Beast Taming Patrol

Chapter 525: Chapter 189: Spirit Ruins Pond (Seeking Monthly Votes)

This thought flashed through Lin Su’s mind and quickly disappeared.

Because Lin Zhen Nan immediately mentioned the rarity of Weapon Casting Masters.@@novelbin@@

Although they belonged to a secondary profession, just like alchemists, the requirements for becoming a Weapon Casting Master were much higher, making them particularly rare.

Within the entire territory of the Great Yan Dynasty, not a single Weapon Casting Master could be found.

So even if Lin Su wanted to give it a try, he wouldn’t find the opportunity.

And thus, he had to give up the idea.

After eating breakfast, Lin Su said goodbye to his parents and Lin Ye, and left the secret realm.

At the entrance of the secret realm, Yan Susen had already arrived early. Upon seeing Lin Su, he happily waved and called out, “Brother Lin, morning!”

“When did Brother Yan arrive?” Lin Su greeted with a smile.

“Not too long ago,” Yan Susen smiled back, “If you took any longer, I would have had to enter the secret realm to look for you.”

“Are we going straight to Spirit Ruins Pond now?” Lin Su asked with some anticipation.

“No,” Yan Susen coughed lightly, “First, we go to the front of the royal palace to meet up with the other ten competitors, and then a royal attendant will escort us all together to Spirit Ruins Pond.”

“I see,” Lin Su nodded slightly, “We shouldn’t delay, let’s set off now.”

“Alright.”

…

Half an hour later, the two arrived at the main gate of the imperial city.

At the gate, ten individuals of assorted appearances had already gathered.

They were clearly the ten martial warriors who had earned the right to compete in the great national tournament.

“You’re late, Third Brother,” the Crown Prince, who stood at the forefront with his hands behind his back, glanced at Yan Susen and spoke calmly, “Such tardiness does not befit a member of the royal family and only invites ridicule.”

“Just because you’re early, I’m considered late?” Yan Susen, who had just taken his place, scoffed, “Who’s ridiculing me? Let them step forward and face my Silver White Warrior.”

Lin Su stood aside, not speaking, with an odd expression on his face.

Prince Yan Hongyu of the Great Yan Dynasty.

As one of the strongest contenders for the throne, it was natural that he and Yan Susen did not see eye to eye.

Even though Lin Su was friends with Yan Susen, it seemed better to stay out of family affairs at this moment.

The atmosphere suddenly grew colder with Yan Susen’s retort.

A cold light flickered in Yan Hongyu’s eyes, “Having advanced to a Master Beast Tamer, it seems you no longer have any respect for your elder brother.”

“When have I ever held you in high regard?” Yan Susen’s eyes, too, shimmered with a cold light, “Yan Hongyu, don’t keep calling me your Third Brother as if we are close. We’re not that intimate.”

“Third Prince might have gone too far with his words; the Crown Prince was only giving friendly advice,” chuckled another man clad in a black robe, standing to the side of Yan Hongyu, “We’re about to enter Spirit Ruins Pond, why create disharmony now?”

“Heh,” snorted Yan Susen, casting a glance at Yan Hongyu, who remained silent with a darkened face, and chose not to provoke him further.

Silence fell upon the scene once more.

Lin Su curiously surveyed the ten individuals who stood distinctly apart from himself and Yan Susen.

Soon, he spotted the figure of Yun Zhenzhen among them.

Dressed in red, Yun Zhenzhen stood calmly next to another attractive woman in martial attire.

Before the two ladies stood a man clad in blue robes, handsome in appearance. His position was seemingly level with Yan Hongyu’s, and the aura he exuded was not much different either.

Aside from those three, the remaining seven were divided into two groups. Three of them were standing with Yan Hongyu.

The man in the black robe who had just spoken was only a half step behind Yan Hongyu; the other two were positioned even further back.

The final trio was standing at the very back.

“Those three over there are disciples from the martial academies,” Yan Susen informed Lin Su in a low voice, noticing that he wasn’t familiar with the others, “They come from the academies of the four domains. The one standing at the forefront is Qin Haoran from the Western Region Martial Arts Academy, he was one of the three who reached the third layer of the Nayuan Realm during the preliminaries. He’s probably at the fourth layer by now.”

“The two behind him, one is Yun Zhenzhen from the Southern Region Martial Arts Academy, and the other is Xia Yunting from the Eastern Region Martial Arts Academy.”

Lin Su nodded slightly, understanding.

Apart from the Central Region, there were martial academies established in the northern, southern, eastern, and western regions of the Great Yan Dynasty. The martial academies of these four regions varied in strength and were competitive with one another.

But at this moment, the three seemed to have a tendency to band together.

“That one in the black robe who spoke earlier is Zhou Pingluan, a disciple from the Zhou Family, a martial arts family in the imperial city,” continued Yan Susen, disdain flashing in his eyes, “He’s Yan Hongyu’s brother-in-law, and was also one of the three at the third layer of the Nayuan Realm before.”

Brother-in-law?

Lin Su blinked, “The Crown Prince is married?”

“Sure, he’s over twenty, it’s normal for him to have a wife…” Noticing Lin Su’s odd expression, Yan Susen grew irritated, “What are you looking at me for, I’m only nineteen!”

“No worries, no worries, please continue,” said Lin Su, clearing his throat.

“Where was I…” Yan Susen hesitated.

“You were talking about Zhou Pingluan being the Crown Prince’s brother-in-law,” Lin Su reminded him.

“Oh, right. Anyway, he’s no good, looking all decent but actually full of schemes!” Yan Susen rolled his eyes and went on, “You see those twin brothers standing behind Zhou Pingluan?”

Lin Su nodded.

They were a pair of martial warriors with identical appearances, conversing quietly and occasionally sweeping their gazes towards their side.

“They are Zhang Yong and Zhang Yi from the Zhang Family in the imperial city,” Yan Susen scanned them, “They’re also quite close to Yan Hongyu.”