Chapter 81 Undercurrent
Jialan was startled, and the Heavenly Mirror in her hand fell to the ground. Before she could turn around to check who had spoken, Lin Zhao, who had suddenly appeared in front of her, grabbed her neck tightly.

Because her neck was being choked, Jialan couldn't speak at all, and could only threaten Lin Zhao intermittently: "Lin Zhao... if you dare to kill me in the academy..."

He could say nothing more.

—Lin Zhao had already snapped his neck.

After tossing a small flame onto Jialan's corpse, Lin Zhao picked up the fallen Heavenly Mirror. Looking at the person reflected in the mirror, Lin Zhao slowly clenched his fist. "Yaochi Holy Land, if you dare to harm any member of my Lin family, Lin Zhao will repay you a hundredfold in the future!"

The young woman on the other side of the mirror wore an arrogant expression: "Lin Zhao, now that you know about this, you should obediently come back. Otherwise, not only your mother, but the entire Lin family will be plunged into utter ruin because of you!"

In response, Lin Zhao shattered the Heavenly Mirror with a single punch, ending the conversation.

"Girl, what are you planning to do?"

Grandma Honghu asked subconsciously. Having spent so much time with Lin Zhao, she understood very well the importance of family to Lin Zhao, especially since the other party had actually harmed Lin Zhao's mother. Given Lin Zhao's personality, it was already a sign that she was rational not to have gone crazy.

After a brief silence, Lin Zhao said, "I want to go back to the Lin family. Please help me, Master."

If she were to return to the Lin family and confront the people of Yaochi Holy Land with her current strength, it would be tantamount to courting death. However, with her grandmother around, Lin Zhao at least has a means to fight against Yaochi Holy Land.

“Alright, Master will go with you.” Grandma said, “You must stay calm. We don’t know what the situation is like in the Lin family right now. It might not be as bad as you think.”

Lin Zhao gave a self-deprecating smile, but was not comforted by it.

"Shen Yuhan..." Chewing on this name, Lin Zhao took a deep breath, his eyes bloodshot, and gritted his teeth as he squeezed out a sentence: "If anything happens to my mother, I will fight you to the death!"

After saying that, Lin Zhao immediately went to Han Yan, the mentor in charge of this year's freshmen, and asked to take a three-month leave.

Hearing her request, Han Yan frowned: "You've only just enrolled and you want to take three months off? That's unreasonable."

Lin Zhao had already prepared a response: "I can guarantee that I will be at the Golden Core stage when I return to school in three months."

How could someone progress from the tenth level of the Consecration Realm to the Golden Core stage in just three months?
I wonder if this little girl is even aware of the vast difference between the two.

After a brief hesitation, Han Yan said, "Although I am the head tutor of your freshmen class, approving three months of leave is not a decision I can make. I need to consult my superiors."

Lin Zhao asked somewhat anxiously, "When will it be better?"

Han Yan said, "The vice dean is away and will probably be gone for at least three days."

Three days...

Lin Zhao's face turned pale instantly.

Han Yan was about to say something when her expression suddenly changed, as if she had heard something. When her expression returned to normal, she looked at Lin Zhao with more seriousness: "Your elders have specially approved this three-month leave for you, Lin Zhao, let's go."

Lin Zhao was taken aback and asked, "Elder?"

Han Yan said, "There are four venerable elders in the South China Sea. All four of them hold positions above the Dean. Since the Dean is often away from the academy, major decisions are made by the three vice deans and the four venerable elders. Two of these elders have high hopes for you."

Although Lin Zhao didn't understand why the academy elders, whom he had never met, thought highly of him and had intervened on his behalf several times, he still bowed in the direction Han Yan was speaking: "This junior thanks the elders."

With that said, she was about to turn around and leave.

"Wait a minute." Han Yan called out to her, "You're just planning to go alone?" Lin Zhao was taken aback and asked, "What does Teacher mean?"

“You are now a student of our South China Sea College. Our South China Sea College would never allow a student to face danger alone. This time, I will accompany you.”

Lin Zhao hesitated; this time, she was facing the Holy Land of Yaochi...

"I know what you're worried about, but the mere Yaochi Holy Land is not enough to frighten our South China Sea Academy."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhao felt a great weight lifted from his heart and thanked Han Yan again, saying, "Thank you, teacher!"

Han Yan shook her head, her expression still cold: "It's nothing. Your talent has attracted the attention of the elders, so our South China Sea Academy will naturally cultivate you as a seed student. Lin Zhao, no matter where you go, your strength is the most important thing."

Lin Zhao nodded firmly, while also feeling fortunate for his desperate training during the freshman competition.

If she hadn't won first place in this freshman competition, even if the South China Sea College were willing to protect her, it wouldn't have reached this level of importance.

"To be quick, let's go directly to the academy's teleportation array," Han Yan said. "Stay close to me. The teleportation array will tear at the space, and your strength is not enough to withstand it."

After Han Yan explained the matter on the Tian Tong Mirror, Xiao Yuantian frowned.

The white-browed old man said, "What, you can't bear to part with your Hanyan?"

Xiao Yuantian shook his head. "I feel this matter is strange. We have already announced that Lin Zhao is the first place winner of the South China Sea Academy freshman competition. The world is not unaware of the South China Sea Academy's style. Why would Yaochi Holy Land dare to cause trouble for the Lin family at this time?"

Director Wu, with his own calculations in mind, continued, "Could it be that they have the support of the Yin-Yang Palace or the Thunder Palace?"

Xiao Yuantian frowned deeply: "If it really is one of these two powerful forces, then it's not so bad."

Although the South China Sea Academy, Liangyi Palace, and Thunder Palace are competitors, they actually have a good relationship.

However, based on his understanding of Thunder Palace and Yin-Yang Palace, neither of these forces seemed capable of doing such a thing.

“I’m telling you, Lao Xiao, you’re overthinking it. The current head of Yaochi Holy Land, Immortal Venerable Lingyao, treats Shen Yuhan like her own life. And Shen Yuhan is a madman, so it’s not surprising that she would do something like this.”

Xiao Yuantian felt relieved for the time being, thinking that Director Wu's words made some sense, but he still felt that something was not quite right.

“No.” He stood up. “Even if Lingyao Immortal Venerable is a madwoman, she wouldn’t dare to challenge my South China Sea Academy. There must be something fishy about this. I’ll have to trouble Director Bai with this year’s freshmen. I’ll follow them secretly for safety.”

The white-browed old man nodded: "It's always good to be cautious. Don't worry, we'll take care of things at the academy."

……

Lin Family City, in the northeast of the Tianhuang Continent.

The once bustling city was now surrounded by heavy guards. The Lin family's direct descendants, who held a prestigious position within the city, were trapped inside the Lin family mansion, forced to kneel in the main hall in a humiliating manner.

"Tell them to get up." A young woman in white palace attire glanced contemptuously at the kneeling Lin family members: "You're all tough as nails. You're about to die and you still won't call that so-called Phoenix Maiden of Destiny back."

A young man, forced to kneel by the oppressive aura of the Yaochi Holy Land, raised his head, his face full of sarcasm: "Even if we die, we won't call her back. As long as our young master is alive, the Yaochi Holy Land will help us get our revenge sooner or later!"

(End of this chapter)

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