Mu Jin's Gift

"According to the academy's investigation, this is one of the methods used by Evil Soul Masters. Looks like a cultured one has appeared among them," Du Weilun said to Lin Yao and Ye Guyi before him, holding a teapot and taking a sip of tea.

Lin Yao and Ye Guyi exchanged looks, then heard Du Weilun continue, "After investigating, we found that there's been an especially rampant Evil Soul Master lately who calls himself the Ghost Letter King. His strength is roughly at the Soul King level. This person's martial soul is a kind of brush—a brush used for writing—but if he wants to write words, he needs to use a person's heart's blood as ink."

"This person's own combat ability is lacking, but because he can replicate other people's handwriting, quite a few Evil Soul Masters cooperate with him. To those Evil Soul Masters, after killing someone, taking the soul is enough. They don't care what happens to the blood."

"Through the investigation over these past few days, we've determined that this has already formed into a fairly sizable group. What they do is imitate the handwriting of someone familiar like this, lure the victim out, and then kill them."

Lin Yao nodded, then asked Du Weilun, "Then, Director Du, how did he replicate my handwriting? Does he need some kind of medium?"

Du Weilun said to Lin Yao, "The exact method by which he achieves this purpose is still unclear, but what we can confirm is that this group should require a medium in order to complete the handwriting replication."

At this, Lin Yao took a sip of tea and said, "If a medium is required, that still doesn't seem right. Even if he doesn't need a medium, I think the academy needs to conduct an internal check. After all, Ye Guyi hasn't really shown herself outside since entering the academy. For them to have targeted her, there's clearly a mole inside the academy."

Du Weilun nodded, then explained to Lin Yao and Ye Guyi, "There are indeed a few people in the academy whose purposes have already been determined to be not as simple as ordinary students. It's just that the matter is rather complicated, so the investigation still requires time."

Lin Yao nodded. After all, for Shrek Academy to maintain such a high level of social recognition all this time, it also needed people to see the quality of its students.

So some people responsible for probing the exact quality and reputation of the academy's students could not simply be beaten to death with one stick.

Putting aside everything else, the Dou Ling Empire had also sent similar people to infiltrate Shrek Academy and investigate the situation. He could not sell out people from his own country. At once, he raised his head and said to Du Weilun, "All right, Director Du. Then can you tell me that Evil Soul Master group's address—or hideout?"

Du Weilun frowned, then said to Lin Yao, "Evil Soul Masters are not your seniors. Fighting Evil Soul Masters is even less likely to be like on an arena, where you stop at the right point and everyone knows their limits. What's more, that is a group. It would be very dangerous for you to rely on your own strength."

Lin Yao nodded and did not make things difficult for Du Weilun. He only asked calmly, "So that means you can't tell me?"

Du Weilun looked at Lin Yao, then said to him, "In fact, the academy hasn't told me their address either."

Lin Yao nodded and still did not make things difficult for Du Weilun. He only said to him, "All right, Director Du. Then Ye Guyi has reached rank forty now as well. I'll take her to hunt for a soul ring?"

Du Weilun frowned, then said to Lin Yao, "Can you manage it? After all, didn't you just go to the Star Dou Great Forest not long ago?"

Lin Yao shook his head, then said to Du Weilun, "It's fine, Director Du. In any case, my cultural classes are passable enough. Going out to gain more experience is also good for my own growth."

Du Weilun pondered and said, "Logically speaking, Ye Guyi is one of the champions of the freshman competition. The academy already promised beforehand that it would help her obtain the soul ring most suitable for her."

"So logically speaking, you don't need to worry about this."

Before Lin Yao could speak, Ye Guyi said, "Dean Du, that would still require me to apply for it. I don't think my third soul ring needs the academy to go to such trouble. I'll save this soul ring opportunity for a more suitable time."

Du Weilun gently raised an eyebrow, then still nodded and said, "All right, you two little devils. There's really nothing I can do about you. Do as you like. Be careful in everything, and absolutely do not let anything happen to you—especially you, Lin Yao."

Lin Yao nodded, then left Du Weilun's office with Ye Guyi.

In Wang Yan's office, Wang Yan looked up at Lin Yao and said with a somewhat wry smile, "I didn't expect you'd be heading out again this time."

Lin Yao smiled, then said to Wang Yan, "Helping my classmates is also a class monitor's duty. This trip isn't exactly unjustified."

Wang Yan nodded, then said to Lin Yao, "All right, I understand. Be careful on the road."

Mu Jin naturally would not obstruct Lin Yao and the others' itinerary either. She only similarly reminded them to be careful on the road, then additionally kept Lin Yao behind.

"Is something the matter, Teacher Mu?" Lin Yao looked at Mu Jin, while Mu Jin took a delicate bracer-shaped object out from a drawer. There was also a protruding square compartment on the bracer.

It looked like some kind of special Soul Tool. Mu Jin explained to Lin Yao, "This is a Soul Tool that flowed out from the Sun Moon Empire. It's called the Paralysis Ray. It's a Class 5 Soul Tool that can paralyze a fifty-thousand-year soul beast for thirty seconds. With your flying speed, if you run into a troublesome soul beast and paralyze it for thirty seconds, you should be able to escape."

Lin Yao was a little stunned. Mu Jin pulled over Lin Yao's hand and fastened the Soul Tool around his wrist.

This Soul Tool was designed extremely ingeniously. As soon as Mu Jin fastened it around Lin Yao's wrist, the bracelet portion automatically contracted and fitted itself to Lin Yao's arm. It was worn on his hand like a sleeve arrow.

"Then thank you, Teacher Mu." Lin Yao glanced at the Paralysis Ray fastened to his hand, then asked Mu Jin, "How much is this?"

Mu Jin gently patted Lin Yao on the back, then said to him, "I can be considered your old homeroom teacher. If I charge you money for giving you a little trinket, wouldn't that be slapping myself in the face? All right, hurry up and go. Ah, be careful on the road. Your status in the academy now is even more authoritative than mine. If you really talk about the entire outer courtyard, there's no one who can afford to provoke you."

Lin Yao did not quite understand what Mu Jin meant by that and subconsciously said, "What are you saying, Teacher Mu? What status do I have? You're still my teacher. We've gotten along very happily as teacher and student, and I'm also willing to acknowledge this teacher-student relationship."

Mu Jin simply waved her hand. Lin Yao looked at Mu Jin, but in the end, he did not dig deeper. Instead, he turned and walked out of Mu Jin's office.

Ye Guyi had been waiting outside the door the entire time. Seeing the thing on Lin Yao's wrist, she immediately pulled up Lin Yao's hand in some confusion to examine it. "What's this?"