Yan Shaozhe's Pettiness Flares Up? Ma Xiaotao Will Owe a Favor!

Yan Shaozhe walked in front, and Ma Xiaotao followed behind.

After the two entered Dai Huabin's dormitory, Yan Shaozhe naturally found a chair and sat down. He glanced around the room and noticed that there was still a thin layer of frost on the table and window frame.

He didn't ask any more questions, and settled in with a smile.

Ma Xiaotao wasn't so comfortable.

She stood at the doorway, neither going in nor sitting down, as if she were nailed there.

Dai Huabin casually closed the door, and as he turned around, he was actually a little surprised.

He originally thought that Yan Shaozhe would at most send Mu Jin to deliver a message and arrange a time for a formal discussion. He didn't expect that the dean of the Martial Soul Department would personally come to the first-year dormitory building, and he came very early in the morning.

A dean, accompanied by an Inner Academy student, came to visit the dormitory of first-year students from the Outer Academy.

This is quite a grand affair.

Dai Huabin leaned back in his chair, picked up the water glass on the table, and took a sip.

Yan Shaozhe's urgency indicates that the Sea God Pavilion had already held a meeting last night and reached a consensus quickly.

That's correct.

The three Ultimate Ice are in the same class. One is a level 65 Soul Emperor, one is a level 45 Soul Ancestor with a ten- Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, and one is a level 41 Soul Ancestor with Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring and Martial Soul Evolution.

If Dai Huabin were the head of the Sea God Pavilion, he wouldn't be able to sit still either.

"Huabin, I'm so sorry to bother you so early," Yan Shaozhe first, his attitude even more intimate than yesterday.

"It's nothing, Dean Yan, you're too kind. I got up early and have already finished my cultivation."

Yan Shaozhe nodded, glancing at Ma Xiaotao.

Ma Xiaotao was still standing at the door.

Dai Huabin looked over and saw that Ma Xiaotao had changed into a clean red outfit, with her waist tightly cinched.

She was tall and slender with broad shoulders and a slim waist, and looked much more presentable than she had last night.

She had long, fiery red hair, revealing a sharply defined face.

Her features are quite pretty, but her angles are rather sharp, which, combined with her expression that seems ready to fight at any moment, gives her a touch of heroism amidst her beauty.

However, she did not look well.

Her lips were purplish, and there were bluish marks under her eyes; her complexion was much worse than normal.

That was not only the backlash of the Evil Fire, but also the suppression of yesterday's Ultimate Ice coldness.

Ma Xiaotao noticed Dai Huabin looking at her, and her body tensed slightly.

She was actually sizing up Dai Huabin as well.

Yesterday, when she stopped people on the street, her mind was filled with Xue Qingyao, the Ultimate Ice, and she had no interest in anything else.

The white-haired woman's aura was terrifying; all her attention was focused on Xue Qingyao.

Now, looking at this junior from the Outer Academy up close, Ma Xiaotao noticed some details.

Her long, golden hair was undeniably eye-catching.

With a handsome face and upright posture, he already had the frame of a young man despite his age.

Ma Xiaotao muttered to herself.

That golden retriever is really handsome.

Wrong.

The image of Ice Seal yesterday flashed through her mind, and she immediately suppressed any goodwill she had shown towards him.

What's the use of being handsome? Can he even beat Xue Qingyao?

But it seems he's the core figure?

The person Yan Shaozhe personally brought her to see wasn't Xue Qingyao, but Dai Huabin. Ma Xiaotao realized this on the way.

"Sit down."

Dai Huabin gestured with his chin towards Ma Xiaotao, indicating the stool next to him.

Ma Xiaotao hesitated for a moment, then finally walked over and sat down. The stool wasn't big, but she sat very upright.

The atmosphere was silent for a few seconds.

Yan Shaozhe cleared his throat.

"Huabin, let me be frank. The main reason I'm here is about Xiaotao."

Dai Huabin hummed in agreement, adopting an attitude of attentive listening.

"You should already know about Xiaotao's Martial Soul. Evil Fire Phoenix, with extremely strong attack power, but this Martial Soul has a very serious flaw."

"The backlash from the Evil Fire began the day she awakened her Martial Soul. Every so often, the Evil Fire within her body would spiral out of control. In mild cases, it would only cause fever and swollen meridians; in severe cases..."

Yan Shaozhe paused for a moment, then continued,

"When it gets really bad, the Soul Power goes berserk, the mind goes blank, and it can even hurt oneself."

Dai Huabin nodded slightly; he naturally knew about these things.

"You saw what happened yesterday."

Yan Shaozhe continued speaking,

"Xiaotao Tao's Evil Fire flared up again, and it was more severe than before. That's why she rushed to Qing Yao for help. Her approach was somewhat inappropriate."

He glanced at Ma Xiaotao.

Ma Xiaotao's face flushed slightly, and she turned her head to one side.

"But after she was sealed by Qingyao's Ultimate Ice yesterday, the Evil Fire within her was suppressed like never before. In the past few years, the Evil Fire has never been quelled. Yesterday was the first time."

Yan Shaozhe's tone became more serious as he spoke.

"So I'd like to ask you for a favor. See if you could get Qingyao to help Xiaotao suppress her 'Evil Fire' periodically. Of course, the academy will provide appropriate compensation; you won't be helping for nothing."

Dai Huabin didn't speak immediately; he wanted to wait for Yan Shaozhe to finish speaking.

However, Yan Shaozhe did not propose any conditions for compensation. It seemed that Yan Shaozhe's petty nature had resurfaced, and he was considering what to offer as compensation.

The two of them stared at each other in silence for two seconds.

Ma Xiaotao couldn't stand the atmosphere anymore.

Are you going to help or not?

She blurted it out, her voice a little harsher than she had intended.

She regretted it as soon as the words left her mouth, and quickly lowered her voice, adding another sentence.

"Um, I... I mean... if you're willing to help, I can owe you a favor."

After saying this, Ma Xiaotao seemed to have taken her pride out of her pocket and thrown it on the ground.

Yan Shaozhe shook his head slightly. Getting this child to speak properly is harder than getting her to defeat a Soul Emperor.

Upon hearing this, Dai Huabin remained silent. Ma Xiaotao's statement that she owed him a favor was quite sincere. However, the problem was that this was not a matter he could decide alone.

After all, he couldn't agree on Snow Empress's behalf.

Dai Huabin began by saying:

"Helping you is not out of the question."

"But yesterday's conflict was between Senior Sister and Xue'er, so Xue'er's consent is needed for this matter."

Yan Shaozhe was not surprised by this answer. He knew his disciple's personality; Ma Xiaotao must have gone too far yesterday.

Therefore, Xue Qingyao's approval is indeed needed for this matter.

"Of course, of course." Yan Shaozhe nodded repeatedly, his smile becoming more sincere. "Is it convenient for Qingyao to come over?"

"I've sent someone to call them. They should be here soon."

Ma Xiaotao shifted her position on the stool.

She felt uneasy. A second-year junior from the Outer Academy spoke to her in a slow and unhurried tone, not at all like a teenager.

He seemed more like a seasoned businessman.

Moreover, he said he needed Xue Qingyao's consent, which translates to. "Your affairs are not my concern; you have to ask that white-haired woman who froze you like an ice pop."

Ma Xiaotao shuddered involuntarily as she recalled the overwhelming chill from yesterday.

Just then, the dormitory door was pushed open.