With that, Yun Zhonghe ignored Lin Zhongyu and unleashed his spiritual power to maximum speed, leaving the scene.
Watching Yun Zhonghe's retreating back, Lin Zhongyu, who was sitting on the ground, opened her mouth, wanting to speak but stopping herself.
Ever since losing her cultivation, Lin Zhongyu had seen the cold reality of the world. Now, with a benefactor's help, her gratitude was overflowing. However, the other party's swift departure left her with a sense of loss.
Lin Zhongyu's jade-like hand clutched the clothes near her chest. There was an inexplicable strange feeling in her chest. "What is this faint feeling of loss?"
She was still young and didn't quite understand, but she secretly swore that when she had the chance to rise in the future, she would definitely repay Yun Zhonghe.
On the other side, Yun Zhonghe was celebrating his speedy departure because as he left the forest, he sensed another extremely powerful Aura charging into the forest at a rapid pace.
That Aura was so strong that it made Yun Zhonghe sweat. At this point, he at least had the cultivation of Qi Refining ninth layer, but the Aura just now made him feel an inability to resist, which was the pressure only Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators possessed.
Clearly, this Aura must have come from the true Heavenly Mandate female protagonist, who, upon learning that Yun Zhonghe had attempted to harm Lin Zhongyu, had exploded with power and rushed over menacingly.
Based on Yun Zhonghe's experience playing eroge, the scene where Huang Aotian angrily slashes Huang Mao had no branching choices. Thinking that Huang Mao wanted to defile his cherished childhood friend, Huang Aotian lost a bit of rationality. After slashing Huang Mao, she didn't even question him and just directly used her sword to cleave him.
Chapter Three: Benefactor Huang Mao, Must Repay the Kindness!
It was not suitable to stay here any longer. Yun Zhonghe took advantage of the strong Aura moving away and immediately rushed towards the Cangzhou City gate.
He was like a rat, afraid of being caught by a cat.
"I must stay far away from them in the future," Yun Zhonghe muttered to himself as he rapidly moved with spiritual power.
Having finally avoided the path of death, he didn't want to have any more connections with anyone from the protagonist's group. He just wanted to be a good person and live his second life peacefully in this different world.
Besides, he had at least reincarnated as the Young Master of a wealthy Family. Although his Family background was not as good as the immortal descendants from those great immortal sects, in the mundane world, he could live quite comfortably.
As long as he didn't provoke the protagonist's group, he could live a carefree life.
It wasn't Yun Zhonghe boasting, he was actually quite easy to satisfy. He had no lofty ideals. Getting a decent wife in the future would be enough. Why would he foolishly challenge Huang Aotian's woman?
So, from now on, he would just be a proper Young Master.
"It's decided!"
Having determined his future direction, Yun Zhonghe suddenly felt that life was full of hope and looked forward to his future life.
...
Inside the forest.
Lin Zhongyu was walking on her way home. She had already tidied her clothes, looking elegant and dignified. Her black hair flowed smoothly down to her waist, making her appear very quiet.
She stepped on the setting sun, but her mind was still reminiscing about Yun Zhonghe's figure.
She lowered her head, looking at her palms, and felt waves of warm current surging in her lower abdomen. Although it felt strange, it was very comfortable. Faintly, there seemed to be a strong restlessness about to burst out.
She didn't understand what was happening, only feeling as if power was erupting.
"It seems that after the Yun Family Young Master performed acupuncture on me, my body started to undergo some subtle changes."
Lin Zhongyu murmured. Even she herself didn't notice that her eyes were now shimmering with faint golden light.
This was the sign of the Golden Emperor Sacred Eyes about to awaken.
When Yun Zhonghe forced out the poison for her earlier, he coincidentally activated the mysterious power within Lin Zhongyu's body, prematurely triggering the Golden Emperor Sacred Eyes.
Now, Lin Zhongyu only needed an Opportunity to awaken the Golden Emperor Sacred Eyes with her own power and completely rise up.
But now her mind was completely occupied with thoughts of Yun Zhonghe, and she didn't even feel that this strange power had anything to do with herself.
Lin Zhongyu frowned and murmured, "Did Yun Shao secretly give me some cultivation-increasing pills?"
In a small place like Cangzhou City, cultivation-increasing pills were extremely precious. Even her Lin Family only allowed the most talented individuals to use them.
Lin Zhongyu had taken them before, but even she, who was hailed as the "Number One Genius of Cangzhou," could only receive two pills from her Family's support each year, which showed how precious these pills were.
But thinking about how kind Yun Zhonghe was, perhaps he really would feed her pills to save her life.
"He would actually do this much for me..."
Lin Zhongyu was incredibly moved internally. But feeling the continuous emergence of power within her body, she felt that she couldn't waste Yun Zhonghe's good intentions. She immediately sat down to Cultivate on the spot and refine this power.
The mysterious power emerging from within her body was instantly refined. The burning power flowed along a meridian and rushed into her eyes.
At the same time, her cultivation, which had not moved for a long time, began to rapidly increase. The blocked Meridians were also dissolved by the strong yet gentle power, and all the Meridians in her body were completely cleansed.
In an instant, Lin Zhongyu's Qi Refining third layer cultivation jumped to Qi Refining fourth layer... Oh no! It was already Qi Refining fifth layer!
At the same time, two golden lights burst from Lin Zhongyu's eyes.
At this moment, the Golden Emperor Sacred Eyes were fully awakened, bringing about Heaven-Defying changes.
Her eyes could see the flow of spiritual energy around her, and even the attribute of the spiritual energy was completely clear.
Her perception of spiritual energy was enhanced to the extreme.
"So strong! This power... it has strengthened my eyes like never before."
Her constitution, which was originally unable to Cultivate, had returned to normal. Furthermore, because she could see the flow of all spiritual energy, she could accurately choose to absorb spiritual energy that matched her attribute, increasing her efficiency several times over.
Not only that, but the Golden Emperor Sacred Eyes could also see the flow of spiritual energy within the human body, allowing her to understand whether her Cultivation Technique was operating correctly, making her cultivation study twice as effective.
In battle, she could also predict in advance what Cultivation Technique and spiritual energy attribute her opponent would use, allowing her to take targeted action.
Lin Zhongyu was a Genius after all. After understanding the effects of the Golden Emperor Sacred Eyes, she immediately thought of various uses.
She was incredibly shocked. With such an Opportunity, she instantly felt that the humiliation she had suffered over the years was completely washed away, and she no longer felt wronged.
At the same time, she also noticed a clue on her body using the Golden Emperor Sacred Eyes. The acupuncture points that Yun Zhonghe had needled happened to be the path that activated that mysterious power!
This meant!
It was actually Yun Zhonghe who helped her activate these eyes!
"Yun Shao... he actually... did this much for me..."
Lin Zhongyu had suffered so many grievances, but she had never shed a single tear. Being strong by nature, she could no longer restrain herself at this moment, and tears dripped from her eyes.
She covered her mouth, not wanting to make a sobbing sound, but the gratitude in her heart was truly too much, and it was difficult to express it no matter how she tried.
Originally, Yun Zhonghe forcing out the poison for her and guiding her was already enough to make her feel moved, but now she realized that Yun Zhonghe had actually helped her change her fate. Such kindness could never be fully repaid.
Lin Zhongyu bit her lower lip. She remembered Yun Zhonghe's teachings and didn't want to cry anymore. She clenched her fists and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
She raised her head and looked at the sky dyed golden by the setting sun, as if remembering Yun Zhonghe's golden hair.
"My life, Lin Zhongyu, has had great ups and downs. Yun... Shao is definitely my most important benefactor. In the future, no matter what, I will repay him. I will do anything!"
Lin Zhongyu swore, but then felt regretful because she realized that she didn't even know her benefactor's name, only that he was the Yun Family Young Master.
She must inquire properly after returning to the Lin Family.
After finishing her refinement, Lin Zhongyu got up and prepared to hurry back. Just then, a graceful silver-white figure rushed out from the depths of the forest.
The girl wore a white dress and had a delicate face, slightly childish but astonishingly beautiful. Her silver hair was like snow, seemingly tinged with coldness and arrogance, and her Aura was as sharp as a thousand-year-old ice river. However, her purple beautiful eyes were incredibly warm when they met Lin Zhongyu's gaze.
The silver-haired girl was much smaller than Lin Zhongyu, more like a loli, to be precise, somewhere between a loli and a girl, but her chest was proudly full, which caught Lin Zhongyu's attention.
This was the Heavenly Mandate female protagonist in the game, Huang Aotian—Mu Jixue!
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At this moment, her small face was flushed, clearly from running for a long time. As soon as she saw Lin Zhongyu, she opened her arms and rushed over, embracing Lin Zhongyu.
"That's great, Xiao Yu, it's really great that you're okay! That bastard Yun Zhonghe didn't do anything to you, did he?!"
Her tone was anxious, and then she quickly checked Lin Zhongyu's body. Only when she saw that she was unharmed did she breathe a sigh of relief.
Lin Zhongyu seemed not to have been violated.
Chapter Four: Female Protagonist: How Could You Insult Huang Mao!
Mu Jixue is the most talented young generation in the Lin Family after Lin Zhongyu.
At only fourteen years old, she is already a master of the Foundation Establishment third layer, leaving other peers far behind.
Even two years ago, Mu Jixue had already been designated by the Xuantian Sect and would directly enter the sect as an Inner Sect Disciple. It might not take many years for her to become a Personal Disciple of a certain Elder in the Xuantian Sect.
Lin Zhongyu had always regarded such an excellent childhood friend as her pride.
But just now, upon hearing Mu Jixue immediately insult Yun Zhonghe, Lin Zhongyu couldn't help but be startled.
Yun Zhonghe... is that his name?
Lin Zhongyu didn't understand where Mu Jixue's anger came from. In her impression, her childhood friend had always had a good temper.
There must be some misunderstanding.
So Lin Zhongyu smiled faintly and said, "Xue'er, you've misunderstood. Yun Shao is a good person. He helped me a lot."
Mu Jixue was dumbfounded upon hearing this. Astonishment flashed across her still slightly childish face. "Xiao Yu, you're confused! That bastard surnamed Yun is a notorious bad person! You haven't been tricked by some scheme of his, have you?!"
Mu Jixue looked as if her precious treasure was being eyed. Anxiety and unease surged in her heart.
However, her reaction was understandable. Even Lin Zhongyu, the person involved, had initially doubted Yun Zhonghe.
But as the saying goes, seeing is believing, and hearing is not. After witnessing Yun Zhonghe's character, she realized how shallow she had been to easily believe rumors.
However, Lin Zhongyu was not angry at Mu Jixue's reaction. She smiled slightly and stroked her head. This intimate gesture was something only between the two of them.
Lin Zhongyu said gently, "But look, aren't I fine now? And I'm telling you, Xue'er, Yun Shao helped me a lot. Look, my cultivation has even recovered!"
She showed Mu Jixue her cultivation, sharing her joy, wanting to give her a surprise.
Before leaving home, Lin Zhongyu was only at the Qi Refining third layer, but now she was at the Qi Refining fifth layer. Even she, who was once called a Genius, couldn't upgrade this quickly.
Lin Zhongyu had regained her talent and even awakened a long-dormant power. She wanted to share this joy with her good friend, but little did she know that Mu Jixue already knew.
Not long ago, Mu Jixue accidentally obtained a notebook that could predict the future. This magical notebook could accurately predict a small portion of upcoming events. For example, two days ago, the words "Lin Zhongyu will awaken the Golden Emperor Sacred Eyes" appeared on the notebook.
However, there was a line in the notebook that stated that the predicted content was a heavenly secret and must not be revealed in the slightest, otherwise unpredictable serious consequences would occur. Mu Jixue had no choice but to keep it a secret.
She just didn't expect that just a short while ago, another line of prophecy appeared in the notebook: Yun Zhonghe plots to defile Lin Zhongyu and seize the Golden Emperor Sacred Eyes!
That's why Mu Jixue had rushed over in such a hurry.
When Mu Jixue arrived at the forest and saw that Lin Zhongyu was safe and sound, she naturally breathed a sigh of relief. But then she heard Lin Zhongyu saying that Yun Zhonghe was a good person and looking grateful to him, which made Mu Jixue feel as if her home had been invaded.
That bad guy Yun Zhonghe, what kind of bewitching potion did he give to her Xiao Yu! Unforgivable!
Mu Jixue took a deep breath. Especially when she saw Lin Zhongyu's eyes full of light, she felt even more uncomfortable.
These past few years, Lin Zhongyu had been downcast, and she had always been by her side, comforting and encouraging her, but Lin Zhongyu had only managed to cheer up reluctantly, forcing a smile in front of her. She had never smiled so brightly.
But now, because of a second-generation rich kid, she was beaming with joy...
The more Mu Jixue thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt. She couldn't help but say to Lin Zhongyu, "Xiao Yu, you must not be deceived by that bad guy Yun Zhonghe! He has ulterior motives for you!"
Upon hearing this, no matter how gentle Lin Zhongyu's temper was, and no matter how good her relationship with Mu Jixue was, her face instantly darkened.
Lin Zhongyu's tone was cold, "Xue'er, how can you say that about someone else! You're not usually like this!"
Being sternly reprimanded by Lin Zhongyu, Mu Jixue's heart immediately jumped to her throat, feeling a little wronged. "I... I..."
Lin Zhongyu was a typical gentle girl, while Mu Jixue was a bit mischievous since childhood. Lin Zhongyu had always indulged and humored her.
Today, Lin Zhongyu also didn't want to criticize Mu Jixue. Mu Jixue had insulted Yun Zhonghe twice in a row, and she had only explained and smoothed things over, but she didn't expect Mu Jixue to keep dwelling on it.
This made Lin Zhongyu wonder if she had indulged and spoiled Mu Jixue too much in the past, which was why Mu Jixue had developed this kind of personality.
Lin Zhongyu's expression was serious, and her golden eyes burned with solemnity. "Xue'er, as Cultivators, we should have our own thoughts about everything. How can we easily believe hearsay? I ask you, everyone in Cangzhou City says I'm a waste. Do you also think I'm a waste?"
Mu Jixue was startled and quickly shook her head, explaining anxiously, "How could that be? Xiao Yu, you're the best, not a waste at all!"
Lin Zhongyu: "So, we can't subjectively determine that Yun Zhonghe is a bad person just because others say so! Or has he done something bad to you?"
Mu Jixue shrank her neck and didn't dare to look into Lin Zhongyu's eyes. "No, no..."
Neither of them had had any contact with Yun Zhonghe before.
However, the Book of Prophecy shouldn't be wrong. Mu Jixue had tested it many times, and she also felt in the back of her mind that Yun Zhonghe wasn't a good person.
She just felt that she was destined to be at odds with that person.
But Mu Jixue couldn't tell Lin Zhongyu the content of the Book of Prophecy. She bit her lower lip, feeling extremely anxious, not knowing how to make Lin Zhongyu believe Yun Zhonghe's evil nature.
But when she saw Lin Zhongyu's serious eyes, she knew that if she said any more, Lin Zhongyu would probably ignore her. She could only keep her thoughts to herself.
"I know, Xiao Yu, it's my fault. Don't be angry, okay? I... I was wrong... I will definitely change and won't wrongly accuse people anymore."