Compensation

After Ye Qingchen had finished everything, more than a dozen figures arrived from the depths of Sea God Lake at astonishing speed, reaching the shore in just a few blinks.

"Not good, the Outer Courtyard students are injured." An elderly man in white came to Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's side.

"Fortunately, they've only fainted and haven't suffered any real injuries. Teacher Li, treat them."

"Yes." Another middle-aged man in white hurried forward, taking Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong and treating them.

"Xiaotao is here." With a splash, a man in white pulled out the Inner Courtyard student who had fallen into Sea God Lake earlier.

"Aren't you going to explain yourselves?" Ye Qingchen said disdainfully as he looked at the newcomers.

The middle-aged man in white said calmly, "They're already fine. As for what you saw just now, keep it secret. Otherwise, all of you will be expelled from the academy. These two pills are compensation." As he spoke, he tossed a box to Ye Qingchen.

The moment Huo Yuhao had fainted, his consciousness had been unable to see anything outside, so naturally, he did not know what had happened afterward.

Huo Yuhao said blankly, "Skydream Bro, was that you just now?"

Ice Silkworm Skydream said, "No. Ye Qingchen was the one who protected you."

"Ye-dage is that strong? That Inner Courtyard Senior was a Six-Ring Soul Emperor. Even he wasn't Ye-dage's match?" Huo Yuhao asked.

"He's very strong. At least, I can't see through his current strength," Ice Silkworm Skydream said.

The host has interfered with causality. Reward: Enhancement Points ×2

"Hmm? How did this get tangled up with causality?" Ye Qingchen asked in confusion.

No comment.

"Nice."

Ye Qingchen accepted the box and looked inside. "Soul Ascension Pills. Not bad, this hush money is sufficient."

The middle-aged man in white had already leaped into the air and headed toward Sea God Lake. "Remember, forget everything you saw earlier."

Wang Dong woke up first. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Ye Qingchen before her. Before she could speak, Huo Yuhao beside her also gave a muffled groan and slowly opened his eyes.

"Huo Yuhao, what do you think happened?" Wang Dong asked softly.

Huo Yuhao shook his head. "I don't know either. I think we ran into a lunatic."

Ye Qingchen tossed each of them a pill. Wang Dong lowered her head and looked at the green pill in her hand. "We've struck it rich. It's actually a Soul Ascension Pill."

"What's a Soul Ascension Pill?" Huo Yuhao asked.

"A Soul Ascension Pill mainly increases Soul Power. It's refined using several heavenly treasures as medicinal ingredients, and it can raise one's level by roughly one rank," Ye Qingchen explained.

"Ye-dage, about what happened today..." Huo Yuhao said.

"Just pretend you didn't see what happened today." Ye Qingchen waved his hand.

"Let's go. We'll be late if we don't leave now." After all that commotion, it was indeed getting late. The three hurried to the cafeteria and, fortunately, were not late for their meal.

On Lake Heart Island in Sea God Lake at Shrek Academy, Ma Xiaotao gradually woke from her unconsciousness in a secret chamber.

Her body moved slightly, and she instinctively covered her chest with her right hand. Gradually, she opened her eyes. The blood-red color had completely faded from them, leaving only a faint pink.

"Strange, why am I not hot anymore?" A trace of confusion appeared in Ma Xiaotao's eyes. She abruptly flipped herself upright and instinctively looked down.

Her previously drenched clothes had already dried. She jumped off the bed and tore off the mask on her face, revealing a somewhat pale complexion.

"You're awake." An aged voice sounded, followed by a long sigh. "Xiaotao, you nearly committed a grave mistake this time! If one of those three students hadn't suppressed the evil fire within you, something terrible would have happened."

Ma Xiaotao froze. "It was that serious? I thought I could control it..."

"The longer it is suppressed, the more violent the eruption will be. Xiaotao, stop cultivating for the time being."

Ma Xiaotao said stubbornly, "No, Teacher. I can feel that the sinister heat of the evil fire has been completely suppressed. It won't cause trouble again for a while. But what kind of power could actually suppress my Phoenix Evil Fire?"

The elderly man in white pondered. "Whether that power can completely suppress your Phoenix Evil Fire still requires further investigation. You can try getting close to Ye Qingchen. Perhaps he could even become your partner."

Ma Xiaotao recalled what had happened and said, "Ye Qingchen? I understand, Teacher."

(End of Chapter)