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After casually slapping a Dou Huang powerhouse to death, Xiao Lin's expression remained calm, without a single ripple of emotion.
After all, once you've done it a few times, you tend to get used to it. Besides, this wasn't the first Dou Huang Xiao Lin had killed, so his conscience was perfectly clear. If anyone was to blame, it was Jing Gui for having a foul mouth.
Having finished off Jing Gui, Xiao Lin naturally shifted his gaze toward the five people from Jia Nan Academy. Under the stare of a strange Dou Zong powerhouse, let alone the four students, even Huo Dian—a Dou Wang—felt an immense, mountain-like pressure in that instant!
Although this mysterious Dou Zong hadn't shown any ill intent and had even killed Jing Gui, who knew if he had other ulterior motives? Don't blame Huo Dian for being suspicious of the benefactor who just saved their lives; the reality was that this was the Black-Corner Region!
As they say, you can know a person's face, but not their heart. This kind of thing had happened many times before. There was once a group in the Black-Corner Region that attacked Jia Nan Academy students, only for another group to "save" them.
As it turned out, that second group had even darker designs on the academy!
If it hadn't been for the two protectors, Elder Qian and Elder Bai, the academy might have been breached back then. Because of this, Huo Dian remained secretly on guard as Xiao Lin looked over.
Xiao Lin naturally noticed Huo Dian's subtle movements, but he didn't say much.
In the Black-Corner Region, if you killed everyone you met, you'd certainly hit some innocent people by mistake. But if you killed one and let one go, at least half of the villains would definitely escape the net!
That was the most honest description of this place.
Therefore, Xiao Lin wasn't angry at Huo Dian's cautious behavior.
Step—
After killing Jing Gui, Xiao Lin descended from mid-air and began walking toward the group of five, step by step.
This movement made Huo Dian even more tense!
"We thank Senior for your assistance. Once we return to Jia Nan Academy and report to the Grand Elder, there will certainly be a generous reward. We hope Senior might tell us your name."
When Xiao Lin was about four or five meters away, Huo Dian finally spoke up. However, the tension on his face was plain to see. After all, the person walking toward him was a Dou Zong who had just deleted a Dou Huang!
If he wanted to, he could probably scatter their ashes with a flick of his wrist. Under these circumstances, Huo Dian naturally lowered his posture. Regardless of whether the man was hostile, it was essential to show proper respect to a Dou Zong powerhouse!
Even though the man looked about the same age as him, in this world where the strong prey on the weak, the most capable takes precedence.
Calling him "Senior" was perfectly appropriate.
"You don't need to be nervous. I have no ill will toward you."
"I just happened to see you coming out of a medicinal herb shop earlier, and since that fellow was following you with bad intentions, I decided to follow along as well. It just so happens I have some business at Jia Nan Academy anyway, so I stepped in."
Xiao Lin replied with a light smile and stopped walking, avoiding getting too close and making them overly anxious. He did indeed have something he wanted from the academy, so there was no need to fuel any misunderstandings.
At the same time, Xiao Lin offered a fake name.
As for the alias, Xiao Lin took a page out of the book of his future "grandson," the Flame Emperor, and simply swapped his surname and given name. Forgive him; he was honestly terrible at coming up with names.
From now on, while using this identity to hide his true power, his name would be Lin Xiao!
Huo Dian breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the first half of the explanation. However, the moment he heard that Xiao Lin had "business" at the academy, he tensed up again. He was so preoccupied that he even ignored the name "Lin Xiao" entirely.
"W-what? Senior, you're going to Jia Nan Academy?" Huo Dian asked, unsure if he had heard correctly.
At this moment, his guard shot back up. He even suspected that Xiao Lin wanted to pull the same trick as that old group from the Black-Corner Region—using a life-saving favor to infiltrate the academy for some shady purpose. If that was the case, he would die before letting the man succeed!
Once again, Huo Dian prepared himself for martyrdom.
Seeing the shift in Huo Dian's expression, Xiao Lin thought for a moment and realized the man had likely misunderstood.
Sigh, I tried to be careful, but I still got misunderstood. Should I say that the reputation of people in the Black-Corner Region is just that bad? I've only been here for a short while! Xiao Lin thought gloomily.
To prevent this hot-tempered Elder from getting the wrong idea, Xiao Lin waved his hand and took a step back.
"Don't be so hasty. I want to go to Jia Nan Academy, but I don't have any sinister designs. I just want to apply for a job there."
Xiao Lin's explanation left Huo Dian completely bewildered.
What did he mean by "apply for a job"? Huo Dian recognized every word, but when put together, they didn't make much sense.
"Senior, could you... be a bit more specific?" Huo Dian asked, looking puzzled.
"Fine, I suppose I should put it more simply," Xiao Lin said after a moment of thought, looking at the seemingly thick-headed and fiery-tempered Elder.
Huo Dian: "..."
"It's actually quite simple. I want to ask: is Jia Nan Academy still hiring Elders? I wonder if, with my strength, I could take a position as an Elder at your academy." Xiao Lin asked tentatively.
As for this idea of becoming a Jia Nan Academy Elder, Xiao Lin had actually considered it for a long time.
He planned to spend a significant amount of time in the Black-Corner Region. That being the case, rather than finding a random place to live where he'd have to sleep with one eye open every night, why not just become an Elder at the academy?
That way, he could at least sleep peacefully at night, right? Plus, as an Elder, he could lead students out for experience in the Black-Corner Region and even use the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower for his own cultivation. Why not?
Looking at it that way, being an Elder was the perfect choice!
Xiao Lin couldn't help but admire his own wit.
However, as Xiao Lin finished stating his request, Huo Dian and the four students behind him all stood there with their mouths wide open in shock.
Heavens!
A Dou Zong powerhouse actually wants to apply for an Elder position at our Jia Nan Academy!
Is the sun rising from the west today? The five of them felt like they were living through something utterly inconceivable.
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