Perhaps it was the influence of their Martial Spirit, or perhaps it was just their innate personality, but the Speed Clan was not only fast in movement, they were equally quick in making decisions.
The following afternoon, Bai He happened to run into Yu Yan and Xiao Wu in the lobby of the hotel where they were staying, just as they were sampling local delicacies.
No matter how destitute the Speed Clan had become, they were still a quite formidable Family in Dragon City; looking up the residence of Jiang Jing and Yu Yan was an easy task for them.
"Young friend Yu Yan, hello there."
Seeing Yu Yan eating in the hotel lobby, Bai He greeted him with a cheerful smile.
"Clan Leader Bai He, good afternoon. Do you have some business here?"
The moment he saw Bai He appear, Yu Yan's emotions instantly grew tense. He stood up and took the initiative to walk toward Bai He, asking about his purpose for coming.
Bai He was a Rank 81 Spirit Douluo. Yu Yan wasn't sure about Xiao Wu's current situation and worried that Bai He might see through her true identity.
"The list of children in the clan willing to attend the Exotic Beast Academy has been compiled. I've come to hand it over to Vice Dean Jiang Jing and, while I'm at it, ask when you'll be leaving Dragon City."
Bai He, having no hidden agendas, directly stated his purpose when Yu Yan asked why he had come.
"You're looking for Vice Dean Jiang Jing? She has several prize pupils running Spirit hunting teams here in Dragon City; she went to see those students today and isn't here."
"As for the departure time, we originally planned to leave tomorrow. If you want to discuss these matters with Vice Dean Jiang Jing, you'll need to do it as soon as possible."
Wanting Bai He to leave as quickly as possible, Yu Yan took the initiative to inform him of Jiang Jing's whereabouts.
Strictly speaking, Yu Yan wasn't lying about the departure time. The departure was entirely up to him; whenever he said they would leave, that's when they would leave.
"Leaving so urgently? I wanted to fulfill my role as host and properly entertain you all."
Bai He had wanted to use the time Yu Yan and the others were in Dragon City to close the distance between them. Who would have thought they would leave so soon?
"This session's All-Continent Elite Soul Master Tournament is about to begin. Vice Dean Jiang Jing must return to prepare the Exotic Beast Academy's participating team."
Yu Yan's mind raced, and he quickly came up with a very reasonable excuse.
This session of the All-Continent Elite Soul Master Tournament would begin next year, and this year was already nearing its end. This reason was perfectly logical from any perspective.
"I see. Then it truly does need to be quick."
Hearing this reason, Bai He gave a helpless smile and bid Yu Yan farewell. Following the directions Yu Yan gave, he went to find Jiang Jing to discuss the clansmen attending the Exotic Beast Academy.
"You seemed very tense just now?"
After Bai He had walked far away, Xiao Wu came up behind Yu Yan. Staring in the direction Bai He had left along with him, she asked in a voice only the two of them could hear.
Compared to Yu Yan's tension, Xiao Wu appeared very relaxed.
With the Moonlight Energy and the Cang Feng Secret Art hiding her aura, the two layers of concealment meant that an ordinary Spirit Douluo would never discover her identity unless they specifically inspected her.
What Xiao Wu was curious about was why Yu Yan was so nervous.
"That was a Spirit Douluo!"
"How could I not be nervous seeing a Spirit Douluo?"
Perhaps it was the influence of their Martial Spirit, or perhaps it was just their innate personality, but the Speed Clan was not only fast in movement, they were equally quick in making decisions.
The following afternoon, Bai He happened to run into Yu Yan and Xiao Wu in the lobby of the hotel where they were staying, just as they were sampling local delicacies.
No matter how destitute the Speed Clan had become, they were still a quite formidable Family in Dragon City; looking up the residence of Jiang Jing and Yu Yan was an easy task for them.
"Young friend Yu Yan, hello there."
Seeing Yu Yan eating in the hotel lobby, Bai He greeted him with a cheerful smile.
"Clan Leader Bai He, good afternoon. Do you have some business here?"
The moment he saw Bai He appear, Yu Yan's emotions instantly grew tense. He stood up and took the initiative to walk toward Bai He, asking about his purpose for coming.
Bai He was a Rank 81 Spirit Douluo. Yu Yan wasn't sure about Xiao Wu's current situation and worried that Bai He might see through her true identity.
"The list of children in the clan willing to attend the Exotic Beast Academy has been compiled. I've come to hand it over to Vice Dean Jiang Jing and, while I'm at it, ask when you'll be leaving Dragon City."
Bai He, having no hidden agendas, directly stated his purpose when Yu Yan asked why he had come.
"You're looking for Vice Dean Jiang Jing? She has several prize pupils running Spirit hunting teams here in Dragon City; she went to see those students today and isn't here."
"As for the departure time, we originally planned to leave tomorrow. If you want to discuss these matters with Vice Dean Jiang Jing, you'll need to do it as soon as possible."
Wanting Bai He to leave as quickly as possible, Yu Yan took the initiative to inform him of Jiang Jing's whereabouts.
Strictly speaking, Yu Yan wasn't lying about the departure time. The departure was entirely up to him; whenever he said they would leave, that's when they would leave.
"Leaving so urgently? I wanted to fulfill my role as host and properly entertain you all."
Bai He had wanted to use the time Yu Yan and the others were in Dragon City to close the distance between them. Who would have thought they would leave so soon?
"This session's All-Continent Elite Soul Master Tournament is about to begin. Vice Dean Jiang Jing must return to prepare the Exotic Beast Academy's participating team."
Yu Yan's mind raced, and he quickly came up with a very reasonable excuse.
This session of the All-Continent Elite Soul Master Tournament would begin next year, and this year was already nearing its end. This reason was perfectly logical from any perspective.
"I see. Then it truly does need to be quick."
Hearing this reason, Bai He gave a helpless smile and bid Yu Yan farewell. Following the directions Yu Yan gave, he went to find Jiang Jing to discuss the clansmen attending the Exotic Beast Academy.
"You seemed very tense just now?"
After Bai He had walked far away, Xiao Wu came up behind Yu Yan. Staring in the direction Bai He had left along with him, she asked in a voice only the two of them could hear.
Compared to Yu Yan's tension, Xiao Wu appeared very relaxed.
With the Moonlight Energy and the Cang Feng Secret Art hiding her aura, the two layers of concealment meant that an ordinary Spirit Douluo would never discover her identity unless they specifically inspected her.
What Xiao Wu was curious about was why Yu Yan was so nervous.
"That was a Spirit Douluo!"
"How could I not be nervous seeing a Spirit Douluo?"
Yu Yan rolled his eyes at the extremely relaxed Xiao Wu. While emphasizing Bai He's status as a Spirit Douluo, he used the power of a Spirit Douluo to explain his tension.
"You get nervous seeing a Spirit Douluo? When you were talking to them yesterday, I couldn't see any tension at all. You seemed quite Divine Qi then."
Xiao Wu didn't believe a word of what Yu Yan was saying. If he were even slightly afraid of a Spirit Douluo, he wouldn't have proposed a series of conditions.
"Of course I was nervous. I was just bragging to you. Actually, while I was discussing the trade with the Speed Clan yesterday, I was scared to death."
Yu Yan adjusted his expression slightly, using the most sincere tone possible to try and gloss over the matter.
Unfortunately, after spending so much time together, Xiao Wu could see through Yu Yan's little schemes and state of mind at a glance.
Sitting at the dining table, the two of them chatted about this nutritionless, boring topic for two or three hours.
Sometimes, whether a topic is boring or not mainly depends on who you are talking to... "Yu Yan, how come I didn't know we were going back tomorrow?"
Jiang Jing, having finished her visit to her students, found Yu Yan in the hotel and asked her question of the day in confusion.
"Dean Jiang Jing, didn't you say you'd let me decide when to go back? I thought about it today; since there's nothing to do here, we might as well return to the Exotic Beast Academy as soon as possible to Cultivate in peace. It just so happened that Clan Leader Bai He came to ask about it, so I simply told him."
Yu Yan gave the explanation he had prepared long ago. Jiang Jing had said that he was in charge of this operation, and he wouldn't hesitate for a moment when he needed to exercise that authority.
"Alright then, let's head back as soon as possible. Anyway, I really don't have anything to do here."
Jiang Jing didn't really have any objections. Coming to Dragon City this time was mainly to fulfill Yu Yan's second requirement.
If not for Yu Yan's request, she wouldn't have come to a remote northern city like Dragon City in recent years.
"By the way, Dean Jiang Jing, can I state my third requirement now?"
After chatting with Jiang Jing for a while longer, Yu Yan wanted to take the Opportunity to state his third requirement. Now that the crystal dragon blood ginseng was in hand, he still needed to meet with Dugu Bo as soon as possible to trade for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Yu Yan was very certain that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the place where the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings fell, was his greatest Opportunity on the Douluo Continent.
"Sure. Fulfilling your third requirement as soon as possible will also put my mind at ease."
Jiang Jing wished to complete Yu Yan's three requirements as quickly as possible so she could tie him to the Exotic Beast Academy's chariot.
"My third requirement is that I hope the academy will help me contact Senior Dugu Bo, the Poison Douluo. I want to make a deal with him." After stating his requirement, Yu Yan, fearing Jiang Jing might misunderstand the difficulty, quickly added, "It's a deal just like the one with the Speed Clan. I only need an Opportunity to communicate with Senior Dugu. As for whether the deal succeeds or not, it has nothing to do with the academy."
"You've really given me a difficult problem."
After hearing Yu Yan's third requirement, Jiang Jing suddenly felt that the reason the first two requirements were so simple was entirely to stack the difficulty for this third one.
The Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo, was eccentric and a loner. For most of the year, the entire Spirit Master world had no idea where he was.
Difficult as it was, Jiang Jing did not refuse Yu Yan's request.
Dugu Bo had a granddaughter attending the Heaven Dou Academy, and there was also Prince Xue Xing who could contact Dugu Bo. As long as things were handled properly, it wouldn't be difficult to contact Dugu Bo and give Yu Yan a chance to communicate with him.