Lin An's Advice: Cut to Rule Forever

Tang Wulin shuddered and whipped his head around.

"Gu... Gu Yue?"

The silver-haired girl was standing behind them, though neither had noticed when she arrived.

Her face was expressionless, but her eyes were as cold as if they had been tempered in ice.

Tang Wulin did not understand why he felt so flustered.

There was clearly nothing going on between him and Gu Yue, yet at this moment, he felt as if he had been caught red-handed.

Especially since... he suspected that Gu Yue had always harbored some indescribable feelings for him.

But today, his heart was already spoken for.

Tang Wulin snuck a glance at Lin An.

Gu Yue did not speak.

She simply stood there, her gaze passing over Tang Wulin and landing squarely on Lin An's face.

Her eyes were filled with resentment, grievance, and words left unsaid.

It was as if a thousand things were stuck in her throat, yet she could not utter a single one.

Only then did Lin An notice Gu Yue.

He cast a casual glance her way.

Then, he saw the entry above her head.

[Dragon God Bloodline Lv1]

Lin An felt a sense of certainty.

Golden Dragon King, Silver Dragon King.

They were all here.

His grand plan for the Dragon God would officially begin today.

However... what he needed most right now was the Golden Dragon King's bloodline to strengthen his physique.

The Silver Dragon King... could wait for now.

Lin An gave a polite nod as a greeting, then looked away.

Gu Yue's face turned deathly pale in an instant.

Why?

Why could the Golden Dragon King make you look at him differently?

She bit her lip hard, her eyes rimmed with red.

Open your eyes and look—that Tang Wulin is nothing but a mortal who stole the power of the Golden Dragon King!

I am your true spouse!

"Gu Yue... what's wrong?"

Tang Wulin looked at Gu Yue's reddened eyes, feeling at a loss, a wave of inexplicable guilt surging in his heart.

Could it be that Gu Yue's feelings for him had already reached such a depth?

But... she had clearly been hot and cold toward him before.

"Why are you crying?"

Tang Wulin asked cautiously.

Gu Yue snapped back to reality and raised her hand to wipe her eyes fiercely.

"Nothing."

Her voice was as cold and hard as stone.

"I just thought this new student... looked very much like my former lover."

She practically ground out the words "former lover" through her teeth.

Xie Xie's ears perked up, and he keenly sniffed out the scent of gossip.

He glanced rapidly between Gu Yue and Lin An, a sudden realization dawning on him.

No wonder someone like this would come to East Sea Academy.

So there was a backstory.

"You're only ten years old, aren't you? Where would you get a lover?"

Tang Wulin looked at Gu Yue with a strange expression.

Gu Yue's eyes turned cold, and she raised her foot to kick him.

"Mind your own business! Can't it be from a past life?"

Tang Wulin jumped back to avoid the kick, grimacing in pain, but he dared not ask any further.

He turned his head to look at the suitcase beside Lin An, his eyes lighting up as he stepped forward proactively.

"Let me help you with that!"

His tone was impossibly eager.

Lin An looked at his fawning appearance and said indifferently:

"It might be a bit heavy, is that not a bother?"

"Not a bother, not a bother at all!"

Tang Wulin waved his hands repeatedly and bent down to grab the suitcase.

The moment he touched it, he froze.

It really wasn't heavy.

He looked Lin An up and down.

The Soul Guidance Windbreaker was a custom piece, the communicator was the latest model, and even the inconspicuous chain on his wrist radiated an astonishing energy fluctuation.

If he accidentally broke any one of these items, he probably couldn't afford it in his entire lifetime.

A sudden sense of loss welled up in Tang Wulin's heart.

"I also called a taxi, it's waiting outside, let's go."

Xie Xie, unwilling to be outdone, took the remaining luggage from Lin An's hand with a standard, enthusiastic smile on his face.

Lin An nodded and was about to step forward when his peripheral vision swept over Gu Yue's cold face, causing him to pause slightly.

He remembered his own entry—

[Wife of the Dragon God]

A bad premonition welled up in his heart.

No, that's impossible.

The dignified Co-Lord of Soul Beasts, how could she mistake someone for another?

But he felt it was still necessary to explain, to avoid trouble later on.

"Um..."

Lin An looked at Gu Yue, his tone indifferent as he added, "This should be our first time meeting, we don't know each other. You must have mistaken me for someone else."

Gu Yue's face grew even colder.

"Oh."

She replied with only one word.

But inside, she was roaring frantically.

Then why are you so enthusiastic toward Tang Wulin, yet so cold to me?!

Is it just because of gender?!

Is it just because of an extra piece of equipment?!

I can change too!

Why!

The four of them walked out of the station together.

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie walked on Lin An's left and right, like two dutiful bodyguards.

Gu Yue trailed at the back, her footsteps as heavy as if they were filled with lead.

However, after only a few steps, Tang Wulin and Xie Xie noticed something unusual.

Staying by Lin An's side, the circulation speed of their soul power had clearly accelerated.

That feeling... was indescribably relaxed and pleasant.

Even the doubts they had regarding their cultivation became a bit clearer at this moment.

Tang Wulin snuck a glance at Lin An's profile, his heart filled with shock.

Gu Yue, however, knew the reason clearly.

Rainbow Dragon, the world's number one support-type martial soul.

Just by staying by his side, one's cultivation speed could increase by more than thirty percent; the effect was no less impressive than that of the Emperor Auspicious Beast.

"Should... should we walk around a bit more?"

Tang Wulin suddenly spoke, his voice a little nervous.

"My treat."

He regretted it the moment he said it, his heart sinking as he felt his wallet bleeding profusely.

"Sure."

Lin An nodded indifferently.

"Heh."

Gu Yue let out a cold sneer, her face sour as she watched the two men ahead acting like old friends, her teeth nearly grinding to dust.

The next few hours felt like a surreal dream to Tang Wulin and Xie Xie.

They started by wandering through the shopping mall.

Eating? Free of charge!

Buying clothes? Free of charge!

Buying jewelry? People chased them down just to offer it, begging for nothing more than an endorsement.

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie followed along the entire time, freeloading on food and drink, their mouths never once closing in shock.

"Wow, what a beautiful girl!"

"If she could be my girlfriend, I'd gladly trade ten years of my life!"

Passersby stopped in their tracks, holding their soul guidance devices high as camera flashes clicked incessantly.

Lin An's expression remained unchanged, walking past without glancing aside, long since accustomed to all of this.

"Lin An, I heard you came from the Ming Capital?"

Tang Wulin walked beside Lin An, his eyes filled with curiosity.

"The Ming Capital is the political center of the entire Sun Moon Federation, right? I wonder what the geniuses there are like?"

"They're alright."

Lin An replied casually, then suddenly remembered something.

"Though, it's a bit cutthroat."

"Cutthroat?" Tang Wulin looked confused.

"Yeah, rumor has it that some schools, in order to improve learning efficiency and prevent puppy love, require all students to undergo sterilization surgery to remove relevant organs before enrollment, so they can focus entirely on cultivation."

Lin An spouted nonsense with a straight face.

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie both stumbled to a halt, their expressions turning spectacular.

"Y-you... what did you say?" Tang Wulin thought he had misheard.

"Sterilization surgery."

Lin An repeated it, his expression too serious to be a joke.

"Do you want to try it too? You have to realize, everyone else has already had it done. If you don't, you'll be falling behind at the starting line from a young age."

Tang Wulin's mouth opened and closed, then opened again.

"I..."