Bei Lian drew a sharp intake of breath as she glowered at An Lin.
Although it was true that her master's master was her grandmaster, she was still unable to accept An Lin as her grandmaster.
This sudden change in status dealt a heavy blow to her fragile heart.
An Lin immediately explained upon seeing Bei Lian's furious expression, "I'm just joking, please don't take it to heart, Dragon Princess!"
Bei Lian pursed her lips and cupped her fists in salute. "Welcome back to the sect, An Lin."
"There are no outsiders here, so there's no need to be so polite." An Lin patted Bei Lian's shoulder.
Bei Lian blushed. There are no outsiders here? Does that mean he doesn't treat me as an outsider anymore?
"Oh, that's right, Dragon Princess, I gave your father and your fifth brother a good beating. You don't mind, do you?"
"Good job! Who told them to bully Master like that? "Bei Lian replied without hesitation.
Xiaoze was very touched upon hearing this. "Then you wouldn't mind if I accidentally killed your brother, right?"
Bei Lian: "…"
An Lin: "…"
"Do I have to pretend to cry in grief before forgiving you?" Bei Lian's eyes blinked as a thoughtful expression appeared on her face.
"Just … just tell me the truth," Xiaoze said with difficulty.
"To be honest, I was a little sad, but it's all in the past, so I don't feel anything special now," Bei Lian replied truthfully.
Xiaoze heaved a sigh of relief. He was truly afraid that this incident would affect their relationship as master and disciple.
An Lin looked at Bei Lian speechlessly. This girl was completely siding with an outsider now.
"Ever since I was abandoned by my father like a tool due to my bloodline and was forced to marry that commander, my feelings toward the Dragon Court have come to an end. As long as you don't hurt Princess Yin Yu, I don't care, "Bei Lian continued.
An Lin knew about this. At the time, aside from Yin Yu, who was still fighting for Bei Lian, all of the other siblings had looked on coldly from the sidelines. Bei Lian's heart had already been completely broken.
A hint of loneliness flashed through the eyes of the woman beside An Lin, and she couldn't help but offer words of consolation. "Don't think about these things, Dragon Princess. The Four Nine Immortal Sect will always be your home."
Bei Lian couldn't help but glance at the man beside her. She saw the warm and carefree smile on his face before silently averting her gaze elsewhere, and a certain chord in her heart was tugged at.
"Of course, this is also my home in the Kingdom of the Nine States," An Lin added.
"M-hm," Bei Lian replied in a gentle voice.
Somewhere in Xiao Longnu's heart, she silently added the label of "family" to An Lin.
Everyone chatted for a while, and An Lin also told them about the battle with the Dragon Court cultivators.
"The most powerful being in the Dragon Court is indeed Ao Qingyu. My father, Ao Meng, ranks third in power, and the two of them have already sworn dao heart vows to never look for trouble with the Four Nine Immortal Sect again. This is indeed a good thing." Bei Lian felt a lot more at ease after hearing this.
An Lin's expression was also quite relaxed. He had only defeated Ao Qingyu through trickery. In a fair and square battle, he really wouldn't be able to defeat Ao Qingyu. Ao Qingyu was just too cocky.
With their two most powerful enemies eliminated, what threat did the Dragon Court still have?
"Wait … you said your father ranks third?" An Lin was astonished.
Bei Lian nodded. "My big sister, Ao Xiaowu, is also a Return to Void Final Stage mighty figure. Her cultivation base has already surpassed my father's, but she doesn't like to fight, so the Dragon Tribe has ranked her below my fifth brother.
"She is currently the most threatening being to our Four Nine Immortal Sect. However, her indifference toward worldly affairs has made our sect a safer place."
An Lin couldn't help but nod. "I love people like that!"
Bei Lian turned to An Lin from the corner of her eyes.
An Lin hurriedly explained, "I love people like her who can't be bothered to look for trouble with us!"
A faint smile appeared on Bei Lian's face. "Are you really not interested? My big sister has fair skin, beautiful features, and long legs … "
An Lin replied with a righteous expression, "I'm a man of integrity, so don't talk to me like this!"
"Heh." Bei Lian was nonchalant. "The Dragon Court is basically no longer a threat, and the other Return to Void Final Stage mighty figures won't be able to kill you, but you definitely shouldn't go to the Dragon Court headquarters. There's an extremely terrifying formation there, and even Dao Integration Stage super mighty figures would be in danger if they went there."
An Lin waved a hand. "Don't worry, why would I go there? To rob someone?"
The two of them chatted as they walked, and they soon arrived at a dao plaza.
The sun had already set below the horizon, and the dao plaza was bathed in a layer of dusk.
A vibrant little girl was brandishing a wooden sword on the dao plaza, and her clothes were completely drenched in sweat. She was clearly very tired, but she was still persevering.
"Three thousand more strikes, and you'll be able to complete your mission for today. Go, Ye Ling, you can do it!"
The little girl was silently encouraging herself as she swung the sword in her hand with complete focus. She didn't even notice that someone had arrived beside her.
"Little Ling, your sword swinging posture is still too deliberate."
A warm and familiar voice suddenly sounded.
The little girl's movements faltered, and she turned to look beside her with a confused expression.
Her bright eyes were wide open, and there were beads of sweat on her delicate little face.
Soon, the confusion in her eyes gradually became clear, and a joyful smile appeared on her face.
"Master!" The little girl threw her arms around the man before her with excitement.
An Lin picked the little girl up with an elated expression. Her body was still as light as before, but it didn't look as soft as before. In fact, it had become a lot more sturdy.
He pulled out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from the little girl's face. "Little Ling is doing really well. You've already reached the Second-Stage Dao Body!"
"Heehee … Master has taught me well." Ye Ling chuckled happily. She stared at the man before her with her big, bright eyes, as if she couldn't get enough of him.
"Come, I'll teach you how to use the sword." An Lin placed the little girl back onto the ground.
He gently held onto Ye Ling's little hand and guided her step by step.
"You can't hold the sword too tightly. You have to use some finesse, like this …
"See, don't you feel like you're achieving the same result with less effort?"
"Yes, Master is so awesome!"
Master and disciple wielded the wooden swords in their hands with an earnest expression under the light of the setting sun.
Again and again, he repeated the simple action tirelessly.
Bei Lian stood silently off to the side, and a warm feeling suddenly welled up in her heart as she looked on.
Soon, night fell.
An Lin saw that Ye Ling was also quite tired, and he dragged her along to the cafeteria to eat.
"Master, I heard you chased away all of the bad guys from the Dragon Court!"
"That's right. I crushed the Dragon King of the East Sea with a single ball toss. I didn't even have to do anything to kill the number one powerful being of the Dragon Court, Ao Qingyu. "
"That's so impressive!"
Ye Ling's eyes glowed with admiration.
In her heart, her master was an invincible and indomitable hero.
This was something that had been ingrained into her mind ever since they first met.
An Lin was ecstatic to see the reverent expression on Ye Ling's face.
As expected, taking an adorable loli as a disciple was the best. At the very least, he knew everything that Ye Ling asked.
In contrast, Xiaoze wouldn't teach her anything no matter what she asked …
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