Little did Lin Jin know that several hours ago, Yang Jie's pet beast, the white peacock, was about to advance to Rank 4 before Xiao Huo at Maple City's Friar Association.
This incident had shaken the entire Maple City.
After all, when the white peacock evolved, it caused a phenomenon of a towering white light illuminating Maple City. With such a huge commotion, it was impossible for people not to know about it.
The Friar Association was the first to be shaken.
When Ye Yuzhou wasn't around, the other mentors gathered outside Yang Jie's secluded cultivation room in an emergency.
A Rank 4 pet beast was a big deal in the entire Jade Dragon Kingdom, much less Maple City.
"Why isn't Mr. Yuzhou around at this critical juncture?" one of the mentors asked.
"I heard that the City Lord Manor summoned him for an urgent matter. Who would've thought that Mr. Yuzhou's disciple would be the first to evolve his pet beast into Rank 4. With this, Yang Jie's status will surely rise," someone commented.
The mentors nodded.
With Yang Jie's pet beast evolving into Rank 4, his status had surpassed the mentors like them. Moreover, with a Rank 4 pet beast, he would be conferred the title of 'National Guardian' by the Jade Dragon Kingdom if nothing went wrong. He would also be given an exclusive 'title of nobility', an additional salary, and spirit stones. In short, there were many benefits to be had.
Even the mentors were envious of him.
However, they were also curious as to how Yang Jie managed to evolve his pet beast. Some of them gave the credit to Ye Yuzhou, but those who were familiar with Ye Yuzhou knew that he wasn't an expert when it came to pet beasts.
After that, Yang Jie walked out with the White Plume Sparrow, which had already reached level 4. Yang Jie's face was filled with arrogance.
Even to the instructors, he wasn't as courteous as before. After all, he had surpassed many instructors in terms of pet beasts.
Sure enough, it didn't take long before the City Lord Manor sent someone to invite Yang Jie over, saying that the City Lord would like to meet him personally.
This was an honor.
After Yang Jie left, the Friar Association was still in an uproar.
The topic of discussion was naturally Yang Jie and the upcoming Inner Disciple Competition.
"There were even rumors that Lin Jin was going to compete against Senior Yang Jie in the disciple's tournament. But now, it seems like there's no more suspense in this match."
"That's right. Senior Yang Jie already has a Rank 4 pet beast. Even if he doesn't do anything, his pet beast alone is enough to overwhelm all his opponents. Senior Lin Jin, it's a pity. If he hadn't run into Senior Yang Jie, he might have been able to get first place."
When Chen Chen received the news, he was pleasantly surprised.
He was shocked because he didn't expect Yang Jie to evolve his pet beast to Rank 4.
Truth be told, Chen Cheng was extremely jealous. This meant that he would never be able to catch up to Yang Jie. But he was happy too. At least this confirmed one thing, Lin Jin was doomed in the disciple tournament.
Ye Yuzhou was back.
Instead of returning to the Friar Association, he headed straight for the City Lord Manor.
Now that there was a conflict with the Snake Country, he naturally had to inform Bai Zhenkong personally, lest the City Lord be scared out of his wits.
At the City Lord Manor, he unexpectedly ran into Yang Jie.
Upon seeing Ye Yuzhou, Yang Jie went up to greet him. However, it was obvious that his attitude had changed slightly. The reason was simple. Ye Yuzhou's pet beast was Rank 4, and Yang Jie's pet beast was now Rank 4 as well.
When Ye Yuzhou found out that Yang Jie's pet beast was Rank 4, he was startled too. But soon, he frowned.
Because under normal circumstances, Yang Jie's pet beast couldn't possibly evolve unless it had a miraculous encounter.
And it was a miraculous encounter.
Glancing at the white peacock, Ye Yuzhou confirmed his suspicions. There was a unique medicinal aura around the white peacock. Even if Ye Yuzhou wasn't well-versed in the field of pills, he could tell that the white peacock must have consumed some powerful pill to evolve.
However, based on the pet beast's aura, it was erratic and unstable. Hence, this Rank 4 should be taken into consideration.
Ye Yuzhou was slightly displeased.
He felt that Yang Jie was hiding many things from him. For example, the pill that allowed the white peacock to evolve. Yang Jie had never mentioned it before. Just obtained it? That was simply impossible. Yang Jie had not gone out for the past few months. Therefore, Yang Jie's concealment of this matter had already made Ye Yuzhou understand that his disciple did not trust him as much as he had imagined.
However, the evolution of his disciple's pet beast was indeed a good thing. Ye Yuzhou didn't show any hint of displeasure and continued praising Yang Jie.
It was just that Yang Jie's following words stunned Ye Yuzhou.
"Teacher, now that my pet beast is Rank 4, how does it compare to Lin Jin?"
Yang Jie suddenly asked.
Clearly, Ye Yuzhou's warning to Yang Jie not to provoke Lin Jin had caught his attention.
Hence, after his pet beast evolved, Yang Jie couldn't wait to ask this question. He wanted to prove that he was stronger than Ye Yuzhou, to prove that Ye Yuzhou's previous warning and judgment were wrong.
Although he didn't say it out loud, that was what he meant.
This time, Ye Yuzhou could hear the dissatisfaction in Yang Jie's voice. He sighed and said, "Yang Jie, you're my disciple. You must know that no matter what, I'm doing this for your own good. I had my reasons for not letting you provoke Lin Jin, but since you've asked, I'll tell you one more thing. Don't provoke Lin Jin. Even if you have a Rank 4 pet beast, it's the same. You can't afford to provoke him."
It was obvious that Ye Yuzhou was speaking from the bottom of his heart. He didn't want Yang Jie to suffer any setbacks.
Ye Yuzhou knew very well how terrifying Lin Jin's backer was. If Yang Jie recklessly attacked Lin Jin, Yang Jie would be the only one who would suffer in the end.
For the sake of his student, Ye Yuzhou had to restrain and discipline them so that they wouldn't do anything wrong.
However, Ye Yuzhou's words made Yang Jie's expression change.
Ye Yuzhou might be a teacher of virtue and prestige, unique in teaching, but he was clearly lacking in other aspects. For example, he had neglected Yang Jie's temperament.
How could the prideful Yang Jie tolerate this?
He was being belittled, and it was coming from his own teacher. Yang Jie clenched his fists so tightly that they cracked.
Previously, his pet beast was only Rank 3, so Yang Jie accepted Ye Yuzhou's words. But now, after Yang Jie used the ancient immortal pill he obtained by chance to promote his white peacock to Rank 4, Ye Yuzhou still dared to say the same thing. Yang Jie couldn't accept it.
He couldn't accept it at all.
Although he didn't say anything, he had already made up his mind that he would never forgive Lin Jin.
Just then, City Lord Bai Zhenkong arrived.
"Mr. Yuzhou is truly a renowned teacher of Maple City. Mr. Yuzhou's contributions cannot go unnoticed for your brilliant disciple to achieve so much." Bai Zhenkong was delighted.
Jade Dragon Kingdom's system was unique. It was a city-state system. Although they were all under the jurisdiction of the Jade Dragon Kingdom's emperor, the city lords were hereditary.
In other words, as long as a city lord didn't make any grave mistakes, the position would be passed down from generation to generation.
Because each city was in charge of its own, if a city produced an expert, that person would be under the jurisdiction of the city lord. This was both an honor and a boost to their strength. Previously, Ye Yuzhou was the only person in Maple City with a Rank 4 pet beast. Now that there was one more, how could Bai Zhenkong not be happy?
With this, Maple City's status in the Jade Dragon Kingdom would rise as well.
Ye Yuzhou smiled and said nothing else.
After all, Yang Jie's pet beast's evolution wasn't his doing. Of course, Ye Yuzhou didn't ask about the specifics. His top priority now was to explain Snake Country's situation to Bai Zhenkong.
Just then, Zuo Wentang came in and whispered something into Bai Zhenkong's ear.
Bai Zhenkong was still smiling earlier, but his expression suddenly darkened.
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