As he said those words, Yan Shaozhe's heart was bleeding.
Those were two Spirit Bones!
For a stingy person like him, giving away two Spirit Bones at once—even if they were only hundred-year ones or secret technique Spirit Bones—was definitely a massive blow!
So while Yan Shaozhe had a gentle smile on his face, he was inwardly cursing those two teachers like crazy.
Useless! Idiots! Good-for-nothing fools who can't do anything right but ruin everything!
If it weren't for them failing to keep an eye on people, and if it wasn't for the mess they created, would he, Shao Zhe, have to cough up these two Spirit Bones?
He would remember this debt and settle it with them later.
Of course, the reason he was being so generous wasn't just to show off his magnanimity as a Yan Shaozhe.
When had Shao Zhe ever made a losing deal?
Everything he gave now would be taken back tenfold or a hundredfold in the future.
"You two students, what do you think?"
Yan Shaozhe's gentle voice rang out again, snapping Lan Luoluo and Lan Susu out of their daze.
The two sisters glanced at each other, their faces filled with unbelievable pleasant surprise.
The younger sister, Lan Susu, took a step forward and bowed deeply to Yan Shaozhe, her voice carrying irrepressible excitement:
"Thank you, Yan Shaozhe! We are very satisfied!"
Her tone and expression were like night and day compared to when she had only received the Soul Ascension Pills.
Before, she felt aggrieved and was enduring in silence, angry but not daring to speak out.
Now, it was sincere gratitude, heartfelt admiration, and willing acceptance.
Yan Shaozhe nodded, a perfect smile on his face. "Go find your teacher tomorrow and have him bring you to the Dean's office to see me."
Lan Susu nodded repeatedly, her eyes full of joy.
Then she turned around and walked over to Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong.
A blush rose to her face as she said softly, "Thank you."
Pausing for a moment, she added, "We're in Class Seven."
After saying that, her small face turned even redder.
Not daring to stay any longer, she grabbed her sister Lan Luoluo and ran off, disappearing into the crowd of onlookers in the blink of an eye.
Just then, Yan Shaozhe's gaze settled on Huo Yuhao, and he smiled.
"Student Yuhao, we meet again."
Yan Shaozhe's earlier "performance" was less for the benefit of the surrounding students and more specifically for Huo Yuhao to see.
It had to be said that his "performance" was very successful.
Looking at the smiling Yan Shaozhe before him, Huo Yuhao's impression of him was indeed quite good.
He bowed slightly and greeted him respectfully, "Hello, Dean Yan."
Yan Shaozhe nodded with a smile, his expression becoming even more warm and genial.
"Yuhao, thank you for stepping in earlier." His tone was sincere, carrying a hint of genuine gratitude. "Otherwise, Xiao Tao would have caused a huge disaster this time."
As he spoke, he pointed to the unconscious figure on the ground.
"She is my Personal Disciple, Ma Xiaotao."
Just then, Wang Dong took a step forward and stood beside Huo Yuhao.
He looked at Yan Shaozhe with a hint of curiosity.
"Dean Yan, since she's your Personal Disciple, how could she...?"
He didn't finish the sentence, but the meaning was obvious.
He wanted to ask how she could lose control. How could she attack Outer Court students? How could she almost cause a death?
Yan Shaozhe glanced at Wang Dong and inwardly gave the handsome boy a thumbs up.
This question was asked at the perfect time.
The smile on his face vanished, replaced by a look of deep helplessness and heartache.
He sighed. "Xiao Tao is an extremely talented student, even in the Inner Court."
"However, her Spirit is the Evil Fire Phoenix."
"The Phoenix Spirit is originally a top-tier Beast Spirit."
"But the Evil Fire Phoenix is different; although powerful, it carries an uncontrollable Evil Fire."
"The deeper one cultivations, the more vigorous the Evil Fire becomes, and the more vigorous the Evil Fire, the easier it is to lose control."
"Xiao Tao is such a competitive child."
"To become stronger, she cultivations desperately, but when she over-cultivations, the Evil Fire erupts, just like it did today."
Hearing this, Wang Dong nodded thoughtfully.
He finally understood; it turned out that the crazy woman who almost killed someone was also a pitiful person.
Yan Shaozhe stopped looking at him and turned his gaze back to Huo Yuhao.
In that gaze, there was a bit more seriousness, a bit more solemnity, and a hint of expectation.
"Yuhao. I know your second Spirit has the Ultimate Ice attribute. Ultimate Ice happens to be the perfect counter to Xiao Tao's Evil Fire."
"I wonder, could you help Xiao Tao suppress the Evil Fire?"
Huo Yuhao thought for a moment and didn't refuse.
"If I have the time, then of course, no problem."
However, he then changed his tone.
"But, my Ultimate Ice can only suppress the Evil Fire; it cannot completely eradicate it."
Although the "thawing" time earlier wasn't long, it was enough for Huo Yuhao to gain a basic understanding of the Evil Fire inside Ma Xiaotao.
That Evil Fire was so stubborn and overbearing that it definitely couldn't be removed by ordinary means.
Although his Ultimate Ice could temporarily suppress it, it only treated the symptoms and not the root cause.
Yan Shaozhe naturally knew how difficult it was to remove the Evil Fire, but as long as he could bring Huo Yuhao and Ma Xiaotao together as a couple to spend their lives together, what did it matter if the Evil Fire was eradicated?
With Huo Yuhao around, he could help suppress it at any time; with the Ultimate Ice, he could ensure Ma Xiaotao's safety for a lifetime.
This was his true goal!
However, while he could be blunt about this goal with Ma Xiaotao, he couldn't be too explicit with an outsider like Huo Yuhao; he had to plan carefully and take it slow.
So he sighed.
"Completely eradicating it... is difficult!"
"But temporary suppression is already good. We'll find a way bit by bit later; there will eventually be a turning point."
Huo Yuhao nodded and said nothing more.
He looked at the sky; night had completely enveloped Sea God Lake, and dots of light were appearing in the distant dormitory buildings.
"Just contact me if needed, Yan Shaozhe. We'll be going now."
Yan Shaozhe nodded with a smile. "Thank you, Yuhao. Go on, get some rest early."
Huo Yuhao bowed slightly and turned to leave. Wang Dong followed beside him, and the two walked side by side toward the dormitories.
As the night deepened, the lights by Sea God Lake gradually receded behind them.
Walking beside Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong suddenly turned his head and asked, "Are you really going to help her suppress the Evil Fire?"
Huo Yuhao gave a hum of affirmation. "It's not that much trouble. I just hope something like today doesn't happen again."
As he said this, he was thinking to himself that after returning Ten Thousand Years into the future, he must go to the library to check some records again.
When he looked at historical records before, he only focused on events related to himself.
But he remembered that he had acknowledged an elder sister Ten Thousand Years ago, and it should be this Ma Xiaotao.
It's just that Ten Thousand Years is truly too long.
How much of what's written in those historical records is true requires extensive research and repeated comparisons to get close to the truth.
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A/N:
5 Power Stones = 1 Extra Chapter
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