## Chapter 142: You Fear Lin Xiao? Crushing the Defenses in Your Heart "Impossible!"
Ma Hongjun shrieked:
"Lin Xiao is already dead!"
"From the moment he refused to vent his Evil Fire and stubbornly left Soto City, Lin Xiao was already a dead man!"
"Teacher, even if you're dissatisfied with me, why bring up a dead person?"
Flender's expression was complex.
Ma Hongjun kept saying Lin Xiao was dead, but if he really believed Lin Xiao was dead, why would his emotions be so agitated? He just didn't want to accept the truth.
It seemed that Lin Xiao always occupied a very special place in Ma Hongjun's heart, but what exactly were his feelings for Lin Xiao? Jealousy, resistance… or disgust at seeing someone completely opposite to himself? Perhaps it was an illusion.
Flender actually thought he saw fear in Ma Hongjun's eyes.
Flender's original anger dissipated instantly.
He stared at Ma Hongjun, not speaking, but the silence made Ma Hongjun quiet down.
"Hongjun, are you afraid of Lin Xiao?"
The words floated out lightly.
But Ma Hongjun trembled all over, as if struck by lightning!
Ma Hongjun's face was pale, his fists clenched, and he muttered, "Nonsense, nonsense!"
"How could I be afraid of someone as pedantic as Xiao-ge? He must be dead now. The news you heard, Teacher, must be false. Don't try to trick me, don't try to trick me…"
Flender said expressionlessly:
"At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, there is Lin Xiao, with the Martial Soul Evil Fire Phoenix. He was already a Soul Elder two years ago, and he can fight three Soul Elders alone with ease."
"Qin Ming came to the academy this time to discuss Shrek Academy joining Heaven Dou Royal Academy with me. If all goes well, we will move to Heaven Dou Royal Academy in about three months."
"All teachers and students will go!"
Because after joining Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the teachers of Shrek would receive salaries, and the pay would be several times higher than at Shrek Academy.
Flender couldn't possibly pass up this advantage.
Ma Hongjun suddenly received this news.
The layers of defenses in his heart were instantly shattered.
His eyes lost focus for a moment, his steps faltered, and he almost fell.
"Xiao-ge…"
Flender shook his head.
He only knew that Ma Hongjun and Lin Xiao should be childhood friends, but six years ago, when he asked Ma Hongjun to take him to see Lin Xiao, Ma Hongjun didn't seem very willing, and his attitude towards Lin Xiao was also intriguing.
At first, Flender thought Ma Hongjun and Lin Xiao didn't get along.
That they were just childhood friends on the surface.
But now it seemed that there was a deeper reason; what exactly caused Ma Hongjun to care so much about Lin Xiao?
—Even to the point of fear.
Could it be that Lin Xiao had threatened Ma Hongjun? That shouldn't be. Although Flender didn't like Lin Xiao, he had confidence in his character. How could someone so pedantic, who wasn't even afraid of death and insisted on sticking to his principles, do such a thing? Flender shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Think it over carefully yourself."
"You used to laugh at Lin Xiao's stubbornness, and I also hated that he didn't live up to expectations. When you meet again, if you are far behind him, we, master and disciple, will lose all face."
"Hongjun, remember, Lin Xiao's Martial Soul is the Evil Fire Phoenix, and so is yours!"
"You are no worse than him!"
In Ma Hongjun's collapsing eyes, light gathered again.
Neither master nor disciple spoke.
Flender sighed and left, while Ma Hongjun clenched his fists, a fierce glint appearing in his eyes, and even his lecherous aura improved slightly.
"Three months, three months!"
He felt a sense of urgency rising in his heart.
From that day on, Ma Hongjun changed somewhat. Although he still frequented brothels, he spent more time cultivating...
...
Heaven Dou City.
Ma Hongjun's so-called desperate efforts were just Lin Xiao's daily routine.
It was even a rare moment of relaxation for Lin Xiao.
Cultivation? This had already been etched into Lin Xiao's genes as a "habit."
Midday.
The sun hung high. Lin Xiao finished a set of Five Animal Frolics, his clothes slightly damp. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked up at the scorching sun.
"After the Bird Frolic in the Five Animal Frolics was improved into the Phoenix Frolic, choosing to practice at noon when the sun is at its strongest actually has a much better effect than usual. Using the sun's fire energy to temper my meridians gives me a burning, tingling sensation, like being scorched by fierce flames."
This was something only Lin Xiao dared to do.
If anyone else dared to introduce the sun's fire energy into their body, they would be a first-class, iron-headed fool. If they didn't burn their meridians to pieces, they would be lucky.
Tang San's Purple Demon Eyes could only absorb the purple sun energy when the sun had just risen, and that purple energy was the most gentle. Once the sun was fully out, even absorbing a trace of the sun's fire energy would burn his eyes to the point of blindness.
But Lin Xiao possessed the Ultimate Fire attribute.
And the Phoenix Frolic he learned from Little Red Bird was also very magical. That incomparably domineering sun fire energy was actually used by Lin Xiao to temper his body in the process of practicing the Phoenix Frolic, and he even absorbed a little of it.
He even began to wonder.
When the sun's fire energy accumulated to a certain extent, would it lead to a qualitative change from quantitative change, and would he evolve the Sun True Fire in the future? Cough, cough, that sounds a bit chuuni.
After Lin Xiao finished his fist practice, he picked up the water bottle on the ground and took several big gulps. He also unreservedly took off his soaked shirt.
Sticky, not comfortable at all.
Because Lin Xiao was covered in sweat, Maple Leaf didn't stand on his shoulder as usual, but chose to stand on a distant treetop, her ruby-like eyes staring unblinkingly at Lin Xiao's body, somewhat dazed.
Lin Xiao glanced at Little Red Bird.
He snorted disdainfully.
"Pervert bird."
"Goo goo!"
Little Red Bird protested loudly.
Lin Xiao was too lazy to pay attention. He rinsed his body with well water, evaporated the moisture, and after returning to his room to change into a clean set of clothes, he ran straight to Ye Qingxian's room.
"Aunt Ye, pain!"
Succinct.
But Ye Qingxian skillfully cast a healing spell on Lin Xiao, instantly transforming the burning and stinging sensation caused by the sun's fire energy into a tingling sensation.
After healing the burning pain in his meridians.
Lin Xiao said goodbye to Ye Qingxian and ran off.
Ye Qingxian rolled her eyes.
"Calling me 'Aunt Ye' so sweetly, but you throw me away after using me. When you grow up, you'll probably be a scumbag."
"But after all, he's a young man, his energy is really abundant."
Lin Xiao ran to the courtyard and checked Zhu Zhuqing's reply. Learning that Shrek had just finished recruiting students, he was certain that Tang Hao was still by Tang San's side at this time.
It was a good opportunity to find the Blue Silver Emperor.
"Speaking of which, what is Tang Hao thinking, locking a grass in a cave, without sunlight or watering, it can only survive by relying on the Blue Silver Emperor's tenacious vitality..."
Regarding the protagonist finding the Blue Silver Emperor, some readers have reacted that it does not fit the protagonist's character, because he takes it without asking. But now the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well has nothing to do with Tang San, and A Yin is locked in a cave with only a dead end or lingering on her last breath. A Yin has self-awareness, she is not Tang Hao's item, but an independent individual. This should be a transaction with A Yin, just avoiding Tang Hao who claims to be the owner. It would be inconsistent with the character if the protagonist killed A Yin or abused her to seize the Soul Bone. Of course, we can discuss how to deal with it most appropriately.
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