Arriving at Heaven Dou City, Probing

[I Don't Surname Yu: How do you expect me to stay calm? I just packed my bags yesterday and rushed to Notting City. I was almost there.]

[I Don't Surname Yu: Now you're telling me Lin Chen has withdrawn from school and isn't at Notting Academy anymore. How am I supposed to accept that?]

[I Don't Surname Yu: What the hell is going on? Why did Lin Chen suddenly drop out?]

[I Am Little Princess: Sister Erlong, don't panic. I think it's Bibi Dong's fault. Why else would Lin Chen withdraw right after Bibi Dong left Notting City?]

[Loves Carrots: That makes sense. @I Am Little Princess, you're so smart.]

[I Am Little Princess: Uh, isn't that just common sense? Xiao Wu, I didn't realize you were this dumb.]

[Loves Carrots: I'm not dumb!]

[I Don't Surname Yu: @Pope of the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong, what did you do to Lin Chen yesterday? Why did he suddenly run away?]

[Pope of the Spirit Hall: I just scared and punished him a bit yesterday. Who knew Lin Chen would be so easily frightened that he'd run away?]

Martial Soul City, Papal Palace.

Bibi Dong had already returned to this Papal Palace. Seeing someone @ her in the group, she replied to Liu Erlong's question.

She hadn't expected Lin Chen to suddenly run away either. She'd planned to keep scaring and punishing him regularly, but it seemed that idea was off the table.

Still, thinking about Lin Chen fleeing in fear, Bibi Dong felt a sense of accomplishment.

What did Lin Chen's flight mean? It meant her intimidation yesterday had worked perfectly.

After a week of slander, Bibi Dong finally felt vindicated.

You defame This Pope in your diary, and I scare you into running away in reality.

It was incredibly satisfying.

But Bibi Dong also felt a bit regretful. Lin Chen's disappearance meant she'd have to keep searching for that little brat.

After leaving Notting Academy, she'd actually missed his flattery—the emotional value it provided was truly top-notch.

[I Don't Surname Yu: Bibi Dong, you really are a foolish woman. My Hidden Reward is ruined now. You owe me my Hidden Reward.]

[Pope of the Spirit Hall: Hmph, Liu Erlong, you think you're worthy of a Hidden Reward? Don't daydream.]

[Yanzi Will Return: Everyone, calm down. We're all sisters here. The most important thing now is to figure out Lin Chen's whereabouts. Otherwise, none of us will have much chance at the Hidden Reward.]

Heaven Dou City.

Dugu Yan saw the tense atmosphere brewing in the Chat Group and stepped in as a mediator.

The priority now wasn't arguing—it was finding Lin Chen's trail.

Otherwise, getting the Hidden Reward would truly be a matter of luck.

Because Lin Chen hadn't mentioned any of their names in that day's diary entry, they couldn't claim that day's Hidden Reward.

As for the question function, while it could make Lin Chen mention their names, using it would cause that day's Hidden Reward to vanish.

The Diary Copy's features were becoming more refined and intelligent, leaving no room for them to exploit loopholes.

So, unless there was something important—like when Ah Yin asked if Tang San was a Transmigrator—

Or a major conflict among group members, like the earlier argument over soul beasts and soul masters—

Only in such cases would they use the Chat Group's question function. Otherwise, they never touched it.

[I Don't Surname Yu: Who's sisters with that foolish woman Bibi Dong? But yes, the most important thing now is finding Lin Chen's trail.]

[Pope of the Spirit Hall: Spare me. Liu Erlong, are you even qualified to be my sister? What's your Soul Power Level, and what's mine? We're not on the same level.]

[I Don't Surname Yu: Hmph, don't get cocky, Bibi Dong. So what if you're a Title Douluo? In a few months, I'll be one too.]

Two days later.

Lin Chen finally reached his destination: Heaven Dou City.

Heaven Dou City, the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, the most prosperous and thriving city in the empire.

Over these two days, because Lin Chen had been recording his travel experiences in his diary without mentioning the names of the Diary Copy owners, the Diary Copy owners across the Douluo Continent had grown anxious.

For two straight days, they'd received no Hidden Rewards. This had them frantic, all searching for Lin Chen's whereabouts.

That was two days' worth of Hidden Rewards—equivalent to a month of daily check-ins, or even more.

Entering Heaven Dou City, Lin Chen could see with his own eyes that its prosperity was worlds apart from Notting City.

There were not only luxurious hotels but also all kinds of shops and various entertainment venues.

Living here, you could enjoy life's pleasures to the fullest, and daily life was extremely convenient.

But the prerequisite was having enough Gold Soul Coins; otherwise, you'd starve on the streets.

Fortunately, Lin Chen had plenty of Gold Soul Coins in his pocket, enough for a good life here.

After wandering around Heaven Dou City for a while, Lin Chen first found a hotel to stay in, then browsed the clothing shops.

After picking out a few nice outfits for himself, he returned to the hotel, freshened up, and put on the clothes he'd bought that suited him.

"Mm, not bad looking."

Lin Chen stood before the mirror, sizing himself up, and couldn't help but praise.

Now, his skin was fair and tender, his face still chubby, and with his black hair and golden eyes, he looked more and more like one of those noble young masters.

After tidying himself up, Lin Chen focused his mind and summoned his Black Diary, beginning to write today's entry.

Having arrived in Heaven Dou City with Dugu Bo as his target, Lin Chen certainly couldn't go straight to find Dugu Bo.

First, Dugu Bo's temperament was very sinister; the moment Lin Chen mentioned his poison, his Spatial Jade Slip might trigger automatically.

Because Dugu Bo would try to kill him the next second.

Second, Dugu Bo's whereabouts were unpredictable; even if Lin Chen wanted to search, he had no way to start.

So, he needed an intermediary.

And that intermediary, Lin Chen already had someone in mind—Dugu Yan.

But for now, Lin Chen had to do one thing: test the waters.

Earlier, Lin Chen had guessed that Bibi Dong possessed a Diary Copy. What about Dugu Yan, this somewhat famous supporting character? Did she have one too?

If Dugu Yan also had one, that would be perfect—it would save him a lot of trouble.

[Finally arrived in Heaven Dou City. Tomorrow, I'll go stake out Heaven Dou Royal Academy.]

As Lin Chen began updating today's diary entry and revealed his location.

Across Douluo Continent, many Goddesses broke into smiles.

They finally knew where Lin Chen was—he'd gone to Heaven Dou City.

Among them, those in Heaven Dou City who held Diary Copies were so excited they danced with joy.

This Hidden Reward—they finally had a chance to get it too.