Traveling with Ah Yin (Please Follow and Bookmark)

"Second Soul Skill, Blue Silver Revival!"

"Fourth Soul Skill, Blue Silver Grace!"

Lin Feng and Dugu Bo rescued the survivors from the village.

Ah Yin immediately used her Soul Skills on them. Blue Silver Revival drew on life force to restore strength and heal injuries, while Blue Silver Grace soothed the mind and restored mental energy.

Before long, every survivor's injuries had healed, and their terror had subsided. But when they remembered the horrific scenes from earlier, they could only weep quietly.

The village was gone. The fire had swallowed everything.

Lin Feng gave each villager ten Gold Soul Coins. He could not give them too much; they would not be able to hold on to it.

He told them to seek out relatives or find somewhere to settle in a city.

As the villagers thanked them over and over, Lin Feng turned to Ah Yin.

"Miss Ah Yin, things are settled here. Senior Dugu and I should be going. This is where we part. Until we meet again."

They had introduced themselves while rescuing the villagers.

Ah Yin knew there was a story behind Lin Feng. How could she bear to part with him before satisfying her curiosity?

A trace of determination appeared in her delicate eyes.

"Lin Feng, Senior Dugu, you saved my life. How could I leave before repaying you?"

"I'm a support and control-type Soul Master. I'm sure I can help. If you don't mind, please let me travel with you."

Lin Feng hesitated for a moment. Rather than agreeing, he asked,

"We're going to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Soul Beasts. And because of my unusual circumstances, we may have to venture deep into the forest and hunt Soul Beasts over ten thousand years old. Are you sure you want to come?"

Ah Yin hesitated. She was not afraid of danger, but she was a Soul Beast in human form. The thought of hunting Soul Beasts troubled her.

Then she shook her head firmly.

I'm human! I'm human! I'm human!

Ah Yin said earnestly,

"I'm not afraid of danger. I'll go with you to repay you for saving my life."

Lin Feng nodded as though he had little choice.

"Well, if you feel that strongly, come with us."

Dugu Bo looked from Lin Feng to Ah Yin and stroked his beard. He could see what was happening.

When a girl became curious about a boy, that was often the beginning of her falling for him.

He sighed inwardly.

Young friend Lin Feng certainly has luck with women.

On the way back to the carriage!

Ah Yin fluttered around Lin Feng like a butterfly among flowers. Her large, bright eyes were full of curiosity.

"Lin Feng, how on earth did you do it?"

"You're only a Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster, yet you have two black Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings. The Soul Power needed to use one would drain a Soul Grandmaster dry, but you seemed completely at ease. Even after using a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill, your breathing was steady."

Lin Feng said nothing. His brows drew together, and conflict flickered through his eyes, as though she had touched on a past too painful to revisit.

If Ah Yin had known better, she would have stopped asking.

But she was a Soul Beast in human form, and her eyes held a worldly innocence.

The fact that she had fallen for Tang Hao in the original story showed that Ah Yin was not especially clever.

"Come on, Lin Feng, tell me. I really want to know. I swear I'll keep it secret."

Ah Yin's voice was soft and coaxing. Her fragrant breath drifted toward Lin Feng.

Lin Feng sighed, wearing the expression of a man who could not refuse her.

"All right. I didn't want to revisit that painful past, but since we met today, I'll tell you."

Ah Yin's eyes lit up with excitement.

"Yay!"

Lin Feng's hands tightened slightly behind his back. His distant gaze and melancholy expression gave him a strangely captivating air.

"You know my name is Lin Feng, but you probably don't know where I came from."

"My parents were both Red-Robed Cardinals of Spirit Hall. They died while pursuing a Fallen Soul Master."

"After my Martial Soul Awakening, I was fortunate enough to have Innate Full Soul Power, and the current pope, Qian Xunji, took me as his disciple."

"I had a senior fellow disciple I'd grown up with, Bibi Dong. She liked me back then, and at her request, our teacher arranged our engagement."

"But who could have imagined her feelings would change so suddenly? Just a few days ago, Bibi Dong fell for someone else and told me to ask our teacher to break off the engagement."

"When I refused, she falsely accused me of molesting her in front of Qian Xunji..."

Lin Feng's tone was calm, as though he were speaking of someone else. But the faint trembling of his shoulders showed that he was anything but calm inside.

"Qian Xunji believed her. I refused to admit to something I hadn't done, but he was the pope and she was the Holy Maiden. They were powerful and held high positions. Everyone at the top of Spirit Hall sided with them. No one believed me."

"Qian Xunji stripped me of my Soul Power and Soul Rings, leaving me nearly crippled, then drove me out of Spirit Hall. I wandered away in a daze, but a chance encounter allowed me to recover my Soul Power. That was when I finally pulled myself together."

Lin Feng's expression changed. His melancholy vanished, replaced by a fierce determination. He stood tall, full of spirit.

"I was already a Soul King, and after that chance encounter, I no longer chose Hundred-Year or Thousand-Year Soul Rings when absorbing new ones. I went straight for Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings."

"Only then could I gain the strength to challenge Spirit Hall. One day, I'll settle things with Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong myself."

"I'll defeat them and clear my name. I, Lin Feng, refuse to live under a false accusation for the rest of my life."

"I won't let them disgrace me or my parents!"

Ah Yin was drawn deep into his story. Her emotions rose and fell with every word.

Looking at Lin Feng—handsome, proud, and utterly unwilling to yield—Ah Yin felt her heart race wildly.

She had cultivated in the Blue Silver Forest for a hundred thousand years, surrounded by nothing but monotony. She had never met a human with such a heroic spirit.

For a moment, she was entranced. She stared at Lin Feng without blinking.

"Lin Feng, I believe you can do it!"

"How could a woman be so awful? She's a disgrace to women! If she were standing in front of me right now, I'd slap her twice!"

Lin Feng turned to her, his eyes shining.

"You believe me?"

Ah Yin nodded firmly and raised a small fist to cheer him on.

"I believe you!"

"You saved my life, and I'll help you. If you're going to seek revenge on Spirit Hall, I'll stay by your side until you succeed!"

Relief entered Lin Feng's voice, making it sound light again.

"Ah Yin, you know what? You've earned my trust!"

Ah Yin's eyes curved with a gentle smile.

"I'm not a wicked woman like Bibi Dong. You can trust me. I'll never let you down!"