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 standing beside him, equally clueless.

"Director, it's almost been two hours. Has the Hall Master not arrived yet?" Ye Chen fixed Lin Jiayi with an icy stare.

He knew the other man was deliberately stalling, trying to put him in his place. In a situation like this, he had to act tougher so the other side would not find any weakness to exploit.

Lin Jiayi awkwardly forced out a smile uglier than crying. "Soon, I suppose. You know what's been happening lately. Our Hall Master has truly been too busy to keep up."

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

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 there was a good chance he was monitoring Ye Chen.

The moment he entered the lounge, he had checked and confirmed that surveillance Soul Tools were indeed installed inside.

Jing Hongchen might only suspect that Ye Chen was connected to what had happened beneath Ming De Hall, without any conclusive evidence. Making him wait was both an attempt to put him in his place and a test.

But since the other side wanted to test him, then he would let them. All he needed to do was behave normally.

Before long, Lin Jiayi returned to the lounge and said apologetically, "Student Ye Chen, I truly apologize for making you wait so long. Our Hall Master will see you now."

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

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