Chapter 13 The great trick of deception! I want to walk the same path that my father once walked! Heading to Notting College!

After a moment of hesitation, Chen Qingling regained her composure.

"If I don't kill them, they'll plot against me."

"Killing them is for the greater good, to prevent others from encountering the same situation."

Convincing herself, Chen Qingling felt much better.

Immediately after, her realm began to drop, returning to being a level Thirteen one ringed Soul Master.

"Huh? Was it just temporary?"

"I thought I could become a Soul Saint in one step."

A Twelve-year-old Soul Saint would be quite a remarkable existence on the entire Douluo Continent.

Skipping over the blood pool she couldn't bear to look at, Chen Qingling hastily left the dead end and found a nearby inn to stay.

After finishing dinner, Chen Qingling lay directly on the soft bed.

"So soft..."

Although the conditions in the inn were not as good as those in the Seven Treasure Glass Sect, they were still much better than a thatched hut.

Just then, a television-sized sky screen suddenly appeared in front of Chen Qingling's bed.

"What... what is this?"

"Could it be a ghost?"

The next moment, a familiar figure appeared on the sky screen, causing Chen Qingling to widen her eyes in surprise.

"Daddy!"

"What... what's going on?"

"It's just a little trick from Daddy, nothing to fuss about."

"Oh~" Chen Qingling pouted, not surprised at all.

Her father was truly capable of anything, always able to come up with surprises.

"Humph, you daring girl! Daring to run out alone, aren't you afraid of danger?"

Chen Qingling made a funny face, smiling cheekily. "Qingling is very brave. I crossed the Star Dou Great Forest without encountering a single soul beast, luckily stumbling upon the Seven Treasure Glass Sect."

"Daddy, let me tell you, I have two mentors, Chen Xin and Gu Rong, and a close friend, Ning Rongrong!"

"Danger... hehehe, isn't Daddy here to protect me?"

"What is there to fear?"

Listening to Qingling's endless chatter, Chen Shengge fell silent.

He roughly understood what she was saying, but one thing surprised him.

They were actually in the Star Dou Great Forest!

Even more unexpected was that Qingling, this girl, had such incredible luck, not encountering even a single soul beast. Throughout history, only Qingling could achieve such a feat.

Truly worthy of being his daughter!

Chen Shengge felt genuinely proud of Qingling from the bottom of his heart.

"Alright, alright!"

"I can protect you for a while, but not for a lifetime."

Chen Qingling pouted, looking aggrieved. "Oh, I know, I will work hard to become stronger, so that Daddy won't need to protect me anymore."

"I will protect Daddy and Mom!"

After a moment of contemplation, Chen Shengge spoke leisurely.

"Girl, I know you're eager to find out about your mother's whereabouts, but it's too difficult for you."

"Daddy, please don't say it again. No matter how difficult it is, I will find out about my mother's whereabouts."

"Girl, have you ever thought... your mother has a significant background, and your strength is too weak to even come into contact with it."

One sentence killed the conversation.

Chen Qingling looked resentful. Although she wanted to retort, she found her father's words quite reasonable.

"Then... what should I do?"

Chen Shengge pondered for a moment.

Actually, he had considered whether to let Qingling follow the original plotline, but he couldn't make up his mind.

There were benefits to following it.

But following it would also limit Qingling to some extent.

Wait a minute!

You can follow it, but not completely!

"Qingling, listen to me. Daddy suggests you go to Notting City and join Notting Academy as a work-study student."

"Why?"

Chen Shengge fell silent. He didn't know what to say. He couldn't just say it was to follow the plotline, right?

"Uh... that place was where I once walked." Chen Shengge bluffed shamelessly.

"Really?!" Chen Qingling's eyes lit up. She was especially curious about her father's true identity and didn't expect Notting City to be a place her father once visited.

"Okay, Daddy, I'll listen to you. I'll go to Notting City and join Notting Academy!"

"I want to walk the path you once walked and become as strong as you!"

"By then, I'll be qualified to search for my mother's whereabouts!"

"Worthy of being my daughter."

Chen Shengge said these words and immediately closed the sky screen.

"When did I become a strong person with just a Soul Master?"

Being praised by her own daughter, Chen Shengge blushed.

He didn't even know that he had already been associated with several people as a reclusive expert.

"Sigh..."

"Girl, I didn't want to lie to you, but I couldn't bear to see you wandering alone. I hope you understand my good intentions."

Chen Shengge was truly afraid, afraid of losing his only daughter.

Early the next morning.

Chen Qingling finished her breakfast, paid a hundred gold soul coins, and left the inn.

Standing on the bustling street, she flagged down a carriage.

"Where do you want to go, customer?"

"Notting City."

"Notting City? It's a very small city, part of the Barak Kingdom."

"Please sit tight, customer."

The coachman didn't ask too many questions and drove the carriage towards Notting City.

Living in the Tiandou City, each person was precious, and it was not something a small coachman like him could afford to offend.

This journey of ups and downs took two and a half days to finally arrive at Notting City.

"Here you are, customer."

"Thank you." Chen Qingling politely responded and handed ten gold soul coins to the coachman.

"You've given too much, customer. I only need one gold soul coin, I can't accept more."

"Please take it."

Chen Qingling got off the carriage, and the coachman had a hard time all the way. She felt sorry for him.

"Thank you so much, I really appreciate it." The coachman was grateful, never expecting to pick up such a generous customer.

With ten gold soul coins, he could improve his family's life significantly.

Chen Qingling nodded and walked step by step towards Notting City.

Seeing the city, which was only half the height of Tiandou City, Chen Qingling realized that not everything was like Tiandou City.

Entering Notting City, she glanced around and saw many pedestrians on the street, the vast majority of whom were ordinary people without soul power, and Soul Masters were rarely seen.

Was this where Daddy started?

"Excuse me, how do I get to the Martial Soul Hall?" Chen Qingling randomly picked a passerby and asked.

"Uh... just keep going west, and you'll see the Martial Soul Hall."

"Thank you."

Chen Qingling took small steps and walked to the entrance of the Martial Soul Hall.

The Martial Soul Hall in Notting City was a huge dome-shaped building.

The width of just the front alone exceeded a hundred meters, and it was twenty meters high, divided into three layers in total.

The symbol of the Martial Soul Hall in the middle of the front door was just a longsword.

"Stop, little friend, this is the Martial Soul Hall. You can't just barge in." Chen Qingling had just arrived at the Martial Soul Hall and was stopped by the gatekeeper at the entrance.

"I am a Soul Master and want to come in to test my soul power level."

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(End of this chapter)