Chapter 927: The Lonely One

Chapter 927: The Lonely One

Su Kexin was quite surprised by Lin Nuo’s sudden appearance.

Because she had control over this place, and Lin Nuo’s disappearance was also her doing, having been shifted to another location to create the opportunity for her to meet the young Su Kexin alone.

What was originally under control had now changed.

Lin Nuo, who had just vanished, reappeared and conveniently took the young Su Kexin away.

At that critical moment, Lin Nuo had shown up and, with incredible speed, rescued young Su Kexin in the blink of an eye.

“Why did you appear?”

She put away the glowing Sharp Sword and gazed toward Lin Nuo.

“Senior, Senior Brother?! It’s you!”

The young Su Kexin realized she was in Lin Nuo’s embrace, feeling extremely excited, promptly opening her arms to hug him back.

“Calm down, and let go. This isn’t the time for hugs.”

Lin Nuo loosened his grip, but the young Su Kexin had no intention of letting go.

“Let go. Get a grip on the situation, will you? How old are you?”

Lin Nuo commented, nearly mistaking this little girl for Su Kexin’s main character setup, if not for having met the older Su Kexin from the past life.

“Um… alright…”

Reluctantly, Su Kexin obeyed Lin Nuo’s request and released him.

“Senior Brother, where did you just go? Why couldn’t I see you?”

“I was hiding and watching the show.”

Lin Nuo replied nonchalantly, facing the previous life’s Su Kexin.

Who would have thought he would run into her in this illusion?

Old nemesis indeed.

However, in terms of strength, he genuinely couldn’t do anything to her; after all, she was the chosen one. If he had a way, he would have dealt with the young Su Kexin long ago.

But without comparison, there’s no harm—this young Su Kexin was clearly more appealing than the mature one.

After all, she was in her prime, and unlike the mature Su Kexin, she lacked that annoying arrogance that made her seem invincible.

Sure, she was invincible, but that attitude was infuriating.

But what could he do about it? Could he win? No.

Even if he couldn’t overpower her, as long as he didn’t act recklessly, she couldn’t kill him.

Looks like he’d have to vent some past grievances in other ways.

“In reality, you might be strong, but in this kind of illusion, trying to bind me won’t be that simple. Su Kexin, you really overestimate yourself.”

Lin Nuo said coldly, seizing the opportunity to strike at her without holding back.

But she remained expressionless, as if she had a flat face, indifferent to his remarks.

“Ah, Senior Brother, are you talking to me?”

“Not talking to you.”

Lin Nuo turned his gaze away, exasperated.

Both of them were named Su Kexin, and this little girl was still clueless about what was happening.

“You should treat that wound; you’re bleeding a lot.”

“Um. I am treating it, but her sword is so sharp, it’s hard to recover quickly.”

“She didn’t kill you; she really gave you some face.”

Lin Nuo complained, then continued looking at the mature Su Kexin.

“Are you planning to kill her?”

“I have no such intention.”

As she spoke, the Su Kexin lifted her Sharp Sword again, pointing it at Lin Nuo.

“How did you escape?”

“This is a spiritual illusion, and your attempts to bind me are like mental constraints. How could that possibly restrain me? Just think about it; it’s impossible. I just watched your fight; it was quite the show, the first time I’ve seen such an exciting duel.”

“It seems I underestimated you. Since it was that exciting, you must want to take revenge for the past. Now you have a chance; we can continue our spar.”

The opponent’s Sharp Sword glowed with spiritual light, and fierce flames surged forth, quite menacing.

If he got burned, it might very well mean his soul would scatter.

Ignoring how this Su Kexin made her way here, one could guess her purpose was to wipe him out, even after being reborn; that was quite something to chase him down here.

“Then go ahead, make your move.”

Lin Nuo jumped to the side, distancing himself from the young Su Kexin to avoid her being hit. He then beckoned with his finger, as if provoking the Su Kexin.

Seeing Lin Nuo’s provocation, her expression remained cold, yet she didn’t remain inactive.

She struck.

At that moment, she charged at Lin Nuo with incredible speed, leaving fiery trails along her path.

Down came the sword!

But it faced Lin Nuo, a man with astonishing speed, clearly missing him.

“Not bad.”

The other party couldn’t help but compliment, not slacking off, continuing to rush at Lin Nuo, who dodged and even utilized various phantom clones to avoid, skillfully neutralizing the crisis.

Just dodging, not attacking—what can you do to me?

Lin Nuo continuously evaded while the opponent kept attacking. In the end, neither of them could inflict any harm on the other.

“Is this all you’ve got, Su Kexin? You say your only strength is in combat; what else do you have?”

“I don’t want to be talked down to like that.”

With that, another sword came crashing down, golden light illuminating the skies, stunning the world with its speed. Yet, once again, it missed.

“Are you angry? Want to kill but can’t get to me? Aren’t you powerful? Aren’t you impressive? Why not try to kill me this time?”

“Fine.”

Another exchange began, but the opponent still couldn’t gain any advantage—everything missed.

Lin Nuo quickly created distance, keeping far from the mature Su Kexin.

“I say, you should really change your tactics. You ought to use some earth-shattering moves to destroy this place, and I’d be done for. But too bad, you wouldn’t dare. After all, it’s only by relying on this place that you’re facing me; if you destroyed it, who knows where you’d end up.”

“You’re not wrong.”

At this point, the opponent ceased her attacks, facing Lin Nuo directly, her red aura still shining, hair flowing, earth trembling.

“I really didn’t expect that you’d use the Dao Companion Sword with her. Hehe, your mindset has changed significantly since coming here. You can’t possibly be interested in the past me, right?”

“Yes, yes indeed. She’s much better than you.”

Lin Nuo took the opportunity to irritate her; since he couldn’t win with strength, he would bombard her with words.

“Thinking back, you were quite the pitiful person. You used to be full of hope for life, but now you’ve become nothing but someone obsessed with so-called justice and killing. That so-called power of yours has only brought you loneliness. Now, looking at your past self, do you feel envious? Want to eliminate her?”

“I have no such thoughts.”

“Really? Although you have that defeated look, it’s already sold you out. Lonely one, in the end, what do you have? What good is world peace? You’ve lost so much; if I were you, I’d feel life has no more meaning.”

“You’re right. After you die, I truly can’t find the passion for life.”

“Is that so? Hmm?”

Lin Nuo listened, feeling a bit bewildered.

This line of yours isn’t following the usual script!