"No, this is my own business. I don't want to trouble anyone. We just met; there's no need for you to worry or spend money for me. I'm not worth it."
Eight was truly panicked. She seemed to have met a stubborn, big softie.
If her family situation was truly as she described, she naturally wouldn't mind agreeing to Tang San, as such a softie was hard to find, and even a short-term gain would be worth it.
The problem was, it was all a lie.
What wouldn't such a reckless person do? If he found out she had lied to him, that would be terrible; she might even lose her life.
Yes, she would be safe in the shop, but she couldn't stay in the shop forever, could she?
Tang San, however, thought she was worried he didn't have enough money, or that he didn't have that much money, and immediately said, "Don't worry, money is just a string of numbers to me."
"And some things don't necessarily have to be solved with money."
"My surname is Tang, as in the Clear Sky Sect Tang. You understand what I mean, right? Helping your father quit his gambling addiction isn't difficult. If worst comes to worst, we can just make sure the major casinos don't let him in."
To make her believe him, Tang San couldn't help but exaggerate a bit.
"No, don't!"
As soon as Eight heard he was from the Clear Sky Sect, she panicked even more. If he were just an ordinary person, it would be fine, but a Clear Sky Sect disciple was a big problem.
She wouldn't dare bet on whether the boss would offend the Clear Sky Sect for a small technician like her.
"I'm going to the restroom."
Seeing that Tang San still wanted to say something, Eight quickly interrupted him. She didn't dare continue chatting with him; continuing would lead to problems.
Tang San was a bit bewildered looking at Eight who had left the room directly. Wasn't there a restroom in the room?
However, he didn't think much of it, only assuming they had an internal rule not to allow using the restroom in the room,
Or perhaps it was due to shyness or something.
After leaving the room, Eight immediately found the supervisor and carefully explained the whole situation, leaving the latter stunned.
They had encountered people like Tang San before, but this was the first time they had met someone so stubborn and insistent on helping, and the person was also a Clear Sky Sect disciple.
Are Clear Sky Sect disciples all this foolish?
The supervisor comforted Eight well, saying he would handle the matter, and then told her to go back and finish the service to prevent the other party from making trouble.
Eight had no choice but to return to the room and continue serving Tang San.
Meanwhile, the supervisor sought out Yang Wuwei, because the other party was, after all, a Clear Sky Sect disciple, and he happened to know the past relationship between the Breaking Clan and the Clear Sky Sect.
First, he wanted to understand Yang Wuwei's attitude so that he would have more confidence in handling any trouble the other party might cause later.
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"Clear Sky Sect?"
Yang Wuwei frowned, a captivating glint flashing in his eyes, and an impulse to seize the opportunity to cause trouble and avenge past grievances arose in his heart.
But he quickly calmed down.
The Breaking Clan had finally begun to prosper under the young master's leadership, and he couldn't bring any trouble to the young master because of his own selfish desires.
"Just handle it normally. You can give them some face, but there's no need to be overly fearful."
"Yes!"
With a clear understanding, the supervisor responded and left.
While eating, Qian Renxue suddenly asked, "Oh, by the way, have you heard about the Academy Exchange Competition?"
"Exchange Competition?"
Li Qing looked up at her, a hint of confusion in his eyes.
Qian Renxue explained, "Divine Wind Academy, Heavenly Water Academy, Blazing Academy, and Thunder Academy recently submitted applications for an academy exchange with our academy."
"This is customary."
"They always do this as the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament approaches, as a pre-competition scouting to prepare for the actual competition."
"However, in the past, they only came in the final year, but this year is a bit early."
Li Qing said, "I really didn't know that, but wouldn't it be enough to let the second team handle such matters? Shouldn't our first team hide its strength?"
Qian Renxue said, "There are many talented individuals in your generation, and the second team may not be able to handle them."
"As far as I know, Yu Tianxin from Thunder Academy, Feng Xiaotian from Divine Wind Academy, Huo Wu from Blazing Academy, and Shui Bing'er from Heavenly Water Academy are all rare talents."
"Especially Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu from Heavenly Water Academy; it is said that they can use a Spirit Fusion Ability."
"Of course, the talents here are conventional talents and certainly can't compare with you. I'm not entirely sure if your first team will be sent out; it depends on the decision of the three major educators."
Li Qing nodded.
He didn't care whether he participated or not, because with the current strength of their team, they could handle it without his intervention, as the gap was too large.
Not to mention Ye Lingling, after all, she was just a healing Spirit Master, and only had one Spirit Ability, so even as a Spirit Ancestor, her significance wasn't great.
Dugu Yan was different. She had not only reached the Spirit Ancestor realm but also switched to the attack system. The top experts of the four academies at most were Spirit Elders.
How could they fight her?
Perhaps the Spirit Fusion Ability posed some threat, but who would throw their trump card in a scouting match? Were they there to scout Heaven Dou Royal Academy's strength or reveal their own?
Even if they used it, it wouldn't matter; it would just be considered weighted training for Dugu Yan and the others. Anyway, Li Qing didn't plan to make a move. He had never released his Spirit in front of outsiders since his third spirit ring, and even Qin Ming and the other first team members, excluding the three girls including Ye Lingling, were unaware of his spirit ring configuration and specific level.
At this critical juncture, it was even more impossible to expose himself, otherwise, wouldn't that be actively giving Bibi Dong an excuse?
"Although Yu Tianxin and the others are talented, they are not worth your excessive attention.
The ones you truly need to worry about are from Spirit Hall Academy."
Qian Renxue suddenly said meaningfully.
"Oh?"
Li Qing feigned surprise and said, "Listening to you, Spirit Hall's so-called Golden Generation is not simple."
Hu Liena and their reputation had already spread, but everyone only knew that they were hailed as Spirit Hall's most outstanding generation, but their specific spirit power levels were unclear.
Qian Renxue said, "As far as I know, they have already reached the Spirit Ancestor realm and are expected to reach Spirit King before the Spirit Master Tournament."
Li Qing looked at her with a smile and said, "If Crown Prince wants to know my spirit power level, why not just ask directly? With our relationship, how could I not tell you?"
Qian Renxue couldn't help but roll her eyes: "Do I look stupid?"
"Dugu Yan and Ye Lengleng have already reached the Spirit Ancestor realm. Could you possibly be lower than them? You're either a high-level Spirit Ancestor or a Spirit King. Is there still a need to test?"
"I'm just simply reminding you, lest you become careless and miss the championship."
Although Li Qing's spirit power level was well hidden, it wasn't difficult to guess roughly. Compared to his spirit power level, Qian Renxue was actually more curious about his spirit ring configuration.
His secretive behavior made Qian Renxue suspect that his fourth, and even his third, spirit ring was a ten-thousand-year one.