Heavenly Jade City.
Only two days had passed since the banquet for the Thousand Island Nation's envoy. On this day, a bird flew into Heavenly Jade Academy.
Bird messenger was a method used by many people. The shops on the street had birds that were specially used as messenger birds for sale. Of course, the price varied according to the grade of the birds. The best ones were quite expensive.
The bird landed swiftly at the residence of a Rank 4 beast appraiser. Then, someone grabbed the bird and removed the letter from its leg.
The man opened it and frowned.
"Useless!"
With a light flick of his hand, the letter was burnt to a crisp by a ball of flames.
"Wait a minute. Since the wooden token isn't with Yang Ming, he must have hidden it somewhere. I've searched his residence in Heavenly Jade City but I didn't find anything. Could it be that he has another place to stay? That must be it. I didn't expect Yang Ming to be so cunning. "
The man mumbled to himself.
"Now that Yang Ming has been rescued by a mysterious person, he will surely return. Looks like I can't use this identity anymore. What a pity."
The man shook his head again.
Then, he walked out and gathered his students. "I have something to attend to today. You all just have to study hard here."
"Yes!"
The students didn't dare to ask any more questions. They all nodded in response.
After taking some of his treasured items with him, the man left the academy silently and disappeared without a trace.
Early the next morning, Shang'er led Yang Ming to the entrance of Heavenly Jade Academy. Coincidentally, some students who were passing by recognized Yang Ming at first glance.
"Teacher Yang Ming is back!"
The news immediately spread throughout Heavenly Jade Academy.
By the time Lin Jin received the news, it was already late. By the time he arrived at the main hall, he noticed that most of the teachers in the academy were already there.
At the sight of Lin Jin, the teachers greeted him.
Lin Jin's status was no longer what it used to be. Everyone now knew that he shared a close relationship with Senior Shu. Based on this fact alone, who wouldn't treat Lin Jin with the utmost respect?
Even Mr. Zhong was being courteous to Lin Jin. Of course, everyone knew that this was all because of Senior Shu.
Lin Jin returned the greeting. Then, he entered the main hall and spotted Shang'er at first glance.
It couldn't be helped. No matter where she went, Shang 'er would always be the most eye-catching one. Her incomparable temperament coupled with her beautiful and flirtatious appearance, as long as one wasn't blind, she would be the first person anyone would look at, regardless of whether they were male or female.
Lin Jin was shocked to see Shang'er here.
He didn't expect this.
Wasn't Shang'er supposed to be at Maple City? Why was she at Heavenly Jade Academy?
At the sight of Lin Jin, Shang'er's eyes lit up and she immediately bowed. "Greetings, Master Lin!"
Many people in the main hall gaped. They had arrived early so they knew this girl was Yang Ming's savior, but they didn't expect her to be Yang Yang was Lin's student.
Of course, despite Shang'er's excellent concealment skills, there were still quite a number of beast appraisers who could tell that she was a monster. However, they were all virtuous and forgiving people so even if they knew that Shang'er was a monster, as long as she didn't do anything evil, they wouldn't treat her differently.
The more capable a person was, the more lenient they would be toward others.
Although Shang'er was a demon, she had her own Spiritual Qi. Her cultivation method was upright and righteous, without the slightest bit of evil. Moreover, Teacher Yang Ming had personally admitted that it was this Miss Shang'er who had saved him. Therefore, the entire academy was extremely grateful to Shang'er without any prejudice.
Soon, Lin Jin figured out what was going on.
Because he saw Yang Ming. Although Yang Ming looked pitiful, Lin Jin soon understood what was going on.
"Teacher Lin Jin, Teacher Yang Ming has clarified that he had no idea about your attack that day. Also, he was tricked into returning to Julu Country and almost lost his life. Fortunately, Miss Shang'er stood up for him," Zhong Zifeng said.
His current understanding of the situation was rather comprehensive.
It turned out that Teacher Yang Ming had returned in a hurry because his mother was gravely ill that night. However, he told Appraiser Yan about it and the latter agreed to help him clear things up with the academy.
Hence, Yang Ming didn't run away to avoid punishment after attacking Lin Jin.
Moreover, someone had examined his injuries so it was true.
The main point here was Appraiser Yan. Yang Ming had told Appraiser Yan about this before he left but Appraiser Yan didn't mention a word about it.
"Where's Appraiser Yan?" Lin Jin asked.
This was no small matter. Due to Shu Xiao Lou's warning, Lin Jin had been on his guard against Appraiser Yan for the past two days. However, he only had suspicions back then and had no proof. The past two days had been peaceful.
"Appraiser Yan has gone missing!" someone said.
Sure enough!
Lin Jin grew increasingly suspicious of Appraiser Yan. After all, Shu Xiao Lou's observational skills were impressive. Given the current situation, Appraiser Yan's suspicions were very high.
After understanding the situation, Appraiser Yan had left on his own yesterday afternoon. Based on what Shang'er said, the timing matched. Someone from the Demonic Appraisal Association must have tipped him off.
The culprit knew that Yang Ming would return so his actions would be exposed. Hence, he left early.
This man was cautious and difficult to deal with.
Zhong Zifeng suddenly said, "We still can't prove what Appraiser Yan did. We need to find him and ask him about it."
These words were reasonable and reasonable.
After all, from the looks of it, Appraiser Yan was at most guilty of not reporting the incident. That didn't mean anything. However, Lin Jin was now certain that there was something wrong with Appraiser Yan after recalling everything that had happened.
Perhaps Appraiser Yan was the hidden black messenger of the Demonic Appraisal Association.
Before this, Lin Jin had always assumed that Yang Ming was the culprit. However, the ambush proved that Yang Ming had nothing to do with this incident. Now that Shang'er mentioned that Yang Ming was from Julu, Lin Jin finally understood why Yang Ming had been targeting him.
It was because he was from Julu.
Julu and the Jade Dragon Kingdom had always been at odds with each other and Lin Jin was well aware of this. Hence, it was only because he was a citizen of the Jade Dragon Kingdom that Yang Ming naturally disliked him. It was only reasonable for him to deliberately make things difficult for Lin Jin.
Lin Jin could only blame himself for being careless. If he had found out about this earlier, his suspicions toward Yang Ming might have been dispelled.
Now, Lin Jin was curious. If Appraiser Yan was the black messenger of the Demonic Appraisal Association, he must have schemed against Yang Ming. But why?
There must be a reason.
Lin Jin didn't stand on ceremony and took the initiative to ask.
Speaking of which, when Yang Ming saw Shang'er bowing to Lin Jin and addressing him as Master Lin, he was extremely shocked.
To think that his savior was Lin Jin's disciple. One could only imagine how Yang Ming felt.
However, on second thought, he didn't have any deep grudge against Lin Jin. It was just a small conflict. Moreover, Lin Jin's disciple was Yang Ming's savior. Yang Ming sighed inwardly and told the truth.
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