Collecting Subsidies Together, Shocking Spirit Hall!

Ah~

Bai Xin was hardly willing to refuse. She needed a Soul Bone far too badly!

Unfortunately, she had neither the opportunity nor the strength.

After all, she was only the dean of the small Nuoding Academy.

Bai Xin's hands moved swiftly as she took the Soul Bone from Qian Ye, her heartbeat quickening.

Then she tucked it into her pocket.

She looked as though she feared someone would snatch it from her.

Qian Ye saw through her but said nothing.

Ten days later.

Qian Ye and Bai Xin left the Star Dou Great Forest with all the students and returned to Nuoding City.

The forty-odd students had all finished absorbing their Soul Rings.

Bai Xin knew perfectly well that, with such a large group, so much danger, and so many students, getting every student through the absorption with zero casualties was no small matter.

Moreover, every student had absorbed a Hundred-Year Soul Ring. Without Qian Ye's protective umbrella, even all the teachers of Nuoding Academy together could never have accomplished it.

"Teacher Qian, thank you for this. Without you, there's no way all forty-odd students and I could have finished absorbing our rings," Bai Xin said from the heart.

Qian Ye merely gave a sheepish smile. "Sister Bai, we're already so close. Being this formal takes all the meaning out of it, so please don't stand on ceremony. It was no more than lifting a hand for me, anyway. As long as you know how good I am to you, that's enough."

Bai Xin was deeply moved by his words. "Mm-hmm, Teacher Qian, you're the most important person to me."

"So, should we head straight back to the academy next, or take the students home one by one?"

Qian Ye thought for a moment. "It's the holidays, but