Poaching Talent?

"May I ask what brings you here, Senior?"

Xian Lin'er was the first to ask. She could roughly guess what he had come to the tournament for.

Just as Jiang Bai had guessed, he had come to protect the Hongchen siblings.

But appearing here was another matter entirely.

"I came to take a look. Little Meng said she had met young friend Jiang, so I wanted to come see him."

Jing Hongchen did not hide it. He had merely come to see Jiang Bai; it was not anything shameful.

"This young friend is the Second-Level Soul Engineer my granddaughter mentioned, the one who achieved it in eight months?"

Jing Hongchen looked at Huo Yuhao. The boy carried the sort of aura one would expect from a Soul Engineer.

"It was all thanks to Teacher Xian's excellent instruction," Huo Yuhao replied.

"So you are Headmaster Xian's student. No wonder."

Jing Hongchen praised him politely, leaving no fault to be found.

"It is also because Yuhao works hard," Xian Lin'er replied. Huo Yuhao's talent was one thing, but effort was another. If he had not worked hard, then even with the assistance of his Spirit Eyes, he would not have become a Second-Level Soul Engineer so quickly.

"I have always held Headmaster Xian Lin'er's teaching abilities in high regard. I wonder if Headmaster Xian Lin'er would be interested in teaching at our Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy?"

Jing Hongchen asked sincerely.

When they heard Jing Hongchen's words, both Huo Yuhao and Xian Lin'er's minds went blank.

Ignoring the two of them, Jing Hongchen continued:

"I guarantee, in my capacity as the master of the Illustrious Virtue Hall, that if Headmaster Xian Lin'er is willing to join us, she will be the Illustrious Virtue Hall's most valued guest."

"I can offer you