Chapter 554: Chapter 153: What went wrong_1
“Nonsense.”
Link responded without changing his expression, “Don’t believe in rumors, don’t spread rumors.”
If he hadn’t done it, he hadn’t done it.
His confidence was high, showing no sign of guilt.
If he used the Dream-stealing Witchcraft at the beginning and something unexpected happened, he wouldn’t dare to respond directly.
“Hehehe…”
Jasmine sneered.
She believed Link’s words deep down.
She always knew that it was hard to stir Link’s emotions and that there was no romance between him and Elise.
However, when a man and a woman spent time together, feelings could grow where there were none before.
It was hard to say.
So, regardless of the reason, Jasmine needed to assert her presence.
The two of them hadn’t gotten to the point of complete understanding, but they had developed a special sense of tacit understanding.
After a brief exchange, they suddenly fell into silence, just looking at each other quietly.
In the end, it was Jasmine who broke the silence first and ended the standoff by asking maternally, “Are you hurt?”
“No, I’m fine.”
Link was very cooperative. He stood up, stretched his arms out to either side, and turned in a circle in front of the screen.
Jasmine got a clearer view, which helped her further confirm his physical condition and eased her worries.
Then, Link asked, “What about you? How have you been lately? How was your trip to the Cultivation Secret Realm?”
At his words, Jasmine fell into silence.
The pain she had experienced in the Cultivation Secret Realm still ached her when she thought about it unintentionally.
The Silkworm Baby chirped a few times and apologized to Jasmine.
“It’s not your fault.”
Jasmine took down the Silkworm Baby with a raised hand, gently stroked it a few times, and comforted it in a gentle voice.
Once the Silkworm Baby was no longer feeling guilty and relaxed, Jasmine withdrew it back into the Sea of Consciousness.
“What is it?”
Link watched this whole process with curiosity.
Before he sent Jasmine to the Cultivation Secret Realm, he didn’t hear her talk about her plans to keep a pet.
“I’ll tell you when you get back.”
Jasmine didn’t directly answer Link’s question.
Even though the inter-dimensional communication was encrypted this time, who could guarantee that it wouldn’t be spied on?
The God Devouring Worm hatchling, Silkworm Baby, should not be overly exposed for now.
Keeping it as a trump card would be more effective.
“Okay.”
Link agreed and after a moment’s hesitation, promised, “I’ll come back as soon as the portal is established.”
“You don’t need to rush. I’m not in a hurry.”
Jasmine spoke lightly, her expression tranquil as if she really wasn’t in a rush.
Yet, her small hands, crossed behind her back, were tightly clenched.
Anyone hearing their lover has eloped with another woman shortly after undergoing tortuous pain, will not remain calm.
Especially when the elopement had exposed them to deadly danger.
Throughout this past month, although Jasmine didn’t weep all day, she had spent it in stark terror.
If not for the prophetic trait shared by the God Devouring Worm hatchling that made Jasmine intuitively feel that Link was still alive, she might have broken down long ago.
Now that he was safe and out of danger, that was enough.
Zzzzt, zzzzt.
The encrypted Inter-Dimensional Communicator suddenly made some noise.
Without a portal to relay the signal, the quality of inter-dimensional communication was very concerning.
“Let’s leave it at this for now. We’ll talk when you get back.”
Jasmine, understanding and thoughtful, took the initiative to hang up the call.
Link let out a sigh of relief and put away his communicator.
Then, he turned to Franda, the lady of the house, who had been standing there with her hands on her hips like a supervisor urging Link to contact her as soon as possible. He asked, “Now, are you satisfied?”
“Hmph.”
Franda didn’t answer directly, merely sniffed and lifted her chin.
Then, without waiting for Link to move, she returned to the “Small World,” which had finally calmed down.
The task of reconstruction after the disaster was very arduous. As the World Master who only knew how to sit back and enjoy the fruits of others’ labor, Link could only let the “World Spirit” Franda work harder.
Just as Link was relieved that things had finally calmed down, a guest visited.
“Please come in.”
He went to the visitor area, welcomed in Sage Palo, and the two of them sat down facing each other.
After a moment, Sage Palo said, “The portal will be ready tomorrow. When will you return to our world?”
“Then tomorrow.”
Link immediately understood, knowing that Sage Palo had some task for him to do.
“Hmm.”
But Sage Palo only nodded and didn’t continue.
“Is there anything you need me to do?”
Link immediately asked proactively, giving Sage Palo an opening.
“Hmm.”
Sage Palo nodded again, hesitated a bit, and then took out a small box from his bosom, placing it on the table. “Could you deliver this box to Serene for me?”
The box was rectangular and about the same size as a gift box for a pen.
Using his senses, he didn’t feel the box had the properties of a Storage Magic Tool.
Whatever was in it wasn’t very big.
“No problem, I will deliver it.”
Link picked up the box immediately, made a promise and asked, “Is there anything you want me to convey?”
He now realized that something must have happened between Sage Palo and the Serene Wizard, resulting in Sage Palo’s rather conflicted behavior.
“Um…”
Sage Palo pondered for a while and suddenly waved his hand to cast an Anti-eavesdropping Witchcraft. Then he asked earnestly, “If a man, for safety concerns, doesn’t respond to a woman’s feelings. Then one day, the woman, for unknown reasons, completely breaks off connections, resources, and assets with the man. She still accepts his calls but no longer warm as before. What does that mean?”