"Scarmo, cardinal of Spirit Hall, greets Your Excellency!" Scarmo saw Shui Qinghan, her face hidden behind an aqua-blue veil, and dared not look closely. He hurriedly lowered his head and bowed.
A Level 90 Quasi-Titled Douluo stood just one Soul Ring away from becoming a true Titled Douluo. She was certainly entitled to be addressed as Your Excellency.
"No need for ceremony. My disciples told me what you did. I owe you a favor," Shui Qinghan said evenly.
"I only did what I should. May I ask whether Your Excellency would consider joining Spirit Hall?" Scarmo asked.
"I'm the headmistress of Skywater Academy. I cannot abandon the academy to join Spirit Hall," Shui Qinghan declined politely.
"Of course, of course," Scarmo said at once.
So she wasn't an unaffiliated Titled Douluo. I got excited for nothing.
"Is there anything else you want?" Shui Qinghan asked.
"If Your Excellency could put in a good word for me with the Pope, I would ask for nothing more," Scarmo said courteously.
"I will."
"Thank you, Your Excellency. I'll take my leave!" Delighted, Scarmo hurriedly thanked her and withdrew.
Wasn't that promise the whole reason he had done all this?
Once Scarmo had left, Shui Qinghan removed her veil, revealing a delicate face restored to youth.
She now had the looks of a woman in her early twenties, yet retained the distinctive mature elegance of an older woman.
If he had to describe it in one phrase, it would be—young wife charm!
Yes, yes, Boss Cao had it right!
"I didn't expect forming a Soul Core to cause such a spectacle, drawing the energies of heaven and earth inward." Shui Qinghan's fine brows drew together. "Word of my breakthrough to Title Rank has probably spread everywhere by now."
"Every move we make will likely