Getting Straight to the Point

Inside the massive central building of Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Ye Chen sat in a lounge, with Lin Jiayi, who was equally bewildered, standing beside him.

"Director, it's been nearly two hours. Has the Hall Master still not arrived?" Ye Chen stared coldly at Lin Jiayi.

He knew the other man was deliberately stalling, trying to intimidate him. In this situation, only by acting tough could he prevent the other party from finding leverage against him.

Lin Jiayi awkwardly forced a smile uglier than tears and said, "Soon, I suppose. You know what's been happening lately. Our Hall Master really has been far too busy."

"How about this? I'll go check again for you."

Ye Chen nodded. The man made it sound nice, but he did not believe a word of that nonsense.

Jing Hongchen was definitely sitting in his office right now, and he was very likely monitoring Ye Chen.

The moment he entered the lounge, he had already checked. There truly was a surveillance Soul Tool in the room.

Jing Hongchen was likely only guessing that Ye Chen was connected to what had happened beneath Ming De Hall and had no solid evidence. Making a show of power was one purpose, while probing him was another.

But since the other party wanted to test him, then he would let him. All he needed to do was act normally.

Before long, Lin Jiayi returned to the lounge and said with a faintly apologetic tone, "Student Ye Chen, I'm terribly sorry to have kept you waiting so long. Our Hall Master wishes to see you."

Ye Chen impatiently waved a hand. "Enough with the useless pleasantries. Lead the way."

Lin Jiayi did not argue. He maintained his official smile and made a welcoming gesture.

The half-hour they