As expected of a Platinum Bishop, truly clever. By doing this, he not only pushed Qian Renxue in front of me but also kept her identity hidden, Yang Yunhai thought to himself.
Still, regardless of the method, the result was good. After speaking with Qian Renxue, she would certainly help him avoid a lot of trouble, especially from Ning Fengzhi.
"In addition," Salas continued, "if anyone asks whether the Spirit Hall invited you after testing your spirit power, and why you didn't join, here's what you say: use Zhu Zhuqing, the girl you saved, as the reason for not joining. As for the question of whether you were invited, say that the staff member conducting the test did ask, but you declined."
"Afterward, perhaps that staff member saw that your spirit was the publicly acknowledged 'trash spirit' Blue Silver Grass, and didn't take you seriously, so they let you go."
"Thank you for your guidance, Bishop," Yang Yunhai replied promptly.
Salas nodded slightly and went on, "Other than that, after joining the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, there are two people you need to be careful of."
"One is Yu Tianheng, captain of the Heaven Dou Battle Team. He's the direct heir of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. The other is the vice-captain, Dugu Yan. Her spirit is the Jade Phosphor Serpent, and her grandfather is Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo who has some bad blood with our Spirit Hall."
"Is it serious?" Yang Yunhai couldn't help but ask.
"Not exactly," Salas shook his head. "He doesn't have any major grudge against the Spirit Hall itself, but he has a longstanding feud with one of our titled elders. They've fought multiple times in private and have been rivals for years."
Looking directly at Yang Yunhai, he added, "In any case, be careful at the academy and don't reveal your identity."
Yang Yunhai nodded seriously. "Thank you for the reminder, Bishop."
Salas nodded again and slowly stood up. "Alright, you've stayed here long enough. It's time to go. The Heaven Dou Royal Academy is on the outskirts of Heaven Dou City, not exactly close. It's already late today. You can go tomorrow morning. As for the reward, you can come again at the beginning of next month under the pretense of collecting your spirit master subsidy. I should be back by then."
"This month's subsidy, you can collect it yourself at the main hall downstairs. If you need anything in the future, feel free to find me. As for the Chang Gong family, I'll send someone to coordinate our story soon. Don't worry about it."
"Yes!" Yang Yunhai stood up with him, nodded seriously, tucked his spirit master certificate into his collar, bowed, and left.
"Having talent and strength really does change how you're treated," Yang Yunhai thought as he closed the door behind him and entered the corridor.
If he hadn't shown his value, Salas, judging from his personality in the original story, probably wouldn't have even looked at him.
With that thought, he headed downstairs in large strides.
Not long after, he arrived at the main hall counter, showed his ID, collected his subsidy from the young lady at the desk, and left right after.
After some time, he returned to the hotel. Upstairs, he knocked lightly on the room door.
Footsteps sounded immediately, followed by the creak of the door opening. Zhu Zhuqing appeared in front of him.
It's worth mentioning that Yang Yunhai was 1.72 meters tall at the time. Zhu Zhuqing, with her shoes on, was just over 1.6 meters. From his perspective, her feet were just barely out of sight.
"I got the money, and I also asked around about the surrounding spirit master academies on the way," Yang Yunhai quickly changed his expression, walked in, and repeated what he'd told Salas earlier, expressing his desire to join the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Zhu Zhuqing didn't say much after listening. She simply nodded and said, "If that's your decision, then fine."
"Alright. Then we'll stay at the hotel tonight and head to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy tomorrow morning," Yang Yunhai said as he sat on the bed. "I've already asked for the exact location, it's outside the city, a fair distance from Heaven Dou City."
"Okay." Zhu Zhuqing nodded as she sat down on her own bed.
"Also, since this is the capital and we're new here, we shouldn't wander around too much. We might accidentally provoke someone we shouldn't. So, after dinner, let's just stay in the room and focus on cultivating," Yang Yunhai said while moving to the center of the bed and sitting cross-legged.
"Alright," Zhu Zhuqing replied with a nod.
Yang Yunhai smiled and added, "There's still some time before dinner. Let's cultivate first."
"Okay," she agreed again. With everything taken care of, all she had to do was follow along. She sat down, closed her eyes, and started meditating just as Yang Yunhai had done.
Time passed slowly, and evening soon arrived. The two opened their eyes one after another and took out food from their soul tool to eat a simple meal.
"Yunhai, this is for you." As they were eating, Zhu Zhuqing suddenly stretched out her hand.
Yang Yunhai looked up. Between her fair fingers dangled a familiar teardrop-shaped purple gemstone earring, it was one of Zhu Zhuqing's storage soul tools. The golden loop for the ear had been tightly bound with a fine blue string, turning it into a necklace.
"Isn't this your soul tool?" he asked instinctively, looking at her.
Zhu Zhuqing's expression didn't change. "I have another one, and we're not traveling far anytime soon. This one is enough for now. Consider this a temporary loan, return it once you have your own storage soul tool. I've already placed the crystal we bought in Soto City inside."
"Thank you, Zhuqing." Yang Yunhai smiled and reached out to take it, lowering his head slightly to tuck it into his collar.
"You're welcome," Zhu Zhuqing said softly, lowering her head and continuing to eat.
Not long after, they finished eating, cleaned up, and Zhu Zhuqing went straight back to her bed to resume cultivating. Yang Yunhai, on the other hand, familiarized himself with using the storage soul tool and stuffed all his spirit master subsidy and the bundle he had previously retrieved from Zhu Zhuqing's soul tool into it.
Then, he sat cross-legged and resumed cultivating.
Late into the night, after finishing their meditation, they washed up and went to bed.
Meanwhile, in a hidden location somewhere in Heaven Dou City, a flash of light suddenly lit up the sky.
Not long after, in a room at the top of the Spirit Hall's main building, a man with a snake-shaped mark on his forehead landed quietly on the balcony and strode into the room.
"Salas, what did you call me for?" he asked casually as he lay on the sofa, nodding slightly.
"Please take a look at this, Elder," Salas said respectfully, handing over both the letter Yang Yunhai submitted earlier that day and the report Salas had written himself.
"A kid came to the Hall today. Just turned six. Spirit power level: 32."
"That talented?" The man's interest was immediately piqued. He sat up straight, took the documents, and began reading. "But why call me about this? A kid this gifted should be sent straight to Spirit City."
"Elder, this child is a bit special. You'll understand once you read it," Salas said politely.
Hearing this, the man stopped asking questions and focused on the documents.
After several changes in his expression, he chuckled and commented, "This kid is impressive, he even managed to win over the Zhu clan's young lady. Reminds me of my younger days."
Then he turned serious, looked at Salas, and said solemnly, "I understand. I'll report to the Young Master as soon as I return."
"Thank you, Elder," Salas replied courteously.
The man nodded, handed back the documents, and walked to the window. With a flash, he vanished.
Not long after, in the Eastern Palace of the royal city, the man knocked on the door to Xue Qinghe's room.
"Come in," came the voice from inside.
The man entered, quickly walked over to Xue Qinghe, who was seated at a desk reading, and bowed respectfully.
"Reporting to the Young Master"
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