Chapter 38: The Parting Kiss

“Since you’re fine, I’m relieved.”

Molly’s gentle smile returned to her face as she floated before Lin Lue.

She instinctively reached out to take his wrist, wanting physical contact to soothe him.

However, Lin Lue subtly shifted his body and avoided her touch.

Molly:

Huh?

Looking at her empty palm, a flicker of imperceptible disappointment passed through her eyes before she withdrew her hand.

“You must have had quite a fright today and are very tired. You should go back and rest early… Do you need me to see you off?”

“No need, don’t trouble yourself, Miss Molly. I can get back on my own. You should hurry and attend to your own matters.”

Lin Lue spoke, politely refusing.

He wanted to send Molly away.

After all… he hadn’t forgotten that Yuexue was hiding behind the rock.

Molly nodded, gave a few more words of caution, then turned and, holding her magic book, tore open a spatial rift to leave.

Lin Lue let out a soft sigh of relief and began to relax.

Just as she was about to step through, Molly glanced at Lin Lue once more and suddenly felt something was wrong.

Behind him… the shadow was wrong!

“Lin Lue, watch out!”

Molly teleported to Lin Lue’s side, raising her hand as space power condensed.

Silver light surged, illuminating her stunningly beautiful, cool face.

Was there still one that slipped through the net?!

But she didn’t unleash the spatial cutting gathered in her hand because… it was empty.

There was only a pair of black high heels.

No one was there.

Molly blinked, looking at Lin Lue, meeting his puzzled expression.

Her fair cheeks began to flush red.

She… seemed to have been too sensitive.

“Um, I… I’ll be going now.”

Shame made her bite her lip with her pearly teeth.

She somewhat flusteredly tore open the spatial rift and slipped inside.

Her head went in first, then her slender waist, and finally her pert, rounded bottom… completely disappearing.

Only when the surroundings returned to calm did Lin Lue finally let out a long sigh of relief.

His heart had nearly jumped out of his chest just then.

Lin Lue walked behind the rock and crouched down, picking up the pair of high heels from the ground.

“Alright, she’s gone.”

Pfft.

A pair of hands reached out from the earth.

Yuexue emerged from the soil, the ice crystals covering her shattering as she shook off the dirt and stones.

Her face was somewhat pale—not from exhaustion, but from fright.

She clearly hadn’t recovered from the tension of moments ago.

Thankfully, she had reacted quickly and hid in time, layering her aura with concealments.

When Molly stepped right “above her head,” she had almost been scared out of her wits.

If Molly had discovered her, it would have been, it would have been… well, it probably wouldn’t have amounted to much.

……Why was she hiding?

She wasn’t even doing anything particularly intimate with Lin Lue.

Yet for some reason, she had instinctively hidden out of a guilty conscience.

The more she thought about it, the more confused she became.

Yuexue chose to stop thinking, especially since her wife, Molly, had already left.

However, there was one question that puzzled her greatly.

She couldn’t help but ask Lin Lue, “You and Molly… know each other? And you seem quite familiar?”

Yuexue stared at Lin Lue nervously.

A possibility occurred to her, a small yet absurd possibility…

“We’ve just met a few times by chance, chatted a bit. She’s helped me a few times. She’s very gentle and refined, a very good witch.”

“Just met a few times?”

Yuexue didn’t quite believe it and pressed further.

“What else could it be?”

Lin Lue countered, staring back at her.

“More importantly, why were you hiding from her just now? Let me guess… Could Miss Molly be the wife you mentioned?”

Yuexue’s subconsciously clenched hand loosened.

Her eyes darted away.

After hesitating for a long time, she nodded.

“Yes.”

“Molly… is my wife.”

“What a coincidence.”

“I know Miss Molly somewhat. Unlike other arrogant witches, she’s gentle, refined, kind, and virtuous. Miss Yuexue, you have such good fortune to have married such an excellent wife.”

“You mentioned your marital relationship hasn’t been good lately. I’m even more convinced it’s just a lack of communication. Spend more time with her in the future, communicate properly. Miss Molly is very reasonable.”

“I… I understand.”

Yuexue lowered her head, responding softly, her cheeks flushed, looking as if she had received instruction.

But after a few seconds, she suddenly snapped out of it, looked up, and glared at Lin Lue, her tone coquettish and chiding.

“Wait, why are you lecturing me again!”

Just as she finished speaking, she sensed a large number of auras rapidly approaching from the distance—Enforcers from the Lower District.

Yuexue quickly grabbed Lin Lue’s hand, preparing to flee.

“Not good, it’s the Lower District Enforcers. The commotion this time must have been too big. They’re coming fast. We need to run, now! If we don’t leave, we’ll be caught!”

Lin Lue also felt the spatial disturbances in the distance.

“You’re right about that.”

—

Not long after, a large group of Enforcers swarmed in, completely surrounding the ruined site.

They lowered their heads and began turning over stones and digging, as if searching for something.

A woman in military uniform stood among them.

Beneath the shadow of her military cap, her eyes were dark and brooding, burning with angry fire as she scanned the ruins.

Her black-stockinged leg, adorned with a few thin metal chains, lashed out like a whip.

Her black high-top combat boot kicked a large rock, shattering it into powder.

“Find them! Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground!”

“Damn Purity Sect, daring to kidnap my young lady! I will uproot them completely, slice every earthworm at their doorstep in half!”

—

The Street.

It was getting late.

Yuexue prepared to bid farewell to Lin Lue and return to the Upper City.

However, her steps were slower than a turtle’s, and she looked back every few steps, her gaze frequently returning to Lin Lue.

Lin Lue:

“…”

A minute had passed.

The distance Yuexue had covered:

Ten meters.

At this speed, she wouldn’t reach the Upper City even by tomorrow.

[System Task: Give the hardworking Great Witch a parting kiss.]

[Task Reward: Magic Power Points +100]

The reward was exceptionally rich.

If Lin Lue obtained it, it would greatly aid in the formation of his third and fourth panels.

Only after Lin Lue completed the “First-Order Witch” promotion two more times would the third and fourth panels fully form.

Other witches had one health bar and one mana bar.

Lin Lue would directly have several times theirs, even… tens or hundreds of times.

But similarly, the requirements for Lin Lue to level up were also becoming increasingly higher.

Therefore, he must not miss any opportunity to gain Magic Power Points.

Little by little adds up.

Lin Lue was a man who knew how to manage a household.

This task indeed sounded somewhat excessive, requiring him to make a small sacrifice.

But the reward of Magic Power Points was so substantial he couldn’t refuse.

It offered a lot.

“Miss Yuexue, wait a moment.”

Lin Lue called out to her.

Yuexue’s footsteps halted, and she immediately turned around.

“What is it?”

Her tone held a hint of expectation, thinking Lin Lue might still need her company for something, or perhaps, seeing she had done well, wanted to give her “overtime.”

She wouldn’t refuse.

Lin Lue walked slowly up to her.

Feeling his breath and the unique, refreshing scent of him…

Yuexue secretly took a deep breath, letting it fill her lungs.

Her heart began to race.

Then, he lowered his head.

He placed a soft kiss on her forehead.

The touch was gentle, carrying a faint warmth.

Yuexue instantly froze in place, her pupils contracting sharply.

It wasn’t overtime.

But… this was better.

A crimson tide swept across her face.

Her entire face instantly flushed a deep red, like a ripe apple.

Steam seemed about to rise from the top of her head.

Her body grew hot, and a soft weakness coiled around her legs.

She instinctively stumbled backward several steps, her footing unsteady.

She covered her forehead with both hands, her voice flustered and shy.

“Y-you! What are you doing! Why suddenly… suddenly…”

If it had been a whipping, she could have remained composed, even smiling and telling him to use more force.

But it was precisely this kind of thing… what a sly man.

Did he want to see her flustered?

He had succeeded again.