Chapter 488: Chapter 477: Fang Yu: My Timing Couldn’t Be Worse
"Your hand..."
Dongfang Hongyue felt puzzled. Although when Lin Yun hinted at her earlier with his gaze, she had thought that Lin Yun might have a way, her heart was still very worried about the poison.
After all, the Spider Woman had described it as extremely lethal, and Yue Ningshuang’s supplementary explanation corroborated the fact that there was no antidote to the Yin Yang Soul Chaser Spider’s poison. It was only right for her to be concerned about Lin Yun.
If it wasn’t for Lin Yun’s reassurance, she might have abandoned her disguise altogether.
But looking at Lin Yun’s hand now, it was completely different from the symptoms of the poisoning before. It was like looking at two different people.
"It’s okay now. My constitution seems to be a bit special, completely immune to poison."
This was a lie.
The poison of the Yin Yang Soul Chaser Spider was effective; the reason there were no signs of it now was that Lin Yun had ruthlessly electrocuted himself several times.
The poison of the Yin Yang Soul Chaser Spider seemed like poison, a curse, and even like a divine power, most likely a combination of all three. If it were just one of these elements alone, Lin Yun felt he might have easily dealt with it. But the combination of the three made it exponentially more complex. In any case, Lin Yun could only suppress it temporarily, but he was unable to eradicate it entirely.
However, he didn’t want anyone to worry. It wasn’t that big of a deal; as long as he could handle it himself, that was enough.
If he couldn’t resolve it, then...
Last time, he seemed to have tricked Impermanence. This time, should he hoodwink him again to let himself return to the Mortal Realm?
In the past, Lin Yun felt he was very afraid of death, but this time, after being told by the Spider Woman that he only had seven days to live, he found himself completely calm.
He might really be getting carried away.
He dispelled the redness from his eyes only to make the surface appearance seem plausible.
Seeing him talk so seriously, Lin Yu was also dumbfounded.
Good fellow, an incurable deadly poison, just like this?
So... if Lin Yun was fine now, didn’t it mean she wouldn’t have to die either?
Of course, she didn’t want to die if she could live. Being alive afforded her more time to be with Lin Yun in the future.
It was just that, recalling how she had clung and hugged Lin Yun tightly just a moment ago, thinking she was surely going to die, Lin Yu couldn’t help but feel somewhat annoyed and embarrassed, especially with Dongfang Hongyue having witnessed it.
Fortunately, in the Shenxiao Sect, she had always maintained a cold persona, one who was stern and taciturn, so now she could use her poker face to mask her shyness and awkwardness.
Dongfang Hongyue, however, was more natural. She took her small fists and pounded them against Lin Yun’s chest, annoyed, "If you were already alright, why didn’t you transmit a message to tell me earlier? Do you know how worried I was?"
"My cultivation level is low, I was afraid of being detected by others. Don’t be angry."
Lin Yun gently soothed Dongfang Hongyue with a soft voice. Dongfang Hongyue was just acting coquettishly, and after being pacified by Lin Yun, she naturally stopped making a fuss. However, she still complained, "Even if we’re exposed, so what? You’re afraid of what? If they see the disparity in strength, they might not even choose to fight us to the death."
"That’s not appropriate."
Lin Yun hadn’t even argued back when Lin Yu came up with a different opinion.
"The Shenxiao Sect is no longer the same one that Fang Yu and I knew. Besides, Fang Yu is too forthright and may not be as willing to compromise as I am."
Just as much as she detested wickedness, there were subtle differences between her and Fang Yu. Although younger, Lin Yu had deeper insights. Decades of mortal life held more significance to her than centuries of a cultivator’s life.
For this reason, Lin Yu was more adaptable to change, whereas Fang Yu was just too incorruptible. It was clear that her eyes wouldn’t tolerate even a speck of dust.
Moreover, while other members of the Righteous Path had branded the Shenxiao Sect to be akin to the Demon Sect, Fang Yu didn’t consider abandoning her principles to join the Demonic Path. Instead, she became even more resolute. Her battle against the other members of the Righteous Path wasn’t out of enmity towards them, but rather a desire to prove her convictions in her own way.
Such a stubborn person, if told the truth, might just expel Lin Yu from the Shenxiao Sect on the spot.
That was what Lin Yu thought, but she overlooked one thing.
Someone truly incapable of compromise wouldn’t have expelled Lin Yun from the sect.
Given Fang Yu’s honesty, as long as she believed and was certain that Lin Yun was upright and innocent, according to her personality, she would never expel Lin Yun from the sect.
But she did it anyway.
Even when she thought Lin Yun was just a harmless pup, these bad ideas occasionally crossed her mind. At that time, Lin Yun hadn’t made any mistakes nor given anyone any leverage against him.
It was just that back then, Fang Yu felt too ashamed to act on those thoughts. Later, when the harmless pup showed its fangs and stirred Fang Yu’s heart, she found the opportunity to expel Lin Yun from the sect.
Expelling Lin Yun from the sect should have meant they were like fire and water, but in fact, she still fell for Lin Yun’s tricks.
So it is said that Lin Yu’s understanding of Fang Yu was really just on the first level.
However...
At this moment, Fang Yu’s feelings were also complicated.
In a place unseen by Lin Yu and the others, Fang Yu used the Great Mist from the Cloud Rain Sword to conceal her trail.
She had felt that Lin Yu was acting strangely, which gave her the idea to follow him, not to mention, she also wanted to have a word with Lin Yun.
After all, it seemed that Lin Yu already knew about her relationship with Lin Yun, and since it was already known, then it didn’t matter if it was exposed, right?
As a result, she witnessed something unbelievable.
The renowned unmatched beauties of the Cultivation World, Jade Sword Immortal and the equally formidable Red Lotus Demon Lord Dongfang Hongyue, one from the Righteous Path and the other from the Demon Sect, were both resting in a man’s embrace.
The cold Great Demon King Dongfang Hongyue was even being coquettish with that man, while the aloof Jade Sword Immortal, like any ordinary woman, clung to the man and had even taken the initiative to ask for a kiss earlier.
Fang Yu was dumbfounded.
The most shocking thing was that the two women were hugging her man.
This has got to be a joke!
Fang Yu knew this secret, and her head was buzzing.
Only now did she suddenly remember that Lin Yu had previously taken the time to explain to her that Lin Yun was not her adopted son—her adopted son was someone else, and the initial impression had been a misunderstanding. At that time, Fang Yu hadn’t fully grasped the twists and turns.
Now, she finally understood.
To say she was angry was not quite right; she was more shocked and in disbelief.
Although Fang Yu also knew that Lin Yun wasn’t a one-woman man—he had been ambiguously involved with the Snow Maiden before.
But she had never expected Lin Yun to have such skills.
This was no harmless pup, but rather a wolf in deep disguise!
The most infuriating part was that she herself had been completely devoured by him.
Fang Yu clenched her sword, looking at the ’Cloud Rain’ characters engraved upon it, and her anger subsided again.
Let it be.
Lin Yu and Dongfang Hongyue were no ordinary mortals. They were with Lin Yun and willing to accept each other’s presence, so there must be a story between them.
Fang Yu didn’t know, but she now felt Lin Yun had gained an added layer of mystery.
In the past, she found Lin Yun easy to understand, fun, and adorable, someone she wanted to hold close and cherish.
Now, she saw Lin Yun as mysterious and powerful. Even though his Cultivation Level wasn’t as high as hers, Fang Yu still felt a sense of being conquered.
Perhaps the transition from a harmless pup to a big bad wolf wasn’t a bad thing...
But what should she do now?
