"And this fiasco was given by Brother Lin himself!"
Chen Yule smiled, and the smile on his face slowly became unnatural, as if he was remembering some sad past events, which made the expression on his face freeze.
"A tragic defeat?" Chu Tinghan's eyes paused, and some memories began to emerge in her mind. She asked with a smile: "I remember a few years ago... you were defeated by a mysterious sword cultivator on the banks of the Baoyue River in Sangzhou.
Did you almost destroy your Taoist heart because of this?"
"Is that mysterious sword cultivator..."
So far, Lin Bai has never publicly admitted that he is the mysterious swordsman on the bank of Baoyue River. Everything was deduced by Chen Yule based on clues.
"Who else could it be besides him?"
Chen Yule and Chu Tinghan both looked back at Lin Bai's back on the cliff.
His mood eased slightly, he shrugged and laughed, "Don't worry about him, Brother Lin, he is more powerful than you and I imagined."
"He'll recover quickly."
"His Taoist heart is as solid as a rock and will not be broken so easily."
Chu Tinghan breathed a sigh of relief, but was still a little worried, "I'm just worried that he won't be able to come out during the decisive battle with the Northern Territory warriors."
Chen Yule said with a smile: "Don't worry, Brother Lin will definitely recover as before when we have a decisive battle with the Northern Territory warriors."
"With your words, I feel relieved." Chu Tinghan nodded.
"Princess Tinghan..." Chen Yule said to Chu Tinghan earnestly: "I tell you these things so that you don't worry about Brother Lin."
"But I hope you can use all your thoughts and strategies to deal with the warriors of the Northern Territory."
Chen Yule said to Chu Tinghan seriously: "Princess Tinghan, when it comes to fighting, you are far from my and Brother Lin's opponent."
"But when it comes to arranging troops and strategizing, Brother Lin and I are far inferior to you!"
"In the next battle with the warriors of the Northern Territory, you will undoubtedly become the commander-in-chief. When the time comes, please listen to Princess Han not to take it lightly."
Chu Tinghan nodded and smiled at the same time: "I am indeed no match for you when we go into battle; but what I am good at is exactly what you are not good at."
"Wait, then."
"I won't let the Northern Territory warriors have an easy time!"
After Chu Tinghan said that, he left without looking back and started arranging the defense on the island and the movements in the Snowy Mountains.
Chu Tinghan walked out, and Chu Zimo and Chu Tingxue hurriedly greeted him. Both of them had friendly smiles on their faces, which made Chu Tinghan particularly confused.
"Why are you laughing?" Chu Tinghan had a straight face, as if he had become the female general fighting on the battlefield again, glaring at his brother and sister without anger or authority.
Being glared at by Chu Tinghan's sharp and cold eyes, Chu Zimo's whole body became cold, the smile on his face instantly disappeared, and he took two steps back in fear.
Chu Tingxue curled her lips and said, "What are you doing? When you treat Mr. Langhou, he is as gentle as water, but he is as fierce as water towards us."
"Don't forget, we are a family."
"Master Langhou is not from Prince Liang's Mansion yet."
Chu Tinghan rolled his eyes speechlessly, "Have you done all the things arranged for you? Is the island defense arrangement in place? Are there any clues in the investigation of Daxue Mountain?"
"These things have been arranged." Chu Tingxue said with a smile: "My brother and I just want to ask...what happened between you and Lord Langhou?"
Chu Tinghan said angrily: "The war is about to begin. Don't say these useless words and prepare for the upcoming decisive battle immediately!"
"Don't ask about things you shouldn't know, don't listen to things you shouldn't hear, and don't see things you shouldn't see."
"This is the truth entrusted to us by our father, have you forgotten it?"
Chu Tingxue smiled disapprovingly, "I don't care about you. After all, we are also a family."
"Family..." Chu Tinghan stared at Chu Tinghan and smiled twice, then turned and left without saying anything else.
After Chu Tinghan left, Chu Zimo dared to approach Chu Tingxue, only to hear her say: "There must be something going on between him and Lord Langhou."
"There must be." Chu Zimo also nodded firmly, "Otherwise we are also men, why is my sister so cold to me and so gentle to Lord Lang?"
"Are you indifferent?" Chu Tingxue glanced at Chu Zimo speechlessly, "If you had worked harder and taken over Prince Liang's palace earlier, my sister and I wouldn't have to work so hard."
"You are really a dead wood that cannot be carved!" Chu Tingxue complained and scolded, "Look at Lord Lang, he is about the same age as you, and he is already able to stand alone."
"Look at you again. You are such an old man, but you are still as ignorant of the world as a child, acting wildly and willfully."
"When will you grow up?"
"Don't you know why my sister is so indifferent to you?" Chu Tingxue gave Chu Zimo a white look, then turned and left.
Chu Zimo was left messy in the wind, with aggrieved and helpless expression on his face, "Aren't we discussing Lord Langhou? Why did you mention me again?"
Chu Zimo muttered a few words, and then followed to check the island's defense.
…
Lin Bai sat on the cliff, looking at the rising sun in the sky, the golden light shining on his face, as if he was ushering in new life.
He looked at the rising sun, and his whole body inadvertently let out a sharp sword light.
His back sitting on the cliff was like an unsheathed sword, and the sharp aura shrouded everywhere on the island, making everyone involuntarily turn their heads to look at Lin Bai on the cliff.
"How is this going?"
"Why is it so cold?"
"Why did an inexplicable fear suddenly arise in my heart? Could it be that the warriors from the Northern Territory are here again?"
Many warriors on the island were shocked, and they all raised their spirits and looked around.
As sword cultivators, Chen Yule, Lu Qingjun, and Yi Heze noticed the strangeness immediately and appeared in mid-air in an instant, looking at Lin Bai on the cliff.
The long swords in the scabbards behind them and the swords in the storage bags... all trembled with excitement almost at the same time.
"Jianxin!" Chen Yule suddenly narrowed his eyes.
"These are at least the fourth-rank sword heart, maybe the fifth-rank sword heart has fluctuated!" Lu Qingjun couldn't help but exclaimed, "Brother Lin's sword heart has reached the fourth or fifth rank?"
Yi Heze smiled bitterly, "I have practiced hard for many years before I managed to stabilize my sword's heart at the first level. I didn't expect Brother Lin's sword's heart to have reached the fourth or fifth level."
"It's really annoying to compare people to each other."
Chen Yule stared blankly at Lin Bai's back on the cliff, without any smile on his face, "It seems that he has come out, and his mind and sword heart have been cleansed and sublimated."
"What an incredible talent."
"It's really unbelievable!" Lu Qingjun asked Chen Yule, "When you were defeated by Brother Lin, how long did it take you to come out?"
"A year and a half." Chen Yule answered truthfully, "But he only spent one night."
Yi Heze whispered: "I'm really curious...what exactly did Brother Lin go through in the first half of his life to create such a strong Taoist heart?"
Chen Yule and Lu Qingjun also stared at Lin Bai's back in a daze. This was something they wanted to know very much.
What exactly had he experienced in the first half of his life that made his Taoist heart so strong and his sword heart so domineering?