Sitting on a stone bench outside, Li Xinqi was still marveling at what had just happened.
"Oh my, Tan Lin is so lucky this time. Mr. Zhong wants to see her. Is he going to accept her as a disciple? This, this can't be, I'm so jealous. I have to ask her to treat me to the most expensive restaurant in Tianxuan City!"
Lin Jin only smiled, paying no attention to Li Xinqi's nagging.
Lin Jin was currently enjoying the scenery. There was a lake not too far away. Although it wasn't huge, there were a lot of lotus leaves on it. When the wind blew, it brought with it a refreshing and fragrant scent. It was a pleasant feeling.
Everything else aside, Heavenly Jade Academy's environment was great. Even Lin Jin considered staying here for a while if he had the time.
While Lin Jin was enjoying his time, Tan Lin was sitting respectfully in the study on the second floor of the Beast Evaluation Pavilion. The elderly man before her was also asking her questions with a smile.
Just as Lin Jin had predicted, Tan Lin was as smart as he had predicted. She didn't tell anyone about her cheating. Under Mr. Zhong's questioning, she merely said that she had coincidentally read about it in the Scripture of Beasts. After combining it with other beast evaluation books, she came to this conclusion.
It could be said that his answer was watertight.
Even Mr. Zhong didn't suspect anything wrong.
"Considering your age, that's rare. You mentioned that your family has been strict. Is your father a beast appraiser too?" Mr. Zhong asked.
Tan Lin quickly answered, "I'm from Jade Dragon Kingdom. My father studied at Heavenly Jade Academy in his early years. He's currently a Rank 3 beast appraiser in Jade Dragon Kingdom's Beast Appraisal Association, Tan Xun."
"Tan Xun? Haha, so you're his daughter." Mr. Zhong's words gave Tan Lin a fright. It seemed that Mr. Zhong knew her father.
"Sir, you know my father?" Tan Lin asked cautiously. Mr. Zhong nodded. "When Tan Xun was still studying, I taught him. Although I didn't officially take him in as my disciple, I had a deep impact on him. He has great potential and who knew that his daughter would come here after so many years. Not only that, she even surpassed him in terms of potential."
Even an idiot could tell that Mr. Zhong was very satisfied with Tan Lin and had high hopes for her.
Tan Lin didn't show it even though she was inwardly happy.
At this time, Mr. Zhong said, "Tan Lin, you've been in the Academy for more than a month. Do you have a special teacher?"
Here it comes!
Tan Lin immediately became excited.
She tried her best to calm herself down and said, "I'm only learning from public teachers. I don't have a dedicated teacher."
"Are you willing to learn from me for a few years?" Mr. Zhong asked with a smile.
Tan Lin took a deep breath and forcefully suppressed the excitement in her voice. She said as calmly as she could, "I'm willing!"
A few minutes later, Tan Lin went downstairs.
She jumped down the last few steps. She was so happy. To be honest, she never thought that one day she would be able to study under Mr. Zhong's tutelage.
That was a fortuitous encounter that many people yearned for.
On the first floor, Teacher Wang hadn't left. He was waiting there. Naturally, he knew that Mr. Zhong had accepted Tan Lin. When he saw Tan Lin come down, he walked up to her.
"Tan Lin, congratulations."
Teacher Wang was very enthusiastic.
"Hello, Mr. Wang!" Upon seeing this, Tan Lin hurriedly saluted. In her heart, she was wondering if someone had seen her losing her composure just now.
"Just call me Wang Xin. As Mr. Zhong's student, you'll definitely be able to get Rank 3 or even Rank 4. There's no need to be so polite." Teacher Wang was extremely polite.
Judging from his tone, he was treating Tan Lin as if she was his equal.
This naturally made Tan Lin feel extremely flattered.
"Feel free to look for me if you need anything in the future. I'm always with Mr. Zhong so we'll be family from now on." Wang Xin didn't say much. He was here to get closer to Tan Lin.
In fact, what he said wasn't complete. He was just an assistant lecturer and his rank wasn't high. Since he knew that Mr. Zhong liked Tan Lin, there was nothing wrong with building a good relationship with her.
Tan Lin excused herself. When she got outside, she saw Lin Jin and Li Xinqi enjoying the breeze.
"Tan Lin, you have to treat us!" Li Xinqi immediately jumped up to greet Tan Lin when she saw her.
"Stop fooling around!" Tan Lin said. It was obvious that she shared a close relationship with Li Xinqi. She came over to Lin Jin and bowed formally. "Appraiser Lin, thank you!" Lin Jin nodded.
Lin Jin knew why she was thanking him.
From Tan Lin's expression, he could tell that she must have gotten lucky. This was something that depended on fate, but Lin Jin was happy that Tan Lin had such an opportunity.
By handing over Tan Xun's letter, Lin Jin had completed Appraiser Tan Xun's request.
Tan Lin opened the letter and was overwhelmed with emotions. Her eyes were even moist. Lin Jin could understand this. If someone was away from home, they would be homesick so it was normal for them to be excited after receiving a letter.
It had been a while since Lin Jin and Tan Lin met, so they were more than familiar with each other. As they chatted, Tan Lin asked about Maple City and Lin Jin assured her that everything was fine.
Then, she asked about Lin Jin's intentions.
After all, Lin Jin couldn't possibly be here just to deliver a letter to her.
"It's nothing much. I just want to get my beast appraiser's qualification promoted but the Jade Dragon Kingdom doesn't have the capability so Appraiser Tan Xun wrote me a letter of recommendation, asking me to come to Heavenly Jade City to get my qualification promoted to Rank 4."
Lin Jin was nonchalant about it as if he was talking about something insignificant. But to Tan Lin and Li Xinqi, who were standing behind her, it was like a thunderclap.
"Promoted to Rank 4?" Before Tan Lin could say anything, Li Xinqi couldn't help but exclaim.
Her first reaction was disbelief.
Getting promoted to Rank 4 wasn't child's play. Even in Heavenly Spiral Country, there were only about twenty Rank 4 beast appraisers and each of them held significant influence.
To her, a Rank 4 beast appraiser was a lofty existence that she could only dream of.
Tan Lin was just as shocked. But she understood Lin Jin and her father even better. Since the letter was written by her father, it meant that her father and the entire Beast Appraisal Association of Jade Dragon Kingdom recognized Lin Jin's capabilities and believed that he was qualified to get promoted to Rank 4.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have written this letter.
After all, this was no laughing matter. If Lin Jin wasn't capable enough, he wouldn't be the only one who would be embarrassed, the entire Jade Dragon Kingdom would be humiliated.
Knowing this, Tan Lin studied Lin Jin closely. She recalled how Lin Jin helped her win against that hateful woman, Jiang Fengfeng, by cheating.
She knew that Lin Jin was indeed qualified.
However, it wasn't up to her or Tan Xun to decide. Only the Rank 4 beast appraisers from the Beast Appraisal Association Headquarters in Tianxuan City could make the decision.
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