After the spiritual energy was restored: Goddess girlfriends came knocking.

Before Qinglian could finish speaking, Lin Chu had already moved.

They sped off towards the valley.

Ao Tianxin and Jian Li stood up at the same time, their swords and blades stretching out as two long lines behind them.

The four girls, including Liu Ying, exchanged glances and quickly followed.

Qinglian had just woken up and her energy had not fully recovered, so she could only stagger to her feet and grit her teeth to follow.

"Wait for me..."

In the valley.

Lin Yuan remained seated cross-legged on the black rock.

Lin Yuan noticed Lin Chu's presence as soon as she got close.

Put the black fox away.

The black aura surrounding him vanished in an instant, like a tide being drawn away.

He slowly stood up, his face calm as usual, and looked at the person who had come.

"Xiao Chu, what's wrong?"

Lin Yuan's voice was steady, and his expression showed no sign of anything amiss.

A golden light flashed in Lin Chu's eyes.

The Lin character technique had already sensed that the Lin Yuan in front of him was still the same person.

The tension in my heart eased slightly.

Just as he was about to speak, Qinglian arrived from behind.

"Young Master Lin...!"

Her face was still pale, and her pupils constricted at just one glance.

"He...he has the Devourer Clan within him..."

He swallowed the words back halfway through his sentence.

Because she had already seen that Lin Yuan's gaze had fallen on her.

Lin Yuan smiled and said gently.

"Girl, you're awake?"

Qinglian could clearly sense that the person in front of her had the aura of the Devourer Clan.

And at least a Golden Immortal.

But for some reason, this person doesn't seem to be under control yet.

Ao Tianxin and Jian Li exchanged a glance and then shielded Lin Chu in the middle.

"Lin Yuan, it seems you've been exposed!"

The shadowy figure of the Soul Devourer clan echoed deep within Lin Yuan's sea of ​​consciousness.

His tone carried a hint of surprise, yet also a touch of mockery.

"The one that arrived later was from the Spirit Race."

"We share the same origin."

"So she must be able to sense my presence."

Lin Yuan sighed.

As if she hadn't heard Qinglian's words at all, she calmly looked at Lin Chu.

"Xiao Chu, shall we talk alone?"

Ao Tianxin frowned.

Jian Li shook her head directly.

"Master..."

"It's alright."

Lin Chu gently brushed Jian Li's hand away, then nodded to Ao Tianxin, giving the two of them a reassuring smile.

Finally, he looked at Lin Yuan.

"it is good."

A look of worry flashed in Ao Tianxin's eyes, and Jian Li was also somewhat anxious, but when she met Lin Chu's gaze, she reluctantly took a half step back.

They knew that Lin Chu was never one to act on emotion, so she must have her own plans.

"Then... don't go too far."

Lin Chu rubbed Jian Li's head, then turned and followed Lin Yuan out of the valley.

Qinglian's eyes widened.

No, this?

She turned to look at the group of women and found that they were all staring at Lin Chu's back. Although there was worry in their eyes, they did not try to stop her.

Qinglian opened her mouth, but ultimately couldn't utter a single word.

She didn't understand at all.

This is not what I expected.

In her view, what's the difference between this and courting death?

……

Outside the valley.

Lin Yuan walked ahead, his pace neither hurried nor slow, like a normal stroll.

Lin Chu followed two or three steps behind him, neither of them speaking first.

The two brothers walked one after the other.

They didn't stop until they reached a lake.

"Xiao Chu".

"Um."

"Do you know?"

Lin Yuan looked into the distance.

Before you were born, Grandpa said that I was the one who looked most like him in this generation.

"At that time, everyone in the tribe was watching me."

"They say I am the future of the Lin family."

Lin Chu did not interrupt.

Then you were born.

"After that day, everyone's eyes were on you."

He paused, his gaze falling on the churning clouds in the distance.

At first, I didn't think anything of it.

"You are my younger brother. The better your talent, the happier I will be."

"But it takes a long time."

"I think about it sometimes."

"Am I going to be caught up with?"

"When we met again this time, even Xiao Che's gaze seemed to be drawn to you."

"As the eldest brother, I'm actually ranked last."

At this point, Lin Yuan let out a soft breath.

"I admit it."

"Sometimes, I still feel uneasy."

Lin Chu remained silent for a long time, then suddenly laughed. He took a step forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with Lin Yuan.

"I can understand my older brother."

"If it were me, I probably wouldn't be much better off."

Lin Yuan was taken aback.

Deep within his consciousness, the smile on the face of the Soul Devouring Clan's shadowy figure had never stopped from the moment Lin Yuan decided to "have a private chat" with Lin Chu.

That's so interesting.

We are about to witness another instance of human brothers turning against each other.

No matter how many times I watch these kinds of scenes, I never get tired of them.

But as it listened, it gradually realized that something was wrong.

In this situation, shouldn't you be angrily accusing the other party of stealing everything from you?

Shouldn't they be filled with boundless hatred?

How could you say something like that?

The shadowy figure from the Soul Devouring Clan was somewhat bewildered.

Could it be that humans express themselves differently from us?

It felt as if it had missed something.

But I can't quite put my finger on it right now.

After all, he had thoroughly investigated Lin Yuan before choosing him.

Lin Yuan is a man of far from being a kind person.

Leaving aside the information I gleaned from others, what I saw with my own eyes on the Imperial Road was all that mattered.

They all deserve the description of "ruthless and unscrupulous".

That's why he chose to bewitch Lin Yuan.

A person who would stop at nothing should feel no guilt whatsoever for betraying their brothers.

Moreover, inciting Lin Yuan to attack Lin Chu was merely a spur-of-the-moment decision for him.

If I could get Lin Chu, that would be the icing on the cake; if I couldn't, it wouldn't matter.

Lin Yuan's talent is still sufficient.

Although they initially underestimated this kid and failed to take over his body in one fell swoop, it was indeed a miscalculation.

But it seems he can't hold on for much longer.

Even if he fails this time and both sides suffer heavy losses, he can take advantage of the situation to make his move.

Either way, you win; you're not losing no matter how you calculate it.

With this thought in mind, the shadowy figure of the Soul Devourer clan calmed down again.

Let's keep watching the show.

Lin Yuan flipped his hand and took out the black fox.

The Soul Devourer could no longer suppress their laughter.

Here it comes!

Are we about to take action?

The smile quickly froze.

Because Lin Yuan simply placed the black fox in his palm, pinched it with two fingers, and slowly rotated it, as if he were playing with it.

His gaze remained fixed on Lin Chu's face, his expression complex.

Lin Chu acted as if she hadn't seen the black fox at all, smiling broadly.

No? This scene... am I being played?

……

Lin Yuan felt helpless.

This kid is really not afraid at all.

He knew he was hiding a Soul Devourer, yet he still dared to follow him here alone.

What if I really can't control myself?

What if I really did have murderous intent?

Lin Yuan felt both warm and angry.

What's heartwarming is that this younger brother believes him.

What's infuriating is that this younger brother trusts him too much.

The things Lin Chu had experienced on the Imperial Road over the years were far more complicated than she had imagined.

If he continues with this personality, there's no guarantee he won't really stumble one day.

Lin Yuan lowered his eyes and spoke.

"Xiao Chu, you're still too naive."

Lin Chu blinked.

"Brother, what makes you say that?"

Lin Yuan did not answer; his gaze sharpened.

A semi-transparent black hand took shape in the mist and slammed towards Lin Chu.

This time, Lin Yuan showed no mercy.

Wherever it passed, the air was compressed and crackled, and even the rocks underfoot cracked with countless fissures.