Lin Bai's five senses were sharp, and he also had emotional feedback from the interface. He had known Xu Longyun was there while she was still outside the door.
Yet when Xu Longyun stood before him, she still took his breath away.
He had to admit that Xu Longyun was stunning when she showed her true face. Hers was the beauty of a lotus rising from clear water, naturally lovely without adornment, utterly unlike the crowd of beauties with customized faces around him.
With someone like Luo Xue, even seeing her stripped of every stitch by his sound waves had barely stirred him. After all, he had no idea what she had looked like before customizing her face.
Lin Bai looked at Xu Longyun and nodded with a smile.
Forced to smile back, Xu Longyun then shot him an irritated glare.
Seeing the two exchange meaningful looks, Feng Jing, whose smile was also compulsory, sighed inwardly. "Greetings, Commandery Princess. Since these are the Duke Who Guards the Nation's wishes, I shall take my leave. If you have any instructions, please feel free to call upon this old servant."
Xu Longyun had produced the Duke Who Guards the Nation's Token, but Feng Jing knew the duke could not possibly have issued such an order. It went against the Taiyi Kingdom's interests.
The proper course for the Taiyi Kingdom was to sit atop the mountain and watch the tigers fight, then reap the spoils—not enter the arena itself and help Lin Bai arm-wrestle the Seven Righteous Sects. After all, Lin Bai was far too mad to control.
Taiyi, Taichu, and the other kingdoms had long resented the Cultivation World, but being the first to step forward and openly clash with the Seven Righteous Sects offered no benefits. One misstep could mean