Beast Taming: Bloodline Golden Hand

When they landed, six people dressed in identical attire immediately approached, cautiously observing the surroundings.

Their clothes were unique and eye-catching, with deep space blue as the base, embroidered with silver lines of the Big Dipper stars. In shadowed areas, they showed a phosphorescent layer, and under sunlight, invisible embroidery became visible, depicting a star map of Dubhe Pavilion's secret codes, which also functioned as identity verification.

Lin Chen observed this and immediately understood their identity.

Celestial Shadow Guard.

An agency exclusively serving Dubhe Pavilion.

The Beast Fighting Tournament is of great importance, and every year, Celestial Shadow Guard protects it; this is normal.

Daoist Zhang quickly stepped forward to greet the leading Celestial Shadow Guard:

"Captain Liao, long time no see."

The leading Celestial Shadow Guard was named Liao Qing, responsible for this security operation.

Celestial Shadow Guard had seven action captains, each corresponding to a star in the Big Dipper, and Liao Qing ranked third.

The reason Liao Qing was here this time was because Zhong Nan was coming.

Liao Qing responded courteously.

"Have all the other countries arrived?" Daoist Zhang asked.

"They are all here." Liao Qing scanned Lin Chen and the others while speaking, and asked, "Which ones are contestants?"

Daoist Zhang gestured for the contestants to step forward.

Lin Chen and the others stepped forward, and Liao Qing turned back to the other Celestial Shadow Guards and said, "Be sure to recognize them, nothing must happen."

"Yes."

The Celestial Shadow Guards nodded together, acting in unison.

Soon, Lin Chen and his group were separated from Bai Ling and the other ordinary students.

Lin Chen understood the complexity here; Bai Ling's unicorn naturally attracted attention, so he asked Liao Qing whether Bai Ling could also be accommodated in the contestant's hotel.

"At present, our task is only to protect the contestants..." Liao Qing examined Bai Ling and ultimately refused.

Daoist Zhang then said, "Don't worry, ordinary students also have accommodations, protected by people from the Spirit Academy, and your teacher will arrive soon."

Only then did Lin Chen nod and confidently leave with the Celestial Shadow Guard.

Daoist Zhang began to ponder internally.

"It seems that the people of Celestial Capital still don't know about Bai Ling's contact with the National Master's Institute; otherwise, their attitude wouldn't be like this."

Daoist Zhang understood well.

The people of Celestial Capital might allow Bai Ling to obtain a unicorn but would surely not allow someone without a background to vie for the position of National Preceptor.

....

Soon, Lin Chen and his group settled in, and the accommodation environment here was very good, consisting of six hotels, one for each country, not far apart.

Lin Chen found his room and released Xiaobai and Xiao Hong from the Beast Taming Space.

Now, there were about 15 days left before the competition, and Lin Chen and his group needed to adapt to the environment here during this period.

Lin Chen lived on the seventh floor, so when looking around White Emperor City, he could see many houses surrounding the city.

Nearly at a glance, Lin Chen saw the cemetery of White Emperor City.

The most famous place in White Emperor City is its cemetery.

This is the largest cemetery area in the country; there are about three days left until October 11th, but already many people have arrived below.

The next day, Liu Gu arrived, bringing Bai Ling with him.

"Can you attend this memorial ceremony?" Liu Gu asked.

"No." Lin Chen shook his head and said, "The Celestial Shadow Guard says there are too many people and prying eyes here, making it inconvenient to go out."

"Indeed." Liu Gu nodded.

There's a history of contestants being fatally attacked; this time, such an incident must not reoccur.

Lin Chen staying here wasn't a restriction on going out; however, Liao Qing explicitly instructed that if not necessary, outings should be minimized.

On memorial days, the flow of people is the greatest.

Plus, for the other five countries, a memorial day is equivalent to a day of conflict, inevitably causing disturbances.

"Is there anything I can help you with?" Liu Gu asked.

Lin Chen shook his head but then suddenly thought of something, his expression turning a bit shy.

"Speak up." Liu Gu had some guesses, and Lin Chen immediately forced a smile, saying, "Teacher, if you don't mind, could you help me get personal profiles from the casino? I'd like to study them."

"Can the casino's profile be as detailed as the one you have?" Liu Gu rolled his eyes and said, "I think you're aiming to study the odds."

"Thanks for the trouble, teacher." Lin Chen saluted shamelessly.

In his current situation, money is what he desperately needs, and he would gamble if possible.

Before Liu Gu could respond, Bai Ling smiled and said, "Lin Chen, I'll help you get it."

Her eyes widened; whenever she heard about money, they were as large as the moon.

She was always curious about new things.

Liu Gu's purpose this time was to let Bai Ling hand over the unicorn to Lin Chen for safekeeping.

With so many people and distractions here, Lin Chen's hotel was the safest.

"Staying with you, should anything happen, it can save your life."

After handling the unicorn matters, Liu Gu took Bai Ling with him when leaving.

Once outside, Bai Ling asked, "Teacher, where's the casino?"

It was apparent Bai Ling was eager.

Liu Gu said, "I haven't visited White Emperor City in a long time; I want to see the view from the rooftop, and you can join me."

"Alright." Bai Ling approached the stairs and looked upwards, but immediately faltered upon seeing it filled with Celestial Shadow Guards.

These Celestial Shadow Guards mostly came from the battlefield, exuding a menacing aura, naturally intimidating Bai Ling, who was inexperienced.

Liu Gu stepped forward boldly, saying, "Liu Gu from Spirit Academy, I want to go up and see the view."

The Celestial Shadow Guard frowned, considering, "Do you know who resides up there?"

Just as the Celestial Shadow Guard was preparing to intercept, a voice sounded:

"Let him go up."

The Celestial Shadow Guards looked up and saw Zhu Tong and Zhang Jin standing above.

The speaker was Zhang Jin.

The Celestial Shadow Guards quickly stepped aside, and Liu Gu took Bai Ling up.

"Principal..." Liu Gu saluted the principal and Zhang Jin, intending to speak further but was glared at by Zhang Jin, prompting him to change his greeting to "Lord Zhang."

"Principal, Lord Zhang..."

Bai Ling stood beside, somewhat nervously, saluting.

She never excelled at socializing nor enjoyed it.

"Go ahead." Zhu Tong waved and said, "Come back quickly after seeing the view."

"Yes."

Liu Gu led Bai Ling to climb up; they had barely ascended two steps when intense coughing echoed from the room.

Liu Gu furrowed his brows...

It was clear to him that this was National Preceptor Zhong Nan coughing.

Was his illness already this severe?

Liu Gu's visit wasn't only to leave the unicorn but also to fulfill a task, bringing Bai Ling over.

Bai Ling paused, gazing towards the room, turning to descend.

This stunned the three.

"Bai Ling, let's go." Liu Gu promptly urged.

Unexpectedly, Bai Ling headed straight for the room door, causing the Celestial Shadow Guard to intercept quickly.

Bai Ling spoke through the door:

"Old sir, I see you are coughing heavily; I have a secret remedy. Would you like to try it?"