Once their excitement had subsided, the three slowly released one another's hands.
"Will you serve as master of Soul Hall?" Dugu Bo asked with a smile, stroking his beard.
"You could serve as vice master, Senior. I haven't decided who the master will be yet." Yao Yan turned to Long Qiuer, thinking, If I could bring Di Tian out, heh heh heh—
He could barely keep the grin off his face.
Long Qiuer caught him staring at her with that knowing smile and looked puzzled. "Why are you looking at me? Are you giving me the position?"
"Uh..." Yao Yan was at a loss for words. Give it to you? Would you even know what to do with it?
"You and I should focus on cultivation. Neither of us has time to manage an organization."
"True." Long Qiuer thought it over, then nodded. "Make me an elder, then. If any faction dares come after us, I'll go straight to their door and wipe them out."
"We'll talk about that later." Yao Yan waved a hand and turned to Dugu Bo.
"Senior, for now, you'll be Soul Hall's only public member. Qiu'er, Scarlet King and I must remain hidden until the right time to reveal ourselves."
"So after all that, this old man's an army of one." Dugu Bo pursed his lips.
"Senior, we can make use of Pill Tower, can't we? Invite Xiao Yan and Patriarch Yang to join, and our ranks will grow in no time," Yao Yan said with a chuckle.
Dugu Bo's eyes lit up. He stepped forward and patted Yao Yan's shoulder. "I nearly forgot you had that identity. Why not discuss it with His Highness the Crown Prince and put Pill Tower directly under Soul Hall?"
"That... could work." After a moment's silence, Yao Yan