CH 12

Even if he knew that Lin Ying was the one who killed the original owner, Lin Yi was unable to seek revenge on her as of right now. Whether or not he could survive at the moment was a challenge, let alone getting revenge.

Lin Ying had a pharmacist father as a backer, and the Lin Patriarch wasn’t likely to do anything to Lin Ying on his behalf. If he wanted to get revenge on Lin Ying, he could only strengthen himself first and then turn back to deal with her later.

“To defeat monsters, level up first.” Lin Yi fretted.

Soon, the opportunity to level up would arrive——

After soaking in the bathtub for a while, Lin Yi was freshened up and changed into his wedding robe. His hair was bound up, and the hairpin gifted by Pei Xuanqing was inserted. After the hairpin was inserted into Lin Yi’s hair, the hairpin’s spiritual power aura immediately enveloped Lin Yi’s body, his whole body wrapped in a faint layer of soft light.

Lin Yi himself couldn’t see it, but everyone else who could was stunned by the scene.

After being meticulously tidied up, Lin Yi looked like a jade figure wrapped in an exquisite wedding gown. With the aura of the hairpin’s spiritual power, his entire person seemed to give off a type of oppression and even a sense of grandeur. If it weren’t for his empty, unfocused eyes and the lack of vital romantic charm, he would be even more eye-catching.

There were quite a few Lin Family members present in the Green Bamboo Courtyard, and seeing Lin Yi like this, their moods became a bit odd.

Obviously, he was just blind trash being sent off to the Pei Family to become a Human Furnace, so how could he appear with such elegance?

“Blind trash is still blind trash in the end; no matter how much you dress up, you can’t become a phoenix.” Lin Ying stared at Lin Yi’s face, jealousy gnawing at her heart like mad. Even if she knew that Lin Yi would not live longer than a year, she couldn’t help but want to tear Lin Yi’s wedding robe into shreds, smash his hairpin, and scratch his face at the thought of him spending a whole year with Pei Xuanqing.

Lin Yi couldn’t see, so naturally, he didn’t know what kind of sensation he had caused. Suddenly hearing Lin Ying talking mad again, his lip curled in a sneer, and he lazily said, “You’re a phoenix, and yet you aren’t marrying Pei Xuanqing. If you’re really this jealous of me and are so absolutely infatuated with Pei Xuanqing, have your father let you marry Pei Xuanqing right now, and I will happily help you fulfill your wish.”

Not many people in the Lin Family were aware of Lin Ying’s deep affection for Pei Xuanqing. Now that Lin Yi laid it bare on the spot, everyone’s eyes centered on Lin Ying, looking at her in bafflement.

Lin Ying’s face became burning hot, “What nonsense are you saying?!”

“Impudent,” Lin Jinfeng, who also came to the Green Bamboo Courtyard today, spoke up, “Lin Yi, you are about to marry into the Pei Family. Keep your words and actions steady; don’t make the Lin Family lose face.”

In the wake of his words, a wave of pressure rushed toward Lin Yi.

Lin Jinfeng was a pharmacist and cultivator at the peak of the Spiritual Master Realm. The martial pressure deliberately aimed at Lin Yi was not something ordinary people like him could withstand.

Everyone was a bit surprised, not expecting Lin Jinfeng to take action.

Lin Jinfeng’s goal was to suppress Lin Yi’s arrogance and punish him for his shooting his mouth off, as well as vent his anger in place of his daughter.

Who would have thought that the hairpin on Lin Yi’s head would suddenly light up with radiance and block the wave of pressure, allowing Lin Yi to continue standing upright?

This…

Everyone was stunned.

They almost forgot that the hairpin Pei Xuanqing gifted was a third-grade defensive magical tool capable of blocking attacks from cultivators in the Spiritual Master Realm and below.

Although Lin Yi couldn’t see it, he could sense the danger and instinctively became vigilant. He just didn’t expect the sense of danger to suddenly disappear. He couldn’t see it, so he naturally didn’t think of the hairpin, feeling somewhat confused.

The moods of the people present were even more complicated than before. This hairpin seemed to be reminding them that Lin Yi was already protected under Pei Xuanqing’s wings. Even if Lin Yi was merely being sent off to be a Human Furnace, they could not touch him.

The Pei Family was the most powerful family in Woyun City. Even if Pei Xuanqing was a cripple that couldn’t cultivate, he wasn’t someone they could provoke.

Lin Ying almost ground her teeth into pieces, staring vehemently at the hairpin atop Lin Yi’s head.

Why did it have to be Lin Yi?!

……

Not long after, the bridegroom’s procession arrived.

Lin Jinfeng was unable to suppress Lin Yi’s arrogance, so he could only temporarily give up and let everyone lead Lin Yi in front of the main hall.

When they arrived, Pei Xuanqing was already waiting in the main hall.

Lin Yi immediately noticed a sitting figure with another person standing behind them. Being puzzled, he saw the sitting figure shift a bit in their sitting position. He couldn’t help being distracted before he thought of something.

Pei Xuanqing was crippled; he had to sit in a wheelchair…

“Lin Yi has arrived.”

Everyone’s attention turned toward the arriving Lin Yi.

Seeing Lin Yi, who resembled a jade figure, everyone in the main hall was stunned.

The people of the Lin Family didn’t expect Lin Yi to look like this when he was wearing his wedding dress.

Pei Xuanqing didn’t expect Lin Yi to look like this either, as delicate as a jade figure with a rosy complexion, not at all like an outcasted, abandoned son. Not only that, but Lin Yi’s expression was indeed very calm, lacking any panic or tension.

At that moment, someone led Lin Yi to Pei Xuanqing.

Lin Yi walked over step-by-step, his vacant and spiritless eyes ‘gazing’ at Pei Xuanqing. In just these few steps, his initially calm mood unexpectedly became turbulent. He was thinking that this unknown person would become his so-called ‘husband.’ If his temperament were really as cruel and abnormal as rumored, could he really persuade Pei Xuanqing to trust him? Could he really succeed in his gamble?

Thinking of this, Lin Yi couldn’t help feeling a little apprehensive, his brows subconsciously furrowing.

Pei Xuanqing finally saw a different expression appear on his face, seemingly appearing somewhat uneasy, so he reached out and took Lin Yi’s hand.

Sitting in a wheelchair, Pei Xuanqing, wearing the same wedding robes as Lin Yi, resembled a deep green pine atop a high mountain despite sitting like so. At first glance, people would only notice his steady and confident demeanor. He was obviously an ordinary person who could not cultivate, but he firmly captured the attention of everyone present.

It was somewhat strange to see him holding Lin Yi’s hand at that moment.

What did Pei Xuanqing mean by this? It seemed as though Lin Yi, who was in actuality a Human Furnace, was more valued than they thought?

Standing behind Shao-shi, Lin Ying, watching this scene, rigidly tugged at her clothes with envy and resentment. She incessantly persuaded herself in her heart that Lin Yi was only being sent off to be a Human Furnace. He wouldn’t live for more than a year, and when he died, Big Brother Pei would be hers. With this thought, she didn’t explode on the spot.

……

Lin Yi was led to a carriage, and not knowing what kind of structure the carriage was, he surprisingly found that it didn’t sway at all, as if he were sitting level on the ground.

Ever since Pei Xuanqing grabbed his hand, he didn’t release him, holding on to him even after he’d been led onto the carriage.

It was very strange. What was Pei Xuanqing trying to do?

Pei Xuanqing came to escort the bride in person, initially thinking that if Lin Yi were nervous, he could comfort and console him so as to avoid him being afraid.

But the feeling Lin Yi gave him was really beyond his expectations, so after getting into the carriage, he kept silent and sized Lin Yi up.

The persistent gaze was truly too hard to ignore. Lin Yi couldn’t stand being stared at the entire journey and couldn’t help but question, “What are you looking at?”

Was there a flower on his face? He was so engrossed in looking at him that he wondered if Pei Xuanqing hadn’t fallen in love with him at first sight.

Pei Xuanqing smiled for a moment, and then his expression turned indifferent. He released the hand he’d been holding and withdrew his staring gaze that had been sizing Lin Yi up.

“Does Young Master Lin know why he married me?” Pei Xuanqing inquired.

He didn’t intend to answer Lin Yi’s questions, and even if he did, he would pull out some unnecessary answers to his questions. Since he planned to send Lin Yi away from Woyun City in the future, it was better not to have any other involvement with him, even if Lin Yi seemed pretty good in his eyes.

Lin Yi’s attention was indeed diverted by Pei Xuanqing. He didn’t expect Pei Xuanqing would take the initiative to bring up this matter. He didn’t know what Pei Xuanqing was up to, so he decided to follow Pei Xuanqing’s topic, “I don’t know. I’m blind and can’t make any contribution to the family. I’ll do whatever the Patriarch asks me to do.”

Who would have thought that Pei Xuanqing would stop at that point, “It’s good even if you don’t know. Be patient and live in the Pei Family. Since you have become my wife, no one will neglect you.”

……?

This isn’t right, ah! Big Brother, why won’t you say it?! Why?!

Lin Yi regretted putting up a front. His lips moved, wanting to ask, but the atmosphere in the carriage already seemed to have become solemn and constrained. He keenly sensed that Pei Xuanqing no longer wanted to say anything, hesitated momentarily, and then held back for the time being.

He pondered carefully over Pei Xuanqing’s words. He told him to live patiently in the Pei Family and that no one would neglect him.

What did he mean? Was it not for a specific function of his that the Lin Family married him to Pei Xuanqing? Although he didn’t understand why he had to use that particular function of his… but, the attitude shown by the Lin Family seemed a bit different from the one indicated by Pei Xuanqing.

In the end, did he guess wrong, or did something go wrong somewhere else?

……

After Pei Xuanqing stopped looking at him, there was a kind of cold and hard aura that repelled people a thousand miles away. When facing Patriarch Lin, Lin Yi still dared to question him without fear of death, but when facing Pei Xuanqing, Lin Yi was inexplicably cautious. For the entire journey, he was obediently silent, wanting to ask Pei Xuanqing several times if he was willing to make a deal with him, but he still never opened his mouth.

Forget it. He would wait until he arrived at the Pei Residence to observe and watch, yeah? In case Pei Xuanqing was also a scammer, what should he do if he talked himself into falling into the pit?

Lin Yi sat straight and upright the entire way. His back was aching when the procession finally stopped.

Lin Yi saw figures surrounding them within tens of meters around him before seeing someone walking toward them.

“Eldest Young Master, you’ve returned home.”

“Nn.” Pei Xuanqing, who hadn’t spoken the entire way, responded with a hum. Lin Yi felt that the atmosphere inside the carriage had finally been lifted right then.

Pei Xuanqing was escorted down the carriage, and then someone came to escort Lin Yi.

Stepping to the ground, Lin Yi felt his hand being held again. Being somewhat familiar, he knew it was Pei Xuanqing’s hand.

“Follow me.” Pei Xuanqing’s voice sounded.

Lin Yi hummed and slowly walked by Pei Xuanqing’s side. He could see figures but couldn’t see anything else and was still worried about tripping. Pei Xuanqing would be by his side to remind him whether to lift his foot or do something else.

The surroundings were quiet; everyone seeing the scene was stupefied.