Outside a small park.
There was no one around at this time, and an evil spirit stood motionless inside the park.
Lin looked at Yotsuya Miko beside him and said with a light chuckle:
"Go on, Miko."
As his words fell, he also cast a barrier, enclosing the small park, which was a little over a hundred square meters.
"Mm."
Yotsuya Miko responded.
Her gaze sharpened, and she concentrated as she walked towards the evil spirit, her right hand clutching the branch tightening unconsciously.
"Huh?"
The evil spirit, faintly sensing the barrier, turned to look at Lin and Yotsuya Miko, its blood-red singular eye rotating.
It then noticed Yotsuya Miko walking towards it, her gaze fixed directly on itself.
"She can see!"
This thought arose in its mind.
The single eye on the evil spirit's head instantly widened, its features contorted into a monstrous grimace, and it charged swiftly towards Yotsuya Miko.
Like a hungry beast.
Its terrifying appearance was full of oppressive power.
"!!!"
Seeing the evil spirit charging at her, Yotsuya Miko's heart tightened.
Her eyes trembled slightly, and her legs felt a little weak.
This was the "real" Lin had spoken of!
It felt completely different from facing an immobile evil spirit.
Although she was afraid by reflex,
she still reacted quickly, injecting Aura into the branch and swiftly swinging it twice at the evil spirit.
Two crescent-shaped arcs of Aura-condensed slashes whistled through the air.
The next moment, they collided with the evil spirit rapidly charging towards her.
With two bangs, the arcs instantly shattered, and the evil spirit was sent flying backward.
After struggling twice on the ground, it dissipated into a few wisps of black smoke.
She successfully secured her second kill.
"Hoo, hoo, hoo..."
Seeing the evil spirit vanquished, Yotsuya Miko's expression relaxed.
The branch in her hand turned into powder.
She pressed her hands on her knees, bending over and gently panting.
Her little heart was pounding rapidly.
Adrenaline had surged when the evil spirit charged at her.
Footsteps sounded, and Lin came to Yotsuya Miko's side.
Yotsuya Miko took a deep breath, straightened up, and looked at Lin.
Lin looked at her and asked with a smile:
"How is it? Do you feel it's real now?"
"What do you think?"
Yotsuya Miko couldn't help but roll her eyes at his words.
It was too real.
Her heart was still thumping wildly.
Lin raised an eyebrow with a slight smile, and said reassuringly, "Don't rush, tonight isn't over yet."
Yotsuya Miko: "???"
Next, Lin took his first retainer, Yotsuya Miko, to wander the night streets.
Deliberately going to less crowded places.
Lin continuously picked out evil spirits for Yotsuya Miko to practice on.
All were low-level evil spirits.
They could pose a certain threat to Yotsuya Miko, but were unlikely to be fatal.
Yotsuya Miko also became much more proficient in controlling her Aura through battle after battle.
Time reached eleven o'clock at night.
"Hoo..."
Yotsuya Miko gently exhaled,
the blue-green glimmer on the branch faded.
She wiped the sweat from her forehead with her left hand.
Lin saw this and said with a smile, "Alright, your beginner training, phase one, ends here."
As he spoke, he glanced at the undamaged branch in her hand.
"What's next?"
Yotsuya Miko looked at Lin, blinking with a little confusion.
Actually, she was a bit addicted now.
To the feeling of successfully vanquishing an evil spirit.
As for why she was addicted?
Probably because killing evil spirits allowed her to vent the resentment from being scared by them for so long.
"Go home, then sleep," Lin said, a slight curve to his lips.
"Sleep..."
Yotsuya Miko paused, then her expression grew somewhat strange.
Thinking of something, her cheeks suddenly flushed slightly.
She looked at Lin and asked nervously:
"Um, can I ask how we're sleeping tonight?"
"What do you think?"
Lin smiled meaningfully.
Yotsuya Miko: "???"
Hearing this familiar reply, her eyes widened slightly.
So, was Lin saying this to make her think wrongly again?
Hmph o( ̄ヘ ̄o#).
She wouldn't fall for it this time.
"Come on, let's go home."
Lin extended his right hand to Yotsuya Miko.
A hint of shyness flashed in her eyes, and Yotsuya Miko extended her left hand.
"Ah!"
A cry of surprise rang out.
It turned out Lin had suddenly pulled her into his embrace.
Lin wrapped his right arm around Yotsuya Miko's waist, letting her lean against his chest, and lowered his head slightly to whisper:
"Hold me tight."
Feeling the warmth by her ear, Yotsuya Miko's body trembled slightly.
Her hands instinctively wrapped around Lin.
Lin manifested Silver's Sanctuary, and a faint silver light enveloped him and Yotsuya Miko, slowly rising into the air.
Then he applied a concealing barrier.
This prevented them from being discovered by ordinary people or electronic instruments.
He didn't just 'whoosh' home.
Instead, like a stroll, he held Yotsuya Miko in his arms, slowly flying towards their residence.
Yotsuya Miko rested her right cheek against Lin's chest.
She could faintly hear his powerful, rhythmic heartbeat.
And she felt a very pleasant scent emanating from Lin.
She involuntarily closed her eyes, a slight curve forming on her lips, a smile appearing at the corners of her mouth.
She remained silent in Lin's embrace.
Lin also said nothing, just silently flew towards their residence.
About ten minutes later.
Lin landed lightly in the courtyard with Yotsuya Miko in his arms.
He looked down at Yotsuya Miko with a teasing smile:
"Miko-san, do you need me to carry you to bed?"
"N-no, I don't!"
Yotsuya Miko, like a startled bunny, instantly opened her eyes, her pretty face flushed, and she slipped out of Lin's arms.
She hurried towards the living room.
The French window connecting the living room to the courtyard had been opened earlier and not closed.
Lin smiled with amusement and followed behind.
Afterwards, Lin took Yotsuya Miko to the first-floor bathroom.
He returned to the second-floor master bedroom himself, got his clothes, and went to the bathroom.
The house had three floors, with a wet-dry separated bathroom on each floor.
The first floor layout was a living room, a storage room, a bathroom, a kitchen, and a fifteen-square-meter bedroom.
The second floor had the master bedroom with a large balcony, one side bedroom, a living room plus a study, and a bathroom.
The third floor had four bedrooms and a bathroom.
The entire house had a total of seven bedrooms and three bathrooms;
two living rooms, one large and one small, a kitchen, and a storage room.
Apart from the master bedroom, the other bedrooms were empty, only having bed frames, with nothing else arranged.
About twenty minutes later.
Lin, having finished his bath, put on loose light blue pajamas, took his phone, and sat down in the first-floor living room.
Yotsuya Miko was still in the bathroom.
Lin played on his phone in the living room for about ten minutes.
The sound of a door opening, and Yotsuya Miko emerged from the bathroom, her skin fair with a rosy glow, glistening with moisture.
She was wearing light green pajamas.
The shirt collar was dark, and the pants were entirely light-colored.
"Um..."
Coming next to Lin, Yotsuya Miko's eyes flickered, her cheeks flushed, and she opened her mouth as if to speak, then hesitated.
"What's wrong?"
Lin looked at her with a smile.
"N-nothing, it's fine."
Meeting Lin's gaze, Yotsuya Miko's face grew even redder, she shook her head, and swallowed her words.
"Is that so?" Lin narrowed his eyes slightly at this.
"Mm..."
Yotsuya Miko, feeling a little guilty, shifted her gaze away.
While bathing just now, she had discovered a sword-shaped, gold-edged purple mark on her lower abdomen.
She could clearly sense the power and will within the mark.
It was the source of her superpower.
Connected to Lin.
Whenever she used her ability, the sword-shaped mark would subtly heat up, activating the Aura within her.
And amplifying the power of the Aura.
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