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  Fan Lao saw that Zheng Feng had already calmed down and felt at ease. He then instructed the servant to take Zheng Feng away to rest.

  The next day, Zheng Feng appeared in front of Fan Lao with a full spirit, looking like he had changed not only his former decadent appearance but also having a stronger heart.

  Mr. Fan looked at Zheng Feng with his sharp eyes, and this time, Zheng Feng did not evade, directly staring back at him. The eyes are the window of the mind, and it is easiest to see a person's inner heart from their eyes. Seeing Zheng Feng's clear eyes, the mental distortion had been completely repaired after yesterday.

  "I am not a Beast Soul Master, and I don't have the knowledge to teach you how to become a powerful one." Fan Lao said to Zheng Feng in his usual calm tone.

  Zheng Feng did not interrupt Fan Lao's words as he had done before, but instead stood there with bright eyes looking at Fan Lao, quietly waiting.

  Fan Lao saw Zheng Feng go through a moment of enlightenment, not only repairing his soul but also washing away that frivolous personality, the corner of his mouth involuntarily curling up slightly.

  "From today on, you are my adopted son. You can call me whatever you like, I don't mind." said Old Fan slowly.

  "Yes, Father."

  It seems that Mr. Fan is very pleased with Zheng Feng calling him "father". Overjoyed by the arrival of a child in his old age, he couldn't help but burst into loud laughter like ordinary people, unable to maintain his usual calm demeanor: "Haha～～Great, haha hahaha～～～Great."

  When Fan Lao stopped laughing, he said kindly to Zheng Feng: "From today on, you will follow me. Five years later, I will send you to the Imperial Sky Soul Academy, where you can truly learn how to become a beast soul master. And in these five years, what you can learn from following me depends on yourself."

  Zheng Feng nodded as if he understood but didn't really understand.

  "By the way, do you know your Beast Soul Power attribute test results?" asked Old Man Fan.

  Zheng Feng looked puzzled: "Beast Soul Power Test?"

  Fan Lao saw Zheng Feng's puzzled face and knew that Xiao Xiu hadn't told him about the beast soul power test yet. Fan Lao slowly began to explain, also telling Zheng Feng about Lin Lie's hypothesis.

  "Attribute-less? Opposing attribute fusion? Spatial attribute? Beast God?" A string of mysterious terms left Zheng Feng bewildered.

  Fan Lao clearly understood the importance of this matter and reminded him, "Forget it for now, you just try to sign a contract with the wind attribute soul beast for the second beast soul contract, see if you will be rejected by the soul beast. At that time, we'll know whether His Majesty's hypothesis is true or not. But no matter what, this incident must not be mentioned to anyone else, do you understand?"

  Zheng Feng didn't quite understand, but he would follow his adoptive father's orders and said: "Got it, Father."

  Suddenly, Zheng Feng seemed to remember something and asked: "Uncle, did Princess Chang have an accident in the forest outside the city recently?"

  Fan Lao certainly knew this big joke, and when Lin Lie mentioned it to him at the time, he would also smile in his heart. Although this joke was a 'secret' openly known among the nobles, it shouldn't be spread too wildly, right? Even the children in the orphanage already knew about it? Qi Guai asked strangely: "Is there such a thing, how did you know about this?"

  Zheng Feng's face turned red as he explained the 'misunderstanding' between him and Princess Chang to Old Man Fan. Because he knew that if he really wanted to follow his adoptive father for five years, he would definitely have many opportunities to meet Princess Chang again, so it was better to clarify things with his adoptive father now rather than having an unexpected scene later on.

  "After hearing the whole thing, Fan Lao smiled and said: 'You are the first person to make her suffer such a great loss without anything happening. Don't worry, I will explain it to His Majesty.'"

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  As a result, Fan Lao finally gave Zheng Feng a black cloak and said with a smile: "Your Majesty cannot persuade the Princess, you'd better wear this cloak in the future."

  Zheng Feng heard this and had no opinion, took the hood and put it on, the wide hood completely covered Zheng Feng's body, the upper part of his face was also obscured by his messy hair, others absolutely could not recognize who this person was.

  Is this cloak really what Lin Lie wants Zheng Feng to wear?

  From that day on, the high-ranking officials and nobles of the Tianlong Empire saw Fan Lao appear wherever he went, with a man in a black cloak following behind him, for five years.

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  Ye Luo City is located near the Qinghai Forest, a border city of the Tianlong Empire. The Qinghai Forest is a primeval forest where many wild soul beasts live, and it is the most active area for mercenaries and beast soul masters.

  Because Ye Luo City is close to the Qing Hai Forest, although it is a border city of the Tian Long Empire, it will not be deserted at all, and can even be said to be very lively. Beast Soul Masters and mercenaries will exchange information or trade soul beasts in Ye Luo City.

  Generally speaking, where beastmasters and mercenaries are active, there will be fights and chaos. However, the security in Ye Luo City is surprisingly good, and no one dares to fight within the city. Are they afraid of the patrolling soldiers? No, they are not afraid of those so-called patrolling soldiers, and Ye Luo City does not have patrolling soldiers either. The reason why Ye Luo City's security is maintained is because of the Tian Hun Academy!

  Zheng Feng is now sitting in the carriage heading to Ye Luo City. He has been following Master Fan for five years, and now Zheng Feng is a twelve-year-old youth, with a height of one hundred and seventy centimeters that makes him look completely devoid of his former childishness.

  A white casual outfit on him didn't look plain, but instead was complemented by his straight and slender figure, exuding a warm and elegant atmosphere. However, this elegance was ruined by his head of wild silver long hair. His hair was beautiful, but unkempt, scattered randomly down his back to the base of his neck, giving off a savage aura. The upper part of his face was hidden by his hair, making it impossible to discern his gaze.

  Even so, all the girls in the car stared at Zheng Feng with shining eyes, knowing how attractive his contradictory aura was to the opposite sex.

  Following the nature of opposite sex attraction and same-sex repulsion, not a single male on the carriage had a good expression towards Zheng Feng, their fierce gaze never interrupted, probably each one had already secretly cursed him in their hearts.

  Zheng Feng was indifferent to the hostility of the men around him, now his heart only had Tianhun Academy. He still remembered the oath he made five years ago, 'I will become a strong man! A true strong man!!! I must!!!!' Tianhun Academy was the first step for him to embark on the path of beast taming.

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  The Tianhun Academy is located on the east side of Ye Luo City, where a crowd of people are gathering outside the academy. Most of them are children between 12 to 15 years old, accompanied by some parents, all waiting for the start of Tianhun Academy's enrollment.

  When Zheng Feng first arrived here, he was taken aback by the situation. The number of people wasn't the reason for his astonishment; it was because all the children here were Beastmasters, and perhaps even one or two Beast Tamers were hiding among them. It was only then that he realized his own weakness, and if not for Old Man Fan's stern warning, he might still be stuck in the imperial capital's orphanage, self-righteously thinking he was superior.

  Zheng Feng stood in the crowd, his sword-like eyebrows slightly furrowed as he gazed at a horse-drawn carriage on the periphery. If he wasn't mistaken, this was the Imperial Long Princess's personal carriage. During his five years by Master Fan's side, he had always tried to avoid meeting the Long Princess, and even if they did meet, he would remain silent. He didn't know whether Lin Tian Xue had already forgotten him, but to ensure 'safety', it was better not to let her know his true identity.

  There were many times when Lin Tianxue asked Master Fan about his identity face to face, and each time it made him very headache. Later, he even wanted to use violent means to remove his black cloak. Fortunately, thanks to his quick thinking, every time he was able to turn danger into safety. He thought that after entering the Tiān Hún Academy, he would be rid of this annoying Long Gongzhu, but who knew that before even entering the academy, his fantasy had already been shattered.

  The current Zheng Feng is not afraid of Lin Tianxue, but after five years of understanding, he knows that once Lin Tianxue finds out that he is the one from back then, she will definitely entangle herself with him endlessly. He doesn't want his studies to be disrupted by this matter, and he really wants to let it pass like a thorn in the flesh.

  But that can only be thought of in one's own mind. If it were really done, I'm afraid the master would be the first to turn against me.

  No wonder Godfather asked me to take care of the princesses' safety when I set out. It turns out that he knew they would come to Tianhun Academy like me.

  It seems that Zheng Feng's college life will not be as calm as expected.

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