After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 507: Confession

Stepping out of the room, Shen Xu saw that the bloodstains from yesterday had disappeared, but the crack on the ship's hull still clearly showed what had happened there yesterday.

Li Linghui's slender figure emerged from the kitchen, instantly attracting Shen Xu's full attention.

Her slender waist swayed gently, not flat and narrow, but rounded and smooth. With each gentle turn, it was as if her willow-like waist was twisting, enchanting and captivating.

Shen Xu shook his head, clearing his mind of all irrelevant thoughts.

"The Love Flower! It must be because of the Love Flower."

"Shen Lang, you're awake." The moment Li Linghui saw Shen Xu, her face lit up with a radiant smile.

"Hmm!" Shen Xu turned around, somewhat hesitant to look at Li Linghui.

"Qing Ning is still unconscious, so I'll be cooking today. I hope you won't mind, Shen Lang." Li Linghui placed the tray on the low table and poured a cup of spring water, handing it to him with both hands.

"Why is Qing Ning unconscious?" Shen Xu took the teacup, only to touch Li Linghui's deliberately outstretched finger. The soft touch felt somewhat familiar to him.

"Why ask about yesterday's matter when you already know the answer?"

Shen Xu was taken aback, then asked, "Is she alright?"

"It's just that I've had a mental shock; I'll feel better after a good night's sleep."

"That's good!"

"Then...did Xueyi leave?" Shen Xu did not sense the witch's presence in the cabin.

"Young Master is very busy with many affairs of state and does not have time to accompany Shen Lang like I do."

However, before the young master left, he instructed me to let you stay at Tingtao Residence. If Shen Lang dares to leave without permission, the young master might be very unhappy, and the consequences will be severe!

Shen Xu's heart sank. He didn't believe that the witch had come to him just to talk about love.

Blood Fiend Palace is probably planning a major operation in Hundred Flowers City. He has a feeling that the matter is definitely related to Goddess Peak.

"Linghui, are you going to stop me?"

Li Linghui shook her head. "I don't have the power to stop you, Shen Lang, but when the young palace master returns and finds you gone, he will definitely take his anger out on me. Shen Lang, are you willing to let me suffer the young palace master's abuse?"

Li Linghui's voice was soft and beautiful, her eyes were full of affection, and every subtle movement revealed a fatal allure.

Shen Xu took a deep breath and drank the snow mountain spring water in his cup in one gulp to suppress the restlessness in his heart.

Suddenly, Shen Xu paused, his gaze falling on the teacup in his hand.

I hadn't noticed before, but the restlessness that even the Crystal Lotus couldn't suppress could be contained by the spring water of Goddess Peak. Does this mean that the antidote for the Love Flower is located within Goddess Peak...?

"Shen Lang, what's wrong?" Seeing Shen Xu staring at the cup in his hand for a long time without coming back to his senses, Li Linghui walked closer to him and took his other hand.

"Oh! I suddenly remembered something," Shen Xu said with a smile.

"Is Tingtao Residence not offering boat services today?"

"Qing Ning is unconscious, and I am very worried about her, so I sent someone to inform the others to temporarily stop the boat today."

"So that means I can spend the whole day with you, aren't you happy?" Li Linghui gently rested her head against his chest.

"Linghui, do you think the love catalyzed by the Love Flower is true love?" Shen Xu reached out and put his arm around Li Linghui's slender waist, asking tentatively.

“If the whole process is correct, then the result will naturally be correct. How are we any different from those couples outside?” Li Linghui looked up at him.

"What if one day the love flower disappears, and you find that I am not the person you love?"

“Then I accept it. Moreover, the Love Flower will subtly influence our souls and destinies. Even if the Love Flower really disappears one day, fate will reconnect us.”

"To be honest, I have many friends like Xueyi who may not agree with your approach, and might even be detrimental to you..."

"As long as you're with me, I'm not afraid."

Besides, we're in this together now. If they really like you, they won't lay a hand on me; at most, they'll hurl some harsh words at me!

"But you know nothing about me, and I know almost nothing about you..."

Li Linghui placed her finger on his lips. "These are not problems. If you want to know, I can tell you about my experiences from childhood to adulthood."

But in exchange, you have to tell me about your experience!

At this point, Li Linghui released her hand, knelt on the cushion, and then patted her thigh gently with a smile, "Lie down here, and I'll tell you."

"This isn't a good idea!" Shen Xu's heart suddenly raced as he looked at Li Linghui's shapely legs, which were hidden beneath her dress.

"What's wrong with that? After all, you..."

"Hurry up!" Li Linghui's cheeks flushed.

Shen Xu couldn't help but swallow hard, thinking back to the time Guan Bi tricked him in the Broken Tail Thunder Swamp.

He had the privilege of experiencing Guanbi's lap pillow once, but it was only for a very short time. At that time, he was filled with unease and didn't really have much of an experience.

But this time is different...

Shen Xu realized that his bottom line seemed to be getting lower and lower.

Indeed, there are only two possibilities for the bottom line: either it is never breached, or it is breached countless times.

Taking a deep breath, Shen Xu sat down slowly next to Li Linghui. The moment his head touched Li Linghui's thigh, he couldn't help but close his eyes and groan softly.

"Very comfortable!"

Upon opening his eyes, he saw a pair of rather magnificent peaks, and Li Linghui's eyes full of smiles.

Shen Xu immediately closed his eyes again, but his slightly flushed face betrayed him.

"Comfortable?"

"Mmm!" Shen Xu nodded gently, his head trembling slightly on a soft and elastic piece of flesh.

“My mother told me stories like this when I was little.” Li Linghui gently stroked his face.

"Her body was so soft and smelled so good. I would always fall asleep on her."

"My ancestors were actually from Hundred Flowers City. Countless years ago, my ancestor planted the Love Flower in the body of a true disciple of the Crimson Origin Sect. In order to escape the pursuit of the Crimson Origin Sect, they fled to the Guangchuan Domain..."

Li Linghui's voice was gentle and pleasant. Shen Xu opened his eyes and looked over the peaks to her face.

He hadn't expected Li Linghui to have such a tragic childhood. Although she was a disciple of the Blood Fiend Palace, a third-rank sect, the Blood Fiend Palace was not a friendly place.

If she weren't originally from Hundred Flowers City and wasn't sent here on a mission...

Shen Xu couldn't imagine what Li Linghui would become if she stayed in the Blood Fiend Palace. She was already obsessive and ruthless enough.

As for why she came to Hundred Flowers City to do what mission, Shen Xu wisely refrained from asking and simply listened quietly.

Listen to her grief at witnessing her mother's murder and the annihilation of her entire clan, listen to how she survived the Blood Fiend Sect's entrance exam, and listen to her struggle for every possible opportunity amidst the intrigue and deceit within the Blood Fiend Palace.

Listen to how she got the chance to return to Hundred Flowers City, listen to her learning skills at the Moon-Embracing Boat...

Listening to everything she said...