After hanging up on Yvette Ye, Evan Lin walked two more laps around the track.
"The Upper-Grade Lin Clan still owes my mom an explanation."
Evan mused to himself.
Sooner or later, he and the Upper-Grade Lin Clan would have to meet face-to-face.
Not just for Joy Zheng, but also for his younger self.
Actually, Evan had always been pretty curious.
Curious what kind of man could just walk away from his wife and son for so many years.
As for the Upper-Grade Lin Clan supposedly producing a real immortal—
Evan actually found it pretty interesting.
Ever since he'd seen everything inside that pocket world—
Evan Lin was feeling more and more that this Earth wasn't quite the same as the one he remembered.
Back when he was just an ordinary person, Evan's world was all about classes, studying, and the daily grind—rice, oil, salt, all those trivial bits of life.
Now, he barely noticed those little things. Instead, the feeling kept growing—this Earth was way more complicated than it looked.
Everywhere, secrets were lurking.
Including the Immortal Martial Continent.
That place had to be real.
But where exactly was the Immortal Martial Continent? Evan still couldn't figure it out.
Back at the dorm, Evan lay there, thinking about all sorts of things.
He pulled out his phone and tried calling Bella Xiao, but her phone was switched off. No luck getting through.
Bella Xiao was always a mystery.
Evan kept feeling she probably knew something important.
Inside the Soul-Sacrifice Beauty Scroll, Lily Zhao was getting quieter and quieter, barely speaking these days.
During this time, Jill Jing even called Evan once.
This time, Jill Jing wasn't crying like before. She just said three words.
"Miss you so much."
Thinking about that short, cola-loving Jill Jing, Evan felt a weird mix of emotions he couldn't even describe.
"I wonder if the spirit spring inside her has really matured yet."
"With Allen Ju's family looking out for her, plus Gavin Duan who's now strong enough to match an ordinary Pointing-to-Mystery expert, I really should be able to relax."
Evan sighed. "Still, when I get the chance, I should go check on Jill Jing myself."
"And then there's the Left-Hand Dragon..."