Outside, Lu Bin who had just arrived from Jade Dragon City was admiring the scenery in Ye Yuzhou's courtyard.
Lu Bin was here to invite Lin Jin to Jade Dragon City as a guest. This was an order from the sixth princess so he had to do a good job.
Lu Bin was extremely grateful to Lin Jin. If it weren't for Lin Jin's' nine water floating cloud pill 'prescription, the sixth princess might not even be able to get out of bed.
Lu Bin was eternally grateful for this favor.
Unlike his previous emergency visit to Maple City, he had a lot more time this time. Lu Bin could also catch up with his old friend, Ye Yuzhou, while he was at it.
They were old acquaintances. Although Lu Bin was younger than Ye Yuzhou in terms of age and cultivation level, Lu Bin came from an extraordinary background. Not only was his father, Lu Yaogong, once a top-notch expert in Jade Dragon Kingdom, he was also Ye Yuzhou's mentor.
Hence, based on this relationship, Ye Yuzhou had to address Lu Bin as Senior Lu whenever he saw him.
Moments later, Ye Yuzhou hurried out. When he saw Lu Bin, he saluted him. "Greetings, Senior Lu!"
Lu Bin smiled. "I came to Maple City for business so I thought I'd drop by to see you."
Behind him, Yang Jie studied Lu Bin, musing that this man looked younger than his teacher so why was his teacher treating him with such respect?
Of course, Yang Jie was oblivious to their relationship.
"Yang Jie, come over here and greet him!" Ye Yuzhou suddenly turned around and said. Yang Jie immediately went over and bowed respectfully.
Lu Bin turned to look at Yang Jie and nodded. "Good seedling."
Ye Yuzhou smiled. "This is my chief disciple, Yang Jie."
Having said that, he turned to Yang Jie and said, "This is Uncle Lu. Back then, he was …"
Before he could finish, Lu Bin waved him off. "Let's not talk about what happened back then."
Ye Yuzhou didn't finish his sentence.
Yang Jie was curious but he didn't dare to ask. Seeing that the two of them were about to catch up, it wasn't appropriate for him to stay so he left.
However, Yang Jie didn't leave either. He waited outside the door.
After a long while, Ye Yuzhou escorted Lu Bin out.
"Yuzhou, don't bother. After I'm done with my business, I'll be returning to the royal capital," Lu Bin said.
Ye Yuzhou nodded and said, "I'll pay a visit to Senior Brother Lu in the future."
Lu Bin nodded, and then he left swiftly.
After Lu Bin left, Yang Jie walked up to him.
"Teacher, this Uncle Lu is …"
"He is the only son of my teacher, Lu Yaogong. In his early years, he was a general of the left. Now, he is one of the royal consecrators," Ye Yuzhou said.
When Yang Jie heard this, his eyes lit up.
There was no doubt that this Uncle Lu was a big tree. Ye Yuzhou enjoyed a high status in Maple City where even the City Lord Manor had to treat him with respect. But in Jade Dragon City, he wouldn't be as influential as he was in Maple City. Yang Jie's ambition was higher than the heavens. He was certain that sooner or later, he would become a dragon that soared to the heavens. His stage in the future was no longer this tiny Maple City but Jade Dragon City.
If he could get on Lu Bin's good side, he would be more confident in Jade Dragon City in the future.
Most importantly, he was the only son of Lu Yaogong. Who was Lu Yaogong?
He was the strongest cultivator in Jade Dragon Kingdom a hundred years ago. Back then, Jade Dragon Kingdom was a premium country and their only Rank 5 pet beast belonged to Lu Yaogong.
In other words, Lu Yaogong was the one who propped up Jade Dragon Kingdom a hundred years ago.
But after Lu Yaogong's unexpected death, Jade Dragon Kingdom was implicated and fell from being a premium country to an intermediate one.
For decades, there were no more top-notch experts like Lu Yaogong. Because of this, the people of Jade Dragon Kingdom cherished the past and treated Lu Yaogong with the utmost respect.
Based on this identity alone, one could see how influential Lu Bin was.
At this moment, Yang Jie was desperate to climb up to this big tree, so he couldn't help asking, "Teacher, then why did Uncle Lu come to Maple City?"
Ye Yuzhou shook his head. "I've asked but Senior Lu didn't tell me. He only said that he's here for an important matter."
Ye Yuzhou was just as curious.
Little did they know that Lu Bin was here for an important matter. He wanted to invite Lin Jin to Jade Dragon City because the sixth princess, He Yu, wanted to meet her savior.
Lu Bin knew where Lin Jin lived so he paid him a visit.
But Lin Jin wasn't home.
Lu Bin wasn't in a hurry. He sat down at a nearby tea stall, ordered a pot of tea, and slowly sipped on it while waiting for Lin Jin to return.
However, he didn't expect the sky to turn dark and no one to return.
Lu Bin was dumbfounded.
He mused, 'Where did Lin Jin run off to?'
However, he figured that no matter how busy Lin Jin was, he should be back by now since it was already dark.
Hence, he continued waiting.
When the tea stall closed for the day, Lu Bin leaped up and sat on the roof of a nearby house.
It was late at night but Lin Jin was still nowhere to be seen.
Lu Bin couldn't sit still anymore. He suddenly thought of a possibility. Could it be that Lin Jin was in the house?
That was a possibility.
Seeing that it was already late at night, Lu Bin couldn't resist leaping into Lin Jin's yard.
The moment his feet touched the ground, Lu Bin sensed danger.
It was as if this was a forbidden land, a dragon's lair and a tiger's den, a sea of fire.
Lu Bin had spent half his life in the military and had been through too many life-threatening situations. He had always trusted his instincts. But how could there be danger in this tiny yard?
Lu Bin began to doubt himself.
Instead of moving, he called out to the house, "Appraiser Lin, are you home?"
Using a spell, Lin Jin's voice couldn't be heard from outside the yard. But from inside the house, his voice would be loud and clear.
Even if someone was sound asleep inside, they would definitely be able to hear him with his voice.
After a while, there was no response.
There should be no one in the house.
That was odd.
Lu Bin couldn't figure out where Lin Jin was going in the middle of the night. Did he have another house somewhere else?
That was a possibility.
"It's my fault for being careless. I should have checked first." Annoyed, Lu Bin decided to go out. But suddenly, he looked up and saw a rooster standing a few steps in front of him.
The rooster didn't make a sound when it walked and Lu Bin didn't pay it much attention so he had no idea when it came running over.
There were quite a few families in Maple City who kept chickens to crow, so it wasn't strange at all. However, the rooster in front of him was very strange.
Nothing could be seen from its appearance. At most, it looked more majestic than the average rooster and its feathers were of a better color. What was odd was the chicken's gaze.
It was sizing him up.
Under the chicken's gaze, Lu Bin actually felt a sense of crisis.
What the hell was going on?
The former General of the Left, who was now one of the royal family's consecrators, was sensing danger from a chicken?
Lu Bin knew that roosters were territorial. It was normal for him to be viewed as an enemy by the roosters here after entering the yard.
But the question was, where did that inexplicable sense of danger come from?
Lu Bin looked at the rooster whose feathers were starting to stand on end and finally realized what was going on.
This wasn't an ordinary rooster but a beast of a high rank. It was at least Rank 3. Only a ferocious beast of this level could make him feel threatened.
"I didn't expect Appraiser Lin's yard to have a Rank 3 beast." Lu Bin knew that Lin Jin wasn't a simple character so he wasn't too surprised.
He planned to leave the yard.
But just then, he felt a gust of wind behind him. His heart skipped a beat and he immediately turned around to launch a palm strike.
Smack!
Lu Bin felt like he had struck something. But at the same time, his shirt was lacerated by the sharp claws. If he hadn't reacted quickly enough to take a step back, he would have been injured.
Lu Bin was startled.
Looking ahead, he could vaguely make out the silhouette of a wolf in the darkness.
The wolf was large and slender. Its claws were as sharp as foot-long blades and it exuded a terrifying aura.
"Another Rank 3 beast." Lu Bin's scalp was numb. To think that there were two Rank 3 beasts in this seemingly ordinary yard. And both of them had unique bloodlines.
This wolf beast that could hide in the dark must have activated its bloodline or else it wouldn't have this ability.
Lu Bin knew his own capabilities. He was on the sixth realm of his blood contract while his pet beast was only Rank 3. Although his pet beast was unique, a rare beast among rare beasts, it would still be dangerous for him to face off against two Rank 3 beasts at once.
Moreover, if a fight really broke out, he wouldn't be able to explain himself to Lin Jin.
Lu Bin immediately retreated. Fortunately, his skill was unique. With a tap of his toes, he soared into the air like a great roc. With a single step, he flew more than a hundred feet away and leaped out of the yard.
Strangely enough, the sense of danger disappeared the moment he left the yard.
That large rooster and the wolf in the dark didn't chase after him.
Lu Bin steadied himself and smiled bitterly.
To think that a person of his status had actually suffered a setback in this small courtyard. Moreover, he had even suffered a loss. If word of this got out, no one would believe it.
Then, he realized that this Appraiser Lin was no ordinary person.
Although Rank 3 beasts weren't rare in an intermediate country like the Jade Dragon Kingdom, they weren't everywhere either. Only prominent families, Friar Associations, and the government would have them.
Lin Jin's yard actually had two of these beasts. Come to think of it, if the yard's guards were Rank 3 beasts, then Lin Jin's pet beast must be at least Rank 3 as well.
That meant three Rank 3 beasts.
At this thought, Lu Bin's eyelids twitched.
However, this only proved that Lin Jin was extraordinary. Lu Bin was sure that Lin Jin had a powerful backer. Otherwise, Lin Jin couldn't have achieved so much at such a young age.
It made sense. How could someone who could give away the nine water floating cloud pill's prescription so casually be an ordinary person?
Lu Bin's curiosity toward Lin Jin grew.
"Jade Dragon Kingdom is currently in a critical period with troubles both internally and externally. If this Lin Jin is really useful, I can recommend him to the royal family."
Lu Bin mumbled to himself.
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