I'm just an assistant, I don't save people

After a moment, Qin Jialin looked at her with his thin lips curved, and said with a leisurely smile: "I want to help you, and I also want revenge."

Hearing this, she breathed a sigh of relief. Regardless of whether the previous sentence was sincere or not, at least he still wanted revenge.

But if it wasn't Qin Rong's fault, Qin Jialin would have no reason to want to help her.

Lin Yan asked curiously, "Why do you want to help me?"

"Can I ask you a favor?"

Lin Yan narrowed his sharp eyes, paused for a moment and asked, "What do you want to talk about first?"

Qin Jialin hesitated when the words reached his lips. "Let's wait until everything is over before we talk about it. Otherwise, it seems that there is no point in talking about it."

"Okay." Lin Yan nodded and said, "We have an oath between us that is recognized by the laws of heaven and earth. I believe you."

He was stunned.

"Why are you staring blankly?"

"This isn't something you, Lin Yan, would say."

"We're not that familiar with each other, what can I say, you know?" Lin Yan stood up. "Are there any other clues? Jiang Feng is still outside, and I'm in a hurry."

"Yes," Qin Jialin looked up at her anxious expression, raised his hand to calm her down, and motioned her to sit down first, "Mingtian told me that the dark human is called Niu Gui."

Lin Yan muttered the word "Niu Gui" and sat down, wondering, "Besides Niu Gui, is there another dark-type human wearing black clothes like Niu Gui?"

He was about to tell her a clue, but she asked him a question out of nowhere and confused him.

Qin Jialin almost suspected that he had said something wrong. He asked in surprise, "You saw two?"

From beginning to end, from Duobao Tower, the seaside villa to the manor, he had only seen one.

"Ah no."

She shook her hand and smiled awkwardly: "Go on."

Qin Jialin said calmly, "His level is higher than Qin Rong's. He only connects with Shen Huan and the Divine Talisman Academy. The snake scales on his body were given to him by the Divine Talisman Academy."

"What about Wei Xi and the Alliance?"

"Niu Gui even wanted to kill Wei Xi, not to mention the alliance. He was the one who killed all the people in Nie Zhou's alliance."

Lin Yan knocked his head and said, "Oh, right."

Qin Jialin continued, "Their cooperation is not reliable. To open the secret realm, they must divide the work and cooperate. Otherwise, they will die before they see the treasure after entering the secret realm."

Lin Yan thought of the dragon bones soaking in green water in the water tank, "This is the reason for the existence of the laboratory."

"Yeah." He nodded and said, "After the laboratory was exposed, it was impossible to do research in peace. Niu Gui and his spiritual contract masters wanted to leave the city, but Wen Haoyan and Pei Qian guarded the city gate in time, so they couldn't leave. But where they went is unknown."

"Is the Ushi-ghost the biggest enemy?"

"No." He shook his head and sighed, "There is a 'master' above the Bull Ghost. He is the mastermind behind all this. Mingtian has not yet contacted this person."

"Lin Yan, there may be more people who want to kill you than you see."

She was silent.

"But you can rest assured today."

"What do you mean?" Lin Yan looked at him suspiciously.

Qin Jialin smiled and said, "Niu Gui only asked Mingtian to control the surveillance of Minglu Street. Meeting you today was purely accidental. They may be planning to build a new laboratory on this street, or they may be planning to do something else."

"Something else?"

"We can't be careless. Mingtian and Qin Rong's ultimate mission is to kill Qiu Yue and you," Qin Jialin suddenly thought of something and said, "But they want to capture you alive."

"Capture me alive?" Lin Yan's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and he asked, "Why?"

Throwing her into the sea to feed the fish or cutting her into pieces is understandable.

Capture alive?

Do we have to humiliate them before killing them?

Qin Jialin knew she was imagining things, so he said directly, "It was Shen Huan's request. Do you have any connection with Shen Huan?"

"Uh……"

She pondered for a long time, thinking carefully and then thinking again, and finally said uncertainly: "Probably not."

She couldn't figure it out, but it was a strange request.

The dark type now wanted to kill her, but Shen Huan actually wanted to capture her alive.

"Then put it aside for now."

Lin Yan raised his eyes and listened to him continue.

"As soon as Qiu Yue's video was released, the Divine Talisman Academy took action. Under the pretext of protection, they collected information about Qiu Yue's whereabouts online. The Shen family did the same, sending many people to investigate door to door in the city."

"What are the reactions of the major colleges?"

Qin Jialin replied, "An emergency deployment has been issued, with surveillance deployed everywhere. The Joint Academy has issued a kill order against Qin Rong, as it has been confirmed that she was the one who killed the students at Luoyin Academy. Furthermore, the academy's retests have revealed that all the students were infected by her."

Lin Yan nodded, everything was within the normal range.

"I have a question. Can't the dark element penetrate into the middle or upper third floors?"

He nodded. "The refining technology in the middle third layer is very advanced. Even if one can pass the detection of multiple judgment instruments, there will be light-type practitioners to oppose them. Because the Holy Land is built in the center of the middle third layer, there are only a few light-type practitioners in the lower third layer, but they are everywhere there."

"I see." Lin Yan nodded in sudden realization. "I've been to the Holy Land before. Hey, Lan Qiao came from the Holy Land. He has light attributes, so how could he be infected by darkness?"

"Theoretically, it's impossible. Where there is light, there is no darkness. Where there is water, fire will be extinguished, unless..."

Qin Jialin folded his arms and looked at her with a hint of meaning.

"unless?"

Lin Yan realized it later and his face turned pale.

Understanding his meaning, he added, "Unless he no longer has the light attribute..."

Then there is only one possibility left.

Like Qin Rong, Lan Qiao was deprived of his original attributes and was made into a puppet by the Niu Gui after his death.

Qin Jialin thought about it, and after careful consideration, he reminded her, "The jurisdiction of Tianluo City has always been under the rule of whoever is stronger. The lower three floors are the headquarters of the United College, the middle three floors are the Holy Land, and the upper three floors are the Six Industries."

"You're not yet capable of reaching the upper three levels. It's best... not to use the Impermanence Grass's skills anymore, and don't mention this attribute to anyone around you."

"Yeah." Lin Yan nodded. It was Qin Jialin who helped her delete some of the footage when she was dealing with Wei Xi that day.

The property of the Impermanence Grass is so terrifying that even she herself is still frightened.

After returning from the Blue Night Country, she secretly checked, but the academy's library had no records of the Impermanence Grass at all.

Lin Yan asked, "The Shen family is so powerful in the lower three levels. Isn't there any family or force that would fight against them?"

"Originally, there was a family called Qi Siji. The reason why the ice department of Nanheng Junior College is so strong is largely because the Qi family laid a solid foundation. Wen Haoyan built on this foundation and raised Nanheng's ice department to a higher level."

"That was a long time ago. If we talk about now..." Qin Jialin lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, "Jiang Yan is one of them."

"Jiang Yan?" Lin Yan murmured, and asked, "Is it worth cooperating with?"

"If you want to find someone to cooperate with, it's better to find someone else than Jiang Yan."

Lin Yan smiled: "Why do you say that?"

"Jiang Yan is a man with a lot of ambiguity. He has always remained neutral, avoiding the spotlight when doing business, and has no ties with the academy or the alliance.

Despite various major events and changes in the lower three levels, the Jiang family has remained consistent for decades and has not fought or competed.

Jiang Yan may not help you. He is not like Wei Xi, who would sell you out to help you."

"I see." Lin Yan knocked the table with his cup, looked out the window, and muttered, "But...it's not impossible."

Qin Jialin followed her gaze and looked outside. "What?"

She turned around and said, "It's okay. The academy has arrested a lot of people, and the Joint Academy's main office has begun to intervene. But who is actually connecting with the Niu Gui at the Shenfu Academy?"

"The only four words on the list of people entering the secret realm are Divine Talisman Academy. Do you have any friends from Divine Talisman Academy?"

Lin Yan asked, "What do you want to do?"

"My skills require a springboard, which of course carries certain risks. The academy is now closed, making it difficult to investigate from within. I can't handle high-level spiritual talismans either. If I had a springboard, I could avoid Mingtian's abilities and monitor the entire Divine Talisman Academy."

"Your skills are so useful. Wait, I have someone in mind. What do I need to do?"

"Hand out."

Lin Yan raised her hand and placed it on the table, only to see Qin Jialin transmitting attribute power to her hand.

After a moment, a mark appeared on his hand.

"Just having contact with her will be enough. This skill can be detected by the advanced instruments of the Divine Rune Academy, so the person you choose should try to avoid those who have contact with advanced instruments. It is best if they are students like you."

"Okay." Lin Yan withdrew his hand and disappeared into the room.

A woman walked out from the wall. "She... is the person you were talking about?"

Qin Jialin asked, "What does Qiu Yue think of her?"

"Very good, at least he's better than me. If it were me, I wouldn't have the courage to fight Shen Huan." Qiu Yue looked at the direction where Lin Yan left. "It's like trying to hit a rock with an egg, and you'll be doomed."