Two Old Men and One Youngster

Canaan Institute, Inner Academy.

Lin Xiao Lin Su, and Grand Elder Su Qian were sitting on stone chairs in the courtyard drinking tea, discussing some interesting things that had happened at Canaan Institute recently.

"Lao Lin, you have no idea, two remarkable little fellows have recently arrived in the Inner Academy!" Su Qian chuckled.

"You're not referring to that kid Xiao Yan and that girl Xun Er, are you?" Xiao Lin said, glancing at Su Qian.

"Huh?" Su Qian was a little surprised. "How did you know?" Shouldn't this old friend never leave the house?

"Come on!" Xiao Lin curled his lips. "I won't even mention that Xun Er girl. She was already Six Star Da Dou Shi two years ago, right?"

He's always stayed in the Outer Academy, yet he's a prominent figure throughout the entire Canaan Outer Academy. Isn't that girl waiting for that kid named Xiao Yan?

After a slight pause, he continued, "That Xiao Yan isn't exactly a pushover either! I heard from Old Huo that Fifth Grade Alchemist under twenty years old is already qualified to be Elder in the Alchemy Department."

At the same time, Xiao Lin didn't say was that his grandson knew perfectly well what was going on, so there was no need for him to tell him.

"You're doing this too..." Su Qian said helplessly. Her old friend was good to her in every way, and he never refused to help her out.

But I just like staying in my own house, I have no energy at all.

At this moment, a glint of light flashed on Xiao Lin's Storage Ring, and Su Qian realized that a certain little guy had come over. She just sat there, looking at him with a smile.

Xiao Lin rolled his eyes, casually grabbed to the side, and a delicate, purple-haired little girl, carrying a large pile of fruit, appeared in the previously unremarkable space.

If you look closely, you'll find that those fruits exude a rich energy aura, making them clearly valuable.

"Old Lin, can you let go?" the little girl asked, blinking her innocent eyes and pleading.

Based on her experience as the eldest sister Zi Yan, she knew that as long as she showed this expression, she would be released quickly.

At the same time, I felt a bit resentful and confused. Everyone else seemed unable to do anything to me, yet this old man always managed to drag me out. Annoyed! Humph!

"Little girl, you've taken a bit too much this time!" Xiao Lin said expressionlessly.

Does this little guy really think he's an ATM? He comes to him all the time to take advantage of people. It was fine before he just took a few things, but now he's starting to change his tactics.

"Well..." Hearing Xiao Lin's words, Zi Yan was a little embarrassed and pouted slightly, saying, "Well, I just found someone who can make candy beans for me!"

"Candy beans?" Xiao Lin asked in confusion, then looked at the pile of medicinal herbs and seemed to understand something. So the reason they took less before was because the herbs didn't taste good, but now that they can be processed, they don't care anymore!

"Who?" Xiao Lin asked.

Zi Yan shrank her neck and said somewhat fearfully, "You can't hit him!" She had finally found a free laborer, and she couldn't let him go to waste.

Xiao Lin rolled up his sleeves. Damn it, he took so many of his things, and now he's trying to bargain with him.

Then, with a cold laugh, he took back the pile of fruit from Zi Yan's hands, leaving her in utter despair. Zi Yan wailed, "No..."

The struggle intensified.

Xiao Lin took out a Clear Spirit Flower Fruit — Zi Yan's favorite—and waved it in front of her. "Want one?"

"Mmm-hmm!" Zi Yan nodded her little head like a chick pecking at rice.

"Will you tell me or not?" Xiao Lin's lips curled slightly, making him look like a villain trying to kidnap a little girl in Su Qian's eyes.

"..." Zi Yan hesitated for a moment.

Xiao Lin pretended to destroy the Clear Spirit Flower Fruit. Zi Yan, without any sense of loyalty, immediately betrayed someone, saying, "It's Xiao Yan."

Xiao Lin paused for a moment. "That newcomer, Xiao Yan?"

Su Qian silently mourned for the little guy who had just arrived. He dared to corrupt a child; he was doomed!

If the latter were to learn that he had suffered an undeserved calamity, he would surely cry foul! How could he have known that this man would dare to come to his door to steal!

Xiao Lin put Zi Yan down. "Hold out your hand."

"What are you going to do!" Zi Yan was startled; these words stirred up unpleasant memories in her heart.

"Hmm?" Xiao Lin's tone changed.

Zi Yan could only stretch out her hand with a wronged expression, close her eyes, and then feel a little weight in her hand.

Huh? Something doesn't feel right! Zi Yan narrowed her eyes to a slit, then her eyes widened immediately.

Looking at the pile of medicinal herbs in her hand, Zi Yan's eyes flashed with great doubt. Had the old man changed his ways? Had he stopped hitting her hands?

"What? You want to get beaten up so badly?" Seeing what Zi Yan meant, Xiao Lin was both amused and exasperated, and pretended to be angry.

"No!" Zi Yan displayed excellent reaction speed and disappeared immediately.

"Lao Lin, you didn't come looking for me?" Su Qian asked in surprise.

You know, in the past, when Zi Yan got into trouble outside, people would come knocking on her door, or when she was wandering around the Black-Corner Region, she would be bullied by some clueless person...

The former was resolved by Xiao Lin (physically), as for the latter...

Haha, they were lucky to be able to keep their mountain gate!

Su Qian thought this guy was going to teach that little brat Xiao Yan a lesson this time.

"What are you thinking, old man, arguing with a little brat like me?" Xiao Lin said irritably.

"Fine, fine, you're so generous." Su Qian acted as if everything he said was right, leaving the former speechless.

Suddenly, the token on his body flashed. Xiao Lin frowned at first, then suddenly relaxed.

Noticing the change in Xiao Lin's expression, Su Qian asked curiously, "What's wrong, Lao Lin?"

"It's nothing!" Xiao Lin's lips curved into a smile. "It's just that the little girl's clansmen have been found."

"Are you serious?" Su Qian asked in astonishment.

Xiao Lin did not hide the fact that he helped Zi Yan find her clansmen from Su Qian and the little girl Zi Yan; the blood was drawn by Zi Yan herself.

Su Qian also knew that Xiao Lin's identity was not simple and that he seemed to have considerable power.

When Xiao Lin first joined Canaan Academy, he swept aside many of the academy's top experts, and in the end, he personally dealt with them.

He originally thought the latter was there to cause trouble!

Result...

He still remembers the scene of their first meeting:

Xiao Lin: "I want to Canaan Institute."

Su Qian: "..."

Xiao Lin: "I have my own purpose in coming to Canaan Institute."

Su Qian: "..."

Su Qian dared to swear that in all his years of life, this was the first time he had ever heard someone so brazenly state their ulterior motives.

In the end Su Qian agreed, ostensibly because he didn't think Xiao Lin was a bad person.

The underlying reason is...

Even including the Thousand-Hundred Two Olds who were in seclusion, no one in the entire Canaan Institute could rival Xiao Lin. He, Su Qian, "voluntarily" invited the latter to Canaan Institute.

However, the latter seemed to have done nothing wrong during all these years at Canaan Institute, and on the contrary, he helped them a lot. The two also had a good relationship, which Su Qian overlooked.

It wasn't until Xiao Lin said he had found out about the Zi Yan clan that he realized something was hidden beneath the surface.

"What race is Zi Yan?" Su Qian asked. He knew that Zi Yan was exceptionally talented and was also interested in the race of those she was associated with.

Moreover, although this girl was a bit mischievous, she added a lot of fun to his otherwise mundane and boring life, making him feel much younger.

Su Qian felt she should take a closer look at her people.

"It'll probably be about a month!" Xiao Lin said.