Martial Arts Master: The Lin Family Sword God, who swept through the Five Mountains and Four Sects

"What?" Zi Nu raised her eyebrows slightly, her voice as cold as ice. "Can't forget?"

How could I forget? That scene is etched into my very bones...

Her mind was in turmoil, but she quickly relented, "Yes! Absolutely! I'll forget about it right away!"

"Then why are you still standing here?" Zi Nu glanced at him from the corner of her eye.

"Then...then I'll take my leave." Lin Tian tentatively took half a step back.

"Get out," she uttered.

Lin Tian turned and ran, his shoes barely touching the ground.

"What color?" Just as I touched the door frame, a voice suddenly floated from behind me.

"Purple," he blurted out, before he could even stop himself.

Zi Nu's figure was exquisitely graceful, even surpassing Nong Yu's ethereal beauty by a third. That instant had already etched itself into the deepest imprint of her heart; her answer was purely instinctive.

Before he could finish speaking, he felt a chill on the back of his neck and slammed the door shut with a loud bang.

He stood outside the door and listened intently for a long time.

The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. There was no chasing, no scolding. Lin Tian finally let out a slow breath. He wanted to find an empty room to rest, but then he changed his mind—if he went to the wrong room again and bumped into some girl's room, he could at least make excuses. But if he really stumbled into Wei Zhuang's room... Lin Tian didn't dare to think about it. He was afraid he would draw his sword on the spot.

Finally, he looked up at the moon and decided to go to the courtyard to admire it.

After Lin Tian left, Zi Nu leaned against the door, her expression becoming increasingly turbulent: anger, resentment, shame, and melancholy... a mix of emotions culminating in a soft sigh.

"well……"

She suddenly realized that she had already fallen into a silent vortex.

A bittersweet envy welled up in her heart, especially when she recalled Lin Tian's hot yet clumsy words as his fingertips brushed against her clothes.

Lin Tian and Zi Nu—neither of them slept a wink that night.

……

At the same time, at the General's Mansion.

Ji Wuye gripped Mo Ya's throat with one hand, his knuckles white with tension, his eyes flashing with a cold, dagger-like light: "Red Owl and the others are all dead, yet you're unharmed? Tell me! How did you manage to come back alive?"

Mo Ya's face turned purple, and he gasped for breath: "This...this subordinate did not know...Red Owl had just made his move, and this subordinate had not even gotten close...After he died, this subordinate knew he was no match for him, so he withdrew...Perhaps that's why...I survived by sheer luck..."

Ji Wuye's expression shifted between anger and uncertainty, his killing intent rising and falling like the tide. Finally, he slammed the man onto the blue brick floor, coldly flicking his sleeve: "Get out! Go back to the Hundred Birds' Nest!"

Mo Ya struggled to his feet, his head bowed low, his voice hoarse: "Yes, General." Before he finished speaking, he had already transformed into a tuft of black feathers and vanished into the night.

Ji Wuye's face was ashen, and his whole body exuded a chilling aura. Even the Emerald Tiger held its breath and remained silent, not daring to make a move.

"Bai Feng." After a moment, he suddenly spoke.

As soon as the words were spoken, a figure in white gracefully landed and stood quietly before the steps.

"General." Bai Feng lowered her head, the silver hairpin binding her hair gleaming coldly under the corridor lamp.

As Ji Wuye's sharpest blade, "Hundred Birds" has always been led by Mo Ya, but today Mo Ya has returned, and the one who takes his place is this white-clad deputy.

"Bai Feng, tell me—in my eyes, what exactly is the 'Hundred Birds'?" Ji Wuye's gaze was like a nail, coldly piercing.

"General, 'Hundred Birds' is a hunting dog kept by you," Bai Feng replied calmly and clearly.

Having served under the general for many years, he knew better than anyone what to say and what to say.

"Not bad." Ji Wuye glanced at him, his tone growing increasingly sinister: "Remember this, you are nothing but hunting dogs."

He paused, his gaze settling heavily on Bai Feng's face: "As a hunting dog, you've even lost the courage to hunt your prey—what am I to do with you?"

"I don't know," Bai Feng replied, bowing his head, a slight tension creeping down his spine.

"Get rid of the Black Crow, and you will be the new master of 'Hundred Birds'."

Ji Wuye's voice was as sharp as an ice pick: "What use is someone who doesn't even have the ferocity to hunt prey? A cripple shouldn't be alive in this world."

"Yes, General." Bai Feng paused before speaking in a low voice.

He and Mo Ya were like brothers, but from the day he joined "Hundred Birds," all his passion was forged into an ironclad rule—only Ji Wuye obeyed his orders. Disobey? He wouldn't even dare to think about it.

"Step back." Ji Wuye waved his hand.

"Yes." Bai Feng responded and stood up, his figure suddenly transforming into a wisp of white shadow, drifting away into the night.

"General, even Red Owl was defeated by him, this Lin Tian... is probably no pushover. For now, it's best if we hold back and do nothing," Emerald Tiger said slowly from the side.

The four men—the Bloodstained Marquis, the Emerald Tiger on the Stone, the Azure Sea Tide Demoness, and the Raincoat-Clad Guest Under the Moon—though all belong to the Nightfall organization, they are not lackeys of Ji Wuye, but rather allies who each wield real power and whose words carry weight.

"I understand that." Ji Wuye sat down deeply, his knuckles tapping heavily on the table. "But who exactly is this Lin Tian? The information the Straw-Clad Guest provided is as thin as a sheet of paper! Such astonishing methods, could they have crawled out from underground? Immediately send more men to dig to the bottom!"

"Yes, yes!" Emerald Tiger, with his round belly, stepped forward, took the pot, and filled the wine cup to the brim. He smiled so much that wrinkles appeared at the corners of his eyes: "General, calm down—I found a top-notch piece the other day, and I'll send it to your residence in a couple of days."

"Top-quality goods? Are you trying to fool me with the leftovers that the succubus rejected again?" Ji Wuye frowned.

"Hehe... No way! I carefully selected this and warmed it up especially for you. I guarantee you'll be amazed." Emerald Tiger winked and grinned mysteriously.

"Hmph! When will Bai Yifei return to the capital?" Ji Wuye asked coldly.

"Within fifteen days," Emerald Tiger replied slowly, stroking his short beard.

……

"The day he steps through the gates of Xinzheng will be Lin Tian's death day." Ji Wuye's eyes flashed with a cold light, his killing intent so intense it was almost palpable.

"Young master, you helped Nongyu find her parents, Nongyu really doesn't know how to thank you..." Nongyu's eyes were slightly red, and her voice trembled slightly—the reunion of mother and daughter, the recognition of father and daughter, three days ago, she didn't even dare to dream of such a thing.

Lin Tian teased her deliberately, "Then why don't you repay me with your body tonight, Yu'er?"

Nongyu was startled, her ears burning instantly. She lowered her head even further and whispered, "I wanted to find you last night, but I didn't know where you were staying. Even Hongyu wasn't sure. Mother is, after all, the Left Sima's wife. She has to go back to the manor tonight."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Tian already understood.

He hurriedly replied, "Then Yu'er, you must take a bath tonight and wait for me obediently."

Nongyu bit her lip and remained silent, her face burning as if it were about to bleed—how could a young lady like her respond to such words? Her thoughts were far less bold and straightforward than Lin Tian's.

"Young Master Lin." Li Kai and Madam Hu entered the house side by side.

It must be said, Li Kai, having washed away the dust of his travels, was quite handsome, except for the old scar on his face. No wonder he could raise such a beautiful and refined daughter as Nongyu.

"Young Master Lin, I was first saved by your life, and then you helped me reunite with my children Nongyu and Qing'er. I am willing to repay such kindness with my life!" Li Kai said, and was about to kneel down.