Encountering an Evil Soul Master on the Road, Sagros like Death!

Ye Lingling's footsteps paused, her cheeks flushing subtly. "Don't talk nonsense, Teacher just wants to study medicine. Besides, he takes good care of other students. Didn't Teacher help Yu Tianheng when his cultivation went wrong?"

"Is that the same thing?" Dugu Yan raised an eyebrow. Seeing Ye Lingling's expression, she deliberately teased her, leaning closer and lowering her voice. "He didn't make Yu Tianheng the class monitor to manage the class. Think about it, your family has the world's best healing-type Martial Soul, the Nine Heart Begonia, and your medical skills are top-notch on the continent. He's a combat-type Soul Master. Why would he abandon accumulating practical experience in the Great Soul Arena to suddenly want to study medicine? Perhaps he wants to use studying medicine to get close to your family, and by the way..."

"By the way, what?" Ye Lingling turned to look at her, a hint of panic hidden in her eyes, but she still tried to appear calm.

"By the way, he wants to abduct you!" Dugu Yan lightly poked her arm. "You're beautiful, and your Martial Soul is special. So many people are watching you. Teacher Chen seems upright, but who knows what he's thinking?"

Ye Lingling didn't reply. Her mind, however, began to wander. She recalled Chen Chu's demeanor in class, how he was strict with everyone but had never spoken a harsh word to her, always showing a degree of leniency.

Dugu Yan's words weren't entirely without reason. She had heard about the uniqueness of the Nine Heart Begonia since she was young. So many powers had tried to get close to the Ye family under the guise of marriage alliances or seeking knowledge; she was long accustomed to it.

After dinner, back in the dormitory, Ye Lingling took out a piece of paper. After hesitating for a long time, she finally began to write. She didn't mention Dugu Yan's speculation. She only said that a teacher from the academy wanted to visit her home and also wanted to learn medical skills from her mother, asking if her parents agreed.

Three days after the letter was sent, the reply from the Ye family arrived. Ye Tang'er's handwriting was gentle. She said the home visit was a good thing and that Ye Lingling should arrange it with her teacher to return together during the holiday. As for learning medicine, they would discuss it further when Chen Chu arrived at their home.

The next morning, Ye Lingling took the letter and went to find Chen Chu. Just as she reached the office door, she heard the sound of books being flipped inside. She knocked on the door and pushed it open after receiving a response.

"Teacher, my parents have agreed." She handed him the letter. "My mother said you can go back with me at the end of the month."

Chen Chu took the letter, scanned it quickly, and looked up. "I know. Go back to class."

Ye Lingling replied with an "Mm." Seeing his composed demeanor, her doubts lessened further.

In the following days, Chen Chu didn't mention the home visit again. He only occasionally called Ye Lingling after class to ask some basic questions about medicinal herbs.

Ye Lingling gradually let down her guard, answering every question and even lending Chen Chu her family's herbal illustrated guide.

Until the end of the month, when the semester ended, Ye Lingling, carrying her packed small bag, waited for Chen Chu at the academy gate. Not long after, she saw him walking over alone.

"Let's go."

The two hired a carriage and headed towards the Ye family's residence in Autumn Leaf City.

The Ye family had a rather large manor in the northeastern district of Heaven Dou City, a gift from the royal family, where some collateral relatives lived. However, the main family was still in Autumn Leaf City, which was not too far from Heaven Dou City, requiring several days of travel.

Inside the carriage, Chen Chu looked at the somewhat timid Ye Lingling, his brow furrowing slightly. Why was this young girl so introverted? It shouldn't be like this.

As her homeroom teacher, they had been together for over two months, yet she still acted like she was meeting a stranger.

"Lingling, you seem very afraid of me?" Chen Chu asked, looking at the young girl in uniform.

Ye Lingling was startled by the question. She subconsciously twisted the hem of her clothes, her ear tips feeling warm. She stammered, "N-no, Teacher."

Despite her words, she quietly shrank back into the corner of the carriage, her gaze drifting unnaturally out the window. She felt Chen Chu's gaze was too intense; any eye contact made her heart race a few beats faster, especially now that they were the only two in the carriage, and even their breathing seemed exceptionally clear.

Seeing her like this, Chen Chu didn't dare to press further, feeling a bit awkward. He also turned to look at the passing trees outside the window, and the carriage fell silent for a while.

After an unknown amount of time, Ye Lingling secretly turned her head to glance at Chen Chu. He was leaning against the carriage wall, eyes closed, resting. The lines of his profile were sharp, exuding a heroic aura that captivated her for a moment.

For young girls like Ye Lingling, who were just beginning to understand love, talented young men like Chen Chu naturally held a certain inexplicable charm.

The carriage traveled for two days. By the evening of the second day, they finally arrived at an inn not far from Autumn Leaf City.

The guard driving the carriage stopped and said to Chen Chu inside, "Lord, it's getting dark. It's still half a day's journey to Autumn Leaf City. Why don't we rest at the inn for the night and enter the city early tomorrow morning?"

Chen Chu glanced at the sky outside the window and nodded. "That would be good."

As they entered the inn, a faint smell of blood wafted towards them. Chen Chu's brow furrowed, and his eyes instantly turned cold. The smell was faint, as if it had just been dealt with. This inn was not right.

"You guys go ahead and get a room. I'm going out to take a look," Chen Chu instructed Ye Lingling.

"Stay in the room and don't come out," he added commandingly, then turned to the guard. "Keep an eye on her."

The guard quickly nodded. "Don't worry, Count."

Chen Chu walked directly towards the inn's backyard, where the smell of blood was coming from. After rounding a corner and entering a room, he lifted the curtain and looked out. He saw two men in black dragging a corpse towards the woodshed. A short knife was still stuck in the body.

"Hmm? A black inn? Or Evil Soul Masters?" Chen Chu couldn't be sure for a moment. The smell of blood on these two was extremely heavy, accumulated from years of killing.

He silently retreated behind the door, condensing a wisp of Soul Power at his fingertips. The Soul Power fluctuations of these two were chaotic, carrying the unique sinister aura of Evil Soul Masters. They were definitely not ordinary thugs from a black inn.

He didn't rush to act, listening to the conversation of the two men by the wall.

"That old man's blood was so rich, it felt so good to absorb," the left black-clothed man licked his lips, his voice full of greed.

"Stop the nonsense and dispose of it quickly. The Master will inspect it later," the right one kicked the corpse. "Have all the people in this inn been cleaned out? Don't leave any witnesses."

"Don't worry, except for the two who just checked into the front hall, everyone else has been dealt with. However, that woman looks like she's from the Ye family. The Master said to keep her, as she might be useful. As for the man... I'll find an opportunity later. He looks young and fair-skinned; his taste should be good."

Chen Chu's eyes turned cold. As expected, they were targeting the Ye family, and they even dared to have designs on him. Just a few insignificant pests. He no longer hesitated. His Martial Soul quietly attached itself, and his twin scythes suddenly struck out. The Soul Power pressure of a level sixty-four Attack-type Soul Master instantly enveloped the backyard.

Those two Evil Soul Masters were only in their thirties. They didn't even have a chance to resist. Their legs were directly severed, and they fell to their knees with a thud, their faces ashen.

"Who? Ah! My legs!" The suppressed Evil Soul Master screamed, looking at his still twitching legs, his eyes rolled back, and he let out a hoarse roar.

Chen Chu's figure appeared at this moment. Under the moonlight, empowered by King Sagros, he exuded an endless majesty, like a god of death, coldly gazing at the two. He slowly raised his twin scythes and then brought them down heavily!