"Oh? Then thank you very much, young master," Tingyun said.
The sudden change of topic had caught her slightly off guard, but she was someone who had seen plenty of storms in her life. She didn't show any unusual reaction.
The pastries made by Ruan Mei were genuinely delicious. Whenever Lin Yi had the chance, he would "borrow" a plate.
Only this time—
He had added a tiny ingredient that members of the Canidae family shouldn't consume.
And look—
It worked immediately.
Tingyun collapsed on the spot.
The surrounding Cloud Knights instantly drew their weapons, scanning the area.
Lin Yi calmly took out a Panacea pill and fed it to her.
"No need to panic," he said to the soldiers nearby.
"She'll wake up soon."
Tingyun slowly regained consciousness.
"Mmm…?"
"What happened…?"
Suppressing the urge to make a dramatic joke, Lin Yi helped her to her feet.
"My apologies, Miss Tingyun."
"It seems the pastries contained something foxians shouldn't eat. My mistake."
"As compensation, please accept this."
He took out a vintage mechanical pocket watch.
A small gift originally given to him by Screwllum—
Though Lin Yi had made a few minor modifications.
"Oh? It's really nothing," Tingyun replied politely.
"I'm sure it was unintentional."
"Now then, where would you like to visit first, young master?"
"Let's stop here for today," Lin Yi said.
"Miss Tingyun should get some rest."
"I've just finished a long journey myself and feel a bit tired. It wouldn't be the best time for sightseeing."
"In that case," Tingyun replied, "allow me to escort you to your residence."
"No need," Lin Yi waved casually.
"I always stay in the same place whenever I visit the Luofu."
"I still remember the way."
After politely declining her offer, Lin Yi left alone.
Ignoring the subtle eyes secretly watching him from behind.
He walked—
In a direction completely unrelated to his supposed residence.
Elsewhere.
Yukong held a newly compiled psychological profile of Lin Yi, preparing to archive it.
This wasn't the first time such a report had been written.
Every time he visited the Xianzhou, they used the opportunity to observe him closely.
"Good work, Tingyun," Yukong said.
"But first, go see Lady Bailu for a medical check."
"Then visit the Alchemy Commission to analyze the substance you just ate."
She looked at the pocket watch.
"As for this… send it to the Artisanship Commission first."
Meanwhile, Lin Yi made no attempt to hide his movements from the Xianzhou's surveillance.
Yukong sighed internally.
Those Dragon Elders are getting more and more restless.
The general needs to know about this before it causes trouble.
File: Lin Yi
Identity:
Seat #85 of the Genius Society
Possible Xianzhou native (suspected)
Descendant of an ancient civilization (suspected)
Originating from "Azure Planet" (suspected)
Age:
Under 200
Social Relations:
Garden of Recollection — hostile history
Interastral Peace Corporation — friendly
Galaxy Rangers — friendly
Antimatter Legion — hostile
First Known Appearance:
Lindegano (suspected)
Personality Analysis
Contradictory.
Capable of ruthless methods to achieve his goals, yet maintains a certain moral bottom line.
Forgiving of grudges, yet also extremely vindictive.
Repays kindness without fail.
Conclusion:
Everything above may simply be the personality he wants others to see.
The method is crude.
But perhaps that layer is also genuine.
Hobbies
All forms of entertainment:
theatre
novels
games
models
even a simple stick
However, he never seems truly passionate about any of them.
Conclusion: short attention span.
(Exception: causing trouble for the Destruction faction.)
He also enjoys traveling to admire beautiful scenery.
Overall Evaluation
Neutral Good
Subconsciously shows closeness toward the Xianzhou.
However, he seems to treat the Xianzhou as some form of replacement for something else.
His actions may appear unrelated, but there is always a deeper connection.
Understanding that connection may be key to cooperating with him.
RecommendationRespond positively to goodwill
Explore deeper connections
Attempt to recruit him
Seek cooperation for mutual benefit
Also recommend monitoring:
Yepera Brotherhood
Garden of Recollection
Source Forest
For updates to psychological profiling.
Meanwhile—
Lin Yi tapped the pillar of a pavilion lightly with the ring on his hand.
The pillar extended into a realm-shifting screen.
An illusion covered the surrounding area, making everything appear normal to outside observers.
The screen was specially modified by the Vidyadhara.
It allowed long-distance teleportation.
Once he stepped through—
He arrived at a hot spring.
A secret Vidyadhara location formed from the eye of the Tang Sea, brought to the Xianzhou long ago.
Clearly—
This wasn't Lin Yi's first visit.
It wasn't Lin Yi who had approached the Vidyadhara.
They had approached him.
For a simple reason:
Infertility.
They hoped the Panacea might cure the Vidyadhara's inability to reproduce.
In truth, the Xianzhou itself was already deeply concerned about the declining Vidyadhara population.
Their unconditional support for the Panacea project partly came from that concern.
The Xianzhou had already provided everything they should—and shouldn't.
Which made the Dragon Elders' secret actions rather unnecessary.
Still—
If someone wanted to offer extra materials voluntarily…
Lin Yi wasn't going to refuse.
And the materials they provided were truly outrageous.
Vidyadhara marrow
egg fluid
Tang Sea water
Crimson Spring water
Ancient Sea water
branches and roots of the Ambrosial Arbor
Dragon Sovereign blood
corpses of foxians who died during moon madness
Xianzhou citizens already consumed by mara
juvenile Tang Sea beasts
even live Borisin prisoners
Lin Yi didn't care how they obtained these things.
As long as they were useful.
Still—
He couldn't help thinking:
This is extremely illegal.
These Dragon Elders are REALLY committing crimes.
Even though the Xianzhou had already provided similar materials—
Many of these things were technically taboo.
How exactly did these old guys get them?
Is General Jing Yuan secretly fishing again?
Without realizing it—
Jing Yuan had gained another nickname in Lin Yi's mind.
"Gluttonous General."
Lin Yi picked up a vial.
"Is this Dragon Sovereign blood from Dan Feng or Bailu?"
"Both," the Dragon Elder replied.
"We even have samples from four generations of Dragon Sovereigns."
"Good," Lin Yi said.
"That gives me comparison samples."
"But I should remind you—"
"The Panacea has very little chance of restoring Vidyadhara reproduction."
"Their condition isn't a disease."
"There is still hope," the elder insisted.
"Our population declines with each generation."
"One day we will disappear."
"That despair…"
Lin Yi turned around and left before he finished.
Listening any longer might reduce his own IQ.
Better to stay away.
After that, Lin Yi did nothing else.
He returned to his residence and finally rested.
He was genuinely tired.
Not physically—
But mentally.
Meanwhile, inside the Divination Commission—
General Jing Yuan had just escorted Ruan Mei out and finished another meeting with his officers.
Just as he was about to take a short break—
More work arrived.
"General."
"This pocket watch was given to Tingyun by the traveler Lin Yi."
"Due to the unusual circumstances of the gift, we sent it to the Artisanship Commission for inspection."
"This is the inspection report."
Jing Yuan rubbed his forehead.
He didn't even pick up the document yet.
"General… are you alright?"
"I'm fine," Jing Yuan replied.
"Just tired from work."
"By the way, call Lady Fu Xuan. I need to discuss something."
"No need."
A voice sounded from the doorway.
"I am already here."
"I know everything that happened."
"General—hand it over."
Jing Yuan smiled slightly and handed her the document.
"As expected of Lady Fu Xuan."
Fu Xuan said nothing.
She simply stared at him.