The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 183: I Need to Hold Back a Little

A night passed, and the next morning Xiao Qing got up for work as usual. Lin Yun suddenly realized that Xiao Qing seemed to have grown larger again.

At first, she was just a tiny snake of an inch long, but now, she had reached three inches without him noticing.

"Xiao Qing, take the day off today, rest and recuperate, we have important things to do tonight," he said.

Xiao Qing didn’t quite understand what the important things were, but she grasped the meaning of rest and recuperation.

Despite the day off, Lin Yun still gave her ten drops of Spiritual Liquid.

"Can you digest all this? If it’s not enough, I have more."

"It’s enough, thank you, Master."

Xiao Qing happily swam around in the Qi Sea, then gulped down the Spiritual Liquid and went to sleep.

This was how Xiao Qing cultivated; as long as she ate and digested, she could grow.

Little Gold felt a bit envious. Was this the difference between a permanent employee and a temp?

Since Xiao Qing was off, temporary worker Little Gold had no work to do. Xiao Qing was sleeping again, and it could already sense it was in for a boring day.

"Can I help you with anything?" it asked.

From the recent conversation between Lin Yun and Xiao Qing, the clever Little Gold had guessed that Lin Yun was in trouble.

"You... if possible, could you take Xiao Qing and leave this place when I encounter danger?"

Little Gold was immediately shocked. Had things already become so dangerous?

It had thought they were just facing a small trouble, not that Lin Yun was already thinking about making an escape.

The naive creature had not yet witnessed the layers upon layers of Lin Yun’s strategies.

Lin Yun was exploring what abilities Little Gold might have, but asking directly might make Little Gold, which had been confined by humans for a long time, suspicious of him.

Trust between humans is hard to build, and the trust between him and Little Gold was still fragile.

So, it was better to let it show its capabilities on its own.

Of course, Lin Yun was primarily thinking about dealing with Hu Yuling; baiting Little Gold was purely because it presented the opportunity—it wasn’t his fault.

"I can take Xiao Qing and escape, but aren’t you Xiao Qing’s master? Don’t you have a life-and-death contract with her?"

"If there is one, how can it be dissolved?"

This Innate Spirit that had existed for who knows how many years might know the method, and then Lin Yun would effectively get an Azure Dragon Gu Worm for free.

"Master-servant contracts are usually bound by a Blood Covenant. The servant has a drop of the master’s essence blood within them. If this drop of blood loses its vitality, the serving creature will also die. To dissolve the bond, one would need a blood transfusion. It also requires some special herbs to work, which is too troublesome; you might as well let me help you with your trouble."

Little Gold confidently stated, "Give me an Immortal Sword that I can possess, and no one in this world can stand against me. All you need to give me is twenty drops of Spiritual Liquid as payment."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yun’s heart leapt with joy.

He hadn’t realized he had such a powerful ally within him.

After all, Little Gold was the spirit of the Thunderclap Sword; the sword’s strength lay in Little Gold’s existence.

As for the twenty drops of Spiritual Liquid...

To be honest, with that price, Lin Yun could afford a yearly subscription.

However, after the excitement, Lin Yun calmed down.

I don’t have an Immortal Sword.

With his current identity, even if Fang Yu doted on him, she wouldn’t give him an Immortal Artifact.

That’s just ridiculous!

"What if I don’t have an Immortal Artifact?"

"Then... when necessary, I can take you and run away."

"That works, too. Here’s an advance on your day’s payment!"

Lin Yun generously handed over twenty drops of Spiritual Liquid to Little Gold. Little Gold contentedly nestled into Lin Yun’s Qi Sea, feeling very comfortable.

With this new escape plan in mind, Lin Yun felt much more at ease.

Although Lin Yun did not know what Hu Yuling had prepared at the foot of the mountain, he was not afraid.

Since Hu Yuling had schemed to make him descend the mountain, it meant she had concerns within the Shenxiao Sect, probably related to Fang Yu.

Moreover, Dongfang Hongyue’s combat abilities were already superior to Fang Yu’s, and with Lin Yun’s help, her Fire Seed had been upgraded.

Hu Yuling was unaware that Lin Yun had a "super thigh" to lean on, and with this collision, there was an eighty percent chance she would crash and burn.

The remaining twenty percent was Lin Yun’s backup plan—Little Gold.

However, Lin Yun did not want to be passively guarding against a thief; he wanted to be proactive.

Feeling secure enough that he would be safe even in a passive stance, he had the leisure to go on the offensive.

After spending all night pondering, Lin Yun came up with a bold guess—assuming Hu Yuling truly had something to hide, could her secret be right where he had speculated, in her residence?

He needed to figure out a way to investigate or make Fang Yu realize that Hu Yuling was an insider traitor.

This was Lin Yun’s goal within the next three days.

If he couldn’t achieve this goal, he would just shake things up.

After all, it’s all about staying alive, no shame in that.

Arriving at the entrance of the Purple Cloud Cave, Lin Yun said to the disciple on guard, "Brother, could you please relay a message to the Sect Master for me?"

The guarding disciple, whose cultivation level was not as high as Lin Yun’s, merely at the Foundation Establishment level and thus quite an ordinary disciple, felt honored and surprised when Lin Yun called him "Brother."

After all, Lin Yun was the Sect Master’s disciple and had a strong chance of becoming the next Sect Master, so naturally, the disciple did not dare to neglect him.

"What do you need from the Sect Master, Brother Lin?"

"I have some questions about cultivation. My master said I could ask her anytime, but she also ordered me not to leave Purple Cloud Cave casually, so I must ask you to pass the message instead."

"I see. Just give me a moment, and I’ll go immediately," the disciple replied.

There were several disciples guarding the place, and one leaving would not make a difference. Lin Yun gave a polite bow to the remaining disciples and obediently returned to the cave.

It wasn’t long before Fang Yu arrived.

"Come with me," she said.

Fang Yu acted rather coldly, which was because she didn’t know how else to face Lin Yun.

She should have made Lin Yun leave Purple Cloud Cave yesterday because by teaching him those spells, it was no longer suitable for Lin Yun to cultivate there. However, she was angry with Lin Yun for wanting to heal Lin Yu with his Qi, and she forgot to mention it.

Fang Yu, oh Fang Yu, don’t you have any semblance of the respectable character a teacher should have? 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Lin Yun obediently followed behind Fang Yu, wondering if she was still angry about yesterday’s events.

Was she that jealous?

He thought about teasing her...

Lin Yun immediately suppressed the stirrings within his heart.

With trouble still on his plate, he shouldn’t provoke her any further.

Besides, if Fang Yu really developed worldly desires, Dongfang Hongyue would tear him to shreds.

She was a huge pot of vinegar. Just acquiring a sister caused Dongfang Hongyue to become incredibly upset, so...

He’d better restrain himself!

Lin Yun, oh Lin Yun, you must honor and respect your teacher;

How could you harbor such inappropriate thoughts just because your master is beautiful and has a good figure?

Today’s reflection was complete, and by that time, Fang Yu had led Lin Yun to the rarely trodden back of the mountain.

"Alright, is there a problem with the technique or the spell?"

"Uh..."

He had only wanted to find an excuse to get Fang Yu to let him out. He could return to the Purple Cloud Cave for reflection later!

"Regarding the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, I have a few questions," Lin Yun hastily invented a question, and Fang Yu’s gaze immediately became strange...