Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

When he and Xueyao left the space, time in the outside world did not flow.

Lin Ze used the light body technique and easily jumped onto the treetop branch.

"Xueyao, I'm so happy today!" Lin Ze said.

Xueyao smiled and said, "I'm happy for you too."

“Not for me, but for us.”

Lin Ze jumped down from the tree and held Xue Yao's hand. "When I become stronger, I will be able to protect you better."

Lin Ze looked at Xue Yao affectionately. Xue Yao lowered her head shyly with a blush on her face.

They walked hand in hand in the mountains and forests, enjoying the quiet time. Lin Ze decided to leave here temporarily, go back to the village to say hello to his grandfather, and then come back with Xue Yao to go into the mountains to hunt monsters and improve their strength.

"I'll wait for you to come back." Xue Yao said softly.

Lin Ze nodded and turned away without much hesitation.

When he returned to his grandfather's house, Liu Ying had just prepared lunch. The dishes were not on the table yet, and Lin Changgui and Lin Musheng were drinking wine with peanuts.

"Xiao Ze is back? Come on, old lady, it's time to serve the food." Lin Changgui said happily.

Liu Ying came out of the kitchen carrying the dishes, "Xiao Ze, come and have dinner." The family sat happily around the dining table.

"Grandpa, I came here to tell you that I plan to go back to the city for a while and then come back to the mountains to hunt wild animals." Lin Ze said.

Lin Changgui put down his wine glass and said, "Well, a good man has great ambitions. The black bear meat we had last time tasted good. Go ahead. When you come back to the village, remember to come to Grandpa's house and say hello to us before going up the mountain. Be sure to pay attention to safety."

"Grandpa, don't worry, I know my limits."

After finishing his meal, Lin Ze walked out of the village. Since he started practicing, Lin Ze suspected that the wild wolf he had hunted before was also a monster.

Lin Ze couldn't wait to rush back to the hot spring valley, but found that Xueyao was not there. He looked everywhere, his heart full of worry.

Lin Ze was extremely anxious. He called out Xueyao's name loudly, but got no response. He began to look for clues near the hot spring valley, hoping to find Xueyao's trace.

Suddenly, he found some blood on the ground, and his heart tightened. Following the blood, he came to a cave, and there was a faint evil spirit coming from the cave.

Lin Ze then remembered that today was the fifteenth, and felt very upset.

Lin Ze clenched the sword in his hand and walked into the cave carefully. The cave was gloomy and terrifying, with strange lights flickering on the stone walls. He walked forward step by step and finally found Xue Yao deep in the cave.

Xueyao was unconscious at this time, with wounds all over her body. Lin Ze felt so distressed that he hurried forward to pick her up and flashed into the space.

Lin Ze carried Xue Yao into the spiritual spring and placed the Qilin jade pendant in Xue Yao's hand.

Lin Ze looked at Xue Yao nervously, hoping that the spiritual spring and the jade pendant could wake her up.

After a while, Xueyao slowly opened her eyes, looked at Lin Ze, and smiled weakly.

"I'm sorry for making you worry..." Xueyao's voice was weak.

Lin Ze breathed a sigh of relief, "Speak slowly and have a good rest. What happened?"

Xue Yao recalled: "Tonight is a full moon night, and my cultivation is still not enough to suppress the fox demon's bloodline. I just lost my mind..."

Lin Ze frowned, "From now on, you have to stay in the space on every full moon night."

Xueyao nodded, "Thank you, Lin Ze."

Lin Ze gently stroked Xue Yao's hair and said, "When your injury is healed, we will practice together again."

Lin Ze asked Xue Yao to practice in the space, while he left the space alone and searched around the cave for the demonic aura.

Lin Ze was very familiar with Xue Yao's aura, and he was very sure that the evil aura did not belong to Xue Yao.

Unfortunately, Lin Ze searched the cave but still couldn't find the owner of the evil spirit.

Rubbing his eyebrows, he knew that it was his arrival that frightened the monster and caused it to leave early.

Lin Ze practiced even harder, hoping to improve his strength as soon as possible and protect Xue Yao.

Xueyao is also trying hard to restrain the influence of the fox demon bloodline.

As time went by, Xueyao's injuries finally healed, and her cultivation also improved significantly during this period of time.

However, the threat brought by the monthly full moon night always hangs over their hearts like a dark cloud, and it cannot be shaken off.

Lin Ze knew very well that if he wanted to truly protect Xue Yao and prevent her from suffering any harm, he must continue to become stronger until he could contend with that mysterious force.

Therefore, Lin Ze began to practice more diligently, day and night.

He put all his energy into practicing, hoping to break through his current realm as soon as possible and gain even greater strength.

Xueyao was moved and distressed when she saw Lin Ze fighting so hard, but she understood that all this was for their future, in order to escape that terrible fate.

So, she silently supported Lin Ze and accompanied him through every difficult day.

In this process, the relationship between the two people becomes deeper and deeper, supporting each other and moving forward together. Although there are still countless difficulties and obstacles ahead, they firmly believe that as long as there is love, they can overcome everything.

It was not until Lin Hao came to his grandfather's house from Sijiu City that he learned that Lin Ze said he had returned to the city and had been back for several months.

"Didn't your elder brother return to the city?" Lin Changgui smoked a cigarette with a frown.

"Ah, no, Grandpa."

Lin Hao hurriedly explained, "Brother has indeed returned to the city."

After hearing this, Lin Changgui's worries were slightly alleviated. "That's good. That child is becoming more and more promising."

Lin Hao smiled and said, "Yes, Grandpa, my brother is really powerful now."

Lin Changgui burst into laughter. "You two brothers are great. Grandpa is proud of you."

Lin Hao looked at the sky and said, "Grandpa, it's getting late. I should go back."

"Okay, be careful on the road." Lin Changgui warned.

Lin Hao nodded, turned and left.

Of course Lin Hao did not return to the city. He went around the fields in the village, climbed up the East Mountain, and came to the Hot Spring Valley with ease.

"Brother, Brother Ze, are you there?"

Lin Hao called out a few times, but no one answered.

He thought that his brother might have taken Xueyao out, so he found a place to sit in the hot spring valley and waited for them to come back.

Not long after, Lin Ze and Xue Yao came back. Lin Hao ran over excitedly, "Brother, I finally found you."

Lin Ze was a little surprised to see him, "Why are you here?"

"Grandpa told me that you returned to the city, so I guessed you were here." Lin Hao laughed.

Xueyao was also very happy to see Lin Hao, "Lin Hao, you are here."

"Sister Xueyao." Lin Hao greeted her.

Lin Ze patted Lin Hao on the shoulder and said, "It's vacation time. Since you are here, stay a few more days."

Lin Hao nodded repeatedly, "Okay, brother." The three of them spent a few happy days in the Hot Spring Valley.