Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 227 A White Figure Arrives from the North
In fact, Lin Xiufeng's encounter with Xiang Liu during this battle made her miss the time she spent fighting alongside her trusted comrades even more.

Having acted alone for so long, Lin Qiru, in order to stabilize people's hearts, has also been trapped in the base until now.
"Next time there's an operation, don't stay trapped like that. By the time we're done fighting and come back, the Heavenly Martial Corps might not even know you were ever gone."

Lin Qiru was clearly tempted. After all, she also wanted to fight alongside Lin Xiufeng.

However, she still had many concerns.

"If we do it too many times, it will become your weakness. The Heavenly Martial Group might deliberately create opportunities to lure us out, and then attack the Lone King Volcano base."

Lin Xiufeng, however, took it in stride and said dismissively:
"That's enough. The Anti-Heaven Organization itself should also take responsibility and protect its interests."

"There's no need for us to give 100% so that we don't even have time to catch our breath."

"Don't feel so guilty. We'll just have them keep a close eye on us when we go out."

Lin Qiru considered it for a moment, then asked hesitantly, as if seeking confirmation, "Is it really possible?"

Lin Xiufeng continued to persuade him with absolute certainty:

"Of course! Don't take on endless responsibilities. If you take on all of them, what about all the other members of the Anti-Heaven Organization who are just sitting around enjoying their privileges?"

Lin Qiru thought about it, nodded, and agreed:

"Well, it's up to you."

Lin Xiufeng was very familiar with this phrase; it was something Lin Qiru liked to say, and it was also something her mother often said to her father.

But in fact, Lin Qiru is very similar to her mother at heart; she is very insistent on matters of principle.

Lin Xiufeng tried her best not to touch on Lin Qiru's fundamental principles.

'Xiaoying is too lenient with me; she can tolerate almost everything except for deception and a lack of love…'

As Lin Xiufeng fell asleep, he couldn't help but ask himself, what did he do to deserve this?
Lin Xiufeng hadn't had a proper rest for many days, and he didn't dare to sleep soundly on the ship because he had never felt at ease with the Free King.

After several days of exhaustion, I finally got home and relaxed. I slept for a whopping 42 hours...

Lin Qiru left shortly after Lin Xiufeng fell asleep.

The guards patrolling the Lone King Volcano base did not notice Tianwei's departure.

After Lin Qiru left, many people along the way saw a fleeting white phantom, so fast that they wondered if they were hallucinating.

But the path the white phantom flashed by, and the evaporation of the falling rain into steam, made one believe that something had indeed flashed by.

Central City, also known as the Misty Forest Mountain Range of the Youlin Feiyue Base.

The current scale has expanded to include the entire central area of ​​the circular abyss.

The building where Zhao Youyue lives is the tallest, with nine floors.

She often sits on the top floor, overlooking the entire misty mountain range.

There are so many memories here that Zhao Youyue can't help but relive them repeatedly.

Each recollection fueled her hatred for the person who destroyed all their sweet memories—

Lin Qiru, and Lin Xiufeng.

My second brother climbed nine flights of stairs and felt tired.

You could easily jump up one floor at a time, but jumping between buildings is prohibited in the central city.

In fact, this is a unified rule for villages of all sizes.

Moreover, jumping from the roof of the minister's house in the central city is extremely disrespectful.

So when people came to her for help, they all hoped that Zhao Youyue wouldn't be on the top floor.

My second brother was caught in this situation and had no choice but to accept his bad luck.

"Minister, what are your instructions?"

"I heard you know someone from the Heaven-Defying Organization, someone named Sun Ziyue, is that right?"

When Zhao Youyue suddenly brought this up, the second brother became uneasy.

"Yes, I know him. He swindled new recruits out of their supplies back at the Seaside Inn; we crossed paths a few times." "What kind of person is he?"

"Sun Ziyue... he's not exactly a heinous villain, he just likes to take shortcuts. His close associates are even worse than him. Is the minister going to take him down?"

The second brother tried to guess.

"I heard that the village managed by Sun Ziyue has a nickname of a three-way middleman. It is said that if the Tianwu Group has any urgent needs, they will also trade in the village. There, they don't care about their stance, they only talk about business."

Zhao Youyue learned of this news during her trip.

To be precise, I learned about it from people talking on the ship after I parted ways with Lin Xiufeng.

Lin Xiufeng almost wiped out the Heavenly Warriors of the Breaking Heaven Group. The performance of the Heavenly Warriors of the Breaking Heaven Group also made Zhao Youyue realize that these free-spirited Heavenly Warriors could hardly be expected to be as organized and disciplined as the Heavenly Warrior Group.

In the past, Zhao Youyue believed that she could train with time.

But as it turned out, Lin Xiufeng didn't give her time.

When Zhao Youyue decided to change her approach, she overheard someone talking about the middleman role that Sun Ziyue played in the village.

The second brother nodded and said, "I've also heard of the Middleman Village; it's quite similar to Sun Ziyue's style."

"This person does things in a crooked way, but he doesn't enjoy evil; he only uses it as a means. When there are better ways, he will definitely not do those low-class scams and robberies anymore."

Zhao Youyue felt much relieved; her second brother's impression matched the opinions of passersby about Sun Ziyue.

"You go in my place, it's a top-secret mission."

"From now on, the Breaking Sky Gang will be divided into two parts: the overt and the covert. You will be in charge of the covert part, and the members will be found through the middleman village."

"Members of the secret group must be able to keep their mouths shut, and remain low-key and not arrogant."

“I give them opportunities and assistance to break through, and they obey me when needed. I don’t interfere with what they do on a daily basis.”

The second brother was not very willing. After all, this matter was neither easy nor troublesome. It involved traveling and working hard, and the conditions were nowhere near as good as in the central city.
"Am I suitable for such an important job?"

"If you do well, we can reward you for your contributions and arrange a better job in the central city."

Zhao Youyue knew her second brother's ambitions and intended to break him out of his comfort zone, rewarding him with an even more comfortable future.

It's roughly equivalent to creating cards out of thin air.

"Yes!" Seeing that he couldn't refuse, the second brother had no choice but to bite the bullet and accept the task, thinking about how to handle things properly so that he could return to the central city to work as soon as possible.

It seems like this is the only option...

Just as the second brother was about to leave, he suddenly saw Zhao Youyue looking north with a look of surprise on her face. Then, her eyes flashed with intense killing intent.

The second brother looked in that direction and saw a white shadow suddenly flash up.

Before he could even see clearly, his body felt weightless, and he was thrown over the railing, tumbling down to the next level, where he continued to roll and fall, one level after another.

The second brother was thrown over the railing, and as he rolled, only Zhao Youyue's voice could be heard.

"Hahaha! You've come at the perfect time!"

Zhao Youyue attacked with murderous intent, swinging her sword!

The white figure leaped lightly over the railing and fell directly from the ninth floor.

Zhao Youyue leaped twice to catch up, her red Tianwu sword transforming into streaks of red light as she relentlessly stabbed at the white figure.

A flash of red light, and the white shadow retreated swiftly.

In no time, the two passed through the houses in the central city.

During the journey, the members of the Tianwu Group only heard Zhao Youyue shouting orders:

"No one is allowed to come along!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the white figure swept across the circular abyss lake and landed on the opposite mountain.

(End of this chapter)