructions for me?” Lin Da bowed to his “student” and spoke with honorifics, suppressing the odd feeling in his heart.
“You know my identity?” Bailuo asked with a slight smile, putting down the feather pen in her hand and removing the red-framed glasses that had no prescription and were worn just to look more adult-like.
The girl’s pair of reddish-purple eyes calmly looked at Lin Da.
The aura of a Light Rank hovered around Lin Da, and he felt like he was being watched by a tiger, as sweat rolled down his forehead.
“I would like to apologize to the Dean,” Lin Da said.
“Hmm? Apologize, why should you apologize? You have no reason to apologize,” Bailuo’s eyes narrowed, and her slender legs clad in snow-white stockings were crossed behind the round wooden stump, her lips curved in a playful smile as she watched Lin Da.
The pressure around him seemed to grow even more, and a few more beads of sweat rolled down Lin Da’s forehead. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel_fіre.net
After learning that Bailuo’s other identity was the Dean of Azure Sky University, Lin Da understood where he had offended her.
More than a month had passed since the incident, and still, Bailuo held onto it.
A narrow-minded cat-eared loli indeed!
With Lin Da’s current strength, he dared only complain inwardly.
He respectfully looked at the tiny cat girl, who was swinging on the vine-woven bed and bowed, saying:
“I dared to ignore the invitation of the Lord Dean, which is the height of arrogance… I thought someone as big a shot as you wouldn’t care about my response. Now I realize it was my disrespect toward the Lord Dean.”
Seeing Lin Da bowing respectfully at ninety degrees, Bailuo showed a pleased expression.
“Knowing your mistake is good, this Dean will forgive you then.”
Bailuo walked up to Lin Da, stood on tiptoes, and touched the top of Lin Da’s head.
This action intensified the weird feeling in Lin Da’s heart.
He was being comforted by a “child.”
And yet, it felt comforting?
He even felt like lying down on Bailuo’s thighs, clad in snow-white socks, for a nap.
If he could do that, perhaps any kind of tiredness would disappear.
After Bailuo had her fill of touching Lin Da, she withdrew her hand and coughed lightly, saying: