Lin Luochen originally wanted to scare Murong Qiuzhi, but he found the Green Lotus wildly warning him, and he kept muttering to himself.
'Is this woman really that evil?'
He dejectedly put down Broken Blade in his hand, and Murong Xiazhu immediately let out a long sigh of relief.
"Young Master, this time I truly didn't lie to you. If I uttered a single false word, you may kill or flay me as you please!"
Lin Luochen snorted, "I don't care whether what you said is true or false. This time, consider it my bad luck!"
He turned and walked away after speaking, leaving Murong Xiazhu bewildered.
"Hey, where are you going?"
"If I can't afford to provoke them, can't I at least avoid them? You two go find someone else to play with!"
Lin Luochen really didn't want to get involved in the Murong sisters' affairs anymore and decided to try his luck in Qing Shi City.
In his previous life, when he was first imprisoned on Panlong Peak, there were still Jade Maiden Sect disciples responsible for his food and daily life.
Lin Luochen learned from that woman that a once-in-ten-thousand-years genius had appeared in Qing Shi City.
It was said that this person, in order to cultivate, slaughtered his entire clan and even blood-sacrificed the people of Qing Shi City, causing quite a stir.
If this were in Xuan Province, it would be an unforgivable sin, but in Lan Province, it was not considered a major event.
What's more, this person was exceptionally talented, possessing the legendary Heavenly Devil Saint Body!
The various major sects in Lan Province even fought a battle to contend for this rare Saint Body.
Finally, this person joined Heaven's Evolution Sect, one of the Six Paths Sect, becoming a member of the Reincarnation Holy Hall, and was cultivated with all their might.
Lin Luochen planned to wander around Qing Shi City; perhaps he could find an opportunity to join a sect.
Of course, he didn't plan to enter Qing Shi City. It wouldn't be good if he got blood-sacrificed!
Murong Qiuzhi also didn't expect Lin Luochen to actually leave and quickly spoke to retain him.
"Young Master, ascension tokens are all in the hands of the major families. It's very difficult for ordinary people to obtain them!"
"The Ascension Assembly will begin in two months. If you miss this one, you'll have to wait another three years!"
"Young Master, if you just escort us back to Qing Shi City, you can get an ascension token. Why seek far and wide when the solution is near?"
Lin Luochen immediately stopped, turning back in surprise and saying, "You said escort you back where?"
Murong Qiuzhi quickly replied, "Qing Shi City in Lan Province!"
Lin Luochen's face was expressionless, but in his heart, thousands of grass-mud horses galloped past.
So, he can't shake them off, can he?
Seeing this, Murong Qiuzhi quickly struck while the iron was hot.
"Young Master, as long as you escort us back to Qing Shi City, we will absolutely not trouble you with the remaining matters, alright?"
Lin Luochen hesitated for a moment, then asked, "How strong is the strongest person in your clan?"
Murong Qiuzhi answered fluently, "The Clan Head is at Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, but he won't attack us."
Murong Xiazhu also nodded repeatedly, adding, "The one targeting us this time is our uncle. He is at late-stage Foundation Establishment."
"He definitely won't personally act to leave a handle, and he only has two early-stage Foundation Establishment subordinates."
Lin Luochen remained silent for a long while, and Qu Lingyin couldn't help but tease him.
"What, did you see a beauty and can't walk anymore?"
Lin Luochen was naturally not unable to resist a honey trap; rather, he was afraid of delaying three years.
Moreover, these two Murong sisters came from Qing Shi City, which made him unable to help but have additional associations.
Could that prodigy from Qing Shi City be these two Murong sisters?
As the saying goes, when one person attains enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. Is it too late for him to cling to their coattails now?
"Qu Lingyin, is there any way to restrain them and prevent me from being deceived again?"
Qu Lingyin didn't expect him to actually be moved, and her thoughts also became active.
Should she also play the victim and use a honey trap?
"That's simple. Make them swear an oath!"
Lin Luochen asked, puzzled, "What's the use of swearing an oath? Are you counting on there being deities three feet above your head?"
"You really know nothing about cultivation!"
Qu Lingyin explained helplessly, "An oath made by an ordinary person indeed has little effect; the subtle binding force is very low."
"But cultivators are inherently defying the heavens, so oaths cannot be made lightly. Lightly, it leads to heart demons invading; severely, it results in the destruction of both body and spirit."
"Oaths are divided into ordinary oaths, blood oaths, and Dao oaths, each with different binding forces."
"At your current realm, you can only use ordinary oaths, and their binding force on each other is still decent."
Lin Luochen was surprised, "An ordinary oath has such a powerful binding force?"
Qu Lingyin explained, "Simply put, the higher your cultivation, the less you can make oaths carelessly."
"Ordinary people, and even low-level cultivators, can make oaths casually. As long as their cultivation doesn't continue to improve, the impact is not significant."
"But if their strength increases, their memory will get better and better, and the oath from back then will begin to linger in their minds, turning into a heart demon."
"When you face a life-or-death crisis, a single wrong thought might lead to your demise!"
Lin Luochen suddenly understood. An ordinary oath has a binding force, but it's not strong!
If you make one, you won't immediately be struck down by lightning, but as your realm deepens, its effect becomes greater and greater.
It's mainly about 'it's not that there's no retribution, it's just that the time hasn't come yet!'
Unless you don't plan to advance in cultivation for your entire life, you still need to be wary.
Lin Luochen asked, "What about blood oaths and Dao oaths?"
Qu Lingyin pouted and said, "Those are for high-level cultivators. The higher the cultivator's level, the stronger the binding force."
"You can understand it as: the Heavenly Dao already dislikes cultivators who defy the heavens, and you still dare to swear by the Heavenly Dao?"
"When you violate the oath, wouldn't it quickly kill you? You currently don't have the qualifications to make such oaths!"
Lin Luochen didn't expect such intricacies and suddenly felt enlightened, looking at the Murong sisters.
"I'll say this upfront: if the enemy is insurmountable, I will not hesitate to abandon you."
Murong Qiuzhi, seeing that he had agreed, was relieved and smiled brightly, "Of course!"
"If the situation becomes impossible, Young Master, please leave. We will have no complaints whatsoever!"
Lin Luochen nodded and said faintly, "Make your oath!"
The Murong sisters exchanged glances, then, in front of Lin Luochen, raised their hands and swore an oath to the heavens.
The moment the oath was completed, the Green Lotus in Lin Luochen's sea of consciousness swayed, and some power seemed to descend from the ethereal.
It was his first time feeling the power of a Heavenly Dao oath so clearly, and he couldn't help but feel a little curious.
Murong Xiazhu saw him standing there stunned and waved at him, "Young Master?"
Lin Luochen came back to his senses and said faintly, "Go into the city and get a carriage and a map. We're ready to depart."
Murong Xiazhu was surprised, "Me alone?"
Lin Luochen nodded, "It's not convenient for me to enter the city again. Go quickly and come back quickly. We'll wait for you here!"
"I thought you really weren't afraid of being entangled by bad luck!"
Murong Xiazhu chuckled, took the silver and a few talismans from Lin Luochen's hand, and entered the city.
Murong Qiuzhi said nervously, "Young Master, can you help me lay Zhou Yi to rest?"
Lin Luochen nodded, carried the body up the mountain, and started digging a pit.
But as he was digging, he suddenly encountered an avalanche, which scared him so much that he hugged Murong Qiuzhi around the waist and ran.
After finally reaching a safe place, Lin Luochen was still shaken, panting.
This was too evil, wasn't it?
Murong Qiuzhi wrapped her arms around his neck and said shyly, "Young Master, it's better if you put me down first."
Lin Luochen then realized the Green Lotus was swaying continuously and cursed under his breath, quickly putting her down.
"Qiuzhi Guniang (Miss Qiuzhi), are you always like this?"
Murong Qiuzhi nodded, looking dejected, "I guess so. Besides my elder sister, everyone who gets close to me will encounter misfortune."
Lin Luochen was speechless. It seemed Murong Xiazhu was the most resilient, no wonder she could be her biological sister.
"You've always been plagued by bad luck, how did you grow up so big?"
Murong Qiuzhi said awkwardly, "Young Master, actually, it's only people who come into contact with me who suffer misfortune, not me!"
"Just like just now, if Young Master hadn't taken me away, that avalanche would most likely have stopped in front of me."
Lin Luochen was surprised, "Then, according to you, if I stood still, nothing would happen?"
Murong Qiuzhi shook her head and said seriously, "I wouldn't be harmed, but Young Master would most likely be buried!"
Lin Luochen was dumbfounded. It could be played like that?
"Since that's the case, why do you want me to escort you?"
Murong Qiuzhi confessed, "I won't be harmed, but my elder sister will be affected by me, and I don't want anything to happen to her!"
Lin Luochen suddenly understood. Murong Qiuzhi couldn't cultivate, so they could legitimately deprive her of her ascension token.
Looking at it this way, Murong Xiazhu was their main target, no wonder the two women swapped identities.
They were deliberately using Murong Qiuzhi's strangeness to deal with the incoming assassins!
"You're in this situation, have you never sought help from others?"
Murong Qiuzhi smiled bitterly, "How could I not have? But the people who came either died unnatural deaths or disappeared without a trace after leaving."
"Some people in the clan thought I was inauspicious and wanted to get rid of me, this bringer of bad luck, but they all died before me."
"The clan had no choice but to spend huge sums to send me to Haoran Academy in Xuan Province, to suppress it with Haoran's righteous qi."
"But now that my Murong sisters and I are adults, we can no longer stay in the academy, and I cannot cultivate, so I will most likely only remain in the clan."
"This time, they don't want us to return, probably because they are afraid that I, this bringer of bad luck, will harm the clan."
Lin Luochen gasped, no wonder she had been so confident standing in front of Murong Xiazhu just now.
"Qu Lingyin, have you ever seen a situation like this?"
Qu Lingyin shook her head repeatedly in his sea of consciousness, her expression extremely strange.
"Never seen it. Kid, why don't you reconsider? This little girl is very evil."
Murong Qiuzhi, afraid of scaring him away, quickly tried to reassure him.
"Young Master, as long as you keep your distance from me and don't have any thoughts of getting close to me, nothing will happen!"
Lin Luochen pointed to Zhou Yi, who was forced into the ground, and said speechlessly, "Didn't she keep her distance?"
Murong Qiuzhi said awkwardly, "This... perhaps it's because I had affectionate feelings for her?"
Lin Luochen immediately broke out in a cold sweat. This was truly impossible to guard against!
"Qiuzhi Guniang (Miss Qiuzhi), I still want to live a little longer, so please, I beg you, do not have any affectionate feelings for me!"
Murong Qiuzhi's face turned bright red. Looking at his handsome face, she said weakly, "Young Master, I'll try my best..."
"Don't try your best, you must!"
Lin Luochen said with a serious expression, "What do you like about me, young lady? I'll change it right now!"
Murong Qiuzhi chuckled, covering her mouth as she laughed, "I didn't expect Young Master to be quite humorous!"
Lin Luochen looked bewildered. Where was he humorous?
This was a matter of life and death, people could die!