On the other side, after Tang San left, Jiang Li paid no attention to Yu Xiaogang, who had been angered into a faint.
With that buzz-cut fellow occasionally livening things up, Jiang Li found him rather amusing.
As for whether the man might be driven to desperation and go to Spirit Hall to find Bibi Dong?
Jiang Li was certain he wouldn't. He understood Yu Xiaogang far too well.
Extremely selfish and conceited, Yu Xiaogang would never go to Spirit Hall to find Bibi Dong before he had accomplished something.
Besides, that clown had always believed that what happened back then was Bibi Dong's fault—that she had left without a word because she looked down on him, and that she had betrayed the love they shared!
He was blameless!
Before long, Jiang Li saw Tang San finish registering and walk out of the teaching office. The boy obediently came over to his side.
Seeing him, Jiang Li took a small storage ring from his Storage Soul Tool and gave it to Tang San as a gift. "Xiao San, I got this Storage Soul Tool many years ago. It has ten cubic meters of storage space inside. You can keep some of your valuables in it."
"To use it, you only need to channel your Soul Power into it to store or retrieve things."
After speaking, Jiang Li thought for a moment, then took a large bag of Gold Soul Coins from his Storage Soul Tool and pressed it into Tang San's hands.
He had managed to save up a little over the years. He could certainly afford to give Tang San a few hundred Gold Soul Coins. "Xiao San, go buy some daily necessities. Don't make do with less than you need."
"As for the dormitory you're staying in, it's for work-study students. The children there are relatively simple and honest, without the frivolous airs of the nobles. That will be good for your cultivation."
"I'll come find you again later. I've already got a few ideas about how to develop your Martial Soul."
"You should know that the path that suits your master won't necessarily suit you, too. We'll discuss it properly when the time comes."
With that, Jiang Li turned and left, waving for Tang San to go about his business.
That left Tang San standing there alone, dazed, clutching the large bag of Gold Soul Coins.
At that moment, he felt countless warm currents flowing through him. In two lifetimes, he had never experienced such warmth.
In his previous life, he had been an orphan, picked up by the Tang Sect as a child and raised to be an assassin.
In this life, he had a father, but Tang Hao had never once fulfilled the responsibilities of a father. His mother had also vanished when he was young.
The family affection and warmth he had longed for most had actually come from his master today.
Not only had Jiang Li given him a large sum of money to buy necessities, he had even gifted him such a precious Storage Soul Tool!
Back in Holy Soul Village, even Grandpa Jack and the others had only used Copper Soul Coins!
Even Master Su Yuntao, who had awakened his Martial Soul, didn't have a Storage Soul Tool!
With this ring, wouldn't he finally have somewhere to store the Hidden Weapons he made?
At the thought, Tang San was filled with gratitude once more.
Without realizing it, he felt his eyes grow damp.
He raised a hand to wipe his face, only to find that at some point, tears had begun streaming down his cheeks.
Master, don't worry. I, Xiao San, will cultivate diligently and won't let you down after all your care!
Thinking this, Tang San followed the method Jiang Li had shown him and put the Gold Soul Coins into the Storage Soul Tool. Then he carefully slipped it onto his hand.
Next, he turned and headed out of the academy.
He had already decided that after buying the necessities, he would also make a set of Hidden Weapons for his master!
Though he knew that, given his master's strength, he probably wouldn't need these little trinkets, making them was still a heartfelt gift from a disciple to his master!
On the other side, Jiang Li went straight to the principal's office at Nuoding Academy.
Since he and his disciple would be staying here for a while, he felt it necessary to let the principal know and ask him to find somewhere for him to live.
Nuoding Academy's principal was a Soul Ancestor with over forty levels of Soul Power. At first, when he saw Jiang Li, a stranger, suddenly barge into his office, he was rather annoyed.
With his cultivation and standing, no one in Nuoding City's little corner of the world dared to wander into his office without permission!
But when he saw the seven Soul Rings neatly circling beneath Jiang Li's feet, his gaze instantly cleared.
In particular, when he heard that Jiang Li's disciple had enrolled at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy and that this Soul Saint expert needed to stay at the academy for a while, the principal immediately promised to reserve the best room for him.
And so, from that moment on, the continent's foremost theoretical master, who had been mooching off others here, became homeless. However, out of consideration for their close friendship, the principal of Nuoding Academy arranged a small room for Yu Xiaogang—one that just happened to be rather close to the academy's toilets.
Meanwhile, after finishing a satisfying shopping trip, Tang San arrived at a blacksmith's shop.
He showed the blacksmiths a little of the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique he had just learned, and they immediately recognized his talent.
"Xiao San, since you've got such a gift for blacksmithing, why not come practice here every day?"
"After all, if you don't keep at a hands-on skill like blacksmithing, you're bound to get rusty."
Tang San was naturally tempted by the blacksmiths' suggestion. "Uncles, I'll have to ask my teacher about it first. If he agrees, I'll come."
Hearing this, the blacksmiths nodded in understanding.
Most of them had no Soul Power and were ordinary people, but they knew that cultivating Soul Power was the most important thing for a Soul Master.
They were also curious what kind of powerful expert could have taken in a child like Tang San, who was both talented and so sensible.
Time passed quickly. As the sun began to set, Tang San left happily, carrying a pile of finished Hidden Weapon parts and thanking the blacksmiths again and again.
Before returning to the academy, he turned into a deserted alley.
After rattling and tinkering for quite a while, he finally assembled the Zhuge Crossbow and wore a satisfied expression.
"I'd better go back and wash up first. I have to make a good impression on Master when I see him later."
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