Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl-Chapter 262 Sword Saint, Xie Linyuan! [2 more]

Even as a woman, she was no less than any man.

As long as she had a breath left in her, she would absolutely never allow these foreign invaders to step half a foot into Fengyuan.

"Fanyin, your talent is extraordinary, you are the most outstanding prodigy since the establishment of Heavenly Sound Sect."

"Under your leadership, Heavenly Sound Sect will move towards even greater glory."

"The Sect Leader is kind, today she rescued many of our brethren, the eldest apprentice sister assigned them tasks and recommended a few to attend the female academy."

Scenes from the past flickered before Lin Fanyin’s eyes, with words from the Supreme Elder, Elders Council, and fellow disciples echoing in her ears.

Yet all these shattered, turning into bloody gore.

Before her was Lin Wanci’s face, mangled and bloody, along with his exhausted, hoarse cries.

"Sect Leader, run quickly!"

After so many years of companionship, now, she was the only one left.

Due to excessive blood loss, Lin Fanyin’s fingers trembled, but she still tried hard to press them onto the strings of her instrument.

Let her play one last song.

"Stubborn fool!" The general’s expression turned cold, "If that’s the case, join those ignorant fools in hell!"

"Clang!"

Just then, a piercing sound of sword ringing erupted.

A surge of Sword Qi, like a tidal wave, slashed towards the general.

The next second, Lin Fanyin had vanished from where she stood.

The general wore a look of horror, hurriedly dodging the oncoming Sword Qi, and bellowed, "Who?!"

Ye Wanlan knew all too well about that soaring Sword Qi—

Her senior fellow disciple, Sword Saint, Xie Linyuan!

In this moment of dire crisis, Xie Linyuan had actually arrived in Fengyuan.

According to his habits, at this time of year, he should be far away in the Celestial Mountains.

The Celestial Mountains were tens of thousands of miles away from Fengyuan, which meant he must have used a Secret Technique to arrive so swiftly.

The Sword Saint displayed his formidable martial arts, severing the general’s right arm with a single strike.

A scream of agony erupted as the general knelt on the ground.

This also gave Xie Linyuan enough time to quickly move Lin Fanyin away from this perilous area.

The sound of the wind grew louder, Lin Fanyin wanted to open her eyes to see, but her vision was only a blur of darkness; she couldn’t even see the outline of people.

That was when she remembered, as she utilized "Battle-Breaking Music", her senses would fade away one by one.

Now, she was left with only a hint of hearing.

She could hear the urgent breathing by her side, the warm blood dripping into the palm of her hand; she did not know whose it was, only that she was about to die soon.

"Didn’t I send a message telling you to wait for me?" Xie Linyuan stared intently at Lin Fanyin, veins throbbing on his forehead, out of control for the first time, "Why didn’t you wait? Why?!"

The sudden fall of Shenzhou caught everyone off guard, him included.

He rushed from the far north, through lands awash in rivers of blood.

One city after another fell, whether it was Martial World heroes or Imperial Court generals, all were killed.

Xie Linyuan had never witnessed such a horrific scene, his heart pounding with fear.

There was only one ultimate target for the enemy, and that was Fengyuan.

After the death of Princess Yongning, there was only one person in Fengyuan he cared about.

As he maximized his speed, he consoled himself that Lin Fanyin should be in seclusion at this time; he would make it if he hurried.

"It turns out that you are the one who let me down." Lin Fanyin just smiled faintly, "Finally, I have let you down once. It’s normal for you to be unhappy."

With every word she spoke, blood flowed from her orifices.

Xie Linyuan shouted furiously: "Shut up!"

He immediately sealed Lin Fanyin’s vital points, but to no avail, the blood kept flowing.

"It’s no use." Lin Fanyin could clearly sense Xie Linyuan’s actions, her voice light, "What a pity you’re a bit late; otherwise, you could have heard me play ’Battle-Breaking Music’."

Xie Linyuan suddenly looked up: "You played... ’Battle-Breaking Music’?"

At that moment, both his hands were trembling.

In his many years roaming the Martial World, he had never encountered anything that scared him.

Even when he was once ambushed by the Eight Great Villains at Broken Heart Cliff, despite countless injuries, he only fought more valiantly, his spirits rising higher and higher, eventually defeating the enemy, although he too lapsed into a coma from severe wounds.

But at this moment, he was scared, so frightened that even the Sword Saint’s Sword could hardly be gripped steadily.

Including Princess Yongning Xiang Lan, no one knew that Sword Saint Xie Linyuan and the Sect Leader of Heavenly Sound Sect, Lin Fanyin, were childhood sweethearts who grew up together in Ginger Water Village until the age of eight.

At the age of eight, he was taken to the Celestial Mountains by Xie Leyou, while Lin Fanyin was discovered by the Supreme Elder of Heavenly Sound Sect and taken to Fengyuan.

Their next meeting wasn’t until eight years later at the Martial Arts Conference.

Afterward, the occasions they saw each other were few and far between.

Even when he saw her, he would stay far away.

Lin Fanyin did the same.

This turned out to be their first conversation since their falling out.

But this was not the reunion Xie Linyuan had envisioned.

As he transferred his energy to her, he was unable to channel his Inner Strength into her.

At this moment, the body of the Master of Heavenly Sound Sect was like a shattered pit that no matter what could not be filled, the inner strength that poured into her flowed back out unchanged.

Blood streamed from Lin Fanyin’s abdomen, chest, limbs, like beads of water with their strings cut, unstoppable no matter what.

Her life was fading away.

Even with the existence of Taiyi Palace, it was powerless to turn back fate.

"Ah Yin..." Xie Linyuan’s voice was hoarse, somewhat incoherent, "Don’t be like this, you’re just angry at me, right? You don’t know, every time you left Fengyuan, I secretly followed you, I just..."

He bore a sea of blood-debts and had made many enemies; he didn’t want to drag her into it and could only cruelly sever the affection between them.

Therefore, when Lin Fanyin invited him to Fengyuan, he refused and told her he was in love with another woman.

Lin Fanyin left heartbroken and never took the initiative to speak to him again.

He went to Fengyuan countless times, occasionally watching her from afar, silently observing for an entire day before quietly leaving.

To him, this kind of life was already wonderfully good enough.

As long as Lin Fanyin remained unmarried, he could continue to protect her from the shadows under an appropriate guise.

But the heavens seemed to delight in shattering beautiful things for all to see.

A broken mirror can never be made whole again; spilt water can never be gathered back.

Tragedy was a dead knot he could not untie.

"It’s time to shut up now." Lin Fanyin muttered, and in the end, she gave a sorrowful smile, "I’m sorry, I couldn’t hold on."

The enemy’s strength was far more terrifying than she had imagined, she couldn’t even fathom what they truly wanted, nor understand why their power was so overwhelming that they were practically defenseless in return.

Even though the Battle-Breaking Music had slain tens of thousands of enemies, it still couldn’t stop the advance of these people.

She felt a bit tired and wanted to sleep.

Lin Fanyin slowly closed her eyes.

Feeling the halted heartbeat of the person in his arms, Xie Linyuan seemed to freeze as well, standing rigidly still.

The last words she left him in this world were—

I’m sorry, I couldn’t hold on.

Couldn’t hold on.

With that, the Heavenly Sound Sect was no more.

Xie Linyuan silently laid Lin Fanyin’s body down and carved a deep pit in the ground with his sword, carefully moving her into it.

After erecting a monument, he at last slowly stood up and turned around.

"Who would have thought, it’s the legendary Sword Saint," the general’s arm had already recovered as he sneered coldly, "You don’t belong to any Jianghu Sects, nor to the Imperial Court, do you really want to oppose us?"

Xie Linyuan actually cracked a faint smile: "Indeed, I don’t belong to any organization."

But he was a person of Shenzhou.

If it had been any usual day, he would have sparred verbally with his enemies, but at this moment, he was in no mood.

He also knew that if Lin Fanyin with the combined strength of five thousand Heavenly Sound Sect disciples couldn’t stop these people, he could at best only delay them.

Far too many had already died.

In life we shared our coverlet, in death we’ll share a grave.

Perhaps, this was the best ending for him and Lin Fanyin.

"Hum—"

"Boom boom!"

The space suddenly vibrated, a wild wind kicked up, carrying sand and stones with it.

The bright sky also suddenly darkened, devoid of any light except for the cold gleam reflecting off the sword.

Qingyun Pendant was greatly startled: "The Sword Saint’s martial prowess is so formidable?!"

"No..." Ye Wanlan murmured, "It’s the final step..."

Like Lin Fanyin, at this moment, Xie Linyuan also used his ultimate move.

The Sword Saint’s unique move, Unity of Man and Sword!

Once this move was unleashed, it was either the death of the enemy or the destruction of oneself.

But Xie Linyuan showed no hesitation; rather, in the midst of the ferocious winds, he revealed a smile.

A Sword Saint’s path was destined to be lonely.

He could not possess love.

The responsibility of the Sword Saint was to protect the entire continent.

If there were an afterlife, perhaps he would choose to be an ordinary person again

But with no gods or spirits in this world, where could one find the next life?

The wind howled, filled with countless screams, with body after body shattered beneath his sword.

"Truly seeking death!" the general was extremely angry, "Kill him, and then level Fengyuan!"

The enemy forces suffered countless deaths and injuries, yet more and more enemies surged forth.

Eventually, the great sword could not withstand the strain, cracking inch by inch, and reverted to normal size.

Only the sword remained, without its Sword Saint.

The historical records note, on June 20th of the year 1723 of the Shenzhou Calendar, Sword Saint Xie Linyuan defended Fengyuan alone with a single sword until his strength was exhausted.

To death, he never glimpsed the light of day.

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