Sure enough, the elder's eyes lit up when he saw the item, and he exclaimed, "Oh, I never expected there to be such a fine thing in here!"
"This is actually made from Spirit Calming Wood. It's far better to use than those ordinary goods."
"I did have one before, but I accidentally damaged it in the end. Since it's a gift from you, kid, I'll accept it without ceremony."
Zhang Lao looked at Tang Lan, his face full of gratification, before putting the wooden box away in his pocket.
Of all the gifts, this was the one the elder liked most.
"Tang Lan, how did you know the elder would like this gift?"
Tang Ya leaned close to Tang Lan with a curious expression and asked.
"It's simple. Whenever we see the elder, he's always holding that smoking pipe of his."
"But for the past week, his hands have been empty."
"I figured there was a high chance that his smoking pipe had broken."
Tang Lan voiced his guess.
As soon as he said that, everyone present showed looks of sudden realization.
"Alright, the registration is complete!"
"You little ones should head back and get some rest as soon as possible!"
Before long, the elder finished recording Tang Lan and the others' information, then spoke with a smile.
"Goodbye, Senior!"
"Goodbye, Senior!"
After politely bowing to the old man, the group left in twos and threes.
Since the girls' dormitories and boys' dormitories were separated and not located in the same area—
Tang Ya, Jiang Nannan, Ma Xiaotao, Xiao Xiao, and the others held hands and skipped away together.
Only Tang Lan and the male students remained, heading west.
"Wang Dong, what's wrong? Your face is all red."
Tang Lan turned around and saw Wang Dong looking toward Xiao