Scum Of The Demonic Sect

Chapter 91 Xie Ruolan Has a Secret

"A Heart Demon Contract!" Xie Ruolan was somewhat surprised to hear this. She stared at Lin Haoming for a moment before suddenly laughing, "You're quite loyal!"

"If it weren't for your help, Uncle Xie, I wouldn't have been able to stay in the sect long ago. Not to mention you gave me a Foundation Establishment Pill before I even went to Red Leaf Mountain. Who else would be so generous? It's clear you value me highly, so naturally I had to show my gratitude!" Lin Haoming flattered her with a smile.

Although Xie Ruolan could tell that Lin Haoming's words were clearly flattery, they were also undeniably true, making her feel quite comfortable. Looking at Lin Haoming and recalling the time when he was still Young Master Lin, she felt an inexplicable sense of ease.

However, despite this comfort, her gaze remained deep, a faint smile appearing on her jade-like face. She said meaningfully, "Your idea is good, and I'm satisfied with your intention. But let's forget about the contract. Sometimes, the more secure something seems, the more likely it is to go wrong!"

"Hmm?" Lin Haoming was somewhat surprised by her words, even wondering if this woman could guess that he had a way to remove the power of the contract.

Just as Lin Haoming hesitated, Xie Ruolan continued, "Don't overthink it. It's not that I don't trust you; I'm satisfied with your work. I just don't trust the contract. You'd better have that same belief, otherwise you might suffer losses. My master, Luo Wanying, suffered from this before. So no matter how powerful the contract is, your own strength is the most important thing. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" Lin Haoming nodded, somewhat curious. Who could possibly make even the legendary Luo Wanying suffer a loss?

However, although Lin Haoming was curious, before he could think further, Xie Ruolan asked, "If Wu Hongfei challenges you to a duel later, what are your chances of winning?"

"If I use my talisman, my chances are naturally higher, but he also has talismans. In a real fight, I probably have a smaller chance of winning," Lin Haoming said.

“Actually, your skills aren’t bad. You only lost to him because your cultivation was a bit weaker. It’s a pity your aptitude isn’t great; you’ve only recently entered the ninth level of Qi Refining. Reaching the Great Perfection stage will probably take at least a year and a half. Wu Hongfei is now my junior, so I can’t very well attack him!” Xie Ruolan said, feeling somewhat troubled.

Lin Haoming was quite satisfied that Xie Ruolan was even helping him with this matter. However, to his surprise, Xie Ruolan, perhaps unable to think of a solution, simply patted her smooth forehead and said, “Forget it, I don’t want to think about it anymore. You’ve solved a lot of trouble along the way. If you can’t even solve Wu Hongfei’s problem, it’s not worth my investment in you.”

Unable to come up with a solution, she wanted to do it herself. Lin Haoming was speechless at Xie Ruolan’s excuse. However, what she said made sense. If he couldn’t even handle Wu Hongfei’s matter, how would he face even more powerful figures in the future?

“Yes!” Lin Haoming didn’t think much of it and agreed. Originally, he had planned to handle Wu Hongfei’s matter himself anyway.

"That i***t Ling Shengjie dared to ask you for 20,000 spirit stones! He's even dumber than you were back then! I'll make him pay for this!"

Xie Ruolan couldn't help much with Wu Hongfei's matter, so she compensated him in other ways. However, Lin Haoming felt incredibly awkward hearing her seemingly righteous words; they were practically insulting him! He was truly at a loss for words!

"Then thank you very much, Martial Aunt!" Lin Haoming said with a wry smile.

"No need for thanks. That bastard has disgusted me for years. Now I finally don't have to put up with his attitude anymore!" Xie Ruolan's words, expressions, and even her eyes revealed her disgust for Ling Shengjie.

Although her expression was fleeting, Lin Haoming sensed that if Xie Ruolan had the chance, she would definitely kill Ling Shengjie.

Looking back now, it was fortunate that Lin Haoming was still young and childish back then, and hadn't truly offended this woman. Otherwise, if he met her again, his fate would likely be no better than those who were killed by her in Red Leaf Mountain and had their souls extracted and refined.

Thinking of this, Lin Haoming shuddered again.

"What's wrong?" Xie Ruolan noticed Lin Haoming's reaction and asked curiously.

"Nothing!" Lin Haoming shook his head.

Xie Ruolan glanced at Lin Haoming, unable to discern anything amiss, and then handed him a jade slip, saying, "Besides asking about your affairs, I also need you to collect some things for me. Here's the list!"

Lin Haoming took it and slapped it on his forehead. After a quick glance, he found that many of the items were still things used only by body cultivators, and relatively obscure ones at that.

After reading it, Lin Haoming had even more doubts. Looking at Xie Ruolan, he said, "Uncle-Master Xie, these things are usually hard to collect, but the Treasure Pavilion should have them. Why didn't you just go and buy them from there?"

"Don't ask that. Just get it done!"

Xie Ruolan didn't give a direct answer. Lin Haoming simply nodded, but he felt even more mysterious about Xie Ruolan.

Lin Haoming suddenly had a thought. Xie Ruolan's cultivation had increased so quickly, and her methods were so powerful; he believed she must have a huge secret, a very big secret, one that even the people at the Treasure Pavilion couldn't know, just like his possession of the Merit Pearl—a secret that couldn't be known by anyone.

Even if Lin Haoming knew such a secret, he wouldn't ask. He was confident that, given Xie Ruolan's current state, she would at least kill him if he did.

Since he had no chance to find out, Lin Haoming stopped thinking about it. Facing the situation at hand, he asked, "Uncle-Master Xie, when will I give you these things? And how can I contact you in the future? After all, you're on the sixth level now, and I can't go down!"

"That is indeed a problem. It's definitely not possible for you to come to me directly. I'll come to you. I'll come to this cave dwelling next time I have time. Don't run around before you reach Foundation Establishment. If you do, I'll help you find a Golden Core Ancestor as your master!" Xie Ruolan said.

"Thank you!" Lin Haoming thanked her again upon hearing her promise.

"Alright, you've finished explaining things here. I'm going to check on the others!" Xie Ruolan said, then got up to leave.

As she reached the cave dwelling entrance, she suddenly turned back and said, "I like the original layout. Don't touch it!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Haoming couldn't help but smile bitterly. He was the new owner of this cave dwelling, yet now he felt like a guesthouse.