The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 230 - 229: Boys should learn to protect themselves outside

Chapter 230: Chapter 229: Boys should learn to protect themselves outside

Seeing Chu Huai’s face of disbelief, Lin Yun knew that he had already believed him.

Lin Yun continued, "It is indeed unexpected, but it is the truth. The empress once joined the Shenxiao Sect as an honorary disciple and took the opportunity to curry favor with Shenxiao’s connections. She also secretly befriended the Saintess of Guanghan Palace. Before anyone realized it, she had brought both major sects to her side.

Not only that, as a member of the Imperial Clan, she also won the recognition of the imperial elders. After the war, the Orthodox Sects did not want to weaken their strength through another civil conflict and were unwilling to fight to the death against the Imperial Clan. That’s why they compromised, supported Zhao Lingyu’s rise to power, and changed the dynasty to Great Qin."

Lin Yun explained with convincing details that stood up to scrutiny, and in the face of such an account, Chu Huai no longer doubted him. He was likely so shocked that he fell silent for a moment.

Finally, he sighed and said, "Indeed, all things have life and death, even dynasties are no exception."

By now, he had completely believed Lin Yun’s words and naturally no longer doubted his identity as a fellow villager.

Lin Yun took the opportunity to ask, "May I know when senior first arrived here?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Huai thought seriously for a while before answering, "It was in the spring of the eleventh year of Qingyuan. How many years have passed since then?"

Feeling somewhat embarrassed, Lin Yun said, "I apologize, senior, I am not well-read and don’t know how long ago the Qingyuan era was from now. But doesn’t senior know how many years have passed himself?"

Lin Yun did not feign knowledge, and by asking this question at the right time, wouldn’t he be able to gather information?

Chu Huai, unsuspecting, replied, "Hidden Mist Village has no distinction between day and night, no seasons change; there’s no need for toil. If no outsiders come, we all remain in slumber. To this day, I do not know how much time has passed."

"I see! Haven’t you ever thought about leaving, senior?"

This was the question Lin Yun was most concerned about. Without day or night, without the seasons, sleeping all the time—wasn’t that life unbearably boring?

Lin Yun felt that if he were in that situation, he wouldn’t last a month before he’d pass away right there.

Chu Huai replied with a wry smile, "It’s not that I don’t want to leave, but that I cannot."

"Why?"

"I can’t say, but I can give you a piece of advice."

"Please do tell, senior."

"Do not trust everyone you meet, including me."

Lin Yun: "..."

That advice is a bit contradictory, dear!

"Is there a secret hidden in this village?"

Lin Yun tried to pry information from Chu Huai. He had fabricated such an outrageous story, didn’t he do it just to close the distance with Chu Huai?

With his identity as a fellow villager and the friendly exchanges they had before, Lin Yun thought that Chu Huai would be a bit more talkative.

"I cannot tell you, for we are all in the fog. If you seek answers, you must find them yourself. Also, do not accept the blessings of the Divine Spirit; once you do, you won’t be able to leave."

"Thud, thud, thud..."

Just as Chu Huai’s voice fell, there was a knocking at the door, followed by Chu Han’s robust voice.

"Grandpa, I’m back, and the village chief is here too."

Chu Huai and Lin Yun exchanged glances, a look that carried a warning, yet also seemed to carry sympathy and a touch of schadenfreude.

Before this, Lin Yun had really not imagined that a person could produce such a complex emotional expression.

That’s indeed tough! 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

To be able to read such a look made Lin Yun feel even tougher.

Lin Yun watched Chu Huai go to open the door. Seeing his aged form, Lin Yun had thought the village chief would also be an old man. Hidden Mist Village should not be a cultivator’s village, so it was normal for people not to remain forever young.

However, Lin Yun was surprised to see that the village chief was actually a stunningly beautiful woman.

"Old Chu, I heard from your little Chu that there is a guest in your house, an outsider, right?"

Chu Huai nodded and said, "They’re over there."

The village chief glanced over, apparently thinking that Lin Yun couldn’t see, so she didn’t hide anything in her gaze.

It was a greedy look, as if she wanted to devour Lin Yun whole, mixed with an almost uncontrollable excitement.

Indeed, handsome boys should really know how to take care of themselves when they’re outside.

"It’s been many years since we’ve had outsiders in the village. Chu Han, go and call the other villagers. Prepare a celebration for our guests who have traveled from afar," the village chief said.

"Yes."

Chu Han ran about obsequiously, while Lin Yun silently calculated whether he should set them all on fire later.

"Dear guests, please follow me. As honored visitors, the village has prepared a place for you to rest," the village chief offered.

"Thank you very much, village chief," Lin Yun responded.

With the demeanor of someone who hadn’t noticed anything amiss, Lin Yun politely followed the village chief.

The village chief wiped away the saliva that had inadvertently dripped from the corner of her mouth as she led Lin Yun to her house.

Too fragrant, too tempting, too hard to control oneself.

As the village chief drooled all the way, Lin Yun couldn’t help but ask, "Are you craving something, village chief? Why are you drooling so much?"

"No, I just have a strange sickness that makes me drool excessively. I can’t help it, so don’t find it weird," the village chief explained.

"Is that so? I thought you might have seen some delicious food!" Lin Yun commented.

"Uh..."

Before the village chief could defend herself, Lin Yun had already made his move. He had observed that she was the only one in her house.

Lin Yun’s fingers curled into a claw, and before the village chief could react, he struck with a Black Tiger Heart Extraction, piercing her chest in an instant. Moreover, in Lin Yun’s hand was a clump of golden flames.

With his other hand, Lin Yun, who had been storing up Palm Thunder all along the way, clamped down on the village chief’s mouth.

In this assault with both thunder and fire, the village chief could never have dreamed that Lin Yun would decisively and swiftly make a killing move.

What kind of person had Chu Han brought back!

Honestly, even Bai Jiaojiao was taken aback.

Lin Yun was too terrifying, just a moment ago he was chatting cheerily, and the next moment, he executed a Black Tiger Heart Extraction.

"Why did you kill her?" Bai Jiaojiao asked, somewhat confused.

"There’s something wrong with this village chief?" Xiao Qing inquired, not with the same query as Bai Jiaojiao. She believed Lin Yun must have seen something amiss to act so abruptly.

"She was drooling all the way, you didn’t notice?" Lin Yun asked.

"You could see it?"

To conceal their abilities, they had not used their Divine Sense to scan the surroundings and were merely relying on instinct to perceive their environment, which is why they hadn’t noticed the saliva trail left by the village chief.

"I guess this village treats outsiders as sacrifices. The outsiders probably won’t die, but they’ll never be able to leave Hidden Mist Village again and instead become one with them."

With the information he had, Lin Yun could only come to these conclusions.

"So what do we do now?" Bai Jiaojiao asked, not afraid at all—ready to let anyone trying to make her a sacrifice taste the power of Dragon Fist first!

However, a girl shouldn’t appear too fierce. She had noticed that Lin Yun preferred delicate, frail girls, so now it was better to act needier and more in need of protection.

"Hmph, you all think I’m too simple-minded, but actually, I’m as cunning as they get!"