Chapter 191: So You’re Just Sleeping With Her?
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“So you’re just sleeping with her?”
Xuanxuan narrowed her eyes slightly, the corners of her long eyes lifting subtly, a strange and elusive glint seeming to flash in her pupils.
“Yes, yes… ah, no! What’s with that look?!”
Lin Muyu instinctively agreed, but the moment the words left her mouth, she realized something was wrong. The person before her was clearly misunderstanding!
“Alright, alright, I get it. Everyone has different preferences, no need to be embarrassed.”
Xuanxuan waved her hand dismissively, a faint smile playing at the corners of her mouth, her tone full of knowing understanding.
“But you should still take care of your body. That Miss Yun seems quite lively~”
That “I totally understand” expression on Xuanxuan’s face left Lin Muyu completely dumbfounded on the spot, her mind full of giant question marks.
“?”
Wait, what exactly do you think you understand? I have no idea what you’re talking about!
While it was true that Lin Muyu liked girls, she would never randomly develop feelings for people.
Moreover, what she had with Yunduo was clearly just pure friendship!
Forget it, forget it. The more she tried to explain, the more confused things would get, and who knows, Xuanxuan might misunderstand even more deeply.
Seeing Xuanxuan’s utterly convinced expression, Lin Muyu simply gave up struggling and could only sigh silently in her heart.
“By the way, Muyu, I made a new friend yesterday.”
Xuanxuan suddenly seemed to remember something, changing the subject, her tone becoming more serious.
“She’s like me, also deceived by that despicable Xiao Huo.”
Speaking Xiao Huo’s name, the smile in Xuanxuan’s eyes instantly faded, replaced by a cold disgust, though that disgust no longer contained the pain from before.
“Oh? Who is it?”
Lin Muyu was somewhat surprised and instinctively asked.
Could it be that besides Xuanxuan and that other person, Xiao Huo had deceived someone else?
To be able to juggle so many people at once, that guy really was impressive~
If only she could have such an ability, then she could find several wives.
“Look, over there, she’s called Su Xinghe.”
Xuanxuan raised her hand and pointed to a tea table not far away. Lin Muyu followed her pointing direction and saw a woman dressed in ordinary clothes sitting there. A familiar face instantly came into view.
“Oh, it’s her.”
Lin Muyu nodded knowingly, understanding immediately.
She thought so, even if Xiao Huo was excellent at time management, it wouldn’t be possible to be entangled with so many people simultaneously. So it was Su Xinghe, that wasn’t surprising then.
“You know each other?”
Seeing Lin Muyu’s calm reaction, Xuanxuan immediately became curious and leaned forward to ask.
“She hasn’t mentioned me to you?”
Lin Muyu smiled and explained.
“I helped her expose Xiao Huo’s true colors before. Otherwise, she’d still be kept in the dark.”
“Wait!”
Xuanxuan suddenly widened her eyes, as if remembering something, and looked sharply at Lin Muyu, her tone full of surprise.
“You’re that kind-hearted fairy with special preferences that she mentioned before?”
As the words fell, Xuanxuan instinctively stepped back a few paces, her gaze toward Lin Muyu taking on a subtle quality.
“?”
Another giant question mark popped up above Lin Muyu’s head, and a sense of grievance rose in her heart.
Come on, she had only played a small joke on Su Xinghe back then, just teased her a bit, how did that become “special preferences”?
Was it really necessary to describe her like that?
She really wasn’t that kind of casual person…
“Eh? Fairy Lin, what are you doing here? You know each other?”
Just then, Su Xinghe finally noticed the commotion here and quickly walked over, her face showing some surprise and a smile.
“Yes, did you badmouth me to Xuanxuan?”
Lin Muyu put her hands on her hips and deliberately put on a stern face, showing what she thought was a serious expression.
Little did she know that her delicate face, combined with her forced serious demeanor, not only failed to convey any authority but instead made her appear even more adorable.
“Um… Fairy Lin, I really didn’t mean it. Please don’t be angry, okay?”
Seeing Lin Muyu’s appearance, Su Xinghe’s heart still panicked. She quietly stepped back a few paces.
As her steps shifted slightly, her eyes unconsciously glanced around, as if she was planning her escape route at any moment.
“…”
Watching Su Xinghe’s defensive posture, Lin Muyu’s mouth twitched.
She seriously suspected there was something wrong with Su Xinghe’s head!
Even if her movement technique could really escape from her, she shouldn’t forget, her sister was still here. Could she really abandon her sister and run away alone?
Su Xinghe seemed to realize this problem too. The panic on her face intensified, and she carefully used her body to block the direction behind her.
Then she knelt on the ground, bowing to Lin Muyu with her whole body.
“Fairy Lin, I really didn’t mean to badmouth you behind your back. Please be magnanimous and forgive me this once!”
Su Xinghe’s kneeling made quite a commotion. The customers who had been enjoying food and chatting in the tavern all stopped what they were doing and looked over curiously.
Gaze after gaze fell upon her, making Lin Muyu feel extremely embarrassed.
A wave of regret instantly surged in Lin Muyu’s heart.
If she had known Su Xinghe was such a troublemaker, she shouldn’t have saved her back then!
Su Xingmian was pretty, she should have just saved Su Xingmian alone.
“What are you trying to do? Get up now!”
Lin Muyu forced herself to endure everyone’s stares, her mouth twitching uncontrollably.
“I beg you to forgive me and not set your sights on my sister…”
Su Xinghe remained kneeling on the ground. When she raised her head, her face was full of sincerity, though only she herself knew how much of that sincerity was real.
“Get up! I forgive you already!”
Lin Muyu was both annoyed and amused by her act.
“You remember this. I, Lin Muyu, have never been that kind of person, and I will never set my sights on your sister!”
After saying this, Lin Muyu no longer wanted to deal with her. She turned around to leave, unwilling to pay any more attention to Su Xinghe.
“Great! Fairy Lin, once you’ve spoken, it cannot be taken back!”
Su Xinghe immediately got up from the ground, patted the dust off her skirt, a crafty glint quickly flashing in her eyes, her tone full of joy.
She knew well that cultivators always valued their promises and were usually bound by their own words.
Although Lin Muyu’s words weren’t as serious as those heavy oaths that consumed half one’s spiritual power, once spoken, they would still have some effect on one’s mental state. No cultivator would be willing to take the risk of going against their promise.
But Su Xinghe forgot one thing.
What Lin Muyu just promised was not to set her sights on Su Xinghe’s sister. But what if Su Xingmian took the initiative to set her sights on Lin Muyu?
“Um… Fairy Lin, please don’t leave yet.”
Su Xinghe quickly stepped forward, blocking Lin Muyu’s path, her tone carrying a hint of pleading.
“I have to deal with Xiao Huo later. Could you help me take care of my sister Su Xingmian?”
If it weren’t for the fact that Xuanxuan had to go back later to prepare things for entering the secret realm and really couldn’t spare the time, Su Xinghe wouldn’t entrust her sister to Lin Muyu’s care no matter what.
But she also knew that no matter how worried she was about Lin Muyu having ulterior motives, Lin Muyu was still far more reliable than the other people in the tavern.
If someone with ill intentions set their sights on Su Xingmian, with her sister’s frail body, she would have no ability to resist at all.
“Wait, you’re still going to find Xiao Huo?”
Lin Muyu immediately stopped, turned her head to look at Su Xinghe, her brows furrowing tightly, her tone full of confusion.
She had clearly warned Su Xinghe repeatedly not to have any more involvement with Xiao Huo, but why did Su Xinghe still insist on jumping into the fire pit?
What was the difference between this and a lamb walking into a wolf’s mouth?
“I’m sorry, Fairy Lin, I… I have reasons I must go…”