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At dusk, the waning rays of the setting sun bathed their small courtyard in a warm glow.
Brother and sister, Lin Tianming and Lin Tianyue, were sitting at the stone table. After guiding his sister through her daily cultivation, Lin Tianyue persisted in coaxing Lin Tianming, insisting that her brother tell her about the events that had taken place while he was safeguarding Qingfeng Town.
Worn down by her nagging, Lin Tianming began recounting his story, starting with the moment he left the family residence.
Lin Tianming spoke non-stop, his tale lasting a quarter of an hour, spanning from the patrol mission to the forced counterattack, to the killing of the man in the red robe in a duel of magic.
Upon hearing this part, Lin Tianyue's rosy and handsome face quickly turned pale, as if she herself had been in the midst of the ordeal.
