This Cheat Shouldn't Get Me Banned, Right?

At dusk, Old Jack slaughtered chickens and geese, planning to give Qi Lin and the other two a warm welcome.

His son and daughter-in-law ran a small business in Nuoding City, so the house had been empty. Now that there were three more children, he seemed especially happy.

Qi Lin even took the initiative to help out. He was quite skilled at cooking.

He especially loved studying flashy things like knife skills, so he looked incredibly impressive when he worked.

Old Jack praised him endlessly, and the two of them laughed throughout the entire cooking process.

After dinner, Old Jack specially prepared three rooms for them and replaced the bedding with new quilts.

Once night fell, Qi Lin lay on his bed, staring blankly into space.

Suddenly, his door was quietly pushed open.

A little head poked inside!

Sure enough, it was Xiao Wu, that hundred-thousand-year-old Rogue Rabbit.

"Why aren't you sleeping? What are you doing in my room?"

Qi Lin rolled his eyes at Xiao Wu.

"Hehe, I can't sleep!"

As she spoke, Xiao Wu climbed onto the bed with practiced ease, sat cross-legged without a care, and began gossiping with Qi Lin in a low voice.

"Brother Qi Lin, don't you think Xiao San was acting a little strange today?"

Qi Lin rolled his eyes at her. "Isn't that obvious?"

"His dad has gone missing. Of course he's worried!"

After saying that, Xiao Wu raised a hand to tap her fair chin. After thinking for a moment, she said, "But when I looked at his expression earlier, it felt a little off."

Qi Lin flicked Xiao Wu's smooth forehead, then said, "Enough, stop guessing wildly. You're usually so slow, but today you're playing detective."

The main reason Qi Lin could not be bothered with Tang San's affairs was because he knew that Tang Hao was probably watching Tang San from the shadows during this period.

Tang Hao could not possibly just watch Tang San mess around, could he?

He just did not know whether Tang Hao had discovered Xiao Wu's identity.

Of course, it did not matter even if he had.

As long as Xiao Wu stayed by his side, nothing would happen.

What Qi Lin had not expected, however, was that Tang Hao had already disappeared when Nuoding Academy opened.

That made him think of Bibi Dong, whom he had encountered on the streets of Nuoding City before.

The reason she had come to Nuoding City was most likely because of Tang Hao.

But since Tang San was still alive and kicking, combined with Bibi Dong's condition when Qi Lin had seen her a year ago...

Grandmaster had most likely protected Tang San!

Seeing that, Xiao Wu could not be bothered to worry about Tang San anymore and immediately began chatting with Qi Lin about other things.

After talking for a while, she suddenly asked curiously, "Brother Qi Lin, weren't you already level twenty? Why haven't you gone to absorb a soul ring?"

Without even thinking, Qi Lin replied, "Because I'm lazy."

"After we get home, I'll find time to make a trip to the Soul Hunting Forest. As for what Soul Beast to hunt, I'll think about that later."

Xiao Wu snorted softly at that.

"Brother Qi Lin, you aren't even diligent about cultivating. You're way lazier than me."

"So you're not allowed to call me lazy anymore."

In fact, Tian Meng had been urging him quite intensely within his sea of consciousness as well.

Although Qi Lin's absurd cultivation speed had greatly shocked Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Qi Lin's attitude toward cultivation was just too damn passive.

He did not take it seriously at all!

Unlike other soul masters, who wished they could cultivate all twenty-four hours of the day.

In order to make Qi Lin absorb a soul ring, Tian Meng had even changed how he addressed him, calling him Little Ancestor now.

Yet Qi Lin would always reply to Sky Dream Ice Silkworm with a smile.

"Brother Sky Dream, I know you're anxious, but don't be anxious yet."

"Anyway, even if I don't absorb a soul ring, my Soul Power will keep accumulating. It won't be wasted."

"As for soul rings?"

"Maybe one will just condense on its own someday?"

Naturally, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm did not believe that.

Condense on its own?

What, did he think he was a Shapeshifting Soul Beast?

Qi Lin waved a hand at Xiao Wu and said somewhat perfunctorily, "Alright, alright. From now on, neither of us gets to call the other lazy, okay?"

Xiao Wu lifted her chin slightly. "That's more like it."

"Alright, it's already so late. Go back and sleep."

"Hmph, I won't!"

Just after falling asleep, Qi Lin seemed to have an incredibly long dream.

He saw a vast world filled with swirling clouds and mist, distant immortal mountains, purple aura arriving from the east, and golden radiance covering the sky.

At the end of his vision, an enormous golden lotus emitted an auspicious aura that soothed his mind as it slowly bloomed.

With every lotus petal that opened, Qi Lin felt as if the entire world were trembling. At the same time, sounds he could not understand rang in his ears.

When all twelve petals had fully bloomed, golden light burst forth in every direction.

One strand shot into Qi Lin's brow, and then he felt as though a powerful force was frantically dragging his consciousness outward.

It was as if he had crossed worlds and time itself, undergoing a dizzying, centrifugal adventure.

The next second!

Qi Lin suddenly sat upright in bed, gasping for breath. His sleeping clothes had been soaked through with cold sweat.

Yet his eyes were exceptionally bright, filled with an exhilarating thrill.

"Brother Qi Lin, why are you up?"

"Is it morning already?"

Xiao Wu sat up groggily and rubbed her eyes, her little face full of confusion.

"It's not morning yet. Go back to sleep!"

After saying that, Qi Lin reached out and pressed a hand onto Xiao Wu's head.

Thump!

Her head tipped backward, and soft snores immediately began sounding again.

Qi Lin, meanwhile, had lost all desire to sleep. He scratched his head in confusion and carefully recalled the dream from before.

But strangely, he discovered that he could no longer clearly remember what he had seen in it.

It was as though something had been censored, leaving everything incomparably blurry.

Still, the only thing he knew was that his second soul ring seemed to have condensed by itself?

He did not know its age, but it was brilliant gold.

As for the soul skill?

There was only one, and it was even a passive soul skill.

The soul skill was called Sacred Protection.

Its effect was simple: whenever an attack landed on him, a judgment would be made, completely ignoring any difference in cultivation realms.

If the attacker harbored no ill will, the attack's damage would be reduced by thirty percent.

If the attacker harbored any ill intent, the attack would be reduced by seventy percent, and fifty percent of the damage would be reflected.

If the attacker harbored killing intent, the attack would be reduced by ninety-nine percent, and all damage would be reflected.

Well, damn...

Qi Lin really wanted to say that with such an obvious cheat...

He probably would not get banned, right?

Forget it. No point thinking about it!

Just as Qi Lin was about to go back to sleep, he suddenly heard an extremely faint sound coming from outside. It made him frown instinctively.

Just then, he had heard the sound of a door closing. Someone had gone out!

Judging by the direction of the sound—

It was Tang San!

What was he going out for at this hour?

Qi Lin wanted to go out and investigate, but on second thought, what did Tang San's business have to do with him?

With Tang Hao watching over him, could Tang San really turn the world upside down?

Forget it. Sleep!