Nuoding Academy, Master

"Little San, did you find money too?" Village Chief Jack asked.

He figured that if Tang San found money as well, it was certainly due to diligence, for all along this road Tang San's head kept spinning enough to give him cervical spondylosis.

As for Lin Qi, it was pure luck.

Tang San emerged from the weeds by the roadside with an extremely stinky expression.

"No, it's a beetle."

Tang San fiercely slammed the golden back beetle he held onto the ground, wondering why a mere bug had to look so much like a gold soul coin.

Right then, a gust of wind blew past.

The wind swept up dust somewhere in the middle of the road, revealing a glint of gold beneath, and Lin Qi happened to have already arrived beside it.

Without needing to take another step, Lin Qi bent down and picked up this gold soul coin.

Village Chief Jack: "..."

Tang San: "..."

"Living life, you see, is still best done by walking the main road; always poking into small paths means missing out on far too many things."

Lin Qi blew on the gold soul coin and said unconcernedly.

Tang San's teeth gnashed audibly, looking like a case of Tang Syndrome about to erupt.

Provocation, this was definitely provocation.

This gold soul coin should have been his, and his attention had stayed fixed on both sides of the road, but why had there been a gold soul coin in the middle of the road?

With his values severely impacted, Tang San marched angrily ahead.

This time he took both the middle and sides of the road into account, firmly refusing to give Lin Qi any chance to find money.

Not just Tang San and Village Chief Jack, but even Tang Hao, who had been tailing Tang San all along, felt deeply shocked by Lin Qi's good fortune.

The next moment, however, he shivered, as if targeted by a natural predator.

It's that powerhouse from that night.

All along this journey, he frequently felt as though someone was watching him, yet whenever he carefully perceived it, he came up empty-handed.

Aside from the powerhouse who had injured him that night, Tang Hao could not think of anyone else who possessed such ability and happened to follow them all the way.

Tang Hao wore a gloomy expression, identical to Tang San's as the latter marched ahead with his head down—truly a father and son of the Tang Clan.

In a short half-day, the three of them arrived outside Nuoding Academy.

Compared to when he set off, Tang San was a completely different person, filled with doubt toward this world.

Along the entire way, no matter how hard he tried, he hadn't even found a single copper soul coin.

Yet Lin Qi was clearly very casual, and those soul coins that should have been hidden in dark corners seemed to take the initiative to let themselves be found by him.

Lin Qi smiled and shook his head; in front of a talent freak, Tang San's bit of effort was still far from enough.

"What people are you? What are you doing standing outside Nuoding Academy? Is this somewhere country bumpkins like you can come?"

The Nuoding Academy guard walked over with his chin up, eager to exercise his tiny bit of authority.

Tang San had a belly full of fire, and seeing that even such a small character dared to make things difficult for him, he said coldly:

"I am Innate Full Soul Power and have come to Nuoding Academy to study. Are you going to stop me?"

"Innate Full Soul Power?" The guard was startled, then seemed to recall something.

"Are you people from Holy Spirit Village?"

Only then did Tang San's expression improve slightly, and he nodded.

"That's right."

"Then you must be Lin Qi... Young Master, right? Lord Su Yuntao of Spirit Hall gave word that a genius with Innate Full Soul Power from Holy Spirit Village was coming to Nuoding Academy."

Crack~

Tang San's expression froze, while his fists clenched tight.

"Little brother, this child here is Lin Qi."

Seeing the guard who had just been so aggressive suddenly turn so polite, Village Chief Jack felt immensely gratified in his heart.

Especially the guard's abrupt shift from arrogance to servility, all because of Lin Qi.

"This lowly one is blind; it turns out you are Young Master Lin Qi. You truly are a person of outstanding talent, and only a hero like you could possess Innate Full Soul Power."

Lin Qi waved his hand and said, "Be a bit more amiable to people in the future, you know?"

If this fellow hadn't thrown his weight around mostly against Tang San, and furthermore caused actual harm to Tang San, Lin Qi wouldn't have let him off so lightly.

"I... I know. This lowly one will surely keep your teachings in mind for the future."

The guard nervously wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He held such awe for Lin Qi, apart from Su Yuntao having dropped off a word, all the more because of Lin Qi's own innate talent.

A soul master with Innate Full Soul Power was definitely an existence he could only look up to with difficulty.

Tang San began grinding his teeth there again.

Both were Innate Full Soul Power, so did Su Yuntao only mention Lin Qi alone? What a blind fellow.

Old Jack kindly brought it up: "Little San also has Innate Full Soul Power and his martial soul is Blue Silver Grass; didn't Lord Su Yuntao mention that at all?"

The guard decisively shook his head.

"Lord Su Yuntao only mentioned Young Master Lin Qi alone, and didn't speak of anyone else."

"Ah, this..."

Village Chief Jack felt somewhat awkward; he had meant well, not expecting it to deal a secondary blow to Tang San.

"Perhaps Lord Su Yuntao forgot to mention it, Little San, don't feel sad."

"Of course I'm not sad." Tang San shook his head, a stiff smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.

If he got upset over a little thing like this, it would make it look like he was jealous of Lin Qi.

At that moment, an ordinary man in his forties walked over.

"You must be students of Nuoding Academy, I'll take you inside."

Although Yu Xiaogang concealed it well, Lin Qi still caught the fervor in his eyes.

This fervor was not only directed at Tang San, but equally at Lin Qi.

Needless to say, this person was Yu Xiaogang.

"Master, you've returned." The guard respectfully said to Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang nodded casually, still gazing at Tang San and Lin Qi.

Two people with Innate Full Soul Power, and if his calculations were correct, one of them even possessed Twin Martial Souls.

These were two disciples sent to him by the heavens; with these two children, he could definitely verify his martial soul theory.

One had high martial soul quality, and the other had Twin Martial Souls.

One could exert power in the early stages and raise combat capability, while the other had a boundless future, with Twin Martial Souls holding limitless prospects.

Yu Xiaogang could almost picture the scene where he achieved success and renown, with everyone sincerely calling him "Master".

Tang San nodded to Yu Xiaogang and prepared to go inside with him.

"You're called Lin Qi, right? Come inside with me as well."

Lin Qi said, "I still have things to discuss with Grandfather Jack."

Yu Xiaogang was stunned. Was this child relatively independent, or did he possess a rebellious personality?

Still, this was fine too; breaking through with the two children one by one, relying on his Martial Soul Theory Knowledge, wouldn't it be a breeze to make these two children voluntarily ask to become his disciples?

"Little Qi, you must take care of your health at school. Spirit Hall places great importance on you, so if you are bullied, you can go to Spirit Hall."

Village Chief Jack instructed.

Lin Qi nodded and handed several gold soul coins to Village Chief Jack.

"Grandfather Jack, take these soul coins; you can buy some things the village needs in Nuoding City to take back."

"I can't accept this."

Seeing Lin Qi hand over money to him again, Village Chief Jack repeatedly waved his hands.

As the village chief without any money to give to Lin Qi, how could he possibly take Lin Qi's money.

"Just keep them, I still have some on me, and besides, I shouldn't be lacking soul coins to use."

Hearing Lin Qi put it that way, Village Chief Jack fell silent.

Judging from the situation all along the journey, it was indeed impossible for Lin Qi to lack money; this child's luck was simply too heaven-defying, practically like the heavens feeding him by force.