Chapter 24: Han Ruoruo
Lin Xuan's gaze quickly swept over the pieces of information.
Although this intelligence was trivial and difficult to distinguish truth from falsehood, it was exactly his true purpose.
Ever since he learned of the existence of the Spider Web intelligence organization, Lin Xuan immediately thought of its greatest use for him.
—Finding the whereabouts of the spirit devouring engraving knife!
Although an accident occurred in the plan because Electrolux could not be found later, the spirit devouring engraving knife was still a piece of Life Gold, incredibly precious.
Even if he couldn't use it now upon obtaining it, he at least had to keep it in his own hands.
Seeing this, Han Ruoruo, who was sitting opposite him, began to glance occasionally at the paper in Lin Xuan's hand and his calm profile as he browsed intently.
Seeing that Lin Xuan was just quietly eating noodles and reading intelligence, with no intention of initiating a conversation, Han Ruoruo waited for a moment before finally becoming unable to suppress her curiosity.
She gently put down the newspaper, suddenly stood up, and carrying the cup of long-cooled tea in front of her, naturally moved to the seat next to Lin Xuan.
In an instant, a fresh and elegant scent, seemingly a blend of scholarly air and the cold fragrance of flowers and herbs, quietly wafted over with her movements, replacing the originally rich aroma of beef soup and lingering at the tip of Lin Xuan's nose.
"Junior brother,"
Han Ruoruo turned sideways, resting her chin on one hand, her bright eyes looking at Lin Xuan curiously from a close distance, her voice lowered slightly.
"This intelligence you bought... would it be convenient to let me take a look too? I promise, just one glance, purely out of curiosity."
"After all, for a junior brother who Senior Sister Lexuan specifically mentioned and who became a 'Spider Web' user at such a young age, what you're interested in must be unusual."
Lin Xuan raised his eyes from the paper and turned to look at Han Ruoruo, who was right beside him.
The undisguised curiosity in her eyes was almost overflowing, and her gaze had long since nearly "stuck" to the paper.
Your eyes are almost poking the paper; even if I said no, wouldn't you have seen most of it anyway?
Lin Xuan was somewhat speechless in his heart, but naturally, he wouldn't be so blunt on the surface.
He pondered slightly, then nonchalantly moved the paper in his hand toward the middle of the two, his tone flat.
"Senior sister can look if she wants; it's nothing too important, just some scattered information about items from auctions and the black market."
"Really? Thank you, junior brother!"
A joyful smile immediately appeared on Han Ruoruo's face. After thanking Lin Xuan, she couldn't wait to lean in closer, her eyes falling on the small characters as she browsed carefully.
As her gaze moved down, the curiosity in her eyes was gradually replaced by surprise.
Reading through them one by one, she couldn't help but murmur softly.
"Heaven Dou City's auctions... the black market in the Mingdu Mountains... Junior brother, why are you collecting all of these?"
She raised her head and looked at Lin Xuan again, the curiosity in her eyes deepening.
"These are either core components and materials related to high-level spirit tools, or priceless Soul Bones, Whale Gel, and top-tier engraving knives... Every single one is a treasure that Soul Masters, especially spirit soul engineers, dream of. You've just entered the academy, junior brother, and you're already so interested in these things?"
Lin Xuan had almost finished his noodles. He put down his chopsticks, picked up a coarse tissue nearby to wipe his mouth, and his tone remained casual.
"Just looking to understand the market. After all, being in Shrek, it doesn't hurt to know more about the good things circulating outside. Who knows, maybe they'll come in handy one day?"
This answer was clearly a perfunctory excuse.
Han Ruoruo naturally didn't believe it. Her beautiful eyes stared at Lin Xuan for a few seconds as if trying to find a flaw in his calm face.
But on second thought, although these things were precious, for a talented young Soul Master, paying attention to them in advance seemed... not too outrageous?
It was just that the feeling Lin Xuan gave her was more than just being "interested."
The information listed in that intelligence seemed cluttered, but she vaguely felt that Lin Xuan wasn't just interested; he seemed to be looking for something.
"Hmm... that's true."
Han Ruoruo eventually stopped questioning. She gently pushed the paper back to Lin Xuan's hand, sat up straight again, and resumed her elegant posture.
This little junior brother is indeed as mysterious as Senior Sister Lexuan said... Han Ruoruo thought to herself as she watched Lin Xuan return to reading the intelligence.
A three-ring Soul Elder at the age of eleven, with his first and second Soul Rings at the thousand-year level, and his third Soul Ring at the unbelievable ten-thousand-year level... How on earth did he do it?
In all the books I've read, it seems no one has ever achieved such a feat at this age, right?
As she thought, her gaze unconsciously lingered on Lin Xuan's face, and she became a bit lost in thought.
"Senior sister," Lin Xuan suddenly put down the paper, turned his head, met her gaze, and asked flatly.
"Is there something on my face?"
"Ah? No!"
Han Ruoruo snapped out of it and hurriedly shook her head, a faint blush crossing her beautiful face.
She quickly adjusted her expression and asked, "By the way, junior brother, what do you plan to do next? Are you going straight back to the academy?"
Lin Xuan was somewhat surprised.
If I remember correctly, the two of us have known each other for less than ten minutes, right?
But there was no change on the surface; he just nodded slightly.
"Yes, straight back to the academy."
"Then let's go together!"
Han Ruoruo's eyes lit up, and she took the opportunity to suggest.
"I'm going back too, and... I'm really curious about the details of your encounter with the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger in the Star Dou Great Forest. There are too few records about such an extremely rare and powerful Soul Beast. Can you tell me about it?"
Lin Xuan glanced at her, then responded calmly.
"Sure."
"Great!"
The two then stood up, left the inconspicuous noodle shop, and walked side by side toward Shrek Academy.
spirit tool street lamps dyed the streets a warm yellow.
Along the way, Han Ruoruo appeared quite lively, asking one question after another.
In contrast, Lin Xuan's responses were much more concise and calm.
If not for his age and appearance being right there, based on temperament alone, someone who didn't know better might think he was the senior from the Inner Court, while the smiling and incessantly questioning Han Ruoruo beside him seemed more like a curious little junior who had just entered the academy.
During their conversation, the magnificent gates of Shrek Academy came into view.
Just as they were about to step through the school gates, Han Ruoruo suddenly sniffed lightly.
"Eh? What a wonderful scent..."
"Indeed."
Lin Xuan had also smelled this aroma. He turned his head toward the east side of the school gates, where a large number of vendors had gathered, and the scent was wafting from there.
If he wasn't mistaken, this aroma should be from Huo Yuhao's roasted fish.
"Shall we go take a look?" Han Ruoruo was clearly intrigued and looked at Lin Xuan.
Lin Xuan nodded noncommittally.
The two followed the scent, but before they could even get close, they heard the sound of an argument. Then, they saw a crowd gathered in front of a stall named 'Little Huo's Roasted Fish'.
In the center of the crowd, Huo Yuhao stood behind the grill with a deep frown. Standing beside him were Bei Bei and Tang Ya.
Opposite them was a tall young man wearing black athletic clothes, with a hint of arrogance and impatience between his brows. He was currently blocking the grill, his expression quite sour.
The source of the argument was these few people.
After seeing the specific situation in the crowd clearly, Han Ruoruo and Lin Xuan blurted out in unison.
"Xu Sanshi?"
"Boiling Sheep?"
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