After settling a few follow-up matters, Shi Nian did not linger. He turned and strode in the direction Cloudtop Academy had gone.
Poison Douluo's granddaughter had withdrawn from Heaven Dou Royal Academy and gone to Cloudtop Academy instead. She had become a Soul King at fifteen-probably the youngest Soul King on the continent.
Cloudtop Academy's tent stood toward the rear of the drill ground's eastern side. It was unobtrusive, but not far from Canghui Academy's area.
When Shi Nian reached the tent, its flap was half raised, allowing him to make out the figures inside.
He stopped outside rather than barging in. "Are you the leader of Cloudtop Academy's team? Sorry to intrude. I'm Shi Nian, the teacher leading Canghui Academy's team."
Li Chen looked up at him without putting down his pen, his tone as casual as if he were greeting a neighbor who had dropped by. "Oh, come in and have a seat?"
Shi Nian paused briefly, then lifted the flap and entered.
Li Chen led him to a small table off to one side and asked a question he already knew the answer to. "What brings you here, Team Leader Shi Nian?"
Shi Nian did not beat around the bush. "Team Leader Li, I've taken the liberty of coming here to ask you something."
He paused, his half-narrowed eyes fixed on Li Chen, and continued at an unhurried pace. "Some time ago, a man named A Da approached me and said Cloudtop Academy wanted to recruit me as its vice dean.
"The terms were generous: a Soul Bone, immortal herbs, the vice dean's position-everything."
He stopped there to watch Li Chen's reaction.
"Oh? Have you made up your mind, then? The dean thinks very highly of you. As long as you agree, every one of those offers