Is Your Teacher the Teacher Here, or Am I? Can I Pick?

Chen Xuanbai met Lin Yuan's earnest gaze. He asked no questions, only nodded.

If you asked him which topic he most wanted Lin Yuan to choose, of course it was the one about Little Black Cats!

That had been his thinking before he learned Lin Yuan would also enter the spell competition. He had planned to recommend it strongly, because with Lin Yuan's own experience with Little Black Cats, he thought that topic

stood the best chance of winning an award.

Still, Chen Xuanbai wasn't surprised that Lin Yuan had chosen the Courier Bird topic.

In fact, he had specifically tailored that topic to Lin Yuan's circumstances last night.

And while he had little reference material on hand right now, he wasn't worried.

A senior schoolmate of his at Linhua University had done plenty of research on them. He could call in help!

Whatever it took, he would win Lin Yuan over!

Teacher Zhao Liang, you're not stealing him from me!

The thought filled him with delight.

After Chen Xuanbai nodded, Lin Yuan saw a sudden light flare in his eyes. He isn't angry, is he?

It made sense. He had carefully selected twenty topics, and Lin Yuan had picked the one with the fewest references. In his place, Lin Yuan wouldn't have been too happy either.

But Lin Yuan had come prepared.

"Teacher, although the Courier Bird topic is my favorite, I also have some thoughts on Little Black Cats and Illusion Dream Butterflies."

"I just don't have enough time to tackle all three, but I really hope those other two topics can be pursued."

"Oh?" Chen Xuanbai came back to himself. "Let's hear it."

He had always valued Lin Yuan's original insights. They often opened up entirely new lines of thought for him.

"The Little Black Cat topic..."