Chapter 1261: Chapter 1264: Innocence (Part 1)

In that instant, the two of them froze like they’d been electrocuted.

No one could have imagined something like this happening.

Besides, Lin Xi already had a certain kind of thought about Yue Chan.

Mm, future-wife candidate.

Of course, he could swear that when he’d just rushed up to cover Yue Chan’s mouth, there hadn’t been any bad intentions.

He was just worried it would attract other people over.

If that happened, even if he jumped into the Yellow River he wouldn’t be able to wash it clean.

"Don’t move!" Lin Xi’s breathing was a little heavy. "It’s me."

"I’m Lin Xi!"

Obviously, he also realized that Yue Chan didn’t seem to recognize him.

Although, in a situation like this, even if she did recognize him, she’d probably still struggle, right.

After all, in this kind of situation, even Bai Bing would blast Lin Xi out of here.

It was just too pervy.

Yue Chan, who had been struggling violently and about to fight for her life, froze for a moment when she heard Lin Xi speak.

She also stopped, slowly turned her head, and discovered it really was Lin Xi.

"Why is it you?" Her face was full of disbelief.

In her heart, Lin Xi was absolutely a man worth respecting and admiring, a total male god.

How could he do something like this?

She really couldn’t bring herself to believe it.

Could it be he’d been pretending before?

But with how strong he was, why would he do something like this?

As long as he put in some effort, spent a bit of thought, she wouldn’t deny it—she would definitely fall in love with him.

After all, someone this outstanding was rare in the whole world.

Of course, the real key was what had happened these past two days; that was what moved her the most.

Otherwise, no matter how outstanding he was, in her eyes he’d still just be some stinky man.

"Why wouldn’t it be me?" Lin Xi said, his breathing a bit rough. "Why are you here?"

"When I came, there wasn’t a single person here!"

Hearing this, Yue Chan frowned and retorted, "I should be asking you that—why are you here?"

"And when I came, there also wasn’t anyone here!"

"What did you want to do to me?"

"No, no!" Lin Xi hurriedly explained, "I got here first."

"When I came, you weren’t here yet."

He immediately told her what had happened earlier when he was underwater.

Yue Chan’s face flushed bright red, but in the night and in the hot spring, it didn’t really show.

"So it was my fault then?" she said angrily.

She pried off the hand Lin Xi had placed on her neck and turned around to glare at him.

The two of them were still in the same position as at the beginning.

Her turning around like that made Lin Xi’s reaction extremely sensitive.

Lin Xi: "..."

To be honest, he really couldn’t control it.

Probably because of years of soaking in hot springs and practicing martial arts.

Yue Chan: "..."

Lin Xi, again: "....."

The atmosphere froze for a few seconds all of a sudden.

Lin Xi didn’t even know what he should say.

The next moment, he saw one of Yue Chan’s hands reach into the hot spring and grab it.

Even with his wealth of experience in such matters, Lin Xi felt like he’d been shocked again; that sensation made him want to go berserk.

Only, Yue Chan’s next sentence instantly snapped him somewhat back to his senses.

"What is this?" Yue Chan asked with a face of pure innocence.

She honestly looked like she didn’t know!

Lin Xi: "...."

"This is a miraculous thing, something you women don’t have!" he said solemnly.

Or maybe it was that she suddenly realized the two of them were still completely naked.

"Ah!" she yelped, immediately retreating.

She circled around the rock and hid behind it, saying to Lin Xi, "You go ashore first!"

"Put your clothes on. You’re not allowed to look at me!"

Seeing her like this, Lin Xi couldn’t bring himself to force anything.

Watching Lin Xi’s body gradually rise out of the water, Yue Chan subconsciously shut her eyes, not daring to look.

She knew there was a difference between men and women, but what exactly that difference was—honestly, she still didn’t really understand.

She’d grown up her whole life on Leqing Mountain.

She had never come into contact with anything related to men.

The few times she’d gone outside, she’d run into a few men.

Those men all kept their heads down when they saw them, not daring to even breathe loudly.

There was even less chance to have any real conversation.

That’s why she’d just had that scene—grabbing him with a completely baffled expression.

Walking out of the hot spring, Lin Xi took clothes out from the Jade Pendant Space and got dressed. Then he called out toward the hot spring,

"I’m dressed!"

He immediately heard the sound of Yue Chan getting out of the spring.

And the rustle of clothing as she put them on.

Compared to Lin Xi, she was much slower.

When they saw each other again, both of them fell silent for a moment, not knowing what to say.

Yue Chan was genuinely embarrassed.

From just now, she already understood that Lin Xi had been in the hot spring first.

Which meant all of this was her fault.

Of course, she definitely wasn’t going to admit that.

As for Lin Xi, he actually wasn’t that embarrassed.

The reason he was quiet was that he was regretting not doing anything when he’d just had such a great opportunity.

Actually, he was also secretly relieved he hadn’t done anything.

Don’t be fooled by Yue Chan’s pure mindset—if he had really forced certain things, then he and the Leqing Sect would have truly become enemies.

Even if he’d saved the Leqing Sect, that wouldn’t fix it.

So right now his feelings were complicated.

Once he left this Secret Realm, he’d probably rarely see Yue Chan again.

As Sect Leader, Yue Chan probably wouldn’t leave the Secret Realm.

Then wouldn’t this pre-booked wife of his end up missing him altogether?

Unless he came again in the future.

But going back and forth like that really took time.

So if he had a good chance to make her his woman in one shot, that would be the best.

It was just that time was too short; Yue Chan had only just taken the Sect Leader seat and hadn’t had much time to spend with him.

Each with their own thoughts, the two of them followed the path back the way they’d come.

In the end, Yue Chan couldn’t help but speak first—only, what she said almost made Lin Xi’s jaw drop.

"What was that thing just now?" she suddenly asked.

Mm, her intention was to break the awkward atmosphere.

Lin Xi: "...."

After a few seconds, he took a deep breath. "It’s what I just told you."

"Don’t take it too seriously..."

Okay, the moment Lin Xi said "don’t take it too seriously," he felt a bit dumbfounded himself.

That was his foundation.

Saying "don’t take it seriously" was a bit too fake, wasn’t it?

Yue Chan was a smart person; she immediately sensed Lin Xi’s unnaturalness and quickly changed the topic. "You and Elder Princess Consort Le are planning to go back tomorrow?"

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