Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 208 A Small Boat, An Unfamiliar Acquaintance
Long after Zhao Youyue left, Lin Xiufeng remained alone, lying motionless by the pool, drenched in the downpour…

What is destiny?

Lin Xiufeng knew from a very young age that personality determines choices, and choices influence destiny.

But he didn't know before that true fate leaves one with no choice.

Just as no one can decide their own birth, that's what fate is all about.

Lin Xiufeng waited for Zhao Youyue to come, hoping to provoke her to act normally and stop her from relentlessly tormenting the Broken Sky Group.

Her meddling is one thing, but forcing him to leave the volcano base to deal with the Heavenly Warriors of the Breaking Sky Group has a significant impact on Lin Xiufeng.

But I never expected it would end up like this.

Whether Zhao Youyue will continue to cause trouble for the Breaking Sky Group in the future, Lin Xiufeng doesn't know yet.

The only thing known is that Zhao Youyue indeed made hating him and Xiaoying her life goal.

When will it end?

Lin Xiufeng guessed that one day, when Zhao Youyue was able to be ruthless towards him, he would be able to be ruthless towards her in return.

'We're still just kids, aren't we...'

'Don't rely on imagination... I really can't rely on imagination, Dad...'

Lin Xiufeng felt like crying as she thought about it.

When Lin Xiufeng killed Zhao Zongshan, he had already considered what revenge meant.

He also knew that Zhao Youyue would never forgive him.

He decided at the time to accept all the consequences, but he still wanted revenge.

Lin Xiufeng had thought about it a lot at the time, and she understood it very clearly.

He even thought that on the day he took revenge, he would share life and death with Zhao Youyue.

But Lin Xiufeng didn't expect that even after thinking everything through, he would still feel sad.

He never expected that, even now, Zhao Youyue still wouldn't be able to kill him.

Lin Xiufeng realized that there is a gap between imagination and reality.

Imagination is easy, and it can be perfect.

But in reality, that's not the case.

Lin Xiufeng lay motionless, letting the torrential rain continue to wash over her...

Lin Xiufeng slept in the rain...

In his dream, he saw his father.

Lin Xiufeng told her father all of this at once.

His father listened patiently, as always...

When Lin Xiufeng suddenly felt that he was about to wake up from the dream, he wanted to ask his father, but no matter how he called out, he couldn't speak.

As Lin Xiufeng was about to wake up from his dream, he heard his father's voice:
The only positive value of suffering is the growth we gain from it.

In a moment of panic, Lin Xiufeng suddenly woke up.

The downpour continued, and Lin Xiufeng sighed softly.

'Knowing how to grow but not being able to do it... does that mean the hurt wasn't enough?'

Lin Xiufeng looked down and saw that she was without her armor. She picked some lotus leaves by the pool and wrapped them around her waist to cover herself up.

His bag was lost on the road along with his damaged armor, and he could only rely on his memory to turn back and find it.

Not long after Lin Xiufei left, a small boat swam down another stream.

A man and a woman were standing on the boat. Seeing Lin Xiufeng in the distance, the man called out to her:
Where are you from?

"A free agent." Lin Xiufeng, unsure of the other party's background, chose the safest answer.

"Get on the boat, we'll take you for a while, we're going to rebel against heaven."

The man called out, and seeing Lin Xiufeng using lotus leaves to cover herself, he laughed and said:

"You're too tall, my pants don't fit you."

The woman had a very pleasant voice.

"Do you have any old clothes I can lend you to cover yourself up?"

Lin Xiufeng recognized the voice, but the woman's hat was pulled low, so he couldn't see her face clearly.

"Thanks, but I probably won't need it. I already have clothes when I look for them." The man asked curiously:
"Brother, did you get robbed?"

"They fought, and it got damaged." Lin Xiufeng noticed that the man's clothes, pants, and shoes were all made of mutated beast skin and scales, and they were all quite good quality items.

"Stop being a free man, join the anti-heaven movement, and you won't have to be bullied alone anymore."

The man smiled and advised:

"You've only recently become a Celestial Warrior, haven't you?"

"Due to the rainy years, there is less and less habitable land on the Dream Continent."

"The mutated beasts that are active outside are all in the water, and there is even less space for them to move on land."

"It's getting harder and harder to be a Free Spirit Warrior; it's not the carefree days of the past anymore."

The woman said softly, "Shall we have a drink and chat in the cabin?"

"You're so thoughtful." The man waved his hand, beckoning Lin Xiufei into the cabin.

The woman took off her straw hat, hung it up, and turned her face around, which startled Lin Xiufeng.

The man smiled slightly, though he was used to it, he was still secretly pleased with himself.

What is beauty?

Even men are amazed at first glance.

Such a beautiful woman is his partner.

How enviable!

The woman was beautiful in appearance and figure, but her gaze was as gentle as her tone.

only--

Lin Xiufeng knew she was faking it.

Because he knew this woman.

Back then, Jin Dao and Yin Jian fought a duel for this woman, and Jin Dao, who survived, eventually died at her hands.

This woman is a femme fatale.

Unexpectedly, we met again here today.

Lin Xiufeng remembered that this femme fatale did that for the sake of Tianwu Power, and then broke through to join the Tianwu Group.

As for when this woman broke through her limits and whether she was admitted to the hospital and joined the Heavenly Martial Group, Lin Xiufeng was not unaware of these matters.

I just don't know her name, and I had no way of finding out when I was in the Tianwu Group.

'Given this venomous woman's methods, there's no reason she shouldn't have achieved her goal; she should have joined the Heavenly Martial Group...'

'How did he end up in the Rebellion with this guy again? Could he be a spy sent by the Heavenly Martial Clan?'

Lin Xiufeng's mind raced, but a smile remained on his face as he said:

"Thank you for the ride, brother and sister-in-law. I don't know how to address you yet?"

"Why bother with past acquaintances? Let's not mention names. Come, let's drink." The man didn't want to reveal his name.

Lin Xiufeng drank some wine and said with a smile:
"Big brother has an extraordinary demeanor; he's clearly a formidable figure. I understand his concerns."

Lin Xiufeng knew it would be impolite to ask any more questions; the unspoken understanding between them when they met outside was that they didn't need to become acquainted.

The man sighed softly and said:
"The price of fame is too much trouble. Only when we are strangers can we be at ease with each other. If you knew my name, you would not be at ease."

Lin Xiufeng pondered that he had met all the most famous people in Fantian, and this person in front of him was not one of them.

But then I thought, perhaps this person is quite famous in this area, and of course he has reason to be so proud.

"Brother is right!" Lin Xiufeng raised his glass and drank, then asked curiously, "Where are we going this time?"

The man asked in surprise, "You're heading south. Didn't you hear about the Dead Waters when you came here?"

"I've been here for less than a month and haven't heard of this before. Please enlighten me."

Lin Xiufeng became interested and listened to the man's explanation.

In the southern coastal area, a body of water that moves was discovered, and anyone who approached it was poisoned.

The Heavenly Warriors tried to enter, but were frightened and retreated because their Heavenly Martial Power was being consumed so quickly.

The situation in that moving deadly water is still unclear to everyone.

(End of this chapter)