Phoenix King quickly brought the blue-haired sister pair to Nuoding Academy and explained the situation to its dean. The dean of Nuoding Academy was a person with some sense of justice, and upon learning what had happened, agreed to take them in and allow them to enroll at Nuoding Academy.
Phoenix King also gave them Gold Soul Coins to cover their rent and meals.
"Madam, you have a soft heart and want to help humans, so I won't say anything. But there was no need to give them so much. It would have been enough to take those two as maids, wouldn't it?
They were trash who had not even awakened their Martial Souls. They had no real value and were not worth helping this much. It would have been fine to send them back to their village.
We have no conflicts of interest or any other ties with them.
"Have you considered that their Martial Souls might be their hair?"
"???" Zi Ji was utterly shocked upon hearing that. Hair could be a Martial Soul?
"Didn't you hear what they said? When the sisters awakened their Martial Souls, their hair colors both changed. It was obvious that their Martial Souls might be their hair. I want to study them carefully and nurture them into useful talents who can help us."
In the Body Martial Soul system of The Peerless Tang Sect, hair or strands of hair ranked toward the lower end. It was not considered high quality and was basically among the bottom-tier Body Martial Souls.
Why were hair Martial Souls of poor quality?
The general rule for Body Martial Souls was this: the closer they were to the core or vital organs, the greater their potential and power.
The top tier included the entire body, such as Du