Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 224 Why are you willing? Why not?

"They thought I was dead and were still searching for me at sea. Thank you so much."

Lin Xiufeng was truly grateful for this concern.

"Who's looking for you! I thought you were dead, why would I be looking for you? I'm looking for the Death Moving Sea!"

He snorted defiantly, unwilling to admit it.

"It's a good thing you didn't encounter Xiangliu, or you would have died. Under normal circumstances, you wouldn't be able to beat it at all."

"You still won, didn't you?" Being willful and unhappy felt like being looked down upon.

“I couldn’t beat it anyway. Even if the Heavenly Martial Sword pierced its vital point, it wouldn’t penetrate deep enough. How could I possibly win under these circumstances? Clearly, one needs to reach the level of the four major systems of Heavenly Martial Power.”

"How did you kill him?"

"It's a long story, but it's all thanks to Li Ziyou's unique skills."

"Take your time, we're just passing the time anyway, so tell me in detail. By the way, everyone says the Free King's woman is very beautiful, have you managed to seduce her?"

"How could that be? You're so beautiful, yet you've maintained your high moral standards and never flirted with anyone. How could you possibly flirt with someone else?"

"Hmm—I love hearing that!" The capricious man urged excitedly, "Go on, did she flirt with you?"

"Let me start from the beginning and tell you slowly..."

Driven by her insatiable curiosity, Lin Xiufeng patiently recounted the story in detail.

He knew that she wanted to know everything to make up for the regret of not being able to experience things together, and also because only by knowing everything could he satisfy her concern.

If Renxing had experienced something like this, Lin Xiufeng would have been just as concerned.

"The Shadowless Step and the title 'Who Can Compete With Us' sound amazing! Lin Xiufeng, you have to teach me, right?"

"Heh! Why should I?"

"How about I take a loss and you teach me, and I'll be your secret mistress, the kind that Lin Qiru doesn't know about?"

"Who really benefits?"

"How dare you talk like that?" The willful fish king suddenly opened its mouth wider, clearly displeased. Lin Xiufeng quickly said, "I'm the one who benefits! I'm the one who benefits!"

"Then it's settled?"

"How can we make that decision? We can't do something like cheating."

"Who can rival that Shadowless Step? Shall I teach it to them?"

"I'll think about it and see how you perform in the future!" Lin Xiufeng asked again, "Are you still going to listen? If not, I'm going to sleep and I'm not talking anymore."

"Listen, listen—tell me quickly!" The willful man didn't interrupt and continued to listen to Lin Xiufeng recount what had happened.

Hanging from the tail of the King of Snakes, Nine-Headed Willow flew back, and Lin Xiufei chatted with Renxing about their experiences along the way.

As expected, Renxing said it was good to kill him, and that Li Ziyou's actions were a path to death, and he deserved to die.

As for Xu Xiaoqing, upon learning about the golden knife and silver sword, she could only admire Lin Xiufeng for being able to keep it to himself for so long.

To put it bluntly, if it were her, she would have killed him the moment they met, without bothering to waste time on any nonsense.

If Li Ziyou dared to disagree, he would immediately challenge him to a life-or-death struggle.

Finally, he suddenly asked:

"The Shadowless Step is truly formidable. Without this skill, you can only run away when you encounter Xiang Liu."

"Yes! We can't beat it normally, so we have to call Xiaoying to slay the demon."

Lin Xiufeng spoke the truth, but she didn't expect that the point of her willfulness was not this.

"So, you're really willing to teach me such a powerful technique?"

"Why not?" Lin Xiufeng asked in surprise. Since they met, they have shared all their powerful skills and the things they could teach, including the mutated beast light orbs.

"Aren't you afraid that one day I'll use the special techniques you taught me to beat you?"

Lin Xiufeng considered and said:
"...If that day ever comes, I will probably do something very bad to you, and if you hit me, I guess it wouldn't be unjust."

Willful was unexpectedly touched, and said quietly:
"I thought that after what happened with Zhao Youyue, you wouldn't trust anyone so much anymore."

"No!" Lin Xiufeng exclaimed in shock, "How is that possible?"

"How could you think that?" "Why should my trust in Zhao Youyue surpass my trust in Xiaoying?"

"And what makes it so much more than the trust I have in you and Fang Yuan?"

"Why should I distrust the world because of her?"

"Unless my parents, Xiaoying, you, and Fangyuan all betray me, I can't possibly stop trusting this world!"

"Besides—"

"Regarding Zhao Youyue, no one was at fault; it was just fate playing tricks on us."

Renxing deeply agreed, and she also felt that Lin Qiru, Lin Xiufeng, and Zhao Youyue had only done what they should have done.

"So, do you still miss her?"

"Let's skip this question." Lin Xiufeng didn't want to discuss it.

"No way? You haven't let it go yet?" Willful, he pressed on.

"Is it possible to just let go like that? We're young, and these kinds of issues will definitely take a long time to resolve. But not letting go doesn't mean we have to pick it up again. Slowly and diligently letting go is what I should and will do now and in the future. So, there's no need to discuss this topic."

“…” Renxing paused for a moment and said, “You haven’t told me about your encounter with her this time.”

"They fought, and it ended in a draw, with neither side able to gain the upper hand. In the end, they all went home," Lin Xiufeng briefly recounted.

He sneered, "You've said it so briefly, something must have happened. If you won't tell me, I'll go ask Zhao Youyue."

"Go ask her," Lin Xiufeng said, unwilling to speak.

"It seems something quite unusual has happened..." he speculated, offering a well-intentioned suggestion: "Then you should tell the truth, and you should take the initiative to confess, because Zhao Youyue won't cover for you."

"You don't need to teach me! Don't worry, what I've learned is to be honest with my loved one, no matter what, that's the foundation for maintaining long-term trust."

Lin Xiufeng had originally planned to tell Lin Qiru the truth, but he didn't want to tell Renxing what had happened.

After all, it's something I'm too embarrassed to talk about.

"You two won't suddenly rekindle your old flame and lose control of yourselves, will you? No way, no way!"

Willful and unrestrained, she displayed a rich imagination, but Lin Xiufeng remained silent in response. This was the most effective way to reject Willful and unrestrained.

"I guessed right, didn't I? Didn't I?"

"Are you keeping quiet because you feel guilty?"

"Oh my god! What happened? Tell me quickly!"

How could Lin Qiru forgive someone for something like this?

"Tell me quickly, and I'll try to put in a good word for you when we get back."

"Hey--"

"Hmph! If you won't tell me, I'll go ask Zhao Youyue! Right now!"

"Hey—I'm really going to Central City! I don't care if Xiangliu lands and gets looted!"

Lin Xiufeng said dismissively, "If you don't care, why should I? Anyway, we haven't found the Soul Pearl yet. I was originally planning to give it to you anyway. If you want to give it to Zhao Youyue, there's nothing I can do."

"Huh? We haven't found the Soul Bead yet?" The capricious girl's attention shifted instantly. "No, why don't you find the Soul Bead first? What if it falls out while we're leaving it hanging like this?"

"It's okay, it won't fall. I'll look for it slowly when we get back."

Lin Xiufeng chuckled inwardly, feeling both willful and uneasy.

"No! I need to find an island to land on first and find the Soul Bead! We can't lose such a powerful Xiang Liu!"

"No need to land, the Soul Bead is with me."

"Liar! Scumbag! You deceived my feelings!" she cursed angrily.

Lin Xiufeng laughed upon hearing this. "Aren't you in a hurry to try transforming into Xiang Liu?"

“…Give it to Lin Qiru. Such a powerful soul bead should be given to her.”

He suddenly became humble.

(End of this chapter)