CSMCDB - Chapter 176
Chapter 176
A moment of passion in public, an eternity in the doghouse.
Although Lin Jinyu had started it, she was also the one who ended up flying into a rage from embarrassment. Wen Yuncheng felt helpless about this, but she also thought Lin Jinyu was cute as hell.
She chased Lin Jinyu back to the inn, but because she couldn't help but let out a stifled laugh, Lin Jinyu shut her out of the room.
[Tsk.] The old dad hadn't witnessed the censored bits, but he had witnessed Wen Yuncheng bursting into laughter. [Don't you know how to restrain yourself a little?]
Wen Yuncheng felt a bit wronged. "I only laughed because I thought Lin Jinyu was too cute!" She meant nothing else by it.
Inside the room, Lin Jinyu cooled her face down, only letting out a sigh of relief when it had returned to normal.
She could feel that Wen Yuncheng was still outside the door, but she hesitated, not opening it or doing anything else. The Little Ice Mountain sat on the edge of the bed and took out the C-01 Guardian that Wen Yuncheng had given her all those years ago. Placing the small sphere on her lap, she became lost in thought.
What had come over her to act like that… especially out on the street. Thinking of Wen Yuncheng's expression at the time, Lin Jinyu couldn't help but press a hand to her chest.
Her heart was beating… far too fast.
Lin Jinyu thought of the surprise Qiu Fei had mentioned and lowered her gaze. She and Wen Yuncheng were inseparable now; forget about any surprises. Lin Jinyu was certain that Wen Yuncheng hadn't even considered anything of the sort.
That blockhead…
And she had the nerve to say she was the one who kissed someone and then refused to take responsibility.
Lin Jinyu finally came out for dinner. Wen Yuncheng guessed that she might have taken a short nap due to her extreme shyness, as she seemed to have completely recovered by dinnertime. When Wen Yuncheng sidled up and hooked her little finger, the Little Ice Mountain didn't push her away.
However, the Little Ice Mountain was unusually silent.
She didn't say a word throughout their meal.
Wen Yuncheng was a bit baffled. She reflected on her kissing skills and felt they were quite good. She hadn't gotten handsy, either. The only flaw was perhaps being intimate on the street where others might have seen… but what did that matter? No one would dare gossip about them.
[Is Lin Jinyu just thin-skinned?]
Wen Yuncheng nodded. That was true. So, she decided to let the Little Ice Mountain have some quiet time to calm her shy emotions. She returned to the inn and quietly began assembling the C-03 Air Wing and the Mechanical Barrier. Come to think of it, she hadn't intended to get intimate in the first place… What was it she had wanted to tell Lin Jinyu?
As she assembled the parts, Wen Yuncheng thought, oh, she had wanted to tell the Little Ice Mountain that they would leave in a few days to kill another dragon and level up. She was level 69, just a few thousand experience points away from leveling up. Slaying a Star Venerate-level dragon would do the trick.
But her plans had been derailed by Lin Jinyu's jealousy. Hmm… a jealous Little Ice Mountain was so cute. And who knew she could be so proactive? Wen Yuncheng's thoughts drifted, and as she recalled the sensation of the kiss, she finally couldn't resist tossing the parts aside and rolling around on her bed.
If only… she could get kisses every day.
But if she just went in for a kiss without an excuse, would the Little Ice Mountain reject her? Good morning and goodnight kisses? …Ugh, if only she and the Little Ice Mountain slept together.
The three apostles under the bed were long accustomed to this, paying no mind to their master, who was rolling around on the bed thinking who-knows-what. Number One glanced at the pile of parts Wen Yuncheng had tossed aside, and after finishing the piece in its hands, it pulled Wen Yuncheng's pile over and took over her unfinished work.
And Wen Yuncheng? After rolling around twice, she gave up on assembling and fell straight asleep.
Wen Yuncheng was woken by a knock on the door. She rubbed her eyes, still groggy, and let out a yawn. Number One, while assembling parts, nudged them further toward itself to prevent Wen Yuncheng from stepping on them.
She opened the door to see Lin Jinyu standing there with a taut expression. Wen Yuncheng's mind was still a bit fuzzy when she noticed the sword gripped tightly in Lin Jinyu's hand—unsheathed!
Wen Yuncheng was instantly shocked awake. Her mind went blank for a second: What's wrong? What's wrong with the Little Ice Mountain? Why is her sword drawn? What happened last night? A series of questions flooded her just-awakened brain. Then, she heard Lin Jinyu say her name.
"Wen Yuncheng."
"Let's get married."
What?
What?!
What the hell!
Wen Yuncheng was so shocked she couldn't think for a moment. "R-Right now? Y-You mean right now?"
"…After we defeat the Huanling." Lin Jinyu's face was calm, her voice exceedingly cool. Only the slight blush on the tips of her ears betrayed her true feelings. "Alright?"
"O-Okay, of course, I-I mean, I do." Wen Yuncheng nearly bit her tongue, forcing herself to calm down. Did something happen to the Little Ice Mountain? Why was she suddenly… like this? "You should put your sword away first…"
Lin Jinyu's fingers, gripping the hilt, were white from the force. Wen Yuncheng reached out and placed her hand over them, helping her relax her grip. She took the longsword. "Where's your scabbard?"
"I didn't bring it out." With the sword in hand, Lin Jinyu felt more secure, calmer, and more confident. If Wen Yuncheng had refused, the sword would have been more useful.
Lin Jinyu took out the scabbard and handed it to Wen Yuncheng. Watching Wen Yuncheng carefully sheathe the sword, she asked in a low voice, "Are you really willing?"
"Hm? Why wouldn't I be?" Wen Yuncheng was stunned by the question. She returned the sheathed sword to Lin Jinyu. "I don't care about the formalities of marriage, I'm all alone in the world anyway~ You don't need to feel burdened either. If Sect Master Lin isn't happy, I can just marry into the Flowing Cloud Sect."
"It seems like you never had this in mind," Lin Jinyu said. "You…"
"Because we're so busy with missions right now, with Fu and the Huanling. It's just too hectic. I thought you'd want to discuss it after everything was over… Well, okay, it's true I'm not particularly fixated on the idea of marriage." Wen Yuncheng scratched her head, unsure how to explain. It was just how she had always thought. "In my past life… I was only in high school, an age for studying. In that world, it was common for people to be unmarried in their twenties or thirties, and some never married at all. I'd never been in a relationship, so I had even fewer thoughts about marriage… And here… isn't this world all about cultivation and strength? I don't see anyone being forced into marriage, so I assumed everyone was focused on cultivating and didn't care about these things…"
"It's not that I'm unwilling. I like you, I love you. Of course I want to be with you forever, it's just that the concept hadn't really entered my mind." Wen Yuncheng pressed her palms together and looked at Lin Jinyu pitifully. "I'm sorry~"
"…Do you feel that it's too early for us to be talking about marriage?"
"No, not at all." Wen Yuncheng shook her head repeatedly. "Really!"
Even though Wen Yuncheng had agreed, Lin Jinyu started to worry that it wasn't what she truly wanted. It was a good outcome, but Lin Jinyu was afraid she had forced Wen Yuncheng into it. The dynamic of their conversation suddenly shifted; Wen Yuncheng became incredibly resolute, while Lin Jinyu grew hesitant.
That is, until Wen Yuncheng accidentally blurted out what she had been thinking the previous night: "If we're married, I can kiss you whenever I want, hold you whenever I want, and do even more intimate things. How could I possibly not want to marry you!"
"…"
The sudden slam of a door made Number One tilt its head. It saw its master standing there, dumbfounded, while the other person had vanished from the room. It let out a profound sigh and silently counted to three—
"Ahhh!!—" Wen Yuncheng was frantic. "Jinyu, Jinyu, let me explain… I really don't want to marry you just because I'm lusting after your body…"
Although she really was lusting. Lusting after her face, her body—there wasn't a single part of Lin Jinyu she didn't crave.
"She already… agreed to marry me… why is she still so shy…"
After setting a date for their marriage, Lin Jinyu's tolerance for Wen Yuncheng's heartfelt (strikethrough) shameless words improved. Although her first instinct was still to flee, she could recover after about half an hour.
Seeing that Lin Jinyu wasn't overthinking things, Wen Yuncheng decided to strike while the iron was hot and brought up her plan to kill a dragon and level up. "I'm so close! Let's go kill a Star Venerate-level dragon, shall we? I heard that a town near Suanyan Town was harassed by a dragon. Based on its movements, another one is likely to appear in a nearby town."
The dragons harassing the area now were all Star Venerate-level. The Star King-level dragons only appeared on the main battlefields, probably because they had powerful allies there to watch their backs. Without Wen Yuncheng causing trouble, the Star King-level dragons were safer there.
Of course, this suited Wen Yuncheng's plans perfectly.
"Alright," Lin Jinyu agreed. She had thought the mission at the Fu stronghold would have been enough for Wen Yuncheng to level up, but it turned out it wasn't. Of course, that was also because Wen Yuncheng had focused on saving people rather than attacking or killing Fu members. "We should tell the Protectors later. Do you want to talk to the survivors? That little girl?"
"Just telling the Protectors is fine. They know we're leaving." Wen Yuncheng had no desire to go through a tearful farewell scene. As for the survivors, she had given them beginner HP potions and had given the little girl some Star Stones. Although it was only a hundred thousand, it was more than enough for the girl to live on and pursue an education.
After bidding farewell to the Protectors, they rushed to Suanyan Town to continue gathering information on the dragon harassing the towns. By tracking the locations and frequency of its appearances, they tried to predict which town it might strike next.
Honestly, smashing a bunch of houses and then just running off… these dragons were truly despicable and unscrupulous.
As she tracked it, Wen Yuncheng realized she had arrived at Holy Star City.
This city… should have been very familiar to her, as it was where everything began. And yet, it also felt exceptionally foreign.
Holy Star City…
Wen Yuncheng sighed inwardly but had no intention of visiting the Wen Family.
The Wen Family hadn't moved. Although Holy Star City was remote, it wasn't on the very edge of the continent, putting it in a rather awkward position. After Yan Ling had taught the Wen Family a lesson back then, they hadn't dared to bother Wen Yuncheng again. After all these years of searching, they hadn't even managed to catch a single glimpse of her.
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