Chapter Seventeen: Who Is Spreading Rumors About Me Again?

As Xiao Chenxin finished speaking those three sentences, tears welled up again in Ling Hu’s eyes. She hurriedly raised her hand to wipe away the tears at the corner of her eyes, opened the door slightly, but still kept her head lowered. After a long pause, she finally spoke.

“Master, if the person I like is ambiguous with others, what should I do?”

Hearing this, Xiao Chenxin immediately produced the response he had long prepared.

“If he is ambiguous with others, it means he doesn’t have you in his heart.”

“If he truly cares about you, he would naturally restrain his desires and not do things that make you unhappy.”

“Such a person is not worth holding onto. Remember this: there are many people in this world, and there will always be someone suitable for you.”

“Of course, if you insist, I will support you. Things often mature people more than principles do.”

At this point, hesitation filled Ling Hu’s gaze once more.

The master’s attitude was already quite clear.

He did not support such a romance, but out of respect for his disciple, he refrained from lecturing her with lofty principles. Instead, he reluctantly chose to support her, using facts to teach her.

“Master, I can’t let him go…”

Seeing Ling Hu say this, Xiao Chenxin suddenly smiled.

“If you can’t let go, then go see for yourself. If you are determined to go, I will ask Su Yao to loosen the restrictions on your body a little.”

“Although this body is an artifact of my holy land, since you are using it, I should respect your choice.”

“If you cannot use this body to do what you want, then it would betray my original intention. You would merely have exchanged one cage for a more tangible one.”

Ling Hu hurriedly shook her head.

“No, I… am not worthy.”

Xiao Chenxin smiled faintly and gently tapped her head.

“Remember this well, you are worthy.”

“Everyone’s choice deserves respect. This is your choice, and it is also mine.”

As he spoke, a glow appeared at his fingertips, temporarily suppressing most of the restrictions on Ling Hu’s body.

“If you find the answer, it is not wrong to stay by Ye Chen’s side. If you don’t find the answer, Yaoguang Holy Land welcomes you home.”

Ling Hu’s heart tightened sharply.

Home.

As a cultivator, she had not heard this word for a very long time.

These words felt especially strange, yet exceedingly warm.

“Master, I will be gone at most three to five days. Whether or not I find the answer, I will definitely return!”

…

Xiao Chenxin returned to his own residence, lazily leaning back in his chair.

He was confident enough to let Ling Hu go, naturally because he was quite sure she would come back.

That brat Ye Chen was probably sweetly duo-queuing with his Lin’er, fighting little monsters and all, perhaps quite intimate.

For Ling Hu, witnessing this scene in person would be far more impactful than seeing it through a memory stone.

Moreover, this was the “truth” Ling Hu had discovered herself.

She would believe it without a doubt.

Even if, influenced by the Heavenly Dao, she saw through the scheme and fled far away with Ye Chen, it wouldn’t really matter.

Xiao Chenxin raised his hand and looked at his now pale arm, a smile once again spreading across his lips.

“The system is really powerful.”

He had used the Innate Lotus to reconstruct Ling Hu’s body, and since she had become his disciple, it directly triggered a ten-thousandfold return function.

The system directly returned—Innate Immaculate Supreme Saint Body!

And it transformed on the spot!

After experiencing it for these few days, Xiao Chenxin could only describe this saint body in two words:

Incredible!

The flawless immortal body gifted when the system activated allowed his cultivation to proceed without any hindrance.

Foundation building was effortlessly achieved.

That was already outrageous; many people spent their entire lives unable to build a foundation.

But this Innate Immaculate Supreme Saint Body was even more absurd than the flawless immortal body.

In just a few days, without doing anything, his cultivation level steadily rose.

Today, he had already reached the third stage of foundation building!

He advanced one level in roughly a single day.

Xiao Chenxin had even specifically asked Su Yao; the most talented genius in Yaoguang Holy Land could only advance one level in a month.

And he only needed one day!

The key was, he didn’t even cultivate!

He ate when he was supposed to, slept when he was supposed to, living carefree all day.

Even with cultivation gained this way, he wielded it with ease, showing no signs of unstable foundation.

It could be said that the moment Ling Hu obtained the Innate Immaculate Supreme Saint Body, her value was completely realized.

Even if she fled immediately with her new body, Xiao Chenxin would not suffer any loss.

Just as he was thinking this, Meng Yao hurriedly burst in.

“Master, Ling Hu has left Yaoguang Holy Land!”

Xiao Chenxin smiled calmly, casually flopped onto the bed and pulled up the covers.

“That was my arrangement.”

Upon hearing this, Meng Yao immediately became anxious. She quickly came to the bed and crouched before Xiao Chenxin.

“Master, I heard from other disciples that you once indulged Liu Ruyan, which led to the later outcome.”

“Master, please don’t walk the old path.”

“Ling Hu is obviously ambiguous with Ye Chen. Master, please don’t become a simp.”

Hearing this, Xiao Chenxin shuddered and abruptly sat up.

I clearly have been scheming in the shadows, contending openly and covertly with the protagonist Ye Chen!

How did it turn into me being a simp?

I must clarify this matter!

Looking at Meng Yao again, Xiao Chenxin’s eyes slightly dimmed, and he thought to himself.

Meng Yao has just joined my sect; her strength is still very low. Who would waste time talking to her and spreading such gossip?

Moreover, at her age, she might not even understand what love truly is. Why would she proactively come to advise me?

Someone must be behind this!

Xiao Chenxin suddenly spoke seriously.

“Meng Yao, who told you to say this to me?”

Meng Yao shook her head repeatedly.

“No one told me to say it. I just heard it.”

Xiao Chenxin’s eyes darted as he carefully investigated the people Meng Yao could come into contact with. The mastermind immediately surfaced.

Mu Susu!

Only she was close to Meng Yao, and she had said similar things before.

Having identified the mastermind and knowing that Mu Susu’s intentions were not malicious, Xiao Chenxin didn’t bother to blame her. He reached out and rubbed Meng Yao’s head.

“Mu Susu told you to say this, didn’t she?”

Hearing this, Meng Yao hurriedly covered her mouth, her face full of panic.

“Master, when did I ever let something slip?”

Seeing the confusion and incomprehension in her eyes, Xiao Chenxin smiled lightly.

Sure enough, it was Mu Susu.

Coincidentally, nothing else was going on today; he would go have a proper talk with her!

He was the sect leader of the Red Dust Peak, the grand uncle of Yaoguang Holy Land. Being suspected by the sacred maiden of being a simp from time to time—what kind of nonsense was that?

What even is a simp? I’m totally not familiar with that!

…

In the bamboo forest, a flash of sword light streaked through, slashing through falling bamboo leaves, which instantly shattered into countless broken fragments.

Several hundred meters away, on the other side of the bamboo forest, Mu Su slightly raised her head, observing the fallen leaves.

“Three sword energies missed their mark.”

“How did the Holy Lord manage it back then? Why can’t I, despite having surpassed her cultivation, make all my sword energies hit?”

Mu Susu rested her cheek on her hand, her beautiful eyes full of confusion.

Suddenly, a hand pressed gently on her shoulder.

“Try again.”