Chapter 203: Chapter 195: A Man with a Story
Hearing Xia Xue’s words, Xiao Lin could only smile wryly. However, he didn’t have the heart to further provoke Xia Xue, so he somewhat insincerely nodded and said, "Mm, I won’t do it again in the future!" As for whether he really wouldn’t engage in dangerous activities, that would be a matter for later.
"If you promise me something, you have to follow through. I don’t like feeling deceived!" Xia Xue’s beautiful eyes looked at Xiao Lin, sacred and inviolable, like a goddess.
"Uh... I’ll try my best!" Xiao Lin smiled wryly and said, "You know, the greater the power, the greater the responsibility!" Power and responsibility need to be equivalent; otherwise, no one should have such great power.
Thinking about Xiao Lin’s mysterious identity, Xia Xue really didn’t have much to say, especially considering Xiao Lin’s statement about how power comes with responsibility. It was clear Xiao Lin was a principled, thoughtful, and moral person, which reassured Xia Xue about her choice. She looked at Xiao Lin and asked, "So can I know how great your responsibility is?"
"This..." Xiao Lin scratched his head; it was indeed a difficult question to answer. After thinking for a moment, he said, "You watch the news broadcast, don’t you?"
"Yes, I watch it often!" Xia Xue answered, though she couldn’t fathom how his responsibilities connected to the news broadcast.
"The frequent talk about safeguarding national unity, national security, and everything else that can be safeguarded—those are my responsibilities!" Xiao Lin said very seriously.
"...You’re not joking, are you?" Xia Xue was stunned and asked.
"Do I look like I’m joking?" Xiao Lin said lightly, "Why, are you regretting it? If you regret it, it’s not too late to back out now!" he added in a teasing tone.
"Yes, I regret it!" Xia Xue hugged Xiao Lin tightly, "I regret that I didn’t meet you earlier. By the way, last night when I was practicing the Profound Lady Technique, I tried really hard not to fall asleep, but in the end, I unknowingly dozed off!" Xia Xue seemed to know exactly how to hit Xiao Lin’s sore spots, saying precisely what he didn’t want to be brought up.
"..." Xiao Lin was speechless. This woman really did say what shouldn’t be said, as he captured Xia Xue’s sensual lips with his, murmuring, "We’ll talk about this later!"
Of course, Xiao Lin wasn’t so beastly as to take advantage of Xia Xue just there. After all, this was Xia Xue’s home, and making any noise would be embarrassing. But Xia Xue seemed to really want it, and when she saw Xiao Lin stop, she bit his left shoulder and said, "I want it!" Her voice was very low, but just enough for Xiao Lin to hear.
Xiao Lin let out a light sigh. Although Xia Xue’s bite wasn’t too painful, it did stimulate the wound on his left arm. Xiao Lin secretly used Nine Dragons True Qi to stop the bleeding, but Xia Xue’s action aggravated the wound.
To prevent Xia Xue from discovering it, Xiao Lin mischievously smiled and said, "No, I’m afraid we’ll make too much noise, which wouldn’t be good!" Whether this noise was from their actions or Xia Xue’s voice, Xiao Lin didn’t specify.
Xia Xue was not so easily fooled. Although Xiao Lin tried to divert attention, Xia Xue’s sense was triggered by Xiao Lin’s earlier grunt. Xia Xue was well aware of Xiao Lin’s physical condition and his extraordinary skills, and she hadn’t applied much force when she bit down, yet Xiao Lin let out that pained sound.
"Take off your clothes!" Xia Xue left Xiao Lin’s embrace, commanding with a queenly aura.
"Which... tonight... really not a good idea?" Xiao Lin tried hard to change Xia Xue’s thought process, trying to lead her down that line of thinking.
"Don’t change the subject!" Xia Xue blushed slightly. There was definitely an issue; otherwise, he wouldn’t change the subject, especially to something like that, which Xiao Lin generally wasn’t like. Then, Xia Xue solemnly said, "Classmate Xiao Lin, please cooperate with the inspection and take off your clothes!"
"This..." Xiao Lin really didn’t know what to do, and Xia Xue clearly had a way. She directly started helping Xiao Lin take off his clothes.
"Assault..." Xiao Lin called out very softly, but Xia Xue was determined to help him undress.
In these past few days together, aside from that night under the influence of alcohol when Xia Xue took the initiative, there hadn’t been any opportunities to do what men and women do together as firewood and sparks. Naturally, there had been no chance to see each other’s bodies or observe closely.
Now that Xia Xue discovered something unusual, she naturally wanted to clearly see what wounds were on Xiao Lin’s body. Earlier, in the tense moment, hearing Xiao Lin’s tone and expression hadn’t indicated any change. Plus, with a corpse lying beside them, a corpse with a right palm in skeletal form, and all that blood naturally assumed to be the other person’s. But now Xia Xue detected something was amiss, and her heart ached immeasurably; she just had to find out.
So, Xia Xue not only helped Xiao Lin take off his clothes but also turned on the lamp by the bed, illuminating the entire room, clearly revealing Xiao Lin’s handsome face.
A series of small scars, one round scar after another, made Xia Xue terrified. Whether on his chest or back, this man’s body bore far too many wounds. Although these scars now appeared very small, Xia Xue seemed to be able to envision what Xiao Lin endured when they were fresh.
That night, they didn’t sleep until past five in the morning. There they lay, embraced, with no thoughts of desire. Xia Xue listened quietly to Xiao Lin’s past experiences—perils in the Middle East, the primeval forests of East Africa, the tropical rainforests of South America, and various other dangers and strange tales.
Yanjing City.
The seemingly calm night sky, the ninth bureau’s entirety in Yanjing began their operations this night, in taverns, food stalls, luxury hotels, various shopping malls, their presence seen everywhere.
Liger City.
Tiger returned to Liger City with his seriously injured body, reaching the headquarters on the thirty-third floor. He made it back using his last breath, afraid of Xiao Lin’s pursuit, even though it was only half an hour’s journey, Tiger took nearly three hours to return to the headquarters in Liger City.
Lion, seeing Tiger return wounded, incredulously asked, "Failed?"
"Mm, that kid is very strong, very strong!" Tiger reported honestly.
"And you dared to come back?" Lion suddenly became angry.
"No one was tracking me; someone intercepted that kid later, or else I really couldn’t have come back!" Tiger hurriedly explained, knowing that Lion’s words weren’t due to the task’s failure but were out of fear of leading the enemy back.
Lion, upon hearing Tiger’s explanation, relaxed somewhat and frowned, asking, "What happened? How strong is that kid really?" Lion was more than clear about Tiger’s abilities; someone capable of injuring Tiger to this degree didn’t exist in Yanjing.
"I don’t know, if no surprises arose, I couldn’t withstand more than three moves from him!" Tiger said gravely, "Lion, this time you likely need to take action!" Tiger knew Lion was powerful, more so than Xiao Lin, as Tiger couldn’t survive even one move against Lion.
"Mm, I understand. Go rest now!" Lion didn’t directly answer Tiger, and then said, "I’ll arrange for you to go abroad tomorrow; wait till the heat dies down."
"Lion, is it that serious?" Tiger was taken aback; after over a century in Yanjing, Liger Gang was deeply rooted. Would he, the second-in-command, need to go abroad over this? This situation had escalated significantly.
"You don’t want to go abroad? Then go turn yourself in tomorrow!" Lion coldly remarked. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to visit Qidian () to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)