Outside a small park.
At this time, there was no one around, and an evil spirit stood motionless inside the park.
Lin Bai looked at Yotsuya Miko beside him and said with a light chuckle:
"Go, Miko."
As his words fell, he also cast a barrier, covering the small park, which was just over a hundred square meters.
"Mhm."
Yotsuya Miko responded.
Her gaze slightly narrowed, she concentrated and walked towards the evil spirit, her right hand gripping the branch tighter.
"Hmm?"
At this moment, the evil spirit, vaguely sensing the barrier, turned to look at Lin Bai and Yotsuya Miko, its blood-red single eye rotating.
Then, it saw Yotsuya Miko walking towards it, her gaze fixed directly on it.
"She can see!"
This thought arose in its mind.
The single eye on the evil spirit's head instantly widened, its face ferocious, and it charged rapidly towards Yotsuya Miko.
Like a hungry beast.
Its terrifying appearance was full of oppressive force.
"!!!"
Seeing the evil spirit charging towards her, Yotsuya Miko's heart tightened.
Her eyes trembled slightly, and her legs felt a bit weak.
This was what Lin Bai meant by 'real'!
The feeling was completely different from facing an evil spirit that couldn't move.
Although she was reflexively scared.
She still reacted quickly, injecting spiritual energy into the branch and rapidly waving it twice at the evil spirit.
Two arcs of spiritual energy, condensed into slashes, whistled through the air.
The next moment, they collided with the evil spirit that was rushing towards her.
With two Bang Bang sounds, the arcs shattered instantly, and the evil spirit was sent flying backward.
It struggled on the ground for a bit before dissipating into a few wisps of black smoke.
She successfully achieved her second kill.
"Hoo, hoo, hoo..."
Seeing the evil spirit defeated, Yotsuya Miko's expression relaxed.
The branch in her hand turned to dust.
She pressed her hands on her knees, bent down, and gently gasped for breath.
Her little heart was beating rapidly.
When the evil spirit rushed at her just now, her adrenaline surged.
Footsteps sounded, and Lin Bai came to Yotsuya Miko's side.
Yotsuya Miko took a deep breath, straightened up, and looked at Lin Bai.
Lin Bai 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.
This was too real.
Her heart was still pounding.
Lin Bai raised an eyebrow slightly and smiled, saying reassuringly: "Don't worry, tonight isn't over yet."
Yotsuya Miko: "???"
Next, Lin Bai took his first Dependents, Yotsuya Miko, to wander the streets at night.
He deliberately went to places with few people.
Lin Bai continuously selected evil spirits for Yotsuya Miko to practice on.
They were all lower-level evil spirits.
They posed a certain threat to Yotsuya Miko but were unlikely to be fatal.
Yotsuya Miko also became much more skilled in controlling her spiritual energy through battle after battle.
The time came to eleven at night.
"Hoo..."
Yotsuya Miko gently exhaled.
The faint blue light on the branch faded.
She wiped the sweat from her forehead with her left hand.
Lin Bai smiled when he saw this and said: "Alright, the first stage of your novice training ends here."
As he spoke, he glanced at the intact branch in her hand.
"What's next?"
Yotsuya Miko looked at Lin Bai, blinking with a bit of confusion.
Actually, she was a little addicted now.
To the feeling of successfully defeating an evil spirit.
As for why she was addicted?
Perhaps it was because defeating evil spirits allowed her to vent the resentment of being scared by them for so long.
"Go home, then sleep." Lin Bai's lips curved slightly.
"Sleep..."
Yotsuya Miko was stunned for a moment, then her expression became somewhat strange.
She didn't know what she thought of, but her cheeks suddenly flushed slightly.
Looking at Lin Bai, she asked somewhat nervously:
"Um, can I ask how we're sleeping tonight?"
"What do you think?"
Lin Bai smiled meaningfully.
Yotsuya Miko: "???"
Hearing this familiar answer, she widened her eyes slightly.
So, was Lin Bai saying this to make her think wrongly again?
Hmph hmph o(￣ヘ￣o＃).
She wouldn't fall for it this time.
"Let's go, time to go home."
Lin Bai extended his right hand to Yotsuya Miko.
A hint of shyness flashed in her eyes, and Yotsuya Miko extended her left hand.
"Ah!"
A startled cry rang out.
It turned out that Lin Bai had suddenly pulled her into his arms.
Lin Bai wrapped his right arm around Yotsuya Miko's waist, letting her lean against his chest, and lowered his head slightly, whispering:
"Hold me tight."
Feeling the warmth by her ear, Yotsuya Miko's body trembled slightly.
Her hands instinctively wrapped around Lin Bai.
Lin Bai cast Silver Sacred Ground, and a faint silver light enveloped him and Yotsuya Miko, slowly ascending.
Then he put on a concealment barrier.
This could prevent them from being detected by ordinary people or electronic devices.
He didn't fly straight home with a whoosh.
Instead, he flew slowly towards their residence, holding Yotsuya Miko in his arms, as if taking a stroll.
Yotsuya Miko rested her right cheek against Lin Bai's chest.
She could faintly hear his powerful and vigorous heartbeat.
Moreover, she felt that Lin Bai had a very pleasant scent about him.
She couldn't help but close her eyes, a slight curve appearing at the corners of her lips, a hint of a smile emerging.
She stayed silently in Lin Bai's arms.
Lin Bai also didn't speak, just silently flew towards their residence.
About ten minutes later.
Lin Bai gently landed in the courtyard with Yotsuya Miko in his arms.
He looked down at Yotsuya Miko, teasing with a smile:
"Miko, do you need me to carry you to bed?"
"No, no need!"
Yotsuya Miko, like a startled bunny, instantly opened her eyes, her pretty face flushed, and she left Lin Bai's embrace.
She hurried towards the living room.
The French window connecting the living room to the courtyard had been opened earlier and not closed.
Lin Bai smiled with amusement and followed behind.
Afterward, Lin Bai took Yotsuya Miko to the first-floor bathroom.
He returned to the master bedroom on the second floor, took out clothes, and went to the bathroom.
The three-story house had a wet and dry separate bathroom on each floor.
The first floor layout included a living room, storage room, bathroom, kitchen, and a fifteen-square-meter bedroom.
The second floor had a master bedroom with a large balcony, a 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;
One large and one small living room, a kitchen, and a storage room.
Except for the master bedroom, the other bedrooms were vacant, with only bed frames and no other furnishings.
Approximately twenty minutes later.
Lin Bai, 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 Bai played on his phone in the living room for about ten minutes.
The sound of a door opening, and Yotsuya Miko, with skin fair and rosy, glowing with a moisturized luster, emerged from the bathroom.
She was wearing light green pajamas.
The collar of her shirt was dark, and her pants were entirely light-colored.
"Um..."
Coming to Lin Bai's side, Yotsuya Miko's eyes flickered, her cheeks flushed, and she opened her mouth, wanting to speak but hesitating.
"What's wrong?"
Lin Bai looked at her with a smile.
"No, nothing."
Meeting Lin Bai's gaze, Yotsuya Miko's face flushed even more, she shook her head, and swallowed her words.
"Is that so?" Seeing this, Lin Bai narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Mm..."
Yotsuya Miko, feeling a little guilty, averted her gaze.
While taking a bath just now, she discovered a golden-edged purple mark on her lower abdomen, shaped like a sword.
She could clearly sense the power and will within the mark.
That was the source of her superpower.
It was connected to Lin Bai.
Whenever she used her ability, the sword-shaped mark would slightly heat up, activating the spiritual energy within her body.
And it amplified the power of her spiritual energy...