Yun Qingtian's Dilemma

Yun Qingtian didn't immediately respond to his joke. His gaze swept quickly over the young elites filing off the flying boat, as if searching for someone in particular. When he saw Chen Feng, Shi Poshan, and the others had disembarked, and no one else seemed to be coming out, a hint of something... like relief flickered almost imperceptibly in his deep, serene eyes.

Though it was exceedingly subtle, King Ba Wu still caught it with his keen eyes.

"Hm? Old Yun, what are you looking at?" King Ba Wu leaned closer, his enormous eyes full of curiosity. "Looking for Lin? He didn't come back with us. That old Duan Tian dragged him off to the Sword Sect."

At that, the faint tension on Yun Qingtian's face vanished completely. He even let out a soft sigh of relief. The gesture only made King Ba Wu more puzzled.

"Hey! Old Yun, what's with that reaction?" King Ba Wu scratched his head, baffled. "I heard Lin was made Sword Emperor. You're the dean—why do you look like you're afraid he'll come back? Afraid he'll take your position? Hahaha!"

He'd only been teasing offhand, but Yun Qingtian gave a wry smile and shook his head. He motioned for the senior officials and young elites behind him to disperse and rest. Only when a few of them remained on Welcoming Immortals Terrace did Yun Qingtian sigh. "Brother Ba Wu, there's something you don't know. I'm not afraid Tian Ya will come back. It's just... I don't know how to accommodate him now."

"Accommodate him?" King Ba Wu stared. "He's a student at our academy—oh, and a specially appointed elder. So he can just keep doing what he's been doing!"

"Things are different now." Yun Qingtian's expression turned solemn. "The Human Emperor Xuanyuan personally invested him