novelraw Chapter 412 - 336: It’s Not Me Following You, It’s You Following Me
Chapter 412 - 336: It’s Not Me Following You, It’s You Following Me
Lu Lin froze.
Sun Xiaorui said to defeat her, or be defeated by her.
He understood this.
Recently, Lu Lin had also learned a lot about Sun Xiaorui, the most famous and absurd thing being that she was rumored to be the reincarnation of a princess.
But now it seems, this might be true?
Sun Xiaorui is truly the reincarnation of a princess, and now the princess’s consciousness within her has awakened and wants to take over her body.
And Lu Lin is Sun Xiaorui’s Chosen One.
Only by staying near Lu Lin can Sun Xiaorui suppress the other consciousness.
The logic is clear to him, but Lu Lin doesn’t quite understand.
Why him.
He’s just an ordinary federation college student, well, maybe a tiny bit special compared to other students.
But not enough to become a Chosen One, right?
Besides, with Mo Jianwu’s warning to Lu Lin that day, he’s not very willing to get involved in such matters.
Yet, Sun Xiaorui has really come to him.
Sighing, Lu Lin said helplessly, "Alright, Sister Sun, then stay with me for this period, but let me say upfront..."
"Stop."
Sun Xiaorui raised her hand to interrupt Lu Lin, coldly saying, "It’s not me following you, it’s you following me."
She, as a reincarnated princess and the top direct disciple of the Wind Chasing Army, following Lu Lin around all day doesn’t make sense; it should definitely be Lu Lin following her.
"What?"
"But Sister, I found Teacher Zhang and am about to rush back to the federation."
"Moreover, I have to participate in the Slave Soldier Selection... If I leave people hanging, the federation’s trillion population could die because of me."
Sun Xiaorui glanced at Lu Lin faintly, and then...
Lu Lin found he couldn’t move.
His body was floating in the air.
"Sister Sun, what do you mean by this?"
Lu Lin furrowed his brows.
Others might make a deal and still maintain a relationship, but here, even if the deal fails, it still has to become one.
Just because you’re at the Star Battle Peak, you think you’re so amazing?
"I’m not discussing with you, I’m notifying you."
"Starting today, you must not leave my side by an inch."
"Otherwise, I won’t guarantee what you wouldn’t like to happen."
"Of course, I’m just at my first awakening now, it could be over within ten days or half a month."
"If there are any matters you need to settle with those in the tent, finish and come with me."
Sun Xiaorui said indifferently, surrounded by an icy aura that warned strangers to keep away.
Lu Lin fell from the air and, without looking at Sun Xiaorui, directly entered the tent.
"Teacher Zhang, I’ll be sticking with Sister Sun for a while to help her with some matters. You can temporarily stay in my tent."
"Here, a Message Conch for you, hold onto its child shell to keep in touch with the federation anytime."
"If there’s anything, find me at the Central Army Camp."
When Lu Lin entered, Zhang Xianzhi had already finished his call with the federation.
"Alright then, go ahead with your tasks, I’ll contact you if needed."
"I didn’t expect you, brat, to have gotten close with Sister Sun in just a few days here."
Zhang Xianzhi patted Lu Lin’s shoulder, in his eyes, Lu Lin was still that sixth-level young man needing protection from him and Bao Hu.
Lu Lin didn’t say much, turned and came outside the tent.
From now on, he’s no longer a free man; he’s Sun Xiaorui’s personal assistant.
Originally, Lu Lin wanted to ask Zhang Xianzhi about Bao Hu.
Using the Guiding Star Skill, he could find Zhang Xianzhi’s traces, but Bao Hu seemed to have vanished from this world.
No trace of him in the Exotic Battlefield nor in this Battlefield Secret Realm.
But now, the priority is to handle Sun Xiaorui’s issue first.
When Lu Lin followed Sun Xiaorui to the Central Army Camp, Mo Jianwu couldn’t help but snort coldly seeing Lu Lin.
She didn’t know why her Miss suddenly was so cordial with Lu Lin, but seeing Lu Lin’s look made her angry.
Pretty boy.
Scumbag.
Gold digger.
Various terms were freely pinned on Lu Lin.
"Got everything settled?"
Sun Xiaorui walked into the tent, coldly asking.
"Miss, it’s all taken care of, would you like to check? And why did you bring this man in, if someone..."
"Shut up!"
Sun Xiaorui’s eyes flashed with a chilling light, frightening Mo Jianwu into a shiver.
"Yes, Miss."
Mo Jianwu bowed slightly, giving Lu Lin a hateful glance before carefully backing out.
"Lu Lin, you’ll be sleeping in the outer chamber from now on. You know what you can or cannot do, right?"
"I understand."
"Sister Sun, rest assured, I will not do anything inappropriate."
Lu Lin quickly said.
"Good to know."
"But if you don’t know, it’s fine."
"My previous life was a princess who lived for a full forty thousand years, with numerous lovers below the tent; if you don’t mind, that’s alright too."
Sun Xiaorui suddenly raised her eyebrows but then immediately put on a fierce expression.
"If you understand, then come out with me."
Lu Lin couldn’t quite adapt to this version of Sun Xiaorui.
However, a princess over forty thousand years old, the type with countless consorts, Lu Lin felt he was certainly not blessed enough to handle.
A woman like this, I wouldn’t be able to serve.
Sun Xiaorui had a lot of work every day.
The status of each camp leader, appointments, the general situation of her disciples, issues with provisions, intelligence on hostile forces, and the development of the Wind Chasing Army.
She wouldn’t receive fewer than thirty disciples a day, and there were various documents that needed to be recorded, transferred, copied, and given special attention.
Previously, she could handle all these tasks on her own.
But now that Lu Lin was around, Sun Xiaorui was happy to "lighten her load."
It was just tough on Lu Lin, who had to run back and forth around Sun Xiaorui every day, busy with all sorts of tasks.
He had completely become a full-time secret technique aide plus all-around assistant and nanny.
It was just that Sun Xiaorui knew about Lu Lin’s cooking skills and was afraid he might poison her by mistake, so she didn’t assign him that task.
Lu Lin found it unbearable, but others envied, were jealous, and were resentful of his situation.
Initially, many core disciples and elite inner sect members of the Wind Chasing Army were not used to having someone like him around.
But after just a few days, when Lu Lin was forced to demonstrate his real skills, he brought order to all departments of the Wind Chasing Army. Everyone performed their duties, coordinated with each other, managed finances, relationships, battles, training, collection, reconnaissance, and even facilities like the canteen and school were organized by Lu Lin.
Although tiring beside Sun Xiaorui, Lu Lin managed to utilize his abilities.
Thus, a week passed by.
Sun Xiaorui as usual went out to inspect the garrisons of the main camp and the surrounding camps and groups, and she found the changes were immense.
In such a short time, the effectiveness of having Lu Lin deal with secret methods was so apparent.
Suddenly, Sun Xiaorui didn’t want to let Lu Lin go back.
With such a capable assistant, Sun Xiaorui felt she could merely focus on cultivation.
But she immediately dismissed the thought.
If she cultivated, Lu Lin would have to follow along, and by then, it would be a miracle if the Wind Chasing Army didn’t descend into chaos.
Watching Lu Lin constantly chatting warmly with some camp and group leaders along with their trusted aides, Sun Xiaorui grew quite curious.
These people had followed her for more than five years, and she remembered most of their names at most.
But Lu Lin, in less than a month, seemed to be very familiar with each of the disciples.
Little did she know, this wasn’t something Lu Lin intentionally caused.
The Spirit Jade, enhanced after a breakthrough, allowed him not to overlook any information when he saw it.
Though these people were new faces to Lu Lin, he already knew a wealth of information about them from prior intelligence data.
As long as he matched names to faces, Lu Lin was the one who understood them the best.
Back in the main camp, Lu Lin offered Sun Xiaorui a suggestion in the army tent.
"Sister Sun, although our Wind Chasing Army has disciples dedicated to intelligence gathering, it still seems a bit... rudimentary to me."
"With a singular function, personnel lack professional training. Such a department might handle simple intelligence, but important information... it reaches us too late, if at all, sometimes needing Sister Guan’s help."
"So, what do you mean?"
Sun Xiaorui asked.
"We need to establish a more professional, more concealed, and more effective intelligence department for the Wind Chasing Army."
"Alright."
"I’ll leave it to you to handle."
As soon as Lu Lin voiced his suggestion, Sun Xiaorui immediately agreed.
Scaring Lu Lin into waving his hands quickly.
He was meant to return to the federation, and there was certainly not much time for him to stay in this Battlefield Secret Realm.
Moreover, seeing the issues the Wind Chasing Army had didn’t mean he could remedy them.
If possible, he wished to have Cha Yuan or Zhao Lei form such a department.
Both of them were experts at the Star Investigation Office, veterans steeped in intelligence for many years, not someone like Lu Lin could compare to.
That’s right!
Lu Lin suddenly slapped his forehead.
Why hadn’t he thought of this earlier?
Ordinary humans from the Human Federation had difficulty cultivating, even with Cultivation Methods from the Star Core Period, they couldn’t enhance their cultivation.
But what about titled kings?
Currently, there were more than twenty of them, and after Lu Lin’s return, he was sure to help more people advance to the title of King.
If the number of titled kings greatly increased, it wouldn’t be the Alien Race or exotic beasts worried about this situation.
But Ji Gu Ming Jin.
After all, with more than five hundred titled kings, given sufficient time, they could easily sweep the Exotic Battlefield.
Ji Gu Ming Jin would never tolerate such a powerful force in the Exotic Battlefield.
Therefore, the Human Federation had always cautiously advanced, forbidding the issuance of Titled King Declarations, doing everything possible to conceal their true strength.
At first, the federation worried about arousing fear among the Alien Race and exotic beasts, but now that Lu Lin’s level had advanced, with his mental evolution, his Spirit Jade breakthrough, and the guide star skills’ abilities significantly increased.
It was foreseeable that with Lu Lin’s return, there would be a wave of promotions to the title of King.
Right now.
Lu Lin, by inviting Cha Yuan and Zhao Lei to help Sun Xiaorui, thought of an excellent plan.
Human titled kings, cooperating with Sun Xiaorui.
On one hand, concealing the number of titled kings.
On the other, helping Sun Xiaorui become the sole Sect Leader.
This included immense benefits for the Human Federation.
Cultivation experience, cultivation resources, and insight.
It’s foreseeable that within a short time, the competency level of Human titled kings will rise rapidly. If they could all be promoted to reach the level of Zhang Xianzhi, no need to say more, they should first sweep the Exotic Battlefield.
At the same time, with human assistance, it would also be of great benefit to her.