Encirclement and Suppression (I)

Lin Xin watched Lin Zhen for a while without saying much, then turned and slowly left.

He was still young. One day, he would come to understand.

Lin Zhen supported Hua Yaozhu as he fussed over her with concern. The two clung to each other as though their feelings had not begun just yesterday or the day before.

Such an explanation could not be settled in a sentence or two.

Only after leaving the courtyard did Lin Xin feel somewhat desolate. There was unexpectedly a faint sense of estrangement between himself and Zhen Er. He had even worried that an outsider woman might drive a wedge between them.

When he returned to the main hall, Liu Yang was already waiting in the study. He rose when he saw Lin Xin return.

"Sect Master."

"You're here." Lin Xin walked behind the desk and sat down.

"How much do you know about Hua Yaozhu?"

"Miss Hua Yaozhu?" Liu Yang frowned slightly. "Actually, we have also found some puzzling matters concerning this young lady. But the Sect Master had been occupied with affairs recently, so we did not report them in time."

"Oh?"

Lin Xin gave a soft sound of surprise as well.

"Send over every piece of intelligence concerning her."

"I'll have them bring it over later." Liu Yang paused. "But Sect Master, she is merely someone who is not even from an Inner Family..."

He was somewhat puzzled.

"You needn't concern yourself with that. Also, how are things with Luo Shao Ye now?" Lin Xin continued.

"Luo Shao Ye went to Gold Country. I heard that he happened to obtain a scripture..."

"Was it really obtained by chance...?" Lin Xin leafed through several intelligence dossiers Gongsun Li had sent over. "Nine Heavens Earth Extinction Great Art? When did Lin Luo begin