After the Great Elder and others left, a drizzle began to fall from the sky. Lin Dan's bones were all broken and she couldn't move, so she had to lie in the rain. But even so, the rain as thin as an ox hair couldn't touch her at all. Bai Yan used his powerful inner strength to erect a barrier for her, keeping the cold wind and rain out.
"Your skills are far beyond that of a grandmaster. What realm are you in now?" Lin Dan stared at the cloud-like and fog-like barrier and asked curiously.
"Maybe he is the Martial Saint." Bai Yan held her weak hands all the time.
"Martial Saint?" Lin Dan's eyes lit up.
Bai Yan nodded and said, "That's right, above the Martial Saint there is the Martial God, and above the Martial God, who knows what else there is."
"We can know it. As long as we keep moving forward, we will know it one day." Lin Dan was full of confidence in the future, and his eyes were much brighter than usual.
Bai Yan seemed pleased by the word "we" and chuckled, "Yes, we will know one day. Lin Dan, have you ever regretted learning the Shura Sword?"
Lin Dan shook his head without thinking: "How can there be regrets if there is no choice? If you don't practice, you will die. It is better to live a life worse than death. You may not know that I am an orphan. I was picked up by the old leader and trained as a death warrior since I was a child. He threw us into the mountains to fight with wild beasts. We could not survive without killing. After escaping from the beasts, he killed our companions who had fought side by side with us, under the pretext of severing ties and eliminating weaknesses. We have nothing to eat and nothing to wear. Every day when we open our eyes, we face death. We can't rely on anyone, and we can't trust anyone. We are more despicable than ants and more humble than dust."
Lin Dan took a breath and continued, "If you don't want to be trampled on, you must become stronger. I have no other choice, so there is no regret. I am not like you, born in a famous family, with excellent qualifications, and countless resources are delivered to your hands without asking. I am the mud in the ground. If I don't fight, I will be crushed into dust."
When talking about the past, Lin Dan did not feel the slightest bit of resentment or unwillingness, only peace of mind. She was in severe pain every moment, but she was still alive and living with dignity, and that was enough.
Bai Yan showed an extremely distressed expression and said in a hoarse voice: "But I regret it. If I had known you earlier, if I had put aside my prejudice, you wouldn't be like this now."
Lin Danqian smiled and shook her head, "I chose my own path, I can't blame anyone else."
Bai Yan was silent for a moment, and finally closed his eyes in pain. After a while, he took out a porcelain bottle filled with water and slowly fed it to Lin Dan, saying softly, "This is a special nectar made in Lianyun City. One bottle can quench your hunger and thirst. It's inconvenient for you to eat now, so I'll feed you a bottle every day, and your wound will heal faster. You're dirty, so I'll ask them to wipe your body and change you into clean clothes later, so you'll be more comfortable."
He wiped the water stains from the corners of Lin Dan's mouth, looked at her silently for a while, and then turned around to look at the female disciples.
The few people came in a hurry and didn't bring an umbrella. They were already soaked, but they didn't even dare to breathe. They have always been in awe of the city lord, but when they learned that he was the only Martial Saint in the East Tang Continent, they dared not look him in the eye.
He Yufei, relying on the fact that she had shared hardships with Bai Yan, stepped forward and said, "Master, I have something to say to you, can you come over here for a moment?"
Bai Yan looked at her deeply, then walked aside and asked, "What do you want to say?"
"Master, Lin Dan is practicing magic. If you protect her, it will cause dissatisfaction among the people of the world. Please don't..."
Before she could finish, Bai Yan spoke coldly, "He Yufei, what position do you have to say these words today? You are now the Saint of the Eastern Saint Church. Because of Lin Dan's reputation, you are now respected when you go out. You have also been her maid, protected by her wings, and have never been bullied by the Eastern Saint Church members. What's more, she has saved your life and prevented you from being harmed by villains. Your identity, status, and even your life are all given to you by her. Anyone can talk about killing her, but emotionally and logically, only you can't!"
He Yufei's advice was blocked. She opened and closed her mouth for a long time before she uttered a stiff sentence: "But Master, I am doing this for your own good! You are the leader of the righteous path, you are so glorious and glorious. Why do you have to get involved with Lin Dan and ruin your reputation?"
"Then why do you want to be the Saintess of the Eastern Saint Church and the acting leader?" Bai Yan didn't even look at her and said coldly, "He Yufei, I was wrong before. I thought you were pure-minded and kind-hearted, and you were a good seedling worth cultivating. Fortunately, you have never performed the apprenticeship ceremony. Now leave. Don't act in the name of the Eastern Saint Church in the future, let alone the banner of Lianyun City. Compared with the treacherous and evil people, I despise the ungrateful people even more."
He Yufei wanted to persuade him again, but was sent down the mountain by Bai Yan's palm wind. After a while, Lianyun City and Dongsheng Sect respectively received letters from Emperor Yun, denying He Yufei's identity. She could neither return to Lianyun City nor go to Dongsheng Sect, and she fell from the clouds to the bottom of the valley in an instant.
Lin Dan didn't know about these things. She recovered quickly under Bai Yan's careful care and prepared to leave Kunlun the next day.
Bai Yan followed her and asked with a smile, "Where are you going?"
Lin Dan pointed at the beautiful mountains and rivers under the clouds and said, "First, travel around the East Tang Continent, slay demons and monsters, and then go out to sea to visit other continents."
Bai Yan then said, "Then, you don't mind if I keep you company?"
"Are you willing to give up your Lianyun City?"
"How can you not be willing to give it up?"
"Then let's go!"
Lin Dan waved his hand, and Bai Yan followed with a smile. He knew that Lin Dan had long since given up on love, but he was willing to spend his whole life with her. When he looked back at the Qing River, he saw the martial arts that Lin Dan was practicing, and thought that meeting him was her fate, but he didn't expect that in the end, Lin Dan became his fate.
But not only was he unwilling to resist, he was also happy to accept it.
You are the only one in the world and in heaven...
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postscript:
With Bai Yan as his guide, Lin Dan quickly broke through the barriers and became the second Martial Saint of Dong Tang Continent. She was not as unattainable as other peerless masters. Instead, she loved to stand up for the weak and over time, she became famous and highly respected. In order to stick closely to her, the Eastern Saint Cult did not dare to do evil things. Instead, it often helped the people nearby and completely whitewashed itself into a reputable and upright sect.
However, the "Ashura Sword" that Lin Dan hid in the sect was stolen by someone unknown, and it has not been recovered even after ten years, and it has become an unsolved case.
In a remote mountain forest in the East Tang Continent, He Yufei, relying on hatred and unwillingness, finally cut off all emotions and love and refined the Shura Sword to perfection. Recently she often had the same dream. In the dream, she lived with Bai Yan, whose identity was hidden, day and night. Not only did she successfully worship him as her master, but she also developed a deep understanding with him during their long time together and they became a couple. Bai Yan taught her almost all the top skills he knew, allowing her to reach the pinnacle of martial arts day by day and eventually become a legend in the East Tang Continent. On the other hand, Lin Dan was sucked dry by He Chongling, and no trace of her body was left.
But after waking up, she had to face the cruel reality that she was the poor and lonely one, while Lin Dan had already become the one that everyone looked up to.
She thought that after she had mastered her magical powers, she would definitely send Lin Dan a challenge and let Bai Yan see what he had missed. But she never expected that after mastering the Shura Sword, she would have to endure the pain of being cut into pieces all the time, endlessly. She couldn't bear it anymore just after she was promoted to Half-Step Grandmaster. She howled and rolled on the ground like a madman.
She picked up the knife and slashed around for a while, and found that the pain would be reduced a little by circulating her internal energy, so she hurried out to find someone to fight. But in order to practice her magic skills away from people's attention, she deliberately found a primitive jungle as her base. There was no human habitation within a radius of 100,000 miles.
She used her internal energy at a very fast speed and ran wildly in the jungle, but this only made her feel a little better. The pain of being cut into pieces was still there and tormented her nerves all the time. She simply couldn't imagine how Lin Dan had endured it. Back then, she could eat and sleep, and all her actions were no different from those of ordinary people. However, the martial arts she practiced was clearly the same as hers, which was the Shura Sword! He Yufei finally understood why the Great Elder had said that Lin Dan would go crazy sooner or later, and that her own willpower was nothing compared to Lin Dan's.
After only two days of running in the jungle, He Yufei felt like she was living a life worse than death. She swung her knife wildly, raised her head and howled, her eyes, which had been clear, were now bloodshot. After struggling for another two days, she was finally unable to withstand the invasion of the death energy, and her heart exploded and she died. She didn't even have time to walk out of the jungle and let the world see her martial arts.
Many years later, someone accidentally wandered into the forest and found her body and the blood-stained scroll of "Shura Sword" with clear handwriting...
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Although Ding Mujie was the prime minister and had great power in the court, he was holding a tablet tightly when he died, with a heart full of regret. Before he died, he thought silently: If I could start over, I would definitely not fall into Lin Dan's trap and be forced to marry her, and I would not watch Lin Wan marry the cruel and inhumane King Kang and waste my life.
When he opened his eyes again, he found that he was not in the underworld, but walking on a path full of flowers. A servant was leading the way, turning back from time to time to apologize: "Mr. Ding, it's all my fault for being clumsy and neglecting you. I hope you will be magnanimous and not blame me. In front is the Linshui Pavilion, which is specially for male guests to rest. There are also new clothes inside. Please go in and change your dirty clothes to avoid catching a cold. I have something to do, so I won't take you there. Can you walk by yourself?"
Ding Mujie immediately recalled that this scene was the one that changed his destiny. Although this boy was a servant of Lord Jiang's family, he had long been bribed by Lin Dan, who deliberately poured wine on his clothes and led him into the Linshui Pavilion, locking him together with Lin Dan, who had been waiting there. Mrs. Lin hadn't seen her daughter come back for a long time, so she begged Mrs. Jiang to take her to look for her, and happened to block the two of them in the house.
He couldn't deny it, so he had to cancel his marriage with Lin Wan and marry Lin Dan instead. Others said that he was scheming and greedy for power. He gave up his concubine's daughter and married the legitimate daughter of the Lin family, which was a great advantage. However, who would have thought that this scene was designed by Lin Dan. She had admired him for a long time and often sent him some nonsensical letters. Even though she knew that he was her half-sister's fiancé, she still pestered him.
Regardless of whether this was a dream or an illusion, Ding Mujie was not going to get entangled with Lin Dan anymore.
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