A few days later.
Yu Xiaogang, having nowhere else to go, returned to Notting Academy.
He was quite lucky.
While passing through a small town, he happened to meet a Healing-type Soul Master.
After paying the treatment fees, his broken arm had healed significantly.
Upon returning to Notting Academy, Yu Xiaogang went straight back to the room he used to live in.
Seeing the room cleaned to a spotless state, the gloom in Yu Xiaogang’s heart finally eased a little.
Not long after.
Upon receiving news of Yu Xiaogang’s return to the academy, the Dean of Notting Academy rushed over.
Seeing Yu Xiaogang covered in dust, with one arm bandaged, his complexion pale, and his expression rigid, the Dean of Notting Academy felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten shit.
However, on the surface, he still offered some polite greetings.
Afterward, he tactfully expressed his desire for Yu Xiaogang to move out:
“Master, I heard that you had decided to leave the academy.
I saw that you had taken all your luggage away, so I ordered this room to be cleaned up and prepared for a new teacher.
Master, you…”
Yu Xiaogang naturally understood what the Dean of Notting Academy meant.
However, he feigned ignorance and interrupted the Dean:
“Ah, that’s not the case.
I just had some business to take care of outside, I never said I was leaving the academy.
See, I’m back now, aren’t I?
If I were to leave the academy, I would definitely have told you, my old friend.
Haha…!”
“Uh…, alright, it seems I misunderstood you, Master.”
The Dean of Notting Academy smiled on the surface, but cursed internally, “Damn it, this loser is truly shameless.”
He still couldn’t bring himself to do something as harsh as driving Yu Xiaogang out of the academy.
If news spread that Notting Academy had expelled a teacher, it wouldn’t be good for him or the academy, as it would damage his and the academy’s reputation.
He didn’t have the thick skin that Yu Xiaogang possessed.
With no other choice, the Dean of Notting Academy finally had to tacitly allow Yu Xiaogang to continue living there.
…
Spirit City.
Beside the blue lake next to the Orphanage.
Ye Qifeng lay as usual on the rock in the shade by the lake.
He held a book in his hand; naturally, it was borrowed from Hu Liena.
However, this book was not from the Spirit Hall Academy, but from the Spirit Hall Archives.
After Hu Liena became Bibi Dong’s apprentice, Bibi Dong gave her a Holy Maiden token.
With the token, Hu Liena could borrow books from the Spirit Hall Archives, and this was also Bibi Dong’s arrangement.
Reading books to learn all knowledge related to Soul Masters was also part of cultivation; these were Bibi Dong’s exact words.
When Hu Liena thought about how Ye Qifeng had once said the same thing to her, and remembered Ye Qifeng’s habit of reading, she couldn’t be happier.
She also wanted to have the same hobby as Ye Qifeng.
Every time after class and cultivation, Hu Liena would run to the Collection Chamber, and would incidentally borrow books for Ye Qifeng.
And she was happy to do it.
Because Hu Liena used the Holy Maiden token, she could borrow many books at once.
Every time she went to find Ye Qifeng, she was always smiling and very happy, as this allowed her to stay by his side and read together naturally.
If there was anything she didn’t understand, she could ask Ye Qifeng.
Hu Liena didn’t know why, but she just loved that feeling.
In short, that feeling was as sweet as honey, delightful.
Ye Qifeng read books very quickly.
His ability to remember everything he read made Hu Liena envious and admiring, but never jealous.
He was clearly two years younger than her, yet how did he know so much more than her?
Hu Liena once doubted whether she was stupid.
However, after comparing herself with her brother Xie Yue and Yan.
Finally, she concluded.
It wasn’t that she was stupid, but that Ye Qifeng was too smart.
She then threw this pointless self-doubt to the back of her mind with peace of mind.
The books collected in the Spirit Hall Archives were almost all top-notch.
Of course, there were exceptions.
Among them, there was one that appeared unremarkable, like a piece of rat feces, discarded in a corner, despised.
No one flipped through it, and no one borrowed it.
…
Today.
Hu Liena ran over in a rush, her face anxious and full of worry.
She said to Ye Qifeng:
“Qifeng, I feel like something has happened to Teacher.
I haven’t seen Teacher for a week.”
“Every time I go to find Teacher, I am blocked.”
“There are two identical guards standing in front of the Saintess Hall where Teacher is.”
“They won’t let me in to see Teacher, saying Teacher is in seclusion.
But Teacher didn’t tell me that.
Before, whenever Teacher had things to handle, she would always notify me.”
“Qifeng, tell me, has something happened to Teacher?”
“I always feel uneasy.
Teacher is such a good person, I don’t want anything to happen to her.”
After hearing Hu Liena’s words, Ye Qifeng speculated in his heart:
“That beast Qian Xunji should have already been fed to the spiders.
Hmm, that’s nice.”
“According to what Nana said, Bibi Dong’s current situation should be that she is imprisoned by Qian Daoliu in the Saintess Hall, and there shouldn’t be any danger.”
“After all, Qian Daoliu still needs Bibi Dong to inherit the position of pontiff.”
“Identical guards?
Could it be the twin Douluo, Qian Jun and Jiang Mo?
Hmm, highly likely.”
“After Bibi Dong devours Qian Xunji’s body and soul, her Soul Power level should not be low.
It makes sense to arrange for the two Douluo, Qian Jun and Jiang Mo, to guard her personally.”
“However, the Rakshasa inheritance is a problem.”
“I’m afraid it won’t be long before Bibi Dong enters the Rakshasa Secret Realm.”
“She might therefore be eroded by the rakshasa evil thought, slowly falling into darkness and madness.”
“This is a bit troublesome.”
“I can only think of a way later to see how to help her solve it.”
With thoughts flashing, Ye Qifeng had already deduced Bibi Dong’s current situation.
Knowing that Bibi Dong would not be in danger for the time being.
He put down the book in his hand, looked at Hu Liena, who was worried about Bibi Dong, and comforted her with a smile:
“Don’t worry, Nana.
Your Teacher will be fine.
Not only will she be fine, but there is also a great thing waiting for your Teacher.
No need to worry.”
“Really?
What good thing?”
Hu Liena looked at Ye Qifeng with anticipation upon hearing this.
She trusted Ye Qifeng’s judgment very much.
“You’ll know when the time comes.”
Ye Qifeng smiled mysteriously; he didn’t say it explicitly.
“Oh.”
Not getting a clear answer from Ye Qifeng, Hu Liena’s voice was a little low.
However, although she was curious, she didn’t intend to get to the bottom of it.
In her heart, if Ye Qifeng didn’t say it, he naturally had his reasons.
She just needed to wait as Ye Qifeng said.
The six-year-old Hu Liena didn’t think that much.
Anyway, as long as she knew her Teacher was fine, that was enough.
Hu Liena was finally no longer so worried.
At this time, she mentioned another matter:
“I heard that the Pope has fallen.
It seems it was someone named Tang…
Tang…”
“Tang Hao.”
Ye Qifeng took over her words and said it for her.
“Yes, yes, yes, it was done by someone named Tang Hao.
How hateful, to even dare to kill the Pope, he must be a big villain.”
Hu Liena waved her small hand, her pretty eyebrows slightly furrowed, her tone a little angry.
Ye Qifeng couldn’t help but smile as he looked at Hu Liena’s cute appearance.
At the same time, he pondered in his heart:
“A week has passed since Spirit Hall issued a wanted notice for Tang Hao and declared war on the Clear Sky Sect.
Tang Hao’s tracks should be about to be exposed.
Qian Daoliu is also about to set off to hunt down Tang Hao, and the war between Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect is about to begin.”
“However…
with some dirty thing intervening from above, Tang Hao will definitely be safe and sound.
But the Clear Sky Sect will have a hard time.”
Ye Qifeng looked up at the sky, which was no longer gloomy, and smiled faintly.