"Of course I understand that."
Xu Taiping nodded earnestly.
"By the way, how well can you control your left eye now?"
Fairy Lingyue asked Xu Taiping another question.
"On the whole, I can control it freely now. It's just that I haven't opened it in three years, so I'm afraid it might go out of control if I suddenly open it."
Xu Taiping answered.
"When the time comes to use that eye, don't worry about whether it might go out of control. Staying alive matters most."
Fairy Lingyue smiled.
"Yes, I understand."
Xu Taiping nodded.
"You've prepared for this battle for three years. There's nothing more to say. Just do your best."
Fairy Lingyue smiled and stretched lazily.
"Xu Taiping! Xu Taiping!"
Just then, Little Monkey, who had been playing in the front courtyard, suddenly came racing into the Central Courtyard, shouting Xu Taiping's name.
"What's wrong?"
Xu Taiping picked Ping'an up.
"There's an old man outside, called... Recluse Sansan. He told me to call you out to see him."
Ping'an waved his arms and legs as he spoke.
"Recluse Sansan?!"
Delight appeared on Xu Taiping's face at those words. He immediately put Little Monkey down and strode outside the courtyard.
Counting it up, it had been nearly three or four years since he had last seen Recluse Sansan.
On the Rainbow Bridge at Evening Drum Mountain.
"Disciple Xu Taiping pays his respects to Recluse Sansan."
Although the figure on the Rainbow Bridge was a blur, Xu Taiping still recognized him at a glance as Recluse Sansan.
"Have you practiced with a sword or used one these past few years?"
Recluse Sansan exchanged no pleasantries with Xu Taiping, asking about the sword straightaway.
"I haven't."
Xu Taiping answered.
"Very good."
Recluse Sansan nodded in great satisfaction.
"In principle, tomorrow's