Douluo Jueshi: I Don't Want to Be an Evil Soul Master

Chapter 13 Meeting Again
The sound of birdsong woke Lin Xiao from his meditation. He got out of bed and looked out the second-floor window. It was still dark outside, but several breakfast stalls had already been set up on the street.

Looking down the street, Lin Xiao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw no strange figures. The Shrek Supervisory Group should have gone back.

After running around for half the night last night, I finally found a place to stay.

This town is quite a distance from the border, and quite a few people live here. However, being located in the Sky Soul Empire, it lacks the convenient soul guides of the Sun and Moon Empire. Looking at the ancient buildings on the street, one has the illusion of being transported to ancient times.

"Guest, are you awake so early?"

Downstairs, the boss was greeting us warmly.

"Well, I'm awake. Thank you for preparing breakfast for me, boss." Lin Xiao replied and found a seat by the window.

"Okay, wait a moment."

The sun rises particularly quickly during this period of time in the early morning. As soon as Lin Xiao's breakfast was delivered, a few rays of sunlight shone obliquely over. There were more and more pedestrians outside, and many people came into the store, making it much more lively.

Lin Xiao habitually scanned the area, then paused. A man and two women were walking in. The one in front was a middle-aged, broad-set man, but what caught Lin Xiao's attention were the two young women behind him. This wasn't the first time he'd seen them.

He instantly understood that the people who attacked at Rongguan Ferry last night were the same group he had encountered outside the Holy Spirit Church branch.

Maybe they never returned after completing their original mission, or maybe they received a new mission, but no matter what, Lin Xiao had already started to consider whether to leave now.

No, I can't. Whether it was outside the Holy Spirit Church branch last time or at Rongguan Ferry last night, I had always been wearing a mask. The person in front of me might not recognize me, and suddenly running away would only arouse greater suspicion.

Thinking in his mind, Lin Xiao lowered his head slightly and picked up the chopsticks, just like everyone else here.

"Hello, is anyone else here?"

Still here.

Lin Xiao looked up and saw that the store, which had only a few tables, was already full of people. He sighed in his heart, but a smile appeared on his face.

He was no stranger to the gentle face before him; the moonlight from last night was still vivid in his mind. She must be Zhang Lexuan, the future senior sister of Shrek Academy's inner courtyard.

"No, please sit down."

"Thank you." After saying thank you, Zhang Lexuan looked to the side again. The two people who came in with her had their eyes lit up and walked over together.

"Teacher Fan."

Teacher Fan?

Hearing Zhang Lexuan's address, Lin Xiao looked up at the middle-aged man beside him. Being called teacher by Zhang Lexuan, and with the extremely rare surname "Fan", could it be...

Lin Xiao's heart skipped a beat. He hadn't expected to find Xu He, but instead meet Fan Yu earlier. It was in the Tianhun Empire that Xu He met Fan Yu, and was brought to Shrek Academy. Could this be the case?
"Thank you, little brother." Fan Yu was tall with broad shoulders. He gave people a mountain-like aura when he stood there, but when he spoke, he became a little gentler.

"You're welcome. Please take a seat."

Fan Yu nodded upon hearing this and sat down opposite Lin Xiao, but occasionally glanced up at him. "May I ask your name, young man? I see you have a soul tool on your wrist. Are you a soul master?" "My name is Shen Hao," Lin Xiao casually replied. "I only know how to use some simple soul tools. I'm not really a soul master."

Lin Xiao did not admit it. The Fan Yu in front of him was an eighth-level soul engineer. If he talked about something related to soul engineers, he would probably be exposed as soon as he opened his mouth.

"That's not the case." Fan Yu shook his head. "In the Sun-Moon Empire, there's a type of soul engineer who specializes in using soul guides rather than making them. However, in the Sky Soul Empire, there are very few soul engineers like you who are so open about it."

Having said this, Zhang Lexuan on the side glanced at him, but Lin Xiao pretended not to see it.

"Alas, many spirit masters don't realize that spirit guides have unique advantages in many aspects, especially fixed-type spirit guides. In war, a high-level fixed-type spirit guide can definitely play a greater role than a high-level spirit master."

Perhaps it was because there weren't many people in Shrek Academy who could talk to Fan Yu about soul guides, but when the topic of soul guides came up, he suddenly became interested. "Why does Brother Shen use soul guides?"

"Well... maybe it's because soul guides can make up for some of the shortcomings of martial souls." Lin Xiao was not lying.

Fan Yu, standing opposite him, nodded repeatedly. "Ah, Brother Shen is the one who sees things clearly. Soul guides can help soul masters, and the right soul masters can better unleash the power of soul guides. Unfortunately, even within the academy... there are many who disagree with this view."

While listening to Fan Yu's words, Lin Xiao finished the food in front of him in a few bites and stood up. "Everyone, I'll take my leave now."

"Brother Shen, please do as you please."

Lin Xiao always felt a little uncomfortable staying with the people from Shrek Academy, so he hurried back upstairs after saying goodbye.

Only after Lin Xiao was completely out of sight did Zhang Lexuan speak softly, "Teacher Fan..."

"I understand you." Fan Yu interrupted her. "You are all extremely talented children in the martial spirit system. You have defeated too many spirit masters. Naturally, you feel that spirit guides are not very effective in the battles of high-level spirit masters. If it weren't for the inspection mission this time, you wouldn't have come out with me."

"But never underestimate soul guides and soul guides." Fan Yu spoke earnestly, but he didn't know how much the two people beside him heard.

"Teacher Fan, are the resources in the academy so tight that you need to come here to buy materials?" Han Ruoruo on the other side felt that the atmosphere was not right and quickly changed the subject.

"No." Fan Yu shook his head. "What you don't know is that the difference in soul guides between the Sun-Moon Empire and the other three empires is not only in soul guides, but also in resources. The Sun-Moon Empire has many mineral veins and is rich in various rare metals that we don't have."

"Furthermore, the Sun-Moon Empire strictly restricts the export of rare metals and minerals. I can only come here and use some less than honorable means to purchase some of these things."

Lin Xiao naturally couldn't hear what the people downstairs said. Not long after he returned to the room, he saw Fan Yu and his three companions leave and walk along the street towards the outside of the town.

After thinking about it, he tidied up the room and followed from a distance.

Although he didn't know whether Fan Yu would find Xu He again this time, he now had a general idea, which was better than trying his luck aimlessly.

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