After only a brief exchange, Jin Sha'er and Nangong Bingrui were like sisters who had not seen each other in years. Hand in hand, they headed toward Ling Tian and the others. Jin Sha'er looked calm and unconcerned, but Nangong Bingrui felt deeply uneasy. She feared Ling Tian and the others would reject her; after all, no one would readily trust someone who had come over from the enemy's side.
"Hehe, Martial Brother Ling Tian, I brought a genius into our Lingxiao Pavilion—and she's a beauty, too." Jin Sha'er pulled Nangong Bingrui over, her face alight with smiles. "Here she is. From now on, she's one of us in the Lingxiao Pavilion."
"Oh, I trust anyone you recruit, Senior Sister." Ling Tian smiled. He had also heard what Nangong Bingrui and Jin Sha'er had discussed. Then he turned to Nangong Bingrui. "Welcome to the Lingxiao Pavilion, Fairy Nangong. From now on, you'll be part of the Sword Division and a third-generation disciple of the Lingxiao Pavilion. Everyone, let's welcome her."
"Hehe, welcome, Sister Bingrui," Xuan Ying said first, and the others all joined in.
Seeing Ling Tian and the others accept her without the slightest suspicion, Nangong Bingrui was stunned. She murmured, "You—you don't suspect that I'm a spy sent by Ten Thousand Swords Cliff?"
"Of course not. I trust Junior Sister Jin's judgment. If she trusts you, then all of us will trust you." Ling Tian smiled, then glanced at Zi Tiandu. "Besides, Brother Tiandu and Fei'er both said you're different from those people. Your character is beyond reproach."
"Thank you, thank you, everyone!" Nangong Bingrui was deeply grateful. She curtsied gracefully. "Nangong pays her respects to the Pavilion Master."
"Uh, there's no need for all that. Just call me Ling Tian." A peerless beauty bowing to him left