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Walking and chatting along the way, time seemed to pass slowly. However, after about two hours, Xiao Lin and Huo Dian finally stepped into the boundaries of Peace Town.
Unlike the Black-Corner Region, where every person Xiao Lin encountered maintained an attitude of vigilance and scrutiny toward anyone passing by, Peace Town presented a scene of total harmony, living up to its name.
Oh, wait—Xiao Lin did spot one scene that ruined the pleasant view.
On a massive tree at the outermost edge of Peace Town, several corpses were hung openly for all to see. Furthermore, these individuals had all been at the Dou Wang level when they were alive!
It was a rather terrifying sight. This tree was known by the people of Jia Nan Academy and Peace Town as the "Death Spirit Tree."
If anyone from the Black-Corner Region dared to bring their lawless habits into Peace Town, then sorry—by the next day, they would become a new member hanging from the Death Spirit Tree. Rumor had it that even the corpses of Dou Huang experts had once hung from its branches.
Although the Death Spirit Tree seemed out of place with the peaceful atmosphere of the town, Xiao Lin and Huo Dian noticed that the local residents appeared to have long since grown used to it.
In truth, rather than calling the corpses on the tree an eyesore, it was better described as a form of deterrence by Jia Nan Academy!
One had to realize that many people in Peace Town were actually family members of the students, teachers, and elders within Jia Nan Academy.
If the Academy didn't provide a powerful deterrent to the outside world, Peace Town would likely be torn apart by those thugs from the Black-Corner Region in a heartbeat. Therefore, to establish its authority, Jia Nan Academy ultimately allowed the existence of this Death Spirit Tree.
Stepping into Peace Town was essentially the same as entering the sphere of influence of Jia Nan Academy. Others from the Black-Corner Region wouldn't dare to cause trouble here lightly.
Unless they were tired of living or didn't want to survive in the Black-Corner Region anymore, they were welcome to try!
"This place really is different from the outside!" Xiao Lin couldn't help but remark as they walked through the streets of Peace Town.
"Of course. Peace Town is within the territory of our Jia Nan Academy. As long as those scumbags from the Black-Corner Region still want to make a living here, they won't dare to act recklessly!" As he spoke, a look of pride appeared on Huo Dian's face. He was clearly proud to be a part of Jia Nan Academy.
Xiao Lin simply smiled in response.
At the same time, the moment Xiao Lin and Huo Dian entered Peace Town, they were spotted by members of the law enforcement team.
Because the four students who had been following Huo Dian had returned early, these law enforcement members were already aware of some of the facts. Initially, they were as tense as if facing a great enemy when they saw Xiao Lin.
But after noticing that their Elder Huo was chatting and laughing with the stranger, they quietly let their guard down a little. In fact, their biggest fear was that by the time they saw Elder Huo, he would already be a corpse... Fortunately, that wasn't the case.
Who knows what kind of expression Huo Dian would make if he knew what these law enforcement members were thinking?
Since Huo Dian was alive and well, walking and talking with Xiao Lin, the law enforcement members in Peace Town naturally weren't so tactless as to show any hostility.
"Greetings, Elder Huo! xN"
Thus, as these law enforcement members passed by Xiao Lin and Huo Dian, they simply gave a respectful greeting to Huo Dian and then departed.
Huo Dian merely nodded his head as a response to their greetings.
Meanwhile, Xiao Lin also noticed that these law enforcement members were at minimum at the Da Dou Shi level, and many had even reached the Dou Ling level.
One could say that if such a force were placed in the Jia Ma Empire, even a Dou Wang clan probably wouldn't dare to face them head-on!
This was just the lower-level strength of Jia Nan Academy. From this, one could see just how terrifying the power of Jia Nan Academy was in the Northwestern Region!
After entering Peace Town, Xiao Lin and Huo Dian stopped and started along the way.
Occasionally, Xiao Lin would pause to observe his surroundings, and Huo Dian would explain things to him. In this manner, after another hour or so, the two finally arrived at the main gate of Jia Nan Academy.
Several people were already waiting there!
Leading them was a sturdy old man dressed in black robes with a white beard and hair. That's right—despite his appearance as an elder, he looked thickset and powerful, as if the word "frail" didn't apply to him at all.
This person was the current actual person in power at Jia Nan Academy—Grand Elder Su Qian! He was also the only Dou Zong expert on the surface of the Academy.
Behind Su Qian stood several other figures. Xiao Lin could sense that those figures all possessed the strength of a Dou Huang. This was only a portion of the strength Jia Nan Academy exposed to the world.
If one counted their hidden power, it would likely be enough to flatten the entire Black-Corner Region. This was why Jia Nan Academy sat right in the middle of the Black-Corner Region yet almost no one dared to provoke them.
Everything was decided by the strength of one's fists!
"Grand Elder, I didn't expect you to come personally!" The moment Huo Dian saw Su Qian, he ran over excitedly.
"Elder Huo, you've worked hard on this journey!"
While Su Qian smiled as he saw Huo Dian running over, he was actually secretly on guard against any potential sudden move from Xiao Lin.
Although he had already heard from the four returning students that this Dou Zong expert named Lin Xiao seemed like a decent person, sometimes hearing isn't as good as seeing for oneself.
In response, Xiao Lin showed no reaction.
He wasn't there to attack Jia Nan Academy, so there was no need to make any movements that could cause a misunderstanding. Subsequently, Xiao Lin watched quietly as Huo Dian whispered into Su Qian's ear.
As Huo Dian spoke, the expression on Su Qian's face gradually relaxed. If four students could potentially be deceived by the Dou Zong expert before them, Huo Dian was at least a Dou Wang. He trusted Huo Dian's judgment!
If someone truly wanted to come to Jia Nan Academy to hold a position as an Elder, he naturally welcomed them.
After all, this was a Dou Zong expert!
One had to understand that the Headmaster, Mang Tianchi, was away from the Academy year-round. The two elders, Qian and Bai, would not act unless the Academy was facing a life-or-death crisis. Furthermore, that damn Outer Academy Headmaster was also traveling abroad all year.
The pressure Su Qian shouldered was imaginable.
If a Dou Zong expert genuinely wanted to join Jia Nan Academy, he would wake up laughing from his dreams!
However, what needed to be confirmed now was the other party's true intentions. Despite the positive impressions from the four students and Huo Dian, Su Qian, as the Grand Elder of Jia Nan Academy, still wanted to personally test Xiao Lin's background.
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