"Not now... not yet." Qian Renxue held Lin Yu's hand tightly, not letting him remove the last line of defense.
Lin Yu had already peeled off Qian Renxue's frost, with the final step of Spirit fusion seemingly within reach.
Stopping at this point was truly difficult!
Lin Yu said with a pained expression, "Xue'er, why not? It's already like this, and I'll take responsibility for you."
"No, I'm not worried about that. I trust you too, that you'll treat me well for a lifetime, but... but..." Qian Renxue recalled a year and a half ago, when she and Lin Yu first confirmed their relationship.
Qian Daoliu had subtly reminded her several times that she could not engage in Spirit fusion before completing the Angel Nine Trials and becoming the Angel God.
This was her biggest concern, and Qian Renxue had to tell Lin Yu now: "Lin Yu, grandfather once said that I must remain pure before I complete the Angel Nine Trials. If... if it happens, it will affect my ability to become the Angel God."
"So we... we can't do it now, okay?"
"I understand. I'm sorry, Xue'er, I was impulsive." After learning of Qian Renxue's concerns, Lin Yu's emotions quickly returned to reason.
If he were to delay Qian Renxue's path to godhood because of something like this, he would absolutely not make such a mistake again.
Lin Yu slowly withdrew his hand. Seeing this, Qian Renxue breathed a sigh of relief. She nestled into Lin Yu's embrace, her clothes disheveled: "It's okay, I understand you, Lin Yu."
"Then... then aren't you uncomfortable like this?"
Lin Yu smiled bitterly, "Haha, of course I'm uncomfortable. If I can't release that power, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep all night."
"Then... then what should we do?" Qian Renxue asked with a touch of worry. She truly didn't understand much about this, feeling bewildered, innocent, and naive.
"It's fine, I have my ways. Xue'er, you should rest now. I'm going to the restroom."
"Mm, okay." Qian Renxue didn't yet know what Lin Yu was going to do in the restroom, thinking he was just going to the toilet.
But she saw Lin Yu go to the restroom and stay there for a full ten minutes before coming out. After he emerged, he immediately looked refreshed, which made Qian Renxue very curious.
Lying on the bed, she asked with the innocent curiosity of a child, "Lin Yu, why were you in there for so long?"
"Oh, nothing, just a big one." Lin Yu gave an awkward laugh, choosing not to tell Qian Renxue the truth.
But after coming out, Lin Yu had been calm for a long time.
"Alright, let's sleep."
"Mm-hmm~"
"Then, good night."
"Good night."
The two embraced happily and gradually fell asleep.
This night passed just like that.
But the relationship between them had subtly grown much closer.
The next day, early morning.
The sky was not yet fully bright.
Afraid that Qian Daoliu would find out she had spent the night at Lin Yu's place, Qian Renxue got up early and returned to her own room.
Around seven in the morning, the two agreed to wake up together. After breakfast, they went their separate ways.
Qian Renxue returned to the core inheritance area to continue the Angel Third Trial.
Lin Yu, on the other hand, went to the cultivation grounds for core disciples to see what level the current core disciples of Spirit Hall were at.
Since Qian Daoliu wanted him to serve as the leader and captain of the Spirit Hall Team for the current Spirit Master Competition.
Then Lin Yu naturally wouldn't ignore everything. He would understand what needed to be understood and arrange what needed to be arranged.
A moment later, Lin Yu arrived at the cultivation grounds for the core disciples.
"It's Hall Master Lin Yu!"
"Hall Master Lin Yu is here!!"
With Lin Yu's arrival, the cultivation grounds instantly erupted into a commotion among the core disciples, especially the frantic screams of the female disciples.
Undoubtedly, Lin Yu had long been the idol, object of worship, and respected strong one in the hearts of most core disciples.
A group of girls couldn't help but become infatuated upon seeing the young, promising, handsome Lin Yu.
"Ahhh~ Hall Master Lin Yu is so handsome!"
"He looked over! He's looking at me! He's looking at me!"
"If only I could marry Hall Master Lin Yu!"
"Don't you dare dream! Hall Master Lin Yu is Young Clan LeaderQian Renxue's man, you absolutely must not have any improper thoughts."
The core disciples stopped their cultivation one by one and stood at attention, greeting him.
One of the core disciples even knelt on one knee and said with immense respect, "Lin Fei of the Angel Clan greets the Young Clan Leader!"
"Lin Fei? I remember now. The Clan Leader has mentioned you to me many times. Rise. What level has your spirit power reached now?" Lin Yu asked, looking at the young man from his own clan.
Lin Fei was the child who had awakened his Spirit on the same day as Lin Yu.
At that time, Lin Fei's innate spirit power was level 8, an extremely high talent, which made the clan members think that Lin Fei's prominence would overshadow Lin Yu, the Young Clan Leader.
As it turned out, Lin Yu had innate spirit power level 10.
But it was undeniable that Lin Fei's innate level 8 talent was currently second only to Lin Yu among the younger generation of the Angel Clan.
He was being nurtured as the next successor to the Angel Legion Commander by the current Angel Clan, and Lin Fei had been given many cultivation resources, including whale glue resources, which was why Lin Yu asked about his current realm.
Lin Fei replied, "To the Young Clan Leader, I am now a 32nd-level Spirit Elder!"
"Huo, 32nd-level at 13 years old, very good. You haven't wasted the cultivation from the whale glue resources." Lin Yu nodded with reasonable satisfaction: "Alright, Lin Fei, go and gather all the core disciples for me. I have something to say."
"Yes! Young Clan Leader!"
Lin Fei immediately went to do it.
A moment later, the core disciples gradually gathered, all standing neatly in the cultivation plaza.
"Lin Yu! Long time no see!"
Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing quickly ran to Lin Yu, looking happy.
Oscar followed closely behind and also came up to Lin Yu: "Hall Master Lin Yu, we meet again!"
"Indeed! We haven't seen each other since I went into seclusion, have we? How have you been recently?"
Lin Yu smiled kindly at the three geniuses he had recruited into Spirit Hall.
Dugu Yan asked curiously, "Lin Yu, why are you free to come here today?"
Lin Yu explained, "The Spirit Master Competition is about to begin. My teacher ordered me to be the leader of the Spirit Hall Team and its captain."
"What! You're participating too?"
Dugu Yan was both surprised and delighted to hear this, as it meant they would be able to see Lin Yu frequently again.
Oscar, however, had a different tone: "Cough cough, if Hall Master Lin Yu also participates, then our Spirit Hall Team will be invincible this year!"
"Under normal circumstances, I won't make a move." Lin Yu smiled, then motioned for them to return to their teams.
At this moment, all the core disciples of Spirit Hall were gathered here.
Hu Liena, Yan, and Xie Yue were also among them.
But after many years, everything had changed. Hu Liena and the others were still core disciples, while Lin Yu was already a giant of Spirit Hall.
(End of Chapter)
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