Chapter 361 - 218: Return to the Spirit Academy, Promotion to Elder
The reason Lin Chen spoke up, this was one of the reasons too, he hoped the Spirit Academy could serve as his support.
"What is Zhong Nan thinking..." Liu Gu mumbled, and Lin Chen said, "The current problem is, if there really is a spatial expert nearby, why would he watch that woman die without intervening..."
Liu Gu nodded too.
Indeed, this was an unsolved mystery.
"Teacher, how do you think we should handle this?" Lin Chen asked.
Liu Gu thought for a long time, and eventually, they decided to inform Zhu Tong about this matter and wait for Zhu Tong to decide.
Thus, the three of them went to Zhu Tong’s residence that night. When Zhu Tong saw Lin Chen and the others, he also breathed a sigh of relief, though his expression wasn’t as exaggerated as Liu Gu’s.
Lin Chen explained the situation again, including the Dragon Transformation Skill.
Since Zhu Tong was someone who had seen a lot of the world, he appeared much calmer than Liu Gu while listening.
"What are those five spirit beasts?" Zhu Tong asked.
Lin Chen wrote them all down, and after a glance from Zhu Tong, he exhaled and said, "I’ll go to the Beast Tamer Guild to check in a few days. But it might be hard to find anything; major powers generally won’t record such information."
Liu Gu and the others nodded.
"Forget it, I’ll investigate this in secret, or leave it to the National Master’s Institute to investigate," Zhu Tong said to Lin Chen. "As for the Dragon Transformation Skill, you must never reveal it, understand?"
"What about Lin Chen and their escape..."
"Just say they managed to escape successfully thanks to the Unicorn," Zhu Tong said. "As for who killed that woman, don’t mention it."
Then, Zhu Tong made Lin Chen tell him the location, and Zhu Tong hurriedly left, obviously to handle the body and collect clues.
Lin Chen and the others returned to the academy, and they slept soundly, the best sleep Lin Chen and Bai Ling had in the past half month.
....
The next day, the news of Lin Chen and Bai Ling’s return spread, and many students flocked over.
So when Lin Chen opened the door, he saw Wu Chen and the others.
"Hahaha, junior brother, I said someone as smart as you would be hard to kill." Wu Chen laughed heartily when Lin Chen appeared.
The other students all wore smiles on their faces.
This time, Lin Chen had brought not only honor to the Spirit Academy but also to the Cangling Ancient Country. If Lin Chen hadn’t made it back alive in the end, it would have been a tragedy for the Spirit Academy.
Lin Chen invited these people in to sit, but there were too many, so he only invited a few familiar friends in. The other students understood, congratulated Lin Chen, and then left.
At this moment, Wu Chen said, "I told you, you have the potential to be the senior disciple."
"Don’t tease me, senior brother," Lin Chen said with a wry smile and then vaguely recounted what had happened.
When Wu Chen and the others heard that Lin Chen hadn’t encountered any attacks, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
"Junior brother is still cautious, but that’s a good thing," Wu Chen also nodded, approving of Lin Chen’s approach.
After some casual chatting, everyone left, and Lin Chen was about to make dinner when Liu Gu came over.
"There’s news from the National Master’s Institute, saying they’ll send someone to pick up Bai Ling this month," Liu Gu said.
Lin Chen nodded, then thought of something and asked, "Bai Ling’s parents..."
"Don’t worry, as soon as Bai Ling was attacked, the academy sent people to protect her parents," Liu Gu said. "They will probably be brought to the academy."
Lin Chen nodded again.
"Speaking of you," Liu Gu said, "didn’t I promise to get you an extra reward if you won the championship?"
Lin Chen’s eyes lit up upon hearing this.
"The dean agreed. Since Xiaobai possesses Divine and Demonic Power and is weak in cultivating spiritual power, the academy has promised that you can train with the Tree Ancestor for a year," Liu Gu said.
"Tree... Tree Ancestor?!"
Lin Chen thought he had misheard.
If he really could cultivate with the Tree Ancestor, it would be more rewarding than being in the Dubhe Pavilion.
Upon thinking this, Lin Chen’s mouth was agape.
"You’re a lucky kid," Liu Gu said. "After this year, you’ll be the youngest elder in the Spirit Academy."
"El... Elder?" Lin Chen thought he had misheard.
"The Spirit Academy has a rule that anyone who can listen to the teachings of the Tree Ancestor can be promoted to an elder position."