After that little interlude, the next morning.
Knock, knock, knock!
A crisp knock sounded from Yao Shi's apartment. When he opened the door, he found Meng Hongchen glaring at him with a resentful expression.
"Honestly, Little Junior Brother, why didn't you tell me you were back?"
"Haha, sorry, Senior Sister Meng. I was helping Teacher with experiments as soon as I got back, so I really didn't have the time." Yao Shi scratched his head sheepishly.
"Forget it, forget it." Meng Hongchen waved it off. "Come on, we're going to see my grandfather now."
"Huh? But I still have classes!"
Yao Shi had originally been a fourth-year student and a Third-Level Soul Engineer. Now that he had returned from the Soul Fighting Tournament, he naturally needed to resume his classes.
Meng Hongchen gave him a surprised look. "Didn't Grandpa tell you yesterday?"
"Tell me what?"
Yao Shi thought back on what had happened yesterday. Aside from testing his soul skills and discussing the field of Artificial Intelligence in Soul Tools, it seemed his teacher had not said anything else.
Oh, and he had accidentally taken a few Soul Tools. Could it be because of that?
"Grandpa said that from now on, you can study directly under him. You don't need to slowly learn alongside the other students in the classroom anymore."
"Oh, oh. I see."
At that moment, Meng Hongchen poked her head into Yao Shi's apartment. "Little Junior Brother, your place is pretty big. Aren't you scared living alone? How about your Senior Sister I—"
"Alright, alright, Senior Sister Meng, let's go. Teacher must be getting impatient." Seeing that Meng Hongchen was about to say something outrageous again, Yao Shi immediately cut her off, grabbed her, and headed toward Mingde Hall.
When they arrived at Jing Hongchen's office, just