The Reserved Program is About to Premiere

"Ning Que, to be frank, how have I treated you?"

Seeing that his persuasion was fruitless, Qian Duoduo began to play the emotional card.

"Dean, it is not that I do not want to participate, but that I dare not."

"Do you truly believe that if I represent the Soul Guidance Department, they will offer us fair treatment or be able to protect my safety?"

"To be honest, I am truly afraid!"

Regarding the man before him, Ning Que did not feel any genuine aversion.

On the contrary, he held a rather favorable impression of him.

Perhaps it was because the Soul Guidance Department was short on talent, or perhaps it was because Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er were constantly at odds with Yan Shaozhe and his faction, leading the couple to treat Ning Que quite well.

Especially when they first learned that a genius like Ning Que was willing to join the Soul Guidance Department, Qian Duoduo had been his staunchest supporter, providing all sorts of resources and benefits, even nearly coming to blows with Yan Shaozhe over the matter.

"Ning Que, you can rest assured and go."

"I have already handed over all the affairs of the Soul Guidance Department to your teacher's wife. I will also be at the scene of the Soul Master Tournament. Even if I have to risk this old life of mine, I will certainly be able to protect your safety, provided you represent our Soul Guidance Department in the tournament."

"I won't just feed you empty promises. Although I know your Nine Treasures Glazed Sect lacks neither money nor Soul Tools, I will prepare everything a Dean should provide. These are two sets of materials for refining Level 7 Soul Tools. Beyond that, I am still collecting more; as long as you represent the Soul Guidance Department in the competition, I will prepare a full set of materials for a Level 8 Soul Tool for you upon your return."

As he spoke, Qian Duoduo began pulling items from his storage Soul Tool.

He truly did not want to miss this opportunity.

With the strong support of Elder Mu and Yan Shaozhe's power curtailed, the only obstacle was Elder Xuan. However, with Elder Mu present, he assumed Elder Xuan would not openly oppose them.

This was their Soul Guidance Department's chance.

It was one they absolutely could not miss.

"Dean, look at you... fine. Since this is your arrangement, if I refuse again, I would be truly ungrateful."

Ning Que put on a look of great reluctance, though his hands did not stop moving.

He quickly swept the materials Qian Duoduo had produced into his own possession.

As for the Soul Master Tournament, it was a given that Ye Guyi would not participate, but he himself was interested in having some fun.

Originally, he had intended to wait until the Supreme Elder made his move before participating.

But with Qian Duoduo acting like this, he really found it hard to refuse.

"You can rest assured; my word as Old Qian is still reliable."

When Qian Duoduo heard Ning Que agree, the smile on his face became even more radiant.

Just after sending Qian Duoduo away, Cai Mei'er arrived with Ma Xiaotao to find Ning Que once more.

"Student Ning Que, greetings."

Cai Mei'er took the initiative to greet Ning Que, shedding any sense of superiority.

There was no help for it; she was the one asking for a favor.

"Dean Cai!"

Ning Que also gave her plenty of face, hurriedly rising to welcome her.

This was his future aunt-in-law, after all, so he naturally had to show some respect.

"It is like this: I have two matters for which I require your assistance."

"The first is that I hope Miss Ye Guyi can help Xiaotao suppress her evil fire, and the second is that I hope both you and Ye Guyi will participate in this year's Soul Master Tournament."

Cai Mei'er stated her purpose immediately upon arrival.

Since becoming the acting Dean, she had been constantly running about for two main issues.

The first was pacifying the students and providing them with compensation, and the second was the upcoming Soul Master Tournament.

With the original members of the Shrek Seven Devils, she was confident in winning the championship.

Yet, Cai Mei'er still felt something was amiss.

Xiaotao's evil fire was a major problem, and coupled with the fact that Dai Yueheng had been severely injured by Xiaotao not long ago—though she had invited Elder Zhuang to assist in his treatment—there were bound to be lingering effects.

For this reason, as acting Dean, she had not only apologized to Dai Yueheng on Ma Xiaotao's behalf but also intended to invite Ning Que and Ye Guyi to participate.

It had to be said that a woman who wanted to prove herself, a woman with an overflowing sense of ambition, truly acted with lightning speed when she set her mind to something.

She had not only added three substitute spots for the Shrek Seven Devils but also granted three substitute spots for the reserves, and even gave two spots to the Soul Guidance Department.

Although Cai Mei'er lacked experience in broader matters, with Mu En backing her, she had actually managed to achieve some results.

"Dean Cai, please forgive me. It is no problem for me to participate in the Soul Master Tournament, but it is currently not suitable for Guyi to make an appearance. The matters involved are extremely complex. If you have time, you might ask Elder Mu; perhaps he can provide you with an answer."

Ning Que explained patiently; since she gave him face, he naturally had to return the courtesy.

"It was my rashness. I will seek clarification from Elder Mu regarding these matters."

Although she did not get the result she wanted, learning that Ning Que would participate in the Soul Master Tournament meant the trip had not been in vain.

Afterward, Cai Mei'er hurried to find Mu En without pause. While she did not obtain a clear answer from Elder Mu, he explicitly stated that there was no need to force the issue of Ye Guyi's participation in the tournament.

"Perhaps, this should have been done sooner."

Watching Cai Mei'er rush off in a flurry to attend to other matters, Mu En suddenly felt that this was truly not bad at all.

Ever since he had Shaozhe go into seclusion and handed everything over to Cai Mei'er, he had suddenly found things much more agreeable.

Although Cai Mei'er lacked experience and often lacked sufficient foresight in many matters, she was energetic in her work, would come to ask him whenever she didn't understand something, and was capable of executing his ideas exactly as he intended.

The results he desired had already reached an initial scale in such a short amount of time.

Mu En felt that if this situation could be maintained, and as long as no major accidents occurred, he might be able to hold on for a few more years.

At the very least, he could wait until another pillar of strength emerged within Shrek Academy.

In the blink of an eye, seven days passed.

The start of the Soul Master Tournament was imminent.

All participating personnel received the summons to head out and compete.

However, before the tournament, they upheld the old tradition of Shrek Academy: leading the substitute members to carry out a mission as a Shrek Inspection Team.

The person leading the team was none other than the second strongest individual in Shrek Academy, the level 98 Super Douluo, Xuan Zi.

Naturally, Ning Que was among their ranks.

Before leaving, he left a letter for Guyi.

He brought Elder Jin Heng along, while as for Uncle Yang Duo, he still needed to remain here to win over Cai Mei'er.

"This direction... it's the Mingdou Mountain Range!"

Confirming the direction of their advance, a faint smile appeared on Ning Que's face.

One had to know, he had been looking forward to this program, specifically reserved for the Supreme Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult, for a very long time.