Lin Jin had almost forgotten that tonight was the opening of the Visitation Hall.
After all, the past few days had been rather fulfilling for him. To put it bluntly, he had too many things to do, but most of them were good news.
For example, he killed Chu Chi who stole the Qiao family's ancestral wooden token and almost killed White Ape and Shang'er. He also obtained a lot of information about the Demonic Appraisal Association. For example, he passed the Rank 4 beast appraiser's test and officially became a Rank 4 beast appraiser.
And tonight, Lin Jin had something to do during the opening of the Visitation Hall.
As usual, when Lin Jin entered the Visitation Hall, all the visitors were already there. Still, there were no new members joining.
Lin Jin could only make a rough guess about this mechanism. It might be because it wasn't time yet. The last time there were new visitors was at least two to three months ago. Based on this assumption, there should be new visitors every two to three months.
Of course, there might not be any.
This time, Lin Jin told Feng Ziqian about the current situation.
Upon hearing this, Feng Ziqian was overjoyed. "Curator, are you saying that Appraiser Lin has arrived at Tianxuan City and passed the Rank 4 beast appraiser's test?"
Lin Jin nodded. "That's right!"
Feng Ziqian immediately asked, "Curator, have you arrived yet?"
"Me?" Lin Jin was stunned. After a moment of thought, he said, "I can go whenever I want."
In the Visitation Hall, Lin Jin could brag as much as he wanted.
Feng Ziqian then began to pour out his grievances. "Curator, I haven't been having a good time recently. Outsiders might not know this, but it's a critical period for the selection of the crown prince. Those brothers of mine have already lost their minds and are attacking each other at all costs. Just two days ago, they caught hold of a small weakness of mine and almost killed me."
Perhaps outside, Feng Ziqian was the well-mannered and dignified Third Prince of the Spiral Great Nation. But in the living room, he could let go of himself. In his own words, he only felt truly safe in the living room. No one could threaten him here, and there was a mighty figure like the Curator presiding over the situation.
"That big brother of mine seems to be honest and kind, but he is actually cruel and merciless. Needless to say, that second brother of mine is sinister, cunning, and full of schemes. This time, the two of them worked together to deal with me. If it wasn't for the fact that Father Emperor still thinks highly of me, I would have been completely eliminated this time. But now, it's too late. Unless I make a great contribution, or my big brother and second brother make a mistake, I definitely won't stand a chance." Feng Zi Qian said helplessly and shook his head. "To be honest, I don't really want the throne. I don't have a choice. Firstly, many people have placed their lives on my shoulders. Secondly, I have to protect myself. If Big Brother and Second Brother were to ascend the throne, it would be fine if Imperial Father was still alive. But if Imperial Father is gone, I'm afraid I won't be able to live for long."
Feng Ziqian couldn't help but shudder at the thought of a terrible ending.
Everyone else was dumbfounded and felt pity for him.
He Qing thought about it and said, "It'd be great if you were a woman. You wouldn't have a chance to ascend the throne anyway and no one would be coveted."
Upon hearing this, even the usually cold Madam Ghost Child couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Speaking of which, although Feng Ziqian was the third prince of Heavenly Spiral Nation, he did live in fear every day. He was even worse than Black Crow, Madam Ghost Child, and even Old Tian.
They were either villainous experts who enjoyed their freedom, or they occupied a mountain and enjoyed their own pleasures. Although their statuses couldn't compare to Feng Ziqian's, at least they were comfortable. They didn't have to be afraid all the time, and they didn't have to rack their brains to scheme against others.
Lin Jin listened to Feng Ziqian's complaints. But to be honest, he couldn't be of much help.
Lin Jin wasn't interested in helping with the fight for the throne, but he had his own bottom line. He couldn't let anyone plot against Feng Ziqian or even harm him.
If that happened, it would be much more difficult for Lin Jin to borrow Heavenly Tomes from Heavenly Spiral Nation's royal family.
After some thought, Lin Jin said, "Find a chance to get in touch with Lin Jin. Also, if there's anything you need help with, feel free to let me know. As long as it's within our capabilities, both Lin Jin and I will do our best."
This was what Feng Ziqian was waiting for.
"Curator, it's my father's birthday soon. My brothers have prepared many gifts and they've even invited many experts. I was thinking …" Feng Ziqian hesitated.
Lin Jin understood. "If you want gifts, I don't have any. But if you want me to make a trip to Heavenly Spiral City, I can."
Feng Ziqian was overjoyed.
This was what he wanted.
For a prince to ascend to the throne, he had to have his own forces, and that included people with special abilities in Jianghu. After all, Tianxuan wasn't the only big country in the world. Moreover, there were many other big countries in terms of strength and status that were on par with the big countries.
For example, Daluo Temple and Phoenix Palace.
Just then, Feng Ziqian turned to Zhao Jingyan.
"Great Commander Zhao, how's Phoenix Palace doing?" Feng Ziqian's expression was heated. If Zhao Jingyan could take care of Phoenix Palace and back him up, that would be great.
Zhao Jingyan looked grim as she shook her head. "It's not that simple. Although Curator helped me rise from the ashes, it'll take some time for me to regain control of Phoenix Palace."
Zhao Jingyan didn't say anything else but it was easy to imagine.
Zhao Jingyan was already very powerful. She had a phoenix as her pet beast and was even the great commander of Phoenix Palace. But what happened in the end? Her pet beast was killed and she was lucky enough to escape. If she wanted to regroup and fight back, it wouldn't be something that could be done in a short period of time.
Lin Jin glanced at Zhao Jingyan and said, "In the Visitation Hall, everyone helps each other. Even if you need my help, just ask."
Zhao Jingyan quickly bowed in thanks.
"I don't need Curator's help for now. Black Crow and Madam Ghost Child, if it's possible, please make a trip to South State's Scarlet Flame Mountain. Jingyan would be eternally grateful."
Zhao Jingyan clearly needed help but she knew that Curator was probably in Heavenly Spiral Nation so she didn't want to trouble him. Hence, she turned to someone else for help.
Black Crow smiled. "I've been quite free lately so it's not a bad idea to make a trip to South State."
That was considered a yes.
Madam Ghost Child was even more direct. "I'm already in South State so I can reach Scarlet Flame Mountain in two days at most."
And so, the matter was settled.
Only villainous experts like Black Crow and Madam Ghost Child could help. They were free and unfettered. The others couldn't do the same.
Lin Jin and Feng Ziqian had come to an agreement. The next time he went to Heavenly Spiral City as Curator to attend Emperor Heavenly Spiral's seventieth birthday, Feng Ziqian would arrange for him to borrow Daolord's Heavenly Tomes.
After leaving the Visitation Hall, Lin Jin fell asleep. After all, he hadn't had a good rest for the past few days.
Before dawn the next day, Lin Jin brought Senior Mo to Heavenly Spiral Academy. Today was Lin Jin's first lecture after all. Wang Xin arrived early too as Mr. Zhong had arranged for him to follow Lin Jin around for the next few days. After all, Appraiser Lin was a newcomer so there were many things he needed to familiarize himself with.
"Appraiser Lin!" Wang Xin was already waiting at the entrance and went up to greet Lin Jin upon seeing him.
Since it was his first lecture, Lin Jin took it very seriously. In his opinion, he should head to Lecture Hall One as soon as possible.
"Appraiser Lin, you don't have to worry. You're a Rank 4 beast appraiser. Whenever a Rank 4 beast appraiser gives a lecture, many students from the academy will come," Wang Xin said, assuming that Lin Jin was afraid no one would attend.
Lin Jin smiled. "That's not a big deal. Even if only one student comes, I'll still give the lecture as usual."
Of course, while he said that, Lin Jin was actually curious. He wanted to see how many students would attend his first lecture.
However, when Lin Jin and Wang Xin arrived at Lecture Hall One, they were stunned.
There were quite a number of students up ahead but some of them seemed to be arguing.
With his keen eyesight, Lin Jin could see Li Xinqi and Tan Lin among the two groups of people arguing.
On second thought, Lin Jin knew that Li Xinqi must have told Tan Lin about his lecture. Knowing Tan Lin's personality, she would definitely come.
However, they weren't the type to be so impulsive so why would they start a fight?
Lin Jin immediately frowned when he heard what was going on.
Wang Xin paled, at a loss of what to do.
"Even if this Teacher Lin was the one who decided it first, Teacher Yang Ming has a very important lecture to give. Why can't Teacher Lin change his lecture to another time?"
The one who spoke was Jiang Fengfeng. Lin Jin had seen her compete with Tan Lin a few days ago and it was obvious that they were at odds with each other. However, Jiang Fengfeng was indeed shrewd for her to be so arrogant even after losing.
Tan Lin did not back down. "First come, first served. According to the rules of the Academy, since Mr. Lin Jin had decided to use the First Lecture Hall this morning, the other teachers could only postpone it. Otherwise, they had to make their appointments before him. Why should they push Mr. Lin Jin's class back?"
"That's right, what right do they have?" Li Xinqi's face was flushed with anger as she defended Lin Jin.
Glancing at the notice board next to them, the lecture notice that Lin Jin had pasted up had been torn down and replaced with another one.
The lecturer was none other than Appraiser Yang Ming.
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