"There'll be plenty of time for you to get to know each other."
"Oh, and congratulations on becoming the first contractor of the new 'Soul Spirit.'"
"Ah!" Chi Wang abruptly raised his head, surprise and delight flashing in his eyes.
"But there isn't any reward."
"Oh..." The boy put away the smile that had just risen to his face.
"Haha." Seeing him like this, Lan Changsheng chuckled softly. It had been a long time since he had felt such heartfelt ease and happiness.
"Do you want to go to school?"
The subject changed a little quickly, but Chi Wang's eyes instantly lit up, not the way they did when he used his Spirit Eyes Martial Soul, but with a kind of hope for the future kindling within them.
"I... can go to school?"
"Yes. If you want to go to school, I'll take you with me. It isn't a primary academy, but the few children there now are all about your age. You can study with them."
"I do!" Chi Wang stood up excitedly.
"Then go say goodbye to your grandfather. I'll wait here." Lan Changsheng tapped Chi Wang on the head. A wash of golden light swept over his entire body, and his wounds healed instantly.
"Find somewhere to wash yourself before you go home, or your grandfather will worry."
Chi Wang felt his spirits lift. Most noticeably, his physical fatigue had vanished completely. He nodded to Lan Changsheng. "Okay, Uncle. I'll be back as soon as I can."
Lan Changsheng waited for half an hour.
When Chi Wang returned, his small frame was laden with three or four bundles of different sizes. Several cured sausages hung outside them, and another bundle seemed to contain potatoes-all ordinary yet precious things in the countryside.
Seeing Lan Changsheng still standing in