Mu En said,
"Don't worry. Trust Lu Ran."
Hearing his teacher's words, Yan Shaozhe's last reservation vanished. Then he suddenly changed the subject.
"Then... Teacher, what do you think we should do about Xiao Xue? How about I ask Ling Luochеn to keep her company? Having another friend would help her feel she belonged, and Ling Luochеn could guide her in her cultivation. It'd also be good for Ling Luochеn's Ice Attribute Martial Soul and help her understand the Ice Attribute."
Heh, heh, heh. Xian Lin'er, you're behind me again. Now my Martial Soul Department has two Soul Masters with Ultimate Attributes!
What can you possibly do to compete with me?
Just thinking about the Martial Soul Department's coming glory sent Yan Shaozhe's heart surging. The two departments would merge in the future, but the outstanding Soul Masters would come from the Martial Soul Department.
That was enough.
Mu En saw right through his thoughts.
His disciple was good in every way, except that he cared only about the Martial Soul Department. If Mu En hadn't kept him in check, who knew what outrageous things he might have done, stoking tensions between the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Guidance Department?
He sighed.
"Xiao Xue just arrived. We'll consider everything carefully. By the time she enrolls, the two departments will already have begun merging. There won't be a distinction between the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Guidance Department anymore, so stop dwelling on the two departments."
Yan Shaozhe could only answer respectfully,
"Yes."
News of Ma Xiaotao's advancement to an Ultimate Attribute spread quickly.
Ma Xiaotao had never been good at keeping things to herself. Besides, why should she keep this sort of thing secret? To vent the pent-up frustration and sorrow she'd endured all these years, she