An old man with grizzled hair was fast asleep behind the crystal counter, snoring like thunder.
Su Ling'er exchanged mischievous looks with her sister and the others, then trotted forward, grabbed the old man's gray beard with her slender fingers, and gave it a hard yank before quickly running back.
"Ah, that hurts! Su girl, you little troublemaker, at it again!"
Elder Liu cried out as he sprang up. Once he spotted the "culprit," he glared at her, his beard bristling.
"Humph, you're the one who's always slacking off whenever we come by."
Su Ling'er clasped her hands behind her back and pulled faces at the old man.
Guo Xiong, Li Qing, and the others only smiled. Clearly, they were used to this.
This Elder Liu was not, of course, the Mission Hall's Hall Master.
Not everyone was like the Hall Master of the Spiritual Value Hall, a dignified Supreme who often pretended to be a counter clerk just to tease newcomers. It was a secret every old student knew.
Of course, Elder Liu was also a powerful elder in the Heavenly Passage Realm, ranked among the Earth Seats.
"Elder Liu, we're here to turn in the Spirit Treasury exploration mission at White Dragon Hill."
After Mu Chen gave her a signal, Su Xuan stepped forward and spoke.
"Oh, the Supreme Spirit Treasury left behind by the White Dragon Supreme?"
"I heard some Demon Dragon Palace brats had shown up there, too."
"I already heard about it at the Elder Council meeting."
"Since the Spirit Treasury's grade has been raised, the reward for this Heaven-Grade Mission will be adjusted as well."
When it came to business, Elder Liu's expression gradually turned serious.
At the top of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy's power structure stood its Academy Guardian Beast, the Northern