"Sure." Prince Xue Xing was quite straightforward.
"But let me remind you: time waits for no one. If you don't give me an answer within a day, no one will help fill Skywater Academy's funding gap."
Soon after, the private room door was pushed open. Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu walked out quickly with their heads lowered, their shoulders trembling slightly beneath their cloaks. Their moods were clearly extremely heavy.
Ye Xuan immediately withdrew his spiritual power. Only after watching them vanish into the night did he turn his gaze back toward the private room.
At that moment, Prince Xue Xing was speaking to the dark figure behind him.
"Keep an eye on them. Don't let them pull any tricks. Also, investigate that Xuan Ye from Blue Tyrant Academy. I have a feeling that kid isn't simple."
A black shadow emerged from the corner of the private room and bowed. "Yes, Your Highness."
Ye Xuan was slightly surprised. He had not expected Prince Xue Xing to have a hidden guard at the Soul Emperor level by his side.
He did not linger. Taking advantage of the gap after the shadow departed, he silently retreated from the rooftop and headed toward Blue Tyrant Academy.
Along the way, the conversation he had just overheard kept echoing through his mind.
Prince Xue Xing's ambitions were far greater than he had imagined. Not only did he want to control Skywater Academy, he also wanted to eliminate Blue Tyrant Academy, this "hidden danger."
Skywater Academy's situation was even more pitiable. It was clearly a powerful Soul Master Academy, yet because of financial troubles, others had seized it by the throat, leaving it trapped in an impossible situation.
"Five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, golden canaries..."
Ye Xuan murmured softly, "He's really calculated this well. I'm