The Full Moon Night did not come every month in the Sword Realm. There were still many days until the next one.
Chen Lin arrived at the address the Lin Siblings had left him.
Inside a private courtyard.
A female Sword Guest in white was tending the flowers. Sensing someone approaching, she immediately looked up toward the gate.
"My lord?"
When she recognized the visitor's face, the female Sword Guest froze.
Then she cried out in delighted surprise.
"It's been a long time."
Chen Lin smiled.
His gaze fell on her chest, where three embroidered flowers looked remarkably lifelike.
"It really is you, my lord!"
Hearing Chen Lin's words, Lin Qingyu came to her senses and hurried forward to greet him.
Their eyes met.
For a moment, neither knew what to say.
A long while passed.
Chen Lin broke the tender silence.
"Where is your brother? Does he live here too?"
Lin Qingyu's expression dimmed.
"He failed the Sword Guest Trial eight years ago and has already returned to the Sword Pond."
Chen Lin sighed at the news.
Lin Qingyuan's aptitude had been ordinary. Chen Lin had been surprised he had even become a White-Clothed Swordsman. Lin Qingyuan must have known his own limitations too. Most likely, his lifespan had been running out, leaving him no choice but to take the Sword Guest Trial.
"And you? How have you been all these years?"
Having witnessed so much life and death, news like this no longer stirred his heart.
"I've been well enough. I just haven't had the right opportunities, so I still haven't ascended to Sword Sect Master."
"The people from Wuwang Mountain haven't given you any trouble, have they?"
Chen Lin entered the courtyard and took a brief look around.
The courtyard was small, and the house had only