After leaving Swordless Mountain, Lin Bai headed straight for Badlands Prefecture.
Back at the Sword Alliance, Lin Bai put on the Rose Mask and entered the Sword Hall.
The Twelve Crows of the Sword Alliance had now gathered here, with Ye Qingxue standing nearby as well.
"White Crane, are you ready?" Lin Bai asked.
White Crane cupped his fists and said, "Everything is prepared. More than a thousand Apex Realm martial artists are ready to spring into action!"
Lin Bai nodded slightly, then arranged a few other tasks.
At dusk, Lin Bai returned to Dead Man's Alley and went back to the residence Dan Xiaonan had prepared for him and Hong Su.
Standing in the courtyard, Lin Bai waited in silence.
When the moon reached the middle of the sky, a graceful figure in a cloak entered the courtyard. She said coldly, "What's so urgent that you had to summon me? Don't you know I'm busy?"
Lin Bai turned to look at the woman in black. She removed her bamboo hat, revealing a breathtakingly beautiful face. Looking at Lin Bai, she wore a trace of anger. She was none other than Dan Xiaonan, whom Lin Bai had not seen for many days, and one of the Sword Envoys of the Hanging Sword Bureau!
"It's been many days, Sword Envoy Dan Xiaonan. Have you been well?" Lin Bai asked with a smile.
"Very well! I'd be doing even better if you could remove the Sword Pill from my body!" Dan Xiaonan said coldly.
"I wonder if Sword Envoy Dan Xiaonan still remembers our former agreement—that you would help me rescue Su Jin?" Lin Bai looked at Dan Xiaonan.
Dan Xiaonan paused, then asked with a beaming smile, "Is that so? Did I ever say that?"
Lin Bai did not continue arguing