thefictionvixens Chapter 104 Xue Qinghe Arrives
Chapter 104 Xue Qinghe Arrives
Moreover, Salas's actions did not lead Xiao Yan to betray his master; on the contrary, he was willing to condescend to be Xiao Yan's master along with Yan Xiao.
This was indeed a huge concession for Salas, who was used to being aloof, and this alone was enough to show his appreciation for Xiao Yan.
In fact, Salas didn't know much about Xiao Yan. At most, he knew that Xiao Yan was born in a small mountain village within the territory of Notting City, and that his parents were unknown. Although the Spirit Hall awakened his spirit for him for free, he did not join the Spirit Hall at the time.
Salas even summoned the Spirit Hall members in charge of the matter to Heaven Dou City and gave them a severe scolding. Although, from the perspective of that time, Xiao Yan's spirit was just an external spirit with no offensive means, it was still a spirit with full innate spirit power, which meant that Xiao Yan's talent for cultivation was not too bad.
Salas, of course, didn't care about any of that, so our blind Douluo Su Yuntao, along with that assassin, was exiled to the Spirit Hall on the border.
In that sense, Salas should indeed thank Yan Xiao. Xiao Yan's first spirit skill was acquired under Yan Xiao's guidance. Subsequently, the spirit underwent a qualitative change, which occurred in the final of the selection competition when the Agumon transformed into the Agumon. This transformation made Salas, who was almost dozing off at the time, widen his eyes. This was a spirit form he had never seen before.
Moreover, the flames emitted by Xiao Yan's martial soul at that time were definitely the purest fire attribute soul master he had ever seen.
If he knew that Agumon could evolve into a Greymon that was over ten meters tall, and that the flame he unleashed was less than half of its full power, I wonder what Salas would think.
So right now, he was looking at Xiao Yan with a big smile on his face. His eyes had a bit of the feeling of a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law. The more he looked at him, the more pleasing he became.
It gave Xiao Yan quite a chill, and Xiao Yan's next words caused our Platinum Bishop to put on a classic face-changing performance.
"don't want."
Without much emotion or hesitation, Xiao Yan rejected Salas in front of everyone present, at the Spirit Hall's entrance plaza.
If all the previous inferences were merely suspicions made by Xiao Yan based on Salas's character, then now that the other party has said it himself, Xiao Yan can be certain that Li Lao's accident was at Salas's behest.
Salas still wore a smile, but it lacked genuine warmth. He seemed to have missed Xiao Yan's reply and appeared somewhat incredulous. He turned to the guard beside him and asked loudly, "What did he just say?"
"M-Sir, he just said no..." The guard being stared at stammered. He hadn't even recovered from Xiao Yan's decisive rejection of Salas when he was glared at by the other man.
"I understand the principle of 'a teacher for a day is a father for life,' so I apologize, Your Excellency, for your misplaced affection. Since you just mentioned that my master, Mr. Yan Xiao, is an honorary elder of the Spirit Hall, then surely, after what has happened, Mr. Yan Xiao shouldn't be in much danger in the future. How could the Spirit Hall not even be able to protect the safety of its own honorary elder?" Salas's character is too poor, and his conduct is despicable. If I were to be accepted as his disciple, who knows what trouble might ensue.
Furthermore, the Spirit Hall only appears relatively stable; its internal factional struggles are chaotic. If he were to join the Spirit Hall as Salas's disciple, he would inevitably be drawn into it. What if Bibi Dong dislikes him and kills him beforehand? Therefore, he would rather offend Salas than refuse. In Qin Ming's eyes, whether Xiao Yan refuses or not is his own right, so Qin Ming felt that Xiao Yan could be a little more polite to Salas, after all, he is a Platinum Bishop.
Qin Ming still didn't understand Salas. Contrary to his expectations, Xiao Yan's firm stance not only prevented Salas from pestering him too much, but also gave Salas hope. This showed that Xiao Yan had principles, and a person with principles always has a way.
But Salas was still too naive. Xiao Yan was already thinking about what level he needed to cultivate to kill Salas.
Xiao Yan deliberately brought up the fact that Yan Xiao was an honorary elder of the Spirit Hall, in order to restrain Salas. If Salas still wanted to kill him in the future, he would have to consider whether it would damage the reputation of the Spirit Hall. In a way, this also ensured the safety of Elder Li.
Despite this, Xiao Yan will seek revenge sooner or later for the other party's injury to Elder Li.
Xiao Yan bowed to Salas, turned and left. Qin Ming had no choice but to carry Salas's luggage and follow behind Xiao Yan. Right now, the two of them didn't seem like a teacher and student anymore.
Salas watched Xiao Yan walk away, made a gesture with his right hand hidden behind his back, and then walked back into the Spirit Hall without saying a word.
Xiao Yan walked forward for a short while before stopping again. This time, it wasn't Salas or the Spirit Hall who stopped him, but rather three people walking towards him.
"Your Highness, greetings." Xiao Yan greeted the person walking at the front.
Qin Ming noticed it immediately and bowed in respect.
"Am I too late? I heard you were in the Spirit Hall in Heaven Dou City, so I rushed over from my palace. I didn't expect you to have already finished." Xue Qinghe also had a smile on his face, but compared to Salas's, he did seem much more sincere.
"It doesn't matter, it's just that Nasaras wants to take me as his disciple."
Behind Xue Qinghe, Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin exchanged a glance. They looked at Xue Qinghe with disbelief. Based on just a few words, Xue Qinghe had actually figured out that the arson in Notting City was orchestrated by Salas, and that Salas's purpose was to take Xiao Yan as his disciple. Xue Qinghe had actually guessed all of these things correctly.
Moreover, Xue Qinghe listened to Xiao Yan's words with a smile, indicating that all of this was within his calculations.
"Oh, so the Church of Sassa has gained another genius student?"
"Your Highness is too kind. How could you not know what kind of person Xiao Yan is? Of course I refused decisively."
Xiao Yan's words caused Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin to widen their eyes again as they looked at him. If Xue Qinghe's insightful observations were already within their comprehension, then Xiao Yan's rejection was far too decisive.
Although Salas himself is incompetent, the power behind him is immense. Moreover, as a Platinum Bishop, he is almost second only to the Pope. In the entire Spirit Hall, there are not many people with a higher status than him.
But Xiao Yan simply refused.
Seeing their expressions, Qin Ming shrugged, indicating that he had the same thought at the time. Although Salas did not offer any benefits, the hidden perks behind being taken in as his apprentice were self-evident.
However, since Xiao Yan refused, Ning Fengzhi and the others thought it was a good thing, since the Spirit Hall had been too active lately.