Pure Torment

This thing's combat power was at least over a million!

Even with Lin Mo's Golden Core stage cultivation and condensed divine sense, he almost couldn't steady his mind.

This thing couldn't harm the physical body; it specifically attacked the soul!

Lin Mo's expression remained unchanged. He held his breath, didn't block his sense of taste, and took a solid, massive gulp.

Boom!

His taste buds were instantly pierced, and the sensation was forcibly engraved into his memory system.

The next second, Lin Mo decisively severed the connection to his tongue.

The world became peaceful.

But that taste had already become a new inner demon on his path of cultivation.

Tong Dong had been staring at him intently. Seeing that there wasn't even a ripple of emotion on Lin Mo's face after drinking it, he couldn't help but waver.

Were the things online all lies? Was the taste actually okay?

"How is it?" he asked tentatively.

Lin Mo put down the bowl, calmly smacked his lips as if savoring some divine nectar, and then gave Tong Dong a solemn nod.

"Not bad, very authentic. You should try it."

As he spoke, he handed the bowl over.

It was normal for guys to share food. Tong Dong didn't overthink it and picked it up, half-doubting and half-believing.

Tong Dong skeptically took a sip.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

Tong Dong's expression was first blank, then twisted, and finally, his facial features scrunched up together. He looked as if he had been struck by lightning and violently bounced up from his seat.

Fortunately, his reflexes were quick. He didn't spit it out and swallowed it all back down.

But this was even more painful than spitting it out!

The mask of agony!

Liandry's Torment!

"Ah! Lin Mo! You..."

Lin Mo had long anticipated this outcome. He stood up unhurriedly and fetched two cups of water from the nearby water dispenser.

Tong Dong snatched a cup, not even bothering to drink, and started frantically rinsing his mouth over the nearby trash can, as if he wanted to scrub a layer of skin off his tongue.

The bowl that was the main culprit was pushed to the farthest corner of the table, as if looking at it one more time would kill him again.

Lin Mo sat back down and slowly said, "Don't get excited, feel it again."

"Feel my ass!" Tong Dong, who was usually emotionally stable, started cursing.

"I feel like whatever you eat right now will taste like the most delicious food on earth."

Tong Dong glared at him viciously, then skeptically picked up a large chopstick full of Zhajiangmian. Without even mixing it well, he stuffed it directly into his mouth.

The next moment, he froze.

The rich sauce aroma, the chewiness of the noodles, the refreshing shredded cucumber... After the baptism of the Douzhi, all the flavors became unprecedentedly vivid and clear!

This bite of Zhajiangmian was simply salvation!

Watching Tong Dong devouring his food, Lin Mo smiled and picked up a piece of Luzhu Huoshao.

Hmm, the organ taste was handled very well; it was fragrant but not greasy.

He tried a bite of Baodu, which was crisp, tender, and refreshing.

Indeed, everything became exceptionally beautiful because of that bowl of Douzhi.

When they were almost done eating, Lin Mo's phone rang.

It was an unfamiliar Tianjing number.

After answering, it was the voice of Huang Jingmin from before.

"Student Lin Mo, I am Huang Jingmin who picked you up from the airport. You and Tong Dong are not in the dorm right now, correct?"

"Hello, Teacher Huang. We are currently in the cafeteria."

"Alright, take these next few days to get used to the situation here. Once the training schedule is out, I will notify you."

"Okay, thank you, Teacher Huang. Can we go out normally?"

"Of course you can, but you must clock in and sign at the accommodation area's front desk every day. I will also occasionally call to check on your situation."

"I understand. Thank you, Teacher Huang."

"You're welcome."

Hanging up the phone, Lin Mo felt that this place was quite humane.

However, they were able to move freely because the other students hadn't arrived yet.

Tong Dong's room would probably still end up housing four people.

While Lin Mo was eating.

Many people passing through the cafeteria cast extra glances at Lin Mo.

Those were all people from the Yanhuang Awakening.

They all knew who Lin Mo was, and the higher-ups had even explicitly forbidden anyone from disturbing or provoking him.

This made many people curious about Lin Mo.

But they only observed from a distance and didn't approach.

On the contrary, a massive noise erupted from Director Long's office back at the Yanhuang Awakening.

The female assistant standing outside the office merely frowned and continued working at her desk.

A moment later, her landline rang.

"Call all the team leaders of the reconnaissance group here."

The reconnaissance group in Tianjing was divided into five teams, each with a different focus.

But the most important thing was that Long Tianqi was very angry right now.

Because one of them was executing other official duties, only the other four arrived at the office first.

A moment later, the four people walked out of the office trembling.

One of them was even holding the bomb that Lin Mo had rendered harmless.

The person was already dead, so tracking them was impossible.

But there was still a way to trace the materials and components on it.

Within a day, the entire Yanhuang Awakening was mobilized.

Not because Lin Mo's words were so important, but because they needed to save their own face.

While things were bustling over there, on the other side, the days were quiet and peaceful.

At just past four in the morning, Lin Mo had already knocked on Tong Dong's room door.

"Wake up, it's time to go see the flag-raising ceremony."

Tong Dong's voice quickly came from inside.

Tong Dong opened the door with hair like a bird's nest. He scratched his head and stepped aside.

"You come in first. I'll brush my teeth and wash my face, it'll be quick."

It was indeed quick; in less than five minutes, Tong Dong had freshened up and come out.

The two didn't even eat breakfast and went straight down to the outside of the building.

However, it didn't seem like any taxis would pass by here.

As for ride-hailing apps... forget it, the current ride-hailing apps were like newborn babies.

Lin Mo looked left and right, then directly waved at a black car in the distance.

After about a dozen seconds, the black car drove over anyway.

Lin Mo looked at Tong Dong, pulled open the rear car door, and got in.

Although Tong Dong was a bit confused, he followed suit directly.

Lin Mo said simply, "To Tianmen, we want to watch the flag-raising ceremony."

The man in the passenger seat and the driver froze for a moment, but the driver didn't refuse and just drove towards Tianmen.

Tong Dong couldn't help but ask, "This car is?!"

"I booked it. We can't just walk there."

Lin Mo's casual remark kept Tong Dong from digging any deeper.

In reality, this was a Yanhuang Awakening car.

And these two outside were purely staking out the perimeter.

As a result, they were dragged by Lin Mo to act as chauffeurs.

But the higher-ups' instructions were also very clear: do not provoke Lin Mo, and if Lin Mo makes a request, cooperate with him.

After all, strictly speaking, Lin Mo was still an advisor to the Yanhuang Awakening.

At this time, there were already quite a few people in Tianmen Square, basically all out-of-towners.

Locals wouldn't be this enthusiastic; after all, they had already seen what there was to see.

Unless they were bringing some friends from out of town, waking up this early would just be torture.