The Great Xia military camp.

Inside a sealed room.

Lin Mo sat upright, his eyes as bright as black gemstones, sparkling with a brilliant light!

"Is this the effect of devouring?" he murmured to himself.

He has used the system to extract the soul from Tius's body, and the soul can ripple like water!

The next moment, with a thought, the soul instantly absorbed the other soul into its body!

boom!

Immediately, a powerful aura burst forth from Lin Mo's body.

A soft "Hmm!" was heard.

Lin Mo felt as if his entire body was filled with explosive power!

"This feeling!" Lin Mo thought to himself, "It's amazing!"

Lin Mo stood up excitedly, drew the Dragon Slayer sword from his back, and swung it forcefully.

"Boom!"

With a single sword strike, the sword landed on the ground, leaving a shocking crack.

"Holy crap! My current strength is probably already surpassing Xu Chu's, right?"

"We'll find Hanhan and have a contest with him then, and we'll know once we test him!"

At that very moment.

"Thump, thump, thump!"

A soft knock came from outside the sealed room.

Pulling himself out of his thoughts, Lin Mo walked outside.

"Your Highness Regent, please forgive this lowly man for deserving death!" the man immediately knelt down and said.

"What is it?" Lin Mo asked.

He has already given orders not to disturb them unless it is of great importance.

"Someone has come to visit!" the visitor replied. "They have asked me to bring you a message, Your Highness: All men must die!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo was startled. "Xuanhua Palace?"

Taking a deep breath, he pressed on, "Where are they now? Take me there quickly!"

Upon entering the reception room, Lin Mo glanced up and saw a woman dressed in coarse cloth. She had a good figure, but her appearance...

Very ordinary!

Upon seeing Lin Mo arrive, the woman stood up, bowed, and said, "Greetings, Your Highness the Regent!"

"You?" Lin Mo looked her over curiously. "Have we met before?"

For some reason, Lin Mo felt a sense of déjà vu about the woman.

Especially his eyes, they felt so familiar, but I couldn't quite place them.

"How could I possibly have the honor of meeting Your Highness!" the woman said.

Lin Mo narrowed his eyes. "Strange, really strange!" he muttered to himself. "Getting back to the point, did He Xiao send you?"

Lin Mo had already learned that He Xiao had led the disciples of Xuanhua Palace to wipe out the Lone Wolf organization and regroup his old followers.

The previous god has been imprisoned, and Lin Mo has also kept his promise, allowing He Xiao to "preach" in Great Xia!

(I won't go into detail about this part!)

At this time, Xuanhua Palace once again became his intelligence force!

“Indeed!” the woman replied. “Lord He asked me to bring a message to Your Highness: the Byzantines intend to cross the Tianguan Mountains!”

"Oh! Trying to emulate Hannibal?" Lin Mo exclaimed, intrigued. "Tianguan Mountain is even steeper and higher than the Alps. This guy's got guts!"

"Your Highness, the message has been delivered. This humble woman will take her leave!"

With that, the woman turned to leave.

"Wait!" Lin Mo called out to her, then walked up to her. "What's your name?" he asked.

“Tang Die!” the woman replied.

Lin Mo gave the woman who called herself Tang Die a meaningful look, then asked, "Do you know Zhao Zhilan?"

"Shouldn't Her Highness reside in the palace?" Tang Die retorted. "How could I possibly meet her?"

Lin Mo subconsciously touched his chin. "Alright, please thank Lord He for me!"

Tang Die bowed again and replied, "I dare not!"

After Tang Die left, Lin Mo felt increasingly uneasy. "Tang Die's eyes... why do they look so much like..."

Suddenly, he opened his eyes wide. "Zhao Zhilan?"

~~~

Rain fell from the iron-black sky, like ten thousand sharp swords piercing into the brown-green torrent.

Zhao Zhilan and He Xiao had already ridden to the top of Tianguan Mountain ridge and saw a river.

“It’s a full mile wide!” she thought to herself.

The tops of hundreds of trees extend out from the swirling water, their branches reaching blindly towards the sky like the arms of a drowning person.

A thick layer of leaves had accumulated on the riverbank, like a damp mat. In the distance, some pale, swollen objects in the middle of the river were rapidly drifting downstream; perhaps they were deer or horses.

There was a deep, rumbling sound in my ears, like countless vicious dogs about to roar.

"What's wrong? Can't you let go?" He Xiao asked her. "If your heart isn't in Xuanhua Palace, there's no need to force it!"

"No!" Zhao Zhilan said, but she didn't mean it that way.

“You’ve fallen in love with him, but you won’t admit it!” He Xiao said.

"Disciples of Xuanhua Palace should not have love!" Zhao Zhilan replied, "I have already dedicated everything to the Faceless God!"

"A lie!" He Xiao exposed. "Your Highness, you have a strong learning ability and passed Elder Gu's test in a short time. However, as a disciple of Xuanhua Palace, your lack of integrity is a fatal weakness!"

If only that day came.

He has ordered you to assassinate Lin Mo. What will you do?

Zhao Zhilan suddenly looked up, "I will obey Your Majesty's orders!"

“Another lie!” He Xiao sighed after saying that. “How about this, I’ll give you a task. From today onwards, you will be responsible for protecting Lin Mo’s safety.”

"No, please don't!" Zhao Zhilan shook her head repeatedly. "Please, Your Majesty, rescind your order!"

"Look at you, still saying you've let it go?" He Xiao scolded.

"Master..." Zhao Zhilan was speechless for a moment, "This disciple will obey your command!"

"Sigh!" He Xiao sighed, "If you can't resolve this knot in your heart, I'm afraid you'll live in a cage for the rest of your life!"

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