Su Yuntao's Spotlight

Tai Yi then continued to ask Su Yuntao:

"Then, what about the social connections of Tang San that I asked you to look into?"

Hearing this, Su Yuntao grew excited and hurriedly replied to Tai Yi:

"My Lord, after investigating, I discovered that there is another genius by Tang San's side. It is a girl named Xiao Wu. Her spirit power is on par with Tang San's, and at times she even manages to get the upper hand. Both of them possess the optimal spirit ring configuration."

Hearing this, Tai Yi understood that Su Yuntao, having learned of Xiao Wu's age and spirit power, and knowing that her spirit was not the trashy Blue Silver Grass like Tang San's, wanted her to join Spirit Hall.

The very next second, Su Yuntao's words confirmed Tai Yi's thoughts:

"My Lord, I don't know who helped this Xiao Wu awaken her spirit, but it is a shame that such a genius was not recruited into our Spirit Hall."

Hearing this, Tai Yi had no interest in pursuing the matter further, so he asked:

"Besides this Xiao Wu, is Tang San close to anyone else?"

Upon hearing this, Su Yuntao replied:

"My Lord, within the Notting Junior Spirit Master Academy, besides his relationship with that little girl Xiao Wu, Tang San is only close to one other person. It is a freeloader at the academy named Yu Xiaogang, who calls himself Grandmaster. He claims to be the person who understands spirits best in the entire continent, but if you ask me, he is just a piece of trash. It is said that he will never be able to break through to become a Spirit Grandmaster in his entire life."

Tai Yi was well aware of this, so he had no desire to hear more and asked Su Yuntao:

"Is this Yu Xiaogang still in Notting City?"

Hearing this, Su Yuntao immediately answered:

"My Lord, I only found out when I went to inquire that this Yu Xiaogang left Notting City yesterday. It is said that he also went to that academy in Soto City."

Tai Yi nodded. He understood that since Yu Xiaogang had left, Tang Hao was likely no longer in the vicinity of Notting City either. That meant he could finally go and retrieve what he needed.

Tai Yi then said to Su Yuntao:

"Good, I know what I wanted to know."

Tai Yi looked at Su Yuntao and asked:

"I will give you two choices now. One is to let you become the person in charge of the Notting City Spirit Hall branch, and the other is to leave Notting City for Spirit City, where you will work. Which one do you choose?"

Su Yuntao was stunned at first, then became so excited he couldn't speak. Both options were beyond his wildest imagination.

After a brief moment of thought, Su Yuntao made his choice and said to Tai Yi:

"My Lord, I choose the first one."

After all, Su Yuntao was no fool. Although Spirit City was the holy land of Spirit Hall and offered more opportunities, he knew he was just an ordinary spirit master. Even if he went to Spirit City, he wouldn't achieve much. By staying in Notting City and becoming the head of the branch, everyone in the Notting City Spirit Hall would answer to him. Plus, his friends and family were here; why would he want to leave?

Tai Yi nodded upon hearing this and said:

"Very well. In that case, in the name of an Elder of the Elder Palace of Spirit Hall, I appoint you as the highest person in charge of the Notting City Spirit Hall branch. I hope you lead the branch well."

After speaking, Tai Yi took out an appointment letter and handed it to Su Yuntao. Upon receiving it, Su Yuntao bowed to Tai Yi in excitement. Tai Yi waved his hand dismissively and said to Qian Renxue:

"Let's go, Xue'er. We are going to find that thing. On the way, I will tell you what I know."

Qian Renxue did not delay, as she was desperate to know why her mother had disliked her since birth and even wanted to eliminate her.

Qian Renxue followed Tai Yi out of the branch, boarded a carriage, and headed toward Holy Soul Village.

The moment Qian Renxue and Tai Yi left, the people in the branch found Su Yuntao. Ma Xiunuo asked:

"Yuntao, are you alright?"

Seeing Ma Xiunuo, the only person who had dared to stand up for him back then, Su Yuntao replied:

"Uncle Ma Xiunuo, not only am I fine, but I have also received a tremendous benefit."

As he spoke, Su Yuntao showed him the appointment letter from Tai Yi. After reading it, Ma Xiunuo couldn't help but marvel at Su Yuntao's luck. Since the death of the previous branch head, everyone in the branch had wanted that position, pulling strings everywhere. Even several Spirit Kings had been competing for it. He never expected that Su Yuntao, a young man who hadn't even broken through to Spirit Grandmaster, would end up with it.

Ma Xiunuo said to Su Yuntao:

"That's great, Yuntao. From now on, you are the head of our branch. You must lead us well!"

Hearing this, the others in the branch were struck as if by lightning. They immediately crowded around to look at the appointment letter. Seeing it, some marveled at his luck, while others felt bitter but helpless. After all, this was an appointment made by Tai Yi, who looked like a young master from the upper echelons of Spirit Hall and carried an Elder Palace token. How could they dare to object?

Some of the Spirit Kings accepted their fate and decided to follow Su Yuntao, while others, unwilling to accept it, prepared to pull strings to get transferred to other cities.

Si Si also saw the appointment letter and looked at Su Yuntao with affection. Seeing his former beloved, Su Yuntao remembered how she had treated him back then. He made the same choice as Si Si had previously: he leaned toward Ma Xiunuo and ignored her gaze. Now that he was the highest authority in the Notting City Spirit Hall, he could find any woman he wanted.

Seeing this, Ma Xiunuo nodded; the silly boy had finally woken up.

The entire branch then crowded around Su Yuntao, showering him with flattery.

Su Yuntao smiled and said:

"It is all thanks to the Lord's favor. I hope everyone will cooperate with me in the future!"

Hearing Su Yuntao's words, they replied:

"Of course."

"I hope you will look after me in the future."

And so on, all voices of compliance.

Su Yuntao laughed out loud. He thought to himself that he would no longer have to run himself ragged going to villages to help people awaken their spirits. He had transformed from the most insignificant person into a prominent figure in Notting City.

Tai Yi had his own considerations, of course; he didn't want Su Yuntao, the person who had awakened the most spirits in the Douluo Continent, to continue awakening spirits for others.