After hearing Bai Weiwei's words, Lu Yin replied modestly, "To be honest, I'm also very surprised that Student Bai has become an Origin Formation Master at such a young age."
Bai Weiwei was bitter. "Mr. Haoyu, if I have any problems with lockbreaking, can I ask you for help?"
"Of course, I'm your mentor. Of course, please don't be stingy with your credits, haha." Lu Yin laughed.
Nong Siniang cheered loudly while Qing Feng and the rest laughed. The stuttering fatty clenched his fists in excitement.
However, some people couldn't laugh, such as Bai Nan and Xia Shenguang.
Wu Taibai stared at Lu Yin. This Haoyu had changed too much. It had only been a few decades, so how could a person change so much?
No wonder the Xia family cared.
He suddenly thought of an old friend who had stepped onto the path of cultivation from an ordinary person in a mere twenty years. Not only was his cultivation unparalleled, but he was also invincible among his peers. He had also controlled power and changed the Fifth Mainland. These two people were very similar.
Lu Yin's stable Square and Circle Chess skills made him even more famous in Yi Xian Academy, and everyone knew that he had the skill level of a Realmforce Array Master. Quite a few students were prepared to bring their ingots to Lu Yin for lockbreaking, but some of the families and sects behind these students gave up. They had originally planned to rope in Lu Yin, but they could still rope in a Realmforce Array Master, as a Realmforce Array Master was just too high-end.
However, some were even more interested, such as the School of Agriculture. A single Origin Formation Master was not enough to make the School of Agriculture retreat, so they hoped to rope in Lu Yin.
This made Nong Siniang happy, as she had brought many sourceboxes from the School of Agriculture. These were not Discerning Elementary or Perceptive Intermediate sourceboxes, but Boundless Advanced sourceboxes. Even an Origin Formation Master would not find it easy to unlock a Boundless Advanced sourcebox.
In addition, news of the mentors leading the team to the Top Realm had also spread. All the students knew that they had to vote on which mentor would lead the team, and that this was not an internal decision by the academy. This made them excited, as every student had three votes.
"I vote for Mr. Haoyu. Mr. Haoyu is a good person and is handsome, so he can represent Yixian Academy," a girl said happily.
Many girls beside her echoed her words.
Nong Siniang immediately stepped forward. "Sisters, those who wish for Mr. Haoyu to accompany us to the Top Realm, please step forward. I want to count the votes to ensure that Mr. Haoyu can lead the team."
"Me," "Me," "Me …"
"Brother Qing Feng, who do you choose?"
"Of course I choose Mister Tang and Mister Haoyu."
"Where's the other teacher?"
Qing Feng pondered and shook his head. He was not sure yet. In Yi Xian Academy, he had only attended Mr. Tang and Mr. Haoyu's classes. He had not even attended Mr. Zheng's class.
The stuttering fatty raised his hand. "I-I-I also choose Hao Yu, Mister Hao Yu."
"Little fatty, even if you stutter, you can only cast three votes. Hahahaha!"
Little Fatty's face flushed red.
Bai Nan coldly swept his eyes over the crowd. In a low voice, he ordered his own people not to vote for Mister Hao Yu. But looking at the current situation, it didn't matter whether they voted or not.
"I vote for Mr. Wu, Mr. Zheng, and Mr. Bai."
"I vote for Mister Wei. Mister Wei is very knowledgeable. After all, we are the College. Even if we can't beat the Four Cardinal Scales in martial arts, we can crush them with our knowledge."
"Who do you want to crush?"
A cultivator from the Wang Family asked coldly.
The student immediately slipped away.
Mister Huai was embarrassed as he listened to the students' discussion. No one had voted for him, not a single one. What was even more awkward was that he was still here. He had arrived here first, and then …
A group of girls had come here to discuss crazily, and then he had attracted so many students. If these students discovered him in the tree, wouldn't he die of embarrassment?
No, he had to pretend to sleep. Mister Huai raised his head and fell asleep.
A month passed, and the College was calm. Aside from discussing which teacher would lead the team, there was nothing else to do.
Xia Shenguang and the others had all disappeared, but Bai Weiwei and Liu Que often came to Lu Yin's classes.
Lu Yin's relationship with Wenzhao had improved significantly. In Lu Yin's opinion, Wenzhao was the type of person who would dislike those who were close to her, but like those who were far away.
He never took the initiative to approach her, but she felt comfortable looking at him. Once he took the initiative to approach her, she might hate him. This kind of personality was really strange.
During this month, he had unlocked no less than ten sourceboxes. Every three days, a student would bring a sourcebox to him, and most of them were still Discerning Elementary or Perceptive Intermediate. Only Nong Siniang had brought a Boundless Advanced sourcebox. He had spent three days unlocking it, and he had almost missed class.
Unfortunately, there was nothing inside that sourcebox, and while he was unlocking that Boundless Advanced sourcebox, Bai Weiwei had come. She had watched him calmly before leaving.
On this day, Lu Yin had just helped a student unlock a sourcebox when he received a notice from the dean for a meeting.
"I've been in the College for a few years, and there are very few mentor meetings. Why are there so many now?"
The girl pouted. She had finally managed to get a Perceptive Intermediate sourcebox from her family, and she had wanted to use this opportunity to chat with Mister Haoyu.
Lu Yin smiled. "Since you're done with your lockbreaking, you can go back. We'll come again in the future." He then left the pillar and headed towards the dean's.
When he reached the dean's pillar, Lu Yin immediately saw Mister Wei. He had looked for Mister Wei several times over the past month, and they were quite familiar with each other.
"Why is the dean looking for us?" Lu Yin asked curiously.
Mister Wei was calm. "I don't know, but it should be something important."
Lu Yin nodded and walked towards the courtyard.
Not long after, all of the mentors had arrived.
Dean Wen walked out with a solemn expression and scanned the group of mentors. "Recently, a traitor from the Star Alliance has come to our Memory District. The Four Way Scales are unable to seal off the entire district, so they have requested our assistance in capturing him and killing him if necessary. This traitor is a male who has undergone one tribulation origin tribulation, so only mentors above the Emissary level can participate in this mission.
Lu Yin was astonished. A traitor from the Star Alliance?
Impossible. Everyone in the Star Alliance had a restriction placed on them that could only be undone by the Four Way Scales working together. Lu Yin had only obtained the White Dragon Tribe's method of undoing the restriction by rolling six pips on his die. If the restriction was not undone, the Four Way Scales could kill anyone in the Star Alliance at any time. Without restrictions, how could there be a traitor?
"Dean, this is the Four Way Scales' own matter, and it has nothing to do with Memory Academy. Why should we help them?"
Mister Zheng asked.
Dean Wen glanced at Wu Taibai and Mister Bai before replying, "The Four Way Scales have evidence that this traitor is a hidden Red Back. He fled because he obtained some confidential information that he needed to report to a greater Red Back. Originally, the Four Way Scales deliberately didn't track him down in order to lure out a greater Red Back, but …"
"But they lost track of him," Mister Tang finished.
Dean Wen nodded. "The only thing we can be sure of is that this traitor has already come to our Memory District, but we can't be sure of his exact location. The Four Way Scales' intention is to prevent him from leaving the district, or else he might spread the information to others. They don't have enough manpower, so we have to take action."
"This isn't about helping the Four Way Scales; it's about humanity."
All of the mentors fell silent.
"I've already decided. Mister Tang, Mister Zheng, Mister Bai, and Mister Haoyu will all participate in this mission. Your mission is to seal off the northeast area of the Memory District, and I will seal off the southeast area. The people sent by the Four Way Scales will be responsible for the other two areas. We must seal this traitor in the Memory District."
"Students can also participate in this mission, but it's limited to those who have reached the Enlighter realm, and they must follow the four of you mentors."
The mission was quickly distributed to the students, but the details of the mission had been changed. There were no detailed instructions, and the mission was only to assist the Four Way Scales in capturing a cultivator who had undergone one Tribulation of Origin.
Bai Weiwei, Xia Shenguang, Wang Xiaofan, and Liu Que all accepted the mission. Qing Feng and the others did not participate, as their cultivations were still insufficient to reach the level of an Emissary.
Half a day later, they arrived at a red wasteland northeast of the Memory District. Lu Yin looked into the distance, and behind him stood Bai Weiwei.
Bai Weiwei had accepted the mission and chosen to follow Lu Yin here.
"Why is Student Bai following me?
Compared to the other teachers, my cultivation is the worst, "Lu Yin said calmly.
Bai Weiwei replied, "The chances of encountering that traitor during this mission are very small. Rather than calling it a mission, I think it's more of an opportunity to be alone with you."
Lu Yin was astonished. "Be alone with me?
What does Student Bai mean? "
Bai Weiwei thought for a moment. "Should I call you Mr. Haoyu, or Mr. Yuhao?"
Lu Yin suddenly turned to look at Bai Weiwei, and his entire temperament changed. "How did you know?"
"You're not pretending, are you?"
Bai Weiwei said.
Lu Yin looked away and did not speak.
Bai Weiwei looked at him curiously. "I really want to know what happened to you in the past few decades."
Lu Yin said calmly, "Is that why you're following me?"
Bai Weiwei stared at Lu Yin. "It's only been a few decades, and you've changed so much. Even the fourth young ancestor would have found it difficult to do so. The current you is qualified to talk to the Xia family."
Lu Yin found it funny. "Talk to the Xia family?
Do I even have the qualifications? "
Bai Weiwei did not speak.
Lu Yin continued, "The Xia family is one of the rulers of the Starry Sky Tree. They have Progenitors and half-ancestors, and I'm just an Emissary. Even if I have some lockbreaking abilities, what right do I have to talk to the Xia family? In their eyes, I'm still an ant."
"But you have Celestial Master Gu Yan behind you," Bai Weiwei said.
Lu Yin raised a brow. Celestial Master Gu Yan?
What did she mean?
Seeing that Lu Yin didn't speak, Bai Weiwei said, "Decades ago, Celestial Master Gu Yan went to the mortal world. When he returned, he praised a young man for having an extremely high lockbreaking talent. You also disappeared during that time. If I'm not wrong, you're the extremely talented young man that Celestial Master Gu Yan spoke of."
Lu Yin didn't speak, and his expression didn't change. He kept thinking about the meaning of Bai Weiwei's words.
Celestial Master Gu Yan went to the mortal world decades ago and praised a young man for having an extremely high lockbreaking talent. Was he talking about himself?
Back when he was disguised as Long Seven in the Starry Sky Tree, he had indeed met Celestial Master Gu Yan when he and Superintendent Qingchen were looking for anteaters in the mortal world.
Thinking about it, Yu Hao had indeed disappeared at that time.
They must have misunderstood and thought that Yu Hao was himself. No, they thought that Yu Hao was the Long Seven that Celestial Master Gu Yan praised. This was complicated. Whether it was Long Seven, himself, or the current Yu Hao, they were all the same person.
And Celestial Master Gu Yan hadn't accepted him as a disciple back then?