Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 161 Absolutely? Absolutely!
Zhao Youyue listened to Lin Xiufeng's unusual tone and watched as Lin Xiufeng suddenly walked into the rainstorm and kept walking without looking back.

Zhao Youyue felt a wave of panic and was just beginning to think about what she should do.

The bystander, unable to contain his impulsiveness, suddenly uttered a rebuke:

"Can't you see? He was laughing wildly to hide his sadness and suppress his tears, and he was walking into the rain too!"

I've used this method more than once during my willful upbringing.

Zhao Youyue was slightly taken aback, and quickly ran into the rain, where she was instantly soaked by the downpour.

She caught up with Lin Xiufeng, grabbed his arm, and cried out anxiously:

"It's not that I'm abandoning your great cause of revenge!"

"Qian Shaoyong's news might not be true!"

“My uncle has this kind of personality. If you force him to give you the information first, you're using tactics against him, and he'll likely retaliate!”

“I hadn’t thought of it that way before, but my uncle’s decision to replace our group has forced me to think of it this way!”

"What am I supposed to do in the middle? I can't tell you what I'm thinking, because that would widen the rift between you and my uncle."

"I could only lie and say that Qian Shaoyong was dead! Qin Yong guessed what I was thinking and deliberately spread the news outside our base, which further confirmed my suspicions!"

"Don't rush into the dark otherworld to look for someone. There's a high chance that Qian Shaoyong isn't your enemy!"

"My uncle said he got the information from the channels that report to Tianlan Star. We, and even Qin Yong, have no way to verify the authenticity of the information!"

"My uncle used this plan to trick you into going to the dark other world, and then interfered to prevent you from coming back. He solved all his problems! So his motive for doing this is more than sufficient!"

Zhao Youyue could no longer hide these thoughts; only by revealing her true calculations could she gain Lin Xiufeng's understanding.

The torrential rain washed over her face, along with the tears that welled up in her eyes but were then washed away.

Lin Xiufeng, who had been looking ahead, turned to look at Zhao Youyue after hearing her words.

Zhao Youyue, who had seemed like a stranger, suddenly reappeared in everything, overlapping with her familiar appearance from the past...

Lin Xiufeng suddenly realized that she was still herself.

They had never encountered these kinds of things in their past relationship, so they never saw her like this.

Perhaps Zhao Youyue felt the same way as him.

All that he has experienced recently, and all the choices he has made, must feel strange to Zhao Youyue as well.
How could I not be surprised?

Lin Xiufeng responded to Zhao Youyue's embrace. The two of them, washed away by the cold rain, felt the warmth they gave each other.

Lin Xiufeng whispered something in Zhao Youyue's ear:
"We just don't know each other well enough yet, it's really that simple."

"I should have known better than to go to the northern city! It would have been so complicated!" Zhao Youyue felt more and more aggrieved and sad as she thought about it.

She has tried her best; she has thought of everything she could and done everything she could.

But reality has left her caught in the middle, unable to reconcile or find a balance.

"Actually, you don't need to worry so much. Your uncle and I don't need to agree with each other."

"Because you act as a link between us, even if we have to put up with each other, we will maintain our bottom line because of you. You don't have to force him to like me, nor do you have to force me to approve of him."

Lin Xiufeng felt that much of Zhao Youyue's exhaustion stemmed from her efforts to fulfill this unrealistic expectation.

“But I want it to be better.” Zhao Youyue didn’t want the two people she cared about most to remain in this state of relationship.

"Accepting the fact that we don't agree with each other is no big deal. I won't rush into the dark otherworld; I'll verify the information first, so you don't need to worry."

"Even if you have to go in the future, you can rest assured and wait for me here. If Qian Shaoyong is really my enemy, does he deserve to make me spend ten or eight years getting revenge?"

"But things like today..."

Before Lin Xiufeng could finish speaking, Zhao Youyue suddenly stood at attention, looked up at him, and solemnly promised, "There will absolutely be no next time!"

"Absolutely means absolutely!"

Lin Xiufeng also emphasized this with great seriousness.

"Absolutely means absolutely!"

Zhao Youyue made a solemn promise.

Lin Xiufeng doesn't like to bring up the past or dwell on mistakes. His parents never treated him this way when he made mistakes as a child.

If you make a mistake, you should bear the consequences.

Next time, he will continue to commit the crime if he is willing to bear the consequences; if he is not willing to bear the consequences, he will naturally not commit the crime.

He thought Zhao Youyue must feel the same way.

The two reconciled and moved on from the past.

Once Zhao Youyue opened up about her feelings, she was able to actively discuss the idea of ​​verifying the information through multiple channels with Lin Xiufeng.

After waiting for more than three months, Lin Xiufeng, Renxing, Fangyuan, and Lin Qiru quietly went to the southeast, northwest, and south branches of the Linhai Home.

Zhao Youyue herself did not go out, lest the news spread and alert Zhao Zongshan. She arranged for Ma Jin, her second brother, and two other trusted confidants with clean backgrounds who obeyed her orders to go to different places.

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Four branches of the coastal family business: Southwest, Northwest, Southeast, and Northeast.

Lin Xiufeng was lying in wait on the rocks on the beach of the southern branch of Linhai Home.

The regular supply transportation from Tianlanxing is arranged at several Linhaizhijia branches.

There are traces of speculation about the approximate cycle, but very few people know the amount of supplies or the specific timing.

On the second day of Lin Xiufeng's stakeout, he suddenly saw a group of people appear on the beach and hide among the rocks by the sea.

Upon closer inspection, he discovered that the leader was none other than Thorn Rose from the Sky-Turning Organization!

During the Battle of the Beasts, they had cooperated, and the cultivation materials on the Star Cave were provided by Li Li, the commander of the Third Regiment under Thorn Rose.

Lin Xiufeng indeed spotted Li Li in the crowd.

'We haven't even seen the supply team yet, but we've already spotted these rebels. Looks like we'll have to wait a few more days...'

Lin Xiufeng hid among the rocks, patiently waiting like a rebel.

Every day, at different times, a few people, more or less, emerge from the white light barrier of the Heavenly Martial Realm at sea.

As Lin Xiufeng looked at it, he couldn't help but recall those...unpleasant memories from when he first arrived.

Lin Xiufeng speculated that the person carrying the information about the supplies' transportation might be among them.

The staff came in first to inform them of the exact time of the transport, and the people at the Linhai Home branch acted quickly, leaving no room for any mischief.

But in reality, it's clear that those with ulterior motives can't withstand the patient surveillance...

This is probably why all the branches of the Linhai Family retain Heavenly Warriors.

Lin Xiufeng waited for another day, and another group of people arrived.

There were five Heavenly Warriors leading the team, along with a group of dozens of Heavenly Martial Souls, all from the Southern Branch of the Lin Hai Family.

Lin Xiufeng's spirits lifted; the people who were supposed to meet them had arrived, and the people transporting the supplies should be here soon too.

Lin Xiufeng wasn't originally there to receive the supplies; he was more concerned with the people who transported them.

The people from the southern branch of Linhaizhijia had just arrived and hadn't even had time to carefully survey the surroundings when a group of people appeared at sea, unfolding inflatable boats and carrying loads of supplies, heading towards the beach.

Lin Xiufeng observed and sized up the woman leading the group.

On the other side of the reef, a group of anti-heavenly organization members, led by Thorn Rose, were also waiting with predatory eyes.

As the inflatable boats were being pulled onto the beach and the people helping to unload them were busy, the rebels led by Thorn Rose suddenly rushed out!
Their target was not people, but supplies.

They simply rushed past the blockade, grabbed the supply crates, and ran.

But both the people transporting the goods and those receiving them were trying to intercept them.

Just as the team leader was about to be kicked by Li Li, Lin Xiufeng rushed out and blocked her in time, protecting the female team leader behind her.

Upon seeing him suddenly, Li Li was taken aback. He paused for a moment, then realized it was inappropriate to greet him. He turned around, picked up boxes of supplies, and pushed his way through the people from the Linhai Home branch so that his companions behind him could carry the supplies.

Finally, Li Li personally covered the rear, urging his companions to run faster.

(End of this chapter)