Opened the Space Gate and Met an Evil Soul Master? Oh~ So They're Our Own People~

"Brother, you smell so good these past few days~" Na'er sniffed at Lin Nuo, unable to help but exclaim.

Hearing this, Lin Nuo couldn't help but look at Na'er, who was currently sniffing his entire body, and joked with a smile, "Then do you want to take a bite out of me?"

Upon hearing this, Na'er actually thought about it seriously for a moment before immediately shaking her head, "Forget it, I'm afraid I'll break you, Brother."

"..."

He reached out to pat Na'er's little head and walked into the kitchen to start preparing breakfast and lunch for her. He had to make enough, as he was heading to school to report in; one week after the martial soul awakening, one had to report to the Soul Master Enlightenment Academy, or in layman's terms, the primary Soul Master Academy.

Proud Arrival City's primary Soul Master Academy, also known as Red Mountain Academy, was the local primary comprehensive academy in Proud Arrival City and was also the first school for Tang Wuling.

After quickly finishing the food, Lin Nuo looked at Na'er, "Na'er, this food should be enough for your breakfast and lunch. If you're hungry, remember to eat the fruit in the fridge."

"Okay, Brother." Na'er nodded obediently, then, as if remembering something, she immediately stepped forward, "But Brother, you have to promise Na'er one thing~"

Looking at the suddenly serious Na'er in front of him, Lin Nuo asked curiously, "What is it?"

"Brother, do you like Na'er the most?"

"That's right, Brother likes Na'er very much."

"Then you aren't allowed to play with that female pervert!" Na'er put her hands on her hips, her tone full of coquettishness, though a hint of seriousness was hidden in the depths of her eyes. The "female pervert" she spoke of was naturally that person who possessed the Golden Dragon King bloodline.

Listening to this, Lin Nuo couldn't help but curl his lips, his eyes brimming with doting laughter. This little girl was starting to guard him as if she were guarding her food again.

He reached out his hands, gently pinched Na'er's fair, soft cheeks, and rubbed them lightly, his tone carrying a touch of playfulness and tenderness, "My good sister, Brother only has you as his precious sister. But I'm just making friends with her; is Na'er trying to deprive Brother of the right to make friends? That won't do~"

"But Brother, that person is really a super big pervert!" Na'er really wanted to say that the person definitely had designs on her, but she couldn't say it outright.

"Perhaps she is a pervert in your eyes, but in my eyes, she is a pretty good friend. Although I don't understand why you have such great hostility toward her, Brother won't deprive you of the right to dislike her, so shouldn't Na'er also not deprive Brother of the right to make friends?"

Lin Nuo said gently. He wouldn't force Na'er to truly accept Tang Wuling, but he wouldn't blindly side with Na'er either. It was better to judge many things for oneself.

"But Brother..."

Seeing that Na'er still had more to say, Lin Nuo lowered his head and kissed her forehead, "Be good~ Na'er, Brother is going to be late for school, I'm leaving first."

Na'er stood frozen in place, her eyelashes fluttering gently. She looked up and collided with Lin Nuo's eyes, which were full of tenderness. Her cheeks instantly dyed a faint blush, like a ripe peach. She raised her hand and pushed Lin Nuo's arm lightly, "Hurry up and go~ Stinky Brother!!!"

"Alright, alright, alright." Lin Nuo was thus helplessly pushed out of the room by Na'er.

Watching Lin Nuo's departing back, Na'er couldn't help but touch her forehead and roll around on the sofa, "Bad~ Brother, bad~ Brother, to think he'd use such a rogue method, hateful~ so hateful~"

In the shadows, Zi Ji watched her Lord, who claimed to hate it but was actually blushing and incredibly happy, and couldn't help but show an envious expression. She wanted that too.

Walking out of the apartment, Lin Nuo looked back at his floor with some helplessness. Recalling Na'er's cute appearance just now, he found it quite amusing. He had discovered that the Silver Dragon King Na'er was truly cute and couldn't handle being teased.

The moment he tapped the button for the soul guidance elevator, Lin Nuo felt an incredibly rich, evil aura. It was the sensation of an Evil Soul Master.

He looked up and saw a person in a black cloak standing at the elevator entrance. Their appearance and gender were unclear, giving off a very uncomfortable feeling. If the Ghost Emperor from that day only gave off a sense of mystery and oppression, then the black-cloaked person in front of him felt truly eerie—a bona fide Evil Soul Master.

The black-cloaked person watched Lin Nuo standing frozen at the elevator entrance and said, "Are you not getting in?"

"Um, would you like to go up first?" Lin Nuo said politely.

"No need, I am going down as well."

Hearing this, Lin Nuo was silent for a long moment before walking in stiffly. He understood that this person was not here with good intentions!

The black-cloaked person pressed the button for the first floor, and the elevator doors slowly closed.

The two, one large and one small, remained silent. Lin Nuo kept calm and treated himself as air, but the black-cloaked person did not seem to intend to ignore the boy. In a voice that could not be distinguished as male or female, they spoke in an incredibly hoarse tone: "Boy, do you like red birds, or do you prefer black birds?"

Once this question was posed, Lin Nuo, who had been playing the part of a quail, couldn't help but look up and stare at the black-cloaked person who had their back to him. After a long silence, he replied, "Can I choose both?"

"No."

"Alright then~" Lin Nuo had actually already guessed who this person was. Black bird, red bird—Heavenly Phoenix, right?

"If the senior insists, I cannot make a choice," Lin Nuo thought to himself, unsure if it was because he had played through the Lin Xiu route later, but he decided to play it safe. "The red bird has a vibrant color, and its wings might be very special; it is very attractive at first glance."

Crack~

The elevator railing shattered with a snap.

Seeing the black-cloaked person's reaction, Lin Nuo confirmed his suspicions even more, but he continued with extreme calmness, "The black bird might not be as eye-catching, but it gives people a sense of extreme stability and tranquility, which is also a presence that attracts me very much."

"So, if I have to say which one I like, I cannot make a judgment, because I am a person who loves broadly, so I cannot make a definitive decision."

The black-cloaked person turned back to look at the suddenly abstract Lin Nuo, murmuring in silence, "You are always so compassionate."

"What did you say?" Lin Nuo hadn't heard the black-cloaked person clearly and couldn't help but ask.

"I told you to get lost!"

"Oh~" Lin Nuo let out an 'oh'. Just then, the elevator doors opened, and he immediately walked out, though he still turned back to wave at the black-cloaked person.

The gaze beneath the black cloak silently locked onto Lin Nuo's departing back. They looked down at the elevator mechanism they had lightly snapped with their fingertips, and after a moment of silence, they muttered with a touch of nonchalant sarcasm, "Can't even live in a decent place, what a backward antique."

Lin Nuo felt a sense of having survived a disaster. He had thought it was some wanted criminal or an Evil Soul Master preparing to do something big, but it turned out to be an acquaintance~

That was fine, let them come~ He, Lin Nuo the Great, would take it all on, as long as he didn't get "cleaved" by a kitchen knife.

However, he had to admit—he stopped and looked up at the sun shining on him—time was truly a terrifying bug!