Inside Myriad Spirits Academy, in the Heaven Dou Empire.
Dugu Bo folded his arms across his chest, sweeping his gaze over Yue Guan and Gui Mei with the hint of a smirk.
"What are you two here for?"
Yue Guan raised his hand in a dainty gesture, his voice as sharp as a needle.
"Old Poison, Old Ghost and I came on your young master's orders."
Dugu Bo arched an eyebrow, an indescribably amused look in his eyes.
Gui Mei could not be bothered with explanations and simply tossed him the Storage Ring.
"Everything's inside."
Dugu Bo caught the ring and turned it over in his hands for a good while.
"What the hell is in here?"
Yue Guan sighed, looking at him as though he were some country bumpkin.
"See for yourself."
Only after studying the instruction manual for quite some time did Dugu Bo figure out what the things were. Then he saw Yue Guan holding out a hand.
Dugu Bo paused.
"What?"
Yue Guan curled his fingers toward himself.
"Pay up. What else?"
Dugu Bo frowned.
"Pay for what?"
Yue Guan's voice rose a few notches.
"The Soul Tools! If you don't pay, how are we supposed to explain ourselves to His Holiness the Pope?"
Dugu Bo tucked the Storage Ring into his robes, looking utterly justified.
"Explain it however you like. What the hell does that have to do with me? Besides, I serve the young master, and this academy belongs to him in the first place. Why should I pay?"
Yue Guan and Gui Mei exchanged a glance, their mouths twitching in unison.
Before coming, they had guessed that the old poisoner would not pay willingly, but they had not expected him to be so shamelessly self-righteous.
Dugu Bo added another remark, his voice brimming