In the small courtyard.
Lin Bai had just emerged from seclusion. After washing up, he stood in the courtyard and breathed in the fresh air.
He suddenly sensed a large group of people approaching swiftly from afar. Puzzled, Lin Bai looked beyond the courtyard wall and saw a group of armored soldiers stop at the gate.
Not far behind the soldiers, two young women were strolling over under the guidance of a maid.
"Li Guxian, He Qiyun."
Lin Bai recognized the two women at a glance.
Especially Li Guxian—she had left an especially deep impression on him.
After all, Li Guxian's bodice was still in Lin Bai's Storage Bag.
"'Azure Lotus Swordplay' is Li Guxian's ancestral sword technique. Although I said I obtained this swordplay by chance, its origins were ultimately not aboveboard."
"Now that I have gained a whole new understanding of the Azure Lotus Swordplay and cultivated it to the second stage..."
"Should I tell Li Guxian about my insights into the Azure Lotus Swordplay?"
Lin Bai stared at Li Guxian in a daze, pondering whether he should teach her the second stage of the Azure Lotus Swordplay.
The "Azure Lotus Swordplay" was something Lin Bai had obtained from Li Guxian.
Just as Lin Bai had said, the means by which he obtained it had not been aboveboard.
That night, Lin Bai had slipped into Li Guxian's boudoir. He had originally intended to find out why Li Guxian was being hunted by the Dark World, but unexpectedly discovered the Azure Lotus Swordplay and her bodice.
Lin Bai was especially curious about the swordplay, so he took it with him.
While Lin Bai was lost in thought, Li Guxian and He Qiyun had already arrived at his door.
He Qiyun called out, "Hey, are you made of wood? Her