Lin Che carried Lin Ying, his figure like lightning, rushing toward the desolate mountains east of the city.
[System Navigation: Thirty miles ahead, uninhabited, suitable for using "Ladies' Man" skill. Friendly reminder: Enemy is Late Nascent Soul stage, skill effect may be limited. Suggest pairing with physical persuasion.]
"Physical persuasion? You want me to beat her up?" Lin Che sneered.
[System: Essentially, yes.]
Luo Jiayin chased relentlessly, her ice crystal sword tearing through the sky, freezing the air wherever it passed: "Lecher! Today you cannot escape!"
"Pretty sister is chasing so closely!" Lin Ying mumbled, still holding half a skewer of candied hawthorn.
"Don't talk!" Lin Che's figure halted, suddenly diving into a dense forest.
Luo Jiayin didn't hesitate, chasing in with her two Nascent Soul maids. However, the forest was filled with mist, and after a few turns, the two maids lost their direction.
"Holy Maiden!" The maids' anxious cries came from afar.
"Seal the perimeter, don't let that lecher escape!" Luo Jiayin ordered coldly, chasing alone in the direction Lin Che disappeared.
[Ding! Detected target isolated. "Ladies' Man" skill activation countdown: 3...2...1!]
Lin Che suddenly turned, gently placing Lin Ying under a large tree, speaking softly: "Ying'er wait for brother here."
"En!" Lin Ying nodded obediently, continuing to nibble her candied hawthorn.
Lin Che turned, facing the pursuing Luo Jiayin. Lightning flashed in his eyes, his entire aura instantly changing—
It was a special temperament carrying three parts roguishness and seven parts charm.
"Beautiful, chased for so long, not tired?" The corner of Lin Che's mouth curved into a smile, his voice low and magnetic.
However, Luo Jiayin only paused briefly before sneering: "Parlor tricks! Dare to show off before this palace!"
Her jade hand raised, the ice crystal sword bursting with myriad cold lights: "Mysterious Ice Art·Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin!"
Countless ice swords tore through the air, shooting toward Lin Che like a storm!
"As expected, not so easy to fool." Lin Che's eyes focused, his Lightning Source Nascent Soul erupting fully. "Then—beat you into submission!"
"Lightning Source·Thousand Thunder Break!"
Rumble——!
Thunder and ice swords clashed madly in the sky, the entire dense forest exploding with flying trees.
The two figures intersected, instantly exchanging dozens of moves. Luo Jiayin's swordsmanship was exquisite, each strike carrying bone-piercing cold. Lin Che relied on lightning speed, his figure ghostly, each punch landing true.
[Battle Analysis: Target combat power = Host ×1.2. Fortunately Host is experienced. Suggest using "rogue fighting style".]
"Rogue fighting style?" Lin Che's fist shattered three ice swords, his figure darting before Luo Jiayin, his right hand lightning-fast toward her wrist.
"Shameless!" Luo Jiayin's long sword swept horizontally, slashing at Lin Che's arm.
But Lin Che didn't dodge or evade, his left hand condensing lightning, forcefully grabbing the blade!
Sizzle——!
The ice crystal sword corroded from the lightning, emitting green smoke.
"What?!" Luo Jiayin's face changed drastically.
She never imagined Lin Che would dare catch a sword barehanded!
Seizing her moment of distraction, Lin Che's right hand broke through her defenses, grabbing her pulse gate!
"You—" Luo Jiayin wanted to resist, but discovered a strange numbness spreading through her body—Lightning Source power eroding her spiritual energy.
Lin Che pulled, dragging her into his embrace, his left fingers like a blade, "Rip!"
The clothing on Luo Jiayin's right shoulder was torn open, revealing snow-white fragrant shoulders.
"Ah—!! Lecher! I'll perish together with you!"
Luo Jiayin died from shame, her internal spiritual energy raging violently, actually attempting self-detonation!
"Don't move!" Lin Che shouted lowly, the pressure of his Lightning Source Nascent Soul crashing down, "I only need to confirm one thing!"
He stared fixedly at her right shoulder—
There, a faint pink lotus birthmark flickered in the moonlight.
"As expected..." Lin Che murmured.
Luo Jiayin was stunned: "You... you went through all this effort... just... just to see a birthmark?"
Lin Che released his hand, retreated two steps, his expression serious: "I need to confirm one thing. This birthmark, where did you get it?"
Luo Jiayin wrapped her torn clothing around herself, her eyes filled with humiliation and confusion: "You... you're not continuing?"
"Continue my ass!" Lin Che rolled his eyes, "If I really wanted to do something to you, could you still be standing here perfectly intact?"（一）
[Host's doom-to-singlehood index +100, steel straight man index +999...]
Luo Jiayin looked at Lin Che's clear eyes, the shame and anger in her heart gradually turning to confusion: "You... what exactly do you want to do?"
Lin Che took a deep breath, slowly opening his mouth: "I'm searching for someone's reincarnation."
"Reincarnation?" Luo Jiayin frowned.
"In the previous life, my beloved and I cultivated to pierce the heavens. I didn't want to ascend to the immortal realm for two years, therefore we both reincarnated to cultivate again. Her shoulder had a lotus birthmark exactly like this." Lin Che's voice carried a trace of pain, "I was reborn in this life to find her."
"Your soul fluctuations have extremely high similarity to hers. But this birthmark..." He paused, "I just discovered through investigation that this birthmark was transplanted post-birth."
Luo Jiayin's face changed drastically. After a long silence, she finally sighed: "You're right."
She slowly narrated a long-sealed secret—
"I'm the granddaughter of Emei Sect's Leader. At five, during my spirit root test, a Grand Elder found a strange birthmark on my right shoulder. He wrongly thought it was the reincarnation mark of an ancient mighty one, with a hidden ancient inheritance inside."
"Later, they found a two-year-old girl who naturally had this birthmark. The sect's elders used despicable means to forcibly strip that child's birthmark and graft it onto me."
"Afterward, because of my exceptional talent and possibility of inheriting ancient inheritance, I was appointed Mount Emei's Holy Maiden."
Speaking to the end, Luo Jiayin's beautiful eyes held tears: "All these years, I seemed glorious, but actually lived daily in guilt. That girl child... what happened to her later, I didn't even dare ask."
[Ding! Detected key plot: Truth of the Birthmark!]
[System Analysis: Original birthmark owner has 89% probability of being Su Qingyao's reincarnation. Suggest Host immediately investigate the whereabouts of that girl child back then.]
After hearing this, Lin Che's heart was filled with mixed emotions.
He looked at Luo Jiayin, slowly speaking: "That girl child, perhaps is the person I'm searching for."
Luo Jiayin abruptly raised her head, her eyes full of shock: "You mean..."
"Exactly." Lin Che nodded, "Therefore, I need your help."
[Ding! Triggered hidden plot: Holy Maiden's Redemption!]
[Quest Objective: Convince Luo Jiayin to assist Host in finding the original birthmark owner.]
[Quest Hint: Can use residual effect of "Ladies' Man" to attempt "friendly communication" with target.]
Lin Che looked at Luo Jiayin, lightning flashing in his eyes as the skill's aftereffect activated again: "Jiayin, help me once, okay?"
Luo Jiayin's mind trembled, actually nodding involuntarily: "Okay..."
[Target's favorability +50, current relationship: Friend and foe.]
[System Warning: Detected Host's internal Slaughter Points are excessively high. Suggest immediate release, otherwise "Qi blood counterflow" will be triggered!]
Feeling the surging killing intent within his body, Lin Che suddenly said: "There's another method to verify whether you really are her reincarnation."
"What method?" Luo Jiayin asked subconsciously.
"Soul dual cultivation. I need to use my soul to enter your sea of consciousness, examine the depths of your soul to see if the Forgetful Curse has been cast upon you. If it truly is a reincarnation, there may be a curse seal blocking memories of the previous life."
Luo Jiayin's face flushed red, biting her lip: "You... you lecher, indeed still wants to take advantage of me!"
"Think whatever you want." Lin Che extended his hand, "The choice is yours. Either help me find the truth, or I let go and leave, never to bother you again."
Under the moonlight, the two confronted each other.
One eyes filled with anticipation, the other heart in internal conflict.