"Brother Gong, long time no see. Did you get promoted?"
Even though Yu Yan understood why Spirit Hall had sent Gong Fenghua to Fish Village to awaken the children's Martial Souls, he had no intention of resisting.
The clothes Gong Fenghua wore and the badge hanging before his chest all indicated that he had been promoted.
Spirit Hall deacons were divided into white, yellow, purple, black, and red, corresponding to the colors of Soul Rings.
When Yu Yan had last seen Gong Fenghua, he had still been a lowest-ranking White-robed Deacon.
Now, judging from his clothing, he had become a Yellow-robed Deacon of Spirit Hall.
"Come to think of it, it has something to do with you. Awakening a genius like you, along with my achievements over the years, meant that Balaque City's promotion slot this year landed on me."
As he said this, Gong Fenghua's tone carried pride. Standing out among a group of Two-Ring Soul Grandmasters and successfully earning a promotion and raise was indeed something worth being proud of.
"Brother Gong, that's impressive."
Yu Yan gave Gong Fenghua a thumbs-up in praise.
After chatting along those lines for two or three minutes, Gong Fenghua abruptly changed the subject and pointed to the Purple-robed Deacon beside him.
"This is Tian Yu, the deputy hall master of Balaque City's Martial Soul Main Hall. He has something he wants to discuss with you."
After making the introduction, Gong Fenghua tactfully stepped behind Tian Yu, clearly showing that he would not participate in the upcoming conversation.
"Hello, Yu Yan."
Tian Yu, dressed in the purple deacon robes of Spirit Hall, extended his hand to Yu Yan.
"Hall Master Tian, it's a pleasure to meet you." Yu Yan shook Tian Yu's hand, then got straight to the point. "May I ask what