It's Time for Lin Nuo to Be Jiahao for a Day

In Shrek City, inside a hotel, Lin Xiu slowly rose from his bed, immediately dressed, and walked out of the room. Finding Zheng Yiran was simply impossible.

That young girl had not even been born yet, so he had to settle for the next best thing: finding Zheng Yiran's father or someone of that sort. As for how to find them, he naturally had a method, which was to utilize the connections Lin Jiahao had left for him before departing.

Lin Xiu took out his soul communicator, found a young lady surnamed Leng, and dialed directly.

A moment later, the soul communicator was instantly connected. Leng Yulai's voice, carrying an undisguised urgency, came through the device: "Lin Xiu, Lin Xiu, has your brother Lin Jiahao arrived?"

Hearing her agitated tone, Lin Xiu sighed helplessly and had to tactfully pour a bucket of cold water on her: "I'm sorry, Miss Leng Yulai, Jiahao is currently busy handling some matters and cannot come for the time being."

"However, he requires your help with something. I wonder if you would be willing to assist?"

Leng Yulai had been prepared to end the call upon realizing it wasn't Jiahao, but upon hearing Lin Xiu's final sentence, her fingers froze. She immediately asked, "What is it? What do you need help with?"

Seeing that Leng Yulai hadn't hung up, Lin Xiu felt a sense of relief; as expected, using the main body as a pretext was highly effective. The other party had agreed immediately.

Praise be to Lin Nuo!

"Miss Leng, Lin Jiahao needs the location of the Jade Phosphorus Snake Emperor Family. We want to go and make a deal with them." Lin Xiu briefly explained the situation to Leng Yulai.

"Why on earth are you two going to that family full of venomous snakes and pests?" Upon hearing this, Leng Yulai couldn't help but recall that the family kept a collection of rare poisonous insects; just thinking about it made her feel disgusted.

She didn't understand why the two of them wanted to go to that family, but thinking that it was for Lin Jiahao, she ultimately agreed.

At the Spirit Pagoda, after ending the call, Leng Yulai immediately went to find her elder sister to ask for the location of the Jade Phosphorus Snake Emperor Family, or to see if there was any information regarding members of that family visiting the Spirit Pagoda recently.

Leng Yaozhu, who was in the middle of cultivation, looked at her sister who had rushed in and asked in confusion, "Little sister, what is the rush?"

Hearing this, Leng Yulai immediately spoke up: "Sister, come with me to see Father quickly. I want to learn about the Jade Phosphorus Snake Emperor Family."

Hearing this, Leng Yaozhu became even more puzzled. "Why do you want information on that family?"

Didn't her sister hate that family?

She remembered the last time she had accompanied their father to visit that family with her; once was enough for her sister to develop a deep aversion to ever returning.

Now, she was acting completely out of character. Knowing that she wanted information on the Jade Phosphorus Snake Emperor Family, there was definitely something wrong.

"Sister, don't ask, just come with me!" Leng Yulai's face showed a hint of impatience and urgency; clearly, she had no intention of explaining further, and she tugged gently on Leng Yaozhu's sleeve.

Leng Yaozhu looked at the hand clutching her sleeve, slowly crossed her arms, raised an eyebrow, and looked at her with a tone of certain teasing: "If you don't explain yourself clearly, I'm not going anywhere with you."

Leng Yulai looked at her sister's stubborn expression and knew that without the truth, she wouldn't get her to budge.

She pursed her lips, the urgency on her face fading slightly, replaced by a touch of awkwardness.

After hesitating for a moment, Leng Yulai leaned into Leng Yaozhu's ear, her voice dropping to a whisper, tinged with a hint of imperceptible shyness: "Sister, actually... it's because Jiahao needs the information on the Jade Phosphorus Snake Emperor Family, which is why I wanted to drag you along to find Father."

"I knew it." Leng Yaozhu rolled her eyes helplessly, though a trace of a smile hid in the depths of her eyes. She had long guessed that her sister's urgency must have been related to that person named Jiahao.

She didn't tease her further, stood up neatly, and patted Leng Yulai on the shoulder: "Let's go, don't keep them waiting."

"Alright, sister!" Leng Yulai's face instantly lit up with joy, the shyness vanishing, and she hurriedly followed in Leng Yaozhu's footsteps, chattering away as they walked toward their father's room.

In the lobby of the Spirit Pagoda, Lin Xiu sat waiting for Leng Yulai's message. The staff members saw him arrive but said nothing; by now, everyone knew that he was friends with the two young ladies of the Leng Family.

However, while he was waiting, a black-haired youth who looked to be the same age as him walked in. Lin Xiu only glanced at him, yet he felt a sense of crisis emanating from him.

The youth also sensed something and looked in Lin Xiu's direction. After the two youths stared at each other for a few seconds, they both withdrew their gazes following a nod from Lin Xiu.

Yun Ming? Lin Xiu watched the youth's retreating back and deduced his identity—the genius among geniuses of this era, the future leader of the Shrek Seven Devils, a disciple of the Heaven-Favored Douluo.

Lin Xiu didn't take Yun Ming too much to heart. In this era, the protagonist might be Yun Ming, but his own appearance would eventually leave everyone else in the dust.

In the distance, Yun Ming, who had already taken several steps, found his feet stopping uncontrollably.

He slowly turned around, his gaze passing over the flow of people and landing precisely on the direction where Lin Xiu had been. That look was filled with wariness and curiosity, as if he wanted to etch the youth's figure into his memory.

As a gifted genius, he possessed a keen perception of danger, and the youth of similar age he had just encountered was surrounded by an oppressive force that made his heart tremble.

It wasn't the sharp, aggressive aura of a powerhouse, but a vast potential hidden beneath a restrained exterior, like a peerless blade kept in its sheath—seemingly calm, yet capable of tearing through the firmament at any moment, giving him unprecedented pressure.

He was silent for a moment, then murmured in a low voice: "It seems this Shrek City is indeed full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers, concealing such an extraordinary young talent."

As his voice fell, he finally withdrew his gaze, stopped lingering, and turned to walk toward the Spirit Ascension platform, his back straight yet carrying a hint of imperceptible gravity.

After some time, the Leng sisters appeared before Lin Xiu. However, seeing that Lin Xiu was alone, the joy on Leng Yulai's face vanished; she had expected a surprise.

"Where is Jiahao?"

Leng Yulai walked up to Lin Xiu and immediately asked.

Hearing this, Lin Xiu looked at Leng Yulai and replied helplessly: "He has some matters to attend to, so only I have come."

"Ah?" Leng Yulai felt a little disappointed, but immediately asked: "Then when are you going to the Jade Phosphorus Snake Emperor Family?"

"In two days," Lin Xiu replied. He had a feeling that something bad was about to happen.

"Then I want to go with you."

"Yulai." Leng Yaozhu hadn't expected Leng Yulai to make such a request; hadn't she sworn never to go to that family again?

Lin Xiu looked at the earnest Leng Yulai before him and fell into silence. As expected, it was something bad. Looking at the information in their hands, he finally nodded: "Fine."

In any case, it would just mean letting Lin Nuo play the role of Jiahao for another day; that guy should be quite happy about it.

Lin Nuo: "?"

High above in the Spirit Pagoda, Old Leng watched his two daughters below and couldn't help but clench his fists. His heart was bleeding!

Beside him, Qiangu Dieting patted his old friend on the shoulder, offering comfort and understanding.

"I understand you, Old Leng."

Old Leng: "You understand my foot..."