Peerless: Tang San, this time Huo Yuhao is the attacker.

The elders nodded to Mu En, then disappeared into the conference room in a blur, leaving only Yan Shaozhe standing still.

"Shao Zhe, I've said it before, Huo Yuhao will stay in the Soul Guidance Department." Mu En leaned back in his recliner, his eyelids drooping.

"No, teacher, of course I will not go against your decision. I want to talk about something else."

Yan Shaozhe shook his head with a wry smile. Even though he felt that his teacher's decision was very inappropriate, he wouldn't dare to object even if he had a hundred lives.

"What I want to talk about is Xiao Tao's matter. To completely cure her evil fire, she must combine with someone who possesses the ultimate ice martial soul."

Mu En frowned. He hadn't expected Yan Shaozhe to be so impatient, actually wanting Ma Xiaotao to have sex with a twelve-year-old child.

"Huo Yuhao is only twelve years old now, it is too early to talk about marriage. Moreover, his cultivation level is too far behind Xiao Tao's. Forcing a fusion of martial souls will only cause him to be devoured by the evil fire."

Besides, this is a matter of mutual consent, and we elders cannot force anyone to act as matchmakers.

It's impossible to completely eradicate the evil fire for the time being; the only option is for Huo Yuhao to help Xiao Tao suppress it.

Having Huo Yuhao regularly help Xiao Tao suppress her evil fire will at least allow her to fight and cultivate like a normal Soul Master.

Sensing Elder Mu's displeasure, Yan Shaozhe knew the other party had misunderstood and quickly added:

"Teacher, you misunderstand. Of course I won't force them to get together. What I want to say is that Huo Yuhao should help Xiao Tao suppress her evil fire, which might be a bit troublesome."

"I've met Huo Yuhao quite a few times. He's pure of heart, and if Xiao Tao sincerely asks, he'll definitely help her."

Mu En thought Yan Shaozhe was worried that Huo Yuhao wouldn't agree, so he gave a special explanation.

"Teacher, you may not know this, but when Xiao Tao was out of control with her evil fire, she almost accidentally injured Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong. Afterwards, she went to see them alone. I don't know exactly what happened in between..."

Although Yan Shaozhe put it very tactfully, Mu En, having lived for so many years, naturally understood the meaning behind it immediately.

It's unclear what happened in between, but it's highly likely that something unpleasant occurred.

First, Huo Yuhao was almost accidentally injured, and then they had a verbal argument?

Mu En immediately understood why Yan Shaozhe wanted to stay. If it were him, he would also be worried that Huo Yuhao would not put in the effort or even deliberately cause trouble.

"The one who tied the knot must untie it; since everything started with Xiao Tao, she should be the one to resolve it."

Mu En closed his eyes completely. "Shao Zhe, I'll just remind you of one thing: when elders like you and me get involved, it can sometimes backfire."

"Yes, teacher, I understand."

Seeing that Mu En had no intention of continuing to speak, Yan Shaozhe bowed and left the conference room. He was going to find Ma Xiaotao to inform her about Huo Yuhao.

He originally planned to wait until Huo Yuhao joined the Martial Soul System, then give him a little something in return, and have Ma Xiaotao say some nice things to turn the page on the unpleasantness between the two of them.

But this method won't work now. With Xian Lin'er around, if he goes to talk to Huo Yuhao about Ma Xiaotao again, it might just trigger Huo Yuhao's reaction.

Moreover, Elder Mu's words were clearly a reminder to him that Ma Xiaotao should approach Huo Yuhao instead of him, the dean of the Martial Soul Department.

Yan Shaozhe circulated his soul power and quickly arrived at the teachers' dormitory building in the inner courtyard. He went upstairs, turned left, and stopped in front of a wooden door, raising his hand to knock.

Although Ma Xiaotao is an inner court student, she lives in a teachers' dormitory, not a student dormitory.

This is so that someone can subdue Ma Xiaotao immediately if she becomes uncontrollably agitated.

If Ma Xiaotao were to go berserk in the student dormitory, given her cultivation level, those students would be left to fend for themselves.

"Teacher, what brings you here?" Hearing the knock, Ma Xiaotao opened the door and looked at Yan Shaozhe outside with a surprised expression.

"Xiao Tao, do you remember I told you before that only the ultimate ice can cleanse your evil fire? Now, the ultimate ice has been found..."

Before Yan Shaozhe could finish speaking, Ma Xiaotao interrupted him excitedly. Her deep red eyes brightened, and her tone was full of eagerness.

"Teacher, is what you're saying true? Who is that person? Where is he now?"

Seeing Ma Xiaotao like this, Yan Shaozhe was very worried, but given Huo Yuhao's attitude towards the Martial Soul system, it was obviously not appropriate for him to interfere.

"Do you remember when you almost injured two outer court students when you lost control last time? That freshman named Huo Yuhao, whose second martial soul is Extreme Ice."

"Huo Yuhao?" Ma Xiaotao's eyes widened in confusion at first, then she remembered the name. "He has twin martial souls? Why wasn't that recorded in the academy's previous records?"

"His ultimate ice martial soul was only fully awakened during the holiday. We initially deduced that the ice attribute suppression you experienced when your evil fire went out of control last time was caused by Huo Yuhao."

We don't know the specifics of the process, but roughly it was your evil fire that stimulated Huo Yuhao's dormant Extreme Ice Martial Soul.

Out of self-preservation, the primal power of ultimate ice erupted, suppressing your evil fire.

"So that's how it is! That's great! That's great! I can finally cultivate again! I'm going to find him right now!"

Ma Xiaotao transformed into a streak of red light and rushed outwards, then let out a painful cry.

"Teacher, what are you doing?" Ma Xiaotao looked at the soul power barrier in front of her with a blank expression.

She was all too familiar with the luminous aura emanating from that soul power; it was none other than her teacher's soul power.

"Xiao Tao, you need to understand that if Huo Yuhao hadn't unleashed his martial soul essence back then, he would have died at your hands."

In this situation, if you go to him now, would you agree to meet him?

As soon as Yan Shaozhe finished speaking, the excitement in Ma Xiaotao's eyes vanished, and she murmured, "No."

"This matter is a rift between you two. If I get involved, it will only make him more dissatisfied with you, or even disgusted with you."

Therefore, the only way to resolve the conflict between you is for you to step in yourself. Do you understand?

Yan Shaozhe said in a deep voice, his face serious. Ma Xiaotao nodded firmly, "Teacher, I understand. I will apologize to him."

Although her expression was firm, her tone was clearly lacking in confidence. She suddenly remembered that she had looked for Huo Yuhao again after that. What did she do then?

Then it dawned on him: in order to force the owner of that ice-attribute power to appear, he deliberately tortured Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, making it seem like he was going to kill them.

But she was disappointed; the owner of that power did not appear.

Afterwards, she saw the anger in Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's eyes. She couldn't remember exactly what they said, but the gist was:

I know you're not convinced, but with your current strength, you can't fight me. Once you enter the inner courtyard, I'll give you a chance to challenge me.

Thinking of this, a hint of panic flashed in Ma Xiaotao's eyes. She felt like she was doomed.

What should I do?