Release the Heroine, Let Me Handle This

Chapter 30: Come Into My Arms ⚡

"Is something troubling you, making you so restless?"

Ling Jue's empathetic voice was gentle, carrying a reassuring strength. Ye Wenxin thought for a moment and decided to mention briefly about Heitong taking her to the back mountain to find the beautiful mute.

"Sister Wenxin, you are quite affectionate, first for Fairy Feng Ya, and now you're captivated by someone else," Ling Jue remarked with a hint of jealousy. Although not as stunning as some beauties, she was the closest person to Ye Wenxin now.

Yet, Ye Wenxin's thoughts were on someone else, which made Ling Jue rather jealous.

"It's not that. I'm just worried that if Little Black takes me there again and she falls into qi deviation, I really won't be able to save her," Ye Wenxin explained, a bit perplexed. Her real concern wasn't about the beautiful mute's condition but her own. Her cultivation inexplicably vanished and returned, and she feared one day she'd inexplicably fall into deviation and die.

To prevent that day from coming, Ye Wenxin knew she had to prepare early.

"Wenxin, you're truly kind-hearted." Ling Jue caressed Ye Wenxin's face, causing her to step back in fright. "Don't be so ambiguous; we're outside, after all."

Although the alchemy courtyard was empty, Ling Jue was dressed in men's clothing and spoke with a woman's tone, which made Ye Wenxin feel quite uncomfortable.

"Alright, let's discuss this when we're back." Ling Jue smiled, unfazed by Ye Wenxin's reaction. She tidied up the pills and used her flying artifact to deliver them to the elder in charge.

With today's task complete, Ling Jue took Ye Wenxin's hand and they walked towards the small courtyard.

"Sister Ling, you seem extra clingy today," Ye Wenxin noted, puzzled by recent events. She thought Ling Jue was simply bickering with Long Qing'er.

Now, with Long Qing'er gone, Ling Jue wasn't overtly affectionate in public.

"Don't you like it?"

"Not really, but I'd be happier if you didn't use this face." Ye Wenxin averted her gaze, finding it hard to adjust to Ling Jue's face transformed by the Yin-Yang Conversion Technique.

Mostly, it was because Ling Jue's mannerisms were so feminine, reminding Ye Wenxin of a certain Thai phenomenon.

"Really? If one day, I could walk around as myself, would you still be willing to hold my hand?" Ling Jue asked with a meaningful smile.

"Of course, we're friends. Holding hands is normal," Ye Wenxin replied vaguely, thinking of her unsettling memories of the saintess Liu Churan.

"Yes, indeed," Ling Jue said evenly, making Ye Wenxin realize her fear of Liu Churan was overblown. Ling Jue, such a stunning beauty, couldn't possibly prefer her over so many heroes.

Ye Wenxin reassured herself as they walked through the bamboo grove, quickly reaching their small courtyard. Inside, Ling Jue reverted to her true form.

With array formations enhancing security, any approach to the Alchemy Courtyard would be detected. Silent infiltration into Ling Jue's room was impossible.