The Fake Identity Exposed

Before long, President Xu Lin arrived at the office.

"President." The old man rose to his feet, his manner neither humble nor overbearing, treating him as an equal.

Xu Lin smiled and nodded to the old man in greeting.

"Hello, President," Chen An greeted Xu Lin. He felt somewhat uneasy; claiming he was not nervous would have been a lie.

What truly made him nervous was how he would handle what came next. It concerned his future plans.

"Come to my office. I have something to discuss with you," Xu Lin said to Chen An.

"Alright." Chen An agreed and followed Xu Lin out of the infirmary.

Xu Lin's office was on the top floor of the academic building, covering more than two hundred square meters.

The decor was not extravagant, but it was certainly refined and elegant.

Quite a few paintings and calligraphy works hung on the walls. It was not hard to see that Xu Lin was a man of considerable taste.

"Have a seat." Xu Lin gestured for Chen An to sit on the sofa.

Chen An nodded and obediently sat down.

"What would you like to drink? I have coffee and tea here, and I even prepared some beverages especially for you."

Xu Lin asked. He normally only kept coffee and tea in his office; the beverages had truly been prepared for Chen An and Gu Yue Na.

It was just that he had only invited Chen An over this time.

"Coffee, then. I want to wake myself up a little," Chen An said.

"Alright." Xu Lin agreed with a smile, made Chen An a cup of coffee, and personally placed it on the table in front of him.

He poured himself a cup of tea and set it at the other end of the glass table.

"You should have seen me at the opening ceremony and know my name and identity."

"So I won't spend too much time introducing myself," Xu Lin said with a smile.

A gentle smile rested on his face, without any of the airs of a president.

Chen An nodded but said nothing. He merely watched Xu Lin quietly, waiting for him to continue.

"I brought you here because I wanted to speak with you privately. There are a few questions I'd like to ask," Xu Lin continued.

"If it's something I can say, I'll answer as best I can," Chen An made his position clear.

"Is there anything you can't say?" Xu Lin asked jokingly.

"Everyone has secrets. Those are the things that can't be said. I'm sure you understand, President," Chen An said.

Xu Lin stared at Chen An for quite some time before blinking normally and laughing softly. "That does make sense. Then if I ask something you don't want to answer, we'll skip it."

"I'm merely curious. I'm not trying to dig up all your secrets."

"Thank you for your understanding, President," Chen An said politely.

Xu Lin smiled slightly. "My first question is, how did you transform into a giant dragon?"

"That should be your martial soul. For a human to transform into their own martial soul, they need to use Martial Soul Avatar."

"You're only level twelve. There's no way you should be capable of using Martial Soul Avatar."

"Yet you transformed into a giant dragon. It's simply too unbelievable."

Xu Lin looked at Chen An with deep eyes. Even now, it still felt unreal to him.

Chen An thought about it and seemed to feel that this was not much of a secret, so he said, "My circumstances are rather special. When I was six, I didn't awaken a martial soul."

"At the time, my father contacted one of my distant relatives, Gu Yue Na's family."

"He asked them to help examine my body and see what was going on."

"They examined me repeatedly but still failed to reach any definite conclusion. They only said it was strange."

"I was very dejected then and helplessly accepted the reality that I could never become a soul master."

"But later, when I was over eleven and nearly twelve, something happened to my family."

"I accidentally died—no, I'm not sure whether I truly died at the time."

"I only lost consciousness. When I woke up again, I somehow awakened a martial soul."

"After awakening my martial soul, I could cultivate, but my situation was different from that of ordinary soul masters."

"The biggest difference was probably what you saw, President: transforming into a dragon."

"According to the elders of Gu Yue Na's family—my maternal uncles, that is—"

"This should count as a rather special form of dragonification. Soul masters with True Dragon Spirits are generally able to undergo dragonification."

"Every ten levels, part of their body transforms toward that of a giant dragon. Once they reach level seventy, they completely become giant dragons."

"My situation is even more special than theirs. From the very beginning, I could transform my entire body into a giant dragon."

"As for whether it truly counted as a special kind of dragonification, I couldn't be sure either."

Chen An gave the explanation he had prepared in advance, putting on an honest, straightforward look.

Xu Lin listened intently and could not help but fall into thought, carefully considering Chen An's circumstances.

"That explanation does make some sense. Yours could indeed be considered a special form of dragonification."

Xu Lin said, fairly accepting of this explanation. It was somewhat close to what he had suspected.

After confirming that Chen An was not a soul beast, they had discussed why he was able to transform into a dragon.

The only relatively reasonable explanation was the unique nature of a True Dragon Spirit.

To put it plainly, it was the dragonification trait.

Martial souls could mutate, so it was not impossible for the dragonification trait to mutate as well.

"A change in your family circumstances? Would it be convenient for you to tell me more specifically?" Xu Lin shifted his attention to another matter.

According to the information relayed by Director Xu, Chen An and Gu Yue Na were cousins.

They came from some reclusive family, though the specifics were unknown.

The family misfortune Chen An had mentioned was precisely what Director Xu had failed to learn about.

Xu Lin was somewhat curious about exactly what kind of misfortune Chen An's family had suffered.

Based on the information he had at present, Chen An's family could be considered quite happy.

They lived in Baiye City, where his father, Chen Feng, ran a Soul Tool workshop.

The money he earned each year allowed them to live comfortably in the city, free from worries about food and clothing.

He also had a younger sister, lively and energetic, and rather adorable as well.

The only regret was perhaps that his mother had died years ago while giving birth to his sister.

By all rights, this family of three should not have suffered any particular upheaval.

Both Chen An and Gu Yue Na had left identity numbers behind, and Xu Lin had used those numbers to uncover quite a bit of information.

Their IDs contained household registration records, which were crucial information.

Sun Moon Royal Academy's intelligence network was not weak, and they had quickly gathered some information based on that.

What they had now was still very superficial. Obtaining more specific information would require more time.

He had only obtained information on Chen An. As for Gu Yue Na, there was some information, but it was as good as none.

Gu Yue Na's identity information could basically be determined to be fake.

He had contacted senior officials in the Federation's Citizen Administration Department and asked them to verify the two identities.

Chen An's ID could withstand scrutiny, but Gu Yue Na's showed problems as soon as it was checked.

Those fake IDs might have been able to deceive most Federation agencies during verification.

But fake was fake. It absolutely could not withstand the scrutiny of the Federation's Citizen Administration Department.

Unless that ID had originated from an agency under the Federation's Citizen Administration Department itself.

But for people like Gu Yue Na, it was impossible for them to possess an original ID.

Such documents could only be issued within one month of a citizen's birth. Once that period passed, applications would no longer be accepted.

The first major matter after a child was born was obtaining an ID.

Once the deadline passed, legally speaking, you would no longer be recognized as a Federation citizen.

Naturally, it was impossible for Gu Yue Na, Di Tian, and the others to have obtained IDs at the time of their births.

Xu Lin had no intention of pursuing the matter of Gu Yue Na's forged ID.

She came from a reclusive family, so it was normal for her not to have an ID.

Reclusive families rarely went out into the world, so lacking an ID did not affect them much.

Thus, many people from reclusive families did not possess legal Federation citizenship.

The Federation would not do anything to them over that either. There was no need to offend them.

A trace of sorrow flashed through Chen An's eyes. He shook his head, his voice dropping considerably as he said, "For a while, I stayed at my cousin's family home. Their comfort has already made it hurt less."

"I don't want to bring up those painful matters right now."

Even as he refused, his words echoed what he had previously told Director Xu.

Gu Yue Na had previously mentioned that she only came here because he wanted to come.

That meant they had lived together before, and this now conveniently established that he had stayed at his cousin's home.

Such small details might not necessarily arouse the other party's suspicion, but it was still best to make the story as complete as possible.

"Since you don't wish to mention it, then I won't ask further." Xu Lin said apologetically.

From Chen An's expression, he vaguely understood some things.

He might have already died once—then what about his father and younger sister?

If there was nothing special about them, they had probably already...

At that thought, Xu Lin could not help feeling a little more sympathy for Chen An.

Of course, he also felt a somewhat inappropriate sense of secret delight. This might not necessarily be a bad thing for them.

After suffering such a change, as long as they seized the opportunity, they could very well make Chen An see Sun Moon Royal Academy as his new home, filling him with a sense of belonging.

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