Yun Zhixi Brings Word

The three girls all froze at the sound and exchanged glances.

"Zhixi? That girl's always in such a hurry. What is it this time?" Su Xiaorui raised an eyebrow. She was already springing to her feet, though. With a kip-up, she jumped up, brushed the grass from her clothes, and hurried to open the door.

As soon as the courtyard gate opened, Yun Zhixi squeezed inside, her petite figure flushed from running, beads of sweat at her temples and her big eyes shining brightly.

"What is it, Zhixi? Did something happen?" Fang Yao put away her spear and came over, asking calmly. Jiang Weiwei also set down her Jade Slip and rose, her gaze soft as she looked at Yun Zhixi.

Yun Zhixi took a few deep breaths to steady herself, then lowered her voice, unable to hide her excitement. "Sister Yaoyao, Sister Weiwei, Sister Xiao Rui! I just heard at Welcome Immortal Terrace that Uncle King Ba Wu and the others are back! But Brother Tianya didn't come back with them!"

The three girls' hearts stirred. Lin Hao hadn't come back? Was there still something going on in the Eastern Domain?

"What happened next?" Su Xiaorui urged.

"Then I heard Uncle King Ba Wu tell Grandpa Dean and the others..." Yun Zhixi's eyes widened as she gestured wildly. "Brother Tianya... was personally named 'Sword Emperor' by a phantom of the Human Emperor Xuanyuan in the Eastern Domain! The Human Race's Sword Emperor! He commands the Sword of Conquest! His status is utterly exalted—even the Eastern Domain Lord has to bow to him!"

"Sword Emperor?!"

All three cried out at once, their pretty faces instantly filled with sheer disbelief. The news hit far harder than they could have imagined. They knew Lin Hao had made great contributions in the Eastern