In the afternoon, the person Feng Ziqian sent finally arrived. This person was obviously Feng Ziqian's trusted aide. Upon seeing Lin Jin, he immediately bowed and addressed him as Appraiser Lin. But when he saw the other person who came out of Peach Blossom Residence, he was stunned.
'Didn't His Highness say that the other person was a peerless beauty other than Appraiser Lin? Why is it an old man? '
Questions flooded the man's mind like a tidal wave.
For a moment, he didn't know what to do. After all, he couldn't afford to make a mistake. If he brought this person back and mistaken His Highness's guest for someone else, that would be a grave sin.
Hence, the man quickly bowed to Lin Jin and said, "Appraiser Lin, erm, His Highness said that other than you, the other person is a woman …"
Lin Jin chuckled inwardly. But he didn't want to make things difficult for this man so he smiled and said, "That's right, it's him."
As he said that, he pointed at the old man, Shu Xiao Lou, who was walking over.
"Are you sure?" The man rubbed his eyes, looking like he wanted to cry but no tears came out. He didn't think he was blind, but why would Appraiser Lin misrepresent him?
Lin Jin couldn't explain the details to him so he just said, "Don't worry. It's just the two of us. If anything happens, I'll take responsibility."
Since Lin Jin had said so, the man didn't dare to ask any more questions. Feng Ziqian had already told him that Appraiser Lin's identity was unique and that he must be respected. Whatever Appraiser Lin said, they had to follow.
Hence, the man didn't dare to ask any more questions.
On the way, he would occasionally look at the old man, and the Third Prince's adjectives would always float through his mind. At that time, His Highness's face was filled with yearning and admiration for the peerless beauty, as if he was talking about something beautiful.
But reality was cruel.
The man shuddered involuntarily as if he had thought of something strange.
Lin Jin and Shu Xiao Lou were currently sitting in the carriage, admiring the scenery outside. Lin Jin told Shu Xiao Lou about Feng Ziqian's situation.
Because she was the one who asked out of curiosity.
"So Feng Ziqian has been living such a miserable life. Lin Jin, are you planning to help him?" Shu Xiaolou was sitting upright. In her elderly form, her actions were much more restrained.
Lin Jin knew that Shu Xiaolou could transform into any image she drew. Of course, each image was different. Not only in terms of appearance, but in many other aspects as well.
To put it more bluntly, these were her clones.
Every clone had its own value. This old man's clone was dignified, a symbol of authority. Indeed, just from his appearance, anyone could tell that this old man was not an ordinary person. He was definitely someone with great power.
The green-clothed woman and the red-clothed woman were the first forms of Shu Xiao Lou, so they were her original form.
Other than that, there was also a clone dressed like a young master. Shu Xiao Lou rarely used this clone. In her words, this young master's identity was the number one battle prowess.
If he encountered a difficult enemy, he could use this clone to deal with him.
In fact, Lin Jin still had a lot of questions about Shu Xiao Lou. For example, Shu Xiao Lou and Lin Jin had shared half of the Ghost Blood Beast with him.
He was using it as a second beast to form a blood contract with Xiao Huo to strengthen himself and his pet beast.
However, Shu Xiao Lou simply devoured the Ghost Blood Beast.
It was as if she had just drunk a glass of fine wine.
Lin Jin was curious but he didn't ask. This was Shu Xiao Lou's secret. Since it was a secret, asking without her telling him would ruin their friendship.
Just like how Shu Xiao Lou wouldn't probe too much into Lin Jin's secrets.
In short, Shu Xiao Lou was the most unique 'anomaly' Lin Jin had ever encountered. She wasn't human, beast, or monster. Honestly, Lin Jin didn't mind. Shu Xiao Lou was his friend and that was enough.
Lin Jin could tell that she was willing to tag along not because she wanted to broaden her horizons but because she wanted to help him. Hence, he accepted this favor.
The horses pulling the carriage were a specialty of the Heavenly Spiral Country, black-horned horses. They were sturdier, stronger, and more durable than average horses.
Although they were a specialty of the Heavenly Spiral Country, due to the difficulty of taming them and their limited numbers, not everyone could have them. Under normal circumstances, those who had black-horned horses pulling their carriages were either wealthy or of high status.
The carriage stopped outside the palace.
"Appraisers, please alight the carriage. You will have to walk there," Feng Ziqian's subordinate said respectfully.
Lin Jin lifted the curtains and was about to alight when another carriage approached from afar. It was also pulled by a black-horned horse and it squeezed through the crowd.
"Out of the way, out of the way."
The black-horned horse was startled so it let out a snort. After a few steps, it almost threw Lin Jin off the carriage.
Lin Jin was obviously annoyed.
Was she rushing to reincarnate or something? What the hell?
Didn't she know first come, first served?
Lin Jin could still suppress his anger but Feng Ziqian's subordinate was the first to fly into a rage. He immediately stepped forward to reason with them, but before he could say anything, he was slapped across the face.
"Dog slave, do you think you have the right to speak here? Why don't you open your dog eyes and tell me whose carriage this is? It's His Highness the Crown Prince's carriage and do you know who's inside? If you disturb the State Preceptor, a hundred heads won't be enough for you to chop off. "
As the saying went, a dog threatened by its master's influence. That man looked arrogant as if he was saying, "So what if I hit you? You deserve it."
Lin Jin could tell that this man had been acting this way from the start. He was clearly using his identity and the prestige of a guest to humiliate Feng Ziqian.
After all, they didn't have the time to pick a fight with a servant.
In fact, he was targeting Feng Ziqian.
Everything else aside, if today's incident were to spread, everyone would think that Feng Ziqian was a pushover, just like his dog slave.
Although the man who was slapped was furious, the moment he heard the State Preceptor's name, he knew that the slap was for nothing. He had been tricked by the other party.
Now that he couldn't regain his dignity, he would most likely be punished by His Highness the Third Prince when he returned.
However, no matter how unwilling he was, he had to endure this humiliation.
If he resisted or said something disrespectful, it would be even worse.
But while he could, Lin Jin couldn't.
That slap almost caused him to fall. Moreover, it was clearly the other party's fault for forcing his way over. This was the behavior of a bandit.
Moreover, Lin Jin knew that the other party was targeting Feng Ziqian.
Since he had made up his mind to help Feng Ziqian, he couldn't just admit defeat and let this matter go.
State Preceptor?
That sounded impressive. Even if Lin Jin was alone today, he wouldn't be afraid of the other party. Moreover, Shu Xiaolou was also in the carriage. Lin Jin knew who the State Preceptor was. His name was Sima Qing, a Rank 5 beast appraiser from Spiral Nation and Mr. Zhong's junior.
His identity was indeed prestigious.
However, Shu Xiaolou was definitely more impressive than the other party. The reason was simple. Even Mr. Zhong Zifeng was respectful to Shu Xiaolou. As Mr. Zhong's junior, Sima Qing probably couldn't afford to offend Shu Xiaolou.
Hence, Lin Jin was fearless.
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