Transmigrated Into A Book And Became A Heartthrob Male Protagonist - Chapter 17

Lin Qing listened to the light, gradual footsteps approaching but did not open his eyes. Instead, he wanted to see what this person intended to do. He wondered if someone from the Ethereal Sect was trying to sabotage him before the competition. This was their territory, so they surely would not be foolish enough to strike here. Perhaps someone was trying to frame the Ethereal Sect.

In that moment of distraction, Lin Qing suddenly felt someone press down on top of him. Simultaneously, the System’s voice rang out.

[Ding! Detected: Yun Fan’s Passion Level increased by 100.]

“Who told you to come in here? Get out!” Lin Qing snapped. He realized his grand conspiracy theories were for nothing because this piece of trash simply could not handle a night of loneliness and decided to crawl into his bed. He had forgotten that this courtyard was not for him alone and that his disciples were assigned to the same living quarters.

Yun Fan clung to Lin Qing’s waist with a death grip. Even when Lin Qing kicked him hard enough to make him cough up blood, he refused to let go.

“Master, the night is long and lonely. Let your disciple serve you. I have thought of you until I am nearly mad. Just grant me this one wish. If Master finds me filthy and does not wish to touch me, then let me serve you. Let me taste Master’s flavor.”

Lin Qing roared for him to get away. Seeing Lin Qing reach for his sword, the System quickly intervened. [Dear User, he has to compete tomorrow. If you injure him and disrupt the plot, the subsequent storyline will become even more chaotic. Even the System does not know what will happen then.]

Lin Qing delivered a stinging slap to Yun Fan’s approaching face. Yun Fan licked his lips with a look of enjoyment. “Master, that felt so good. Hit me again.”

Lin Qing was at a loss for words at the display of such a total deviant. Ultimately, he struck the man until he lost consciousness and finally managed to escape the room. He had slept without a blanket, and noticing the stains Yun Fan had left on his white robes, Lin Qing shed his outer cloak in disgust and walked toward the outer courtyard. He truly had not expected Yun Fan to be bold enough to crawl into his bed in the middle of the night. He decided this brat could not be kept around and he had to find a way to make him disappear forever.

Lin Qing could no longer stay in the courtyard. He thought about finding a tree to sleep in for the night, but the System came to bother him again.

[Dear User, today’s Passion Point goal is still 100 points short of the target.]

Lin Qing felt exhausted. Returning to wake up Yun Fan was absolutely out of the question. After some thought, he decided the most reliable method was to visit the brothel again. To avoid being recognized, he changed his clothes and used an illusion to create a more common looking face. Only then did he head down the mountain to the nearest establishment.

Tonight, the Red Pavilion was hosting its monthly Courtesan Performance featuring a competition among four great beauties. Consequently, the crowd was exceptionally large. By the time Lin Qing arrived, the performance had already begun. Everyone was captivated by the enchanting dance moves, and no one noticed the arrival of an ordinary looking man.

Lin Qing found an empty seat. He even spotted a few familiar looking cultivators, though no decent cultivator would admit to being in such a place. These people had clearly used appearance altering spells as well, but since Lin Qing’s cultivation was much higher, he saw through their disguises easily.

Perhaps because a few of them were acquaintances, their Passion Levels rose quite quickly and reached the 100 point mark. Once the goal was met, Lin Qing prepared to leave immediately to avoid having anyone guess his identity. However, just as he reached the door, a tall man blocked his path. This man was at least 195 centimeters tall, a full head taller than the 180 centimeter Lin Qing. He was sturdily built with rugged features and a pair of beautiful golden eyes which were the kind only found in transformed spirit beasts.

The man’s stature and aura were incredibly oppressive. He blocked Lin Qing and said in a relatively casual tone that the Young Master looked somewhat familiar.

Lin Qing looked at the man who was clearly some kind of transformed beast. “You have the wrong person.” He assumed the man was mistaken because he had disguised himself with a generic face.

However, the man produced a sachet embroidered with mandarin ducks from his sleeve. “This sachet belongs to you.”

Lin Qing was startled. This was the sachet that the courtesan had snatched from him at the previous brothel. He wondered how it ended up in this man’s hands. This sachet had belonged to the original owner before he became a cultivator when he was only a teenager. Lin Qing wondered if a mere sachet could have some deep history.

“That sachet is not mine. You are mistaken,” Lin Qing denied stubbornly.

The man then performed an action that made Lin Qing want to curl his toes in embarrassment. He held the sachet to his nose and inhaled deeply as if entranced. Then he leaned toward Lin Qing and performed the same sniffing motion. He concluded that the scent on Lin Qing’s body was the same as the sachet and smelled wonderful.

Lin Qing gave him a look reserved for creeps. “I have business. Excuse me.” While he did not know what kind of scent he supposedly had, he decided he would switch to a different sachet as soon as he got back to avoid attracting more weirdos.

The man blocked him again and looked serious. “No, you must come with me.”

Lin Qing snapped and asked if he was sick. He said he did not know the man and would strike if blocked again.

The man confessed his feelings with startling sincerity. “I like you. I want you to be my partner and bear me a child.”

Lin Qing exploded in rage. “Open your damn eyes and look closely! I am a man! Are your eyes full of crap? Can you not distinguish gender?”

The man replied, “Our clan finds it difficult to produce offspring. As long as the body is properly nurtured, a man can also give birth.”

“Get lost!” Lin Qing shouted. He did not care about exposing himself anymore. He unsheathed his sword and aimed a strike directly at the man’s lower half. Fortunately, the man dodged quickly or he truly would have been hit. Even so, he felt a cold breeze down there. He frowned with a tone of slight anger. “I want to marry you, yet you actually want to end my bloodline?”

Lin Qing cursed him colorfully. Worried about collateral damage, he lured the man into the air above the brothel and began the fight in earnest. The man grew impatient with Lin Qing’s resistance. After several rounds of merely dodging, he began to counterattack. “If it were not for the scent on your body making me restless, I would not even look twice at your mediocre appearance. Stop making a scene. I am Long Rixi, the Young Master of the Dragon Clan. Follow me and you will be the future Queen of the Dragons. You will have endless treasures and inexhaustible wealth. Our Dragon Clan only has one partner in a lifetime. As long as you bear a child, I will treat you very well.”

Lin Qing turned a deaf ear to the man’s words, though he grew increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed. This man’s strength was on par with his own and at least at the level of a Demon King or Demon Lord. The man also began to show a hint of admiration during the battle. “I was too presumptuous earlier. Your strength is quite good. You are qualified to be my wife.”

The Demon King, just returning from outside, heard this exact sentence. “Disciple, this is a member of the Dragon Clan. Their constitutions are powerful and difficult to deal with. Let your Master teach him a lesson.”

“Master, you are back!” Lin Qing felt relieved. He was the owner of the jade space, so he could sense the Demon King’s frequent movements lately.

Now that his backer was back, his confidence surged. Just as he was about to ask the Demon King how to proceed, he felt a strange power that did not belong to him surge into his body and attempt to take control of his movements. It was a peculiar sensation. Lin Qing could see everything happening outside and hear the voices around him clearly while his senses became sharper, but he could not control his own limbs. It felt as if another soul was sharing his shell and driving the body to fight.

Lin Qing heard himself speak using a tone so arrogant it practically begged for a beating. He addressed the Dragon Young Master. “A little earthworm like you actually dreams of marrying me? Why do you not look in a mirror? Are you even worthy?”