Shui Qingrou lightly tapped her fingertips against the armrest twice. "Spirit Hall moved faster than I expected. They seized this chance to nail Tang San down, dragging Tang Hao into it as well. Tang Hao killed one of Spirit Hall's Titled Douluo back then, and Bibi Dong remembers that debt clearly. Now they can kill two birds with one stone, brand father and son both as wanted criminals, and hunt them down with perfect justification."
"Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun are at risk too," Bing Yekong said. "They were affected by Tang San's dark energy, and both their martial souls mutated. If Spirit Hall follows that lead, neither of them will escape."
Shui Qingrou looked at him. "Are you worried about those people from Shrek?"
"Not worried." Bing Yekong considered his words, speaking slowly. "I just feel like this won't end so easily. The Dark Blue Silver Emperor involves too much. Now that Spirit Hall has caught hold of this thread, they'll definitely dig deeper. And the deeper they dig, the more people will be implicated."
Shui Qingrou did not argue. She lifted her teacup and took a sip, fell silent for several breaths, then changed the subject. "What did Emperor Xue Ye give you?"
"Gold, silver, jewels—a whole pile of it. He also left the door open, saying that if we ever wanted to enter official service, he'd arrange positions for us."
"Are you planning to go?"
"Not sure yet," Bing Yekong said. "Serving at court is too restrictive. In my current state, I'm not suited to being tied to one position."
Shui Qingrou nodded. "As long as you know what you're doing. There's no rush for that position. You can go when you truly want to."
The two chatted a while longer about academy matters, the Tianshui Team's