Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang exchanged another meaningful glance with Liu Erlong and Flender.
The two immediately understood and began dispersing the outsiders and gathering the Blue Tyrant Academy students.
Grandmaster himself slowly walked over to Tang San and Tai Tan.
Seeing Tang San, Grandmaster, and Tai Tan begin their conversation, Zhu Zhuqing nodded to Tang San and left.
What followed had nothing to do with her. Tang San would gain his first force of followers, which would do him no harm.
The only drawback was that he had revealed his twin martial souls today. He might now come under everyone's scrutiny, and Spirit Hall would come as soon as word reached them.
Several hours later, every student who had seen Tang San's twin martial souls was ordered to keep silent. What happened to the spectators outside, however, remained unknown.
Tang San did not return to Blue Tyrant Academy that night. When he came back the next day, two more Soul Masters lurked in the shadows behind him. The Strength Clan had sent them to protect him.
In the days that followed, quite a few unfamiliar faces appeared both inside and outside Blue Tyrant Academy.
Most of these people were covert agents planted by Spirit Hall, the two great empires, and the various major sects.
Liu Erlong discussed the matter with Grandmaster and Flender several times.
"Just ignore those people. Don't worry, I've already smoothed things over with all the relevant parties. Tang San will be fine," Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang assured them.
"Hmph!" Liu Erlong no longer wanted to speak to Grandmaster at all, because she knew where he had gone a few days earlier.
Grandmaster looked embarrassed. "Erlong, I did it for Tang San. He's my only disciple, and he embodies my lifelong dream. I want to pass everything I've learned