In the evening, Old Jack killed a chicken and a goose, planning to warmly entertain Qi Lin and the other two.
His son and daughter-in-law were running a small business in Nouding City, so his house was empty. Now that he had three more children, he seemed very happy.
Qi Lin even actively helped out. He had quite a bit of experience with cooking.
Especially with flashy things like knife skills, Qi Lin liked to study them the most, so it gave people a feeling of being very impressive.
Old Jack praised him constantly, and he was always smiling while cooking with Qi Lin.
After dinner, Old Jack specially prepared three rooms for the three of them and put on new bedding.
As night fell, Qi Lin was lying in bed, spacing out.
Suddenly, the door to his room was quietly pushed open.
A small head peeked in!
As expected, it was Xiao Wu, the 100,000-year-old rogue rabbit.
"Why aren't you sleeping properly? What are you doing running here?"
Qi Lin rolled his eyes at Xiao Wu.
"Hehe, I couldn't sleep!"
Saying that, Xiao Wu skillfully climbed onto the bed, sat cross-legged on the bed, and quietly gossiped with Qi Lin.
"Xiao Lin Ge, don't you feel like Tang San Zi was a bit strange today?"
Qi Lin rolled his eyes at her and said, "Isn't that obvious?"
"His dad is missing, of course he's anxious!"
Just after he finished speaking, Xiao Wu raised her hand and tapped her fair chin. After thinking for a while, she said, "But when I saw his expression earlier, it felt a bit off."
Qi Lin flicked Xiao Wu's smooth forehead, then said, "Alright, stop guessing wildly. You're usually so clumsy, but today you're acting like a detective."
The reason Qi Lin was too lazy to bother with Tang San's matters was mainly because he knew that Tang Hao was probably secretly watching Tang San during this time.
Tang Hao couldn't possibly just watch Tang San mess around, could he?
He just didn't know if he had discovered Xiao Wu's identity.
Of course, even if he did, it didn't matter.
As long as Xiao Wu stayed by his side, nothing would happen.
However, what Qi Lin didn't expect was that Tang Hao had already disappeared when Notting Academy started.
This made him think of Bibi Dong, whom he had met on the streets of Nouding City before.
The high probability was that she came to Nouding City because of Tang Hao.
However, since Tang San was still alive and kicking, combined with the latter's state when he saw Bibi Dong a year ago.
Then it was highly likely that Master had saved Tang San!
Seeing this, Xiao Wu was also too lazy to bother with Tang San and immediately started chatting about other topics with Qi Lin.
After chatting for a while, she suddenly asked curiously, "Xiao Lin Ge, aren't you already level twenty? Aren't you going to absorb a Soul Ring?"
Qi Lin replied without thinking, "Isn't it because I'm lazy?"
"After I go home, I'll find some time to go to Hunting Soul Forest. As for what Soul Beast to hunt, I'll figure it out then."
Xiao Wu snorted lightly upon hearing this.
"Xiao Lin Ge, you're not even active in cultivating, you're much lazier than me."
"So from now on, you're not allowed to say I'm lazy anymore."
In fact, in his Sea of Consciousness, Tian Meng was also urging him quite a bit.
Although Qi Lin's heaven-defying cultivation speed indeed shocked Tianmeng Iceworm, Qi Lin was too passive about cultivation.
He didn't take it seriously at all!
Unlike other Soul Masters, who wished they could cultivate twenty-four hours a day.
To get Qi Lin to absorb a Soul Ring, Tian Meng had even changed his address to 'Little Ancestor'.
But Qi Lin always just smiled and replied to Tianmeng Iceworm.
"Tian Meng Ge, I know you're anxious, but please don't be anxious yet."
"Anyway, even if I don't absorb a Soul Ring, my Soul Power is always stored, it won't be wasted."
"As for the Soul Ring?"
"Maybe it will condense by itself one day?"
Naturally, Tianmeng Iceworm wouldn't believe this.
Condense by itself.
Do you think you're a transformed Soul Beast!
Qi Lin waved his hand at Xiao Wu, saying somewhat perfunctorily, "Alright, alright, from now on, we won't talk about each other's shortcomings, okay?"
Xiao Wu raised her chin slightly and said, "That's more like it."
"Alright, alright, it's already so late, hurry back to sleep."
"Hmph, I won't!"
...
Just after falling asleep, Qi Lin felt as if he had a very long dream.
He saw a vast world filled with steaming clouds and mist, distant immortal mountains, purple energy coming from the east, and golden light filling the sky.
And at the end of his sight, a huge golden lotus, emitting an auspicious aura that made his mind feel comfortable, slowly bloomed.
Every time a lotus petal bloomed, Qi Lin felt the illusion that the entire world was shaking, and he heard sounds he didn't understand in his ears.
As all twelve lotus petals bloomed, golden light shot out in all directions.
One ray shot into Qi Lin's glabella, and then he felt as if his consciousness was being pulled out wildly by a powerful suction force.
It felt like crossing worlds and crossing time, making him experience a dizzying, centrifugal adventure.
The next second!
Qi Lin suddenly sat up from the bed, gasping for air, and his pajamas were soaked with cold sweat.
But his eyes were extremely bright, and there was a thrilling sense of exhilaration.
"Xiao Lin Ge, why are you up?"
"Is it morning?"
Xiao Wu sat up groggily, rubbing her eyes, her small face filled with confusion.
"It's not morning yet, keep sleeping!"
After saying that, Qi Lin reached out and pressed down on Xiao Wu's head.
Bang!
Her head tilted back, and soon the sound of light snoring could be heard again.
As for Qi Lin, he had lost his sleepiness. He scratched his head, feeling confused, and carefully recalled the dream he had just had.
But strangely, he found that he couldn't remember the scenes he had seen in the dream.
It was as if something had been pixelated, extremely blurry.
However, all he knew was that his second Soul Ring seemed to have condensed by itself?
He didn't know the age, but it was a brilliant golden color.
As for the Soul Skill?
There was only one Soul Skill, and it was a passive Soul Skill.
The name of the Soul Skill was Divine Protection.
The effect was also very simple, which was that every time an attack landed on him, a judgment would be made, regardless of any realm gap.
If there was no malice, the attack damage would be reduced by thirty percent.
If there was any malice, the attack would be reduced by seventy percent, and fifty percent of the damage would be reflected.
If there was killing intent, the attack would be reduced by ninety-nine percent, and all damage would be reflected.
Ah, this...
Qi Lin really wanted to say, with this blatant cheat, he probably...
Wouldn't get banned, right?
Forget it, I won't think about it!
Just as Qi Lin was about to continue sleeping, he suddenly heard a very quiet sound coming from outside the house, which made him subconsciously frown.
Just now, he heard the sound of a door closing; someone had gone out!
Looking at the direction the sound came from—
It was Tang San!
At this time of night, what was he going out for?
Qi Lin wanted to go out and investigate, but on second thought, what did Tang San do that concerned him?
With Tang Hao watching, could he possibly turn the world upside down?
Never mind, sleep!