58: Favour and excessive

Hiss, hiss—

The gurgling stream suddenly emitted a puff of white smoke. Lin Xiu squatted to the side, holding Xiao Yu by her collar, ensuring she wouldn't drown.

“You’ve never beaten me, and you still want to force yourself on me?” Lin Xiu looked at the unconscious Xiao Yu with a contemptuous gaze.

Helping you is a kindness, but if you want my body, that’s going too far. It’s not like I was the one who fed you the medicine.

Having lived two lives, Lin Xiu was no longer someone who would falter at the sight of a woman.

Although Xiao Yu’s appearance and figure were excellent, the Dou Qi Continent never lacked women, especially beautiful ones.

“People are indeed pushed to their limits.” Facing a group of black bears, Lin Xiu thought he couldn’t escape, but he didn’t expect that Xiao Yu’s scare would make him end up carrying her to safety.

The water rushed over Xiao Yu’s body, and her skin gradually returned to normal from its frightening red hue.

After nearly half an hour, Xiao Yu trembled all over, her eyelids fluttered, and she woke up.

She was first stunned, then alarmed, her hands constantly feeling her body. When she realized her clothes were still on, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

“Don’t worry, though I, Lin Xiu, am not a gentleman, I still have this much of a bottom line. Of course, if it were someone else, lowering my bottom line appropriately wouldn’t be out of the question.”

Lin Xiu sat on a stone, one leg bent, his hand resting on his knee.

Splash.

Water splashed towards Lin Xiu, and he nimbly dodged it.

“What are you doing? I saved you, and you’re repaying kindness with enmity? You woman are simply unreasonable.” Lin Xiu said angrily.

Standing by the river, Xiao Yu was completely drenched and looked extremely disheveled. She gritted her teeth, her eyes glaring hatefully at Lin Xiu.

In every word, weren’t you just trying to say that you’re not as good as Xun'er? Xiao Yu felt indignant. In terms of figure, she was definitely much better than that girl Xun'er; her age was a factor here.

Xiao Yu had already prepared herself for her innocence to be ruined, so now she felt both upset and depressed.

Sometimes women are like this: they strongly resist, but if it truly doesn’t happen, they get very angry.

As if he hadn't noticed Xiao Yu’s expression, Lin Xiu turned and walked back. The two walked one after another for a while and met Xue Ni and the others who had come looking for them.

Xue Ni and her companions ran towards Xiao Yu, while Lin Dun ran towards Lin Xiu.

“How are you? Are you hurt? Why are your clothes all wet?” Xue Ni asked with concern, extremely worried.

“I wish I were hurt, but some people are just incapable.” Xiao Yu snorted.

“Ah? What do you mean? Xiao Yu, are you hurt or not?” Xue Ni was baffled, feeling her mind couldn’t quite keep up.

Not far away, Lin Xiu acted as if he hadn’t heard anything and walked away with Lin Dun.

Seeing this, Xiao Yu also followed.

Since Lin Dun’s injuries were somewhat severe, Lin Xiu decided to send him back to the academy first and complete the mission along the way.

Xiao Yu and the others had also completed their mission, so both parties returned to the academy together.

Along the way, Xiao Yu looked at Lin Xiu several times with eyes that seemed to want to devour him.

This made Ke Lin, who was nearby, extremely envious, secretly regretting his lack of strength. Otherwise, the chance to save Xiao Yu would have been his.

Safely back at the academy, Lin Xiu wanted to send Lin Dun for treatment, but he was refused. Lin Dun said he could go himself, so Lin Xiu went to complete the mission first.

The senior sister was still on duty at the Mission Hall today. Seeing Lin Xiu walk in, a smile appeared on her face.

“Senior Sister, I’m here to turn in my mission.” Lin Xiu took out the Bee King’s stinger.

“You really got it? How did you do it?” The senior sister walked directly from behind the counter and circled Lin Xiu, examining him.

Lin Xiu looked puzzled.

“You, how did you not get poisoned by the fire venom?” The senior sister’s voice was filled with surprise.

“Maybe I’m just thick-skinned.” Lin Xiu scratched his head, mainly because he couldn’t easily explain the matter of the Blood Poison.

The senior sister was simply curious and didn’t continue to ask. After registering the mission, she took out the stored reward, which was a black jade slip.

“Furious Qi Roar, a Yellow Rank Low-grade secret art. It uses a special sound vibration method to incite the Dou Qi in the body to riot, temporarily boosting one’s strength by one star.”

Seeing the description, a scene appeared before Lin Xiu’s eyes.

Two people were fighting, one fell into a disadvantage, then suddenly roared, and his strength increased, starting to counterattack.

It would be fine for private fights, but if this were on a arena, surrounded by people, it would be a bit childish.

Taking the jade slip, Lin Xiu decided to use attribute points to level it up. Upgrading it was too difficult; roaring every time was too much.

“Senior Sister, does the Mission Hall have everything?” Just as he was about to leave, Lin Xiu suddenly remembered the Blood Burning Art on him.

Cultivating it required Blood Sect Qi and virgin blood. He now had Blood Sect Qi.

“Junior Brother, what do you want to exchange for? Tell me.” The girl saw Lin Xiu beckon, so she leaned her ear closer.

Lin Xiu whispered a few words, then stepped back two paces, looking a bit awkward.

The girl’s cheeks were slightly red, and she nodded, “Yes, Junior Brother, do you want to exchange for it?”

“Really?” Lin Xiu’s eyes widened.

“Well, some alchemy senior brothers, or other senior brothers or Elders, might use it, and they usually post missions for it.”

The girl had dealt with more things in the Mission Hall, and her expression had returned to normal. “However, this is usually quite expensive. As you know, a girl only has it once in her life. 2000 mission points, are you willing to exchange for it?”

“Exchange.” Lin Xiu nodded.

If he could learn the Blood Burning Art, it meant he would have a Yellow Rank Intermediate-grade secret art.

One should know that exchanging a Yellow Rank Intermediate-grade secret art with mission points would require at least 20,000 mission points, which is equivalent to a Yellow Rank Advanced-grade Fighting Skill.

Seeing that most of his hard-earned mission points were gone, Lin Xiu didn’t feel distressed. He took the small jade bottle handed to him by the senior sister and turned to leave the Mission Hall.

He hadn’t done his other missions yet, so he wasn’t in a hurry to take on new ones.

Walking on the path, Lin Xiu arrived at the academy’s specialized treatment area for students.

As he reached the entrance, Du Chaoping, Han Pu, and Qin Zhi walked out.

“Senior Brother, congratulations on your full recovery.” Lin Xiu waved his hand, looking at Han Pu to congratulate him.

Han Pu smiled in response, “Junior Brother, are you injured?”

He didn’t think Lin Xiu came specifically to see him, as he hadn’t told Lin Xiu about being discharged today.

“My roommate is injured, so I came to see him.” Lin Xiu answered truthfully. After a brief exchange, he walked past the three of them.

Qin Zhi watched Lin Xiu’s retreating figure until he disappeared into the courtyard gate. She looked at Du Chaoping doubtfully, “Senior Brother Du, aren’t we calling Junior Brother Lin to go to Dongmu Forest this time?”

The previous battle with the Water Tiger Beast had left a deep impression on her, and coupled with their previous interactions, Qin Zhi felt Lin Xiu was quite reliable.

Du Chaoping shook his head slightly, “We haven’t figured out the situation of that Immortal Cave yet. If it’s empty, calling Lin Xiu would be a wasted trip and a waste of time.”

Qin Zhi nodded, no longer speaking.

Not long ago, a good friend of Du Chaoping’s was leaving the academy. He shared the location of an Immortal Cave he had once discovered with Du Chaoping.

When that person first discovered it, there were Demonic Beasts occupying the outside of the Immortal Cave. Later, he got busy with other things and forgot about it. Now that he was leaving, he might not have a chance to return in the future, so he gave the information to Du Chaoping.

Thus, Du Chaoping called the recovered Han Pu and Qin Zhi, preparing to go and investigate.

“I feel like Junior Brother Lin’s strength seems to have grown again.” Han Pu scratched his head, “Is it because I haven’t seen him for too long?”

“No, I feel that way too.” Du Chaoping felt a sense of pressure when he saw Lin Xiu walking towards him, which was completely different from when he first met Lin Xiu.