Chapter 256: Crisis Approaches

Silence, a long silence.

The way the surrounding Great Xia Academy students looked at Ye Lin was as if they were looking at a human-shaped beast.

Killing someone, and then attacking their heart too?

This guy beat someone into such a state, and then ran over to ask for an autograph? Is he even human?

Hu Baiqing's originally unfocused eyes instantly regained their focus, followed by an indescribable sense of grievance and resentment surging in her heart.

"Dean, I want to fight him again! He is indeed very strong; I was careless just now, which is why I lost. If we fight again, I will definitely be able to beat him..."

Before Hu Baiqing could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Yan Lanbing.

"Enough!"

Yan Lanbing's brows were tightly locked.

"What kind of talk is that? A loss is a loss. Whose problem is it that you were careless? Did someone hold a knife to your throat and force you to be careless? You lost in the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm because you were careless, do you want the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm to reopen for you too?"

Disappointment was revealed in Yan Lanbing's eyes; he had actually guessed that Ye Lin would likely win, after all, this guy had once managed to escape from the hands of a Demon Emperor.

But the fact that Hu Baiqing lost so thoroughly and so cleanly still made Yan Lanbing very disappointed, as Hu Baiqing was, after all, the recognized strongest student of Great Xia Academy.

Even if Hu Baiqing had lost after fighting Ye Lin for three hundred rounds, Yan Lanbing would not have been this disappointed.

Hearing Yan Lanbing's words, Hu Baiqing obediently lowered her head.

"Dean, I'm sorry, this student knows she was wrong."

However, there was still resentment in Hu Baiqing's eyes; clearly, she was very unwilling to accept the fact that she had lost to Ye Lin due to her own carelessness.

In her view, it was clearly Ye Lin playing the pig to eat the tiger that caused her to be careless and lose; she hadn't even displayed half of her true strength!

And seeing Hu Baiqing's defeat, the expressions of Zhang Xing, Zhu Yuquan, and Liang Yu turned somewhat ugly.

With Hu Baiqing's strength, there would definitely be a spot for her in the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm, but there were only five spots in total.

This also meant that one of the three of them would definitely be squeezed out by Hu Baiqing, unless they could defeat Hu Baiqing just like Ye Lin did.

But that was not something Ye Lin needed to worry about; his goal had been achieved anyway.

"Dean, do the two of us have a spot in the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm now?"

"Yes." Yan Lanbing nodded.

"Great, love you!" Ye Lin made a heart shape at Yan Lanbing.

"Hmph!" Yan Lanbing let out a cold snort. "Gather at the training ground next Friday to depart, don't be late!"

"Understood!"

Ye Lin agreed immediately.

Having secured the spots for the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm, both Ye Lin and Duan Ling were in a great mood.

So when Duan Ling suggested going for a stroll near Great Xia Academy, Ye Lin agreed without hesitation.

Once outside the school gate, Duan Ling was like a curious baby, completely letting her nature run free.

Because of the poison in her body before, she hadn't dared to get close to anyone or touch anything, fearing she might accidentally poison others.

To prevent people from getting close to her, she had even spent her days wearing gothic makeup and putting on a sour face.

Now that the toxins were resolved, she could finally be like her peers, playing whatever she wanted.

Warm sunlight spilled onto the long streets of the capital, the leaves cutting the sunlight into mottled light and shadow, as Duan Ling held Ye Lin's hand and wove through the streets and alleys of the capital.

Duan Ling curiously touched everything within her sight, sometimes ducking into clothing stores to browse, other times being attracted by dazzling craft shops, while Ye Lin quietly accompanied her by her side.

After a day of shopping, even Ye Lin, with his immortal body, couldn't quite take it, yet Duan Ling still appeared full of boundless energy.

Even Ye Lin had to admit that when girls go shopping, they are truly terrifying.

When Duan Ling saw an equestrian club, she pulled Ye Lin and wanted to go in.

"Hubby! I want to ride a horse!"

Duan Ling's eyes were sparkling; in the past, she was too young to ride, and when she grew up, she was full of poison and didn't dare to ride, so now that she had the chance to see it, she naturally didn't want to let it pass.

"Forget it, it's almost dark, shall we head back?" Ye Lin couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

"You let me ride a horse, and when we get back, I'll let you ride me."

"Let's go! We must ride horses today! No matter what, we have to ride!"

Ye Lin took the initiative, pulling Duan Ling as he rushed inside.

This equestrian club had its own racecourse; after entering the gate, the interior space was very large, and there was even a small artificial grassland.

Although this place was in the suburbs of the capital, building such a place must have cost a fortune.

After registering and paying, the staff soon led over two horses. Seeing this, Duan Ling couldn't put them down. Relying on her physical fitness as a job-changer, even without professional training, Duan Ling quickly got the hang of it and started galloping on the horse, her happy laughter audible from time to time.

By comparison, Ye Lin was much calmer; he was looking forward to the horse riding at night more.

At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly rang out from the side.

"Little Boss! Little Boss, it's me!"

Ye Lin turned his head to look and discovered a man as thin as a monkey hiding behind a dirt slope; it was Guo Qin, who had been missing for a long time.

"Little Boss, I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not?" Guo Qin asked.

"Say it right now!"

"Alrighty!"

Guo Qin leaped onto a horse, and he and Ye Lin looked at each other; the atmosphere was somewhat ambiguous for a moment.

Ye Lin: "..."

"Let's talk off the horse."

The two jumped down from the horses' backs. Guo Qin looked left and right, then lowered his voice and said.

"Little Boss! You need to be careful lately! I received reliable news that the Xie family has their eyes on you! The Zhuge family also has their eyes on you! Not on your 'Ling Ye' persona, but on you yourself!"

Hearing this, Ye Lin's heart skipped a beat.

The Xie family? The Zhuge family? Damn it, out of the five great clans, two of them have their eyes on him at once? How is he supposed to play this!

"Wait, it's understandable that the Xie family has their eyes on me, but what's going on with the Zhuge family?" Ye Lin asked in confusion.

"Oh, it's all because of Mr. Zhuge. You are Mr. Zhuge's only disciple, so the Zhuge family naturally wants to see what kind of sacred person you are. They are very likely to make a move on you inside the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm!"

"People from the five great clans will also enter the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm?" Ye Lin pressed.

"They will! Every year when the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm opens, descendants of the five great clans enter it, but they don't participate in the rankings; rankings are the business of the various academies."

"After all, those people from the five great clans are one more monstrous and one more perverted than the last, and their skills and equipment are top-tier; even people from the Supreme Academy are a bit inferior to them," Guo Qin explained.

Ye Lin nodded, and the sense of crisis in his heart subsided quite a bit.

If it was just descendants sent by the Xie family and the Zhuge family, then it would be fine; he was only afraid of Xie Hong coming to kill him personally, in which case he would truly have no other path but to run.

If they were peers, then it was hard to say who would end up the winner.

"By the way, where have you been all this time? Why did it take so long to get from Qingcheng to the capital?" Ye Lin asked in confusion.

"Don't even mention it, damn it! I get angry just thinking about it!"

Guo Qin had an expression of fury.

"I was tricked into filming an adult movie! The director said he was filming something called 'The Son's Classmate' and asked me to be the lead actor. I was full of enthusiasm when I heard that, but it turned out he made me play the son. I sat there doing homework for two hours, listening to sounds to identify positions for two hours—it was f*cking hell!"