Douluo Jueshi: I Don't Want to Be an Evil Soul Master

Chapter 357 A Message
"Who are you talking about?"

"teacher LIN."

"Hmph." Jing Hongchen's expression suddenly changed, and he stopped talking, waving his sleeves as he left.

"Lord of Hongchen Hall!"

Keke called out again and hurriedly chased after him.

“You should know his whereabouts better than anyone else, so why are you asking me?” Jing Hongchen stopped again when Keke blocked his way, but his expression was even more unpleasant.

Jing Hongchen greatly admired Lin Xiao; in fact, Lin Xiao had already promised to join Mingde Hall after finishing his work with the Holy Spirit Church.

Therefore, Jing Hongchen put a lot of effort into the level-nine soul tool he gave Lin Xiao, and even intentionally had his granddaughter get in touch with Lin Xiao.

However, Xu Tianran's actions completely thwarted his plans.

Perhaps it was because too many members of the Holy Spirit Cult had infiltrated the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy that Xu Tianran did not even inform Jing Hongchen before taking action, only instructing him to go to Heaven Dou City to participate in the competition.

When he returned to Mingdu, he learned that Xu Tianran's guards had stormed into the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy to arrest people.

Although she didn't venture deep into Mingde Hall out of consideration for its reputation, such vigilance and ruthlessness still made Jing Hongchen lose face.

Lin Xiao, whom he had high hopes for, disappeared completely after that.

In Jing Hongchen's view, compared to him, Ju Zi, as the frontline commander, naturally knew better about Lin Xiao's fate. Now that someone had come to him to inquire about Lin Xiao, he naturally wouldn't give him a friendly look.

"Master, you've misunderstood." Keke hurriedly explained, "I didn't mean anything by it. It's just that although Teacher Lin has a special status, he has also made many contributions to the Empire."

"Therefore, the Empress is preparing to erect a monument in memory of Teacher Lin, so she sent me to inquire about some things about Teacher Lin's life."

"You all know he made contributions!" Jing Hongchen's voice suddenly rose, "Then do you know—"

At this point, Jing Hongchen abruptly stopped speaking, glanced around, and seeing that their conversation had attracted the attention of many people, she finally let out a heavy sigh.

"That's enough. Originally, we kept this a secret to avoid causing Lin Xiao too much trouble. Now that he's gone, there's no point in hiding these things anymore. What he did shouldn't be concealed."

"Come with me, I'll take you to see Lin Xiao's teacher."

Keke's eyes lit up, and she nodded repeatedly, "Thank you, Master Hongchen."

Soon, a heavy metal door in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy was knocked on. As the door opened to both sides, what came into Keke's view was a variety of mixed materials that could be seen everywhere in the Soul Guidance Research Lab.

She had never seen these materials even in the military camp, but here, several kinds appeared in succession.

"Jiayi, this is someone from the Empress's side, named Keke. You should have met her before."

Hearing Jing Hongchen's voice, Lin Jiayi finally looked up from the table. "Keke? I think I remember her."

"Director Lin."

“I’m no longer the director of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy.” Lin Jiayi shook his head. “Lin Xiao had secretly advised me before, saying that my mind was too cluttered and it would be difficult for me to break through to the ninth level of Soul Guidance Master. Now it seems that he was right.”

“Since resigning from my position as director to start researching non-metallic material mixing technology, I feel I’m getting closer and closer to becoming a level nine Soul Master.” “Well then, congratulations, Teacher Lin.” Ke Ke forced a smile upon hearing this and sat down opposite Lin Jiayi to explain her purpose.

"You want to ask about Lin Xiao?" After hearing Ke Ke's words, Lin Jiayi looked up at Jing Hongchen.

“Let’s just tell the truth.” Jing Hongchen nodded and sat down to the side as well. “Since the Empress wants to erect a monument to commemorate Lin Xiao, then tell them what kind of genius they destroyed, what kind of father of soul guide materials.”

Lin Jiayi sighed deeply, his eyes gradually becoming vacant. "Alright, let's start with his initial whimsical ideas. Actually, when he first came to my side, his thinking wasn't like that of a Soul Master at all..."

As the sun set and the moon rose, Ju Zi had just taken the medicine prescribed by the imperial physician when she heard a knock on the door. Soon after, a slightly muffled gasp of surprise came from her room.

"What did you say? The father of soul-guided materials?"

Upon hearing the news brought back by Keke beside her, Ju Zi suddenly stood up. She had long known that the Sun Moon Empire's soul tools had developed to their current state thanks to the alloy smelting technology first proposed by Lin Xiao, but she never expected Mingde Hall to give Lin Xiao such high praise.

“That’s right, this is the evaluation made by the Hongchen Hall Master himself.” Keke nodded, looking at Ju Zi with the same serious expression. “According to the Hongchen Hall Master, Teacher Lin can bring even more changes to Mingde Hall than Teacher Xuan.”

Orange nodded unconsciously, "I know, I know, he's always been a genius... Did he talk about his experiences later on?"

“He also said that.” Keke took a slight breath. “According to Director Lin, because of his status, Teacher Lin often leaves the academy. It seems that he went to the north before and participated in the previous internal strife.”

"There's chaos in the North..." Orange repeated softly, then, seeing Keke's strange look, she suddenly shook her head. "It's alright, you can continue."

"Yes, the longest trip was when I went to the far north after becoming a teacher at the academy, which lasted a full two years..."

Ju Zi looked at Ke Ke and wrote down everything she said until she finished telling her everything she had learned from Lin Jiayi and Jing Hongchen.

Seeing that Ju Zi was slightly lost in thought, Ke Ke didn't disturb her. She picked up the teapot next to her, poured herself some tea, and then drank it all in one gulp.

"Keke, there's something else I wanted you to find out."

"Hmm." Keke nodded. "I remember you're talking about the Calamity Douluo who defeated the Imperial Dragon Soul Master Corps in the west before, right? But I've asked many people, and he only appeared once. Nobody knows where he is."

Upon hearing this, Ju Zi remained silent for a long time, then sat back down at the table, staring blankly at the empty medicine bowl on it.

"Keke, there's something I need to ask you, but you can't tell anyone."

"Sigh, go ahead and tell me," Keke sighed. "It's because I've been through so many life-and-death situations with you."

"I'll point you to a few places. Go to these places and pass on a message for me."

"to whom?"

Orange turned to look at Keke and softly uttered a name. Upon hearing this, Keke's expression immediately changed.

At the same time, several figures braved the cold wind and appeared outside Tiandou City, looking at the light of the illumination soul guide devices that lit up the city walls from afar.

"Big sister, you know how powerful the soul-detecting device is. We can't go any further."

The leader gently lifted his cloak, revealing long black hair that fluttered in the wind beneath. "I understand."

(End of this chapter)