After Ma Xiunuo was taken away by law enforcement, Sisi brought Su Yuntao back to the Spirit Hall. No one else dared to object to this.
At that moment, the instant Bibi Dong's group entered the Notting City Spirit Hall, Su Yuntao, Sisi, and the others immediately sensed something unusual.
No one spoke, yet an invisible pressure suddenly appeared, pervading the vast Spirit Hall.
The leading woman appeared to be around thirty years old. Her near-perfect, flawless appearance made Sisi feel ashamed of her own inferiority with just one glance.
A powerful aura emanated from her body, and no one dared to meet her gaze directly.
After Bibi Dong revealed her identity, Su Yuntao and Sisi became even more terrified. The Ma Xiunuo incident had been entirely caused by Sisi. They had already felt panicked that morning when the enforcers arrived.
Fortunately, the enforcers had not investigated the Ma Xiunuo matter in detail and simply took him away, allowing them to breathe a sigh of relief.
But unexpectedly, just a few hours later, the highest ruler of the Spirit Hall, Her Holiness the Pope, had personally come to a small place like Notting City.
Sisi hurriedly invited Bibi Dong and the others to sit in the most sacred hall inside the Spirit Hall.
"Your Holiness, the Pope, may I ask what instructions you have for coming to the Notting City branch hall?" Sisi gathered her courage and asked.
Bibi Dong smiled charmingly, and the mountain-like pressure on everyone immediately lessened greatly.
"There's no need to be nervous. I am not here to condemn anyone. I simply wish to meet that child named Jiang Chen."
Su Yuntao and the other deacons finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Which one of you is Su Yuntao?" Bibi Dong's gaze swept across the many deacons.
Su Yuntao was delighted inside and stepped forward boldly, saying respectfully, "Your Holiness the Pope, this subordinate is Su Yuntao."
"Recount to me once more the scene when you awakened that child's martial soul. Do not omit any details." Bibi Dong's voice was gentle and pleasant, making people feel as if bathed in a spring breeze.
Su Yuntao's previously tense emotions instantly calmed, and he began describing the anomalies during Jiang Chen's awakening.
Several elders who had accompanied Bibi Dong had not seen that document before. Upon hearing Su Yuntao's account, they immediately understood the purpose of Bibi Dong's visit.
One elder could not help but speak up, "Your Holiness, what this deacon described is far too absurd and bizarre. It is hard to believe. I think he must have exaggerated somewhat."
Being questioned like this, Su Yuntao immediately panicked and hurriedly explained, "Your Holiness, the Pope, everything I said is absolutely true. If you do not believe me, you can send someone to confirm it in Holy Soul Village."
"Don't be nervous." Bibi Dong pressed her hand downward, instantly stabilizing Su Yuntao's emotions.
"Where is that child now?"
"Reporting to Your Holiness, that child is currently in Notting City, studying at the Notting Junior Soul Master Academy."
"Mm, very good. Nana, go with this Deacon Su Yuntao and bring that child here." Bibi Dong instructed Hu Liena, who was beside her.
Hu Liena was her newly accepted disciple, and she liked her very much, intending to train Hu Liena's abilities.
"Yes, Teacher." Hu Liena replied respectfully and followed Su Yuntao out.
"Your Holiness, do you truly believe that child possesses a god-level martial soul?" The elder from earlier could not help asking again.
"Whether it is or not, won't we know once we see it?" Bibi Dong smiled. "Ghost Elder, follow Nana secretly and prevent any accidents."
"Yes." Another elder responded.
...
Su Yuntao and Hu Liena walked along the street toward the Notting Junior Soul Master Academy.
Hu Liena walked in front, while Su Yuntao lagged slightly behind. He had just heard that this girl called the Pope "Teacher."
This was the Pope's disciple; her status was extraordinarily noble. He did not dare show the slightest disrespect.
Even though Hu Liena possessed an appearance even more beautiful than Sisi's and naturally exuded a bewitching aura, Su Yuntao still did not dare harbor any improper thoughts. He forced himself to keep thinking of Sisi's appearance in his mind.
Hu Liena suddenly turned her head, smiled at Su Yuntao, and said, "Are you very afraid of me?"
Su Yuntao was momentarily dazed, then hurriedly shook his head vigorously, not daring to speak.
"You're quite an interesting person." Hu Liena laughed娇ly and no longer paid attention to Su Yuntao.
After a while, the two finally arrived at Notting Academy.
"Miss Hu Liena, we have arrived." Su Yuntao reminded her, then quickly stepped forward and took out his Spirit Hall deacon token.
After the gatekeeper inspected the token, he hurriedly and respectfully opened the gate, allowing Su Yuntao and Hu Liena to enter.
"It's afternoon now; the students should all be in the dormitories." Su Yuntao said.
He had once been a student at Notting Academy himself and was naturally very familiar with the academy's layout.
The academy had seven student dormitories in total. The work-study students had always lived in Dormitory Seven, and this had never changed over the years.
Su Yuntao skillfully arrived at the entrance of Dormitory Seven and knocked on the door.
"Excuse me, is Jiang Chen here?" He asked very politely.
"It's Lord Su Yuntao! Why have you come?" Voices filled with surprise rang out, and many children looked at Su Yuntao excitedly.
They were all work-study students from the village, almost all awakened by Su Yuntao, so they naturally recognized him.
Tang San also walked out and said in surprise, "Lord Su Yuntao, do you have some business with Jiang Chen?"
Although several months had passed, Su Yuntao still recognized Tang San.
"I have something to discuss with him. Do you know where he is?" Su Yuntao asked. His gaze had already swept through the dormitory once, but he did not see Jiang Chen's figure.
Tang San nodded and said, "He should be in that small grove near the back gate of the academy."
"Mm, thank you." Su Yuntao quickly left.
"Could it be that Lord Su Yuntao still hasn't given up on recruiting Jiang Chen into the Spirit Hall?" Tang San thought to himself.
...
At this moment, a crowd of students had already gathered downstairs at the dormitory building, their eyes shining as they stared at Hu Liena standing at the dormitory entrance.
She was truly too beautiful. They could not find a single girl in the entire academy more beautiful than the one before them.
Where had these students ever seen such a beautiful girl? Their eyes refused to blink, staring fixedly at Hu Liena.
Su Yuntao came out and left with Hu Liena.
In the small grove, Jiang Chen sat cross-legged on a large rock, circulating his energy to heal the injuries on his body.
The wounds on the rest of his body were not that serious, but the important thing was his face. He, who had always prided himself on being the most handsome little shota, had now turned into an ugly monster covered in big lumps. He felt indescribably furious inside.
Just then, footsteps sounded. Jiang Chen vigilantly opened his eyes.
Two people appeared in his line of sight. One was the familiar Su Yuntao, and the other was an extremely beautiful girl.
Jiang Chen admitted that, whether in his previous life or this one, he had never seen such a beautiful girl.
Of course, it was not just her appearance, but also the special aura emanating from her body.
His heart jolted. "Could it be that Su Yuntao has already discovered that I'm not dead?"
While he was pondering, Su Yuntao had already arrived in front of him.
Looking at this child whose face was covered in blue and purple lumps, Su Yuntao was somewhat surprised but still smiled and asked, "Little friend, do you know where Jiang Chen is?"