Lin Bai thanked Tang Biao and the other outer disciples for their help.
At that moment, Lu Ao and Fang Jin walked over with smiles on their faces.
Lu Ao said with a bitter smile, "Brother Dongfang, I never imagined that you were actually the newly promoted Sword Paragon Dongfang Bai of the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect. This is truly embarrassing for your older brother here."
"Thinking back, over the past month or so, I even often bragged in front of you. Just thinking about it now is hilarious."
Lu Ao kept smiling bitterly as he spoke.
Lin Bai chuckled lightly. "Although I am the Sword Paragon of the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect, I rarely leave the sect. Over the past month, listening to you, Brother Lu Ao, talk about interesting things across the lands of Lingnan has broadened my horizons considerably."
Lu Ao laughed heartily. "Hahaha, since the Sword Paragon doesn't blame me, I can brag to others from now on: 'I'm someone who drank wine and shared good cheer with the Sword Paragon of the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect, Dongfang Bai. Who dares provoke me?'"
"Hahaha."
Lu Ao teased him, causing the surrounding sword cultivators and Lin Bai to smile helplessly.
Fang Jin solemnly clasped his fists. "Brother Dongfang, when we fell into Gao Rui and Song Zi's hands this time, it was all thanks to you coming to our aid. Otherwise, we probably wouldn't have escaped this calamity."
Lin Bai shook his head. "If I hadn't implicated you, Gao Rui and Song Zi wouldn't have pestered you so relentlessly. There's no need to thank me."
Fang Jin and Lu Ao both smiled faintly without commenting.
At that moment, Lin Bai turned around and saw Yue Qing leaning against the wall. Her face was as pale as paper,