Lin Yun also knew that the two sisters had little experience venturing out, and they might perish halfway down the mountain.
Although Lin Yun had no ties with them, having saved them, his character drove him to see things through to the end.
Hearing Lin Yun’s words, the sisters were overjoyed.
“Wonderful!” the younger sister, Yu Qing, cheered happily.
“Thank you, Benefactor Lin Yun,” the elder sister, Yu Rou, said, bowing in gratitude with a smile on her beautiful face.
“Let’s go. I’ll lead you down the mountain. Follow me.”
With that, Lin Yun set off.
“Sister, let’s go.”
The sisters quickly followed.
On the way, they struck up a conversation with Lin Yun, asking about his origins and how long he had stayed at the border.
Lin Yun didn’t reveal his background, only saying he had been there for over 180 years.
The sisters were stunned to hear he had stayed so long in such a place.
Having seen it for themselves, they couldn’t imagine staying a moment longer, let alone how Lin Yun endured for so many years.
Was this man truly fearless?
Their curiosity about him grew.
Lin Yun asked why they came to the border mountains.
It turned out the sisters had heard that the border mountains were a dangerous place for hunting demons and wanted to adventure there, their ideas rather naive.
So, they secretly left their family, travelling from a distant place to the border.
Once there, they realised the gap between their ideals and reality.
Lin Yun didn’t pry further. His task was to escort them down the mountain.
The next day.
“Benefactor Lin Yun, honestly, being with you gives me a sense of safety, unlike before when it was just my sister and me, always scared,” Yu Qing said with a lively smile.
“By the way, after escorting us down, will you stay to adventure in the border mountains?” Yu Qing asked, ever the curious one, peppering him with questions along the way.
“Not good!” Lin Yun’s brow furrowed as he was about to reply.
The next moment, a black-robed figure descended from the sky at astonishing speed, blocking the path of Lin Yun and the sisters.
“Tongtian Realm!” Lin Yun’s expression tightened.
He had sensed the figure’s aura upon landing, a Tongtian Realm cultivator.
Lin Yun found the black-robed man familiar.
After a moment’s thought, he recalled seeing him during the fight for the Blood Demon Flower, where this man had also competed.
Being a Tongtian Realm cultivator, Lin Yun had taken note of him.
Of course, the black-robed man wouldn’t recognise Lin Yun, who had been unremarkable at the scene.
Yu Rou and Yu Qing grew nervous seeing a Tongtian Realm cultivator block their path.
“Benefactor Lin Yun, he… he isn’t here to rob and kill us, is he?” Yu Qing asked, clutching Lin Yun’s arm in fear.
Facing a Tongtian Realm cultivator in the border, they were terrified. Their strength was no match, and they had no help to call upon.
To the sisters, Lin Yun was their source of security.
“Don’t panic. Let’s assess the situation,” Lin Yun said calmly.
A Tongtian Realm cultivator posed immense pressure, but Lin Yun wasn’t one to lose composure.
He looked up at the man. “Friend, why do you block our path?”
Lin Yun was puzzled. This area shouldn’t have Tongtian Realm cultivators. Their battlegrounds were deeper in the mountains.
“Of course, I’m here for revenge!”
A loud voice echoed from the nearby forest.
Lin Yun turned to see three figures emerge.
“It’s them?” Lin Yun was startled.
Weren’t these the men who had tried to ambush Yu Rou and Yu Qing?
Lin Yun had killed their bald, burly leader, and the remaining three had fled in different directions, so he hadn’t pursued them.
The three walked to the black-robed Tongtian Realm cultivator’s side.
“This is the kid who killed my brother, right?” the black-robed man asked coldly.
“That’s him!” the three confirmed.
The black-robed man turned to Lin Yun.
“You killed my brother. Today, I’ll tear you to pieces!” His eyes blazed with killing intent, his Tongtian Realm aura surging.
“We’re done for!” Yu Qing was so scared she was nearly in tears.
Yu Rou, learning the man sought revenge for the bald leader, paled in fear.
A Tongtian Realm cultivator was beyond their ability to handle.
They knew even with Lin Yun, a mere Xuansheng Realm cultivator, the gap was too vast.
“Lin Yun, we’ve dragged you into this. I’m… I’m so sorry,” Yu Rou said, her gentle voice trembling.
She knew Lin Yun might die here too.
Lin Yun faced the man. “Your brother tried to rob others first. He got what he deserved.”
“You’re at death’s door and still dare to talk back?” the black-robed man said icily. “If you kneel and repent now, I might grant you a less painful death.”
“Since death is certain either way, why should I grovel? Threats don’t work on me,” Lin Yun said with a cold laugh.
An ordinary Saint Realm cultivator might beg for mercy in such a situation, overwhelmed by the gap in power.
But not Lin Yun.
“You…” Rage surged across the black-robed man’s face.
Under the deterrence of a Tongtian Realm cultivator, this man showed no fear?
It was an intolerable challenge to his authority.
