Moving, Subordinates

After explaining the situation to Bibi Dong, Yue Guan hurried away, busy quelling the commotion that had just occurred. Lin Ze'an also began to walk home on his own.

However, just as he approached his small courtyard, Lin Ze'an's footsteps faltered.

What is this?

He widened his eyes slightly, looking in confusion at the people standing at his front door.

Two people with steady auras, a man and a woman, stood at the entrance, waiting quietly in front of the courtyard gate.

And at the very front of these two stood a burly, imposing old man—it was his great-grandfather, Golden Crocodile Douluo.

Seeing Lin Ze'an approach, a kind smile immediately appeared on Golden Crocodile's face as he took a large stride forward: "Good lad, to think you could cause such a stir. Has everything been resolved?"

Hearing this, Lin Ze'an nodded: "Yes, it's all resolved."

He looked at Golden Crocodile, then at the two strangers standing at the door, and asked with some confusion: "Great-grandfather, who are they?"

Seeing Lin Ze'an look over, the two simultaneously knelt on one knee before him and said respectfully: "Greetings, Elder."

Golden Crocodile Douluo patted Lin Ze'an on the shoulder and explained: "I requested these people from the Pope for you."

"With your talent, you should focus all your energy on cultivation at this age. You need someone to help you manage all other affairs."

He looked at the man and woman beside him and explained to Lin Ze'an: "These two are named Ghost Leopard and Spirit Kite. Both are level 89 Spirit Douluos, and they are here to personally protect you."

The reason he chose these two was that they were only one step away from becoming Titled Douluos, making them the strongest Spirit Douluos in Spirit Hall at present.

Even if they were to break through to Titled Douluo in the future, they would still be required to carry out their guard duties.

Hearing this, Lin Ze'an turned to look at Ghost Leopard and Spirit Kite, saying in a daze: "Rise."

Is it really such a coincidence? They actually sent these two somewhat tragic fellows to me.

One had been used as a stepping stone for Jian Chenxin's record during the great battle at Jialing Pass, and the other had been sacrificed to Daming and Erming.

Although he thought this, he still said to Golden Crocodile with pleasant surprise: "Thank you, Great-grandfather, and thank you to the Great Consecrator and Her Holiness the Pope."

Seeing Lin Ze'an being so polite, Golden Crocodile laughed: "Alright, no need for formalities. Your palace in the Elder Hall has been completed; you should move over there."

"It's safer over there, so you won't have any blind fools coming to disturb your cultivation."

Lin Ze'an was just about to say something when he saw Spirit Kite and Ghost Leopard step forward, saying respectfully: "We two will handle it; there is no need for the Second Consecrator or the Elder to trouble themselves."

As soon as the words fell, the two pushed open the courtyard gate and began to move.

In just a moment, one large crate after another was carried out of the courtyard.

This scene left Lin Ze'an stunned. Is their efficiency really this high?

"Wait! That stone table..." Before Lin Ze'an could finish his sentence, he saw that Ghost Leopard had already hoisted the entire stone table from the courtyard onto his back.

...Actually, there was no need to take that.

Spirit Kite was even more exaggerated, gathering up every single flowerpot and medicinal herb in the courtyard.

Half a day later, just after Golden Crocodile had delivered Lin Ze'an to his new home, he received a message from Qian Daoliu and hurried back to the Consecrated Hall.

Lin Ze'an stood before his brand-new palace with Spirit Kite and Ghost Leopard standing to his left and right. The three of them looked at each other, all wearing somewhat strange expressions.

"This..." He opened his mouth, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Is this not a bit different from the other Elders' palaces?

"Elder, there is no need for doubt," Spirit Kite said softly, flattering him: "Doesn't this just happen to show how much Her Holiness the Pope values you?"

Lin Ze'an looked at these two Spirit Douluos who were so deferential to him and rubbed his temples helplessly: "Just call me by my name."

At first, he had found this novel, but now it felt so awkward.

Ghost Leopard and Spirit Kite exchanged a glance and quickly knelt down: "This subordinate would not dare!"

Lin Ze'an: "..."

He waved his hand, his eyes filled with helplessness: "Forget it, just find a place to put the things down first."

With that, he ignored the two and walked straight into the palace.

Walking into the palace, the interior was even more spacious than it looked from the outside.

He walked all the way up and soon reached the top floor.

In the very center was a luxurious cultivation room, fully equipped with everything one could need.

Next to the cultivation room, there were bedrooms, a study, a bathroom, and all other necessary rooms.

Only after inspecting every room did Lin Ze'an stand at the end of the corridor, looking out through a massive glass window.

From this height, he could see the Pope Palace in the distance.

He needed to familiarize himself with this overly unique new residence, and he also needed some time to digest what had happened today.

If his senses were correct, when he activated his third spirit skill in front of the Pope Palace, a mysterious force had seemed to approach him.

Although it had been erased by Mo Ruier before it could touch him, it was still something that required his attention.

However, who could it be...

Just as Lin Ze'an was brainstorming, footsteps echoed from the staircase.

Spirit Kite's figure appeared behind him, and she said softly, "Elder, everything has been organized and placed in the storage room on the first floor."

"As for the other missing items, your subordinate will see to it that they are purchased and completed as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Lin Ze'an turned around and looked at the Soul Douluo before him who was being so respectful toward him.

"You've worked hard."

After a moment of thought, he added, "Spirit Kite, right?"

Spirit Kite was slightly taken aback; she hadn't expected Lin Ze'an to specifically confirm her name, so she nodded hurriedly, "Yes, your subordinate is Spirit Kite."

Lin Ze'an sighed, turned his head to gaze at the scenery in the distance, and said helplessly, "You and Ghost Leopard should just set your minds at ease; there is no need to be so respectful."

"You two are level 89 Soul Douluos. To be honest, I'm not quite used to this. Just relax."

"I know the motive behind you acting this way—isn't it just for a ninth soul ring?"

Sigh... For these two to be so respectful to him, one only had to use their brain to know it couldn't just be because of orders.

Investing in his talent? What direct benefit would that bring them?

The only possibility was that they wanted to curry favor with him to obtain a high-quality ninth soul ring.

Seeing her goal exposed, Spirit Kite quickly knelt on the ground, "Elder, please calm your anger. Your subordinate does indeed have selfish motives, but I am absolutely sincere in following you!"

"You know that a soul master's strength and future potential depend in part on the age of their ninth soul ring."

"And for some high-age soul beasts, even if they aren't one hundred thousand years old, their strength is already close to or even on par with a Titled Douluo..."

Speaking to this point, Spirit Kite's head was almost buried in the ground.

For those like them who had climbed up through bitter cultivation step by step, even with an Elder's help in hunting soul rings, it still wasn't enough to make a powerful Titled Douluo like Elder Chrysanthemum take action.

Therefore, obtaining a high-quality soul ring was very difficult for them; this was a desperate measure for a desperate situation...

Watching her like this, Lin Ze'an sighed and helped her up, "Forget it. Since you are following me, I will not treat you unfairly."

"When you break through to level ninety, I will ask my master to help you hunt for your ninth soul rings."