Chapter 84 Part 1

Lin Xiao traveled in the direction Ling Luo had taken him.

Along the way, he unexpectedly met someone he had not seen in many years, not that far from the secret realm.

Lin Wan.

By Lin Wan’s side was a masked woman, likely with a lovely face hidden by her veil, judging by her graceful figure.

Lin Xiao was a little uncertain when he first spied Lin Wan. After all, the last time he had seen her, she had been an adorable girl.

Yet now, Lin Wan had become a poised young lady, with a breathtaking gaze. She wore a simple white dress, a belt accentuating her slender waist.

Hesitant himself to approach, Lin Xiao had already been noticed by Lin Wan.

Lin Wan was nonplussed also.

Lin Xiao appeared completely different from before. Back then, he had been a wretched little guy. However, he had changed to a fresh and handsome man, his face a little pale.

Lin Wan gently blinked at Lin Xiao. He might be different from the past, but upon looking closer, she definitely recognized him.

Lin Wan shouted in surprise: “Brother Xiao? Is that you?”

Lin Xiao nodded, stunned himself.

Lin Wan happily whisked over to Lin Xiao, a blur of white clothes. Judging by her speed, Lin Wan’s cultivation wasn’t low.

Unable to help himself, Lin Xiao eyed the woman accompanying Lin Wan. A loose, black tunic couldn’t hid her slim shape, and she observed the world with a pair of phoenix eyes. Noticing Lin Xiao examining her, she flicked a faint glance at him, and left Lin Xiao trembling.

The woman’s ice-cold temperament left Lin Xiao thinking she was the most impressive woman he’d ever encountered.

But Lin Xiao turned his attention back to Lin Wan, smiling at her and saying: “It’s been a long time, Lin Wan.”

Lin Wan replied excitedly. “I’ve missed you so much, brother. Many times I tried to sneak out to find father and you, but I was caught by my master.” She stuck out her tongue, and it was as cute as ever.

Sensing scrutiny, Lin Wan sneaked a peek at the woman next to her, then looked back at Lin Xiao.

“How have you been all this time, brother Xiao? I haven’t been home for a long time. I threw a tantrum at master, and I’ve been allowed to go to Nuohan city. I’ve been growing fast these years. It’s all the master’s credit! What about you, brother……ba-ba-a.”

Lin Wan kept chattering away, while Lin Xiao listened in amusement. He’d been separated from Lin Wan for a long time. But now, fortuitously crossing paths, Lin Wan acted as familiar as ever.

Lin Wan always had burst with energy.

And Lin Xiao?

He still had to find Ling Luo. When Lin Wan asked Lin Xiao where he was headed, Lin Xiao did not tell the truth. He just tactfully changed the subject back to Lin Wan.

After Ling Luo…It would not be too late to catch up with Lin Wan.

Reluctant to part, Lin Wan pouted as Lin Xiao said his goodbyes. Then she kept yelling: “Brother Xiao, you have to come and find me later, all right?”

“I will!” Lin Xaio helplessly reassured her. Walking away, he couldn’t help looking back over his shoulder for another glimpse of her.

Lin Wan’s phoenix-eyed companion gave Lin Xiao another sharp scan, and then turned with Lin Wan in the other direction.

As they departed, Lin Xiao overheard the woman’s voice saying: “Let’s go.”

Just two simple words, but they gave a secure feeling.

If the face behind the mask matched the rest of her, that woman would be beyond compare…

And her cultivation was extremely high.

Lin Xiao wondered if her character had ever appeared in the old plot. Tactfully, he hadn’t asked Lin Wan about her fellow traveler.

Lin Xiao shrugged. Ling Luo was still his first priority. Using his cultivation to travel quickly, Lin Xiao arrived back at the empty, endless plain, the secret realm still nowhere to be seen.

Lin Xiao sat on the ground, crossing his legs.

The entrance, even if invisible, should still be there.

If the master of the secret realm didn’t really let Ling Luo die, then all Lin Xiao could do was await quietly.

Who could find the realm, if its master didn’t allow it?

Lin Xiao stayed quietly seated for a long, long time. He cultivated endlessly, and gained a great deal.

Half a year passed. And still the realm’s entrance stayed closed, with no hints of Ling Luo’s presence.

Occasionally, when he got bored, Lin Xiao’s fears ate at him. Was Ling Luo really not coming back? If Ling Luo didn’t return, what would Lin Xiao tell Ling Luo’s parents?

When Lin Xiao worried about such things, he couldn’t stop furrowing his brow. He thought of countless possibilities, but always concluded that he just needed to stay where he was. So long he didn’t see Ling Luo’s dead body before him, he would continue to believe that Ling Luo was alive.

Sometimes getting stiff, Lin Xiao would stand and shake his body. Otherwise, he waited and he cultivated.