“This is what I found in this wonderful place. I think you will be satisfied, senior.”
Su Lin smiled slightly, knowing that he had finally proven his identity.
Senior Li also knew that food trapped in a cognitive trap had no flavor, which was a small flaw in the talent's effect.
However, those who are lost in it cannot perceive these details and are deliberately blinded to their perceptions and feelings. Only those who break free will be more aware of this.
Moreover, if the enemy were truly at our doorstep, there would be no need for such words; we would have already taken action.
"Grandmaster, he..."
Xu Zhenshu stared longingly at Senior Li until Senior Li waved his hand: "It is indeed Lin'er, but you..."
"Junior brother!!"
Xu Zhenshu couldn't bear to listen to what was to come. He turned into a gust of wind and rushed to Su Lin's side, burying his head in Su Lin's arms.
"Senior sister."
Su Lin gently put her arms around Xu Zhenshu, ignoring the stench that filled her nostrils, and patted her back lightly: "These past few years, I've troubled you all to take care of everyone. I'm sorry I came back so late."
"Junior brother... junior brother, it's alright, it's all alright!"
Xu Zhenshu was extremely excited, her voice choked with sobs: "As long as you come back, that's all that matters. Heaven has taken pity on me and allowed me to see you one more time."
She raised her head to reach out and touch Su Lin's cheek, but then pulled her hand back as if she had been electrocuted.
She realized her current predicament. How much the man in front of her must dislike her. He still had the same charm he had years ago, a clean-cut and dashing young swordsman, while she had become a stinking rat hiding underground for years.
"Junior brother, I need to freshen up."
Xu Zhenshu tried to pull away from the embrace, but Su Lin held her back: "Senior sister, let me do it."
In this dark and gloomy place, where even water is scarce, where can one wash oneself?
It's just a girl's sensitive pride; she doesn't want to be criticized for being impure. Su Lin can understand this very well. After all, Xiao Linlin can be quite girlish at times, and a bit proud.
Su Lin took out a self-assembled intelligent wilderness robot from the warehouse, placed it on the ground, and signaled Xiao Linlin to start it.
In no time, these devices were pieced together to form a simple outdoor dwelling. Although small in size, it was fully equipped with a bed and a single bathroom.
This was originally intended for teams to camp in the wilderness during matches, and it comes in handy now.
"This is a divine object I obtained; it is very mysterious."
Su Lin explained with a smile, "Linlin, take your senior sister inside to freshen up."
"OK."
Xiao Linlin was very well-behaved. Holding Xu Zhenshu's dark hand, she smiled sweetly without any disgust at Xu's averted gaze and introduced them to each other as they entered.
Su Lin watched the two walk inside, and after turning his gaze away, he heard Senior Li say calmly, "Your senior sister has indeed suffered a lot these past few years."
“I can tell.”
Su Lin nodded, while Senior Li sneered, "What can you possibly sense! Can't you see she's almost unrecognizable as human!"
"Your father was injured by the villains back then, and his essence was severely damaged. He was about to die. She risked all her cultivation to give your father a boost of power. Since then, her foundation has been severely damaged, and she will never be able to cultivate again in this life. Her lifespan will be reduced by at least twenty years!"
Initiation and empowerment?
Su Lin remained silent. No wonder he had felt something was off earlier. Xu Zhenshu was quite strong, at least comparable to an A-level follower, but he couldn't sense any true energy within Xu Zhenshu's body.
But this is indeed something Xu Zhenshu would do; this woman is truly upright and possesses a great spirit of sacrifice and dedication.
After a moment of silence, Su Lin took the initiative to ask, "When I was tracking a middle-aged evil sect member earlier, was he Senior Sister in disguise?"
"Otherwise what?"
Senior Li said absentmindedly, "If she didn't have the ability to disguise herself, how could I let her go out and show herself so freely? She would have been killed by the thieves long ago."
"Senior's disguise technique was so exquisite that I didn't even see through it at the time."
Su Lin nodded, genuinely admiring him.
The disguise technique that even S-rank items couldn't detect was actually created by Senior Li.
Senior Li has a lot of trump cards up his sleeve, but this also shows how powerful the enemy is.
"If I didn't have some skills to protect myself, how could I have hidden for so many years?"
Senior Li was quite carefree and didn't care about talking about his time in hiding. He cared more about Su Lin's experiences over the years.
“Come here. I still don’t quite believe you. Tell me in detail where you’ve been and what you’ve done all these years.”
Senior Li beckoned, gesturing for Su Lin to sit down beside him.
The sword had been retrieved by Senior Li long ago, but it was not sheathed, indicating that he was still somewhat wary.
Su Lin nodded in agreement, sat cross-legged, and began to explain in detail to Senior Li.
He also wanted to get more information about the game from Senior Li.
After all, in the current game, apart from the remnants of the Sword Pavilion, there is no one else who can help Su Lin. This is his only advantage in the game, even if it is very slight.
After about half an hour of conversation, Su Lin fully explained his past of being missing for several years and also basically understood the specific changes in the current game world in recent years.
Six months after the last match, while the Sword Pavilion was still frantically searching the world for Su Lin's disappearance, a figure emerged in the martial arts world, using the banner of the restoration of the Netherworld Blood River Sect to commit evil deeds.
At first, the Sword Pavilion did not take it seriously and only sent experts to suppress it, but unexpectedly, several groups of experts who went there all died and did not return.
By the time Jiange truly realized the seriousness of the problem, it was already too late.
This person possesses bizarre and incomprehensible magic. Anyone who gets close to him seems to be under a spell, their cognition and values are altered, and they can easily commit heinous acts such as killing their own family members.
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