Bai Zhou went to the bathroom in the lounge to take a shower. After coming out, he also cleaned up the floor.
However, he did not see Xian Lin'er. Either she had gone to take a shower as well, or she had already run off.
"Looks like she's still shy…" Bai Zhou grinned.
Judging from what happened today, Bai Zhou could tell that his charm gave a huge boost to affection. His favorability with Xian Lin'er was definitely not low.
Otherwise, no matter how well he performed, Xian Lin'er would not have helped him…
However, because of the teacher–student relationship, and since Xian Lin'er was also a married woman, at most he and Xian Lin'er could only engage in a bit of ambiguous flirting.
As for going any further, the difficulty was extremely high.
The difficulty was not in terms of favorability, but in Xian Lin'er's emotional knot.
After all, in Xian Lin'er's heart, Yan Shaozhe still occupied the first position, while the second was Qian Duoduo.
Although Xian Lin'er had not slept with Qian Duoduo yet, after so many years of Qian Duoduo's crazy licking, he had still built up quite a bit of favorability.
If Bai Zhou wanted his position in Xian Lin'er's heart to surpass those two, the road ahead was long and arduous.
…
The next day.
Bai Zhou came to Xian Lin'er's laboratory as usual.
"Good morning, Teacher~"
Seeing Xian Lin'er researching her own soul tool, Bai Zhou instantly recalled what had happened yesterday. His mood was excellent, and his smile was bright.
"Mm, hurry up and study. In a few days it'll be time for the assessment. Don't slack off."
Xian Lin'er nodded lightly, offered a brief word of encouragement, then lowered her head and continued her research.
However, the tips of her ears very obviously turned from pink to deep red.
Clearly, Xian Lin'er was not as calm as she appeared on the surface.
"Okay~"
Bai Zhou chuckled. This was the first time he had seen Xian Lin'er show such a cute side.
But Bai Zhou did not bring up what happened yesterday, acting as if nothing had occurred.
Everything should just follow its natural course.
If he acted too deliberately or intentionally teased Xian Lin'er, it might increase their feelings.
But it might also get him severely punished by Xian Lin'er.
Although Bai Zhou believed that Xian Lin'er would not bear to truly hurt him, suffering a bit was definitely inevitable.
Most importantly…
Bai Zhou could not beat Xian Lin'er, so he chose the safest approach—obediently rolling off to make soul tools.
…
Xian Lin'er researched her soul tool while also using her perception to check on Bai Zhou's side.
Seeing that Bai Zhou really went to study obediently, she finally let out a deep sigh of relief in her heart.
"This little rascal is actually quite sensible…" Xian Lin'er thought to herself, inexplicably feeling somewhat satisfied.
She really was afraid that Bai Zhou would bring up what happened yesterday.
With such matters, mutual tacit understanding was the best solution. If it was spoken out loud, it would only make things awkward for both sides.
…
Several days passed in the blink of an eye, and the time for the assessment agreed upon with Yan Shaozhe finally arrived.
These days, although Xian Lin'er still only let Bai Zhou massage her feet and gave no real rewards,
Bai Zhou felt that his relationship with Xian Lin'er was growing closer and closer. Anyway, the favorability kept rising—once it broke through the critical point, everything would happen naturally…
Xian Lin'er brought Bai Zhou to a public laboratory in the experimental building.
When Bai Zhou entered, he discovered that two people were already waiting inside.
One of them was naturally Yan Shaozhe, with white hair and beard, restrained aura, and a kindly appearance.
The other was also an old man, but with black hair cut short, a burly build, and his body equipped with various dazzling soul tools, looking extremely technological.
Although Bai Zhou had never met this person before, he could still guess that this was Qian Duoduo—the vice dean of the Martial Soul Department and Xian Lin'er's husband…
Bai Zhou had heard Xian Lin'er talk about Qian Duoduo before. Xian Lin'er focused on internal matters, responsible for research and striving to break through to a ninth-level soul engineer as soon as possible.
Qian Duoduo, on the other hand, focused on external affairs, responsible for liaising with the Soul Engineer Association and the Sun Moon Empire, often traveling on business and rarely at home.
"Xiao Bai, this is Qian Duoduo, vice dean of the Soul Tool Department, and also my husband," Xian Lin'er introduced Qian Duoduo to Bai Zhou.
Especially when she said the word "husband," she lightly pinched Bai Zhou's shoulder, the meaning extremely obvious.
It was a reminder for Bai Zhou not to mess around, and not to say anything he shouldn't.
"Hello, Dean Qian~" Bai Zhou looked at Qian Duoduo with a bright smile, showing not the slightest hint of abnormality.
Seeing how young Bai Zhou was, Qian Duoduo's eyes instantly lit up. He asked curiously, "Lin'er, this is the new disciple you accepted? Is he really as talented as you say?"
As Qian Duoduo spoke, his body subconsciously leaned toward Xian Lin'er.
After all, it had been a long time since he had smelled Xian Lin'er's scent.
The reason he often went on business trips was also for Xian Lin'er. Originally, these matters were handled by Xian Lin'er herself, but in order not to let her overwork herself and not to affect her cultivation, he had taken the initiative to shoulder this most troublesome task.
Usually, Xian Lin'er would not even let him touch her.
But every time he returned from a business trip, Xian Lin'er would take the initiative to have meals with him, give him massages, and even actively show concern for him!
Just this alone made Qian Duoduo feel that everything he did was worth it!
"Whether he's young and promising or not—you'll find out soon enough."
Xian Lin'er shot Qian Duoduo a sideways glance, but subconsciously took a small step back, not letting him get too close.
This point, even Xian Lin'er herself did not realize.
"Xiao Bai, get ready. The assessment content was customized by Yan Shaozhe and me. You need to use the materials and design drawings we provide to produce a second-level soul tool. Are you ready?" Xian Lin'er looked at Bai Zhou and asked.
"Yes, I'm ready." Bai Zhou nodded confidently.
"Mm, go ahead. All the tools have been prepared for you."
Xian Lin'er was extremely confident in Bai Zhou and pointed toward the metal round platform in front.
On it were all the tools and materials required to make a second-level soul tool.
However, Xian Lin'er did not set a time limit. After all, the wager was simply to make a second-level soul tool, and she had given Bai Zhou a second-level soul tool he had never made before. The difficulty had already exceeded the scope of the original wager.
It was even stricter than the assessment of the Soul Engineer Association.
After all, the association's assessment only required producing the soul tool of the corresponding level that one was best at.
Seeing this, Bai Zhou did not hesitate and walked straight over, beginning the production in front of the three of them.
Xian Lin'er was very confident in Bai Zhou. She then turned her head and looked at Yan Shaozhe. "We agreed—if Bai Zhou can succeed, you're not allowed to pursue the matter of me snatching students anymore."
"Don't worry, I'll keep my word. If this kid really has such talent, what's the harm in letting him go to you?" Yan Shaozhe chuckled.
Although Yan Shaozhe's tone was relaxed, he was still somewhat uneasy inside.
This was a wager between Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er. The stake was handing Bai Zhou over to the Soul Tool Department, with Yan Shaozhe no longer allowed to pursue the matter.
Although Yan Shaozhe found it hard to believe that Bai Zhou could become a second-level soul engineer so quickly, seeing Xian Lin'er's confident expression still made him feel uncertain.
So he added a condition—having Bai Zhou make a brand-new second-level soul tool that had never appeared on the market, greatly increasing the difficulty.
Xian Lin'er naturally agreed without hesitation.
The brand-new second-level soul tool blueprint Bai Zhou was making now had been purchased from the Sun Moon Empire by Qian Duoduo, the "delivery man," who had traveled thousands of miles to obtain it.
At present, only Qian Duoduo had seen this blueprint—Xian Lin'er herself had not.
Originally, Yan Shaozhe thought this time he was guaranteed to win.
But seeing Bai Zhou's relaxed demeanor, he also became somewhat uncertain.
"Could it be that this kid is really that amazing?" Yan Shaozhe looked in Bai Zhou's direction and frowned secretly.
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