"Cough, there doesn't seem to be anything good today. Let's come back another time."
At that moment, Yu Xiaogang was speaking to the steward.
"Heh~"
Hearing that, the steward merely gave a mocking laugh.
"If you don't have money, just say so. You say there isn't anything good, but when there were good things before, why didn't I ever see you spend generously?"
"This..."
Yu Xiaogang's expression stiffened.
The steward shook his head. As though he had long expected that Yu Xiaogang would not be buying anything today, he walked away on his own and signaled that Yu Xiaogang and Tang San could leave. As he walked, he muttered under his breath, seemingly deliberately.
"Good things. Just mentioning that pisses me off... I don't know which damned bastard it was, but during last night's inventory count, we discovered that the two top-grade Century Soul Ring Inner Cores, practically the treasures of the store, had been stolen. Because of that, all the high-quality Soul Ring Inner Cores have been taken off the shelves today while we conduct a full inventory check."
Behind the steward, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San vaguely caught his words, and strange looks appeared on both their faces. Tang San looked solemn and thoughtful, while Yu Xiaogang's expression was exceedingly complicated.
A moment later, the two left the Spirit Hall Branch and hurried back to Nuoding Academy without stopping. Yu Xiaogang then led Tang San back to his dormitory.
"Teacher, it seemed like you wanted to say something all along the way. Is something wrong?"
Tang San asked as he watched Yu Xiaogang walk behind the wooden table.
Yu Xiaogang looked deeply at Tang San before saying, "Little San, actually, your First Soul Ring has already been taken care of."
"Oh?"
A flash of surprise crossed Tang San's