"Miss Leng... Miss Leng..."
Lin Zhao looked embarrassed, his hands outstretched, unsure of what to do. It was awkward to hold Leng Yan, but equally awkward not to. He gently held Leng Yan by her slender waist and patted her shoulder, saying, "Hurry and get down, it's embarrassing with so many people watching..."
"Ah!?"
Leng Yan only then realized that tens of thousands of people were staring intently. Her cheeks flushed crimson, and she awkwardly slid off Lin Zhao. Her slender, jade-like legs touched the ground, and she stood before Lin Zhao. The blush hadn't faded from her face, and she felt a little embarrassed. She must have been too emotional just now. She quickly wiped away her tears and asked, "Lin Zhao... is it really you?"
"It's me."
Seeing how emotional Leng Yan was, Lin Zhao naturally felt a surge of emotion as well. He said, "I was afraid you wouldn't recognize me, so I... didn't dare to look for you. I'm sorry, Miss Leng..."
He still called her "Miss Leng."
Leng Yan felt a little helpless but her face was beaming with joy. As long as he was still here, it didn't matter if he didn't like her now. There was still a long way to go.
Thus, Leng Yan revealed a shy smile. "I'm sorry, I was impulsive just now..."
"It's okay."
Lin Zhao grinned. "I'm happy to see you again."
"Mhm!"
Leng Yan nodded vigorously and said, "Add friend?"
"Okay."
The next moment, Bai Yi and Leng Yan became friends. At this moment, Leng Yan bit her red lips and murmured, "Sword Immortal Bai Yi, the most vivid... You told me this on Snow Domain Tianchi back then. I was so foolish... so foolish... I should have confirmed if it was you after hearing about someone named Bai Yi in Yun Shang County after entering 'Tian Xia'."
"It's not too late to reunite now."
"Mhm!"
Leng Yan looked up at his face, secretly happy in her heart. He still spoke in such a serious and likable manner. Compared to the Lin Zhao from Tianchi Town, he hadn't changed at all except for his appearance. As for his appearance... the Lin Zhao before her had grown up, no longer the young martial artist from Snow Domain Tianchi. However, the determination in his brows hadn't changed much; he was still that Lin Zhao.
"So..."
Lin Zhao looked at Leng Yan and smiled, "Miss Leng, you've led the Sheng Tian army to our doorstep today. Are you here to conquer me?"
"Ah?"
Leng Yan's cheeks flushed. "No... No, I'm here to help. Whoever dares to bully Lin Zhao, I, Leng Yan, will never stand idly by..."
"Cough cough..."
Lin Zhao touched his nose, feeling a little awkward. He had ended up relying on this powerful ally after all!
...
"Sister..."
Behind Leng Yan, a swordsman clad in top-tier armor, carrying a long sword, approached. His ID was Leng Xiao Ran, and he was Leng Yan's cousin, Xu Ran. He looked at Lin Zhao with a gloomy expression. "What's going on? Bai Yi is the target we were meant to conquer. You... you know him?"
"Alliance Leader!"
The two vice-leaders of Sheng Tian also arrived. Duan Xian Feng Zheng, a level 63 archer, was a very beautiful girl. Zui Wu Di, a level 61 Paladin, was a handsome young man. Zui Wu Di frowned and said, "What do we do now? The Scarlet Moon Knights... are we still fighting? It looks like the Alliance Leader knows Bai Yi..."
"We know each other, we know each other."
Lin Zhao smiled faintly. "We met during the beta test."
"I see..."
Duan Xian Feng Zheng's lips curved into a smile. "Our Alliance Leader Leng Yan, such a cold and aloof goddess, is actually throwing herself into his arms today. This is unprecedented. You don't just know each other, your relationship must be quite close, right?"
Leng Yan's pretty face turned slightly red. They hadn't even reached the first step, and this brat was talking like this, wasn't she afraid of embarrassing herself? But when she thought about her intimate actions with Lin Zhao just now, Leng Yan's pretty face turned even redder. She had already embarrassed herself, so what was a little more?
...
"Lin Zhao."
Behind Lin Zhao, Chen Xue, Luo Man, Ding Chi, Lu Han, and others walked over. Chen Xue's expression wasn't very good. She frowned and asked, "What's going on? What's your relationship with the Sheng Tian Alliance Leader?"
"We knew each other before."
Lin Zhao explained again, "Leng Yan was a player during the beta test, and I was an NPC on Snow Domain Tianchi when I was unconscious. We met then. Leng Yan probably thought I was dead, which is why she got so emotional."
"Oh, I see..."
Chen Xue and Luo Man breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that there wasn't a romantic entanglement. If there was... She glanced at Leng Yan's flawless legs, which even women envied. This was really problematic.
"Ah?"
Leng Yan looked at the two beautiful women behind Lin Zhao, especially Chen Xue, who made her feel a great sense of threat. She furrowed her delicate brows. "Lin Zhao, who are these two?"
"Oh, this is Chen Xue and Luo Man."
Lin Zhao explained, "After I created the Scarlet Moon Knights studio, these two were among the first to join. They are now my right and left hands in the Scarlet Moon Knights. They are both very good people."
"I see..."
Leng Yan pursed her red lips, her beautiful eyes sweeping over Chen Xue and Luo Man. Why did they not seem so good to her? The more she looked, the more displeased she became, especially with Chen Xue.
Chen Xue also glanced at Leng Yan, and the more she looked, the more displeased she became, especially at those perfect, flawless jade legs. Legs were meant for walking, why did you have to be so beautiful? Shameless!
...
"Hey!"
From a distance, Xi He Da Guo Kui rode over on his horse, sword in hand. He stopped about ten meters away from everyone and frowned. "Alliance Leader Leng Yan, weren't you here to help our Cang Zhi Knights destroy the Scarlet Moon Knights? Are we still fighting?"
"Yes, Alliance Leader."
Zui Wu Di suppressed a laugh. "Are we still fighting the Scarlet Moon Knights? If so, I'll lead two legions of our brothers to flank their side and charge."
"Charge your head."
Leng Yan shot him a glance. "We still have to fight, but we can't fight the Scarlet Moon Knights anymore. Alliance Leader Bai Yi is my friend. Anyone who is an enemy of Alliance Leader Bai Yi is an enemy of Sheng Tian. Feng Zheng, Wu Di, the two of you will lead legions 123 to attack to the left immediately and destroy those bastards from the Cang Zhi Knights. Xu Ran, you will lead two legions to find the people from Sheng Shi Mu Dan and kill them too."
"Ah?"
Duan Xian Feng Zheng stifled a smile. "We have to deal with Sheng Shi Mu Dan as well?"
"Mhm."
Leng Yan nodded seriously. "They attacked Lin Zhao before, so we have to kill them."
"Understood."
"Sister!"
Xu Ran frowned. "We can't go back on our word. We agreed to help the Cang Zhi Knights deal with the Scarlet Moon Knights. Why are we doing the opposite after coming here?"
"Return the money to the Cang Zhi Knights, return it now."
Leng Yan glanced at her cousin indifferently. "Xu Ran, haven't you been complaining that leading a legion is too tiring? After this battle, you won't be a legion leader anymore. You'll be a captain of a hundred-man squad under the tenth legion's establishment."
Xu Ran felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. It was over; his sister was really angry.
...
Amidst the thunder of hooves, the Sheng Tian guild enforced orders strictly. Over 3,000 elite main forces launched a direct assault on the Cang Zhi Knights. Xu Ran then led over 2,000 main forces towards the nearby Sheng Shi Mu Dan. The people of Sheng Shi Mu Dan were instantly dumbfounded. A disaster from nowhere descended upon them. Many were trampled to death by the Sheng Tian forces before they even understood what was happening. When did Sheng Shi Mu Dan ever offend Sheng Tian? Alliance Leader Leng Yan of Sheng Tian, one of the top ten beauties in the national server, was someone Ghost King would never dare to offend!
"Cough cough..."
Lu Han felt a little awkward and walked over to Lin Zhao, lowering his voice. "Boss, how did you get to know Leng Yan? Did you meet when you were Lin Bai Yi of Snow Domain Tianchi?"
"Mhm."
Lin Zhao said, "Leng Yan was one of the ten beta testers, and I was an NPC on Snow Domain Tianchi back then. We met then. She helped me a lot, but at that time, limited by my NPC cognition, many things were unclear to me."
"No wonder."
Lu Han touched his nose. "If I were a woman, seeing someone like Lin Bai Yi of Snow Domain Tianchi, I might fall for him at first sight too."
"Tsk tsk~~~"
Ding Chi laughed. "Should I send you to Thailand for a while?"
"No, no... that won't be necessary."
Lu Han laughed. "Sheng Tian is attacking the Cang Zhi Knights. Should we join in?"
"Mhm."
Lin Zhao nodded. "We'll attack from the left flank to reduce the losses on Sheng Tian's side, and also let the Cang Zhi Knights experience what it's like to be attacked from both sides."
"Alright!"
Lu Han raised his sword. "Brothers, attack!"
...
Thus, the two major guilds, Sheng Tian and Scarlet Moon Knights, launched their attacks simultaneously. Under the pincer attack from both sides, the Cang Zhi Knights began to collapse in less than five minutes. They couldn't defeat either of these guilds, and a pincer attack from both was even more unbearable. Many had lost the will to fight before the battle even began, with no intention of continuing.
"Damn it!"
In the crowd, Li Cang Hai's eyes were bloodshot. "Guo Kui, what the hell is going on? Why is Sheng Tian attacking us? Isn't Sheng Tian our ally? And Leng Yan returned the deposit, what is going on?"
Xi He Da Guo Kui's expression was cold. "I don't know either! It seems... Leng Yan knows Bai Yi. I'm not sure about the specifics. Alliance Leader, as you can see, Leng Yan was so excited when she saw Bai Yi that she threw herself into his arms and rode on him. Damn, I almost got hard watching it. What else could it be? She must have a thing going on with him!"
"Damn it!"
Li Cang Hai roared, "I'm so angry! Concentrate all our firepower and attack! Even if they want to destroy our Cang Zhi Knights, they should at least pay a price!"
"Yes, Alliance Leader!"
Xi He Da Guo Kui knew he was in the wrong and led his men into a fierce charge. However, the disparity in strength was too great, and the Cang Zhi Knights were falling like wheat stalks.
On the other side, Sheng Shi Mu Dan was also being pushed back by Sheng Tian's over 2,000-strong army.
"What happened?"
Ghost King looked at the scene of his guild members falling in large numbers ahead and frowned. "Why does Sheng Tian have a problem with us?"
Fan Wang Zhi Xue frowned. "My King, when I was fleeing in disarray earlier, I heard some of Sheng Tian's people cursing, saying that Your Majesty is the number one show-off in the national server, and they wanted to eliminate evil for the people..."
"Damn!"
Ghost King gritted his teeth. "Is this what they mean by 'a tall tree in the wind will be destroyed'?"
"Not necessarily."
Fan Wang Zhi Xue's sword-brows were tightly furrowed. "It could also be that a broken drum is beaten by everyone."
Ghost King paused for a few seconds.
"Fuck you, Fan Wang! At a time like this, are you ever going to stop?!"