Divine Emperor Demon Emperor

Chapter 354: Chapter 354: Fighting Over Women?

With her Great Success Cultivation in the Celestial Spirit Realm, if Caiyi had been a little more careful, Lin Yun would never have been able to discover her. The only reason he had just noticed her was because Caiyi had made no effort to hide her aura.

After leaving Luo Feng’s residence, they were now in the very core of Flawless Palace. The Heaven and Earth Primordial Power and the environment here were the best in the entire palace. Besides Luo Feng, only the Supreme Elders lived here; not even the Main Seat Elders were qualified to have a residence in this area.

The trio strolled on, eventually reaching the residential area of the Main Seat Elders. Here, they occasionally saw disciples clad in purple robes.

According to the Flawless Palace’s ranking system for disciples’ attire, the colors, starting from the servant disciples, were brown, black, white, purple, and gold. In other words, those wearing purple were already Direct Disciples, serving directly under the Main Seat Elders.

Direct Disciples were very rare, with no more than a hundred or so in the entire Flawless Palace. Seeing Lu Bingning and Lan Xi holding onto Lin Yun’s arm, many of the Direct Disciples who recognized the two women gave Lin Yun odd looks.

Word that Lu Bingning and Lan Xi had caught the eye of two Core Disciples had already spread among the Direct Disciples. Even many of the Inner Sect Disciples knew about it.

Each of the Ten Core Disciples of Flawless Palace was a peerless talent. The two who had shown interest in Lu Bingning and Lan Xi were the cream of the crop among even the Ten Core Disciples. Many disciples throughout Flawless Palace looked up to them as idols.

Yet now, the women they had their eyes on were both holding onto another man’s arm. It didn’t take much guesswork to figure out who he was—he had to be the beloved of the two women, the one who entered Flawless Palace with Lu Bingning and Lan Xi.

Noticing the peculiar gazes, Lin Yun wasn’t a fool. He didn’t know any of these people, so for them to react this way, there was only one explanation: the two women by his side.

”Looks like you two have gotten me into a fair bit of trouble lately,” Lin Yun said softly.

At his words, Lu Bingning and Lan Xi both looked aggrieved. Lan Xi even complained, ”This has nothing to do with us! We didn’t provoke anyone. Those people just took a liking to me and Sister Bingning. As our man, shouldn’t you stand up and say something?”

As she finished, a mischievous glint flashed in Lan Xi’s eyes. They curved into crescents, making her look exceptionally adorable.

”So, to hear you tell it, this is my fault?” Lin Yun replied with a smile.

”Well, isn’t it? Who acts like you? You tossed us aside the moment you came to Flawless Palace and ignored us for months. Now that all this has happened, shouldn’t you be responsible?” Lan Xi said impishly.

”Such a little devil. Looks like I’ll have to handle this after all. Otherwise, I’ll be run ragged dealing with this in the future. As the saying goes, ’It’s not the thief you fear, but being targeted by one,’” Lin Yun said with a smile, lightly poking Lan Xi on the forehead.

As he spoke, a cold glint flashed in Lin Yun’s eyes as he looked ahead. About a dozen meters in front of them, several Direct Disciples were already blocking the trio’s path.

Seeing Lin Yun’s gaze fall upon him, the leading Direct Disciple said arrogantly, ”So you’re the coward?”

This person was very thin, about the same height as Lin Yun, but he looked just like a bamboo pole. Hearing his words, Lu Bingning and Lan Xi instantly flared up. They were about to retort but were held back by Lin Yun.

”Honestly, is it worth arguing with someone like him? Just let me handle it. You two shouldn’t dirty your hands on this,” Lin Yun said, holding them back.

Stopped by Lin Yun, the two women nodded obediently. They trusted Lin Yun completely, ready to support anything he did.

”Hey, bamboo pole, who are you?” After having Lu Bingning and Lan Xi step aside to watch, Lin Yun faced the man, a smile playing on his lips.

The man’s expression changed instantly at Lin Yun’s words. ’Bamboo pole?’ Ever since becoming a Direct Disciple of Flawless Palace, no one had ever dared call him that.

In Flawless Palace, Direct Disciples were already a formidable presence. Although the Core Disciples were ranked above them, there were only ten Core Disciples in the entire palace.

”Brat, you’re looking to die,” the man Lin Yun had called a bamboo pole bellowed.

Not at all afraid of the people before him, Lin Yun had sensed from the very beginning that the one with the highest Cultivation in the group was this lanky man. His Cultivation was at the Sixth Layer of Primordial Ocean Realm.

’We’re at the same Realm. Even if he’s a genius, I’m confident I can still completely crush him.’

Though he could easily deal with this bunch, Lin Yun didn’t strike right away. He figured that there must be more than a few people with designs on Lu Bingning and Lan Xi.

’How can I allow others to snore beside my bed? How can I let others covet my women? In that case, I’ll take care of this all at once. I’ll beat them so badly they’ll never dare to have designs on Lu Bingning and Lan Xi again. I’ll make them understand that Lu Bingning and Lan Xi are my women. No one can touch them. No one can even *think* about it.’

’So, I’m not going to deal with them just yet. I’ll wait. I’ll wait for the two strongest ones to show themselves. Only after I’ve handled them will I finally have some peace.’

This was just Lin Yun’s personality. He never liked others coveting what—or who—was important to him. This clearly revealed the domineering and possessive nature deep in his bones.

’To put it bluntly: You can’t even *think* about this young master’s women.’

”What’s wrong, brat? Cat got your tongue? If you’re scared, then get away from Junior Sister Lu and Junior Sister Lan. Then get on your knees and kowtow three times. If you don’t, I’ll beat you to death today!” the lanky man shouted even more arrogantly when he saw Lin Yun wasn’t replying.

’Junior Sister Lu? Junior Sister Lan?’ Hearing the lanky man’s form of address, anger flared in Lin Yun’s heart—no, it wasn’t anger so much as jealousy.

”That’s a pretty familiar way to address them. I can’t believe that in the few months I’ve been away, you two have picked up so many admirers,” Lin Yun said, ignoring the lanky man completely. He turned to Lu Bingning and Lan Xi, his voice dripping with jealousy.

It was the first time Lu Bingning and Lan Xi had ever seen Lin Yun look jealous. Almost simultaneously, they both covered their mouths to stifle a giggle. Lan Xi teased, ”Well, who told you not to pay attention to us? You tossed us aside the moment you got here. Now you see the consequences, right?”

Pouting, Lin Yun grumbled, ”Just you wait. I’ll deal with you two later.”

With that, Lin Yun turned back to the lanky man. This time, his face wore its trademark smile. Anyone who knew Lin Yun understood that this smile meant he was deeply displeased—and that someone was in for a world of hurt.

”I was planning to let you all linger for a bit, but you just had to call them ’Junior Sister.’ Excellent.” Lin Yun’s smile was utterly wicked, but the Direct Disciples facing him had no idea what his personality was like. They just continued to stare at him, their noses held high in arrogance.

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