Enthusiastic Yali, Jin Shan's Sudden Idea

"Lord Soul Masters of Blazing Fire Academy, two people are here to see Lord Huo Lei." The hotel attendant's voice came from outside the door.

"Ha! It's just the hotel staff. False alarm." Huo Lie spread his hands.

"It might be Teacher and Lin Yin. You all keep chatting—I'll go take a look." Huo Lei greeted everyone, rose to his feet, and headed for the door.

When the hotel attendant saw the door open, he quickly bowed. "Hello, Lord Soul Master. An elderly gentleman and a young man are here to see Lord Huo Lei."

This hotel attendant did not recognize Huo Lei.

Huo Lei stepped out of the room and asked doubtfully, "I'm Huo Lei. Why didn't you bring them straight here?"

The attendant answered respectfully, "I'm sorry, Lord Huo Lei. Hotel rules prohibit outside visitors from going upstairs. They can only wait in the lobby, and a hotel guest must come down to receive them. Please forgive us."

"I see. Go back to work." Huo Lei nodded with a smile.

Huo Lei went downstairs to the lobby. Looking closely, he saw that it was indeed Jin Shan and Lin Yin, both sitting on the sofa drinking tea.

Huo Lei walked over. "Teacher, Lin Yin, come upstairs."

Jin Shan set down his teacup and said unhappily, "This hotel sure has a lot of rules. It wasn't easy just to see you."

"What's so hard about that? You could just stay here too," Huo Lei said.

"Hmph! Easy for you to say. The hotel doesn't have any vacant rooms." Jin Shan shot Huo Lei a sidelong glance.

"Wait here for a moment. I'll go ask." After saying that, Huo Lei turned and headed for the hotel front desk nearby.

"Excuse me, are there any rooms available?" Huo Lei looked at the beautiful receptionist.

The receptionist replied with a smile, "I'm sorry, sir. We have no vacant rooms."

"My name is Huo Lei, from Blazing Fire Academy. Please check in my two friends and arrange them directly in my room. That should work, right?"

The receptionist looked troubled. "Well..."

At that moment, another woman was seated beside the receptionist, busy with her work with her head lowered. Upon hearing Huo Lei introduce himself, she immediately stopped what she was doing and looked up at him.

"Oh! It really is Mr. Huo Lei. Hello, I'm the hotel supervisor, Yali. You can also call me Lili. I watched your match—it was absolutely amazing! With one soul skill, you defeated that Shrek Academy or whatever it was. I admire you so much. If there's anything you need, just tell me, and I'll handle it for you."

Yali fluttered her eyes, struck what she believed was her most charming pose, and smiled brightly at Huo Lei.

Huo Lei gave Yali a once-over. He had to admit that she was fairly attractive, but she still fell short compared to the Skywater Academy team members.

"Oh! Hello, Supervisor Yali. I'd like my two friends to stay in my room," Huo Lei said.

Yali gazed at him affectionately and raised her brows. "That's easy. Bring your friends over, and I'll register them."

Huo Lei hurriedly turned around, only to see Jin Shan and Lin Yin already walking toward him.

"It's settled. We can stay together anyway—the room is big enough." Huo Lei smiled at Jin Shan and Lin Yin.

Huo Lei turned back around. "Supervisor Yali, these are my two friends. One is Jin Shan, and the other is Lin Yin. Sorry for the trouble."

"Oh, Mr. Huo Lei, don't be so polite. It's no trouble at all. Could you give me an autograph? I'll treasure it forever." Yali picked up some paper and a pen from the desk and presented them to him with both hands, looking at him expectantly.

"This... all right." Huo Lei hesitated for a moment before nodding. Taking the paper and pen, he quickly wrote two bold, sweeping characters—Huo Lei.

"All right, we're going upstairs." Huo Lei set the paper and pen on the desk, then led Jin Shan and Lin Yin toward the stairs.

"Mr. Huo Lei, if you need anything, you can come find me. I'll handle it for you." Yali's sweet voice came from behind him.

"Not bad, brat! You're pretty popular with girls, huh? 'Mr. Huo Lei, if you need anything, you can come find me. I'll handle it for you.'" Jin Shan was delighted to be staying in the same hotel as Huo Lei, and he mimicked Yali's voice to tease him.

Jin Shan's imitation of Yali was remarkably convincing. Lin Yin followed behind them, not daring to laugh, his face flushed red from holding it in.

Huo Lei looked at Jin Shan with a mischievous grin. "I'm not just popular with girls—I'm popular with old men too. Didn't one chase me all the way to the hotel? Teacher, that imitation was spot-on. I never knew you had such talent. You really are multi-talented. If you hadn't become a soul master, you could've performed on the streets."

"You little brat, are you having fun at your teacher's expense? Show some respect." Jin Shan unhappily kicked Huo Lei, who was walking ahead of him.

"Ow! Teacher, weren't you the one who started joking first? Why are you getting physical now?" Huo Lei quickened his pace, still teasing Jin Shan.

"You sharp-tongued brat. Who knows who taught you that?" Seeing that he could not outargue Huo Lei, Jin Shan rolled his eyes and could only mutter under his breath.

Lin Yin followed behind Jin Shan the entire time with his head lowered, afraid Jin Shan would see his expression.

Huo Lei stopped outside the room and looked at Jin Shan. "Teacher, wait outside for a moment. I'll let the academy team members know first."

Huo Lei opened the door and looked at everyone from Blazing Fire Academy. "Attention, everyone. Senior Jin Shan and Lin Yin are here. Get ready to welcome them."

Although Jin Shan and Lin Yin's identities had not been announced within Blazing Fire Academy, everyone had seen Dean Huo Feng treat both of them with great respect. Thus, neither the teachers nor the students dared neglect them.

Huo Lei gestured to the two outside. "Teacher, Lin Yin, come in."

At that moment, under Xie Chong's lead, everyone from Blazing Fire Academy stood in a row inside the room, waiting to greet them.

Jin Shan and Lin Yin entered the room. Huo Lei followed close behind and shut the door, then said, "Welcome, welcome, a warm welcome!"

Everyone from Blazing Fire Academy followed Huo Lei's lead and applauded to welcome the two of them.

Jin Shan smiled. "All right, all right! Stop now. You little ones really know how to make a fuss. Sit down, everyone. Lin Yin and I brought something for you this time."

Everyone took their seats with smiles and curious expressions.

Jin Shan sat on the sofa, his gaze sweeping across the group. "I watched all of your performances on the competition stage. Very good. I saw Shrek Academy selling clothes and taking advertisements, making a fortune. It made even me jealous. So I had a sudden idea and prepared some clothes and small gifts. Since you just defeated Shrek Academy and your popularity is at its peak, hurry and sell them while the opportunity is here. We should make a profit too. Lin Yin, take out two items for everyone to see."

Lin Yin took two items from his Storage Ring. One was a neatly folded gold-and-red outfit, while the other was an adorable red Unicorn Dragon plush.

"Oh! This plush is so cute. Brother, look—the dragon even has one horn. It looks a lot like your martial soul." Huo Wu happily took the plush from Lin Yin and waved it in front of Huo Wushuang. Everyone got up and gathered around to look.

Jin Shan said with a smile, "I designed it based on Dean Huo Feng's martial soul, with a few modifications to make it look cuter and more appealing."

Jin Shan stood up and waved his right hand. More than a dozen large cloth bundles immediately appeared in the room, instantly making the living room at the mine feel crowded.

"These bundles are all filled with clothes and plush toys. You don't have a match tomorrow, so each of you should take some and find a place to sell them. With your current fame, they'll definitely sell well. Huo Lei, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang, especially you three—you must take the lead in selling them. Each item costs one Silver Soul Coin to make. As for the selling price, you can decide for yourselves. Half of the Gold Soul Coins earned will go to the academy, while the other half will be divided among you. But remember, don't mention Lin Yin's or my name. Brat, come to your room. I have something to tell you." After giving the group his instructions and reminders, Jin Shan called out to Huo Lei and headed for the door.