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The architecture was quaint with an antique charm, yet the interior facilities were very complete, with modern appliances and furniture all at hand.

Cheng Dongliang had booked a luxurious European-style room, where Lin Yuanyuan leaned against the headboard of the bed and Li Xiaoyao pulled up a chair to sit by the window.

"Are you a martial artist?"

Li Xiaoyao shook his head.

Lin Yuanyuan's brows furrowed, then she seemed to realize something, her pupils constricted, and she exclaimed, "You're a cultivator!"

"Mhm."

Lin Yuanyuan got up from the bed, walked over to Li Xiaoyao, and sized him up from top to bottom, saying, "You don't look the part at all. To think someone like you can be called a cultivator, the world has really changed."
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Li Xiaoyao's mouth twitched, suddenly regretting bringing her back. He really should have left her to fend for herself.

"Go to bed early if there's nothing else," Li Xiaoyao waved his hand in a shooing manner.

"Hmph, it's your honor to co-habit with this young lady," Lin Yuanyuan said like a proud little princess, hands on hips, chest thrust out, "I'm going to bathe now. You better not peek, or I'll gouge your dog eyes out."

"Yes, yes, yes, I won't peek, absolutely won't peek." Dealing with other women, Li Xiaoyao could be cold and silent, but against Lin Yuanyuan, this madwoman, none of his usual tactics worked.

Truth be told, if Li Xiaoyao had known Lin Yuanyuan would also show up at the Ghost Market, he might have really considered whether to participate or not.

The hotel bathroom had frosted glass walls with blinds inside, but Lin Yuanyuan refused to draw them and instead turned the lights up to the brightest, whistling and twisting her body as she bathed.

Li Xiaoyao really wanted not to look, but his body instinctively turned his head.

Lin Yuanyuan bathed for more than half an hour before finally finishing, then came out wrapped in a bath towel.

Li Xiaoyao closed his eyes and sat on the floor, pretending he hadn't heard anything.

Lin Yuanyuan watched Li Xiaoyao curiously, muttering quietly to herself, "Are you even a man? A beautiful girl stands in front of you and you don't look."

Lin Yuanyuan pouted, walked over to Li Xiaoyao, turned to the left, then to the right, a youthful fragrance assaulting Li Xiaoyao's nostrils continuously.

In his mind, Li Xiaoyao chanted to himself: Form is emptiness, emptiness is form, she's a madwoman, she's not a woman...

Lin Yuanyuan's eyes blinked, and suddenly, she released a wicked smile.

Even though his eyes were closed, Li Xiaoyao's consciousness had already spread out, giving him a clear image of Lin Yuanyuan in her lovely bath towel-wrapped figure.

Lin Yuanyuan moved a bit closer to Li Xiaoyao, making sure his eyes were closed, then she began to slowly untie the towel.

A stunning, fair body, completely unobscured, was thus exposed in front of Li Xiaoyao.

"I told you to close your eyes, see, you can't see, la la la~" Lin Yuanyuan thought Li Xiaoyao couldn't see with his eyes closed, so she playfully opened her towel.

Little did she know, Li Xiaoyao's consciousness suddenly saw her drop the towel, and a surge of heat rushed to his dantian, and two streams of blood spurted from his nostrils.

When Lin Yuanyuan saw his reaction, she first froze, then screamed "Ah ah ah!" covering her chest tightly with her hands, the towel slipped from her grasp and fell to the floor.

This partially hidden, stunning body appeared even more enticing.

"I didn't see anything, didn't see anything," Li Xiaoyao turned away, explaining loudly.

Lin Yuanyuan picked up the bath towel from the floor and scolded, "Do you think I'm blind? Didn't you see your nosebleed?"

"Internal heat is excessive, it's dry weather, having a nosebleed is quite normal."

"Humph, you must have used some dirty trick to peek at me, you pervert." Lin Yuanyuan cursed, then turned back to the bed, pulled up the covers, and wrapped herself up tightly, leaving not a single gap.

Li Xiaoyao took a deep breath, concentrated, held his breath, and entered the battle simulation system to continue his fight against Ouyang Gu.

Although Li Xiaoyao's cultivation level had not yet reached the Abstinence Realm, going without food, water, or sleep for a few days didn't affect him much.

Cultivation is the process of absorbing nature's spiritual energy, during which the human body undergoes refinement by spiritual energy, thus becoming stronger.

Li Xiaoyao did not deliberately refine his body, but his physical strength was no weaker than that of martial artists of the same cultivation level.

Ever since the system upgraded, adding a combat simulation system, Li Xiaoyao fought against Ouyang Gu in it every day.

Whether it was close combat or competing in swordplay and spells, Li Xiaoyao had reached an extremely terrifying level.

A night without words.

The next day, sunlight streamed through the window, casting patches of golden light, filling the room with a warm and soft glow.

Li Xiaoyao walked to the bedside, took a glance at Lin Yuanyuan who was still deep in sleep, smiled slightly, and gently tapped her full and smooth forehead.

The sleeping Lin Yuanyuan was really cute, and very much like a goddess.

The tap from Li Xiaoyao was just to make her sleep more soundly, more deeply.

Li Xiaoyao did not intend to let her wake up that day, so as not to cause her unnecessary worry.

Li Xiaoyao stood by the window, lit a cigarette, and smoked quietly, looking down at the street below that was gradually becoming lively, he whispered, "Today will be bloody."

…

Li Xiaoyao walked out to the hall where Cheng Dongliang had been waiting for him.

"You seem in good spirits, didn't you overexert yourself last night?" Cheng Dongliang looked him over from top to bottom, suddenly throwing out such a sentence.

Li Xiaoyao rolled his eyes and said, "She is my friend, our relationship is purely platonic."

Cheng Dongliang laughed a few times, not speaking, leaving it uncertain whether he believed it or not.

Pointing to the millet porridge in front of him, Cheng Dongliang said, "Sit down and have some, the breakfast here is quite good, with ingredients harvested from deep in the mountains that contain a trace of spiritual energy, beneficial for raising one's cultivation level."

"Oh? They're willing to spend so much on the cost?" Upon hearing this, Li Xiaoyao sat down and took a taste.

True enough, the ingredients here contained a faint trace of spiritual energy, not rich, but still beneficial for improving one's constitution.

"The martial arts tournament starts at noon, have you really decided to make your move on him?"

"Hmm." Li Xiaoyao let go of his restraint, eating heartily.

Cheng Dongliang suddenly furrowed his brows and said, "Your current situation might not be so good."

"My situation?" Li Xiaoyao asked confusedly, "What do you mean?"

Cheng Dongliang put down his eating utensils and spoke seriously, "You caused quite a stir yesterday by taking out a hundred thousand spirit stones, do you realize how many people are watching you now?"

"An innocent man is doomed by the treasure he possesses, don't you understand this principle?"

"Though the Ghost Market is filled with great opportunities, it is, even more so, fraught with danger."

"With no sect or faction backing you and possessing a fortune, they won't dare touch you inside the Ghost Market due to the rules, but the moment you step half a foot outside, you'll immediately be attacked by a mob."

"Targeting me?" Li Xiaoyao scoffed, picking up the porcelain bowl and gulping down the millet porridge in one go, slamming it down on the table with a 'bang', drawing the attention of the other customers in the hall.

From the eyes of these customers, Li Xiaoyao saw undisguised greed, just as Cheng Dongliang had said, the moment he stepped out of the Ghost Market, he would be surrounded by dozens of cultivators and martial artists.

Never display wealth unintentionally, a simple and clear truth, one that Li Xiaoyao had indeed neglected.

Li Xiaoyao said indifferently, "If that's the case, Wu Hao must die today! I need his blood and life to deter these greedy and foolish people."

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