Qin Yuan was utterly trapped by Yao Zi. She really was terrifying-to keep him from "escaping," she was practically ready to share his pillow.
Fortunately, once he told her about the upcoming mission, Yao Zi finally stopped clinging to him.
This was no joking matter. Since Qin Yuan had brought it up, he certainly wasn't trying to fool her.
Of course, Qin Yuan didn't expect Hao Ran and the others to make much of a splash. As long as they helped deal with the small fry, that would do. He would personally investigate the rest.
"By the way, Teacher Qin, you're a Theoretical Master of Spirit Hall. Have you ever heard of Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang?"
Yao Zi felt something was off about Yu Xiaogang, but with Tang San as his disciple, she really couldn't be sure.
Qin Yuan was no stranger to Yu Xiaogang. He explained truthfully, "Spirit Hall grants the title of Theoretical Master in two ways: publicly and privately."
A public conferral, as the name suggested, meant that after a scholar published theories that earned recognition from Spirit Hall and the Soul Master World, they would publicly receive the title of Theoretical Master.
A private conferral was another matter entirely.
The most common private conferrals usually involved controversial theories proposed by scholars. Although these theories had not been accepted by mainstream scholarship, many people were privately working to disprove them.
Private conferrals were usually controversial. Thus, in such cases, Spirit Hall would generally grant the title of "Theoretical Master" privately first, then, once the storm had passed, either revoke it or confer it publicly as appropriate.
Of course, there was another possibility: the workings of power.
Suppose Qin Yuan were the only son of a high-ranking Spirit Hall official. If he had little ability himself but wanted the