Long Chen should have sensed her presence a long time ago. However, he had been too engrossed in his conversation with Lingxi and his emotions had fluctuated greatly. With Lingxiao keeping watch outside, he had overlooked the beautiful woman who was in the pavilion.
He had just touched Lingxi's alluring lips when he had sensed the beautiful woman's presence. In truth, his heart had turned cold at that moment. He subconsciously pulled Lingxi into his embrace and looked at the beautiful woman warily.
This woman was as young as Lingxi's older sister, but she was full of charm. She was dignified and noble, and her temperament was elegant. She made people feel very comfortable and even ashamed of their inferiority.
Long Chen's mind worked very quickly.
This woman had been in the pavilion all along, but Lingxi had not mentioned her. She must be one of them. Looking at her extremely similar appearance to Lingxi, Long Chen could more or less guess the woman's identity.
The beautiful woman stared at the two of them in a daze, her red lips slightly parted.
Lingxi's face instantly turned red. She nervously struggled out of Long Chen's embrace and hurriedly said, "Mother, he- he's Chen."
She was indeed Lingxi's mother. She looked much younger than the Lingwu Sword Master.
It was hard not to look young and alluring in this Immortal Snow Lotus Pond.
After realizing the other party's identity, Long Chen was indeed a little embarrassed. After all, this was his mother-in-law. In the future, she might even be half a mother to him. He had just been kissing Lingxi and coincidentally bumped into her, causing her to see this scene. He felt a little embarrassed. However, Long Chen was someone who had seen the world. He suppressed the awkwardness and politely bowed to Bai Youyun, saying, "Junior Long Chen greets..."
At this point, he was stunned. What should he call it?
"You can just call me Aunt Bai." Bai Youyun came to her senses and lightly smiled, not taking what had just happened to her seriously.
In reality, with her experience, she had long since known that Long Chen and Ling Xi had a deeper relationship. Back then, she had even lost her temper with Ling Xi over this matter. This matter had already happened a long time ago, and although Bai Youyun had not brought it up, she still cared about it.
But after seeing Long Chen today, she inexplicably felt a sense of trust.
"I didn't expect Aunt Bai to be here. Junior was rude. My apologies," Long Chen said softly.
Bai Youyun leisurely walked over. She had heard too many legends about Long Chen, including how he had defeated Wang Chen in the Nine-Star Chaos City, and how he had even become the Sacred Martial Emperor. She had also heard from Ling Xi what they had encountered in the past, and she knew that this youth was a rare peerless genius in history. If not for the incident with the Sword Soul Great Emperor, to be honest, even the Four Great Sword Masters of the Sword Soul Emperor Palace would not be able to wait to curry favor with him.
However, compared to the Sword Soul Emperor's awakening of the Pure Goddess Blood, his importance was much lower.
Such a legendary youth filled Bai Youyun's heart with boundless curiosity.
In reality, Long Chen was her only hope.
She had tacitly allowed Lingxi to call Long Chen in. Naturally, she was on Lingxi's side.
Seeing this youth for the first time, she was also very curious. In reality, when Long Chen was quiet, he looked very obedient. Only in the depths of his eyes was there a trace of viciousness.
Bai Youyun saw this trace of viciousness.
She more or less understood that the fact that this young man was able to reach his current status was, in fact, extremely terrifying. However, the only consolation was that his feelings for Lingxi could be said to be sincere and sincere. Otherwise, how could he have killed his way all the way here from the Myriad Kingdoms Domain?
Just this point alone was enough for Bai Youyun to be at ease with Long Chen's feelings for Lingxi.
"Seeing you today is a very rare opportunity. There are many things that we must talk about." Bai Youyun did not get too close to Long Chen. Instead, she put on a look as if she wanted to negotiate.
Lingxi stood by the side and snuggled up to Long Chen.
Letting Long Chen come today was in fact with Bai Youyun's approval. Lingxi knew that the time for her to be intimate with Long Chen had come. Next, it was time for her mother to discuss the matters of the August 15th.
"First, let me ask you something. What do you intend to do on the August 15th? What do you want to change?" Bai Youyun asked very straightforwardly. She did not move at all as she looked at Long Chen.
As a parent, it was only right for her to worry for Lingxi.
Long Chen said honestly, "Kill Wang Chen so that they won't have any more Dragon Martial Artists to find. I'll replace Wang Chen. Also, I want Lingxi to become the Sword Soul Emperor. That old one should not appear again."
Bai Youyun was shocked at the sharpness that Long Chen had displayed at this moment. However, she said, "You're dreaming too much. The Sword Soul Emperor has set up such a huge trap. Even if the Four Great Sword Masters fight with their lives on the line, they won't let you do these two things. You're just dreaming."
In truth, she really did not believe that Long Chen could do it.
It was not a problem of personal ability. It was because his opponent was the Sword Soul Emperor.
Long Chen wasn't boasting. He shook his head helplessly and said, "Aunt Bai, you might have misunderstood. I'm not guaranteeing that I'll definitely be able to do those two things. I'm just saying that I have no other choice. Firstly, I can't let anyone marry Lingxi. Secondly, I don't want anyone to replace her memories. I don't have the slightest path of retreat. I'm afraid that you've come to find me today because you love your daughter and don't want her to become someone else. I feel the same way. I have no other choice but to do everything I can to accomplish all of these things."
He had already made his words very clear.
Bai Youyun fell silent.
She looked at Lingxi, her eyes filled with heartache.
"Child, you are all people who have suffered a lot, especially Little Xi. It is my fault that you were born into this world."
However, Ling Xi said, "Mother, don't say that. Even if I'm not myself anymore, I don't regret coming to this world. No one's fate is fair. Besides, I'm already very content that you all love me dearly."
Bai Youyun helplessly sighed. She looked at Long Chen and said, "You should understand that my only hope lies with you. But sometimes, when I think about it, you are only a young man. The Sword Soul Emperor has set up such a trap, and the Four Great Sword Masters have never slacked off in the slightest. It's all for that day on the fifteenth of the eighth month. I just feel that we don't have the slightest hope. I pity my child. She's still so young, but she can't control her own life."
Every time she looked at Lingxi, her eyes would always flash with tears.
To be honest, Lingxi's mother was many times better than the Lingwu Sword Master. She was someone who truly cared about Lingxi, unlike the stubborn Lingwu Sword Master.
Long Chen saw that she was disappointed, so he said, "Aunt Bai, I don't think there's any need to be depressed. You know very well how much I love Little Xi. I can't guarantee anything, but I swear that I'll definitely do my best. This isn't just for you, and it's not just for Lingxi.
He pondered for a moment and said, "When the time comes, the True Martial Emperor Palace will do their best to help me, and the True Martial Emperor will also be there to help me. However, I hope that Aunt Bai can help me keep this matter a secret."
Perhaps the True Martial Emperor would give them a reassuring pill.
Sure enough, after hearing this news, Bai Youyun's eyes lit up again.
"The True Martial Emperor hasn't shown himself for tens of thousands of years. This time, he will really come," Bai Youyun said in surprise.
"The Emperor has indeed promised me. However, there are still many troublesome matters involved. This matter involves the Sword Soul Emperor's previous plan. I think that even the Emperor can't do much about it unless he personally suppresses it. However, this is actually provoking a war between the two great Imperial Palaces. As the Emperor, he has to consider the overall situation, so most of the time, I still have to rely on myself."
"Oh..." Bai Youyun thought about it and realized that Long Chen was right.
In other words, no matter who it was, they still didn't have the slightest confidence in what would happen that day.
This still made her very worried.
"Mother." Lingxi called out, waking Bai Youyun up.
Seeing the worry in her eyes, Ling Xi grabbed Long Chen's arm and said in a cheerful tone, "We've already promised to live and die together. If worse comes to worst, we'll elope and leave the three Sovereign Regions forever. You can rest assured."
"Oh..." Bai Youyun's eyes were still gloomy.
Seeing that she was like this, Long Chen couldn't do anything about it. The pressure in his heart increased.
He understood that he was not only doing this for the sake of Lingxi and the happiness of the two of them. At this moment, he was shouldering the burden of a mother's hopes for her daughter's happiness. The burden on his shoulders grew even heavier.
The deep worry between Bai Youyun's eyebrows could only be resolved when that day came to an end.
This was Long Chen's responsibility.
This time, he had come to the Sword God Palace and realized that he was under a lot of pressure. This was the greatest challenge he had ever faced and he couldn't afford to make any mistakes.
At this moment, Lingxiao rushed in.
His expression was extremely nervous as he said hurriedly, "The Lingwu Sword Master is here."
Long Chen was shocked. Without another word, he rushed into Lingxiao's Divine Kingdom.
Lingxiao had been tasked with keeping watch, so it was still too early for him to discover Long Chen's presence. After Long Chen disappeared, the three of them hurriedly sorted out their emotions. Ling Xi also tidied up her messy clothes. Not long after, the Lingwu Sword Master walked into the courtyard alone with his hands behind his back. At that moment, the three of them were already seated in the courtyard's pavilion. Lingxiao was playing chess with Bai Youyun while Ling Xi watched curiously from the side.
Seeing the Lingwu Sword Master, Lingxiao was shocked and hurriedly bowed.
In reality, he was so scared that he had lost the ability to think. The idea to play chess had been given to him by Long Chen.
In reality, the Lingwu Sword Master was busy with his own matters and didn't come often. Today, they were unlucky and happened to run into the Lingwu Sword Master.
Fortunately, they had discovered it in time.
However, danger still existed, and it could be fatal at any time.
"Forget it." The Lingwu Sword Master waved his hand and walked straight towards Bai Youyun and Lingxi.
Both of them were a little nervous.
After walking forward, Lingwu glanced at the chess board and frowned. He glared at Lingxiao and said, "You haven't even entered the Nirvana Tribulation Realm, yet you have such leisure time."
"Lingxiao knows his mistake." Lingxiao hurriedly knelt on the ground, his face full of fear.
Bai Youyun said coldly, "I was the one who asked him to accompany Little Xi. This has nothing to do with him. Lingxiao, get up."
Lingxiao trembled, not knowing who to listen to.