Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao furrowed his brows slightly. "You don't seem afraid at all. You're from Shrek Academy. I thought your attitude toward us would be even worse. I didn't expect you to actually make such a decision."
"Are your feelings for her really worth this much?"
"No, it's not just because of my feelings for Xiao Ya." Beibei shook his head instead.
"Actually, I've already been staying in the Netherworld Cult for some time. During this period, I've seen the disciples here cultivate just like ordinary soul masters, and I've seen them make heating soul tools to send to the refugees outside…"
"Sometimes I think that, aside from their past experiences, these disciples don't seem all that different from ordinary soul masters." Beibei paused slightly as he spoke.
"Perhaps what Senior Sister said is right…"
"Senior Sister?" Lin Xiao seemed to sit up a little straighter upon hearing this, though it appeared unintentional.
"Mm." Beibei nodded. "She was previously the chief disciple of Shrek Academy's inner court. Now she's the vice dean of the martial soul department, but we still habitually call her Senior Sister."
"What… did she say?" Lin Xiao's tone changed slightly.
Beibei was entirely focused on Tang Ya and didn't notice anything unusual. "She said that not all evil soul masters are evil soul masters."
Though the words were a bit awkward, Lin Xiao still understood the meaning.
"She has said similar things many times to the other elders and the dean in Sea God's Pavilion. Although no final decision has ever been made, the disciples in the academy have indeed changed their attitudes toward evil soul masters quite a bit compared to before."
"And here with you, I've seen Senior Sister's words become reality in these disciples."
"I think that someone like you, who can turn these evil soul masters into what they are now, wouldn't make things too difficult for me even if you knew I came from Shrek Academy."
Lin Xiao smiled and glanced at Beibei.
In truth, he could tell that what Beibei had said wasn't his complete true thoughts. If it really were just that, he wouldn't have tried to escape the moment his identity was exposed.
But at the same time, his view of evil soul masters had indeed changed. Otherwise, even for Tang Ya's sake, he couldn't have chosen to stay here and mix with a group of evil soul masters; he would have forcibly taken Tang Ya away before Lin Xiao returned.
Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and Lin Xiao suddenly stood up.
"No matter what reason you have, I can let you stay here. But after all, I am the cult master of the Netherworld Cult; you cannot harm my cult's disciples."
"Of course." Beibei agreed without hesitation.
"Also, you're not a disciple of my cult, nor did I invite you here as a guest. You've seen that my Netherworld Cult is still quite simple, surely you have to leave some money for the meals if you stay here to eat, right?"
Beibei hadn't expected Lin Xiao to say something like this. Before he could react, he saw Lin Xiao take two steps toward the door.
"As for matters between you and Tang Ya, I won't interfere. Whether you go or stay is up to the two of you to decide."
With those words, Lin Xiao had already pushed the door open and left. Beibei turned to look and only saw Wu Yun standing at the doorway, gesturing "please" toward him.
"What kind of person is the cult master, really?"
In the backyard, the disciples who had just dispersed were still discussing matters about Lin Xiao. A figure sneaked over to Nana's side and lowered their voice slightly.
Nana looked strangely at the person beside her.
This girl had been brought back by Zeng E. She appeared to be a bit older than Nana and didn't seem to lack cultivation, but her true strength couldn't be seen.
Yet judging by her behavior and mannerisms, she didn't seem to have reached some unfathomably profound level either.
But since she was once an evil soul master from the Holy Spirit Cult, having some peculiarities was probably normal.
"The cult master… he's a very good person." Nana gave a vague answer while looking at the expectant look in the girl's eyes beside her.
"Is it true that he's the same as us, that he also came from the Holy Spirit Cult?"
"Of course." Nana gave the person beside her a strange glance. "Unless someone has experienced something similar to us, who else would even give us a second look as the cult master does?"
"If we encountered a soul master with cultivation like the cult master's, we'd probably be directly eliminated the moment we met."
The person nodded, about to ask more, when a voice suddenly came from behind her.
"If you're so curious about me, why not just ask me directly?"
The person's body seemed to stiffen for a moment. Nana also turned at the sound and saw Lin Xiao approaching together with Zeng E.
"Cult Master, Elder."
Zeng E heard this somewhat familiar address, scratched his head, but quickly pointed to the disciple beside Nana. "Cult Master, the strange person I mentioned is her."
"I…" The girl was immediately startled upon hearing this and shrank back.
"Have we… met somewhere before?" Lin Xiao frowned slightly upon seeing this.
Just now, he had already noticed something off. The name of the person before him had never appeared on the Holy Spirit Cult's roster. But the Holy Spirit Cult had many disciples—it was impossible for every single one to be listed.
What truly made Lin Xiao suspicious was a strange sense of familiarity.
He always felt this déjà vu sensation had been encountered somewhere before, but his memory was a little fuzzy, and he couldn't recall it clearly.
"What the cult master has seen was probably not in this appearance." Before the person in front could respond, it was Zeng E beside him who spoke up to explain.
The girl's expression changed abruptly as she looked toward Zeng E. "What nonsense are you talking about? If I could change my appearance, how could you possibly recognize me?"
Seeing this, Lin Xiao instantly confirmed that there was definitely something wrong with the person before him. He turned to look at Zeng E, who slightly raised his hand.
"Appearance can be changed. I don't know what method you used to alter your aura as well, but the shape and density of the bones, the texture and direction of the muscles—these things cannot be completely changed."
"I have personally handled far too many corpses of your kind. Even if you transform into any appearance, I can still see the shadow of your original form on you."
As Zeng E spoke, his fingertips trembled slightly, as though recalling the sensation of touching those corpses back then. Although Nana had long known that Zeng E was also from the Holy Spirit Cult, at this moment, she still felt chills running down her spine from his calm tone.
"Impossible!" The girl shook her head repeatedly. "The corpses of our clan are all buried in the depths of the sea, where humans cannot reach. How could a human like you possibly have come into contact with them?"
"I… once had someone give me a great many corpses of your kind."
Though Zeng E did not say it explicitly, Lin Xiao had already gleaned a great deal from his words and those of the person before him.
The one standing here was not human. And the only ones whose corpses were buried in the sea yet could still be accessed by Zeng E were likely the mermaid clan.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here are the chapters for today (づ￣3￣)づ╭～
"Don't forget there are chapters available on Patreon."
"From Douluo to Godhood by Defy 30 Advance chapters."
"Douluo: Far North Invincibledo 30 Advance chapters."
"Douluo Peerless: Living as an Evil Soul Master 40 Advance chapters."
"Douluo Dalu 2:Peerless Tang Sect Dawn of Sun and Moon 40 Advance chapters."
[email protected]/facficmax10--------(@→a)