Looking at the scenery, Lu Yin didn't want to worry about anything; he wanted some time for himself.
"Ah, Your Highness is back?"
Zhao Ran was delighted to see Lu Yin.
Lu Yin looked at her and smiled, "Yes, I'm back."
"I'll go make some flower tea for you," Zhao Ran said happily before leaving.
Lu Yin blinked and regretted coming over. Drinking Zhao Ran's flower tea required courage, but he had to drink it alone.
I need more courage to drink it alone. Since that's the case, I might as well find someone to accompany me. Thinking about it, I took out Mount Supreme and released Bai Teng.
Bai Teng appeared not too far from Lu Yin, and when he saw Lu Yin, a bone-chilling glint appeared in his eyes.
Back in the Astral Tree Domain, Lu Yin hadn't revealed his true identity and had instead used the identity of someone hired by the Breaker Association to obtain the seal. If Bai Teng had known that this person was Lu Xiaoxuan, he definitely wouldn't have handed it over.
"You want to avenge Bai Shaohong?"
Lu Yin asked as he looked to the side.
Bai Teng's gaze turned cold, "What do you want?"
Lu Yin looked back at Bai Teng, "You don't seem like someone who values family."
Bai Teng clenched his fists, but he quickly relaxed them. He knew that he wasn't Lu Yin's match, and he also knew many things. For example, Lu Yin had easily suppressed Wang Zheng and killed Wang Si. All of this showed how terrifying Lu Yin was, and Bai Teng wouldn't act unless he was confident.
Lu Yin turned around and looked at Bai Teng, "Sit, let's talk."
Bai Teng looked deeply at Lu Yin and then sat down in front of him.
At this moment, Zhao Ran arrived and saw that Bai Teng was there as well, "Ah, there's a guest. I'll go make another cup."
Bai Teng stared at Lu Yin, "This is the abandoned land?"
"It's the Fifth Mainland, the root of all of us," Lu Yin said calmly.
Bai Teng asked, "Why did you let me out?"
"I said I was bored, so I thought of you. Would you believe me?"
Lu Yin asked.
Bai Teng looked at Lu Yin coldly, "You're quite capable."
Lu Yin smiled and looked at Bai Teng, "I'm not as capable as your Four Cardinal Scales, nor as capable as your daughter."
"What do you want?"
Bai Teng asked.
Lu Yin replied, "Based on the current situation, the Four Cardinal Scales have already shed all pretense of cordiality with me, and their so-called expeditionary army has already been captured by me. The only thing they can do is send a Progenitor to deal with me. However, I will not leave the Fifth Mainland, so who among the Four Cardinal Scales do you think will be able to deal with me when I can borrow Progenitor Chen's strength?"
Bai Teng said coldly, "My Frozen Immortal Sect's Ancestor, Bai Wangyuan, is as famous as Ancestor Chen. You're just borrowing Ancestor Chen's power, but you're not the real Ancestor Chen. If the Ancestor comes, you'll have no chance of surviving."
Lu Yin nodded. "That's where you'll be useful."
"You want to use us as hostages?"
Bai Teng shouted coldly.
Lu Yin replied, "Why else would I keep you alive?"
Bai Teng stared at Lu Yin, wanting to make a move. He was well aware that the sect would only abandon him in the face of Lu Xiaoxuan's threat. Rather than being held hostage by Lu Xiaoxuan, it was better to take the risk. Otherwise, even if he made it back alive, he would never be able to raise his head again.
After a moment of silence, Zhao Ran arrived with two cups of flower tea.
He couldn't help but look over, curious as to what new recipe Zhao Ran had come up with.
When he looked over, his brows rose. How should he put it?
Zhao Ran's path of brewing flower tea was getting more and more crooked. In the past, she would only make people think that she was brewing poisoned tea, but now, it wasn't just poisoned tea. This cup of flower tea was like a swamp, bubbling and bubbling.
It didn't look like something to drink.
Zhao Ran placed the tea in front of Lu Yin and Bai Teng. "Your Highness, try it. Does it taste good?"
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. At this moment, Bai Teng was far less of a threat to him than this cup of flower tea. They weren't even on the same level.
Bai Teng, who had been contemplating whether or not to make a move, was also attracted by the flower tea in front of him.
He subconsciously looked at Zhao Ran and then back at Lu Yin, his eyes full of questions. Didn't Lu Xiaoxuan want to use them as hostages?
Why did he want to poison them?
He had the same thoughts as Elder Greenapricot. Anyone who saw Zhao Ran's flower tea for the first time would think that they would be poisoned, but why did Lu Xiaoxuan also have a cup in front of him?
Zhao Ran had no idea, so she blinked and looked on expectantly.
Lu Yin looked up and stared at Bai Teng. "Drink up, Sect Master Bai."
Bai Teng stared back at Lu Yin. "You don't want me as a hostage?"
"You wanted to make a move just now, right? That means that you don't have the confidence to be a suitable hostage. I'm curious, you have such an outstanding daughter." Lu Yin looked at Bai Teng with interest. He didn't mind listening to his story.
Bai Teng's expression darkened at the mention of Bai Xianer, and he sneered, "Outstanding daughter?
So what? "
He looked at Lu Yin, "Some people aren't born human. That girl didn't have any family ties since she was young, but she's good at pretending. She can pretend that she respects me as her father, that she's filial and respectful, but I know that she's never acknowledged me or anyone else in her heart, including you, Lu Xiaoxuan."
Lu Yin's eyes flashed.
Bai Teng continued, "You think she really loved you back then, but you're wrong. She doesn't have feelings, and she won't fall in love with anyone. You're too naive, your Lu family is too naive, and so is the Frigid Immortal Sect. She's different from normal people, she's not human at all."
"That's too much to say about your own daughter. Did she hurt you before?"
Lu Yin found it strange. Even though he hated Bai Xianer, he didn't expect Bai Teng to hate her even more than he did.
Bai Teng closed his eyes, "She and I are from two different worlds. I'm not her father, and she's not my daughter."
The real reason Lu Yin had asked Bai Teng out was to find out more about Bai Xianer, but he wasn't satisfied. Bai Teng only had one attitude towards Bai Xianer, and that was hatred. There was nothing else.
"It seems like your threat about Bai Xianer finding me through a book to avenge you was a lie," Lu Yin said indifferently.
Bai Teng replied, "It wasn't a lie. I'm meaningless to her if I'm alive, but if I'm dead, she'll definitely avenge me. She wants to show everyone that I'm more valuable when I'm dead."
"Why do you hate Bai Xianer so much?"
Lu Yin asked.
Bai Teng didn't say anything else and just stared silently at the flower tea in front of him.
"No matter how bad your relationship with Bai Xianer is, the Frigid Immortal Sect doesn't know about it. If I use you as a hostage, I should be able to save a few of the remaining members of the Lu family."
Bai Teng sneered, "Maybe." He didn't plan to make a move. Lu Yin had already seen through him, and there was no point in doing so.
Lu Yin chatted with Bai Teng for a while, but he still didn't learn anything about Bai Xianer.
Bai Teng hated Bai Xianer, and this strange hatred made Lu Yin curious. However, he also hated Lu Yin because Lu Yin had killed his only son.
To Bai Teng, Bai Xianer was his pride to the outside world, but he hated her internally. The only person he cared about was Bai Shaohong, so Bai Shaohong's death was a hurdle that he would never be able to get over. No matter how much he hated Bai Xianer, he couldn't let Lu Yin take advantage of her.
Bai Teng could see Lu Yin's goal clearly; he wanted to understand Bai Xianer, so he didn't say anything.
"Your Highness, the tea is cold," Zhao Ran pursed her lips and whispered, looking at Lu Yin anxiously. She had put in a lot of effort to make this tea.
Lu Yin swallowed his saliva and looked at the tea in front of him, "Sect Master Bai, please drink."
Bai Teng looked deeply at Lu Yin before raising his teacup and downing it in one gulp. At this point, he had no choice but to follow Lu Yin's instructions.
Lu Yin exhaled, picked up his teacup, and carefully took a sip. It was cool and sweet, with a soft and sticky texture to it. This was the first time he'd tasted tea with such a soft and sticky texture. It was new and delicious. "Not bad."
Zhao Ran was delighted, "As long as Your Highness likes it, I'll make another cup."
Lu Yin grinned as he watched her leave and couldn't help but take another sip, "It's not bad."
Bai Teng frowned, "It's not poison?"
Lu Yin laughed, "Of course not, why else would I drink it? Sect Master Bai, go back and think about your value. I'm an easy person to talk to, and as long as you have enough value, it's not impossible for me to let you go."
"Because of you." Lu Yin stared at Bai Teng, "You'll never be a threat to me."
Bai Teng's gaze turned cold as he was sent back into Mount Supreme.
Lu Yin then released Long Xi, Elder Green Apricot, Wen First Rank, Liu Hao, Wang Dashuai, and the others. There was no need to trap them in Mount Supreme and they could be set free.
The sapling also followed them out.
The sapling immediately pounced towards Lu Yin when everyone appeared.
Lu Yin hugged the sapling and laughed.
Everyone else looked around.
Long Xi and Elder Green Apricot weren't surprised, as they were occasionally released by Lu Yin. However, this was the first time Wen First Rank and Liu Hao had left Mount Supreme. They looked at each other bitterly.
"I'm sorry, it wasn't stable before, so I couldn't release you. You're free now," Lu Yin said as he hugged the sapling.
Wang Dashuai heaved a sigh of relief. He had thought that he would be trapped for a long time.
Wen First Rank asked, "How's the situation in the Astral Tree?"
Lu Yin gave them a simple explanation.
Wen First Rank was shocked, "You went to Yi Xian Academy and even became a teacher?"
Lu Yin nodded, "But the current Yi Xian Academy is no longer the Yi Xian Academy of the past. Be prepared."
Wen First Rank was helpless, "We expected this ever since the Lu family was exiled."
"If you release us now, where can we go?"
Liu Hao muttered to himself. They didn't know anything about this region of space.
Lu Yin looked at Liu Hao, "I'll recommend you a place to stay. The Sword Sect was founded by the Liu family and has the Thirteen Swords."
When the Sword Sect had agreed to help Ironblood Weave, Lu Yin had said that he would hand Liu Hao over to them. He hadn't expected that things would drag on until now, and the Sword Sect didn't have the guts to ask for Liu Hao.
Liu Hao looked in the direction of the Innerverse and then left.
Lu Yin looked at Wen First Rank, "The Wen family has always welcomed you."
Wen First Rank nodded, "The war between you and the Four Cardinal Scales should be over soon. I know that I don't have the right to comment on this matter with my status, but I still hope that the Eternals won't benefit. With Yi Xian Academy's strength, if we really want to fight to the death with the Four Cardinal Scales, then we can join forces with the Liu family. The Lu family might have a chance."
Lu Yin solemnly replied, "That's how you see the big picture, not how I see it."
Wen First Rank had no choice but to leave.