She watched as her apprentice's words and actions became increasingly wild.
Xiao Hongling gritted her teeth, using the formidable True Power of the Divinity Transformation Stage to forcefully push him back a step.
"Xiao'er, even if... even if what I did in the secret garden that night was wrong, even if I set a very bad example..."
"Tonight you have... taken advantage of your Master for revenge, haven't you?"
Xiao Hongling lowered her head, her voice raspy.
Lin Xiao gave a bitter smile. "By now, Master, do you still not understand what I want?"
"Your... Master... probably understands."
Xiao Hongling's cheeks turned red again.
If her disciple's previous words and actions could have been considered ambiguous, now he had truly bared his heart, laying everything on the table!
"But, it's the same old thing... we really shouldn't be !"
"According to the agreement between your Master and the other Chairmen, in a few hours, you will be marrying Yurong!"
"From then on, you can only be good to her! You can only have her in your heart! Do you understand?" Xiao Hongling said agitatedly.
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Lin Xiao returned to his ravishing Master's side. "So, I want to use this last bit of time to confess my feelings to you, because after this, I'm afraid... I will never trouble Master again."
After he said this, he quickly glanced at her reaction using his peripheral vision.
It was just as he had thought.
Hearing his words, Xiao Hongling showed no trace of joy. Her phoenix eyes were fixed, staring blankly into the void as if her soul had departed.
"Hmm, you're right. Once you're Yurong's husband, you should treat her well. As for other women, even if it's your Master, you should keep your distance," she murmured, tears already welling in her phoenix eyes.
Lin Xiao saw her expression, feeling both heartbroken and speechless.
Damn it, can we please not make this like a Qiong Yao drama, all unrequited love and melodramatic clichés, Miss Xiao?!
"It's almost dawn, Master."
"I won't ask for anything else."
"Just let your disciple accompany you for this last two-hour period, just like in the old days."
Lin Xiao sighed softly and once again moved to his Master's side.
Basking in that heart-refreshing and familiar fragrance of flowers and wine, he slowly rested his head on his Master's black-stockinged beautiful leg.
This action made her delicate body tremble once more, but she did not resist.
Not only that, but just as Lin Xiao closed his eyes, savoring this final lap pillow, he felt a gentle, soft touch caressing his cheek...
His Master's soft, jade-like hand, though cool to the touch, carried a maternal warmth that soothed his heart.
This feeling, this scene, was just like in his childhood.
Lin Xiao did not open his eyes, choosing instead to enjoy this last moment of tenderness.
Sigh, if Master maintains this attitude, won't I truly lose her forever in a few hours?
I, Lin Xiao, am a figure whose standing is no less than that of a protagonist. Is there really no turning point?
Just as Lin Xiao's mind was filled with conflicting thoughts, the voice of Chief Steward Feixue came from outside:
"Reporting to the Chairman! The Sect Leader and the Six Holy Beings request your presence at Mount Taicang for a discussion!"
Xiao Hongling was slightly taken aback. She exchanged a glance with her beloved disciple resting on her lap and asked, "Is it about Xiao'er's wedding?"
"It seems so..." Steward Feixue replied. "It is said that... according to the intentions of the Six Holy Beings, since Chief Lin's wedding is a major event for the foremost talent of the Qinglan Sect's younger generation, they wish for it to be a grand celebration. Therefore, they have specially invited many Righteous Path sects and powers to attend the banquet."
"However, many of the invited Righteous Path sects are located in remote border regions and cannot arrive within a day. Thus, the invitation to Mount Taicang today is specifically to discuss postponing the wedding."
Xiao Hongling said with displeasure, "My own disciple is getting married, what business is it of theirs! They should know, I already made the announcement at Shenxiao Palace yesterday! How can it be changed so easily?"
Lin Xiao quickly advised, "Master, since the Six Holy Beings personally invited you, you should go. Think about it, your disciple's wedding is a joyous occasion for our Qinglan Sect. Why displease the elders? It would be better for Master to go to Mount Taicang; perhaps you might even gain something from it!"
In truth, he had already roughly guessed the Six Holy Beings' plan.
They most likely wanted to use his wedding as a pretext to lure the Righteous Path forces of the Eastern Region Cultivation World into the Qinglan Sect, forcibly binding them to the war chariot against the Eight Great Demon Sects.
From the perspective of the sect's decision-makers, such an action was indeed beyond reproach.
And the reason he helped persuade his Master was to let this strongest expert of the Qinglan Sect know about the predicament the Qinglan Sect was facing as soon as possible, so she could be mentally prepared.
After all, Master isn't even aware that True Monarch Taiwu has already passed away!
"What you said... does make some sense."
Listening to her beloved disciple's concise and comprehensive words, the displeasure on Xiao Hongling's face instantly diminished considerably.
In the entire Cultivation World, perhaps only the man before her could quell her fiery temper.
She fell silent for a long while, then gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, I will go to Mount Taicang! I want to hear how the Six Holy Beings explain this arrangement!"
"Yay, Master is becoming more and more sagacious!"
Lin Xiao seized the opportunity to embrace his Master's slender waist, burying his head into her soft bosom for the first time and, by instinct, taking a deep breath!
It was... just very comfortable...
"Xiao'er, n-no, ah~!"
Xiao Hongling's beautiful eyes narrowed hazily. Feeling both shy and alarmed, her arm instinctively jolted, sending her beloved disciple tumbling to the floor.