Pretending and being serious doesn't matter. Luo Xi couldn't be more dumbfounded than this.
She understood the meaning of Jellal's words very well. He was basically inviting her to start a relationship.
They just met today, how did he suddenly want such a relationship with her? Was he really serious or just looking to play around?
Luo Xi of course knew that there were types of men who liked to play around with women, approaching beautiful women and trying to get their hearts.
Once they've got their bodies, these men don't really care about the women they've got.
Is Jellal that type of man?
However, she had to admit that there was a pleasant vibe when Jellal wanted a special relationship with her, very different from when she heard it from other men.
"Ehmm!" In the end she cleared her throat and replied, "Please do not joke, Young Noble. I would be grateful if you would pretend to be with me."
She was still rational, not wanting to overdo it.
Jellal gave her a light nod.
"Then let's wait until your disciple returns," he said.
"But how do we pretend?" asked Luo Xi.
She suddenly thought of what she needed to do for Lin Diao to lose hope.
Holding hands? Would that be enough? What if there was awkwardness so that Lin Diao suspected that it was just an act?
"There's no need to overthink it, just let things play out in a natural way," Jellal replied.
Luo Xi wasn't quite sure what Jellal meant by natural.
However, she didn't want to keep talking about this, so she nodded lightly.
Only, that then made there no conversation between them.
Luo Xi honestly wanted to broaden her horizons by asking Jellal, but she had trouble speaking first about it.
She was worried that she would look like an ignorant country girl.
Of course, Jellal guessed everything she was thinking.
"How about we go to a restaurant. I know that you are very curious about my world, I can tell you," he said.
Instantly, Luo Xi became excited.
"Sure!" She nodded.
After that, they went to Wind City which became even more deserted as people went to the ancestral tombs of the Immortal Mountain Sect.
They entered a fancy restaurant that was completely empty.
Their arrival surprised the restaurant owner, he took them to the best room and gave them the most delicious menu.
The room was on a fairly high floor. Keeping an eye on the tomb in the distance was quite easy with Jellal and Luo Xi's eyes from there.
The latter made observations for a while, she also observed the peak of the Immortal Mountain.
"Young Noble Jellal, what is the cultivation above the Dragon Emperor?" She finally asked a question.
"It's called the Sage Realm," Jellal replied.
"Does it also have ten stages?"
"Yeah..."
"Are the people in that realm strong in your world?"
The question this time was something that made Jellal pause.
His expression made Luo Xi lose her mind as she understood that it was not a strong realm.
"It's better we don't discuss about cultivation levels," Jellal said, giving her some advice.
"You can ask other things like about the uniqueness of the world up there or the extraordinary characters. That will boost your enthusiasm for cultivation. Believe me, there are many miracles that will happen when we have high spirits."
"You're right." Luo Xi immediately agreed with that.
They continued to talk. Luo Xi asked many things and Jellal kept answering, which increased their familiarity.
The awkwardness to ask questions in Luo Xi disappeared over time.
They interacted while eating and drinking.
On the other hand, the forest outside the city was full of commotion.
Sometimes there are violent tremors.
Death seems to be commonplace when many cultivators gather in the same place.
Even the mortal humans in the city became worried and frightened.
"It seems that the competition was very harsh, will Lin Diao be alright?" said Luo Xi as she looked at the tomb.
Now she was quite far away from the tomb, so she couldn't keep an eye on Lin Diao and help him in time if he was in trouble.
While she didn't want there to be anything special between her and Lin Diao, she still considered him as her very important disciple. She didn't want anything bad to happen to him.
Other than that she was confident in his potential, the other thing that made her care about him so much was that he had saved her life.
Without him, she would only be a poor spirit.
Perhaps if the person who found her had a rotten heart, she could be in serious trouble.
Jellal did not respond to her words as he had nothing to comment on.
Firstly Lin Diao would not be able to be killed as he had a protection formation on his body.
The only thing Jellal was curious about was whether his luck was still high after losing two beams of Protagonist Light.
Luck, that was the problem.
A protagonist continues to grow strong in a short period of time because of that luck.
Without luck and without the increase in strength, Lin Diao would not be so valuable even if he could not be killed.
However, the most important thing according to Jellal was to reduce Luo Xi's attention to Lin Diao.
He needed to distract her from that tomb.
When he thought about it, he got an idea instantly.
He stood up and started unbuttoning his shirt, a move that made Luo Xi's eyes open wide.
"Why are you unbuttoning your shirt?" she asked in a trembling tone while her eyes spontaneously stared at Jellal's chest, which she had to admit had a very alluring shape.