Lin Yichen heard this and took the token, looking at the lifelike dragon pattern and the character "Liu" carved upon it. It looked extremely impressive.
Liu Wudao watched as Lin Yichen took the token and examined it for a moment, then smiled and introduced it:
"This token is forged from extraterrestrial meteorite iron, and it carries the power of my Laws. Even I only have three of them in total, so little friend, make sure you don't lose it. Hahaha!"
Lin Yichen did not stand on ceremony with him. He carefully put the token away, nodded, and replied:
"Rest assured, Commander, I will take good care of this token. If you ever want it back in the future, I will surely return it to you intact."
"Hahaha! If little friend doesn't mind, you can just call me Old Liu. Since you seem to have things to take care of, I won't disturb you any further. Please go ahead, little friend. As for this place, I'll leave it to me to handle."
Liu Wudao pointed to the two headless corpses on the ground and said.
Lin Yichen nodded and said:
"Then, Old Liu, this junior will take his leave."
"Mm, go ahead, go ahead. I believe we will meet again very soon."
Hearing this, Lin Yichen did not stay any longer and vanished right on the spot.
Watching Lin Yichen's vanishing figure, the smile on Liu Wudao's face instantly vanished. He then picked up his military telephone and dialed a number:
"Use the Sky Eye to check that young man who was just talking with me. I want to know all his information, and make it quick!"
"Yes!"
Following a crisp and decisive reply from the other end, Liu Wudao hung up the phone. Immediately after, a ball of fire surged in his palm and he tossed it toward the two corpses on the ground. In just a fraction of a second, the flames burned the two Tianyu Cult fellows into ashes. The fine ash left on the ground was the only proof that they had ever existed.
After finishing this, Liu Wudao waited on the spot for a few minutes before a file was sent to his cell phone.
It recorded Lin Yichen's entire background from childhood to the present.
Whether it was peeking at a young widow bathing with a group of friends when he was little,
or still wetting the bed at age eight,
the file recorded everything in crystal clear detail.
After reading through Lin Yichen's spotless file, Liu Wudao finally let go of the last shred of hesitation in his heart. However, upon seeing that the file listed Lin Yichen's age as 18, he still couldn't help but gasp deeply.
After pondering on the spot for quite a while, as if having made some decision, he found a number in the military phone that he had never dialed before and pressed the call button.
"Hello! Lord Sword Saint, it's me..."
On the other side, Lin Yichen, unaware that his dark history had been completely dug up, soon appeared inside Hushi No. 1 High School.
He was quite open-minded about the exposure of his identity. After all, the other person didn't look like a bad guy, and at least Lin Yichen's first impression of Liu Wudao was quite good. He figured the man wouldn't backstab him or expose him to the alien races.
Even if the worst were to happen, Lin Yichen wasn't afraid. Once he absorbed the Ultimate Ice inside the System space, he would have the confidence to fight even a Martial Sage. Even if he couldn't win in the end, he could still run away. If the other party dared to touch anyone around him, he would make their entire clan pay with their lives.
Invincible below the Martial Sage, trading lives one-on-one at and above the Martial Sage—this was the confidence his strength gave him.
As Lin Yichen returned to Hushi No. 1 High School, at a single glance he spotted Xu Shiyue, who had completed her epiphany and was now surrounded by Principal Luo Wenhao—whose face was crinkled in smiles like a chrysanthemum—along with numerous teachers who were showing her warm solicitude.
As for the current Xu Shiyue, Luo Wenhao's regard for her clearly surpassed even that of Lin Yichen now; she was the kind of treasure one feared would melt in the mouth.
Xu Shiyue, who had been expressionless while surrounded by the teachers and the principal, immediately ran over cheerfully the moment she saw that familiar figure not far away.
"Lin Yichen!"
Watching Xu Shiyue run up to him, Lin Yichen said with a smile:
"It looks like I might fall out of favor at Hushi No. 1 High School from now on!"
Hearing this, Xu Shiyue grew anxious and hurriedly explained:
"No! I..."
Seeing this, Lin Yichen smiled and interrupted her:
"Hahaha! I'm just joking. How is it? Did you comprehend quite a lot from this epiphany?"
Xu Shiyue immediately nodded upon hearing this. Without hiding anything, she told Lin Yichen all about her situation:
"I successfully modified some of the sword-wielding methods in the Maiden Sword Technique into the fast sword style I'm used to! It feels much smoother to use now, and through this modification, the Maiden Sword Technique not only hasn't weakened, but is now just a hair's breadth away from becoming an Imperial-grade sword technique!"
Looking at Xu Shiyue, who beamed with joy as if waiting for praise, Lin Yichen smiled and filtered out the part about the sword technique's grade. After all, this was a sword technique close to the Imperial grade; if too many people found out about this, endless trouble and danger would surely await Xu Shiyue.
However, for this girl to tell him just like that truly reflected her unconditional trust in him.
A trace of gentleness flashed in Lin Yichen's eyes. He raised his hand, gently patted her little head, and said:
"Very impressive. It looks like I might not even be able to beat you in a fight in the future. But you must be careful—never reveal the grade of your sword technique to anyone."
"Mm-hm!"
Xu Shiyue obediently nodded. She naturally understood the reasoning behind Lin Yichen's words; she only had a bit of social anxiety, but she wasn't stupid.
However, upon hearing his earlier remark, she thought to herself: *Once my strength surpasses Lin Yichen's, I must make him stay by my side all the time and never go anywhere else. I'll make him obey my every word, and as for any other women who dare to get close to Lin Yichen—they can all just die!*
Though that was what she thought, reality worked quite differently. If things really reached that point, aside from the non-negotiable rule of keeping other women away from Lin Yichen, she would still most likely act meek and submissive toward him.
This feeling, akin to a suppression rooted in the bloodline, left Xu Shiyue with zero hope of ever turning the tables in this lifetime.
Watching the two chatting and laughing not far away, the abandoned Luo Wenhao scratched his already sparse hair, turned to Liu Luo, and asked with some self-doubt:
"Old Liu, do I look that terrifying?"
Hearing this, Liu Luo sized Luo Wenhao up for a moment and said:
"Principal, do you want the honest truth?"
"Of course!"
"You really do look quite wretched!"
Hearing this, the corners of Luo Wenhao's mouth twitched slightly. He glared at Liu Luo, then casually made up an excuse and said:
"Teacher Liu's breathing frequency was too rapid during working hours, damaging the teachers' image. Three days' salary will be deducted as a warning to others."
Liu Luo was dumbfounded upon hearing this. *Hey, no, you old codger, can't you afford to lose!*
The surrounding teachers couldn't help laughing when they heard this.
"Old Luo! Can't you afford to lose! Deduct my salary and I'll go report you to the educational institution!"
Having his psychological defenses broken, Liu Luo dropped the "Principal" title altogether.
"The Director of Education is my nephew, I'm not afraid! Besides, I have plenty of money, I'm not afraid of fines!"
Hearing this, Liu Luo's face turned even darker. He pointed at Luo Wenhao, speechless for a long time.
"Yo! Busy, are you? Teacher Liu, Principal!"
At that moment, Lin Yichen walked over in the company of Xu Shiyue.
Luo Wenhao instantly put away his rogue expression and said with a smile:
"Oh! Not busy at all, not busy at all. Little Lin, and student Xu Shiyue, you two must cultivate well lately. Of course, don't overwork yourselves either—this time, our Hushi No. 1 High School is counting entirely on the two of you!"