Chapter 227: The Forbidden Names Of The Ten Arbiters (2/2)

Grandini Mavis stared at Lu Yin with a serious expression. Lu Yin was a bit puzzled and asked, “Are you going to warn me as well?”

Grandini shook her head. “No, I want to ask you something.”

“Ok.”

“What’s your relationship like with Lulu?”

Lu Yin was confused. “What do you mean? Are you asking whether we’re classmates or friends?”

Grandini was rather disappointed by Lu Yin’s answer. “I thought that you two were a couple. What a pity—I don’t get to rip you apart.”

Lu Yin was rendered speechless by her shocking words. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

Grandini snorted. “It’s hard for a Mavis family member to marry outside the family, so what do you think I meant?”

Lu Yin rolled his eyes before leaving the Liveseek Realm as well. When he opened his eyes again, he saw that Xia Luo and the rest had already left the trial zone mountain. Hue Daynight was the only one who had stayed behind, and he was looking at Lu Yin with a complicated expression on his face.

Lu Yin returned the look and asked rather detachedly, “What’s up?”

Hui Daynight shook his head before leaving the mountain as well.

Lu Yin suddenly remembered something, quickly left the mountain, and headed straight for Astral-10’s space station. Unfortunately, the Nalan spacecraft had already left, and he wasn’t able to bid farewell to Madam Nalan.

Then, he received a message from his gadget telling him to go to the treasury to meet Old Cai.

“Old Cai.” Lu Yin respectfully bowed to the mentor when he reached the treasury.

Old Cai looked Lu Yin up and down with evident surprise. “You’re quite something, kiddo.”

Lu Yin smiled. “I just got lucky.”

Old Cai nodded and did not prod any further. “There’s been a summoning from the warfront. The final four of the tournament are to lead the rest. Get some rest and head out tomorrow.”

Lu Yin was surprised. “This soon?”

Old Cai rolled his eyes in annoyance. “It’s a summoning from the warfront, so it’s obviously going to happen soon. Did you think that this was just another mission?”

“So where am I going?” Lu Yin asked.

Old Cai answered, “To the battlefront at the border of the Erudite Flowzone, Planet Conan.” Then, he seemed to remember something and tossed a cosmic ring to Lu Yin. “This is your reward for reaching the final four. You’re quite lucky.”

Lu Yin’s eyes lit up. He was actually just about to ask about the reward.

“Don’t bother checking it. There’s five hundred thousand star crystals and a harmless sourcebox inside,” Old Cai said with a slightly envious and annoyed tone.

Five hundred thousand star crystals wasn’t much, but Lu Yin was quite surprised by the sourcebox.

“Old Cai, who provided this sourcebox?” Lu Yin asked even though he had his guesses.

Old Cai snickered. “It’s from the Nalan family. By the way, kid, since when did you become friends with that rich Nalan widow? This reward is meant for the winner, but she gave it to you now.”

Madam Nalan’s face appeared in Lu Yin’s mind and his heartbeat sped up. But after seeing Old Cai’s thick beard, he replied, “She’s my benefactor. It’s all thanks to her that I managed to return here.”

“Is that so? Well, whatever, your personal issues have nothing to do with the academy. Though I do need to remind you that she has connections with the Sword Sect, so don’t overdo it,” Old Cai said.

Lu Yin didn’t really care since he had known about this since a long time ago. That was the only way Madam Nalan would have known about Liu Shaoqiu, and she most likely wouldn’t have given Liu Xiaoyun a ride if she didn’t have a good relationship with the Sword Sect. However, this had nothing to do with Lu Yin.

“By the way, speaking of the Sword Sect, a letter arrived yesterday from them. Apparently, the sect leader is willing to take you in as a personal disciple. What do you think? Do you want to go there?” Old Cai asked.

Lu Yin was startled. “The Sword Sect’s leader? Become his personal disciple?”

Old Cai nodded and grinned as he stroked his beard. “Yes, you’d be a personal disciple of the sect leader. That would mean that you’d have the same status as Liu Shaoqiu.”

Lu Yin was shocked. The Sword Sect was a very powerful organization in the Innerverse that controlled the First Flowzone and was far more powerful than Myriad Swords Peak. The moment he became a personal disciple of the Sword Sect, his status would surpass even Wendy Yushan’s, who was from the Myriad Swords Peak. This was an extremely tempting offer.

Old Cai continued stroking his beard as he observed Lu Yin’s reaction.

Lu Yin pondered over it for quite a while, but then, he sighed. “Forget it. The Sword Sect isn’t for me.”

Old Cai was surprised to hear this response. “Think it through, kiddo. That’s the Sword Sect you’re talking about! The Sword Sect from the First Flowzone. If you agree, you’d instantly become a part of the rich and powerful in the Innerverse. With one word, you’d be able to make the master of any Outerverse territory bow down to you, and your status would vastly eclipse what you currently have as King Zishan. Are you sure that you don’t want this?”

Lu Yin laughed wryly before responding, “Please stop tempting me, Old Cai. It’s not that easy to say ‘no.’”

Old Cai sized him up before seriously asking, “Tell me why.”