Chapter 219: Surveillance Team Mission

"So boss, you're coming to finish the inner courtyard assessment together?"

After listening to Tang Wulin's explanation, Zhou Sichen's face was full of despair.

Tang Wulin let out a light cough.

"You don't have to be so desperate, right? It's just accompanying a senior to complete his graduation assessment. With his assistance, it shouldn't be that hard."

Zhou Sichen went berserk.

"That's especially true for you, boss! Do you know that because you joined, my inner courtyard assessment has become countless times harder!"

Now Tang Wulin and Zhou Sichen were sitting in a forest, the city's silhouette faintly visible through the tall trees.

They had already entered the territory of Ri Yue Di Guo, accompanying a senior who was about to graduate from the inner courtyard to complete his graduation assessment.

The reason was that a few days earlier Tang Wulin approached Cai Meier, requesting to undergo the inner courtyard assessment, and applied for the assessment to be conducted in the form of an external mission under the Shi Lai Ke Surveillance Team.

Indeed, that's Tang Wulin's method—he's not someone you can provoke or argue with!

Although it's a bit pathetic, it is indeed a good plan; at least Meng Hongchen can't follow.

It only made Zhou Sichen suffer, because Tang Wulin hadn't reached the Four Rings, and with the assessment format specified, his inner courtyard assessment difficulty increased dramatically; moreover, Zhou Sichen happened to have business with Cai Meier at that time, so their inner courtyard assessment tasks merged.

In other words, Zhou Sichen had to complete this assessment together with him, and the difficulty of the inner courtyard assessment suddenly doubled.

Tang Wulin sighed.

"Don't complain either; I also want to complain. No matter which senior is chosen, why does it have to be this senior?"

It's not that he's dissatisfied with that senior's strength; rather, his ability is such that few in the entire inner courtyard can surpass him, but this senior is indeed somewhat special…

He was about to complain a couple more sentences when a soft, feminine voice suddenly came from behind.

"Xiao Wu, Zhou Sichen, what are you two talking about? Can you include me as well?"

Tang Wulin's expression instantly stiffened, while Zhou Sichen's eyes filled with schadenfreude.

"Senior Gongyang Mo, I'm complaining to Tang Wulin about how difficult this will be, so I need you and Tang Wulin to cooperate well and help me get through this challenge."

Gongyang Mo chuckled, bringing a bunch of fruit to the two of them.

"Of course, no problem. With my assistance, Xiao Wu's strength will soar, and the mission will be a breeze."

Indeed, the senior they are cooperating with is the vice‑captain of the Shi Lai Ke primary team from the previous season's Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition, Gongyang Mo.

In the past two years, his Soul Power Level had already surpassed sixty, making him a support‑type Soul Emperor; in terms of support ability, no one in the inner courtyard could outmatch his rainbow‑dragon martial soul.

He had also just recently completed the Academy's benchmark and was preparing to graduate from the inner courtyard, but he happened to run into Tang Wulin, who wanted to go out to avoid Meng Hongchen, so Cai Meier assigned them together.

Tang Wulin had no doubt about his support level; he just couldn't tell whether it was because of the martial soul or something else, but he always felt that this soft‑spoken, delicate senior's gaze at him was off…

This is stepping out of the wolf's den straight into the tiger's mouth, Tang Wulin thought bitterly.

Compared with Gongyang Mo, he'd rather choose Meng Hongchen; at least Meng Hongchen wouldn't have any improper thoughts about his anus.

But the mission has been approved, so he can't go back; no matter how uncomfortable he feels, he can only grit his teeth and push forward.

He let out a silent sigh in his heart, and Tang Wulin asked, "Senior, where do you plan to go after graduation, and what will you do?"

Gongyang Mo gave him a coquettish wink.

"What, Xiao Wu, can't you bear to part with me?" "Not at all."

He answered in a split second.

Gongyang Mo laughed cheerfully, unfazed by Tang Wulin's hurtful attitude.

"I intend to stay at the Academy to teach, because after becoming a Soul Emperor, my cultivation is nearing its limit; outside the Academy I can hardly grow any further, whereas within the Academy I might learn many new things to enrich my abilities."

Hearing this, Tang Wulin felt something stir inside him.

"Senior, are you planning to study soul guide devices?"

Gongyang Mo looked at him in surprise and gave a slight nod.

"Well, that's also in the plan, since it's the most direct way to boost my combat power."

Tang Wulin and the others didn't know that Zhang Zehao, one of the previous Shi Lai Ke Seven Monsters, was also a support‑type soul master whose level was far below Gongyang Mo's, but during the last Death's Hand incident he suffered far fewer injuries thanks to a soul conduit shield, and since then Gongyang Mo had developed some interest in soul guide devices.

In recent days, due to Mu En's last words before his death, Shilake Academy has been placing increasing emphasis on the development of the soul conduit system, with nonstop promotion, causing Gongyang Mo's desire to study soul guide devices to grow ever stronger.

Apart from Ri Yue Di Guo, Shilake Academy is basically the best place on the Douluo Continent to study soul guide devices.

"I see…"

Speaking of soul guide devices, Tang Wulin couldn't help but think of Huo Yutong.

He wondered whether she was doing well at the Ri Yue Royal Soul Guide Academy.

Although Tang Wulin was now in Ri Yue Di Guo, he had no intention of disturbing Huo Yutong; he knew she was busy doing serious work, not a place he could casually intrude.

It is said that the Ri Yue Royal Soul Guide Academy, like Shilake Academy, has a month‑long vacation each academic year, and he'll go find her then.

Seeing Tang Wulin's expression that seemed to reminisce about someone, Gongyang Mo instantly understood and gave a faint smile.

Meng Hongchen herself is a beautiful girl and an exchange student, so she naturally attracted widespread attention as soon as she arrived at Shilake Academy.

Thus, as expected, Meng Hongchen's relentless pursuit of Tang Wulin and his various rejections had already spread throughout the Shi Lai Ke inner courtyard, and Tang Wulin had unknowingly become famous in a completely unexpected way.

The inner courtyard disciples were all speculating why Tang Wulin completely dismissed Meng Hongchen, showing no affection toward her; they couldn't understand his attitude.

But for Gongyang Mo, who had teamed up with him and Huo Yutong, this was an easy guess.

He cleared his throat lightly.

"Xiao Wu, shall we set off?"

"Ah." Tang Wulin snapped back to his senses, quickly nodded, "Alright."

This was his first time undertaking a Shi Lai Ke Surveillance Team mission, so saying he wasn't nervous would be impossible.

Moreover, his first mission was to complete the graduation assessment together with Gongyang Mo, which could be described as hell‑level from the start.

In addition, the mission's location was Ri Yue Di Guo, a country with deep ties to him; he wanted to witness firsthand what his nation looked like ten thousand years ago.

With that in mind, Tang Wulin stood up and walked toward the city together with Gongyang Mo and Zhou Sichen.

Side note, counting the time, it should now be when Juzi ate Yutong's grilled fish and developed a fondness for her.

Congratulations, our male and female leads have both been snagged by the contact list (laugh).

(End of chapter)