As a small mountain of soul bones completely appeared before everyone's eyes, all of them couldn't help but hold their breath.
For a moment, the small pavilion fell into a huge silence. Clearly, everyone was so shocked that their mouths opened involuntarily, yet it remained eerily quiet.
Thud—
Accompanied by the crisp sound of a book falling to the ground, Shui Ningbing, who was carrying a stack of documents, stood frozen with Bai Nian in front of the small pavilion, looking somewhat helplessly toward the crowd.
After a long silence, Shui Ningbing finally squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth:
"Um… did I come at a bad time…?"
Everyone's gazes turned toward Shen Hanyu in unison. Shen Hanyu was stunned for a moment, then smiled lightly and shook his head, saying:
"These soul bones all belong to my little Xue'er. The ones that have anything to do with me don't even account for forty percent…"
The Snow Empress glanced at Shen Hanyu, then said softly:
"Pick for yourselves. These soul bones are all top-grade. Very few have flaws or missing origins, and the age of each is over ten thousand years. Ah Yu, Bing'er, and Yue'er can also pick one to play with…"
Everyone looked at each other, and no one dared to reach out first.
This caused the surroundings, aside from the laughter of girls coming from the front courtyard, to become so quiet that even the drop of a needle could be heard.
Shui Ningbing led Bai Nian slowly into the pavilion. Bai Nian hesitated for a moment, then tentatively moved closer to Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress, and finally threw herself into the Snow Empress's arms.
On the other side, You Mengchu was running over at high speed while holding Xue Ke's hand, her eyes shining brightly.
Xue Ke, who looked completely bewildered, had her delicate hair messed up from running. She kept panting heavily and only managed to ask in broken sentences after a long while:
"T-Te… Teacher, why are you… in such a hurry to find me… Did something… important happen…?"
You Mengchu directly picked Xue Ke up and quickly said:
"The teacher is taking you to take advantage of a huge opportunity. Let me tell you, the two richest big shots in our Heavenly Water Academy are back. I just noticed—they were dividing the spoils without me! Can I tolerate this as your teacher? I'm taking you straight there to get a share…"
Xue Ke finally caught her breath and said softly:
"But… is it really okay to bring me along…?"
You Mengchu suddenly slapped Xue Ke's bottom, then said:
"Don't worry, it's fine. Everything will be handled by your teacher."
Xue Ke let out a wronged "oh" and didn't dare to move or speak carelessly anymore.
When Xue Ke had first joined the academy, her life had indeed not been very comfortable. It wasn't that everyone rejected her; in fact, Shui Bing'er and the other girls would take her out whenever they had time, and the other students were also very caring toward her. Their interactions were extremely harmonious. Yet Xue Ke still felt an inexplicable loneliness and sadness; deep in her heart, there was always some unknown melancholy.
It wasn't until she met You Mengchu again, when You Mengchu had finally managed to take a rare break, that things changed. Seeing that Xue Ke always seemed gloomy, You Mengchu simply took her out to have fun for a whole day. After they returned, You Mengchu came up with the idea of taking her as a disciple. Xue Ke was both surprised and delighted. She had always felt great affection toward You Mengchu and immediately performed the formal disciple-acceptance ceremony.
You Mengchu was also very happy. Toward this Tian Dou princess, she also held great fondness. Although Xue Ke's natural talent was truly quite poor, to You Mengchu, it wasn't a big deal, just a matter of spending a bit of effort with words and resources. Something that could be solved with a bit of talking and supplementation, how could that be called a problem?
…
Back at the pavilion, once Shen Liuyu reacted, she was the first to reach out with a grin and casually take a right arm bone from the small mountain. After seeing that, the others exchanged glances and finally gathered together, quietly and excitedly discussing which one they should choose.
You Mengchu landed lightly behind the group while still holding Xue Ke, and her beautiful eyes immediately locked onto the soul bone mountain.
Xue Ke, on the other hand, covered her mouth in shock and stood frozen in place, unable to believe what she was seeing.
Shen Hanyu noticed the two of them, gave a light chuckle, then took another soul bone out of his soul guide device and tossed it toward the eagerly watching You Mengchu.
You Mengchu, caught it directly. Then she heard Shen Hanyu say with a teasing tone:
"Sixty-three-thousand-year Wind Silent Snow Owl right arm bone. Back when we went to the sea, this was the reward I promised you. Although you and old Bi Deng didn't help at all, considering how hard you've worked building Heavenly Water Academy all these years, I'll let you have it…"
You Mengchu looked at the soul bone in her hand in pleasant surprise, then smiled happily and thanked Shen Hanyu. Without any politeness, she put the soul bone away into her own soul guide device.
The Wind Silent Snow Owl was a unique soul beast species found in the half-frozen forest that connected the Extreme North to the outside world. They were ferocious and combative by nature, and both their speed and attack power were almost on par with the Silver Emperor Sky Falcon, truly top-tier predators. Naturally, the soul bones produced by such soul beasts were also of the highest quality…
You Mengchu looked at the few girls who were still carefully thinking and discussing which type of soul bone to choose, then patted Xue Ke on the shoulder, motioning for her to join in the fun.
A trace of anxiety and worry flashed through Xue Ke's eyes, but then a gentle soul power pulled her softly into the middle of the girls. The owner of that soul power was none other than Shen Hanyu.
Shen Hanyu had actually been a little surprised when You Mengchu took Xue Ke as her disciple, but after thinking about it later, it made perfect sense. Although the swan martial soul was somewhat useless, it still carried a trace of light attribute and couldn't be considered completely trash. You Mengchu had plenty of good things on hand, and with some resource supplementation, she could forcibly push Xue Ke all the way to the Titled Douluo level.
As for one extra soul bone, Shen Hanyu truly didn't care anymore.
After all, if these soul bones weren't distributed now to make the most of their remaining value, they would really just end up sitting in a soul bone exhibition museum after he became a god…
Xue Ke felt extremely flattered. After cautiously glancing at Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress, she respectfully bowed in thanks before being pulled by Shui Bing'er beside her to join the group in browsing and selecting treasures.
…
After a round of careful picking and choosing, each of the girls held a soul bone that suited them perfectly. They thanked the Snow Empress and Shen Hanyu, then happily ran off to the specially built seclusion chambers to begin absorption.
In the end, only the Shui Bing'er sisters and Shen Liuyu remained.
Xue Ke, even at the very last moment, hadn't dared to choose anything too good. She only took a thirteen-thousand-year-old Ice Snow Swan's right arm bone. This made You Mengchu so angry that she almost wanted to give her bottom a few more hard slaps to vent her frustration…
Xue Ke held the soul bone in her hands, looked at her puffed-up teacher, then cautiously tugged at the corner of You Mengchu's robe and offered the soul bone to her…
"Teacher… please don't be angry…"
You Mengchu was stunned for a moment, then slowly patted Xue Ke's shoulder and said:
"It's not really a big deal. Look at you, looking so pitiful like a little abandoned child. Where is there any appearance of a country's princess? The teacher isn't blaming you for anything. Such a great opportunity in front of you, and you don't take it. If you want that stingy dog Shen Hanyu to do charity like this again, who knows how long you'll have to wait…"
Xue Ke slowly lowered her head, then suddenly threw herself into You Mengchu's arms.
You Mengchu placed the Ice Snow Swan soul bone back into Xue Ke's hands, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, sighed softly, and said:
"Keep this soul bone for yourself. But don't rush to absorb it yet. From now on, you need to be a bit braver, understand?"
"Don't treat yourself as an outsider, or you'll never truly integrate into Heavenly Water's social circle. Teacher just wants you to be happier…"
Xue Ke sniffled, then obediently nodded.
But the next moment, she heard You Mengchu continue:
"Tonight, come to the teacher's room. After all, you've made Teacher very unhappy by not even taking advantage of Shen Hanyu's great opportunity. Teacher still needs to properly train your ability to endure…"
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