The greatest difference between those in power and ordinary people was this.
Their thinking leaned more toward reason, weighing everything in terms of interests.
Tang Yin himself was an extremely rational person.
Putting himself in the other's shoes, he no longer heard Xue Qinghe's words as mere surface-level pleasantries.
Tang Yin had anticipated certain things long ago. He simply had not expected Qian Renxue to be so impatient.
To Spirit Hall, a twelve-year-old Soul Ancestor might merely be a gifted Soul Master worth recruiting.
But a twelve-year-old Soul King was an entirely different matter.
This was a miracle that had never appeared in Spirit Hall's historical records spanning over ten thousand years.
No ruler in their right mind would tolerate such a genius remaining beyond their control, and Qian Renxue was no exception.
That was why she acted more forcefully now, directly promising him the position of Crown Prince's Junior Tutor despite the presence of the three Education Committee Members.
It was an important position second only to the Crown Prince's Grand Tutor. Known as the crown prince's right-hand man, its holder enjoyed not only an exalted status but tremendous power.
Once he accepted the post, he would be branded as a member of the crown prince's faction.
A poor answer here could very well cost him his life.
He suspected that the instant he stepped outside the academy gates today, two "passing" Titled Douluo would strike him down. Never mind where they came from-just ask whether he would survive.
Xue Qinghe's gaze remained calm and unruffled. "What is it? Are you unwilling, Brother Tang?"
Outsiders could not possibly know the danger lurking within those words.
Only Tang San Niang, as his twin, could faintly sense something unusual about her brother.
"Of course not." Tang Yin smiled. "I was merely