Suppressing the Protagonist at the Start to Seize the Heroine

Chapter 245: Luck of the King

After dinner, Su Lin decided to head home early, skipping the remaining dance arrangements. Watching a group of fifty-year-old men and wealthy women dance was somewhat eye-watering for him, and he felt it was better to head home.

Back at the villa, Qin Jiuyue threw herself onto the sofa and let out a long sigh of relief. “Oh, it’s so tiring to pretend to be a lady.”

Xia Shiyu sat next to her and commented, “But, Sister Jiuyue, you are a lady. Why do you say you’re pretending?”

Hearing this, Qin Jiuyue laughed, “Shiyu, you should speak up more often. I didn’t know you were so eloquent.”

“Hehe… not really, I’m just stating the obvious.”

Qin Jiuyue was pleased as if she had eaten honey. “That’s exactly what I want to hear, the truth.”

“Alright, I’ll try to talk more in the future.” Xia Shiyu didn’t quite understand Qin Jiuyue’s thinking but agreed nonetheless.

Observing this, Su Lin shook his head and said, “Xiaoyu, don’t let Xiaoyue fool you. Her ladylike behavior is all an act. What you see now, her without any facade, that’s the real her.”

Xia Shiyu laughed and replied, “Su Lin, how can you say that about Sister Xiaoyue? Don’t you think she looked very ladylike today?”

Su Lin shook his head and chose not to argue with Xia Shiyu, but Qin Jiuyue, on the other hand, was not willing to let it go. She glared at Su Lin with a warning look, “Su Lin, Xiaoyu and I were looking for you everywhere, where did you go?”

“You were looking for me?”

“Of course, we searched the entire venue several times and didn’t even catch a glimpse of you. Tell me, where were you really? I also found out that Li Ziyu was missing from the scene at that time, and I heard someone took her away… hehe…”

Qin Jiuyue gave Su Lin a mischievous grin, as if she had caught him in the act.

Su Lin scratched his head, “Yes, I was indeed with Ziyu for a bit, but, Xiaoyue, could you perhaps think a bit more innocently?”

“Innocently? Really, Su Lin? It’s you who acts like a wolf behind closed doors,” Qin Jiuyue retorted with a huff.

Su Lin shrugged, “Didn’t you notice that your grandfather was also missing from the scene during that time?”

Qin Jiuyue laughed awkwardly, “Grandpa was with you guys?”

She had been so focused on finding Su Lin that she hadn’t even thought about her grandfather, who had also been there. Since moving out of the Qin household, Qin Jiuyue had really let loose, no longer needing to maintain a demure facade.

If initially being sent away by Qin Deshu had made her sad and reluctant, now even if Su Lin sent her back, she wouldn’t want to return.

With Su Lin, she didn’t have to adhere to all those tedious rules; she could say and do whatever she wanted without worrying about others’ opinions—it was utterly liberating.

Knowing her thoughts, Su Lin nodded, “Your grandfather said to bring you home this weekend.”

“Ah! Go back there?” Qin Jiuyue’s face was a mix of panic as she shook her head, “No, I won’t go back. Su Lin, you’re not thinking of sending me back, are you?” My

Seeing Qin Jiuyue’s strong reaction, Su Lin was somewhat taken aback, then moved forward to embrace her, “Who said anything about sending you away?”

“Then what you said earlier…”

“I said your grandfather wants me to bring you home for dinner. It’s just a meal, and we’ll come back afterward,” Su Lin explained.

Qin Jiuyue finally understood the meaning of Su Lin’s words and felt a rush of warmth to her face; she buried her face in Su Lin’s chest and punched him lightly, “Su Lin, why didn’t you make yourself clear? You made me look like a fool.”

Su Lin responded with a touch of exasperation, “I was very clear. It’s you who misunderstood.”

“No… it’s because you weren’t clear.”

Su Lin scooped Qin Jiuyue up in his arms and started walking upstairs, “Whether I was clear or not is indeed something we need to discuss thoroughly. Sister Jiuyue, let’s go to the room and talk it over.”

“Su Lin, what are you doing? Xiaoyue, save me…”

Xia Shiyu, seeing Qin Jiuyue being carried upstairs by Su Lin, didn’t attempt to help but instead giggled on the couch. She had learned her lesson; intervening might just get herself dragged into their antics.

“Xiaoyue, you’re really not helping,” Qin Jiuyue called out.

Xia Shiyu just silently laughed.

Later that night, Qin Jiuyue had already fallen deeply asleep, while Su Lin lay awake in bed, feeling the pressure from the people Wang Yannian had brought from the capital. He disliked this feeling.

“System, I still have three chances for the lottery draw, right?”

[Yes, host. You have three chances left for the epic treasure box draw.].

Su Lin pondered, “I was planning to save these for later, but it seems I must use them now. If Wang Yannian makes a move, I might really be in trouble.”

Currently holding the first three needles of the Taiyi Divine Needles, Su Lin felt confident in a direct confrontation with Wang Yannian. What worried him were the underhanded tactics; though he had Bai Qikun’s support, Su Lin preferred to rely on himself rather than others.

Better to enhance one’s own strength than hope for others’ help, as the saying goes, ‘one must be strong themselves when striking the iron.’

“System, start the lottery draw!”

[Ding! A rare treasure emerges. Congratulations, host, for obtaining the Six-Wing Saber Technique (which can be enhanced to Eight Wings).].

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for gaining fifty years of cultivation.].

[Ding! A rare treasure emerges. Congratulations, host, for obtaining the Eight Trigrams Array.].

Hearing the system’s announcements, Su Lin finally smiled, relieved.

His current cultivation was at the peak of Grandmaster, just a whisker away from ascending to the realm of Human Immortal. The fifty years of pure cultivation were equivalent to a hundred years of hard training by people like Wang Yannian.

This would surely bring a qualitative change if applied. Moreover, he now had the Six-Wing Saber Technique.

Reviewing the introduction of the Six-Wing Saber Technique, which indeed resembled the moves from the puppet show he had seen, Su Lin felt even more confident. Although the character from the show wasn’t highly ranked, bringing such a technique to his current world would be like a dimension-reducing strike.

Had Qin Jiuyue not been asleep beside him, Su Lin would have been tempted to start meditating and integrating the Six-Wing Saber Technique immediately.

However, seeing Qin Jiuyue sleeping peacefully, he decided against practicing on the spot and instead pulled up the blanket to sleep.

“Now I can finally have a good night’s sleep.”

[TL: Idk what show it is tbh my bad.].