Trouble Came Knocking

On the other side, the Heaven Dou Empire imperial family also received Spirit Hall's invitation.

After a brief moment of thought, Xue Ye prepared to have Crown Prince Xue Qinghe attend the ceremony.

After Xue Qinghe learned of this, he stood before the window and looked toward Spirit City, a trace of confusion and anger flashing through his eyes—

They're appointing a Holy Son now? Does that woman even remember me?!

Grievance and anger welled up in her heart.

The book in her hand was crushed straight into fragments.

"Bibi Dong..."

A soft murmur, filled with grievance and a trace of resentment, rang out in the study.

The young woman before the window lowered her head, letting the shadows cover her face.

Before long, reason returned in the end.

Qian Renxue put away the anger and grievance in her eyes and once again became that refined, unflustered imperial Crown Prince.

He casually shook the fragments into dust, turned, and walked outside.

Spirit City.

Inside Spirit Academy, three young men and women were gathered together.

One of the young men seemed extremely angry—

"Why would His Holiness the Pope suddenly appoint a Holy Son? And one we don't even know, at that!"

Hu Liena glanced at her brother and said flatly, "I know him."

Xie Yue's expression paused. He looked at Hu Liena and asked, "Na Na, the Holy Son His Holiness the Pope wants to appoint... it wouldn't be that new disciple of His Holiness you mentioned, would it?"

Hu Liena nodded.

Yan, at the side, said, "I don't quite understand. Na Na was the first disciple His Holiness the Pope accepted. If a Holy Son is to be appointed, shouldn't it be Na Na? Why that guy?"

"Hmph. Yan, are you questioning my teacher?"

Hu Liena suddenly looked coldly at Yan.

Although she herself cared a little about why Bibi Dong wanted to appoint Lin Bei as Holy Son, she absolutely would not allow anyone else to question Bibi Dong!

Yan hurriedly waved his hands. "Na Na, that's not what I meant. I just think that guy doesn't deserve to be Holy Son."

"Whether he deserves it or not, we'll go test him."

Xie Yue suddenly spoke.

Yan froze, then looked at Xie Yue. "You mean..."

Xie Yue turned to Hu Liena and asked, "Little sister, you know where that guy lives, right?"

Hu Liena's expression hesitated.

Naturally, she knew what her brother was asking this for...

After thinking for a long while, Hu Liena nodded and said, "Don't go too far. Otherwise, if Teacher blames you..."

"Don't worry, Na Na."

The corner of Xie Yue's mouth hooked into a wild, unruly smile. "I know my limits."

"Come with me."

Afraid her brother would cause some kind of trouble, Hu Liena prepared to go along with them. When the time came, if Xie Yue got carried away, she could still step in to stop him and prevent her little junior brother from getting hurt.

At Lin Bei's home.

"Hey, little guy, in three weeks, you'll be our Spirit Hall's Holy Son. Excited? Thrilled?"

"Lord Yue Guan. To tell the truth, I am somewhat excited and thrilled."

Lin Bei said expressionlessly.

Yue Guan curled his lip and leaned back in his chair, placing both feet on the table.

"You little brat really are boring. With that expressionless face of yours, where's the excitement? Where's the thrill?

Sometimes I really wonder if you're actually a child...

Right, you still haven't answered me. How do you also know the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Elder Chen Xin's moves?"

Chen Xin's martial soul was the Seven Kill Sword, so he could use Flying Sword-like moves.

Your martial soul was an axe, so how did you also know that kind of Flying Sword technique?

Ever since Yue Guan returned from the Star Dou Great Forest, this matter had been bothering him nonstop. Today, he finally could not hold back and came to Lin Bei's residence to ask him in person.

"Well, when I was three or four, a white-haired old man came to our village. He saw that I had extraordinary bones and was material for practicing the sword, so he cried and begged to take me as his disciple.

I refused.

"The old man wouldn't give up. No matter what, he insisted on teaching me that swordsmanship, or else he'd die in our village."

"To save the old man's life, I had no choice but to endure the humiliation and shoulder the burden of learning his swordsmanship."

Lin Bei spread his hands and casually made up a story.

He didn't care whether Yue Guan believed it or not—

Wasn't the man listening with great interest?

Lin Bei glanced at Yue Guan, whose face was full of lingering interest. His expression seemed to say: Hey, kid, that story of yours was pretty interesting. Just too short.

Was it my fault it was short?

Back then, I used to be long and thick.

Wasn't I turned into a child now?

Not my fault.

"Lord Yue Guan, you definitely didn't come to my place just because you were bored, right?"

Lin Bei asked calmly.

Yue Guan rested both hands behind his head, his body swaying back and forth in the chair. "Of course it wasn't because I was bored. Even if I were bored, I wouldn't come looking for a little brat like you. His Majesty the Pope sent me."

Lin Bei raised an eyebrow and asked, "What instructions does Teacher have now?"

"His Majesty the Pope gave orders. You're to enter Spirit Academy during this period and learn some etiquette. Otherwise, when the Bestowal Ceremony comes, you won't know anything and will embarrass Spirit Hall."

"Oh, I'll go."

Lin Bei nodded, indicating that he understood.

At that moment, the steward A Fu came in and bowed. "Young Master. Lord Yue Guan."

"Is something the matter, A Fu?"

From A Fu's expression, Lin Bei felt as if something had happened.

A Fu said, "Young Master, your senior sister has come again. This time, there are also two young soul masters who came with her."

"If Senior Sister is here, just invite her in."

"I did invite them in."

A Fu looked troubled. "It's just that one of the youths said he wants to challenge Young Master. They're all standing in the courtyard now."

When Yue Guan, who was beside him, heard this, his eyes immediately lit up, and he grinned at Lin Bei. "Heh heh, kid, your trouble's here."

Lin Bei curled his lip.

Trouble?

Wasn't it just the Golden Generation from the original work? What trouble was there?

In the courtyard, Xie Yue and Yan looked over the residence, their expressions rather ugly.

Yan said bluntly, "This guy actually got such a large estate. Even if he's Your Majesty the Pope's disciple, this treatment is still a bit too good, isn't it?"

Xie Yue frowned and said, "Na Na doesn't have anything."

Hu Liena, beside them, didn't show much expression. "Say a little less, you two."

Though, of course, it was impossible not to feel jealous deep down.

But Hu Liena had a competitive personality—

Teacher had given such a large residence to Junior Brother but not to me. That must mean there's something I haven't done well enough. As long as I can do better than Junior Brother, Teacher will give me the same reward too.

With that mindset, she felt that working hard at cultivation was far more useful than being jealous of her junior brother.

"Haha, I knew you'd come looking to make trouble for this little fellow."

A somewhat slender, wicked laugh sounded.

The expressions of Xie Yue and the other two visibly changed.

When Yue Guan and Lin Bei walked out together, the three of them immediately greeted them in a slight panic—

"Greetings, Lord Yue Guan!"

Yue Guan waved his hand and smiled. "No need for ceremony. Just pretend I'm not here. If you want to make trouble for this little fellow, go ahead and do it."

As he spoke, he pointed at Lin Bei, whose face was full of speechlessness.

Xie Yue and the other two looked rather awkward.

"This..."

Originally, the fact that they had come to make trouble for Lin Bei already carried a faint trace of dissatisfaction toward Spirit Hall's higher-ups. Now that they had run into Yue Guan—the number one fan under the Pope—

Amid their embarrassment, the three of them found themselves somewhat unable to back down.