Even without the Dragon Cave anomaly, the two of them would have invited Su Hao on behalf of the Dragon Tamer Clan.
After all, everyone knew that both Dragon City and Longdu University were essentially private territory for the major Dragon-type families, associations, and enthusiasts led by the Dragon Tamer Clan.
Bai Du even held a nominal, non-working position as vice principal at Longdu University.
After stepping down from the Elite Four, though, that position had become his main job.
The invitation itself was not complicated. They simply wanted him to attend Longdu University's anniversary celebration and, ideally, offer some guidance as a "senior" to those "juniors" two or three years older than himself.
Though it was not his alma mater, Liao Xingchen had often accepted invitations to events like this. After all, his publicity strategy was fundamentally different from Su Hao's as Champion.
Su Hao had no need to uphold some so-called "Perfect Champion" image. There were far too many traces online of just how flamboyant he had been along the way.
Liao Xingchen, on the other hand, could at least brush it off by saying he had matured.
Whether Su Hao accepted the invitation depended entirely on his own wishes. Bai Du and Long Tianxing had only asked as a matter of routine and had never considered the possibility that Su Hao would actually agree.
The moment he nodded, the two of them were utterly thrown off.
Long Tianxing in particular, as the newly appointed Elite Four member who was about to make a glorious return to his alma mater, looked troubled.
This... wasn't right.
It was easy to foresee that once Su Hao confirmed his attendance, Long Tianxing's limelight would probably be completely stolen.
Yet Long Tianxing could not bring himself to say no.
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