"Oh, I'm really sorry, I really was drunk. It's rare for one to be drunk in life, and today I was happy, so I didn't use my mana." Wang Xiaoqiang was a bit puzzled. Why did Lin Xianshu care so much about this issue? It was just a touch, not a big deal. Besides, the more it was mentioned, the more embarrassing it became. Didn't she know that?

"..." Lin Xianshu didn't answer; it was evident that she was still brooding over the incident. Wang Xiaoqiang chuckled. "Xianshu, why do you care so much about your chest? Sooner or later, it will be mine anyway..."

Before Wang Xiaoqiang could finish his sentence with the word "touch," Lin Xianshu had already turned around, her fists clenched, and lunged at Wang Xiaoqiang. "Keep talking, and see if I don't beat you up~~~"

"Ah, I was wrong, I was wrong," Wang Xiaoqiang pleaded for forgiveness.

"Hmph, I've got no time to waste chit-chatting here with you. Let's go. After dinner, we'll head to the headquarters. My aunt said that the evil cultivators will come to create trouble again today. We can take the opportunity to track them down and eliminate them..."

"Hmm," Wang Xiaoqiang nodded.

The dinner at the Lin family was lavish, featuring semi-Western dishes and red wine. Due to daily cultivation, Wang Xiaoqiang's appetite was enormous. Not only Wang Xiaoqiang, but Lin Xianshu's appetite was also large, comparable to that of a construction worker, since she needed to cultivate too. Their bodies required a lot of energy.

After dinner, when the sky had darkened completely, Father Lin offered to prepare a vehicle, but Lin Xianshu declined. No matter how good the car was, could it be faster or freer than flying? Besides, both of them had invisibility talismans and weren't afraid of being caught on camera while flying high.

After dinner, they returned to their bedroom, applied the Invisibility Talismans, and then walked out together. Leaving the villa, they soared into the sky and flew towards the headquarters of the Lin Group.

Lin Group was having a board meeting tonight. At this time, the evil cultivators were creating turmoil, attempting to forcefully take over shares of Lin Group, aiming for unearned gains.

If the Lin Group compromised, then these evil cultivators would certainly become more aggressive in their demands. Continuing this way would only lead to the Lin Group having to eventually hand over control, so it was timely for Lin Xianshu and Wang Xiaoqiang to be here tonight.

Too accustomed to comfort to bother with exertion, once Wang Xiaoqiang took to the sky, he released three hundred Spiritual Spring orbs, forming the Spirit Spring Flying Boat. He grabbed Lin Xianshu's slim waist, jumped onto the flying boat, and sat down. In a flash, a five-colored ship-shaped object crossed the sky, and the bustling people below saw nothing—the Five Elements Spirit Spring and the two, under the guise of invisibility, melded into the night.

The pair sat on the Spirit Spring Flying Boat, overlooking the city of Zhoushan below.

The city was vast. Being amidst it felt like being in an endless forest of steel, but flying in the sky provided a much broader view. Surrounded by mountains, the bustling metropolitan lights converged in the center and radiated outward. The lights at the city's edges began to dim. The headlights of cars speckled the highways stretching toward the distant forests. Being in mid-air brought a real and majestic feeling distinct from cinematic aerial shots. Sometimes, you'd feel that building such massive settlements was a magnificent feat for such tiny beings as humans, considering the vastness of the land. Humans seemed so small, yet they left their marks everywhere on this vast land.

Many buildings, many windows, one window per family—some eating dinner, some laughing, some fighting, some crying. It was like watching scenes from dramas. Observing such a multitude of lighted homes, sometimes you feel like a speck of dust floating in the dark night, swaying with the night wind as if existing in translucent amber. Below, vehicle lights formed golden rivers; family windows stretched in all directions, sketching the contour of the bustling city. Boats' lights glided on the river's surface, and long trains wound from farther off into the night.

The Spirit Spring Flying Boat landed on the rooftop of a thirty-story building in Zhoushan City.

In a luxurious conference room on the thirtieth floor, a board meeting was in progress. Most of the attendees were members of the Lin family. The meeting focused solely on the issue of the evil cultivators wanting to take over shares. The current discussion was whether Lin Xianshu could control these evil cultivators. If she could, all the decisions made at the meeting would be canceled. If Lin Xianshu couldn't subdue them, the next issue was how many shares should be allocated to these evil cultivators—a vexing dilemma as giving too many would be a loss and too few might not satisfy their greed.

"Giving away thirty percent of the shares, haha," someone remarked bitterly, "This time it's thirty percent, next time it will be sixty percent, and the time after that, one hundred percent... Those evil cultivators' desires are endless. Our Lin family will eventually be consumed by them..."

"Dad, in my opinion, it's still worth persuading Xianshu to agree to marry Li Taiyi..."

"Yes, Dad, as descendants of the Lin family, isn't it worth sacrificing a bit of personal happiness for the benefit of the family?"

"Dad, this is a long-term plan. Only by relying on the Mount Hua Sword Sect can the Lin Group ensure safety..."

Just as everyone was fervently discussing, Wang Xiaoqiang and Lin Xianshu entered the boardroom.

In order not to startle the snakes, Wang Xiaoqiang had released three hundred Spiritual Springs from his body, thus keeping his cultivation base stationary at the Late Golden Core Stage.

After the two entered the room, all the board members stood up. It was clear, although Lin Xianshu was merely a junior in the family, her status was not inferior to anyone else's. Even the white-haired head of the Lin family, her grandfather Lin Zhiyuan, also stood up to greet her. Everyone's gaze fell upon the two of them.

Family Head Lin Zhiyuan was the first to speak. "Xianshu, you're here, come, take a seat…" His voice was very hoarse, carrying a suppressed tone, but it was also filled with excitement. "This is...?"

"My boyfriend, Wang Xiaoqiang," Lin Xianshu, in front of all her family elders, clung tightly to Wang Xiaoqiang's arm. "He's here today to help us deal with those evil cultivators…"

"Uh?~~~" All eyes fastened on Wang Xiaoqiang, clearly skeptical of Wang Xiaoqiang's cultivation and abilities since he was so young. Although most were ignorant about cultivation, they understood well that it took more than a day of cold to freeze three feet of ice. Wang Xiaoqiang, youthful as he was, even with outstanding natural talent, could not possess high cultivation. From what they understood, Lin Xianshu was an example—she had been sent to the Mount Hua Sword Sect to cultivate primarily because of her high potential, which had caught the notice of Li Gufeng of the sect, who then took her on for cultivation. Additionally, the Li family had also spent a considerable sum of money for her inclusion in the sect. Yet, such a talent, after more than a decade of cultivation, only reached the Middle Stage of Golden Core and was unable to resist evil cultivators. Wang Xiaoqiang, appearing to be about the same age as Lin Xianshu, could at most be at the Late Golden Core Stage. What then? It's probable that he'd be instantly killed by powerful evil cultivators, foolishly costing him his life.

"Mr. Wang, that is so kind of you!" Lin Zhiyuan held his fists together towards Wang Xiaoqiang with great sincerity, but after speaking, he shifted his attention away from Wang Xiaoqiang, focusing on Lin Xianshu instead, and asked, "Xianshu, your grandfather dares to ask this time, how confident are you?"

Lin Xianshu resolutely said, "One hundred percent!"

"One hundred percent~?" Before Lin Zhiyuan could reply, Lin Xianshu's uncle, Lin Jianan, already challenged her, "Xianshu, this isn't a joke. If you can't guarantee a hundred percent to subdue those evil cultivators, once they're provoked, we could face a disastrous annihilation. Do you understand??"

"Uncle, I understand. I wouldn't undertake something I'm not sure of, and especially not this matter, where there is no room for carelessness," Lin Xianshu solemnly declared.

"Xianshu, didn't your sect leader Li Gufeng send someone over?" Lin Xianshu's aunt Lin Fuping chimed in.

Lin Fuping was a mature woman in her thirties, wearing a cheongsam, with a quite impressive figure. Her comment immediately drew Wang Xiaoqiang's attention.

Wang Xiaoqiang noticed Lin Fuping bore some resemblance to Lin Xianshu. Although not as beautiful as Lin Xianshu, her mature figure was rather more appealing than Lin Xianshu's.

"Auntie, that hypocrite Li Gufeng, please don't mention him anymore. Later, I might leave the Mount Hua Sword Sect and become a loose cultivator…"

"What~~"

Lin Xianshu hadn't finished her sentence when everyone exclaimed in shock. Leaving the Mount Hua Sword Sect was a major issue, and she spoke of it so casually. The sect was a colossus in the cultivation realm, and others could only hope to be affiliated with it, but she was speaking of leaving. Not to mention, leaving would definitely offend Li Gufeng of the Mount Hua Sword Sect, making it even harder for the Lin family afterwards.

"Xianshu, you, how have you become like this, speaking without thinking?" Finally, Lin Xianshu's uncle, who was the first to stand against her, spoke up. Lin Xianshu's rejection of the marriage with the Li family had greatly irked him. If it weren't for her possessing some cultivation, he might have slapped her already.

"Xianshu is right, Li Gufeng is famously hypocritical. When your Lin family is in trouble, he doesn't offer help, so there's no need for Xianshu to stay at the Mount Hua Sword Sect…" At this moment, Wang Xiaoqiang spoke up, seeing that Lin Xianshu was under suspicion and that he could offer no proof, appearing quite distressed, so he couldn't bear it and thus spoke for her.

"What are you, and who are you to speak here…?" Lin Xianshu's uncle suddenly pointed at Wang Xiaoqiang and started scolding him. In his view, Lin Xianshu's refusal of the marriage with the Li family must have been because of Wang Xiaoqiang, this pretty boy, so that infuriated him.

Just as he was about to utter the word "position," Wang Xiaoqiang fiercely glared at him, opened his mouth wide, pointed a finger at him, and suddenly, his mouth opened wide, stuck in motion, appearing quite comical. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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