Chapter 690 - 506: Red Rainbow Scripture (Part 2)

"No, her name is Jin Wushuang, and she’s the same age as you."

"What, it’s her?" Situ Wan abruptly opened her eyes, turned around, and stared at Lin Miao with a face full of disbelief.

"Do you know Jin Wushuang?"

"I know her. She’s the famous Frost Dye Spear King, who made a great name for herself in the martial world years ago. People thought she was a disciple of some prominent sect, but it turns out she actually came from a black underworld force, an embroidery workshop in Li Hen City," Situ Wan said.

"Have you interacted with her?"

"No, although we’re about the same age, I’ve only heard of her reputation and haven’t had much interaction with her. However, her most impressive battle was when she single-handedly killed thirteen people on Peach Blossom Island, earning the title of Frost Dye Spear King ever since."

"Peach Blossom Island?"

"It’s a notorious island force in the East Sea. Somehow, they provoked her, and she annihilated them."

"She was relatively new on the scene then and hadn’t even advanced to the Meridian Passage Realm, yet she could defeat enemies above her level. It was truly impressive."

"In the blink of an eye, it’s probably been ten years since then. You say, Jin Wushuang to you..." Situ Wan suddenly realized the focus of Lin Miao’s earlier question.

"Hmm."

"You didn’t do anything to her, did you?"

"Am I so desperate that I’d do something at night?"

"Jin Wushuang is around my age, and I’ve heard she’s incredibly beautiful. She practically presented herself to you, and you weren’t tempted?"

"She is indeed good-looking, with a nice figure, but her flirting with me had a purpose. No matter how lecherous I am, I have principles," said Lin Miao.

"You little womanizer, you wouldn’t take what was handed to you?"

"You’re jealous."

"Why would I be jealous? If anyone should be jealous, it should be Youwei. She’s the one you’re supposed to marry openly. I’m just someone hiding in the shadows; what right do I have to be jealous?"

"You tell me you’re not jealous, but I can smell the sourness." Lin Miao chuckled, thinking how delightful it is for a woman to be jealous. It adds a touch of fun.

"Wan’er, I remember you cultivate the Red Mist Heart Sutra, right? Have you ever heard of a martial art called Red Rainbow?"

"Red Rainbow? Miao, where did you hear that name?" Situ Wan suddenly turned around, her expression extremely serious.

"What’s wrong? Do you know about Red Rainbow?"

"I know, I know. The Heart Method of Yaoguang Peak in our sect is derived from an ancient martial art, the Red Rainbow Scripture. But the Red Rainbow Scripture has long been lost, and only fragments remain in the world. Our sect has searched through ten generations of disciples but couldn’t find the complete text," Situ Wan exclaimed in surprise.

"That explains it..."

"Miao, what did you say?"

"Jin Wushuang cultivates a fragment of the Red Rainbow Scripture, but she didn’t acquire it herself. It was taught to her by her master, Ruan Ni, the former Pavilion Master of Mandarin Duck Pavilion in Li Hen City," Lin Miao explained.

"Ah, is that so? So, Jin Wushuang has a part of the Red Rainbow Scripture?" Situ Wan exclaimed excitedly.

"Yes."

"And she told you such a secret?"

"She asked for my help to solve her cultivation problems. If she didn’t tell me, how could I help?"

"Wait, how did you meet Jin Wushuang?" Situ Wan finally discovered the key issue. Although Lin Miao had been to Li Hen City, she hadn’t heard of any connections he had with an embroidery workshop. How did these two meet?

"I met her in Li Hen City. I’m friends with Baili Yuyao, the third-generation embroidery girl from the workshop."

"You’re friends with Baili Yuyao?" Situ Wan expressed doubt. Baili Yuyao had been to Lin Mansion during the New Year. Although she stayed in the inner courtyard and didn’t interact much with Situ Wan, she didn’t reveal her identity.

Situ Wan knew of Baili Yuyao but might not recognize her.

"Yes, it was I who healed the embroidery workshop’s master, Baili Bingyun, after she lost control during her training, allowing her to seize the opportunity to break through and advance to Tian Yuan," Lin Miao said, truthfully. It’s the art of speaking, hiding secrets amid truths, and leaving it up to you to interpret.

"So, you were behind Baili Bingyun’s advancement to Tian Yuan?"

"Otherwise, why would the embroidery workshop secretly cooperate with me? How else could I roam Li Hen City unimpeded?" Lin Miao smiled. There are some secrets he didn’t plan to share with Situ Wan yet. He feared it might scare her.

Revealing secrets bit by bit benefits both him and Situ Wan.

"So, you needn’t worry. I have my ways to help you recover your cultivation and even help you advance to Tian Yuan," Lin Miao said confidently.

"What did you say? You can help me advance to Tian Yuan?" Situ Wan was excited, her body trembling uncontrollably.

"Of course. Haven’t you already tried the cultivation technique I gave you?" Lin Miao smiled. "As long as we continue to cultivate, and as I guide you in unblocking your meridians and healing your internal injuries, breaking through to Tian Yuan will be a natural progression."

"But breaking through to Tian Yuan has a barrier. Even if one reaches the Great Perfection of the Meridian Realm, one may not be able to sense it. Without sensing the barrier, advancing is impossible. One must touch the barrier and then use external force to break through. This is the experience left by the predecessors of our sect," Situ Wan said. "If the barrier can’t be felt, forcing a breakthrough offers no chance at all."

"You’re right. But the barrier is a realization, intangible. If you can’t sense it, your cultivation isn’t deep enough, and your comprehension is lacking. But this is also due to insufficient understanding and mastery of your body. I can help you better understand and master your body, and as for cultivation level, it’s the easiest to resolve. As for comprehension, haven’t you heard the saying: ’Read a book a hundred times, its meaning will appear’? No one who has reached the Meridian Passage Realm is stupid, so you don’t need to worry about that. As long as I’m here, your advancement to Tian Yuan is as certain as carved in stone—at the least, it will take a year, and at most, three years," Lin Miao promised confidently.

"Are you serious?"

"Of course. Why not make a bet?"

"Bet what?" Situ Wan’s heart skipped a beat.

"If I succeed, you leave our sect and marry me," Lin Miao proposed.

"Why?"

"If you continue to stay in the sect, how will you face my senior sister’s mother? No matter the truth from back then, she is still my senior sister’s mother. As long as past grievances don’t affect our generation, I can overlook them. Whether my senior sister acknowledges it or not, I will support her. But your relationship with her—if you remain in the sect, how will you handle that?" Lin Miao explained.

"Are you considering this for me?" Situ Wan’s heart felt sweet at the young man’s thoughtful consideration.

He had even considered her future. Indeed, if her relationship with Lin Miao was exposed, it would be awkward for her to remain in the sect.

And Sun Youwei’s identity is bound to be exposed sooner or later. Generational differences can be overlooked, but how should her relationship with Hua Qingye be maintained?

And if Situ Wan breaks through to Tian Yuan, she might be positioned as the next Peak Master of Yaoguang Peak, which would complicate things further.

Would the sect allow one of its Peak Masters to become someone’s "lover"?

At that time, her relationship with Lin Miao would inevitably face opposition from the sect, unless Situ Wan willingly let go of this ill-fated love.

But letting go doesn’t mean erasing it. The sect might view this relationship as a disgrace.

"What is it, are you reluctant?"

"No, I’ve just never thought about leaving the sect..." Situ Wan’s mind was a bit chaotic. Indeed, she hadn’t considered this issue.

She was the senior disciple of Yaoguang Peak with the potential to become its future Peak Master.

From a young age, this had been her goal. And now, suddenly talking about giving it all up, she truly hadn’t considered it.

Yet the problem stood before her. Even if she didn’t decide now, she couldn’t escape it in the future.

"Or have you already decided that someday you’ll leave me?" Lin Miao asked further.

"No, I’ve never thought about leaving," Situ Wan blurted out. Once she had tasted love, she naturally felt unwilling to let go.

"Even if you had, I wouldn’t blame you. After all, my relationship with you started as an accident," Lin Miao said. "If one day you wish to leave, I won’t stop you."

"Mr. Lin, do you not want to keep me?" Situ Wan’s heart ached at his words.

"How could I not? But I can’t be so selfish as to bind you to me as my little woman," Lin Miao replied.

"What if I want to be Mr. Lin’s little woman?"

"Then, I wouldn’t let you leave, no matter what!" Lin Miao responded, flipping over.