A Letter

After returning from the Crown Prince's Mansion, Lin Jin did not take action immediately.

Although he knew some details about the original timeline, that involved Tang San, not Prince Xue Xing.

Lin Jin knew full well that Xue Xing had been a Prince for so many years. His influence in the Imperial Court ran deep and tangled, perhaps even deeper than Lin Jin imagined.

If this "warning" failed, he might end up being warned instead.

Lin Jin had to ensure nothing could go wrong. Otherwise, not only he himself, but even Lin Xue might suffer because of him.

"Older Brother, you're back! What did Qinghe Brother say to you?" Lin Xue asked excitedly as she rushed over to greet him.

"Your brother only returned from the Northern Border not long ago and was appointed Captain of the City Defense Force. I'm still unfamiliar with Heaven Dou City, so the Crown Prince specifically gave me a few reminders," Lin Jin explained with a smile.

"Qinghe Brother is such a good person. Aside from Older Brother, he's the best person there is," Lin Xue said sweetly.

"Is that so?" Lin Jin smiled faintly.

"Yes! While you were away, Qinghe Brother had someone awaken my Martial Soul and personally arranged for me to attend Soul Master Academy..." Lin Xue went on and on about the things Qian Renxue had done for her.

"Did the Crown Prince ever take you back to the village?" Lin Jin suddenly asked, stroking Lin Xue's head.

At Lin Jin's words, Lin Xue's face immediately fell. "No. With you gone, Older Brother, I didn't dare go back."

"Then how about I take you back to pay respects to our Parents?" Lin Jin gently comforted her. "If our Parents knew from heaven that both of us had become Soul Masters, they would surely be greatly comforted."

"Mm." Lin Xue nodded heavily.

The next day, Lin Jin took Lin Xue back to their hometown in a carriage.

The Hundred-Person Village of old had long since been abandoned after the Evil Soul Masters' attack. Wild grass now grew everywhere.

The dozen or so Villagers who had survived had all moved elsewhere long ago.

Guided by memories from their childhood, the siblings found their home, which had long become ruins, with only earthen walls remaining.

Two graves had been added to what had once been their living room. Before the surviving Villagers moved away, they had buried the bodies at their homes so that future generations would not be unable to identify them.

Lin Jin and Lin Xue cleared away the weeds. Before long, Lin Xue's cheeks had turned even paler, and cold sweat beaded on her forehead.

Lin Jin frowned inwardly.

He became even more certain that something was wrong with Lin Xue's body, and that she herself was unaware of it.

"A Tu, send a Brother to deliver this letter to Tie Shan. Have Tie Shan take it to Yang Wudi, Patriarch of the Breaking Clan in North Ling City, in the Star Luo Empire."

As Lin Xue spoke softly before the gravestone, Lin Jin took out a letter he had written the night before from his robes.

"Yes!"

"Yang Wudi, Patriarch of the Breaking Clan?" A Tu repeated softly, afraid he might remember it incorrectly.

After giving his instructions, Lin Jin knelt beside Lin Xue and bowed heavily three times to the Parents of this life.

"Parents, rest in peace. My Younger Sister and I are both doing well, so do not worry. I will definitely protect Xiao Xue."

"And once I become stronger, I will not spare a single fallen Soul Master in the world. I will avenge you."

"Older Brother." Lin Xue opened her eyes and said, "I don't know when we'll return next time. Can I mourn for our Parents for Seven Days?"

"If that is what you wish, then of course I have no objection. Besides, we haven't returned for Eight Years. It's only right." Lin Jin smiled faintly.

"Set up camp," Lin Jin ordered at once.

"Yes, General."

"They've been gone Seven Days to perform the Ancestral Sacrifice. Lin Jin still hasn't returned?" Qian Renxue asked in confusion as she looked out the window.

"Young Lady, he has not," Porcupinefish Douluo replied.

"Young Lady, could that brat be all show and no substance? Maybe he couldn't complete the task you gave him and doesn't dare come back. After all, Xue Xing is no ordinary man. He's merely a minor Captain of the City Defense Force now. How could he warn a Prince of an Empire?" Snake Lance could not help voicing his doubts.

"No. He even dared speak of regicide. He wouldn't become a coward over something like this." Qian Renxue frowned.

Qian Renxue thought, Lin Jin, Lin Jin... what exactly are you trying to do?

She could not figure it out. Not at all.

Qian Renxue considered herself capable of calculating every move in some matters, yet she had no clue about Lin Jin's actions.

She had no idea what Lin Jin would do next.

This situation made Qian Renxue feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

"By the way, how has your review of the histories of past dynasties gone these past few days? Have you found any precedents of someone serving as Crown Prince for too long?" Qian Renxue asked.

"Uh, no." Pufferfish hesitated before answering.

"Young Lady, are you perhaps overthinking it? Maybe that brat was simply talking nonsense," Snake Lance said helplessly.

"No. I have a feeling that Lin Jin was trying to remind me of something with those words." Qian Renxue felt helpless again.

After meeting Lin Jin, Qian Renxue suddenly realized that she seemed to have changed.

She had become very foolish.

Annoying, so annoying! Qian Renxue raged inwardly. Why are people who only say half of what they mean so irritating?!

"Keep looking. Continue searching," Qian Renxue ordered.

Pufferfish and Snake Lance exchanged glances, then smiled bitterly. "Yes, Young Lady."

Meanwhile, at a luxurious residence, three words were engraved on the plaque: Prince's Mansion.

"Imperial Uncle! Imperial Uncle!" A Young Man dressed in luxurious robes rushed into Xue Xing's Prince's Mansion.

"Xue Beng, what have I always taught you? Be steady. This isn't the academy. How can you be so flustered?" Xue Xing lectured him helplessly.

"It's not that, Imperial Uncle. Guess what I heard at the academy." As Xue Beng spoke, he hurriedly grabbed the tea from Xue Xing's hand and took several gulps to wet his throat.

"What could possibly happen at the academy to make you this flustered?" Xue Xing glanced at him.

"Heavenly Wolf General Lin Jin is actually Lin Xue's Older Brother!" Xue Beng blurted out in one breath. "Imperial Uncle, isn't that a coincidence?"

"What? You mean Lin Xue, that support-type Soul Master from the Royal Fighting Team?" Xue Xing frowned, somewhat surprised.

"That's right, her. Imperial Uncle, weren't you trying to recruit Lin Jin? Could we start with Lin Xue?" A shrewd glint flashed through Xue Beng's eyes.

"Quite the opposite. If I remember correctly, Lin Xue was sent to the academy by Xue Qinghe. That means Lin Jin was likely Xue Qinghe's man long ago."

"Fortunately, I didn't let Lin Jin take over the entire City Defense Force at the Imperial Court before. He only has one Blood Blade unit of one hundred men under his command. What can he possibly do?" Xue Xing said with lingering fear.

"I see. What a pity. With Lin Jin's abilities, it would have been wonderful if he could have helped me." The joy on Xue Beng's face instantly vanished.

North Ling City, Breaking Clan.

"Patriarch, the Heavenly Wolf General of Heaven Dou's Northern Border has sent you a letter."

"The Heavenly Wolf General of the Heaven Dou Empire wrote me a letter?" Yang Wudi frowned.

He and Lin Jin had no connection whatsoever. He could not understand why a general of the Heaven Dou Empire would write to him, someone living in the Star Luo Empire.

Of course, since Yang Wudi lived in the north of the Star Luo Empire, he had naturally heard about Lin Jin's deeds at the Northern Border.

"Give it to me." Yang Wudi could not help feeling curious.

[To Yang Wudi, Patriarch of the Breaking Clan]