After becoming a Taoist partner with my senior sister, my master changed

Chapter 439 Bullying

"..."

Lin Chuan was slightly startled, then slowly opened the jade box in his hand and his eyes fell on the piece of rice paper inside the box.

"I believe that a good marriage is predestined, and a good couple is made in heaven. In the sky, I wish to be a pair of wings, and on the ground, I wish to be a pair of branches. Now I have..."

The paper is slightly yellowed and even slightly fuzzy in some places, obviously it has been read frequently.

"What are you doing standing here, Achuan?"

Just as Lin Chuan was thinking about how to alleviate Ye Xiaoxiao's sadness to the greatest extent, a familiar voice sounded from behind him.

"Sister, why are you here?"

Lin Chuan calmly put the engagement contract and the jade box into the storage space.

Then he turned around and looked at Jiang Wanying and Bai Zhi who were walking towards him not far away with a puzzled look on his face.

"It's so late and I didn't see Achuan coming to join us. I was a little worried about him."

Jiang Wanying walked forward quickly with a gentle smile on her face, her beautiful eyes full of concern.

"I'm sorry to have worried you, Senior Sister."

Lin Chuan nodded slightly, with a slight curve at the corner of his lips.

"This is... Xiaoxiao?"

"What's wrong with her?"

Bai Zhi looked at Ye Xiaoxiao with confusion. She was standing behind Lin Chuan with her head lowered, and her figure was very different from what she remembered.

"I...I'm fine."

Ye Xiaoxiao raised her head and forced a faint smile, but the smile did not reach her eyes, and her eye sockets were a little red.

She unconsciously clenched the corners of her clothes with both hands, her knuckles turning white from the force, and tried hard to appear nonchalant.

"Did Ah Chuan bully Xiao Xiao?"

Jiang Wanying spoke in a gloomy tone, her eyes looking back and forth between Lin Chuan and Ye Xiaoxiao.

"No, no, Master, you didn't bully me!"

Before Lin Chuan could speak, Ye Xiaoxiao hurriedly spoke up to defend him.

"I was wondering why Ah Chuan hasn't gone to the Demon King's Palace to meet up yet so late..."

Jiang Wanying glanced at Lin Chuan with a hint of anger. Then she walked over to Ye Xiaoxiao, rubbed her head, and said softly, "Xiaoxiao, be good. I'll help you teach Ah Chuan a lesson later."

"..."

Lin Chuan's eyes swept over everyone, and he sighed slightly. His voice was low and helpless, and he said softly, "It's getting late. Let's go to the Demon King's Palace first."

"Okay, Baizhi and I will leave first. Ah Chuan, take good care of Xiaoxiao and don't bully her anymore."

Jiang Wanying glanced at Lin Chuan with a warning look, then pulled Bai Zhi up, her skirt fluttering, and turned to leave.

"..."

Lin Chuan's throat moved, and he was about to explain when he caught a glimpse of Ye Xiaoxiao standing there quietly with her head still lowered, her hair hanging down, covering half of her face.

He opened and closed his lips twice, but finally swallowed the words back.

……

"Do you think your husband is bullying Xiaoxiao because he didn't come back so late?"

Bai Zhi tilted her head slightly and looked at Jiang Wanying who had an expressionless face beside her.

"What else? Didn't you see Xiaoxiao's eyes were red from crying?"

Jiang Wanying sighed softly and frowned slightly.

"I don't think so." Bai Zhi shook her head slightly.

"Achuan still has Xiaoxiao's scent on him. They hugged each other."

Jiang Wanying narrowed her eyes slightly, and a complex emotion flashed in her eyes.

"..."

Bai Zhi pursed her lips, bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth, her eyes flickered, as if she was thinking about something, but in the end she didn't utter a word.

"Why, the person who advised me to be generous is now unwilling to accept the facts?"

……

"Xiaoxiao."

Lin Chuan walked up to Ye Xiaoxiao and called softly.

"Ok?"

Ye Xiaoxiao slowly raised her lowered head.

"Don't be sad. Although we can't be Taoist companions, we can be brother and sister."

Lin Chuan's eyes were gentle and full of comfort.

"Ah."

Ye Xiaoxiao responded softly.

"Then let's go back first?"

Lin Chuan tilted his head slightly and looked at Ye Xiaoxiao gently.

"Ah."

Ye Xiaoxiao moved lightly and came to Lin Chuan's side.

"..."

Lin Chuan thought for a moment, pursed his lips slightly, no longer hesitated, turned around and walked straight towards the Demon King's Palace.

His hands hung at his sides, and he no longer held Ye Xiaoxiao's hand as he did in the past.

Ye Xiaoxiao lowered her head and followed Lin Chuan silently without saying a word.

The fine strands of hair fell down, covering her eyes, making it impossible to see her expression.

"If you hate Xiaoxiao, you can go back. After all, it was Xiaoxiao who made the mistake first. Xiaoxiao won't blame you."

After a long time, Ye Xiaoxiao suddenly stopped, looked up at Lin Chuan who was walking in front of her, and her voice trembled slightly.

"..."

Lin Chuan sighed, stopped, turned around slowly, and looked at Ye Xiaoxiao with a serious expression, "I have never hated Xiaoxiao from the beginning to the end."

"..."

Ye Xiaoxiao was slightly startled, and the fingers hanging at her side unconsciously curled up. She whispered, "But the young master seems very reluctant to go to the Demon Emperor's Palace."

This place is still some distance away from the Demon King's Palace. Lin Chuan neither flew with a sword nor used any magic weapon, but walked slowly towards the Demon King's Palace. He looked behind him from time to time, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. All these signs added together made it hard for Ye Xiaoxiao not to think that she was being disliked.

"I'm walking slowly not because I hate Xiaoxiao and don't want to go to the Demon Emperor's Palace."

Lin Chuan walked up to Ye Xiaoxiao, his eyes frank, "I'm actually thinking about how to get along with Xiaoxiao in the future."

"Sir, you can pretend that Xiaoxiao never said anything and forget what happened today."

Ye Xiaoxiao lowered her eyes slightly, and said cautiously, "Xiaoxiao only asks that you don't hate or alienate me."

"It was my fault just now. I shouldn't have deliberately distanced myself from Xiaoxiao."

Lin Chuan sighed softly, his eyes full of apology and sincerity.

At first, he wanted to deliberately distance himself from Ye Xiaoxiao so that she would completely give up the idea of ​​them becoming a Taoist couple, but he couldn't help but worry that she would be sad because of this.

Such contradictory thoughts made him look back frequently and hesitate to speak along the way.

"Sir, you don't have to apologize. Whatever you do in front of Xiaoxiao is right. If there is any mistake, it is Xiaoxiao's fault."

Ye Xiaoxiao's fingers unconsciously tugged at the hem of her skirt, and her thin figure seemed a little stubborn.

"..."

A complicated look flashed across Lin Chuan's eyes, and he asked softly, "Xiaoxiao really wants to be my Taoist partner?"

"think……"

Ye Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up instantly, but in a moment, they dimmed quickly again. His voice was low and hoarse, "I don't want to think about it anymore. From now on, I will only treat you as my brother."

"I'll give this back to you. If you break through to the late stage of the Tribulation Crossing and don't change your mind, this engagement will take effect. How do you do that?"

Lin Chuan took out the jade box from the storage space and handed it to Ye Xiaoxiao.

"..."

Ye Xiaoxiao suddenly raised her eyes, her eyes lit up instantly, her face full of surprise. She looked straight at Lin Chuan, her voice trembling slightly, with uncontrollable expectation: "Really...really? Young Master, you are not lying to Xiaoxiao?"

"When have I ever lied to Xiaoxiao? But before Xiaoxiao breaks through to the late stage of the tribulation, he can only regard me as his brother."

The corners of Lin Chuan's lips rose slightly, with a hint of tenderness in his eyes. He raised his hand and gently rubbed Ye Xiaoxiao's head.

It's not easy to advance to the Tribulation Realm. Even if you manage to do so, very few can reach the late stage of the Tribulation Realm. Currently, across the entire continent, Xu Hanyi and Qing Shu are the only two people who have achieved this.

If Ye Xiaoxiao really succeeded in breaking through to the late stage of tribulation with her own talent, and still did not change her mind about wanting to become his Taoist partner, Lin Chuan would just let it go. After all, he did not dislike Ye Xiaoxiao.

As for why he didn't take Ye Xiaoxiao as his Taoist partner right away, Lin Chuan himself couldn't figure it out.

Perhaps he was afraid that Xu Hanyi would find out about this, or perhaps he was unwilling to shoulder that responsibility too early.

After all, before the Datong Plan was realized, it was really tiring to run around and worry about whether I would neglect anyone.

"Don't worry, sir. I will strive to enter the late stage of the tribulation as soon as possible!"

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