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Lin Zhixu was woken up by being suffocated.

He opened his eyes groggily and saw a smooth, firm chest.

He froze for a moment, then realized what had happened.

Yu Linzhou had somehow returned to human form, with one arm tightly wrapped around his waist and his chin resting on the top of his head, holding him tightly in his arms.

What's worse, he was completely naked. His clothes had probably been shattered by spiritual energy when he transformed back into human form, and now only a thin blanket was draped over the two of them.

Lin Zhixu stared expressionlessly at the collarbone in front of him, took a deep breath, and began to struggle outwards.

The arm around her waist remained completely still.

He struggled again, and the hand moved up a few inches, pressing against his back and pulling him back into her arms.

A sleepy, muffled murmur came from above: "Don't move... sleep a little longer."

"...Master," Lin Zhixu's voice held a hint of gritted teeth, "Get up when you're awake."

Yu Linzhou remained silent for a moment, as if weighing the pros and cons of continuing to pretend to be asleep versus facing reality, before slowly releasing his grip.

Lin Zhixu immediately sat up, her back to him, her ears turning an unnatural red.

Yu Linzhou lazily sat up, casually exposing his body.

Seeing Lin Zhixu's stiff posture, a smile appeared in his eyes, and he said lazily, "It's not like you haven't seen it before, what's there to be ashamed of?"

Lin Zhixu: "...Put on some clothes!" You old slut.

Yu Linzhou leisurely pulled out an outer robe from his storage space and put it on, saying casually as he tied the belt, "Zhizhi, I risked half my life for you this time, shouldn't you make it up to me?"

Lin Zhixu looked back at him, thinking, "He's really getting cocky now that he's just recovered from his injury."

"You're so fast, it's all thanks to my Frost Lotus. Don't try to be innocent after getting the benefit."

This time, Yu Linzhou's eyes showed genuine surprise.

"You gave me the Frost Lotus to eat?"

No wonder, he was struck by lightning and scorched in several places, which would have taken at least a year and a half to recover, but now he felt that his meridians were clearer than ever before, and even the old injuries seemed to have lessened a lot.

Lin Zhixu felt a little awkward under his gaze: "You were injured while saving me, so we're even now."

Yu Linzhou solemnly said, "No, we can't be even yet."

Lin Zhixu turned to look at him, his eyes filled with "What else do you want?"

We've already fed him the Frost Lotus, isn't that enough?

As expected of someone with the bloodline of the Bashe snake, their appetite is outrageously large.

Yu Linzhou met his gaze, which looked at him like he was a "deadbeat," and chuckled: "What I mean is, you have paid such a high price for me, so it is only right and proper that I should repay you properly."

Lin Zhixu looked at him expressionlessly.

Anyway, we're going to owe one anyway.

Lin Zhixu: "No need. Just stop bothering me in the future, that's enough to repay me."

Yu Linzhou: "..."

He regretted it a little; he should have bullied him less in the past, because now even his good apprentice doesn't trust him anymore.

Just thinking about the situation before he transformed back into human form, Yu Linzhou's eyes darkened slightly.

"...Did you find out?"

Lin Zhixu feigned ignorance: "Know what?"

Yu Linzhou: "You know I am...?"

Lin Zhixu interrupted him, her expression unchanged: "I don't know. I was so tired after treating your injuries last night that I fell asleep and just woke up. I don't know anything about what happened in between."

Yu Linzhou remained silent.

What a clever tactic – trying to hide something obvious.

He stared at Lin Zhixu's calm face, then suddenly took out a scroll that shimmered with a faint golden light.

"Sign it."

Lin Zhixu looked down at the rolled-up contract: "What is this?"

"A vow and a contract." Yu Linzhou paused. "If you were to tell anyone about what happened today, then..."

He frantically searched his mind for a suitable punishment; he couldn't bear to punish someone too harshly, but he was afraid that a punishment that was too lenient wouldn't be deterrent enough.

Suddenly, a thought struck him, and his eyes lit up: "He'll never find a wife and will be childless for the rest of his life!"

Aren't these the things that humans care about most? Using this as punishment is absolutely vicious.

Lin Zhixu was silent for a moment, then looked up at the man opposite him who was beaming with pride, thinking he had come up with a brilliant idea.

Speechless, he picked up the reel, bit his fingertip, and pressed it down.

A flash of golden light, and the contract disappeared into his palm.

"Are you all set now? Can you relax now?"

Yu Linzhou was satisfied and withdrew the contract.

The other party signed the contract without hesitation, so they definitely wouldn't betray him. Of course, he was at ease.

Lin Zhixu began to shoo people away.

"Your injuries are healed, and the contract is signed. Can you leave now?"

Yu Linzhou flopped onto the bed, pulling the blankets up to his chest, and weakly closed his eyes: "My injuries haven't healed yet, I still need to rest."

"Then go back to your courtyard and rest."

"No, if you're not by my side, my injuries might suddenly worsen, and I might faint without anyone knowing. I might just quietly pass out..."

"Then you can just lie here." Lin Zhixu interrupted him expressionlessly, and pushed the door open and left without looking back.

The door closed behind him, shutting out the disturbing sound from inside.

He stood in the courtyard for a moment, took a deep breath of the cool morning air, slowly clenched his fist, and circulated his spiritual energy to examine the injuries in his body.

The internal organs that were injured by the lightning last night no longer hurt, and my spiritual power has also recovered considerably.

He lowered his eyelashes, and his expression softened unconsciously for a moment.

That stinky snake still has some conscience; it even secretly treated his wounds.

Lin Zhixu drew his sword in the courtyard, the sword light drawing a clear arc in the morning mist.

Yu Linzhou had moved to the window at some point, with one arm draped over the windowsill, his chin resting on his arm, and his eyes half-closed as he watched the figure rising and falling in the morning light.

He watched for a while and thought the scene was really nice.

There is bamboo in the courtyard, and a beautiful woman dances with a sword under the bamboo, but there is no fine wine.

He raised his hand and conjured a flask of wine. Just as he was about to pour it into his mouth, a sharp sword aura pierced through the air.

With a "crack," the wine jug in his hand shattered into pieces.

Lin Zhixu sheathed his sword, the tip pointing diagonally at the ground, and looked at him expressionlessly.

He was practicing his swordplay in the courtyard, sweating profusely, while the people inside were drinking by the window.

How can people live such a comfortable life?

Yu Linzhou, soaked in wine, looked up innocently.

"What's wrong? Can't we drink alcohol anymore?"

Lin Zhixu: "I hate the smell of alcohol. You can't drink here. If you want to drink, go back to your place."

If you don't want to drink, then don't drink. Why are you being so fierce?

Yu Linzhou cleaned the wine stains off his clothes, then rested his chin on his hand and continued watching Lin Zhixu practice swordsmanship.

Lin Zhixu's swordplay was much more ferocious than when he first started, and he had also grown taller. Every time he twisted his body, his clothes clung to him, revealing his slender figure.

Yu Linzhou clicked his tongue inwardly, his gaze unwilling to look away even for a moment.

My little apprentice is perfect in every way—fair-skinned, beautiful, with a slim waist and long legs—except she's too thin.

Lin Zhixu shuddered.

He felt as if the other person's gaze was trying to lick him clean.

It was sticky and chilly.

Aren't snakes cold-blooded animals?

Why is Yu Linzhou acting like he's mutated, so flamboyant?