Looking at Ruo Lin's gentle smile, Yang Shan did not reach out to accept the invitation. Instead, he politely said, "I'm sorry, Instructor Ruo Lin, but I don't currently have any plans to study at Jia Nan Academy."
For a moment, Ruo Lin nearly failed to react.
"Ah? Student Yang Shan, you don't want to go? Jia Nan Academy is definitely one of the top academies on the entire Northwest Continent."
"With your talent, you would surely accomplish great things at Jia Nan Academy. You might even have the chance to enter the Inner Courtyard directly. The weakest of our Inner Courtyard elders are all Dou Wang."
Yang Shan deliberately glanced at Ya Fei before answering.
"I'm sorry, Instructor Ruo Lin, but I can't be in two places at once."
Why couldn't he be in two places at once? Ya Fei's worry turned to delight.
"Young Master Yang truly is a man who keeps his word!"
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He didn't necessarily have to use Nalan Yanran as bait.
Ruo Lin would work too! What kind of place was Jia Nan Academy? To put it bluntly, even the Misty Cloud Sect was utterly incomparable to Jia Nan Academy!
And Yang Shan had previously told Ya Fei that he would not go.
Even with the excellent condition of being allowed direct entry into the Inner Courtyard, he still would not go!
Yang Shan had a better path for development, while Ya Fei could only assume that Yang Shan was honoring their business contract.
Different information led to different judgments.
Moreover, Yang Shan seemed determined not to accept the invitation. After cupping his fists and bowing to Ruo Lin, he turned and left.
"Miss Nalan,