Chapter 433: Chapter 377: Return to High School, Passionate Homeroom Teacher
"By the way, you came back from your trip for this Blood Handprint business, right?"
Yang Yong asked with a smile.
Lin Yi nodded. "You know about the Blood Handprint too?"
Hearing this, Yang Yong couldn’t help but laugh.
He then poured Lin Yi a cup of tea and continued, "Don’t forget, I’ve always been with the Martial Arts Alliance!"
"Staying here as a coach is really just a cover!"
"I’ve heard all about what happened in the New District, including you joining the Town Martial Department and becoming its General Director!"
Yang Yong lifted his teacup and took a light sip.
Lin Yi gave him a deep look and also picked up his cup.
"Coach Yang, I came today to ask you about Li Xuewen!"
"Li Xuewen?"
Upon hearing the name, Yang Yong’s expression froze for a moment. He immediately understood what Lin Yi was getting at.
"He’s a member of the Blood Handprint now, isn’t he?"
"It seems Coach Yang already knew?" Lin Yi asked back with a faint smile.
Yang Yong shook his head. "I didn’t know. But the fact that you’ve come to me about him makes the answer pretty obvious!"
"Actually, ever since you all left for the New District, Li Xuewen’s mindset underwent a significant change."
"After he was injured and failed the exam, I pulled some strings to get him into the local police department."
"I was hoping he could work there and at least have a stable job."
"It might not make him rich and powerful, but it would keep him fed and clothed."
"But you know what the police department in the Old District is like.
Those people are corrupt, lazy, and undisciplined!"
"They even collude with local gangs. Their conduct and influence are terrible!"
"You know Li Xuewen’s personality. He refused to go along with the corruption. He wanted to remain untainted by the filth and insisted on being different."
"Sigh. Unfortunately, this world has no place for people like him."
"After suffering one blow after another, he even nearly lost his life."
"The last time I saw him was also here."
"He sat right where you are now and told me a lot about what was on his mind."
Yang Yong paused, picking up his cup to take a sip of tea.
Then, he refilled both his and Lin Yi’s cups.
After a moment of contemplation, he continued, "He didn’t tell me his future plans. He just said he had resigned. He was no longer willing to associate with those people, afraid he’d eventually become one of them."
"He never came back after that, and I never saw him again."
Yang Yong’s words sent Lin Yi into deep thought.
After a long moment, he finally asked, "Then how did he get involved with the Blood Handprint?"
"That, I don’t know. But I’ve heard the conditions for joining the Blood Handprint are quite strict."
"Unless you’re recommended by someone inside—a shortcut that lets you join directly—you have to meet all the requirements... By the way, you have a brother in the Old District, don’t you?"
Yang Yong’s words made Lin Yi’s heart skip a beat, and his brow furrowed deeply.
However, this wasn’t exactly a secret.
Anyone who had been in contact with him knew about his family situation.
Lin Yi nodded. "He’s not my biological brother."
Yang Yong smiled. "I don’t mean anything by it. It’s just something I think I overheard."
"Your brother is quite close to Li Xuewen. I just don’t know if he has any connection to the Blood Handprint."
As soon as the words were out, Lin Yi, who was just raising his cup to drink, froze.
He looked up at Yang Yong.
Without saying another word, he drained the tea in his cup in one go.
The moment he set the cup down, he stood up.
"Coach Yang, I won’t disturb you any longer."
"Alright. Where are you heading?" Yang Yong asked, getting up as well.
"I’m going back to the school to see Teacher Liu Song," Lin Yi replied with a light smile.
Hearing this, Yang Yong smiled and nodded. "Then say hello to him for me. When I have some free time, I’ll treat him to a drink."
"Alright!"
Lin Yi walked out of the office.
Yang Yong quickly followed him out.
Instantly, they saw a crowd of young fanboys and fangirls gathered outside.
The moment they saw Lin Yi, their eyes lit up.
They crowded around him again, asking for autographs and photos.
Some even wanted Lin Yi to share some of his cultivation experience.
Lin Yi refused them all.
His cultivation method wasn’t suitable for anyone else.
To cultivate like him, one first needed the ability to see and plunder the talents of others.
And after that, they would also need the Star River Qi Transformation Technique.
Otherwise, they could only rely on their own talent to cultivate slowly.
There were no other shortcuts.
In the end, it was only after a scolding from Yang Yong that the young fanboys and fangirls...
...reluctantly returned to their training.
Lin Yi also stepped into the elevator.
Just as the elevator doors closed, Yang Yong let out a soft sigh.
Clearly, there was much more he hadn’t said.
At that moment, even he himself didn’t know whether the things left unsaid...
...would be good or bad for Lin Yi.
After composing himself slightly, he walked back into the dojo.
...
「Xinghai City Third Middle School.」
It was already almost eleven o’clock when he left the Martial Arts Hall.
By the time Lin Yi got off the bus...
...it was already around eleven-thirty, and the school was about to break for lunch.
Lin Yi wasn’t in a hurry to find Liu Song.
He was still in class at this time, so waiting another ten or twenty minutes was no issue.
Standing outside the school gate, he looked up at the academic buildings and the sports field within.