Chapter 58

Lin Shiyin's delicate body trembled slightly, as if she could sense the bloodshed and carnage from Dongfang Bubai's voice. She nodded with a troubled expression.

Dongfang Bubai revealed a hint of a cold smile and then walked into the inner room.

At this moment, the knocking on the door by the maid became more urgent, and the noise from afar grew louder. Lin Shiyin thought for a moment and then went to open the door.

"Creak!"

"What's wrong, Xiaotao?" Lin Shiyin's clear and calm voice sounded, her composure and steadiness calming the anxious maid Xiaotao.

"Miss, the soldiers outside say they are searching for a criminal, someone from the Sun Moon Holy Cult. They have already started the search," Xiaotao said, somewhat fearfully.

Lin Shiyin's beautiful eyes blinked, and her calm voice showed no emotion: "Did you tell them this is Li Xunhuan's home?"

"We did, we did, but the soldiers don't care and still want to search," Xiaotao said, somewhat aggrieved and indignant.

"It's fine. You go down first. Let them search, but remember not to let them come up to this second floor," Lin Shiyin thought for a moment, gave up on hinting to Xiaotao, and said calmly.

"Okay, I'll go down first, Miss. I won't let them into the Cold Fragrance Pavilion."

After saying this, Xiaotao left. Lin Shiyin closed the door with a complex mood and re-locked it.

"You are very smart for not giving that maid any hints," Dongfang Bubai's voice suddenly sounded again.

Lin Shiyin looked at Dongfang Bubai, who had come out, with some disgust, ignoring him. She knew that her every move was under his surveillance, making her even more worried and angry.

Dongfang Bubai didn't care about Lin Shiyin's disgusted look. He indeed monitored her every move, even keeping a part of his mind on her while cultivating. No matter what, before leaving Li Garden, he wanted Lin Shiyin to always be within his sight.

For a while, both were silent, and the noise from afar soon reached the back courtyard.

After a while, Dongfang Bubai and Lin Shiyin heard many people come to the Cold Fragrance Pavilion. Lin Shiyin couldn't help but feel nervous. She didn't know if the man in front of her was the criminal the soldiers were looking for, but she knew that if he was discovered, her fate would not be good.

Immediately, a dispute arose downstairs, between the maid Xiaotao and a middle-aged man.

"You can search other places, but this is my cousin's bedroom. How can you, a group of men, enter?" Xiaotao's angry voice was clearly heard by Dongfang Bubai and Lin Shiyin.

"It's my duty. Don't worry, this is Li Xunhuan's home, we won't cause any trouble," a deep male voice replied.

"You know this is my young master's home. The one living here is his fiancée. If you search, what will it do to my young master's reputation?" Xiaotao retorted, clearly emboldened by Li Xunhuan's presence.

Indeed, Li Xunhuan was both a scholar and a warrior, highly regarded by Zhu Yuanzhang, and not someone they could offend.

Sure enough, the man fell silent. He had encountered such situations many times. The homes of high-ranking officials were not easy to search, especially when it came to the reputation of noble young ladies, they couldn't enter.

He could only say some polite words. If the other party resisted firmly, they had no choice.

"Then please let the young lady speak a few words to me to ensure her safety," the man shouted up to the second floor, a way to shift responsibility. If the criminal was really here, the responsibility wouldn't be his.

Dongfang Bubai looked at Lin Shiyin, who took a deep breath and said in a calm voice: "General, greetings. I am safe and sound. Please do not disturb me, or my cousin will be angry when he returns."

Hearing this clear and calm voice, the noise downstairs fell silent, as if stunned by its beauty, nobility, and inviolability.

After a while, the man's voice sounded again: "We have intruded. I will take my leave."

"Go!"

"Yes!!"

The noise gradually faded away, and Xiaotao also retreated.

The Cold Fragrance Pavilion returned to silence, with only the two people on the second floor standing in silence.

Lin Shiyin's eyebrows suddenly furrowed, and she looked straight at Dongfang Bubai: "Who are you really?"

"Oh! You care about this?" Dongfang Bubai showed a hint of an amused cold smile.

"I just don't want to die without knowing why," Lin Shiyin's clear and angry voice sounded without hesitation.

"Hmph, what if I tell you? What if I don't?" Dongfang Bubai coldly snorted and turned to walk into the inner room.

"Hmph!" Lin Shiyin snorted, but had no choice, and could only sulk alone.

The rest of the night passed quietly, just like the first half.

The next morning, Lin Shiyin woke up from the table, rubbing her sore arms, feeling an urge to curse someone.

Soon, the maid Xiaotao and a few other maids knocked on the door, bringing in washing supplies and breakfast.

Lin Shiyin was a bit flustered. At this moment, Dongfang Bubai finished his cultivation, walked to Lin Shiyin's side, whispered a few words, and then hid.

Lin Shiyin then opened the door, let Xiaotao and the others put down the washing supplies and breakfast, and asked them to leave.

Xiaotao and the others had no doubts, as Lin Shiyin usually did the same. However, when tidying up the empty bowls and plates on the table, Xiaotao was puzzled—her cousin had actually finished all the food!

Lin Shiyin noticed this and her face turned slightly red, as if trying to cover up her lie: "A little cat ran in last night, so I gave it the food."

"It must be a naughty cat. I'll make sure to find it and stop it from disturbing you again, Miss," Xiaotao said, as if understanding.

Lin Shiyin's eyes flashed with a hint of relief and said softly: "No need, just let it be."

"Yes, Miss," Xiaotao nodded obediently.

Then, Xiaotao and the others left, and Dongfang Bubai reappeared in the room.

He glanced at Lin Shiyin indifferently, having heard her excuse but not caring to argue. He washed his face and then sat at the table to eat breakfast.

Lin Shiyin's heart sank when she saw Dongfang Bubai's domineering actions. She realized how inconvenient it would be to share the second floor with this bad man.

And she couldn't let anyone find out. This was unbearable—eating, washing, sleeping, bathing, and so on.

Thinking about it, Lin Shiyin couldn't help but panic and rushed to Dongfang Bubai, blushing with anger: "Don't you think, don't you think……!"

However, she couldn't say it. First, she knew this bad man wouldn't care, and second, she was too embarrassed to say it.

Dongfang Bubai seemed to understand Lin Shiyin's meaning. Seeing her fair skin turn red with anger, he smiled interestingly:

"Starting today, every three days, you will prepare a basin of bathwater and a meal for me. The rest, as long as you don't leave the second floor, I won't bother you. I just need the bed."

After saying this, Dongfang Bubai ate the rest of his breakfast and returned to the bed to continue his cultivation.

Leaving Lin Shiyin to digest his words alone.

After a long time, Lin Shiyin sat down at the table, feeling powerless. She realized she had truly fallen into a den of evil and had no way to resist.

Ten days passed slowly. Lin Shiyin didn't know how she had survived these ten days. The anger and embarrassment of these ten days were more than the sum of the past ten years, so much that she had become numb and could now face everything calmly.

That afternoon, Dongfang Bubai, unusually, did not continue his cultivation. He sat at the table, slowly sipping tea, while Lin Shiyin sat on the other side, embroidering flowers without expression.

He took another sip of tea, savoring its fragrance, and looked at Lin Shiyin, smiling interestingly: "That Long fellow is really good to you, willing to give you anything."

"Does the great leader of the Sun Moon Holy Cult care about such trivial matters?" Lin Shiyin said without raising her head, still clear and noble, but with a hint of sarcasm.

Over these ten days, Lin Shiyin had learned a lot, including Dongfang Bubai's identity.

Although she could face everything calmly, she couldn't help but add a touch of sarcasm to her words when speaking to Dongfang Bubai.

"Hmph!" Dongfang Bubai's smile faded, and he coldly snorted: "I just find him annoying and want to kill him."

Li Xunhuan hadn't returned once in these ten days, while Long Xiaoyun came frequently to court Lin Shiyin, which annoyed Dongfang Bubai.

Lin Shiyin didn't respond, her face still calm and cold, seemingly indifferent to Long Xiaoyun's fate.

"Ha ha ha!" Suddenly, Dongfang Bubai seemed to think of something, laughing as if amused, mocking, or disdainful. He looked at Lin Shiyin's cold face and said slowly: "But I really admire Li Xunhuan, able to give his woman to others. Admire, admire."

"You!" Lin Shiyin was suddenly furious, her bright, cold, and resentful eyes glaring at Dongfang Bubai.

Dongfang Bubai's words hit her where it hurt the most. Unfortunately, her gaze couldn't kill, or Dongfang Bubai would have died many times over.

"Alright, no need to be angry. I'm just speaking the truth," Dongfang Bubai said with a careless smile.

Suddenly, his expression became serious, his complex eyes staring straight at Lin Shiyin, making her uncomfortable and turn away.

"Lin Shiyin! From now on, you……"

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