"Come in and sit for a while."
Lin Bai cleared his throat and hurriedly changed the subject, inviting Jiang Xuansu inside.
Lin Bai walked in first, only to find Jiang Xuansu standing outside with a flushed face.
"Uh... It seems inviting a young woman into my room in the dead of night isn't quite appropriate."
"Then let's take a walk outside."
Lin Bai awkwardly rubbed his head, glanced at the bright moon in the sky, and walked side by side with Jiang Xuansu toward the distant moonlit path.
Fortunately, the residence the Evil Moon Sect had arranged for the Eternal Devil Sect was spacious enough. Its courtyard was secluded, and the surroundings were pleasant.
"I'm returning to the Eternal Devil Sect tomorrow."
"Mm."
"The sect has gone through many twists and turns over the past few years. For now, I can't leave the Eternal Devil Sect."
"Mm, I know."
"..."
Beneath the moon, the two of them conversed in a question-and-answer rhythm.
After Jiang Xuansu said a few things, the impatience on her face grew more and more apparent.
"Is there anything you want to say to me?"
In the end, Jiang Xuansu faced Lin Bai directly and spoke without mincing words.
"Yes."
Lin Bai nodded.
Jiang Xuansu's face lit up with joy, but in the next moment, she became bashfully girlish again. "Then... then say it."
Lin Bai said solemnly, "As far as the Eternal Devil Sect is concerned, there are no longer any internal or external troubles, nor any contempt from above or rebellion below."
"The internal troubles—the Eight Great Noble Families of Heng Province have already been uprooted."
"The external troubles—the Crimson Moon Divine Sect no longer dares provoke the Eternal Devil Sect."
"The contempt from above—in the future, the Evil Moon Sect will surely place even