Chapter 152: Returning to Heaven Dou Royal Academy
Seven days later, Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Education Committee.
Committee Member Meng Shenji, Committee Member Bai Baoshan, and Committee Member Zhi Lin, the three council members, sat behind a long table, sizing up Lin Mo, who had appeared before them again after many days, with exceptionally complex emotions.
Lin Mo stood in the hall, his expression calm.
Dugu Bo sat in the seat of honor, looking completely unperturbed.
"Three Council Members," Lin Mo spoke first, his voice steady. "This student was unable to come to the academy some time ago due to unavoidable difficulties."
"The storm outside has not yet settled. If I were to rashly show myself, I fear it would bring unnecessary trouble to the academy. So, after careful consideration, I decided to temporarily lie low."
He spoke these words exceptionally frankly, his eyes clear and without the slightest hint of evasion.
This was the advice Dugu Bo had given him.
After returning to Heaven Dou City, Dugu Bo had bluntly told him that it would be best not to make any public appearances in the short term.
The perception of a Titled Douluo far exceeded that of ordinary people. During this time, Dugu Bo could clearly sense that more than one gaze was secretly watching Lin Mo's movements around Dugu Manor.
Among those gazes, there was curiosity, scrutiny, and naturally, no shortage of malice.
Precisely out of concern for Lin Mo's safety, Dugu Bo did not have Lin Mo set off for Heaven Dou Royal Academy immediately after his return.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy had many people coming and going every day, making it difficult to prevent news from leaking.
However, what made Dugu Bo breathe a sigh of relief was that on Spirit Hall's side, since Supreme Pontiff Bibi Dong had obtained what she wanted, she would not make a move against Lin Mo for the time being.
That Supreme Pontiff's attention was probably now entirely focused on how to use that information to solve the problem of Yu Xiaogang's Spirit.
The romantic entanglement between Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang might not be known to the younger generation, but to the older generation, it was no secret.
The Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall, who was like a favored child of heaven, had actually fallen in love with a piece of trash who could not even break through Rank 30.
The relationship between the two of them had, for a long time, been a laughingstock within the Spirit Master world.
During that time, whether it was Spirit Hall or the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, their reputations could be said to have taken a sharp downturn.
However, once Bibi Dong became the Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall, very few people on the entire continent dared to bring up this matter again.
Naturally, no one dared to ask about the reason why Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang had separated back then.
Furthermore, through his conversation with Lin Mo, Dugu Bo had also roughly figured out the identity of the stunningly beautiful young girl who had once crossed paths with Lin Mo.
Golden hair and golden eyes, Martial Soul Possession with wings growing from her back, an aura filled with light and holiness, coupled with her age in her early twenties yet already reaching the cultivation of a six-ring Spirit Emperor.
All these traits combined made her a unique existence even across the entire Douluo Continent.
The "Sister Xue" Lin Mo spoke of was likely the daughter of the previous Supreme Pontiff, who was rumored to have died young.
With her around, surely in the short term, Bibi Dong would not easily try to target Lin Mo again.
After all, her attitude was already clear enough, and as far as Dugu Bo knew, the relationship between Bibi Dong and the Consecration Hall was already delicate to begin with.
On the other hand, during Lin Mo's previous brief encounters with Qian Renxue in Spirit City, they had tacitly avoided asking about Qian Renxue's true identity.
Some things were best left understood without being said.
This meant that the potential troubles from the Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall had been temporarily resolved on the surface.
But besides these two, there was also the Star Luo Empire.
Lin Mo was currently, on the surface, a top genius protected by the Heaven Dou Empire. Under circumstances where it was absolutely impossible for him to be recruited by the Star Luo Empire, what the Star Luo Empire would do was all too simple.
They would one hundred percent look for an opportunity to secretly assassinate Lin Mo.
This was why Dugu Bo wanted Lin Mo to reside in Dugu Manor from now on. Only with him watching over nearby could the potential hidden risks be minimized.
Not only Lin Mo, but even Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan were the same.
When Lin Mo recently learned from Dugu Bo that he could not even go to the Ye Family Medical Hall anymore, he also felt a wave of helplessness.
The Ye Family Medical Hall had a constant flow of people and a complex crowd, and its defenses were far inferior to Dugu Manor, which was guarded by a Titled Douluo.
Committee Member Meng Shenji nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.
Thanks to Dugu Bo's prior notification, they had known in advance about Lin Mo being summoned by Spirit Hall's Supreme Pontiff, Bibi Dong.
With a Titled Douluo personally coming to invite him, whether to go or not was no longer something a junior like Lin Mo could decide.
From this, it could be seen that if Lin Mo had insisted on staying in the academy back then, after his talent was exposed, the three of them alone probably would not have been able to protect him.
Thinking of this, Committee Member Meng Shenji looked at Dugu Bo again, a trace of gratitude in his eyes.
"Senior Poison Douluo has been very thoughtful," Committee Member Meng Shenji spoke slowly, his voice solemn. "It is Lin Mo's good fortune to have Senior's care."
Dugu Bo snorted, his tone still cold.
"Since this old man has accepted this kid as a brother, I will naturally protect him."
"Furthermore, Lin Mo is currently living in my manor. With me watching over him nearby, those petty scoundrels won't dare to make a move so easily."
Committee Member Meng Shenji said no more, his gaze falling back onto Lin Mo.
He pondered for a moment and asked, "Lin Mo, what was the purpose of your trip to Spirit Hall this time? If it involves secrets and is inconvenient to say, it doesn't matter."
Lin Mo shook his head slightly.
"There is nothing that cannot be said," he said frankly. "Her Majesty the Supreme Pontiff summoned this student mainly out of curiosity regarding two aspects."
He paused, organizing his words.
"First, she was curious as to why this student's cultivation speed is so fast. Second, it was about Charizard."
Lin Mo raised his hand. A red light flashed, and Charizard appeared by his side.
"Her Majesty the Supreme Pontiff is very interested in the reason behind Charizard's continuous positive mutations along the way."
Charizard let out a low growl, its dragon eyes sweeping over the three council members before it quietly stood beside Lin Mo.
Lin Mo continued, "Regarding the cultivation speed, it is mainly due to talent and the supply of resources. But as for Charizard's continuous positive mutations..."
Speaking up to this point, there was a bit more uncertainty in Lin Mo's tone.
"This student only has conjectures and does not understand the true reason behind it."
Lin Mo looked at the three council members, his expression serious.
"The Spirit is too mysterious. Even now, no one has been able to thoroughly analyze it, clarify its origin, or explain the reasons behind its mutations."
"The reason for Charizard's changes, even as the host of this Spirit, this student has not been able to figure it out."
"I can only offer some reasonable guesses based on my own situation."
Hearing this, Committee Member Meng Shenji and the other two nodded slightly.
The two questions Bibi Dong had asked Lin Mo were both within their expectations.
After all, given the characteristics shown by Lin Mo and his Spirit, Charizard, these two points were indeed the most eye-catching.
A twelve-year-old Spirit King and a continuously mutating External Beast Martial Soul.
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