If he were to slack off, he would be the one to suffer in the end.
Lin Qiye could understand.
However, it had only been a short while. No matter how fast Lin Qiyeâs cultivation progress was, he couldnât break through in a dozen days.
âWhat do you want to check? Didnât you say thereâs still half a year? How long has it been?â Lin Qiye shot her a glance, and the latter immediately fell silent.
It seemed like it. The temple had just been built. He didnât have that much power of merits to make a breakthrough.
Lonemoonâs face turned red, and she shook her furry ears, looking a little embarrassed.
âAlright, donât worry. You donât have to think about me. I promise Iâll reach the late stage of the Golden Core Realm before the tiger demon comes out.â
Seeing Lonemoonâs worried look, Lin Qiye could not help but comfort her.
He reached out his little hand and touched Lonemoonâs head. The latter seemed to enjoy the feeling and hugged Lin Qiye tightly.
âF*ck! Again? Hurry up and let go!â
Lin Qiye kept struggling, but he was only at the mid-stage Golden Core Realm. In addition, he was small in size. If he didnât get serious, there was no way he could break free from Lonemoonâs hands.
He could only let her hug him and rub her face against his abdomen.
At this moment, there was a creak at the door. Then, Lonemoon saw a head pop in.
The atmosphere instantly froze.
Lin Qiye froze. Lonemoon also turned around and remained where she was.
The person at the door widened his eyes, his jaw almost dropping to the ground.
âClang!â A bunch of keys fell to the ground.
The person standing at the door immediately came back to his senses.
He broke out in a cold sweat and turned around stiffly as if he had thought of something. He put on an exaggerated expression of realization and said, âRight, the stove is still on. I have to go back and take a look!â
After saying this, he ran out of the door as if he had not seen anything.
Only Lin Qiye and Lonemoon were left in the room.
The two of them looked at each other in a daze. Did that guy see it just now?
He must have seen it!
Realizing they were still hugging each other tightly, Lonemoon quickly let go.
This time, she was done for.
Although she hugged Lin Qiye purely because she thought he was cute, their action just now was too easy to misunderstand.
If that guy were to spread the news of what had happened today, Lin Qiye could forget about getting any more power of virtue.
After all, in the eyes of the people, Immortals and Holy Spirits were absolutely sacred and pure.
âIâll catch him!â
Realizing the severity of the problem, Lonemoon was about to go out and chase after that person.
However, Lin Qiye stopped her.
âForget it. Let him go.â
âButâ¦â
âNo buts. So what if you caught him? Donât tell me you want to kill him?â
Lin Qiyeâs words left Lonemoon speechless.
Thatâs right. Even if she caught that person, she couldnât do anything.
She couldnât possibly silence him over this matter. That wasnât her style of doing things.
âWhat should we do now? If he goes out and spreads rumors, you wonât be able to get peopleâs worship, and you canât obtain the power of virtue!â
Lonemoon was clearly anxious.
Lin Qiyeâs heart moved.
He didnât need any merit at all, but if he could use this opportunity to stop Lonemoon from touching him, it could be considered a good thing!
Lin Qiye coughed. âDonât worry. I have a way to solve this. However, this method can only be used once. In the future, you canât touch me. If someone sees it again, itâll be impossible to do anything.â
âAh? Really?â
Lonemoon was overjoyed and quickly nodded. âIâll be more careful in the future!â
Lin Qiye nodded in satisfaction.
He usually wouldnât refuse a beautiful woman throwing herself at him, but Lonemoon was as clingy as a puppy. Once she got close, she couldnât be pushed away.
More importantly, she was strong.
Lin Qiye did not doubt that if he had a physical body, this hug would have broken at least a few of his ribs!
âWhat do you plan to do?â Lonemoon asked as if she was still worried.
âItâs useless if I tell you this method. You donât have to care so much. Iâll handle it,â Lin Qiye said in all seriousness.
âAlright then.â
Lonemoon did not doubt him. She believed that it was as Lin Qiye had said. The method would be useless once he told her, so she did not continue to ask.
Lin Qiye heaved a sigh of relief.
It was good that Lonemoon was simple-minded, or else he wouldnât be able to explain this random reason he made up.
âAlright, itâs about time you go back. Youâve been out for so long. Be careful not to arouse the suspicion of the tiger demon.â
Lin Qiye urged Lonemoon to leave.
âOkay, Iâll come to see you again in a while.â Lonemoon turned around and left.
Upon hearing that she wanted to come again, Lin Qiye quickly said, âDonât. If you come out frequently, the tiger demon will definitely be suspicious. Donât worry. Iâll work hard and break through to the late Golden Core Realm soon!â
What a joke. He had no way of dealing with that person today.
If the news spread in the village, wouldnât his cover be blown if Lonemoon came again?
Therefore, before he broke through, she must not be allowed to come back to the village.
After all, Lonemoon still firmly believed that he had relied on merit to break through. Even if Lin Qiye told her that he didnât need merit, it would be difficult for her to believe it.
After much persuasion, he finally sent Lonemoon away.
Before Lin Qiye could catch his breath, he heard the villagers discussing what had happened behind the temple today.
âHey, did you guys hear? Someone saw Lord Holy Infant and Lord Fox Immortal being intimate in the storeroom of the Holy Infant Temple!â
âF*ck! You canât just say that. Is it true?â
âIâve also heard about it. At that time, Lord Fox Immortal held Lord Holy Infant like thisâ¦â
âWoah! Thatâs awesome! Are all Immortals so good at playing around?â
The rumors were getting more and more outrageous. Each of them spoke so methodically that Lin Qiye would have believed them if he wasnât the person involved.