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Jing Hongchen recalled the several abilities that Huo Yuhao had demonstrated to him, meticulous mental detection and elusive simulations, plus sufficient time, the other party was fully capable of finding out the location of the hundred thousand year soul beast embryo.
Moreover, Huo Yuhao's original martial soul made Jing Hongchen suspicious. It was entirely possible that the other party was a member of the Body Sect.
After thinking it over, he sat in his temporary office in the teaching department and asked the teaching director Lin Jiayi coldly: "Jiayi, is Huo Yuhao still in the academy?"
Lin Jiayi was stunned, not knowing why Jing Hongchen suddenly asked this question, and asked in confusion: "Master, if there is no special reason, students are not allowed to leave the academy."
"I haven't received any notice of his leaving school recently. He must be in the college."
Jing Hongchen said coldly: "I'm afraid he's no longer here. If he wants to leave, there's no one to keep an eye on him."
"Jiayi, send someone to look for him quickly."
"Yes, Hall Master." Seeing Jing Hongchen's serious expression, Lin Jiayi did not arrange for anyone else and simply went to the sixth grade teaching building to find him in person.
Soon, while Jing Hongchen was somewhat stunned, Lin Jiayi brought Huo Yuhao in front of him.
“Master, Huo Yuhao has been brought to you.” Lin Jiayi reminded.
Jing Hongchen came back to his senses and said, "Okay, Jiayi, go ahead and get busy."
Only Jing Hongchen and Huo Yuhao were left in the office.
Huo Yuhao asked, "Master Hongchen, why do you want to see me?"
Jing Hongchen's worries were instantly dispelled.
If Huo Yuhao was really an undercover agent from the Body Sect, secretly supporting the Body Sect, then he would not have stayed in the Sun Moon Academy after the attack on the Body Sect was completed.
Jing Hongchen's expression remained solemn as he asked, "Huo Yuhao, do you know what happened in Mingde Hall yesterday?"
Huo Yuhao answered truthfully: "The news has spread in the academy that a group of powerful foreign forces raided Mingde Hall and caused incalculable losses."
Jing Hongchen nodded, sighed, and thankfully said, "Fortunately, there weren't too many casualties."
Huo Yuhao echoed, “Really? This is a blessing in disguise. The reason why the Red Dust Hall Master called me here today is…”
Jing Hongchen smiled bitterly: "Despite this, almost all of Mingde Hall's more than 5,000 laboratory tables were destroyed, and only dozens of them are still intact."
“Huo Yuhao, do you know why I called you here today?”
Huo Yuhao looked puzzled: “I don’t know.”
Jing Hongchen put on a serious expression and said, "I would like to take this opportunity to promote your soul-guided machine tool project."
Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment, and then he said with some surprise: "Master Hongchen, are you telling the truth?"
Jing Hongchen nodded solemnly: "Well, it's just a coincidence that I think so."
"On the one hand, due to the attack, there are not enough resources and manpower to support advanced topics, so many topics and research have to be interrupted. The research that is still being carried out must be extremely important."
"On the other hand, the core array of an experimental table is not complicated, but it is quite cumbersome for a soul engineer, and we don't have any extra manpower to make it now."
"So I think this is a very good opportunity to promote the development of soul-guided machine tools."
Jing Hongchen's forehead gradually relaxed, and there was a hint of expectation in his eyes as he looked at Huo Yuhao, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
"Xuan Ziwen's current research project has also been suspended. For now, the two of you should start this project in advance. I will provide you with metal materials and other resources."
Huo Yuhao said gratefully: “Thank you, Master Hongchen.”
Although he said this on the surface, he felt something was wrong in his heart.
This old toad seems to be smiling with a dagger hidden behind his smile.
Jing Hongchen nodded with satisfaction again: "Well, Huo Yuhao, I am very much looking forward to your performance. After all, you are a spiritual soul master picked out of thousands, plus your talent and wild ideas, you are simply a natural soul mentor seedling."
Listening to Jing Hongchen's praise for him, Huo Yuhao felt more and more uneasy, but he remained calm.
"Thank you for the compliment, Master Hongchen."
Jing Hongchen suddenly seemed to remember something and asked casually, "Spiritual attribute... Oh, by the way, Huo Yuhao, I still don't know what your first martial spirit is. Can you tell me?"
Huo Yuhao finally understood Jing Hongchen’s purpose. The other party must have become suspicious of him.
But he remained calm. Regardless of whether it was useful or not, his mental suggestion had quietly started. He quickly thought of a countermeasure in his mind and replied, "My first martial soul is the Demon Eye."
There is no need to hide anything, speaking out openly will make you more honest.
"Eyes? Is that the body's martial soul?" Jing Hongchen asked casually.
"Yes."
After receiving Huo Yuhao's affirmative answer, Jing Hongchen frowned: "What a coincidence."
“Huo Yuhao, do you know what the unknown force that attacked Mingde Hall yesterday was?”
Huo Yuhao replied: “I don’t know. It seems that the news has not spread in the academy yet.”
Jing Hongchen said slowly: "That unknown force is the Body Sect."
After saying this, he frowned and looked at Huo Yuhao with a questioning look instead of words.
The atmosphere between the two of them suddenly became tense.
Huo Yuhao’s face changed, and he pretended to be surprised, but he quickly regained his composure and nodded, “I see. Only the number one sect on the continent like the Body Sect could cause such great damage to Mingde Hall.”
Jing Hongchen said coldly: "Huo Yuhao, you are the original martial soul, are you from the original martial soul sect?"
An invisible pressure rose instantly.
Huo Yuhao did not answer directly, but responded with a cold look: "Master Hongchen, are you doubting me?"
Jing Hongchen said calmly, "During this special period, all personnel who enter and leave Mingde Hall must be strictly checked. This hall master has shown leniency by not ordering anyone to search you."
Huo Yuhao did not continue the conversation, but his eyes remained cold.
Jing Hongchen continued, "It is not an easy task to attack Mingde Hall from the outside. Mingde Hall is more than a hundred meters underground. It is not only easy to defend but also difficult to attack. We also need to find the weak points accurately to attack. We must have an insider who knows the terrain of Mingde Hall very well to do this."
Huo Yuhao suddenly laughed and said, "Master Hongchen, do you think I have a chance to understand all the terrain of Mingde Hall?"
"You also know that Mingde Hall has a lot of rules. There are surveillance cameras everywhere, and you are not allowed to run around. How can I have the opportunity to walk around the entire Mingde Hall?"
Jing Hongchen did not refute and allowed him to continue.
"And even if I really was the spy of the Body Sect, why would I stay in Sun Moon Academy after the attack of the Body Sect was over? Wouldn't I just be waiting to be caught?"
Jing Hongchen nodded, indicating his agreement with this statement, and the doubts that had originally been in his heart were gradually dispelled.
He asked casually, "Who do you think is most likely to be the insider?"
Huo Yuhao thought for a while and said with a smile: "Master Hongchen, I think you can change your mindset."
"If anyone you think is suspicious has disappeared after the attack, then he is the most suspicious."
Familiar images flashed through his mind, and finally, a figure that had never appeared again froze in his mind, and Jing Hongchen was stunned.
"It's him?"
He was an eighth-level soul engineer whom Jing Hongchen regarded as his confidant. Hearing from others that he died in the attack, Jing Hongchen felt regretful for a long time.
But logically speaking, with his strength, he should be able to protect himself. How could he be killed so easily by an outsider?
Moreover, he knew Mingdetang too well. If he had to choose an insider, there would be no one more suitable than him.
But why would he do this?
A trace of confusion and resentment flashed through Jing Hongchen's heart.
They asked themselves that they had never treated each other unfairly, and even entrusted them with important tasks, so why would the other party betray them?
Although reason told him that the other party was most likely a spy, Jing Hongchen was unwilling to face it.
After a long silence, he chose to escape and said calmly: "Huo Yuhao, are you really not from the Body Sect?"
"This hall master has heard that all soul masters with body martial souls should be regarded as disciples of the body sect."
Huo Yuhao was about to continue speaking when he was suddenly shocked. He turned around in surprise and saw a black-robed figure suddenly appeared beside him.
The black-robed figure spoke with a cold female voice, and each word carried a faint white chill that came out from the black cloth covering the face.
"He is from my northern land."
Snow Queen?
How did she come out of the sea of spirits without permission?
Even Huo Yuhao was startled by Xue Di's sudden action.
"who are you?"
Seeing the black-robed man suddenly appear, Jing Hongchen's face changed immediately, and densely packed soul guide gun barrels were instantly lined up.
"Don't be nervous, Master Hongchen, we meet again."
Another black-robed figure appeared beside Huo Yuhao and uttered the same indifferent and cold voice.
This one is naturally the Ice Emperor.
"It's you!" Jing Hongchen recognized her by the familiar voice. She was the Titled Douluo who came with Beidi Douluo last time.
A solemn expression filled Jing Hongchen's face as he carefully looked at the other strange man in black robe.
Judging from the voice, this is also a woman, but her strength is obviously much greater than the other one.
Judging from his aura alone, he probably has the strength of a Super Douluo.
However, the two people in front of him were not the ones that Jing Hongchen feared the most. Their presence meant that the unfathomable Beidi Douluo might still be near the academy.
"Master Hongchen, although it may be a bit presumptuous, please don't make things difficult for Yuhao."
Xue Di said this as a request, but her tone sounded more like an order.
"He is from the North, please give me some respect."
Snow Queen and Ice Queen stood quietly in black robes, their figures and faces could not be seen clearly. The cold air emanated from the black robes, and just standing there brought Jing Hongchen a lot of pressure.
“Huo Yuhao is from your North?” Jing Hongchen’s breathing almost stagnated.
He had always thought that Huo Yuhao was from Xingluo, but now, the two mysterious Titled Douluo masters in front of him told him that Huo Yuhao came from that mysterious Northern family.
Are you kidding me?
"Then what are you people from the north doing here in my Sun and Moon?" Jing Hongchen's face was solemn.
"Of course, I came here for the soul beast embryo of the ten thousand years ago."
Xue Di answered word by word with a smile, but there was a terrifying chill in her laughter.