"Now you won't have to worry about getting sent to Requiem for overstepping. You can handle the upgrade with a clear conscience, right, old friend?" Yang Qing added smirkingly, earning a rueful chuckle from Zhang Rei, who put the storage ring away.
"When do you want me to do it?" Zhang Rei finally asked, after sighing at Yang Qing's antics.
"I leave it to the Blue Peak Master's discretion," Yang Qing said in mock humility.
"How long will you keep this up?" Zhang Rei asked wryly.
"For a while," Yang Qing immediately answered, shedding his cold expression for his usual leisurely demeanour.
"I expect a good job, Zhang Rei," he added solemnly, before whispering heavily under his breath, "Senior Instructor Lu Yuan has been sneaking around there."
Zhang Rei's eyes widened slightly in surprise, as his face paled, before settling into concern. "How did you know? Did you... catch him?" he asked with some hesitation.
