Two hours later.
Ye Qifeng stepped out of Huo Hong's dean's office.
Although his negotiations with Huo Hong had encountered a few twists and turns, with Huo Wu by his side, they had proceeded fairly smoothly, and the result was not bad.
While Ye Qifeng and Huo Hong had been talking,
Huo Wu had sat quietly to the side, listening to their conversation. She had been very sensible, neither voicing her opinion nor speaking up for Ye Qifeng.
Yet her presence had subtly influenced Huo Hong and provided Ye Qifeng with some help.
Huo Hong doted excessively on his daughter. Whenever he considered matters, he could not help but think of her.
Thus, while negotiating with Ye Qifeng and seeking benefits for the Spirit Master forces represented by Blazing City, he had also been considering his daughter Huo Wu's happiness and future.
After all, Ye Qifeng was Huo Wu's beloved, as well as the Holy Son of Spirit Hall. His status was noble. If his daughter married him in the future, she would certainly be marrying into Spirit Hall.
If Blazing City could use Ye Qifeng to latch onto the mighty backing of Spirit Hall, it would bring tremendous benefits to both Blazing City and his daughter Huo Wu.
However, though Huo Hong had been somewhat tempted by Ye Qifeng's proposal for Blazing City to join Spirit Hall, he had ultimately not agreed outright.
After all, such a vast Blazing City was not something he alone could decide.
Although he was the lord of Blazing City, the dean of Blazing Academy, the patriarch of the Huo Family, and also the strongest person in all of Blazing City, wielding tremendous authority and possessing formidable strength, enough to determine Blazing City's direction and future,
he still needed the people beneath him to