CHAPTER 42: CHAPTER 40 THE INEXPLICABLY COMPLETED TASK

Originally, your own son might not necessarily be your son, and your own wife might not necessarily be your wife.

Ove couldn’t understand it, but he was greatly shocked and expressed that his social anxiety deepened by a hundred layers.

"Well, should we kill them?" He looked at Lin Ke beside him.

His own disciple always had strong opinions, and he respected Lin Ke’s views.

"No, teacher." Lin Ke shook his head slowly.

Although he really wanted to directly kill this disgusting and morally chaotic family.

But the world has its own rules, and Lin Ke didn’t want to dirty Ove’s hands.

"Teacher, have you forgotten the ’Nathangan Treaty’?" Lin Ke reminded.

The ’Nathangan Treaty’ was a treaty jointly agreed upon by several kings and Celestial Tiers.

It clearly stipulated that practitioners could not wantonly slaughter nobles and non-practitioner ordinary people unless there was a very deep grievance.

Otherwise, they would face joint hunt by all the kingdoms and legendary Celestial Tiers.

It’s because practitioners have too much destructive power—if today you massacre a city, tomorrow he destroys a domain, eventually nobody would be left in Naseng!

Killing a noble today and another tomorrow would collapse the social order and make society lose its structure.

There are endless lives in the Endless Plane; if you want to massacre, go to those planes to do it!

And as for what Puxin did today, fundamentally he didn’t do anything excessive, not even touching a hair on them.

Even Lin Ke couldn’t express any grievance.

It’s not as if he could say that Baron Puxin coveted the Azanen Clan’s ruling authority and the beauty of his mother, could he?

In the end, Lin Ke didn’t have any leverage against him.

That Baron Puxin indeed acted with much caution.

Lin Ke needed evidence, he needed leverage!

But this is only in terms of law.

Lin Ke wouldn’t shout anything like "Revenge isn’t late even after ten years" or "Thirty years riverside".

But he had remembered this Baron Puxin!

If given a chance, it would be life or death in his hands!

"Hmph, at worst I’ll hide away in my own plane and not come out. After all, I don’t like interacting with people,"

Upon hearing about the ’Nathangan Treaty’, Ove’s face wasn’t very natural, but he spoke strongly.

"Forget it, teacher. I will submit today’s events to the Clan Council, to ensure Baron Puxin gets the punishment he deserves."

Hearing Ove’s words warmed Lin Ke’s heart, but he still refused.

His usual good-natured teacher, who even needed to fix a smile on his face and felt nervous facing three children, not only rushed thousands of miles for him but was willing to risk judgment to stand up for him.

Such a teacher, truly respectable and lovable!

"Lin Ke, I’ll stay with you for a while longer until your father returns, then I’ll leave."

At this moment, Ove was contemplating another matter and seemed to have made up his mind, thus he spoke to Lin Ke.

Originally, he planned to stay for seven or eight days before returning, as he greatly benefited from Lin Ke’s insights during the teaching process.

But now his friend was in a desperate situation, and his disciple Lin Ke, though intelligent, was still young; it was better for him to guard here.

Just now Lin Ke had been worrying for him, afraid he would be hunted for slaughtering ordinary people and killing nobles, which warmed his heart.

His disciple, truly considerate and adorable!

The master and disciple were getting along very well temporarily.

However, at this moment, a screen flashed in front of Lin Ke.

[Task Successful]

[You’ve become the disciple of socially anxious Ove and kept him by your side for five months]

[Task Reward: To be claimed]

Completed? Isn’t it supposed to be five months, why...

But here was not a place to stay long; Lin Ke didn’t have time to ponder why. He would think about it more back on the carriage.

Because ultimately, he planned to hurriedly return to the castle overnight.

To prevent that Lady Antova from doing something stupid, since her hands were likely malicious too.

If Garoce was present, she might have concerns; if Garoce wasn’t, who knows what actions the power-hungry Lady Antova might take.

At least, Lin Ke thought so.

"Thank you, Young Master Like! Thank you for sparing me, Young Master Like!"

At this time, Puxin had already approached Lin Ke, kneeling on both knees and crying bitterly.

"Remember, don’t reveal my teacher’s tier; just say he’s over level fifteen." Lin Ke couldn’t be bothered to look at him, leaving one statement before preparing to support Fulon and leave.

But right at this moment, a thin parchment fell from Puxin’s body, and Lin Ke caught a glimpse of the writing on it.

It read: "My lovely Lin Ke and sister Fulon will come to Parrot City tomorrow."

Lin Ke’s pupils contracted.

He immediately stepped forward and snatched this palm-sized parchment.

"Is this from Antova?" Lin Ke’s voice was like biting cold wind.

"Yes, Young Master Like."

Completely scared to death, Puxin didn’t hide anything, merely crawled on the ground, trembling like the most humiliated slave.

Lin Ke’s face grew cold; he turned around without saying more: "Mother, teacher, we’re heading back to the castle overnight today!"

Then he said to Ove: "Teacher, could you call out for John and the others for me? Have everyone gather at the city gate with supplies."

John and the procurement team hadn’t returned, initially planning to play for another two days before leaving.

Some guards and servants went off to enjoy themselves in Pink Street, and finding them one by one would be difficult; only Ove’s booming voice that echoed through the city could help.

Ove nodded and immediately conveyed Lin Ke’s words.

Lin Ke noticed Ove seemed to use some magic element to amplify his voice in the air, like a loudspeaker.

"Let’s go, mother."

Lin Ke tenderly helped Fulon up, followed Ove out, leaving behind the Baron’s Mansion that was destroyed in body and spirit.

...

On the way back, Fulon curled up like a little girl and fell asleep, occasionally waking up calling "Garoce" before being gently tapped on the back by Lin Ke to sleep again.

Just like Fulon used to do, staying up all night when Lin Ke was sick in childhood.

"Teacher, thanks for your hard work this time."

Lin Ke softly spoke to the barn roof.

Ove had retreated back to socially anxious after his rage, especially since being Garoce’s friend, sharing a carriage with Fulon wouldn’t be ideal.

So Ove sat atop the carriage roof, in meditation.

But Ove didn’t respond to Lin Ke, perhaps feeling shy.

Lin Ke smiled, looking at John, who widened his eyes holding a small dagger, as if keeping night vigil: "John, if you’re tired, take a moment to meditate."

John shook his head desperately: "Young master, you meditate, I’m not tired!"

He kept blaming himself for not attending the dinner party to protect the young master, now wanting to make amends.

Although possibly whether he was there or not wouldn’t make much difference.

Lin Ke, seeing John like this, knew what he was thinking, so he turned his attention to the system.

His task had inexplicably been accomplished!

"Strange, how did it happen in just a few days..."

Lin Ke frowned, starting to ponder.

According to his understanding, the task had two requirements, one was to become Ove’s disciple, which he had already done.

The second required more time, to keep Ove by his side for five months.

Who would have thought it completed unexpectedly today?

Wait a minute...

At this time, the ’Knowledge’ bloodline in Lin Ke’s mind glowed slightly.

The people with endless knowledge might possess sufficient wisdom, but having enough wisdom doesn’t provide endless knowledge.

For example, Confucius’ wisdom wouldn’t tell him how to make a smartphone, but a Transmigrator with enough knowledge could demonstrate sufficient wisdom.

After all, acquiring and understanding information is crucial.

And at this time, through Lin Ke’s thought, he finally discovered the reason for task completion.

The reason was in Ove’s words.

"Lin Ke, I’ll stay with you for a while longer until your father returns, then I’ll leave."

That’s what Ove said.

Until...his father returns!

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