Crack!
The sound of breaking branches rang out continuously. Just before landing, Huo Yuhao regained his consciousness, barely managed to turn his body, and controlled himself to crash into the tree canopy.
The cushioning force from the dense branches prevented Huo Yuhao from crashing directly onto the ground, but it still left dense, fine cuts on the surface of his body.
In the sky, Ju Zi and Ke Ke noticed Huo Yuhao's situation and exclaimed involuntarily.
"What happened?"
At this time, Wang Lin had already flown above Huo Yuhao. He had put away the flying Soul Tool on his body and was floating in mid-air just like that.
Huo Yuhao quickly flew out from the broken branches. Fine blood beads began to seep out from the fine wounds on his body. He raised his hand, and a layer of frost covered the wounds.
His deep blue eyes, hiding resentment, showed almost no shame; instead, he looked at Wang Lin with some annoyance.
"Did Wang Lin attack Huo Yuhao? Why?"
Ke Ke noticed the situation and couldn't help but ask. Ju Zi, on the other hand, looked at the two with a complex expression.
"This is the second time!"
Wang Lin's cold voice sounded at this moment. This Huo Yuhao was truly hopeless. He had been warned once last time, yet he dared to try a second time.
"What second time?"
Ju Zi and Ke Ke were full of confusion.
"Huo Yuhao, are you here to learn, or are you here to use your Spiritual Detection soul skill to steal things? I warned you the first time, yet you dared to target me again? Is this what you learned at Shrek Academy!?"
Wang Lin directly tore off Huo Yuhao's fig leaf.
"During the time I wasn't around, you must have already copied the structures of Ju Zi's and Ke Ke's flying Soul Tools, right? Do you know that according to the academy's rules, this kind of behavior will lead to direct expulsion!?"
"What!"
Hearing this, Ju Zi's and Ke Ke's eyes widened instantly. They looked at Huo Yuhao, whose face had turned dark. They really hadn't expected that this student, who came early every day to clean the laboratory, would be such a person.
"I..."
Huo Yuhao had no way to defend himself, but he did it all for the Douluo Continent, not for himself. Similarly, he knew that he must not let Wang Lin confirm this matter; otherwise, his study career at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy would end.
"Brother Lin, is this the rule of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy for treating students? This is pure slander. I have never copied any blueprints of your academy. If you don't believe me, you can search!"
After speaking, Huo Yuhao openly took off the Twenty-Four Bridges by Moonlight from his body and pushed it toward Ju Zi, Ke Ke, and Wang Lin.
Ju Zi and Ke Ke looked at each other. They ignored Huo Yuhao and looked at Wang Lin, signaling with their eyes whether to take action.
In this kind of matter, Ju Zi and Ke Ke obviously trusted Wang Lin, with whom they spent time day and night, more than Huo Yuhao, who had just joined.
Wang Lin looked at Huo Yuhao silently. He naturally knew that no evidence could be found; the evidence was all in Huo Yuhao's mind.
If not for the relationship between Long Xiaoyao and Elder Yi, Wang Lin would inevitably have used necromancy magic to search Huo Yuhao's soul, and incidentally see how exactly Huo Yuhao was taught to be like this.
"Forget it."
Wang Lin said silently, turned around, and flew directly toward the Jing Yang Mountain Range. His speed was extremely fast, without stopping at all.
Seeing this situation, Ju Zi and Ke Ke looked at each other, sped up, and followed Wang Lin directly. Unlike before, they didn't stop from time to time to wait for Huo Yuhao this time.
"If there is a next time, out of respect for Elder Mu, I will only break one of your hands!"
Wang Lin's voice, who had already disappeared from view, suddenly sounded in Huo Yuhao's ear. Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly controlled his flying Soul Tool to chase after Ju Zi and the others.
On the way, Huo Yuhao, whose soul power was exhausted, could only take out a Milk Bottle-shaped Soul Power Storage Device to replenish his soul power in order to keep up with Wang Lin and the others.
Crimson sunset clouds shone on the ridges of the Jing Yang Mountain Range. In a clearing within the mountain range.
Ju Zi took out a large amount of food. With Ke Ke's assistance, she prepared tonight's dinner. Wang Lin sat aside and waited obediently.
Vegetables, fruits, frozen fresh meat, various condiments. There were even various kitchen utensils and tableware; everything was there.
Ju Zi skillfully set up the barbecue grill she brought, then started the fire and prepared.
Sizzle!
Golden oil danced on the roasted meat, releasing a rich aroma accompanied by the rumbling sound of stomachs.
Huo Yuhao, who had fallen far behind, finally caught up panting heavily. At this time, all the Milk Bottles he had prepared were consumed.
Looking at the oily roasted meat, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva. But seeing that Wang Lin, Ju Zi, and Ke Ke ignored him, he walked obediently to the other side of the clearing.
He ate the dry rations he brought with him, his gaze shifting between the roasted meat and Wang Lin from time to time. Perhaps because Wang Lin mentioned Mu En, there was no resentment in Huo Yuhao's eyes at this moment.
He seemed to have already treated Wang Lin as one of his own.
Soon, the roasted meat was ready, and the stewed thick soup began to bubble continuously.
"Dinner is ready!"
Ju Zi clapped her hands and signaled Huo Yuhao in the distance to come over. Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Ju Zi would invite him after what happened earlier.
Shouldn't they leave him hanging to the side?
"Come over, Yuhao. Heaven and earth are big, but eating is the biggest!"
Hearing Ju Zi say that, Huo Yuhao felt warm in his heart. He immediately stood up and looked eagerly at Wang Lin. Seeing that Wang Lin didn't say much, he stepped forward, took the roasted meat, and ate in large mouthfuls.
"Thank you, Senior Sister Ju Zi..."
A very sumptuous dinner ended, and the relationship between Huo Yuhao, Ju Zi, and Ke Ke became much closer. During the conversation, Huo Yuhao also mentioned that he was an orphan.
This earned him a lot of sympathy from Ju Zi and Ke Ke. It wasn't until night, after confirming that Ju Zi and Ke Ke had rested, that Huo Yuhao quietly approached Wang Lin.
"Um, Brother Lin, do you know Elder Mu?"
"Taking without asking is stealing. You don't want to expose your own sect's secrets, so does that mean you can pry into other people's secrets at will?"
Wang Lin didn't answer Huo Yuhao but said in a deep voice.
"I..."
Huo Yuhao didn't know how to defend himself and could only respond with silence. However, the bad emotions from having his fig leaf torn off by Wang Lin earlier all disappeared after Wang Lin mentioned Elder Mu.
"That matter was indeed my fault. I'm sorry, Brother Lin."
Wang Lin looked at Huo Yuhao with a frown, feeling like he had punched cotton. To be honest, he couldn't understand Huo Yuhao's operation at all. But soon, Huo Yuhao's next sentence made Wang Lin understand.
"But Brother Lin, as a person from the Star Luo Empire who has studied at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy for so long, you should know how big the gap in Soul Tools is between the Sun Moon Empire and the Three Empires.
If I don't resort to this plan, the Three Empires will never catch up with the Sun Moon Empire and will be destroyed by the Sun Moon Empire sooner or later. So Brother Lin, you can understand me, right?"