Holding a large piece of rare metal in one hand He Caitou asked, "Master's wife? Little Brother Huo? What brings you here?"
Zhou Yi turned her head coldly, looking at He Caitou, and said, "Who is your master's wife? I don't know you. Go find your own master!"
He Caitou was completely baffled, not understanding why his master's wife was suddenly treating him this way.
He Caitou looked at Huo Yuhao with a puzzled expression and asked, " Little Brother Huo, what's wrong with my master's wife? Did something happen?"
Huo Yuhao shrugged, revealing nothing else. " Brother He, I don't know what happened either, but since Teacher Zhou is so angry, it must have a lot to do with your master. I should be asking you."
He Caitou laughed heartily, his honest expression revealing no trace of guile, and said, "I don't know either. It must be something my master did to upset his wife."
Hearing He Caitou still talking, Zhou Yi glared at him and said firmly, "I've already told you, you're not allowed to call me 'Master's Wife,' I'm not your Master's Wife."
He Caitou, fearing he might displease Zhou Yi, nodded and agreed, "Okay... okay, Master's wife..."
Zhou Yi's beautiful eyes widened instantly, and she was about to explode when Huo Yuhao stopped her. She then walked aside and stopped arguing with He Caitou.
He Caitou walked up to Huo Yuhao and said apologetically, " Little Brother Huo, I'm really sorry. I'm not good with words, and I must have upset Master's wife. If possible, could you please put in a good word for me?"
Huo Yuhao said it was fine, but it would be best if He Caitou didn't talk to Zhou Yi anymore.
He Caitou immediately nodded in agreement.
Zhou Yi didn't speak to He Caitou either, but walked ahead, leaving the two of them to follow behind.
He Caitou then quietly began to communicate with Huo Yuhao again.
He Caitou still harbors resentment over injuring Wang Dong'er in the previous chaotic battle and unintentionally launching a high-level Stationary Soul Missile.
Originally, after he regained consciousness, he intended to come and apologize to Huo Yuhao and the others.
But by the time he recovered, Huo Yuhao and the others had already left Shrek Academy to participate in the Continent-wide Elite Soul Master Soul Fighting Tournament.
After they returned, they were almost always engaged in cultivation, He Caitou didn't want to disturb them, so the matter was put on hold.
He Caitou was overjoyed to have run into Huo Yuhao here.
He Caitou took out a bunch of Soul Tool from his storage ring and stuffed them into Huo Yuhao's arms, saying apologetically, " Little Brother Huo, I'm not very good with words, so please consider these Soul Tool as my apology gift. Also, please tell Xiao Xiao and the others that I'm too ashamed to face them."
As he spoke, He Caitou, who was nearly two meters tall, bowed deeply to Huo Yuhao at a ninety-degree angle.
Huo Yuhao was somewhat taken aback by his sudden apology. Seeing the Soul Tool in his arms, he realized that He Caitou was apologizing sincerely.
He nodded in agreement, saying, " Brother He, I understand. I'll pass the message on to Xiao Xiao and the others. Don't worry."
Having received Huo Yuhao's reply, He Caitou finally felt relieved.
It was only after seeing Huo Yuhao put everything away that his guilty conscience felt much better.
Huo Yuhao naturally didn't stand on ceremony. He put away his Soul Tool and looked at the still brightly lit Soul Tool Department, asking, " Brother He, is your Soul Tool Department always this lively at night?"
He Caitou glanced ahead and then explained, "It's not this lively every day. Usually, apart from some students doing research who stay a little later, the daily schedule of the Soul Tool Department is pretty much the same as that of the Martial Soul Department."
Huo Yuhao pointed ahead, a hint of confusion in his eyes, "What's that with Brother He?"
He Caitou smiled again, put away the rare metal in his hand, and explained, "Today is because Teacher Fan Yu and the others have cracked another complex Core Array, so everyone is having a bit of fun, but it should be over soon."
Huo Yuhao looked at He Caitou, and said, " Brother He, you're not here for the party, are you?"
He Caitou scratched his head sheepishly, unable to hide his thoughts at all, "Well, I just want to learn more, and hopefully reach the same level as you, teacher, as soon as possible."
Huo Yuhao wanted to offer more praise, but Zhou Yi interrupted their conversation.
Before they knew it, the three of them had arrived at the main gate of the Soul Tool Department Academy.
There stood a heavy metal gate, which shone with a faint dark gold light under the moonlight, appearing extremely sturdy.
The gate is surrounded by a complex network of pipes and gears, all interconnected and operating in an orderly manner.
The three gilded characters " Soul Tool Department " hang at the top of the gate, exuding a solemn and grand air.
Zhou Yi took out a rare metal object resembling a card from her storage ring. It was engraved with fine patterns and shone brightly when infused with Soul Power.
Zhou Yi skillfully picked up the card, located the mechanism to open the door, and was about to stick it on.
He Caitou, who was standing to the side, tried to stop them, but it was too late.
As soon as the metal card came into contact with the gate's opening mechanism, the pipes and patterns on the dark gold gate instantly emitted a bright red light from bottom to top.
Immediately afterwards, a mechanical voice came from the small loudspeaker next to the machine.
"No permission granted. Activation failed. You have two more attempts. If you exceed the limit, defense mode will be activated."
A cold, mechanical voice reached the ears of the three.
Zhou Yi stared blankly at the card in her hand, looking incredulously at the same prompt that appeared on the mechanism.
Snap!
The metal card fell to the ground. Zhou Yi stared intently at the door, her tone chillingly cold, "Fine, Fan Yu, you've got some good points."
He Caitou had a bad feeling. Having dealt with Soul Tool for many years, how could he not know what had happened?
Moreover, Fan Yu was his teacher, and not long ago, He Caitou had personally witnessed Fan Yu remove Zhou Yi's permission.
He tried to stop it, but it was too late.
Zhou Yi naturally knew how the gate worked and knew that her permission had been revoked.
There are only three people in the entire academy who have the authority to remove permits: the two deans of the Soul Tool Department and Fan Yu.
If Dean Xian Lin'er and Vice Dean Qian Duoduo were to revoke her permission, they would naturally have someone relay the message to her.
Now that the license has disappeared, she doesn't need to guess whose handiwork it was.
Huo Yuhao walked to Zhou Yi's side, picked up the metal card for her, and placed it in Zhou Yi's palm.
Zhou Yi instinctively wanted to throw the card away, but seeing that it was given to her by Huo Yuhao, she put it away first.
Then Zhou Yi took a deep breath and said to He Caitou, "Come here and open the door!"
He Caitou didn't dare hesitate any longer and immediately took out the same card from his pocket and swiped it at the mechanism.
The originally bright red light instantly turned green, and the heavy metal door slowly opened.