When I stopped licking, the lady panicked.

The two assassins were taken aback and began plucking the strings faster and faster.

Lin Xuan leaped into the air, his body surrounded by demonic spears, and thrust them toward the two as he spun the spears in his hand.

Upon seeing this, the two suddenly kicked the bottom of the zither, causing it to rise into the air and land diagonally on their shoulders. They then slung the zither diagonally and plucked the strings with great force, unleashing an even more powerful surge of soul energy towards Lin Xuan.

The attack methods of soul cultivators are exactly like this: the closer they get, the more obvious the effect of their soul power becomes.

Although Lin Xuan could use his combat experience to evade the opponent's attacks, when it came to a clash of raw strength, he still couldn't withstand the cultivation of the Dao Enlightenment Realm with his Earth Profound Realm cultivation.

Lin Xuan's demonic spear stopped mid-air, as if blocked by an invisible wall.

The two strummed their strings again, and a powerful surge of soul energy rippled out like waves. Lin Xuan was blasted away. After regaining his balance, a gust of wind suddenly came towards him. Fortunately, Lin Xuan reacted quickly enough and dodged it by bending backward. Otherwise, his head would have been gone.

Lin Xuan planted his spear on the ground to steady himself, sighing inwardly: It's still no use. Even though I know that the weakness of soul cultivators is close combat, I still can't break through their defenses.

"Lin Xuan, you have truly surprised us, but no matter how powerful you are, you can never overcome the gap between cultivation levels."

The two men played the strings again, their eyes fixed sharply on Lin Xuan.

"This time, we'll send you on your way!"

The two suddenly exerted their strength and attacked with the strings.

At the critical moment, a beautiful figure landed in front of Lin Xuan, easily blocking the attack.

The sudden turn of events left the two men speechless, staring incredulously at the woman dressed in leaves.

"Who are you!"

Long Die looked at them expressionlessly, pointed to Lin Xuan behind her, and said, "You can't kill him."

The two had already sensed the formidable strength of the Dragon Butterfly, and immediately drew their bows to their fullest extent, unleashing a deafening roar as their soul power surged towards the Dragon Butterfly like a thousand troops.

Long Die remained unfazed, and with a gentle wave of her palm, the powerful soul force was instantly disintegrated.

The remaining force shattered their instruments completely, and fragments embedded themselves in their bodies. They coughed up blood on the spot, their bodies utterly mangled.

"ah!!"

The two screamed, struggled a few times on the ground, and then died completely.

This scene left Nalan Qinghan, who was lying on the ground, speechless with astonishment.

Who is this woman? Why does she possess such powerful cultivation? And why is she protecting Lin Xuan?

Lin Xuan stared blankly at Long Die's back. Her figure, wrapped in leaves and almost completely naked, made Lin Xuan feel somewhat dazed for a moment.

Nalan Qinghan reacted quickly, picking up the clothes scattered on the ground and handing them to Long Die, saying, "Sister, change into these clothes first, so that some bad men won't see them."

Long Die took the clothes from Nalan Qinghan, nodded slowly, and then changed them right in front of Lin Xuan.

Nalan Qinghan was startled and immediately blocked the dragon butterfly, saying to Lin Xuan in an annoyed tone, "Don't look!"

Lin Xuan helplessly shrugged and turned his back to her.

A short while later, Dragon Butterfly changed her clothes.

Lin Xuan walked towards the dragon butterfly and said, "Thank you."

Long Die didn't speak, but glanced in the direction of Qingzhou City and asked, "How long are you going to be gone?"

"At least three months," Lin Xuan replied.

Long Die said, "I will only protect the Lin family for three months. After three months, whether you come back or not, I will return to Fenghuo Forest."

Lin Xuan nodded and said, "Understood."

The three of them returned to the Lin residence together. After Lin Xuan gave some instructions, he packed his luggage and prepared to head to a border town.

The slender-waisted girl leaned closer and asked, "Master, are you going on a long journey?"

Lin Xuan nodded and said, "Yes."

Willow-waisted girl asked, "May I come along?"

Lin Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "Okay."

Liu Yao beamed with joy and said, "Thank you, Master!"

She imagined herself and Lin Xuan alone together, and a happy smile appeared on her face.

Having just experienced such a thing, she was clearly still full of curiosity and longing.

Therefore, when Lin Xuan agreed to let her go with him, the image of sharing a bed with Lin Xuan that night still flashed through her mind, and she couldn't help but blush.

A moment later, Lin Xuan packed his luggage and explained to Uncle An the various matters to be handled after his departure.

Uncle An agreed to everything, saying, "Young Master, go ahead without worry, I'll take care of things at home."

Lin Xuan nodded, glanced at Long Die, and said, "I hope you can keep your promise."

Longdie snorted, crossed her arms, and silently went back into the house.

As for Peach and Meisi, they have been quite obedient these days, but Lin Xuan still gave the bone flute that controls the Gu worms in their bodies to Uncle An and warned him that if Peach and Meisi disobeyed, he should play the bone flute.

Amber nodded and accepted it.

After explaining everything, Lin Xuan and Liu Yao boarded the carriage and left Qingzhou City together.

……

The Great Qing Dynasty.

A small border town.

late at night.

Outside a large house, two men were hiding furtively in a haystack and started blowing whistles.

The sound of the whistle was extremely eerie, sounding like a woman's lament or a child's cry.

The once pitch-black mansion was suddenly illuminated by fire, and the owner of the mansion rushed out in a panic, leading his guards to search the surrounding area.

"They're here again! Why won't they leave us alone!" the mansion's owner cried out in near despair. "Go and fetch Mu Ling tomorrow!"

"yes!"

Hearing the owner of the house say this, the two people hiding outside the wall secretly smiled and then left.

These two are Mu Ling and his partner Fatty. Over the years, the two have been using this method to pretend to be gods and ghosts, and then go to the homes of wealthy people under the guise of exorcising evil spirits to swindle money.

The next day, Mu Ling went to the mansion and, together with the owner, went to the backyard.

In the backyard, there stands a stone sculpture. The features of the sculpture are blurry and the limbs are not clear, but it can be vaguely seen that it is a human figure.

"Master Mu, it was this very thing that made the sound last night," the mansion owner said.

Mu Ling nodded, then asked, feigning seriousness, "Where did this come from?"

"Uh... I acquired it through auction," said the owner of the mansion.

"Bought at auction? I think it was stolen." Mu Ling said with a half-smile.

The owner of the house was shocked when he heard this, thinking: How did he know?

"You've done too many evil deeds, and your evil thoughts have attracted evil spirits. You need to exorcise them." Mu Ling said as he wrapped strips of paper around the stone sculpture.

The family who owned the house watched timidly from the side, not daring to say a word.

"Evil spirit, reveal yourself!"

Mu Ling shouted and took out a strangely shaped, rusty sword, which he then slashed at the wooden carving.

Immediately, the fat man hiding outside blew his whistle, and the eerie sound rang out again.

The homeowner was so frightened his legs went weak, and he exclaimed, "That's the sound! It was the same sound last night!"