Simultaneous time travel: But our system is out of sync!

Upon hearing this, Lin Bei blushed. Although he was thick-skinned, being called out for taking advantage of others still made him blush.

"Was that what I called taking advantage of someone else?"

"I had no choice."

"After all, the water's gone cold. What if you fall asleep in the bathtub if I don't carry you out?"

"Besides, you came over here yourself, how could I call that taking advantage of you?"

"I called that respecting the will of women!"

Seeing Lin's flushed face and his forced attempt to defend himself, Lady Rose couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Ha ha!"

This smile immediately made Lady Rose tremble with joy.

As far as Lin Bei could see, all he could see was a vast expanse of white waves.

A moment later, Lady Rose finished laughing.

She looked at Lin Bei with gentle, tender eyes.

By this time, she already knew what kind of person Lin Bei was.

I also learned what methods I could use to truly move him and penetrate his heart.

If she were given a second chance, she could easily use her current understanding to control and manipulate Lin Bei.

But she knew that if she could really go back to the past, she would not choose to take the same path again.

Instead, she would choose another path and truly open her heart to Lin Bei.

Although she made a mistake before, it's not too late now.

While enjoying Lin Bei's warm embrace, Madam Rose slowly recounted an event from twenty years ago.

"My real name is Nogawa Rose."

She was the last shrine maiden of Hiranogawa Shrine.

"Twenty years ago, a demon killed everyone in the entire shrine."

"Including all my relatives and friends."

"It was Lord Urokodaki Sakonji who risked his life to save me."

"And I also learned the name of that demon from Lord Urokodaki Sakonji."

"Doma".

Upon hearing this name, Lin Bei was startled; he hadn't expected to hear it from Madam Rose.

Doma – the second Upper Moon.

He is the only Upper Moon demon to have risen through the Blood Exchange Battle.

Among demons, his strength is second only to the Demon King Muzan and Upper Moon One, Kokushibo, and even stronger than the warlike Lower Moon Three, Akaza.

Most importantly, Douma is a pervert.

He takes pleasure in torturing and killing young women.

The Insect Pillar, Shinobu Kocho, and her older sister, the Flower Pillar, Kanae Kocho, both died at the hands of Doma.

Ultimately, it was in the Infinity Castle that Shinobu Kocho sacrificed herself to feed the demons, allowing Doma to consume her poisoned form, thus giving Kanao Tsuyuri and Inosuke Hashibira an opportunity to kill Doma.

But Lady Rose, who had faced the perverted demon Doma years ago, actually survived.

And it was Urokodaki Sakonji who rescued her from Doma.

No wonder Lady Rose spoke of Urokodaki Sakonji with such respect; it wasn't just because Urokodaki Sakonji had sponsored her to build the Rose House.

It seems that he underestimated Urokodaki Sakonji's strength.

They actually managed to save people from Douma's hands.

I just don't know what the scene was like at the time.

However, Lin Bei did not interrupt Madam Rose's narration or ask questions now, but listened to Madam Rose continue her story.

"After that, Lord Urokodaki Sakonji told me that Doma was an extremely powerful demon, even he was no match for him."

"Let me forget Douma, forget that night."

"Live well, carrying on with your family's share."

"But how could I forget?"

"The tragic deaths of our family members and the destruction of the shrine are nightmares that we dream about every night."

"I must kill Doma and avenge my family."

"But Urokodaki Sakonji told me that shrine maidens cannot learn breathing techniques to become demon slayers."

"But I didn't give up and begged him to tell me how to kill Doma."

"So I made a deal with Lord Urokodaki Sakonji."

At this point, Lady Rose paused, hesitant to speak, and lowered her head in silence, as if she had some unspeakable secret.

Lin Bei guessed upon seeing this.

"Is your deal that Urokodaki Sakonji helped you build the Rose House?"

But Lin Bei immediately shook his head.

"wrong."

"Urodaki Sakonji knew Doma's strength. He knew that with the strength of those folk demon hunters in the Rose House, they could still manage to deal with ordinary demons."

"But relying on them to deal with Douma is like throwing an egg against a rock."

"They simply cannot defeat Douma."

"Let alone Tongmo, even any lower moon could destroy Rose House."

Thinking of this, Lin Bei looked down at the silent Mrs. Rose.

He thought to himself.

"Could it be?"

"Could it be that Urokodaki Sakonji did this so that Lady Rose would have the will to live?"

"So I deliberately lied to her."

"You can fool people for a while, but how can you fool them forever?"

"Could it be that Lady Rose knew all along, which is why she tried to use her beauty to seduce and control me?"

The more Lin Bei thought about it, the more he felt that he had guessed correctly, so his gaze toward Madam Rose became more and more pitying and apologetic.

It turns out, she was also a pitiful person.

Was I too harsh on her before?

At that moment, as if she had made up her mind, Lady Rose finally looked up.

Upon seeing Lin Bei's pitying gaze, the quick-witted girl immediately guessed what Lin Bei was thinking.

A warm feeling welled up in her heart.

Lin Beiming himself was covered in wounds and must have gone through a lot of pain, but he was still saddened for her after hearing about her experiences.

This kind of strength, this kind of empathy.

How could she not love a man like that!

So Lady Rose raised her hand and gently stroked Lin Bei's cheek, resolving Lin Bei's last doubt.

"The Rose House, as you think, was a memento given to me by Lord Urokodaki Sakonji to keep me alive."

"But this is not a deal between me and Lord Urokodaki Sakonji."

"There are other things going on in our deal."

"The shrine maidens of different shrines each possess unique abilities."

"As the last shrine maiden of Nogawa Shrine, my ability is to enhance a person's spiritual power."

"Enhance your mental strength!"

Lin Bei was startled upon hearing this.

It wasn't until he entered his own mental space last time that Lin Bei truly realized the importance of mental power.

Not only can it control the rapidly growing power, but it can also accelerate the self-repair speed of the Yang Qi Furnace.

After absorbing the spiritual power of Muzan's spirit body last time, the Yang Qi Furnace, which accelerated its repair speed, greatly improved its efficiency in refining Yang Qi.

However, although mental strength can also be enhanced with yang energy, the enhancement is not as significant as that of physical strength, and the energy consumption is much greater than that of enhancing physical strength.

Before he fully strengthened his muscles and created his own breathing technique, he had no extra yang energy to enhance his mental strength.

If Lady Rose really can help people improve their mental strength.

So Urokodaki Sakonji really did give him a large sum of money.

He still couldn't understand why Lady Rose had to seduce him, and why she said it was Urokodaki Sakonji who had asked her to do it.

Before Lin Bei could even ask a question...

Lady Rose's next words left him speechless.