Chapter 650: Could It Be Him?

Chapter 650: Could It Be Him?

Successfully rescuing someone and making a getaway is a collaboration between the main villain and the protagonist; they rescued everyone without a hitch.

Two Spirit Swords soared into the air, responding to each other as they emitted a faint spiritual light. Once the two swords were close enough to resonate, their spiritual power would enhance, speeding their flight.

Having shaken off the pursuit of Dong Wei, Lin Nuo and the others found a place to land.

There were government and Dong Wei forces nearby, so they needed to fly a little further away.

However, the two women from the Su family were simply not accustomed to flying high on swords, making them dizzy and uncomfortable. Lin Nuo tried to land as soon as possible.

If he could, he would take them directly back to Tianling Mountain; the farther Su Kexin was from Su Family Village, the more at ease he would feel.

But for now, this situation was fine—at least Su Kexin was far from Su Family Village.

That’s safe.

Lin Nuo noticed that there were unusually many people flying through the sky these days, various cultivators and Taoists flying everywhere; it felt like an aerial military parade. He didn’t dare to fly around without changing back into his Xuanyun Sect robe, fearing getting shot down for being a weirdo.

Recently, rumors about Tian Wuxing had proliferated; everything from celestial destiny, future world scenarios, even talk of reincarnation, monsters and demons, hellish beasts, divine favoritism from a higher power, and the end of the world—you name it, someone was saying it.

Tian Wuxing was indeed an extraordinary star, but it wasn’t as exaggerated as this group was making it out to be.

At best, it was a star of opportunity, offering chances to cultivators. If a star fell, it brought resources that could be used to forge weapons, spirit tools, and more; they were quite useful for cultivation.

The Phoenix Sword that he currently possessed was forged from resources that fell from the star; it required saying that the sword was rated five but had the potential of a seven.

It’s hard to imagine what would happen if Su Kexin forged a sword with those star resources back then—an eight-grade divine sword, and now practicing with it would almost be at nine-grade!

Terrifying indeed; thankfully, she forged two swords back then, somewhat limiting her capabilities.

They landed in a small town, sixty kilometers away from Su Family Village. Given the speed of sword flight, it wasn’t that far—they could easily be there in a flash.

Su Niang and Grandma Su were left with no other option but to take a carriage back.

“Thank goodness for my senior martial brother, or we wouldn’t have made it out at all!” Su Kexin chuckled, as if the credit was all hers.

“Quit saying that! If you hadn’t argued with the soldiers, we wouldn’t even have needed to escape and could have made off with a couple of silver coins.” Lin Nuo grumbled. So much for being the protagonist and cleaning up the mess—this was the most frustrating role for a villain!

What a world we live in!

“How could we submit so easily? They’re forcing us to sell land without considering anyone else’s wishes! We are cultivators of the Xuanyun Sect; how can we stand by and do nothing? Haven’t we successfully resisted now?”

“Is that really successful resistance? Did you change their minds? Stop them? We ran away; didn’t that just give them back their land?”

Lin Nuo continued to poke fun at her, and upon hearing this, Su Kexin suddenly had an epiphany.

Right! We ran away, so that land really belongs to them now. Real successful resistance would have been driving them back!

“Seems like it… then we need to go back. We can’t just let them be; that would only embolden them.”

“Now, now, don’t go back; I’ll find a way. Just stay put and take care of yourself.”

Lin Nuo quickly dissuaded her, acting like a good husband who can shoulder anything. After managing to get her out, he couldn’t let her go back and nullify all his efforts!

At this time, Su Niang Xiao Yulan’s eyes went blank, staring at a spot as if deep in thought.

“Mom, what’s wrong?”

Su Kexin waved her hand in front of Xiao Yulan, who continued to remain in a stupor, only snapping back to reality after a while.

“Ke Xin…”

“Mom, what’s up? Are you feeling unwell? Is it the sword flight? If you’re not well, we can find a doctor.”

“No, Ke Xin, I’m fine, really. I was thinking about that person we just encountered—the man in black.”

“Man in black? I did see him, but I was in a hurry and didn’t get a good look. He seemed to be against Dong Wei but didn’t do anything to us.”

“His eyes seemed like Lingjiang’s.”

“Dad? You’re saying that was Dad??”

Su Kexin was shocked; her father had been missing for quite a long time, and there hadn’t been any rumors about him in the village. She thought she would never see him again.

If it really were him, that would be a monumental affair.

“Mom, are you sure it was him? He’s been missing for quite a while.”

“Those eyes, that posture—it seems very similar, but I didn’t see his face, so I can’t be certain. Maybe it was just my imagination.”

Xiao Yulan whispered; she missed her husband quite a bit and might have mistaken someone because of that longing.

“It was him, Yu Lan. I raised this boy; I know him well. Even if he had his face covered, I would recognize him.”

Bending her back, Grandma Su softly declared; a mother knows her child best.

“Grandma, if he really is Dad, why didn’t he reunite with us? Could he have some kind of burdens?”

Su Kexin was puzzled; she couldn’t think of any reason her dad would hide from them.

“This kid is like that; he keeps things to himself and doesn’t say a word. He has his own thoughts.”

Grandma Su sighed, feeling helpless; she was getting older, unable to meddle in such matters, wishing only for a peaceful life to spend her remaining years.

“It was considerate of him to come back and save us. Perhaps we might reunite with him soon; I hope this old body can hold out.” Grandma Su continued to sigh.

The news of the man in black being Su Lingjiang also surprised Lin Nuo. Su Lingjiang had disappeared for nearly two years, and now he reappeared—was he attempting to save his family?

Possible, but it might also be related to Tian Wuxing.

If Su Lingjiang could oppose Dong Wei and even reclaim Su Family Village, that might be a good thing that would alleviate Su Kexin’s thoughts of going back to save it.

He figured Tian Wuxing could stir up a storm, whatever happens, it was best not to run into the protagonist.

“Then Dad might still be around Su Family Village. I need to go back for a while.” Su Kexin suddenly had an idea and stood up.

“Sit down, don’t go back.”

Lin Nuo quickly pushed her down. Why was she always thinking about returning? Did she want to see Tian Wuxing crash into Earth or what?

“There’s no use in going. He doesn’t plan to acknowledge you, and even if you tie him up, it won’t help. Tell me what he looks like, and I’ll go check it out. You just stay here and take care of your mom and grandma; don’t run around.”

“Your son-in-law is reliable. Ke Xin, let your son-in-law go.”

Xiao Yulan chimed in. Having a man at home was good; Lin Nuo was very dependable, worthy of Su Kexin’s trust.

At that moment, Luo Xiaoxue had a question:

“Auntie, I’m curious. Why do you call Lin the Knight your son-in-law?”

“Son-in-law is son-in-law. He’s my daughter’s husband; they’re already married. You’re their friend, so I thought you knew.”

“Ah, married?!”

Upon hearing this, Luo Xiaoxue felt as if the sky had fallen down!