"I order you, from now on, to call me Brother Tian, not Master!" Lin Tian glared at Charlotte, giving a solemn command.

"Alright, Master." Charlotte said very obediently.

"You..." Lin Tian almost choked, feeling a bit annoyed by her. He looked at Charlotte's voluptuous figure and her rosy lips, and suddenly gave a wicked smile: "Don't you like calling me Master? Alright, now come serve your Master. Isn't loyalty in your West like this?"

Damn, I don't believe I can't train you, acting all high and mighty. Let's see how I turn you from a wild leopard into a house cat, Lin Tian thought maliciously, looking at her provocatively.

Just as Lin Tian thought she was going to be proud again, the Lady Lord nodded and said "Yes," then obediently walked over.

But she didn't kneel, instead, she leaned in, using every skill she had.

Lin Tian was a normal man; he was already quite worked up from the matter with Zhang Lingyu in the bedroom earlier, and hadn't completely calmed down. Now, being inexplicably teased by Charlotte—this was no act of submission, it was clearly a provocation. Lin Tian knew Charlotte was doing it on purpose.

Even though Lin Tian knew Charlotte was deliberately opposing him, his anger still couldn't subside, and his reaction was so intense that it seemed to surprise Charlotte.

Lin Tian mentally cursed, wanting to grab her shoulders and lift her up, but then he thought, Little girl, you want to oppose me and provoke me? Fine, I'll stand here and watch how you play this scene, and with that thought, he stopped and just looked down at Charlotte.

At this moment, footsteps sounded from outside, and Charlotte suddenly gave a wicked smile and crouched down.

He instinctively grabbed her, wanting to push her away, but just then, the footsteps outside the corridor got closer, and three people appeared at the end of the corridor.

Seeing these three, Lin Tian was stunned, and the three of them were even more stunned seeing the positions of Lin Tian and Charlotte. Charlotte, of course, also noticed them, her eyes flickered, but she remained crouched.

These three were Zhang Lingyu, Ai Wei, and Rossi, who had returned. Their expressions were quite exciting, with surprise, disbelief, and all sorts of emotions.

Rossi and Ai Wei were the first to react, giving their master a meaningful look, then turning around in tacit understanding, indicating they saw nothing.

Once Zhang Lingyu got over her shock, anger flared in her eyes as she looked at Lin Tian, almost wanting to go up and give him a good beating. However, after taking a deep breath, she managed to slightly suppress her anger, let out a heavy humph to express her dissatisfaction and rage, then turned to leave.

Lin Tian felt the urge to jump out the window; his intention was to train the proud Lady Lord, who knew it would turn into this? Damn it, he hadn't even taken off his pants and yet he had to bear this "tainted" reputation. Who did I offend, Lin Tian cursed several times inwardly.

However, three seconds later, Lin Tian calmed down. He couldn't let Zhang Lingyu leave like this, or else his "tainted" reputation would stick forever, worse than Dou'e's injustice.

"Stop right there!" Lin Tian shouted, startling everyone.

The effect did work; Zhang Lingyu finally stopped, but she still didn't turn around. Whether it was because she was angry or embarrassed to see such a blush-inducing scene, only she knew.

"All of you, turn around!" Lin Tian shouted again.

The master had spoken, Rossi and Ai Wei obediently turned around, and Zhang Lingyu hesitated for a moment, then reluctantly turned as well. But seeing Lin Tian and Charlotte in such an ambiguous position, her face turned red involuntarily, though she still looked angry.

Bastard, big pervert, you lied about going to the Barrier's source, yet here you are doing dirty things, I'm so mad I could punch you into a pulp, make you into meat buns and throw you into the sea to feed sharks! Zhang Lingyu thought furiously.

Lin Tian didn't know he had already been turned into a basket of meat buns in Zhang Lingyu's mind. He said seriously, "What do you think we're doing? Don't be fooled by appearances; look beyond to the essence, got it?"

"Essence? What essence could there be in your actions?" Zhang Lingyu said disdainfully, thinking no matter how this jerk explains, she won't believe him.

"That's a good question. Things are not as they seem; the truth is, I'm diagnosing her injuries." Lin Tian said very earnestly.

"Diagnosis? You're diagnosing like this? You two are fine here; where did the injuries come from?" Zhang Lingyu pointed at their ambiguous position, expressing disbelief.

Lin Tian still said calmly, "You might not know, but we just entered a maze, almost couldn't get out, it was really dangerous. Do you see the doors on both sides? They're the entrance to the maze."

Of course, this was true too; Lin Tian wasn't really intending anything improper, he was there for business.

Zhang Lingyu looked towards Ai Wei, who nodded and said, "I mentioned earlier the approximate location of the Barrier's source, it's this maze. This is indeed the maze entrance, with a complex network of passages inside. If you take the wrong route, you really might not get out."

Lin Tian exhaled in relief, thankful for Ai Wei's help in explaining, otherwise, it wouldn't have been easily cleared up.

Zhang Lingyu, who originally didn't believe Lin Tian, started to believe him a little now. Just as she was about to say something, Charlotte, who had remained silent, stood up and softly said, "Master, are you satisfied with my service?" The words paired with her expression inevitably led to misunderstanding.

Damn, I forgot there's still this troublemaker, Lin Tian cursed inwardly, this is bad, this Lady Lord seems determined to oppose him.

Sure enough, Zhang Lingyu's anger that had just simmered down flared up again: "Master? Service? Lin Tian, you've really acquired a good maid, huh. Humph, enjoy it slowly, I'm leaving! I don't want to care about you anymore."

Shoving Charlotte aside, Lin Tian quickly chased after and grabbed Zhang Lingyu's hand, pulling her back, but the little girl just wouldn't look back at him. The Beautiful Sky Master was incredibly stubborn, and she seemed genuinely angry this time.

Lin Tian caught her shoulder, forcibly turning her back, only to see two lines of tears streaming from Zhang Lingyu's eyes, a mix of grievance, sadness, and a subtle sense of emotion. Lin Tian gently wiped her tears, speaking with heartache, "Lingyu, don't you know my character by now? If I really wanted to do something, in the bedroom earlier, I would have..."

"Don't say it!" Hearing him mention the bedroom incident just now, Zhang Lingyu hurriedly covered Lin Tian's mouth, her face flushing red. Her anxious, yet tearful appearance tugged at Lin Tian's heart, filling him with both heartache and an irresistible affection.

"I believe you, okay!" Zhang Lingyu said anxiously. Just thinking about the scene in the bedroom earlier made her face burn, leaving no room in her mind for anything else.

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