Villains: Starting with the Landlady

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Hearing his daughter's changed way of addressing Ling Yun, Lin Zhengnan felt even more choked up. But she was right; if he couldn't do it, how could Ling Yun? Could the girl beside him be a reincarnation of a deity?

"Since Uncle Lin has made this request, and the people of Suzhou are also suffering from the humiliation of these monsters, I, Lingyun, should naturally go there!"

The young man pulled his arm out of the girl's embrace, cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Lin Zhengnan, and said, "There's no time like the present. It's still early, so I'll head over now!"

Lin Zhengnan's face lit up with joy, and he nodded. He was just about to call a servant familiar with the road to take Lingyun to the Hidden Dragon Cave when Lin Yueru suddenly jumped out again.

"Father, that area is quite dangerous. We need someone with decent martial arts skills to guide us. I'll go."

"Yueru, no!"

"That's fine!"

Lin Yueru's willful temper flared up. Ignoring Old Lin's dark expression, she dragged Ling Yun and Zhao Ling'er outside.

"Master, this..."

The advisor was dumbfounded. He had planned to dig a hole to bury Ling Yun, but he never expected to drag a young lady into the mess as well!

"Forget it, forget it, a daughter is too big to stay at home forever..." Lin Zhengnan slumped back into his chair, but he had a vague premonition that Ling Yun might really be his son-in-law.

Meanwhile, Lin Yueru walked angrily for several miles, during which Ling Yun and Zhao Ling'er remained silent. It wasn't until they reached a secluded grove that the young man spoke.

"I'm saying, Miss Lin..."

"You... she even argued with her father because of you, and you still call me Miss Lin?"

"Then, Yue Ru?"

Lin Yueru finally smiled. She looked at Zhao Ling'er, who was standing silently to the side, licked her lips, and said softly, "Can I call you Ling'er from now on? I should be a few years older than you... Ah, I'm not trying to compete with you. I know the principle of first come, first served!"

Seeing her sincere smile, Zhao Ling'er smiled knowingly as well: "Yes, Sister Yue Ru!"

Ling Yun smiled. Such harmonious scenes in the harem were rare. His other women were all outwardly harmonious, but their private relationships were another story. But these two truly shared a fateful sisterly bond, and he only needed to guide them slightly.

"Yueru, have you seen the snake demon and the fox demon before?"

"I've seen them once. Individually, neither of them is as strong as Father, but when they team up, Father has a hard time dealing with them."

Ling Yun guessed that these two monsters were probably only around S-rank in strength. It was perfectly normal that Lao Lin was no match for them when they attacked together. After all, two fists can't beat four hands, and not everyone is as powerful as him.

"Then you should be careful later, especially since it is a snake by nature, it might be a bad thing for you."

"Hmm?" Lin Yueru frowned, puzzled. "A female snake... surely that's not enough?"

"female?"

"Yes, both the snake demon and the fox demon are female!"

The young man's expression turned strange. If they were all female, then where did Su Mei go? Could she be gone?

But since he hadn't witnessed it firsthand, he naturally had no right to speak. So the three of them quickened their pace and arrived at Hidden Dragon Gorge at noon.

The gloomy Hidden Dragon Cave was already visible from here. Ling Yun looked at the scorching sun in the sky, took out some food from his spatial storage, and handed it to the two women.

He had a lot of food stored in his space, but when he was training in different worlds, he preferred to enjoy the local cuisine, since the flavors were completely different from those in the main world.

Zhao Ling'er knew he had this skill and assumed he possessed some magical arts. But Lin Yueru was different. The girl curiously examined his palm and pulled him aside to demonstrate it several times.

"Hey, don't tell anyone this secret!"

Lin Yueru grabbed his wrist and muttered to herself, "From now on, we can put our travel expenses and stuff in there..."

"Huh?" Her voice was so soft that Ling Yun barely heard her.

"It's nothing." Lin Yueru smiled at him and turned to share the food with Zhao Ling'er.

After the three of them had eaten and drunk their fill, they stretched their bodies and then stepped into the Hidden Dragon Cave together.

The Hidden Dragon Cave felt somewhat similar to the Rakshasa Cave to Ling Yun, but it was filled with a strange smell that was quite intoxicating upon closer inspection.

He was now immune to all poisons, but the two girls obviously did not have that ability. After Ling Yun noticed this, he immediately took out two poison-avoiding pills from the martial arts world and gave them to them.

"What kind of strange pill is this?"

Unlike the obedient Ling'er who swallowed it whole, Lin Yueru showed great interest in it, but Ling Yun wouldn't let her play with it slowly and forcefully fed it to her.

The three had only taken a few steps when they were met head-on by a dense swarm of venomous snakes.

Zhao Ling'er shook the jade bracelet on her wrist. Although Ling Yun had only bought her an ordinary item, after her own enlightenment, the jade bracelet had also gained a trace of spirituality, enough to be used as a weapon to defend against enemies.

Lin Yue decisively drew her long whip. Facing an enemy force that far outnumbered her own, the whip proved to be quite effective.

Ling Yun flicked his finger, and a longsword flew out from behind him, containing sharp sword energy that swirled around the three of them.

The venomous snakes, spitting out apricots, coiled around them. After a few breaths, as if receiving some simultaneous command, they all pounced in an instant!

Inside the cave, the Thunder Spell is ineffective in actual combat, but the Ice, Fire, and Wind Spells can still be used against enemies. Her spell range is the longest, trapping the outermost poisonous snakes, while she has the Lingyun Sword Control Technique for mid-to-long-range attacks. If any enemies break through the encirclement, then it will be Lin Yueru's turn to display her divine power.

Ling Yun suppressed his strength, wanting to see if he could improve the two women's strength by killing enemies.

Chapter 320 Su She Su Yao

With Ling Yun deliberately holding back, Lin Yueru and Zhao Ling'er found it extremely difficult to resist.

Those venomous snakes not only attacked and bit, but also sprayed venom from a distance, even corroding part of Lin Yueru's long whip.

"Brother Ling, you'd better help me out!"

Lin Yueru was getting anxious. The young man's flying sword was flying wildly among the snakes on the other side. She even saw Ling Yun deliberately smash the snakes' heads with the hilt of his sword!

"I'm already helping!"

"You!" Lin Yueru suddenly had an absurd thought: Could Ling Yun be in cahoots with these snake demons?

"Sister Yue Ru, please buy me some time!"

Lin Yueru looked at Zhao Ling'er, then nodded after only a second of consideration, and stood in front of the latter to block the attack of the poisonous snake.

Zhao Ling'er's spell seemed to be not very proficient, and it was extremely difficult for her to control with her current strength, as evidenced by the beads of sweat on her forehead.

Lin Yueru discarded her long whip, took out her sword, and used the Seven Techniques Sword Qi to temporarily clear out the poisonous snakes in front of her, but the snakes behind her kept surging forward.

"Sister Yue Ru, move aside!"

Hearing the girl's call behind her, Lin Yueru immediately stepped aside. Zhao Ling'er formed a hand seal, let out a low shout, and a flash of light appeared in her hands. A bone-chilling coldness came from behind them out of nowhere.

The air temperature inside the cave plummeted, and the snakes gradually slowed down until they were frozen into ice sculptures.

Looking at the rows of "ice serpent sculptures" in front of her, Lin Yueru rubbed her eyes and looked at Zhao Ling'er with an incredulous expression.

The girl was out of breath and managed a weak smile before collapsing.

Ling Yun immediately stepped forward and hugged her. If he remembered correctly, the Xuanbing Spell was a spell that could only be cast at level 9 in the game. It seemed that she had used it at a level higher than her own.

"I'm fine, Brother Lingyun."

Lying in Ling Yun's arms, Zhao Ling'er revealed a tender expression, her beautiful eyes gazing at him intently.

"Hey, Ling'er!" Lin Yueru walked up to them, clenching her little fists. "If this guy hadn't deliberately gone easy on you, you wouldn't be in this state!"

"Brother Lingyun is testing us."

Sigh, how can you say that Zhao Ling'er is a descendant of Nuwa? Look at her level of awareness!

Lin Yueru rolled her eyes. Although she didn't want to admit it, what she said made some sense. After all, no matter how critical the situation was, Ling Yun seemed to be slacking off, but in reality, he controlled the number of the escaping snakes and kept the two of them from getting hurt.

"Ling'er, after you killed those poisonous snakes, did you feel any changes in your body?"

"Variety?"

Zhao Ling'er frowned her cute brows. She slowly stood up from Ling Yun's arms and shook her head in confusion: "I just feel that if I use the Xuanbing Curse again next time, it shouldn't be like before. Besides, I'm also confident that I can use other intermediate-level spells."

It seems that there are no absolute numbers in this world, but they are manifested in another way.

Moreover, if a certain level is required to unleash a skill, then Lin Yueru's Dragon Slayer Technique would have already been used long ago...

He thought about it for a while, feeling that the problem was rather complicated, so he didn't dwell on it. After Ling'er finished recuperating, the three of them continued deeper into the area.

After passing the "Ice Serpent Sculpture," they encountered far fewer venomous snakes, but were attacked by several pythons several meters long. However, with the help of the two women, they managed to get through the ordeal without serious injury.

When they arrived at a stone gate, they saw a voluptuous woman with dark skin standing there.

"Were you the ones who wreaked havoc in my cave?"

The woman appeared no different from an ordinary person, dressed in a skirt, barefoot, with a large, purplish-black snake coiled around her. However, upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the snake's tail was concealed by the hem of the woman's skirt.

Name: Su She

Age: 178, ☆

[Value: 174, D]

[Rating: 95]

[Combat Strength: S]

[Affection: Falling in Love (Natural Affinity Up+)]

Unlike Ling Yun's surprise, Lin Yueru and Zhao Ling'er were prepared for battle. This snake demon was much stronger than them, and if they were not careful, they would be doomed.

But with Lingyun behind them, they weren't too worried.

"Hmph, you killed so many of my little snakes, aren't you going to give me an explanation, human woman?"

Su She twisted her waist and took a step forward, while the large snake hissed and flicked its tongue, ready to spray venom at any moment.

She was unusually interested in Ling Yun, the handsome and unparalleled man behind the two women. Ling Yun was right about one thing: snakes were indeed like that. She wanted to capture Ling Yun and make him her bandit husband. Judging from the two girls' attitudes, Ling Yun was probably their favorite, and he didn't seem very strong, making him easy to bully.

"What's there to explain!" Lin Yueru gripped her sword tightly and snorted, "You've kidnapped so many innocent girls, aren't you going to give us an explanation?"

"statement?"

Su She licked his lips with his long, slender tongue, revealing a cold smile: "It's a good thing we didn't eat them!"

Lin Yueru and Zhao Ling'er exchanged a glance, and the latter nodded. Lin Yueru immediately grabbed her sword and rushed forward first.

Her strength is already quite good by the standards of the martial arts world, and the power system of this world is a level higher than that of the martial arts world, making her look very imposing.

However, her skills were nothing to Su She. The large snake on her body met Lin Yueru's longsword, sparks flying with each swing, but it couldn't harm her in the slightest.

Zhao Ling'er made another hand seal. As time went by, Lin Yueru was at a complete disadvantage and could only barely block the opponent's attack. At the same time, the surrounding temperature became increasingly hot.

Su She quickly sensed something was wrong and was about to interrupt Zhao Ling'er when Lin Yueru unleashed her Dragon Slaying Technique, which she had been hiding for a long time, and slashed at her unguarded waist!

The dragon's roar echoed throughout the cave, startling Su Yao, who was taking a nap inside.

The fox spirit climbed out of the soft bed, sniffed the air, and sensed something was wrong. She quickly put on her clothes to cover her alluring figure and rushed towards the cave entrance.

A shrill scream echoed through the cave. Su Yao retreated abruptly, looking at the burning wound on her waist. She glared at Lin Yueru, ready to kill the girl first.

Just then, Zhao Ling'er's Samadhi True Fire finished charging. As an intermediate-level fire-type spell, its power was a level higher than the previous Xuanbing Spell, and its coverage area was also wider.

Upon seeing this, Su She stood ready. Suddenly, the stone door behind her opened, and a beautiful figure spread her hands out to Ling'er, who was casting a spell.

With a flash of light, Zhao Ling'er felt a sharp pain in her head, and the scenery before her eyes suddenly turned gray, even her vision became somewhat blurry, as the fire-type spell gradually dissipated.

Ling Yun patted her on the back, and Zhao Ling'er suddenly woke up, looking carefully at the woman who had suddenly appeared in the room.

Name: Su Yao

Age: 165, ☆

[Value: 168, E]

[Rating: 96]

[Combat Strength: S]

[Affection: Falling in Love (Natural Affinity Up+)]

She wore a long dress, with a fluffy tail behind her. She was charming and captivating, and every smile and frown of hers could tug at one's heartstrings.

The allure she unconsciously exuded was indiscriminate, regardless of gender. Ling Yun ignored it completely, but the two girls felt their bodies go weak and fell into the young man's arms.

"Young man, what brings you here?"

Su Yao had come with anger, but upon seeing Ling Yun, she immediately broke into a smile. Her slender figure made the young man unable to resist using his X-ray vision.

Wow, that's amazing!

Seeing her sister's behavior, the snake demon sneered, "Demon Demon, let's join forces, kill those two girls, and capture this handsome young man!"

Su Yao smiled and said, "Sister Snake, you understand me best!"