The Heavenly God's Noble Righteousness

When Meng Xinghe walked out of the meditation chamber, he found the vast church hall completely empty. Only a refined old man with a scholarly air sat in a chair on the left side of the hall.

He looked at the old man, and the old man looked back at him. The moment their eyes met, the old man's gaze behind his lenses seemed to brighten slightly.

"Little friend Meng Xinghe." Yu Zhen rose solemnly and walked forward with steady steps. Looking at Meng Xinghe, he politely extended his right hand.

"Hello, I am Yu Zhen, principal of East Sea Academy in East Sea City."

"Hello, Principal Yu." Meng Xinghe politely extended his hand as well, clasping Yu Zhen's aged palm.

Good, this is going smoothly... Yu Zhen rejoiced inwardly and immediately struck while the iron was hot. "Little friend Meng, may I ask whether you have any desire to attend school?"

"If so, please give East Sea Academy serious consideration."

Yu Zhen knew that for top-tier geniuses, attending school was not a compulsory course.

The little Meng Xinghe before him was precisely such a top-tier genius. As the disciple of the master of the East Sea branch of the Spirit Pagoda, anything East Sea Academy could provide, the Spirit Pagoda could provide as well. And what East Sea Academy could not provide, the Spirit Pagoda still could.

Therefore, willingness was crucial.

Only if Meng Xinghe wished to attend school would East Sea Academy have a chance. Otherwise, everything would be empty talk.

"I do, Principal Yu." Meng Xinghe looked somewhat "flattered." "What child doesn't dream of becoming a Soul Master? Attending a Soul Master academy is the shared dream of all children."

That answer visibly stunned Yu Zhen for a moment.

That was right—Meng Xinghe was an orphan.

Before awakening his martial soul, wasn't an orphan's greatest wish to awaken a martial soul with innate soul power and then attend a Soul Master academy?

He had placed too much importance on Meng Xinghe's talent and forgotten that point.

Having realized this, Yu Zhen became incomparably excited. "That's wonderful."

"Little friend Meng, the doors of East Sea Academy will always be open to you."

Yu Zhen dearly wished to settle the matter right away, but he also knew he could not rush it.

East Sea Academy had no junior division, only intermediate and advanced divisions, and the enrollment age for its intermediate division was nine.

Meng Xinghe was only six now. He would have to wait another three years.

Yet that was precisely what worried Yu Zhen. Though Meng Xinghe currently wished to attend school, three years was enough to change many things.

Just as Yu Zhen was fretting over this, a crisp, clear voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Idol, are you going to study at East Sea Academy?"

Xu Xiaoyan walked up beside Meng Xinghe. Her bright ice-blue eyes were clear and pure, like sapphires without a trace of impurity.

"If you're going to study at East Sea Academy, Idol, then I want to go with you too."

"Sure. Then we'll go together." Meng Xinghe's answer reassured Yu Zhen considerably.

Children were unlike adults, who could forget what they said the moment they turned around. On the contrary, they valued promises made to one another, especially children who had grown up as orphans.

Thanks to that timely assist, Yu Zhen looked at Xu Xiaoyan with a touch of elder's affection.

He glanced at the head of the Xu Family before turning his gaze back to Xu Xiaoyan. "You must be Xiaoyan. East Sea Academy will always welcome you as well."

East Sea Academy's number one genius was none other than the eldest son of the Xu Family head—Xu Xiaoyan's older brother, Xu Xiaoyu.

With a genius like Xu Xiaoyu, Xu Xiaoyan, born of the same parents, could not possibly be lacking in talent either.

Having recruited two future genius students for East Sea Academy at once, Yu Zhen's scholarly old face revealed a heartfelt smile: (^∇^)

In the end, Yu Zhen left in such high spirits that they were enough to last him the entire day.

After he left, the head of the Xu Family hesitated for a moment before asking, "Your Excellency Heavenly God, why did you agree to attend East Sea Academy?"

"Though East Sea Academy is good, it is not particularly outstanding among the Soul Master academies of the Federation. Forgive my bluntness, but it does not deserve your status."

Hearing this, Meng Xinghe raised his head to look at the head of the Xu Family and replied in a gentle, calm voice:

"Since I was reborn in East Sea City, this place is my hometown. As a member of East Sea City, bringing honor to my hometown is a responsibility I cannot shirk."

"A child will never despise his own mother. East Sea Academy is East Sea City's foremost Soul Master academy. If I enroll there, there is no question of whether it deserves me or not."

The head of the Xu Family was convinced after hearing this. "Your Excellency Heavenly God is truly noble and righteous."

The reborn Heavenly God was every bit as full of leadership charisma as the legends described.

This made his faith in the Heavenly God burn even more fervently.

After leaving Holy East Sea Church, Meng Xinghe took the time to send Gu Yuena a message on his phone while heading back to the Spirit Pagoda.

Meng Xinghe: Didn't you say you wanted to properly understand humanity? Want to consider going to school?

As soon as the message was sent, the chat immediately displayed "The other party is typing."

Gu Yuena: School? Sure, o(〃'▽'〃)o, but I want to ask—which is better for understanding humans, going to school or watching TV dramas?

Meng Xinghe: TV dramas? What TV dramas? Who recommended them to you? Don't tell me it was that little girl Qiu'er again?

Gu Yuena: (⊙ˍ⊙), how did you know? Fine, it was that girl Qiu'er. She recommended some TV dramas to me, like Douluo on the Tip of the Tongue, Food Among the People, Chef God Tournament, and so on. I watched some of them, and they're pretty good.

Meng Xinghe: Oh, no wonder you've been sharing food pictures in your Moments lately. You watched food programs until you made yourself hungry.

Gu Yuena: ...You still haven't told me—which is better for understanding humans, going to school or watching TV dramas?

Meng Xinghe: What do you think? Aside from food, what else have you learned from watching TV dramas?

Gu Yuena: You know perfectly well, you jerk! Tell me, you asked me about school because you want me to go to school where you are, didn't you?

Meng Xinghe: Our wise Miss Gu Yuena actually guessed right. That's right, school is about the atmosphere of being with friends. My place is much better than Shrek City. That place is a complete mess. Even if you wanted to attend school, your teacher would have you study in another Federation city.

Gu Yuena: (‾◡◝), fine. Since you're begging me to accompany you to school, I'll book a ticket to East Sea City right now.

Meng Xinghe: ･֊･꧞, not now. Junior Soul Master academies are boring. We're going to attend an intermediate Soul Master academy, and we can't enroll until we're nine. Come in three years.

Gu Yuena: Huh? We still have to wait three years... Fine, three years it is.

Gu Yuena: Oh, right, there's something else I want to ask you. My teacher secretly signed up for an early childhood education training course recently. What is she trying to do? As far as I know, she's single and doesn't have children!

Seeing the message in the chat, Meng Xinghe immediately understood. He could not help laughing as his fingers deftly typed on the screen.

Meng Xinghe: Your teacher is single, that's true, and she really doesn't have children. But aren't you, her disciple, a ready-made child?

Meng Xinghe: An early childhood education training course teaches people how to coax children. If I'm not mistaken, you always resist getting close to your teacher, right? That's why she signed up for that course.