But why?
Who was that girl in green? Why did she do this? She was only here to listen to the lecture, so why couldn't she just come in openly?
Unless she wasn't here to listen to the lecture.
Lin Jin's thoughts were running wild. In an instant, he thought of many things, including many conspiracies.
'Could she be an enemy? ' Lin Jin pondered. He had been thinking about this for a while now. Since he was new to Heavenly Jade City, he shouldn't have any enemies.
But coincidentally, he discovered traces of the Demonic Appraisal Association. That night, Lin Jin killed Chu Chi, the noble young master, and his master, the century-old Martial Saint Yuan Dao.
With this, he had become enemies with the Demonic Appraisal Association. Of course, they were already enemies from the start.
The Demonic Appraisal Association must have found Chu Chi and the noble young master's corpses by now. They might even be suspecting Lin Jin.
Lin Jin did this on purpose. Since he wanted to deal with the Demonic Appraisal Association, Heavenly Jade City was a good place. He didn't have to worry too much. Otherwise, if he wanted to hide his tracks, Lin Jin could just destroy the corpses.
The reason he left the corpses behind was to tell the Demonic Appraisal Association that he was the culprit.
That night, Lin Jin heard from Chu Chi and the others that the Demonic Appraisal Association was quite influential in Heavenly Jade City. The 'black emissary' was hiding in Heavenly Jade City, and it was highly possible that he was someone from headquarters.
Coincidentally, during the Rank 4 beast appraiser examination, Appraiser Yang Ming inexplicably targeted Lin Jin. Naturally, Lin Jin began to suspect Appraiser Yang's true identity.
Could he be related to the Demonic Appraisal Association?
Lin Jin wasn't imagining things. It was a possibility. Otherwise, how could he explain Appraiser Yang Ming's inexplicable hatred toward him?
After all, they didn't know each other before this.
Coupled with the sudden appearance of the mysterious girl in green, it was hard for Lin Jin not to speculate.
Of course, these were all Lin Jin's thoughts. He didn't reveal them, nor did he mention them to anyone else. But now, he had to find out what he needed to find out.
Next, Lin Jin asked about Appraiser Yang Ming's condition from the side.
Wang Xin didn't think much of it. He could tell that there might be some conflict between Appraiser Yang and Lin Jin. Since Appraiser Lin was asking, he would answer whatever he knew.
"Come to think of it, it's quite rare. Appraiser Yang Ming wanted to take up this class but he never showed up. This is clearly targeting him and making things difficult for him. Appraiser Lin, have you offended Appraiser Yang Ming somehow?" Wang Xin couldn't hold it in any longer and asked in a whisper.
Lin Jin replied calmly, "Appraiser Wang, to be honest, I just met Appraiser Yang for the first time yesterday so how could I possibly have a grudge against him, let alone offend him? It's precisely because of this that I don't understand. I want to know more about this Appraiser Yang and why he's making things difficult for me."
Wang Xin nodded and began to tell what he knew.
Through this, Lin Jin gained a better understanding of Appraiser Yang Ming.
Not all Rank 4 beast appraisers in Tianxuan Kingdom were citizens of Tianxuan Kingdom. Take Lin Jin for example. He was Jade Dragon Kingdom's number one beast appraiser and he was only here for the assessment after being recommended. Three months later, when the time limit between him and Mr. Zhong was up, he would return to the Jade Dragon Kingdom.
Yang Ming was also a 'foreigner'. He was the chief beast appraiser of another intermediate country, Julu Country. Three years ago, he came to Tianxuan Imperial City and passed the qualification assessment to become a Rank 4 beast appraiser.
However, Yang Ming did not choose to go back but stayed in Tianxuan Royal City.
Clearly, Merak City was more than happy to see this happen. After all, a Rank 4 beast appraiser was a top-notch talent wherever he went. It would be great if he could stay.
Hence, Yang Ming enjoyed a high status among all the beast appraisers here. He was also an impressive teacher in the academy.
As for what Julu thought, no one cared. Even if they were dissatisfied, there was nothing they could do. Firstly, they did not dare to offend the Spiral Great Nation. Secondly, they did not dare to offend even Yang Ming.
As for his character, Yang Ming was famous for being arrogant and aloof. He didn't look up to people with lower status than him and liked to play cards. However, because he was truly talented, no one felt that there was anything wrong with it. With strength, one could do whatever they wanted.
In general, that was the case.
It was just as Lin Jin said. He and Yang Ming had never met before so why did the man have to pick on him? It was one thing during the beast appraiser assessment, but now that he was in the academy, he even tried to steal Lin Jin's class time.
Had it been anyone else, Lin Jin might not want to stir up trouble and would just tolerate it.
But after giving in, the blow to their reputation would be huge.
That was all Wang Xin could provide. Lin Jin thanked him but a bold guess formed in his mind. If Yang Ming was a member of the Demonic Appraisal Association, it would make sense for the man to target Lin Jin.
After all, Lin Jin and the Demonic Appraisal Association were now irreconcilable enemies.
That was highly possible.
If that was the case, Lin Jin knew he had to be careful.
Of course, it was just a precaution. He was only guessing the man's identity for now so he couldn't make the first move. Moreover, even if he was certain that Yang Ming was a member of the Demonic Appraisal Association, he couldn't make the first move.
After all, he had no evidence to use against Yang Ming.
If he acted rashly, he might be breaking Merak City's laws and breaking the rules of headquarters. He would definitely be punished.
And with Lin Jin's current abilities, he couldn't withstand such a punishment.
Hence, it was best for him to stick to his own pace. Apart from that, he had to look further ahead as well. After all, he had to stay in Skyjade Academy for three months. This wasn't a long or short period of time, but it was more than enough for him to plan for the long term. This was especially true when it came to dealing with the Demonic Appraisal Association, so he needed to plan for the long term.
Lin Jin didn't want to think too much about it now. He had already made arrangements for the upcoming period.
Other than attending classes as usual and accepting a few more students tomorrow, he would head to the Beast Appraisal Pavilion and look for an opportunity to collect all the beast specimens for the museum.
This was important. The Museum of Deadly Beasts was Lin Jin's greatest asset and Lin Jin knew that. Collecting more beasts and rare beasts would earn him corresponding rewards. These were all genuine benefits.
However, Lin Jin was still delayed for a while.
A few students who had finished listening to the lecture walked out and bowed respectfully at Lin Jin. One of them, a Rank 1 beast appraiser dressed in luxurious clothing, leaned over and whispered, "Teacher Lin, the Third Prince asked me to seek refuge with you."
Sure enough.
Lin Jin knew it was Feng Ziqian who hired this bunch of good-for-nothings.
Then again, it was all thanks to this group of people that came to support him. Otherwise, his first public lecture would have been quite miserable. Apart from Tan Lin and Li Xinqi, there was only the bookworm Fan Yuan.
If there were only three people, Lin Jin would definitely become a laughing stock.
Lin Jin looked at the people before him. There were three men and two women. They all knew the 'inside story' and were Feng Ziqian's subordinates. As for the others, they were just companions recruited by these five people. They didn't know about Feng Ziqian's relationship with this incident.
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