Are They Going to Steal My Pastries?

Lin Tu asked Lin Tianyi and Lin Xianxian who exactly the people who had taken them away were.

Having been told by Qian Renxue not to reveal her name, and knowing what the name Qian Renxue represented, Lin Tianyi could only make up lies to deal with his parents.

Lin Tianyi felt that his parents were merely ordinary farmers, so it was better for them not to know too much dangerous information.

What sort of person was Lin Tu? Naturally, he could tell at a glance that his son was making up lies.

He immediately realized that the person must not have wished to reveal her identity and had instructed his son accordingly. Thinking of how that person could command two Title Douluo, Lin Tu sighed inwardly.

Since the other party did not wish to reveal her identity, he should not pry any further.

Moreover, the other party apparently bore no ill will toward Lin Tianyi and Lin Xianxian. Otherwise, with two Title Douluo at her command, she could easily crush their entire family.

Lin Tu was filled with helplessness. He had no idea what had been going on lately. First, a mysterious Title Douluo had wanted to take his son as a disciple, only to abandon him afterward.

Now, another mysterious woman had approached his son and could even command two Title Douluo.

Title Douluo, who were usually so difficult to encounter, had suddenly become this common.

He could not understand it. He truly could not understand it!

Lin Tu shook his head helplessly, then returned home with his wife, Lin Tianyi, and Lin Xianxian.

After settling Lin Tianyi and Lin Xianxian in, Lin Tu casually found an excuse to visit someone and left the house, arriving at a secluded location.

With no one around, Lin Tu stood straight beneath the shadow of a thick, towering tree.

After waiting a moment, a blue figure shot over and came to a perfect stop three meters from Lin Tu, standing respectfully.

"My lord."

This man was Li Fu, a level-seventy-five Soul Sage whose martial soul was the Azure Bird, and who had secretly been protecting Lin Tianyi and Lin Xianxian.

However, this elderly man in his sixties was not in very good shape. Below his neck, he was unharmed. Above it, his appearance could only be described as horrible beyond words.

His old eyes and nose were swollen high, bruised blue and purple. His originally gaunt face had puffed up like a steamed bun. What a thoroughly battered face.

Lin Tu stared at the gaunt old man in astonishment.

"Li Fu, you... what happened to you?"

"It is nothing. Just superficial injuries," Li Fu said.

He then explained the source of his injuries. Earlier, following Lin Tu's orders, he had investigated the background and identity of the person who had taken Lin Tianyi and Lin Xianxian away.

Before he could uncover the slightest clue, however, he had been discovered. He was then severely beaten, viciously warned, and released.

Even as Li Fu spoke of it, his face remained full of disbelief. He had thought he was surely going to die, yet the other party had merely taught him a lesson before letting him return so easily.

He had thought the other party intended to follow the trail back to its source. After taking several large detours and repeatedly doubling back without discovering any signs of pursuit, he had finally dared to return to Lin Family Village.

Upon learning of Li Fu's experience, Lin Tu's face twitched slightly. Had he known that the other party could command two Title Douluo, he would never have risked sending Li Fu to investigate her identity.

With a sigh, Lin Tu instructed him not to concern himself with that person in the future. He only needed to secretly protect Lin Tianyi and Lin Xianxian.

Li Fu accepted the order, then continued, "My lord, there is one more matter. Now that Second Young Master and Miss Xianxian's talents have been revealed, quite a few forces in Heaven Dou City want to recruit them."

Lin Tu pinched the bridge of his nose. "I will handle this matter. You need not concern yourself with it. Go."

"Yes." Li Fu turned into a streak of blue light and flew away.

After Li Fu left, Lin Tu looked up at the sky. Gazing at its clear, azure expanse, he felt both pride and helplessness.

He had originally wanted his son to slowly grow up in an ordinary environment and develop a calm temperament, unshaken by praise or humiliation.

When Lin Tianyi grew up, he would then reveal his true identity. That way, Lin Tianyi would be almost certain not to become a wastrel, and Lin Tu's wish for his son to become a True Dragon could be fulfilled.

But his younger son seemed destined to be a True Dragon who could not grow up in an ordinary environment.

First, he had awakened a top-tier tool martial soul, with Innate Soul Power as high as level nine. His First Soul Ring was over two thousand years old, and at six years old, his Soul Power had already reached level eighteen.

Now, on the very first day after leaving Lin Family Village, he had caused an enormous sensation.

If this continued, Lin Tianyi simply could not grow up in an ordinary environment.

A peerless young genius would inevitably receive endless praise and amazement from those around him. Over time, Lin Tianyi would most likely gradually develop an unruly and boundlessly arrogant personality.

At the thought that his younger son might become a child so proud that he saw no one else, Lin Tu felt his head ache.

Yet the corners of his mouth spread uncontrollably, revealing a mouthful of gleaming white teeth.

"Forget it. As long as Tianyi does not become a wastrel, even if he grows into an arrogant and conceited brat in the future, with the Lin family's immense power, no one would dare say a word against him!

My son has every right to be arrogant and conceited!!"

Lin Tu let out the proud laughter of an old father.

He then strode out of Lin Family Village to deal with the other forces seeking to recruit his son.

That very day, mysterious letters were delivered to the leaders of every power in Heaven Dou City ranked Marquis or above.

After reading the contents, every one of those leaders' expressions changed. They then shook their heads and sighed, their faces filled with envy, before unanimously burning the letters.

They would not allow a second person within their family forces to learn who the master behind those letters was.

Heaven Dou City, Ning Residence.

Ning Fengzhi looked at the letter in his hand, helplessness appearing on his refined face.

"I never expected him to be that man's son."

The next day, a carriage sent by Qian Renxue delivered Lin Tianyi and Lin Xianxian to Heaven Dou Royal Junior Soul Master Academy.

Of course, Qian Renxue had not come in person. As the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, she had far too many affairs to attend to.

As she watched the luxurious carriage slowly depart, Lin Xianxian blinked her clear purple eyes.

Then she lowered her little head to look at the bag of exquisite pastries in her hands. Her bright eyes shimmered with delight and happiness.

She thought Sister Qian Renxue was actually quite nice, even specially giving her something delicious to eat.

This made her even less guarded against Qian Renxue. Besides, after Lin Tianyi had talked her around, she had subconsciously never believed that Qian Renxue, who was a full nine years older than Lin Xianxian, would compete with her for her husband.

What was more, they had become sworn siblings. Surely an elder sister would not set her sights on her younger brother?

Lin Tianyi held Lin Xianxian's little hand as they passed through the academy gates and headed toward Class 1 Grade 1.

Before they even reached the classroom, Lin Tianyi spotted from afar a large group of children of all ages gathered outside Class 1 Grade 1.

They were students from first through sixth grade who had come after hearing the news, wanting to see what Lin Tianyi and Lin Xianxian, these two freakish geniuses, actually looked like.

Someone sharp-eyed in the crowd suddenly spotted Lin Tianyi and Lin Xianxian. After the students of Class 1 Grade 1 identified them, it was confirmed that they were the people everyone had come to see.

The crowd immediately swarmed over, surrounding Lin Tianyi and Lin Xianxian so tightly that not even water could pass through. Their eyes shone with curiosity as they carefully looked the two up and down, excitedly shouting all sorts of things.

It felt like a crowd visiting a zoo to see rare protected animals.

Looking at the enthusiastic crowd, Lin Tianyi twitched the corner of his mouth.

Lin Xianxian tightly shielded the exquisite pastries in her arms with both little hands, her delicate doll-like face filled with vigilance.

They are not going to steal my pastries, are they?

Suddenly, after nearly two months, the system's cold mechanical voice finally rang out in Lin Tianyi's mind once more...