Elephant Armor Academy.
"What a gorgeous girl!"
"What's a girl that pretty doing at our Elephant Armor Academy? Don't tell me she's here to enroll."
"In your dreams. How could a girl that slender possibly enroll at our Elephant Armor Academy?"
"Are your eyes growing out of your asses? Can't you tell who she is?"
"Who is she?"
"Princess Xue Ke of the Heaven Dou Empire!"
"That's her? What's she doing at our Elephant Armor Academy?"
"No idea. She's definitely not here for us, though."
Xue Ke wore a tight-fitting white outfit that day, showing off her shapely figure and leaving the Elephant Armor Sect students staring blankly.
While the burly Elephant Armor Sect students were discussing her, Xue Ke had already walked toward them.
"Hello. Is Wei Fan here?"
Xue Ke asked politely.
"You're looking for Wei Fan?"
The Elephant Armor Sect students froze.
When did Wei Fan get to know Princess Xue Ke?
That guy really had something!
"Try the dining hall. Wei Fan's probably treating people to a meal there."
One of the Elephant Armor Sect students answered.
They did not actually know where Wei Fan was, but as long as that freak was somewhere in Elephant Armor Academy, their blind guess would be the dining hall.
The dining hall.
"Gulp... gulp... gulp..."
"Li, fill your own bowl!"
"A Shan, A Gai, are you raising fish in those bowls?"
"Everyone else has already drained theirs, and you two still have half a bowl left."
"..."
Huyan Li and the others looked utterly miserable. They had finally managed to talk Wei Fan out of treating them to a meal that day, only to get dragged to the dining hall anyway.
He had not treated them to food this time.
But good grief!
He had brought out a huge bucket of big-bowl tea right off the bat!
And he insisted they drink as much as they liked.
Wasn't tea supposed to be savored?
They had never seen anyone drink it like this before.
"Wei Fan, you really are here!"
Just then, Xue Ke arrived, hurrying over to Wei Fan with quick strides.
"Little princess, what brings you here?"
Wei Fan was a little bewildered.
He truly had not expected Her Highness to come here, let alone come looking for him.
"I have business, of course."
Xue Ke lifted her chin and spoke with a touch of haughty pride.
She had come to find Wei Fan on an assignment from Xue Ye.
She had every right to be here!
"Li, who is she?"
"How is she so pretty?"
"Didn't you hear what Wei Fan called her? A princess!"
"She's Princess Xue Ke of the Heaven Dou Empire."
"Since a beauty's come looking for Wei Fan, does that mean we don't have to keep drinking tea here?"
"..."
They lowered their heads and whispered among themselves. At the thought that the beauty might whisk Wei Fan away in one fell swoop, heartfelt grins spread across their faces.
They smiled!
"Little princess, wait a moment."
"Let me finish treating them to this tea first."
He had spent ages preparing this bucket of tea. He would not leave before getting a reward, and those elephants, Li and the others, certainly could not leave either.
Huyan Li: "..."
Huyan Shan: "..."
"..."
Their smiles vanished abruptly. Not even a girl could save them now.
Heavens!
Why had the sect master issued that absolute order that they had to eat whenever Wei Fan treated them?
Life was nothing but unspeakable misery!
"What's this?"
Xue Ke walked over. Having grown up within the palace walls, she really had never seen this sort of "sky full of stars."
"Big-bowl tea. Would Your Highness like a taste?"
Huyan Li grinned.
If they could get one more person to help shoulder a bowl, nothing could be better.
"Give me a bowl."
Xue Ke watched them gulping down bowl after bowl with such gusto.
Hmm... it must taste wonderful!
Xue Ke picked up the large bowl of tea before her and took a small sip...
"It's so astringent, so bitter! It tastes awful!"
Her brows immediately knitted together. Seeing them drink with such enthusiasm, she had assumed it was something good.
[Ding~ Treated Xue Ke to big-bowl tea. Mental power increased by three levels. Current mental power level: 58.]
"Little princess, you really are my goddess of luck!"
In his excitement, Wei Fan took Xue Ke's little head in his hands and planted a firm kiss on her forehead.
He had spent ages treating those elephants from Elephant Armor Academy to big-bowl tea without receiving a reward, yet one tiny sip from Princess Xue Ke had done the trick.
And his mental power had jumped straight up by three levels. In the past, even treating Huyan Li and the others to tea for over a month had failed to raise it by a single level.
With his system, the more food he treated people to, the greater his chances of receiving a reward!
The stronger the person he treated, the better the reward!
Yet Princess Xue Ke met neither of those two conditions, and just one tiny sip had earned him a reward.
How could he not get excited?
Wei Fan was excited, but Xue Ke was even more worked up.
Had she just been kissed?
She touched the slightly damp saliva on her forehead.
It was real!
It had happened so suddenly that she felt as though she were dreaming. Her face burned, and her mind went completely blank!
"Let's go, little princess!"
"Didn't you have something to tell me?"
With his reward secured, Wei Fan was in a wonderful mood.
But the happiest people at that moment were still the members of the Elephant Armor Team.
No more tea!
That felt so damn good!
Watching Wei Fan and Xue Ke walk away, they laughed until tears came to their eyes.
"Just what kind of relationship do Wei Fan and Princess Xue Ke have?"
"Can't you tell?"
"Wei Fan went straight in with his lips just now and planted a big kiss on Princess Xue Ke's forehead. That little look on her face... tsk, tsk, tsk..."
"Wei Fan's way too lucky. He actually managed to win Princess Xue Ke's favor."
"..."
"Princess Xue Ke's so beautiful, she's got my imagination running-hic-wild."
Six other pairs of eyes turned toward A Shan. They had thought...
They had misunderstood!
"Wei Fan, this is a gift I brought from the Heaven Dou Imperial Family."
"It's for you!"
Xue Ke held out a Sapphire with both hands. A halo of light rippled over it, and Soul Power seemed to flow within.
Wei Fan could tell that it was a valuable Storage Soul Tool.
"For me?"
Wei Fan certainly would not stand on ceremony. If there was a gift, he would take it. He had never seen such an exquisite Soul Tool before!
"Wei Fan, I actually came here about something."
"Would you be interested in joining Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"
Xue Ke revealed the assignment that had brought her here. Apart from seeing Wei Fan, this was the most important part of her visit.
"Join Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"
Wei Fan understood immediately.
Another academy wanted to recruit him. Both Blazing Fire and Thunderclap had approached him privately recently, each offering better terms than the last.
But there was nothing he could do!
Why did the students at those academies all have such tiny appetites?
"Heaven Dou Royal Academy has already made its position clear. If you join, you'll be the captain, and you'll have access to cultivation resources provided by the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. I can also ask my father to grant you a noble title..."
Xue Ke listed a whole host of benefits, any one of which would have ordinary Soul Masters drooling with envy.
In fact, Heaven Dou Royal Academy's earlier offer had not been nearly this generous.
Wei Fan's level had not increased for two years, leading many to believe that his strength had stagnated. Only after he defeated Feng Xiaotian in a single move did they realize their earlier assumption had been wrong.
Spectacularly wrong, at that!
This Soul Elder was damn well different from other Soul Elders!
That was why Heaven Dou Royal Academy had made its offer so generous.
Although Princess Xue Ke's offer was extremely tempting, Wei Fan ultimately declined.
Compared with those generous resources, treating people to meals was still what mattered most to him!
While talking to Princess Xue Ke, he learned a very valuable piece of information.
Dugu Bo was currently playing chess with Prince Xue Xing at the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's residence!
This was a golden opportunity for him!
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