"Lin Yi, sir?"

"Knock knock~"

Outside a guest room at the Linlang Chamber of Commerce in the Jialan Empire on the Nine Nether Continent, Ling Yuwei carefully knocked on the door:

"Are you there, Lin Yi, sir."

Ever since Lin Yi returned from his Celestial Tribulation, he locked himself in the room with no hint of activity.

Originally, Lin Yi had instructed that no one should disturb him, no matter what.

However, there is now a matter that Lin Yi must handle personally, which forced Ling Yuwei to come and knock on the door.

Ling Yuwei had been waiting outside for a long time, but no matter what she said, there was not the slightest movement from inside.

This inevitably filled Ling Yuwei with worry about Lin Yi’s condition.

After all, Lin Yi had just gone through such a terrifying Celestial Tribulation, even though he ultimately succeeded.

But the damage that Celestial Tribulation caused him may not be so easy to eliminate.

Thinking of this, Ling Yuwei couldn’t help but tense up:

"Could it be..."

With a face full of concern and anxiety, she knocked on the door again and raised her voice:

"Lin Yi, sir, are you there?"

"If you don’t speak up, I will come in, okay?"

Just then, Ling Yudao suddenly walked over:

"What’s going on?"

Ling Yuwei shook her head, indicating uncertainty:

"I’ve been knocking on the door for ages, and there’s no response. I’m worried..."

Upon hearing this, Ling Yudao couldn’t help but be startled:

"Really?"

He walked up to Lin Yi’s door and said:

"Let me check."

Initially, Ling Yudao was not particularly concerned.

But as he focused his perception, he was shocked to find there was not a trace of life inside.

In other words, there was no one inside at all!!!

Did he leave when we weren’t paying attention?

Or did he...

Thinking of some unpleasant possibility, Ling Yudao’s expression changed:

"I’ll deal with it."

As Ling Yudao was about to push the door, the tightly shut door suddenly opened from inside, leaving Ling Yudao stunned with surprise:

"You!"

Lin Yi’s sudden appearance made Ling Yudao even suspect he was hallucinating.

Just a moment ago, there was clearly no trace of life inside, and Ling Yudao had concluded there couldn’t possibly be anyone alive inside.

But now Lin Yi’s appearance thoroughly slapped him in the face.

Feeling Lin Yi’s thriving Life Force, Ling Yudao was completely dumbstruck on the spot.

At this moment, Lin Yi seemed unaware of Ling Yudao’s unusual expression and asked the two before the door in confusion:

"Is there something you need, you two?"

Ling Yudao finally snapped out of his daze and glanced at Lin Yi in shock.

Then, seemingly unwilling to give up, Ling Yudao took another subconscious look at the room behind Lin Yi, with an expression as if he’d seen a ghost.

But he didn’t find anything unusual.

Seeing this, Lin Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but he maintained a calm facade and asked Ling Yudao:

"Would you like to come in and talk?"

Ling Yudao hurriedly responded:

"Oh, it’s nothing."

"It’s good that you’re okay."

At this moment, the still-confused Ling Yuwei broke the somewhat awkward atmosphere between them.

She expressed concern toward Lin Yi:

"Are you okay?"

Faced with Ling Yuwei’s concern, Lin Yi felt a bit touched and replied:

"Do I look like I’m not okay?"

Ling Yuwei indeed took a good look at Lin Yi, then breathed a sigh of relief:

"It’s good that you’re okay."

"I was scared to death since you didn’t respond for ages."

"Sorry for making you worry."

Lin Yi casually said, then immediately changed the topic:

"By the way, what brings you two to me this time?"

Sure enough, Lin Yi’s words jolted Ling Yuwei awake:

"Oh right!"

"The Crown Prince of the Jialan Empire is here, and he’s named you for a meeting."

"He’s waiting in the living room now."

Then Ling Yuwei hesitantly looked at Lin Yi and asked:

"What do you think..."

"The Crown Prince of the Jialan Empire wants to see me?"

Hearing this, Lin Yi was taken aback:

"What’s he looking for me for?"

Logically, he had never met this so-called Crown Prince, and there should be no connection between them.

His visit was indeed beyond Lin Yi’s expectations.

At this moment, Ling Yudao interjected:

"You are now the Jialan King of the Jialan Empire, a position subtly above his as Crown Prince."

"As the Crown Prince of the Jialan Empire, it’s quite normal for him to seek a meeting with you now."

"He also needs this to solidify his current status."

"I believe after the Divine Son selection ends, the other princes of the Jialan Empire will likely come to see you as well."

After listening to Ling Yudao’s explanation, Lin Yi raised an eyebrow:

"So there’s nothing serious then?"

Ling Yudao nodded:

"I think so."

Lin Yi’s immediate reaction left them both stunned on the spot.

Lin Yi then said:

"If there’s nothing serious, let him leave."

"I’m really busy right now, no time to pretend with these people and waste time."

Waste time?

Ling Yuwei and Ling Yudao were momentarily stunned upon hearing Lin Yi’s words.

Ling Yudao didn’t think much of it.

Ling Yuwei, however, looked at Lin Yi with an incredulous expression:

"Are you sure you won’t meet them?"

Lin Yi shrugged indifferently:

"What’s there to meet?"

"Let them do whatever they want."

Meanwhile, Lin Yi added in his heart: After all, once my task is done, I’ll leave, even if they’re offended, they can’t do anything to me.

Then Lin Yi looked at the two:

"Do you have anything else to discuss?"

Ling Yuwei, coming back to her senses, quickly shook her head:

"Ah~ No, nothing else."

Lin Yi nodded:

"Alright then."

"I still have some matters to attend to, so I won’t entertain you."

Saying this, Lin Yi prepared to close the door.

But suddenly Lin Yi paused and said:

"By the way..."

"Later, even if the Emperor of the Jialan Empire comes, please turn him down for me."

"I won’t see anyone."

Seeing Ling Yuwei’s startled face, Lin Yi smiled slightly:

"Thanks."

"Cre-eak~ Bang~"

After Lin Yi closed the door, Ling Yuwei couldn’t help exchanging glances with Ling Yudao. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

He even turned away the Crown Prince of the Jialan Empire, he...

That’s the future Emperor of the Jialan Empire!

Oh yes!

He also mentioned that even if the Emperor came, he wouldn’t meet him.

This...

Ling Yuwei was instantly shocked by Lin Yi’s words.

How much confidence does one need to be so indifferent?

Even Ling Yudao wouldn’t be so casual facing the Emperor of the Jialan Empire, right?

The reason Lin Yi refuses to meet isn’t because of arrogance or disdain for others?

That’s not it!

It’s because Lin Yi actually has things to do right now, no time to wrestle with these people.

After closing the door, Lin Yi immediately returned to the bed and sat cross-legged.

Then Lin Yi called out to the Emperor’s Charm Sword in his hand:

"Elder sister?"

Subsequently, the Emperor’s Charm Sword transformed into Katrina, standing at Lin Yi’s bedside, looking at Lin Yi puzzled:

"Something?"

Seeing Katrina in human form, Lin Yi quickly said:

"Elder sister, soon I’ll need you to keep an eye here."

"If anything happens, remember to wake me up immediately."

Katrina:

"That’s it?"

Lin Yi nodded:

"Yes."

Katrina smiled sweetly and said:

"Alright."

Lin Yi immediately smiled at Katrina, grateful from the bottom of his heart:

"Thanks!"

The reason for Lin Yi’s arrangement is that next, Lin Yi needs to control his clone:

(Skills from Cyan Dragon Stone upgraded by the Four Divine Orders, Additional Skills: [Puppet Clone]: Create a puppet with 60% of the original’s attributes for control; Puppet Duration: Unlimited; Skill Consumption: 22410 MP; Cool-down Time: 24 hours;)

Added Restriction 1. During clone summon, only one can be controlled, [Original] or [Clone], currently: controlling clone.

Added Restriction 2. If the clone dies or is voluntarily canceled during summons, skill enters cool-down state.

Lin Yi found the clone interface on the system, then chose:

[Control Clone]

After making the choice, Lin Yi suddenly felt his vision go dark.

When Lin Yi reopened his eyes, he was already by the familiar small lake at Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts.

Beside him, the Golden Behemoth was curiously looking at Lin Yi, big eyes meeting small ones.

As Lin Yi’s eyes regained focus, the Golden Behemoth seemed to sense something, happily saying:

"Is it you, Master?"

The reawakened Lin Yi (clone) smiled and reached out to pat the Golden Behemoth’s head:

"Thanks for your hard work."

At this moment, Aifula flew to Lin Yi’s face, rubbing her face against his shyly:

"Master, you’re here."

Lin Yi reached out to lift Aifula from his face, then carefully placed her on his shoulder, saying:

"Alright, let’s go."

Aifula responded joyfully:

"Okay."

At that time, a pre-placed Teleportation Array by Lin Yi was still standing by the lakeside.

This Teleportation Array was directly linked to the Succubus Race.

Standing before the Teleportation Array, Lin Yi took a deep breath.

Upon learning that the He Clan was attacking the Border City of Australia War Zone No. 4, Lin Yi felt uneasy.

Now Lin Yi wants to confirm.

Trying to utilize the mechanics of various skills to see whether he could traverse between two continents.

Success or failure, it all rests on this leap.

Then Lin Yi summoned his courage and stepped forward into the unknown...