Yue Shen shook his head, then took the Identity Token marking him as the Knight Temple's first-place finisher in the preliminaries out of his Storage Ring again and showed it to Ye Hua and Li Xin.
Then he repeated what he had just told Long Haochen.
After hearing Yue Shen's explanation, Li Xin broke into a smile. "That's amazing! I knew you'd take first place."
Ye Hua merely nodded slightly before asking, "What were you two doing just now?"
"Teacher Ye Hua, Brother Yue was gathering light element for me to cultivate."
Long Haochen answered first. "When I woke up just now, I realized that my spiritual power had been completely depleted, so I couldn't gather light element. With Brother Yue's help, I can now circulate my spiritual power on my own."
After hearing Long Haochen's explanation, Ye Hua suddenly turned and gave Yue Shen a standard Knight's Salute.
"Thank you for all the help you've given my disciple," Ye Hua said respectfully. "Neither of us will ever forget your kindness."
"There's no need for that," Yue Shen said, hurriedly returning the salute. "It was hardly any trouble. Nothing worth mentioning."
Ye Hua said nothing more. He merely shook his head emphatically, then sat down beside Long Haochen's bed and began examining him.
Only after confirming that Long Haochen was all right did he finally relax.
Then, without caring that Yue Shen and Li Xin were still present, Ye Hua began scolding Long Haochen.
"You idiot!" Ye Hua suddenly roared, his previously expressionless face turning fierce.
Yue Shen: "..."
"Should I step out for a moment?" Yue Shen nudged Li Xin beside him and asked quietly.
Li Xin stuck out her tongue, then nodded lightly, signaling for Yue Shen to follow her.
"Wait!" Ye Hua suddenly turned and barked, "Li