Lin Jin suddenly had the urge to put the mask on his face.
But he resisted the urge.
Before figuring out the situation, it was better to be cautious. Lin Jin wasn't as careless as Shu Xiaolou, stuffing food into her mouth without thinking was something he couldn't bring himself to do.
Sure enough, Shu Xiaolou's habit of eating random things was repaid.
Not long after she devoured the immortal devouring beast's soul, she started yawning. Then, she sprawled on Lin Jin's bed and fell asleep.
Others might not think much of this. Wasn't it just sleeping? It was only natural for people to rest when they were tired. There was nothing strange about it. But to Lin Jin, this was too abnormal. He immediately deduced that something must have happened to Shu Xiaolou.
Because she had never slept before.
For someone who never slept and didn't need to sleep to suddenly fall asleep after yawning for days was clearly abnormal.
After Shu Xiaolou went to sleep, Lin Jin checked carefully and found no other problems. She was just sleeping. This made Lin Jin feel slightly more at ease.
Without a doubt, Lin Jin blamed Shu Xiaolou's inability to sleep this time on her eating random food.
Lin Jin was even sure that Shu Xiaolou had fallen into a deep slumber because she had devoured the immortal devouring beast's painting spirit. However, based on Lin Jin's observation, Shu Xiaolou should be slowly digesting that energy, which seemed to be a good thing.
Soon, Lin Jin cheered up.
Recently, Shu Xiaolou had been living in Peach Blossom Residence. She was everywhere and it was annoying. Now that she was asleep, Lin Jin could finally have some peace and quiet.
Hence, this was a good thing.
It would be best if Shu Xiaolou could sleep for a few more days.
"Shang'er, let's go outside. Don't disturb her sleep." Lin Jin immediately got up and left. Shang'er's lips curled into a smug smile when she saw Lin Jin.
"Master Lin, is Senior Shu alright?" Shang'er asked concernedly when she was outside.
Lin Jin waved. "Don't worry. She's amazing. She'll be fine."
Shang'er nodded.
Lin Jin suddenly remembered that he still had the ghost spirit sword he got from Century Warrior Sage and Young Master. Lin Jin had purposely kept it for Shang'er. When Shang'er came, Lin Jin had forgotten about it. He only remembered it today.
Lin Jin took out the box and handed it to Shang'er.
"San 'er, why don't you try this sword?"
After Lin Jin said that, Shang'er received the Ghost Spirit Sword as if it was a priceless treasure. First, she studied it carefully before using Object Manipulation to control the sword to fly up into the air. Then, she flipped the sword around like a spirit bird flying above her head.
"Master Lin, this sword is very good!" Shang'er's voice carried a trace of excitement. She was obviously very satisfied with this Ghostspirit Sword.
"It's good that you like it. You can have it." Lin Jin could also tell that this Ghost Spirit Sword itself was a flying sword, and Shang'er's Art of Controlling Objects had already reached the point of perfection, so controlling this sword wasn't a problem at all.
The only pity was that he didn't know the Imperial Sword Technique, so he couldn't teach it to Shang 'er. As a result, Shang' er didn't know the true sword skills of the Imperial Sword Technique. However, just by relying on the sharpness of the Ghost Spirit Sword and the wonders of the Imperial Object Technique, Shang 'er could use this sword to great effect.
In short, it was much better than keeping it in Lin Jin's hands.
The days that followed were rather leisurely. Shu Xiao Lou was still sleeping soundly, but Lin Jin could tell that her breathing was gradually stabilizing. She must have gained something.
Shang'er stayed here and didn't want to leave. Lin Jin had to persuade her several times before she gave up.
His main concern was the threat of the Demonic Appraisal Association. Lin Jin had a hunch that Appraiser Yan was that black envoy. Knowing the man's personality, he wouldn't just give up. Now that he was out in the open and the enemy in the dark, he had to be cautious.
With Shang'er around, she would be a great addition to his fighting force. With this in mind, Lin Jin didn't force Shang'er to return to Maple City.
Lin Jin spent his days teaching, preaching to Senior Mo and the four spiritual beasts. During this time, both Feng Ziqian and Feng Zishan came by to chat with him.
Later on, Lin Jin figured it out. Putting Feng Ziqian aside, just based on Feng Zishan's actions alone, it was possible that they were befriending each other. However, Lin Jin was more certain of the reason behind it.
He didn't rope Lin Jin in to help him, nor did he speak ill of Feng Ziqian. But even if he didn't do so, it was still a plus for Feng Zishan.
Lin Jin only realized this later on.
Feng Zishan was doing this for Emperor Tianxuan, who was also his father, to offset Lin Jin's help to Feng Ziqian.
Lin Jin had to admit that descendants of the royal family were all scheming. But Lin Jin didn't mind.
He had no intention of getting involved in the Tianxuan royal family's fight for the throne anyway.
There was one more thing. Grand State Preceptor Sima Qing had left two days ago, obviously after he returned from the palace. The actual situation was just as Lin Jin said, Shu Xiao Lou had long forgotten about this matter. Even if he knew, he wouldn't care. However, this also meant one thing from another perspective.
Shu Xiao Lou's status.
Shu Xiao Lou's influence in Tianxuan Academy and even the royal family was considerable.
Lin Jin had studied the 'Dao' mask that Shu Xiao Lou took out from the painting for several days. Basically, there were no problems with it. However, Lin Jin was wrong. This thing didn't actually have any benefits.
Lin Jin thought it would come with some kind of supernatural power but it turned out to only have a 'disguise' effect.
Wearing this mask would change one's hair and clothes to look like a Daoist.
At first, Lin Jin thought it was useless. But soon, he realized that this thing might be useful at certain times. It all depended on how it was used.
When the Visitation Hall opened again, Shu Xiao Lou was still asleep. Lin Jin had Shang'er stand guard while he entered the Visitation Hall.
There were still no new visitors but Lin Jin was already used to it.
After answering some questions, Lin Jin inquired about the Demonic Appraisal Association. This was something he had arranged previously. The Visitation Hall had members from all over the world so he had to rely on them to gather information.
However, even Black Crow and Madam Ghost Child didn't manage to get any valuable information this time. It was all gossip and old news.
Instead, the Demonic Appraisal Association's background was becoming clearer.
The chief of the Demonic Appraisal Association was a mysterious man. No one had heard of him and no one even knew if he existed.
The ones in charge were the Black and White Envoys.
The Black Envoy was now labeled as Appraiser Yan in Lin Jin's mind. As for the White Envoy, he was still a mystery. But Lin Jin wasn't afraid. He had made up his mind to destroy the Demonic Appraisal Association sooner or later.
Lin Jin could only feel at ease after they were destroyed.
Feng Ziqian inquired again about when the Curator would be coming to Tianxuan.
Lin Jin had never given Feng Ziqian an accurate answer and it was the same this time. Feng Ziqian was visibly crestfallen.
Lin Jin could tell that Feng Ziqian was still lacking confidence so after some thought, he gave it some words of encouragement. He was basically telling the man that he still had to work hard for the throne. External forces were only there to assist him and he still had to rely on himself.
After drinking this bowl of chicken soup, Feng Ziqian's mental state improved significantly and he spoke with more energy.
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