Chapter 67: The Reaction of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion
Dai Huabin's accidental death during the freshman assessment naturally caused a lot of reactions in Shrek Academy. However, with Moon's help, there was no uproar. People were quickly sent to the White Tiger Duke's Mansion to negotiate.
Thanks to the handling of Shrek's senior management, the students of the outer courtyard didn't even know how Dai Huabin died. They only knew that Zhu Lu had left.
In the past two days, Lin Qinghan and Huo Yutong attended classes normally in Shrek Academy. During this period, no one bothered them, and no one even asked them any questions.
However, the final freshman assessment champion award was not given to Lin Qinghan's team. Instead, it was announced that the core disciples of the outer courtyard selected by the freshman assessment had been chosen, and the competition was officially concluded.
Zhang Lexuan used this incident as an excuse to stay close to Lin Qinghan for two days. Although Lin Qinghan was a little helpless about Zhang Lexuan's approach, he didn't refuse. After all, Zhang Lexuan had done a lot for him and Huo Yutong due to this matter.
On the evening of the third day, Lin Qinghan took Huo Yutong out of the school. He planned to rent a house near Shrek Academy.
Normally, Shrek Academy does not allow students from other colleges to attend on a commuter basis, but since Lin Qinghan has a girlfriend who is the future heir of the Sea God Pavilion, he just talked to Zhang Lexuan about it, and this little matter was approved quickly.
This was something Lin Qinghan had planned since he first entered the school. Although he had been assigned to the best dormitory with a private bathroom at the beginning of the school year, thanks to Zhang Lexuan's secret help, otherwise, he would have to compete with 800 other students for a toilet.
However, staying in the dormitory long-term was still inconvenient. Moreover, now that Huo Yutong and he had a martial soul fusion, although no one had discovered it yet, it was still a bit awkward for Lin Qinghan to sneak into the girls' dormitory every day.
Although the dormitory regulations didn't explicitly state that it was illegal for girls to visit boys' dormitories, it wasn't practical to have Huo Yutong, a girl, visiting the boys' dorm every day.
It is also worth mentioning that due to Huo Yutong's excellent performance in the freshman assessment, unlike the original timeline where she was only rated as a preparatory core disciple, she was officially selected as a core disciple. However, she was required to increase her soul power to level 20 within four months.
This was naturally very easy for Huo Yutong, who was currently level 19 and could practice by fusing with Lin Qinghan's martial soul.
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"What, my son Dai Huabin is dead?"
In the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, the White Tiger Duchess listened to the news brought by her subordinates in disbelief.
Zhu Lu had returned home very quickly. Before the messenger could bring back the news of Dai Huabin's death, Zhu Lu had already returned to the Zhu family.
The first thing she did when she got home was to report to her family that Dai Huabin had died during the freshman assessment. The Nether Zhu family and the White Tiger Dai family had been friends for over ten thousand years, so the news spread quickly to the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.
"Impossible, Huabin was already a Soul Master before he went to Shrek. No one of his age could be his opponent. How could he die in a freshman assessment?"
The White Tiger Duchess didn't believe that Dai Huabin died because of the backlash from his martial soul during the battle. The White Tiger martial soul had been passed down for tens of thousands of years—how could it cause such a backlash?
However, after she learned that the news had been brought back by Zhu Lu, Dai Huabin's fiancée, she sent someone to the Zhu family to confirm it again. Only then did they have to believe that Dai Huabin was truly dead.
The White Tiger Duchess was no longer as sarcastic as before. Like a mother who had lost her child, she was grief-stricken and full of despair.
"Duchess, the Shrek people are here and are waiting in the living room."
Another servant came to report the news. Seeing the Duchess's face, the servant dared not say anything else after delivering the message.
Hearing the servant's report, a glimmer of hope flashed in the White Tiger Duchess's eyes.
What if Zhu Lu had misunderstood and Dai Huabin was only in a coma?
Without waiting for the servant to lead her, the Duchess rushed straight to the guest hall of the Duke's Mansion. She now hoped that the Shrek people would bring good news about Dai Huabin.
"Is it about my son Dai Huabin?" As soon as she entered the guest hall, the Duchess looked at the Shrek representatives with hope in her eyes.
"It is indeed news about Dai Huabin. Dai Huabin overreacted during the freshman assessment and attempted to kill someone, but he failed because of his own lack of strength. In a fit of rage, his soul power rioted and hit his heart veins..."
The middle-aged man in white robes said the words that had been prepared in advance, without any regard for the Duchess's feelings.
"Finally, since Dai Huabin also injured the students on the opposite side, but he died due to his own actions, he will not be held responsible."
After hearing the last sentence from the middle-aged man in white robes, the Duchess felt her vision go dark, and she finally fainted.
"Ah! Duchess!"
The servants around her panicked. If something happened to the Duchess, they would not escape responsibility, and the consequences could be severe, even leading to death.
"Since Dai Huabin did not formally pass the freshman assessment, not counting Shrek's students, there are no more issues. I will take my leave now."
The middle-aged man in white robes didn't show much reaction to the Duchess fainting, and after delivering his final statement, he left.
Unlike the chaos in the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, Lin Qinghan had just selected a house to rent and was watching Huo Yutong negotiate the price with the agent.
It was Lin Qinghan who had suggested that Huo Yutong live with him off-campus. After all, it would be much more convenient for the two of them to practice martial soul fusion.
Huo Yutong was very happy about this and offered to help Lin Qinghan pick a house. She had rented a house for half a year before and had some experience in the matter.
"Here are the keys to the house and the rental contract. You can take a look first."
Huo Yutong and the agent had been discussing the price for about ten minutes. In the end, Lin Qinghan called for them to stop, deciding not to argue further about the price.
Lin Qinghan also inspected the house. It was a duplex building, similar to a small western-style house in his previous life. It even had a basement for soul masters to practice in. It was only a few hundred meters away from Shrek Academy in a straight line, which fully met Lin Qinghan's needs.
According to the agent, it was a newly built house by a wealthy businessman who was only a Soul Master. However, he had left for the Sun Moon Continent before moving in. It seemed he was thinking of coming back but decided to rent the house out in the meantime.
However, because there was an underground practice room, the rent was higher than in the surrounding areas. This was also why Huo Yutong had wanted to argue. Even though Lin Qinghan wasn't short of money, Huo Yutong still wanted to save him some.
Lin Qinghan looked over the contract, and after making sure there were no issues, he signed it directly. He paid one year's rent upfront, then took Huo Yutong to decorate the house.
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