"I couldn't possibly have mistaken him!"
"I saved him in my own name. That was also the first time I ever asked them for a favor."
"His name was Dong Lin!"
"The very same Dong Lin who was one of Teacher's three great disciples!"
"Dong Mu, Dong Lin, and Dong Sen were the successors Teacher had chosen!"
"Even though I'd never met any of the three, that familiar aura about him left me certain that Dong Lin was Teacher's disciple!"
At this, An Kai interrupted the Immortal's account, his brows drawing together slightly...
This was the second time he had heard Dong Lin's name.
The first had been in the classroom within the [Divine Court Fourth Layer].
Back then, it was the deaths of "Dong Mu, Dong Lin, and Dong Sen" that had drastically changed "Teacher's" temperament.
With the seed of hatred in his heart, he had ultimately founded the [Divine Court]!
They shared the same name.
But An Kai had never connected Teacher's disciple Dong Lin with Dong Lin, the Mage Association President of Nameless Town.
For one thing, too much time had passed.
For another, he was far too weak...
Now, hearing the Immortal's account, An Kai abruptly realized: could those two "Dong Lins" be the same person?
An Kai pondered for a second, then asked gravely, "Did you know that Dong Mu, Dong Lin, and Dong Sen died many years ago?"
As An Kai's words fell, it was the Immortal's turn to be shocked. His eyes flew wide, his astonishment seemingly genuine, and he cried out:
"What? They're dead?!"
"Impossible!"
"When I was with Teacher, he often mentioned my three senior brothers and praised their exceptional talent..."
"Teacher even said they were people I could turn to for support after entering the Abyss!"
With the [Contract] in