You Bastard, Have Some Conscience!

Lin Feng gritted his teeth and recounted the harrowing events.

"But getting lost was real. The moment I came out of the secret passage, I ran into a ten-thousand-year Nether Owl. That beast forced me straight into the inner region. Getting lost was one thing, and then I had even worse luck..."

After hearing him out, Flender and Zhao Wuji were completely dumbfounded.

The two looked at each other, disbelief written all over their faces.

After a long while, Flender finally swallowed and patted Lin Feng on the shoulder, his expression utterly incredulous.

"You were chased into the inner region by a ten-thousand-year soul beast, and you actually came back without a scratch? Tell me honestly, kid, do you have someone backing you from down below?"

"Someone? What someone?"

Zhao Wuji nodded along, his face full of amazement.

"We've seen people with connections reaching the heavens, but connections reaching the underworld? That's a first."

"Hey! Dean, Uncle Zhao, keep it low-key. My clothes were only a little dusty."

Lin Feng smugly brushed the dust off his clothes, then turned around with his hands behind his back and said calmly,

"The mere Star Dou Forest and ten-thousand-year soul beasts are nothing. I can come and go as I please."

The moment he finished speaking, a detached female voice with a hint of amusement drifted leisurely from behind him.

"Is that so? Why didn't I know you had such skills..."

Hearing that familiar voice, Lin Feng abruptly turned around and saw that his cheap teacher was somehow already standing behind him.

She had changed out of the gilded dress stained with blood. Now, she wore a simple white gown that made her skin appear as white as snow, flawless and pure, while giving her an aloof, icy aura.

Looking at his cheap teacher in this entirely different style, Lin Feng's eyes lit up.

"Teacher, you're here."

"Teacher?"

Flender and Zhao Wuji instantly froze where they stood, their faces filled with astonishment.

The two quickly exchanged glances, their brows furrowing slightly.

Wasn't this woman the Soul King from before?

How had she suddenly become Lin Feng's teacher?

Lin Feng coughed twice and moved half a step closer to Qian Renxue's side. He stood straight, his expression solemn as he introduced her.

"That's right. This is the benefactor who saved me in the Star Dou Forest, and she is now my teacher as well."

Qian Renxue gave Flender and Zhao Wuji a slight nod. Her expression was cold and indifferent, without any unnecessary emotion.

"Hello."

Her gaze swept over the two, and she had already formed her judgment of them.

Flender looked like the sort of shrewd merchant who never acted without profit. Xiao Linzi's money-obsessed, miserly nature had probably been picked up from this man.

As for Zhao Wuji, one look told her he was no good either...

Flender and Zhao Wuji hurriedly put away their astonishment, forcing polite smiles as they responded together.

"Greetings, Your Excellency. Thank you for saving a student of our academy. We will remember this favor."

Flender glanced at Lin Feng, then turned and gave Qian Renxue a polite nod.

"Please excuse us, Your Excellency. We must speak with Lin Feng alone for a moment."

Qian Renxue gave a slight nod and replied softly and indifferently,

"Please, go ahead."

She turned and slowly walked beneath a tree outside, leaving them ample private space.

It was clear that Flender was highly wary and guarded toward this teacher who had suddenly appeared.

Not only was she not the least bit displeased, she instead felt a faint trace of pleasure. At least it showed that these two truly cared about Xiao Linzi.

The moment Lin Feng followed the two into the room, Zhao Wuji shut the door.

Flender turned around, rubbing his brow with a headache as he looked at Lin Feng helplessly.

"Tell me, what exactly were you thinking? Do you know what it means to rashly acknowledge her as your teacher?"

Zhao Wuji stood to the side with a frown, looking at him in exasperation.

"Xiao Linzi, you're usually calmer and craftier than anyone. How did you become so rash this time?"

"Didn't I tell you before that this woman's identity was definitely not simple? The guard following her was at least a Soul Douluo."

"Do you have any idea how many secrets your martial soul holds, and how outrageous it is?"

He paused and let out a heavy sigh.

"Honestly, this time, I really don't know what to say about you."

Of course, Lin Feng knew Qian Renxue's background better than anyone. But he had no way to tell them plainly that she was the Young Master of Spirit Hall and the future Angel God.

He could only steel himself and say,

"Dean, Uncle Zhao, I believe Teacher won't harm me."

"If she had truly meant me harm, she wouldn't have needed to save me in the Star Dou Forest. She could have just let the Human-Faced Demon Spider kill me. Anyway, I know what I'm doing. Nothing will happen."

"Besides, she saved my life in the first place. What's wrong with becoming her disciple now?"

"This..."

At those words, Flender and Zhao Wuji fell silent.

For a time, neither of them could find a single word to refute him.

They had originally planned to use the excuse that children did not understand propriety and that it had merely been childish talk to reject this master-disciple relationship for him.

But the debt of saving a life outweighed the sea. Even if someone asked you to serve them as a slave for the rest of your life, it would not be excessive, let alone merely asking you to become their disciple.

They could not force Lin Feng to become an ungrateful, heartless person...

The room fell silent for a while.

Flender let out a heavy sigh.

"Be honest with me. How much of your martial soul's secrets did you tell her?"

Lin Feng rubbed his nose.

"Uh! Everything you know, Teacher knows too. And everything you don't know, Teacher knows as well."

The moment he said that, Flender and Zhao Wuji froze in place. Their eyes widened as they stared at him in utter disbelief.

"You brat!"

The next second, the two completely lost it.

"Xiao Linzi, you heartless little bastard! We've devoted ourselves to you for so long, yet we mean less to you than some woman you only met once and have known for a few days?"

"You bastard, have some conscience when you do things!"

"Hey, hey, hey! Both of you old men, watch your words. What do you mean, 'that woman'? She is my respected teacher."

Lin Feng immediately put on a stern face and corrected them seriously. Then he shrugged nonchalantly and said with complete confidence,

"Besides, my teacher invested fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins in me in one go. Isn't it normal for her to know a little more?"

He raised his brow.

"Dean, if you invest fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins in me now too, I can let you know one more thing than my teacher does."

Flender's face instantly turned black as the bottom of a pot, and he cursed loudly.

"Money, money, money all day long! You brat are the reincarnation of a Gold-Swallowing Beast. Not one coin!"

Zhao Wuji looked at him with contempt and spoke irritably.

"Flender, I think we should stop worrying about this brat. When he finally runs into a wall one day, he'll understand how deep the waters of the soul master world are and how dark people's hearts can be."

"Hey! What darkness are you talking about..."

Lin Feng corrected him with obvious displeasure.

"My teacher has an Angel Martial Soul, the very symbol of light. If she is darkness, then wouldn't we be an abyss of darkness?"

Seeing that the atmosphere was about right, Lin Feng immediately dropped his joking expression, his face turning serious.

"Dean, Uncle Zhao, I know you're worried about me, but look on the bright side."

He paused, lowered his voice, and spoke each word distinctly.

"I can only tell you that my teacher has an enormous background, and her talent is top-notch."

"Don't be fooled by how young she looks. She is already a Soul King-level powerhouse. And with that Soul Douluo powerhouse following her that day... think about it yourselves."

Flender and Zhao Wuji's pupils suddenly contracted, their eyes filled with shock.

Angel Martial Soul!

That was a legendary God Rank martial soul!

They had only thought that this woman's identity was unfathomable, but they never imagined her origins would be so immense. Her background was not merely terrifying—it was on a level they did not even dare to imagine.