231: Chapter 227: Bloodstains and Ancient Map (Part 2) (Fourth Update!) 231: Chapter 227: Bloodstains and Ancient Map (Part 2) (Fourth Update!) Gazing at Lin Tian in front of him, his whole being exhaled an indescribable aura, as if he were a part of nature itself—amiable, easygoing, refreshing, and ethereal.
“Lin Tian, you’re only eighteen now, but you’ve already cultivated a power that can shake the heavens and earth!”
“Who exactly are you?”
Jiann Xinzhu looked at the young man before her, not particularly handsome but certainly attractive, and murmured softly.
After a moment, Jiann Xinzhu shook her lips, whispering softly, “But no matter who you are, Sister Jiann finds herself unable to restrain falling in love with you!”
“Allow Sister Jiann to be selfish just this once!”
“I hope you can forgive my selfishness!”
As she said this, Jiann Xinzhu bit her lip and slowly walked over.
When Lin Tian slightly opened his eyes, he found the room was exceptionally bright.
“Was the previous scene just a dream?”
Lin Tian rubbed his slightly painful temples, still a bit dazed, “Did I get drunk, or was it because of the Nine-Turned Chaotic Pearl in my mind?”
However, at that moment, Lin Tian suddenly felt some discomfort in his body.
Looking up, he was utterly astonished.
All he saw on the bedsheet was a pool of bright red blood, like a rose in full bloom, glaringly incongruent.
Considering a possibility, Lin Tian examined his own body.
“I’m no longer a Pure Yang Body, and the only person who could have been with me here, was Sister Jiann…”
“Last night, there was no way I could’ve gotten drunk!
So, it must have been the bead in my mind causing trouble, making me faint.
And in the end, Sister Jiann did something to me…”
With this thought, Lin Tian suddenly understood, a wry smile on his face as a complex expression appeared.
Lin Tian stood still for a long while, hurriedly got out of bed to dress.
His thoughts involuntarily lingered on a woman—he wanted to see how Jiann Xinzhu was doing.
But at this moment, he noticed neatly folded clothes on a chair beside the bed, next to which there was a box.
On top of the box, an envelope lay quietly.
The envelope read—Lin Tian, for your eyes only!
Seeing this, Lin Tian’s heart sank, a bad premonition settling in.
He took the envelope, opened it, and took out the letter inside.
Jiann Xinzhu’s elegant and meaningful handwriting left a few lines—
Lin Tian, forgive me for falling in love with you and for taking so brazenly!
The first time, given to the man I loved most, given to the most beautiful night!
But we are not from the same world!
I’m not worthy of you!
However, that man and I never registered our marriage; it was just a ridiculous engagement ceremony!
I hope I have not defiled you, I hope you can forgive me!
Xiangxiang and I are leaving for the United States!
My father is there; I heard he was unwell, bedridden, and I want to visit him!
He had a falling-out with my grandfather years ago and went overseas.
For years, we never saw each other again!
Regarding Yongjia Hotel, Elder Zhou has agreed to take care of it temporarily for me.
If I don’t come back, it will be transferred to your name!
Inside the box beneath the envelope is something my grandfather left behind, containing some bizarre items.
Perhaps they are what the Cultivators are looking for.
I thought they might be useful to you, so I left them for you!
While packing, Xiangxiang kept calling you ‘Daddy’ and was reluctant to leave.
But, in the end, we must part.
The outside world is vast, and I want to take Xiangxiang to see it!
If fate allows, we shall meet again!
Or perhaps, we never will!
After reading the letter, Lin Tian’s expression turned somber.
He rose and ran out of the room, heading to Jiann Xinzhu’s bedroom, only to find that many things had been packed away.
Releasing his Divine Sense, he found not the slightest trace of Jiann Xinzhu around the villa; it was truly empty.
Lin Tian knew that Jiann Xinzhu had indeed left.
“Since we have been involved, then you are Lin Beiliu’s woman!
He sighed deeply, Lin Tian turned back to his room and opened the ancient, fragrant wooden box beside his bed.
Inside, there was only one item!
When Lin Tian saw what it was, he froze!
The map had mysterious patterns very similar to the one he had obtained previously in the antique shop.
They might be two corners of an entire complete map!
Perhaps Sister Jiann’s grandfather acquired it by chance, or maybe, he himself is not so simple!
It seems that to discover the connection between the ancient map and the Nine-Turned Chaos Pearl, one must find the complete map!”
“Last night, the Nine-Turned Chaos Pearl suddenly acted up, making me pass out; it could be because the map was here, but why was there no issue the last time?”
Lin Tian was puzzled and could not detect any clues.
He put away the ancient map, got dressed, and left the room.
Looking at the empty villa, Lin Tian picked up the keys Jiann Xinzhu left on the table.
With the time almost up, he left the villa.
Today was Monday, and he needed to head to school.
And Gao Yang Jiajia called right on time again, wanting to go to school together with Lin Tian.
But since Jiann Xinzhu’s villa was close to the school, Lin Tian waited at the end of Meiling Street, right outside the school gate, for Gao Yang Jiajia.
A girl in a school uniform, with a backpack and long hair flowing, rode toward him on an Amini Bike against the morning sun.
“Lin Tian, you came so early today?”
Gao Yang Jiajia said with a smile.
“Mm, something came up last night, so I stayed nearby overnight!”
Lin Tian casually brushed it off before joining her on the ride toward the school.