To Repay My Lord's Favor at the Golden Terrace, I Would Raise My Jade Dragon and Die for Him

"Since that is the case, I will certainly give it my all and strive not to disappoint the Hall Master's high expectations!"

In his previous life, Ye Luochen had read a line of poetry:

To repay my lord's favor at the Golden Terrace, I would raise my jade dragon and die for him.

Jing Hongchen's investment was undoubtedly driven by self-interest and personal motives.

But it was equally true that those investments had genuinely fallen upon Ye Luochen, allowing him to gain immensely from them.

Since that was the case, why care so much about it?

He only needed to work hard, strive forward, and achieve something as soon as possible!

"Good."

Seeing Ye Luochen's response, Jing Hongchen nodded in satisfaction.

After putting the Soul Beast embryo away again, he changed the subject and asked,

"I heard there seemed to have been quite a few developments in this tournament?"

"Yes."

Ye Luochen nodded, then recounted the various events one by one.

This included Shrek Academy's entire team being injured, Xuanzi arriving late without bringing any reinforcements, and Wang Yan being unable to bear the pressure and secretly choosing to defect to the Sun Moon Empire;

the Body Sect making a high-profile appearance, with every member of their team being an expert possessing outrageously powerful Soul Ring configurations;

the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy gradually improving its reputation throughout the Original Three Kingdoms after several battles, with people beginning to ask how they could enroll;

and the two auctions, one followed by an attack afterward, while the other had been a trap set by the imperial family.

Although Ye Luochen had left the tournament early, he had experienced more than enough events in that short time—more than enough excitement.

Even with Jing Hongchen's breadth of experience and knowledge, his expression