Shen Yue was driven even more furious by Nie Li's words.
Born with a golden spoon in his mouth, how could he possibly stomach such humiliation?
Nie Li knew exactly how to get under his skin, too, nearly provoking Shen Yue into charging over to fight him.
As for why no fight broke out?
Shen Xiu spoke up.
"Thank you for pointing out our mistake, student Nie Li. The Sacred Family will certainly not forget this!"
Seeing Shen Xiu put in her place on the spot, Lu Piao and Du Ze could not help covering their mouths and laughing.
Nie Li still glanced behind him. He was certain there was someone back there.
Lu Ye retrieved the Thunderfire Sacred Book.
Ye Sheng flipped through it and sighed in admiration. "The Thunderfire Sacred Book is written entirely in ancient script. These days, everyone in Glory City is absorbed in cultivation. There must be very few people who can read it."
Ye Xiu asked, "Hmm. How talented is this boy?"
Lu Ye replied, "I just checked. His initial soul force was only five."
Ye Xiu immediately lamented what a pity that was and told Ye Sheng to arrange for Nie Li to become the library custodian.
The matter soon began to spread.
The Sacred Family's Blazing Flame Burst Inscription was actually plagiarized.
The developments that followed secretly delighted Nie Li as he pretended to browse at a fan stall. After this incident, Shen Yue and Zi Yun's engagement was sure to fall through!
That meant he had a chance.
Inside the Holy Orchid Institute.
Ye Sheng was reviewing paperwork in his office.
Footsteps approached.
"Come in."
Shen Xiu threw the door open with a bang.
"Vice Dean."
"What is it?"
"As a student, Nie Li shows no respect for his elders and disregards discipline. He even openly defied his teacher. His insolence is beyond belief! Please approve his immediate expulsion!"
The more she spoke, the angrier she became, until she slammed her palm hard against the Vice Dean's desk.
Ye Sheng slowly set down his pen. He admitted that Nie Li had indeed acted somewhat inappropriately in this matter, but expulsion was too severe. He needed to give it more thought.
Shen Xiu bluntly demanded what there was left to consider. Nie Li should simply be expelled!
She was so overbearing that anyone who did not know better might have thought she was the principal.
Ye Sheng then suggested transferring Shen Xiu to another class.
Shen Xiu realized that Ye Sheng intended to protect Nie Li.
Fine.
Nie Li had already made his grand boast, anyway.
If he failed to reach Bronze rank at the soul force test in two months, he would withdraw from the institute himself.
She did not believe for a moment that a good-for-nothing like Nie Li could reach Bronze rank in two months.
There was nothing Ye Sheng could do about that, either. Nie Li had made the declaration himself, and Ye Sheng had no grounds to force his way into a wager between the two of them.
Shen Xiu was quite satisfied. In that case, there was no problem.
She said goodbye and left.
Ye Sheng began to frown. The people of the Sacred Family were far too domineering.
Still, he was puzzled. Why had Nie Li made such an extravagant boast?
Could he really be confident of succeeding?
He dismissed the thought a moment later. Even Lord Ye Mo would not dare claim he could raise his soul force from five to a hundred in two months.
He was not worried, though. Nie Li had already demonstrated his extensive knowledge. Even if he truly ended up being expelled, Ye Xiu would surely step in to recruit him.
Beneath the sky screen.
At the Sacred Family.
Shen Xiu could no longer contain her anger and kicked the table.
How could she not know what Lord Ye Xiu was like?
She had thought Nie Li would certainly have to leave the institute if his soul force failed to reach a hundred in two months. She had never expected Lord Ye Xiu to take an interest in his talent!
Once the Wind Snow Family began protecting Nie Li, how could she target him?
Damn it, damn it!
At the Heavenly Marks Family.
Nie Ming was already on his way after being summoned by the family.
Anyone could see that Nie Li was about to soar to success. Even the family head could not hope to cultivate a connection with the Holy Orchid Institute's Vice Dean, yet someone of even greater standing had taken an interest in Nie Li's talent and wanted to recruit him!
How could they not hurry to get on his good side?
On the sky screen.
The document Ye Sheng had written was, of course, a letter of appointment. Nie Li had become the Holy Orchid Institute's library custodian.
Xiao Ning'er stood before the noticeboard, delighted. Now she would no longer have to worry about the Sacred Family retaliating against him.
Inside the library.
Lu Piao showered Nie Li with praise. Never having to attend Shen Xiu's classes again-what a wonderful thing that was!
Nie Li, however, was stroking his chin in thought. Though he could not see them, he could definitely sense that someone had been behind him. He also knew that his appointment as library custodian must have had something to do with those people.
But at his current level, he could not yet tell who was showing him goodwill.
Zhu Xiangjun interrupted his thoughts by asking how he knew so much.
Nie Li laughed it off and said all he needed to do was read more books.
What he did not know, however, was that...
On the first floor.
Ye Ziyun was leaning against a bookshelf, leafing through the Thunderfire Sacred Book.
Of course, whether she could understand it was another matter entirely.
At this point, the images playing on the sky screen gradually vanished, and the golden light dispersed as well.
Lu Piao looked up at the sky. "Is it over? Will it come back tomorrow?"
Du Ze said, "It stopped right at the moment we were talking earlier."
Nie Li was still pondering what this thing actually was. Why had everything it showed been from his past?
Would the future appear on the sky screen as well?
After all, it was not as though he had never seen abilities that could divine the future.
The Book of Time and Space Spirit had even sent him straight back into the past.
"Student Nie Li, I will take you to the City Lord's Mansion immediately. Only the city lord himself can assess your situation."
Ye Sheng understood Nie Li's value very well. He possessed far too much useful information from the future, was himself an inscription master, and had very likely been a Legendary Demon Spirit Master in his previous life. A genius like him had to be taken to the heavily guarded City Lord's Mansion for protection.
"All right, but you have to bring my companions along."
Nie Li could not rest easy leaving his companions here. They had to go to the City Lord's Mansion together.
"Let me take you there."
Ye Ziyun volunteered. It was her home, after all.
"Ning'er, come with us to the City Lord's Mansion too."
Xiao Ning'er did not hesitate at all. Since Nie Li had said they should go, she had no reason not to.
Ye Xiu had also arrived, and he personally escorted the group to the City Lord's Mansion.
At the City Lord's Mansion.
Looking at the city lord, who was still in his prime but had already developed wrinkles from years of handling official affairs, Nie Li began considering how to help Ye Zong break through to become a Legendary Demon Spirit Master in a short time.
It was not as though he had never reached realms beyond Legendary rank. He could easily dig up a whole pile of methods to advance from five-star Black Gold rank to Legendary rank.
Ye Zong looked at the group of youths, particularly the one everyone had gathered around.
"Father-in-law."
Those words stunned everyone.
Nie Li really dared to say anything!
He had called the city lord his father-in-law right to his face.
Ye Zong's aura erupted on the spot. "You little brat! What did you say? I haven't promised Zi Yun to you!"
Nie Li ducked behind Ye Xiu, who could only feel helpless.
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