Lin Jin was elated to see part two of the Beast Energy Formation.
This was earlier than he expected. Initially, Lin Jin thought he would have to wait until the next visitation hall opened and visitor number seven brought twenty rare beast skins and blood before the museum's rare beast count could exceed fifty.
But it was better if it was earlier.
Lin Jin studied part two of the Beast Energy Formation. When he was free, he called Xiao Huo over and transmitted part two of the energy formation to him through a blood contract.
With that, Xiao Huo could start cultivating part two.
As for part three of the Beast Energy Formation, Lin Jin had a look. He needed to record more than one hundred rare beasts. But at his current speed, it would only take a few days.
Lin Jin remembered that the Visitation Hall only opened once every seven days. The next opening would be tomorrow night.
Truth be told, Lin Jin was looking forward to it.
In the afternoon, Lin Jin rushed to the Friar Association, planning to start studying the cultivation method. But as soon as he arrived, he ran into Lu Yunhe.
"Brother Lin, I've been waiting for you." Lu Yunhe pulled Lin Jin aside mysteriously. Lin Jin could tell that Lu Yunhe had something to say.
"Brother Lin, did you get into a conflict with Yang Jie this morning?" Lu Yunhe asked softly.
Huh?
Lin Jin was surprised.
He didn't remember telling anyone about this so how did Lu Yunhe know?
Noticing Lin Jin's bewildered expression, Lu Yunhe knew that it was true.
"Brother Lin, how should I put this? I don't like that Yang Jie either, but it's not worth it to get into a conflict with him over a woman." Lu Yunhe's next words baffled Lin Jin.
"What woman?"
Lu Yunhe gave Lin Jin a 'you're still pretending' look. "Everyone knows that you, Lin Jin, are going to challenge Yang Jie for that Chen Yuanyuan. And everyone knows that Chen Yuanyuan broke off her engagement with you because of Yang Jie."
At this, Lin Jin's expression darkened.
"Who started this rumor? What a load of nonsense. "
Just then, a few cultivators came up to them, discussing as they walked.
"Have you heard? Appraiser Lin Jin of the Beast Appraisal Association has passed the assessment and joined the Friar Association."
"This isn't news at all. That Lin Jin is quite pitiful to have his marriage annulled by a woman. How humiliating. Moreover, this woman did it because of Senior Yang Jie. That's why Lin Jin was so determined to enter the association so he could have a showdown with Senior Yang Jie to redeem himself."
"Is there such a thing?"
"You must be ignorant. I even heard that this morning at the Levitation Stone Tower, Lin Jin had a conflict with Senior Yang Jie."
"That Lin Jin is just a beast appraiser. How could he possibly be Senior Yang Jie's match?"
"I think so too. Maybe Lin Jin has been crippled by Senior Yang Jie."
"That's right, that Chen Yuanyuan is really an outstanding beauty? To think that she could make Appraiser Lin fall head over heels for her … "
The voice wasn't loud but Lin Jin heard it loud and clear.
F * ck him!
Lin Jin was infuriated.
On the other side, Yang Jie, who was practicing his Spirit Qi Finger, also heard this rumor.
There was a cracking sound.
Ten feet away, a wooden target as thick as a palm was smashed into pieces by the force of his finger.
The disciple who delivered the message was speechless, afraid to make a sound, afraid that he would be implicated.
"I was wondering why this person dared to provoke me on purpose. So it was because of this. In other words, he did it on purpose this morning. But the problem is, I don't f * cking know any Chen Yuanyuan."
Yang Jie was fuming.
Yang Jie had been curious about the other party's motives but now, he knew.
Half of his body was still numb. However, he couldn't possibly tell anyone about this. It was too embarrassing. Hence, he bore a grudge against Lin Jin.
Other than grudge, there was also fear.
Although he didn't say it out loud, deep down, he already saw Lin Jin as a threatening enemy.
Yang Jie thought highly of himself. After the conflict, he had investigated Lin Jin's background and found out that he was a Rank 2 beast appraiser. However, beast appraisers were beast appraisers and cultivators were cultivators. Yang Jie still believed that his loss this morning was due to carelessness. If he had been a little more serious, he wouldn't have fallen for Lin Jin's trick.
"Go and find out who that Chen Yuanyuan is," Yang Jie instructed his subordinates.
Soon, Chen Yuanyuan's situation was reported back.
This included the conflict between Lin Jin and Chen Yuanyuan at the entrance of the Red Leaf Flower Festival. After all, there were many onlookers.
Yang Jie also found out that Chen Yuanyuan was Chen Cheng's cousin.
"Call Chen Cheng over," Yang Jie ordered with a dark expression.
Chen Cheng soon arrived.
"Greetings, Senior Yang." Chen Cheng was very respectful. They were under the same mentor in the Friar Association but in terms of status, Yang Jie was undoubtedly the number one disciple.
Yang Jie said nothing as he stared at Chen Cheng. The latter looked up in confusion but didn't show the slightest hint of guilt. "Senior Yang?"
After a long while, seeing how calm Chen Cheng was, Yang Jie said, "Have you heard about the rumors out there?"
He didn't say what the rumors were as he was testing the waters.
Chen Cheng hesitated for a moment before nodding. "Senior Yang, you must have called me here because of the rumors between my cousin and Lin Jin. I heard that my cousin, Chen Yuanyuan, was indeed engaged to Lin Jin but because my cousin admires Senior Yang, she broke off the engagement. At the entrance of the flower festival yesterday, my cousin and I even had a conflict with Lin Jin because of this. Lu Yunhe even stepped in to help Lin Jin. There were many onlookers so this isn't a secret. "
Yang Jie went silent again.
This time, Chen Chen was very flustered, but on the surface, he still looked calm and composed.
"Alright, you may leave."
Yang Jie didn't ask any more questions.
Chen Cheng bowed and left. When he was outside, he let out a long sigh. A smug grin appeared on his face as he mumbled to himself, "Thank goodness I came prepared. Otherwise, he would've seen through me."
The rumors about Lin Jin, Chen Yuanyuan, and Yang Jie were all made up by Chen Cheng.
He was lucky. In the morning, he witnessed the conflict between Lin Jin and Yang Jie in an examination room on the second floor of the Levitation Stone Tower. Back then, he thought this was an opportunity.
He could use these rumors to intensify the conflict between Lin Jin and Yang Jie. More importantly, he could drag Lu Yunhe into this. It would be best if Lu Yunhe and Yang Jie were to fight to the death so that Chen Cheng could reap the benefits.
Also, he could use these rumors to deceive his silly cousin, Chen Yuanyuan. Chen Cheng had long coveted Chen Yuanyuan's beauty and he had always treated her as his woman. Back when Chen Yuanyuan and Lin Jin were engaged, it was Chen Cheng who secretly urged her to break off the engagement. Now, he was using these rumors to satisfy Chen Yuanyuan's vanity. But in reality, he was cutting off all possibilities between Chen Yuanyuan and Yang Jie. He knew that Yang Jie had always been arrogant so how could he fall for Chen Yuanyuan? Especially with these rumors, it was impossible.
The only risk was that Yang Jie was smart enough to have called Chen Cheng over just now because he suspected him.
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