Chapter 384 - 160: Another 10 Years in a Flash

He didn’t waste any time with pointless chatter.

He didn’t even show his face.

He went straight for the explosives.

With a deafening BOOM.

The old man was sent flying, his hair a mess and blood spewing from his mouth, but he wasn’t dead yet.

Xu Lei had no choice but to pull another Explosive Package from his Storage Bracelet.

He unleashed another wild barrage of explosions before finally managing to kill the old bastard.

To finish it off, Xu Lei pulled out his pistol and riddled the old bastard’s body with bullets.

Only after confirming there were no signs of life left in him did he walk over to inspect the body.

However, there was a downside to killing him this way: everything the old bastard had on him was blown to bits.

But Xu Lei didn’t care. As long as he had Qing Lian, it was fine. The Spirit Ginseng she’d eaten hadn’t even fully digested yet, so her body was brimming with energy. All Xu Lei had to do was perform Charitable Giving with Qing Lian to reap the benefits—it was even more useful than a Demon Core.

"Senior Brother, thank you for helping me keep an eye on him these past few days." That day, Qing Lian found herself thanking the young Monk.

The young Monk waved his hands and said it was nothing.

The young Monk didn’t say anything more while Xu Lei was present, but afterward, he confessed his feelings to Qing Lian anyway.

Of course, Qing Lian rejected him.

She only said that she already had someone she liked, but didn’t mention it was Xu Lei.

Unexpectedly, the young man didn’t believe her.

He came looking for Qing Lian again later.

"I’ll go out and make things clearer to him."

Qing Lian could only say helplessly, "I originally didn’t want to spread the word about our relationship, Senior, especially since you’re living in the secular world and have other wives and concubines. I can’t believe he’s still so persistent."

"Not so fast."

But just then, Xu Lei wrapped his arms around Qing Lian, holding her and pressing her down onto the table. "I want to Cultivate with you right now. Let him wait."

Qing Lian was helpless.

But she couldn’t break free, so she relented.

Only after Xu Lei had performed his Charitable Giving until she was exhausted and flushed with passion was she allowed to leave and meet the young Monk.

In the end, the young Monk could only leave in dejection.

Xu Lei didn’t say a word.

Even though the young Monk had helped Qing Lian.

It was Xu Lei who had Qing Lian now, not the young Monk.

That’s just life. Sometimes, you can’t have the one you love.

If he had to blame someone, he could only blame himself for not being as awesome as Xu Lei.

It wasn’t as if Xu Lei had made Qing Lian fall in love with him before taking her. Rather, Xu Lei was simply awesome enough that Qing Lian had offered herself to him willingly. It was only after they had been together that he made her gradually fall for him.

For example, taking out that Eighth Realm old man—the young Monk couldn’t do it, but Xu Lei handled it with ease.

After all, this old man wasn’t like those two Enchantresses hiding in the Eastern Wilderness Marsh; that’s why Xu Lei was able to set up an ambush with a large quantity of explosives and gravely wound him right off the bat.

Afterward, Xu Lei and Qing Lian went to a nearby restaurant for a meal instead of heading straight home.

Xu Lei still wanted to see when Bodhisattva Guan Yun would come to investigate.

He wanted to use his Telescope to see if he could learn more about Bodhisattva Guan Yun.

But after several days, he still hadn’t seen anything.

He didn’t know why.

’Perhaps Bodhisattva Guan Yun isn’t always free. She might be busy with something.’

Unexpectedly, however, on this day, Bai Ling appeared and came looking for them.

She had used her Creepy Spirit to spy on Xu Lei and Qing Lian during their Charitable Giving, so she deliberately waited until they were finished before approaching.

As for why she was here?

She said she had discovered another Spirit Monster, but felt it would be a bit troublesome to catch it by herself.

So, in the end, she came to find Xu Lei. After all, their last transaction had been quite pleasant.

Besides, finding others was always a hassle. Other people would have to expend Magical Power, but Xu Lei’s methods didn’t require any.

Xu Lei, of course, thanked Bai Ling for helping him find Brother Dao last time and accepted her invitation to hunt the Demon together.

He then took Qing Lian and Bai Ling with him to capture the Demon.

This time, the Demon was a River Demon.

A Crocodile Demon, hiding beneath a great, surging river.

It was impossible to catch it directly.

The three of them could only lie in wait nearby.

While they were waiting, Xu Lei and Qing Lian naturally didn’t stop their Cultivation.

The two would become entangled with each other from time to time.

"Can you two give it a rest?" Bai Ling was left speechless.

"I’m not making any noise. I’ve been holding it in," Qing Lian said. "This shouldn’t affect our Demon hunt, right?"

Xu Lei didn’t say a thing, simply continuing his Cultivation with Qing Lian.

After all, Demon hunting was Demon hunting, but Cultivation couldn’t be stopped.

"Didn’t you two say you weren’t in love before? How did you suddenly end up together like this?" Bai Ling couldn’t help but ask.

Although her Creepy Spirit could spy on some things, it wasn’t omniscient.

Qing Lian immediately explained what had happened to Bai Ling, telling her that they had gotten together because of a transaction.

"But even though Senior and I got together for that reason, I feel wonderful now."

Qing Lian then added, "After getting together with Senior, I finally learned that being a person can be this joyful. The matters between a man and a woman... it’s so blissful. No wonder the Buddhist Scriptures call it a state of ultimate bliss. Bai Ling, maybe you should give it a try. You’ll definitely come to love it."

"No, thank you. I am devoted to attaining the Dao. For the sake of saving my master, I will not involve myself in such matters."

Bai Ling shook her head. "Bliss or no bliss, it has nothing to do with me."

Xu Lei didn’t say anything to this.

’Bai Ling can do whatever she wants.’

After all, in Bai Ling’s eyes, he was already a despicable scoundrel.

He was only here to capture the Demon as part of their cooperation, for the sake of their transaction.

Xu Lei was in no position to persuade Bai Ling to accept love or the idea of a Dao Companion.

And he couldn’t just reveal that he was Bai Ling’s master, either. If he did, the image he had cultivated back then would crumble.