Du Yuexin slowly lifted her gaze, casting it towards the distant south: "Your goal and hers both aim to end the great tribulation of that world?"

"It’s not just her and me, but also my father-in-law. He entered the array with his life, unafraid of death and the dissipating of his Way, all for protecting that world’s Way!"

Du Yuexin exhaled a long breath, murmuring, "He... he too is protecting the Way of that world."

Lin Xiaosu’s voice was filled with emotion: "My father-in-law roamed the Jianghu as a child, in the name of the sword, claiming that his Sword Dao was unstained. However, upon the passing of his loved ones, he realized that his heart was not unstained. His love for the predecessors, his recognition of the sect, and the familial bond thicker than water were all things upon his heart, and thus, the dust upon it. So, he restored his ancestral surname, taking ’Solitary’ as his surname, and ’Stained’ as his name! When he left Kun Cang, he told me that his life’s mission was to guard the Great Array forged by the flesh and blood of the eighty-one elders of the Array Sect, to prevent the Ancient World from invading that world. He did not wish for the Array Sect’s martyrdom for the ’Way’ to be ultimately meaningless and worthless..."

"He has his Way, you have your Way, and our daughter has her own Way..." Du Yuexin murmured.

"All family have the same Way, Mother-in-law, I came today to bring you onto this Way!" Lin Xiaosu gently reached out his hand.

Du Yuexin gently extended her hand, grasping his palm: "One family, one Way!"

Lin Xiaosu said, "Indeed, even if heaven and earth overturn, even if three thousand years of destiny are fraught with peril, we have still traversed three thousand years, not a single one is missing!"

Du Yuexin felt infinite relief and infinite emotion: "Lin’er, what is your ultimate goal in going to Jiangnan this time?"

Before uncovering this series of secrets, she did not think that Mr. Su had any other intentions, merely currying favor with His Majesty to obtain high office.

But now, her impression naturally changed completely.

He was a person from another world, with a grander goal of protecting the Way, his perspective certainly should not just be about rising in rank and wealth.

"Mother-in-law, do you know that all the entrances to that world are concentrated within the Dahuang territory?" Lin Xiaosu said.

Du Yuexin’s eyes flickered: "So, you wish to quickly establish your own power base, using the might of the Great Wilderness Dynasty to sever its root on this side!"

"Mother-in-law, your wisdom is remarkable!"

Du Yuexin said, "Going to Jiangnan is part of strengthening your own power?"

"Yes!" Lin Xiaosu said, "The matter of going to Jiangnan has allowed me to achieve a four-level leap in position, but to influence the court’s structure, and to truly use the power of the Great Wilderness Dynasty for myself, merely a third-rank official, simply clearing Huzhou, is far from enough. I need to take the entire Jiangnan Road!"

Du Yuexin’s newly grown long hair gently fluttered: "Though I just sit quietly in the back mountain, I have some knowledge of the outside world. Everyone is speculating what kind of ambition you, Mr. Su, truly possess, how far you can go in the officialdom, yet no one can imagine, your venture to Jiangnan is essentially not about Jiangnan, your real goal doesn’t lie in Jiangnan Road..."

"Mother-in-law, please stop calling me Lin’er, call me Su’er instead. Su Lin is not my real name, my real name is Lin Xiaosu. I am not from the Ancient Sect, I am an external Qianlong from another world, you can understand it as ’Hidden Dragon’!"

"Hidden Dragon? The person close to His Majesty the Emperor of that world?" Du Yuexin said.

"No, in that world, there is no Emperor, only citizens. Our kingdom is citizen-based, and the rulers serve the people."

"There is actually such a world? Su’er, describe your world to me in detail..."

Lin Xiaosu spoke at length.

That world also emerged from endless wars.

Countless people sacrificed themselves, shedding blood, giving rise to the present prosperous age.

Although this prosperity hasn’t reached the ultimate goal where everyone leads a good life, being clothed and fed is achievable...

Du Yuexin listened quietly, finally letting out a long sigh: "Su’er, the country you speak of is like an Immortal World’s realm, even if not for my husband and daughter’s sake, I wish to see with my own eyes this beautiful realm! Hence, I will aid you this time!"

"Your son-in-law thanks you, Mother-in-law!"

"Tell me, what do you need old me to do..."

Outside, under the Bodhi Tree.

Yellow leaves fluttered down.

Zhang Tao shrank his neck, feeling somewhat cold.

As one at the Peak of Divine Enlightenment, he shouldn’t feel cold, yet today, he did feel a bit chilly.

Why?

Because of the situation.

The two figures in the State of "Holding" before them treated them quite poorly, essentially not regarding them as of the Empty Gate.

These two were nothing, the crucial one was Luohua Temple’s founder, that mysterious Master Miaoxin.

Before Master Miaoxin became a nun, she was with the Reincarnation Sect.

She studied the Reincarnation Law.

To enter the State of "Holding" through comprehending the Law, how could an ordinary State of "Holding" compare?

The Reincarnation Law is too terrifying, too mysterious.

If not careful, one might be cast back into reincarnation to start anew.

The master entered the back mountain alone, directly approached this high sage of reincarnation, could he return?

In a short period of two hours, his mind was in turmoil.

He couldn’t think of any effective solution.

Suddenly, the Bodhi Tree moved.

Two figures appeared atop the Bodhi Tree.

One was Lin Xiaosu, his demeanor unchanged.

The other was a woman in green clothes; the ordinary green attire on her seemed like a celestial Buddha in the vast milky way.

Master Miao Yu and Master Miao Shen bowed in unison: "Greetings to Sister, the Founder of the Temple!"

"Greetings to Ancestor of the Founder of the Temple!" countless voices from the perimeter resonated.