Chapter 83

"Teacher……"

A group of people followed Xia Boyuan out of the meeting room, but Xia Boyuan walked extremely fast, showing no intention of stopping to wait for them. No one dared to get too close, as they all felt greatly humiliated today, but none more so than Xia Boyuan. Luo Ting was his star student, and everyone had followed his lead, only to find out they had made a huge mistake. Luo Ting's actions were truly shameful.

A great disgrace!

Xia Boyuan quickly descended the stairs, with people following closely behind but not daring to catch up. However, an old man was walking up the stairs in front of him, his hair and beard snow-white. If it weren't for the various stains and marks on his academician's robe, he would have looked like a celestial being.

"Xia Boyuan." The old man called out loudly as soon as he saw Xia Boyuan, but Xia Boyuan acted as if he hadn't heard and quickly walked past without looking back. The others didn't pay much attention to the old man either and continued to follow. They soon reached the first-floor corridor, where Dao Ran, supported by a few of his subordinates, was limping and bruised, heading toward the meeting room on the rooftop. He had been thrown out by Chu Min's wind and had a hard time being rescued by his subordinates.

"Uncle!!" Dao Ran, seeing Xia Boyuan, was particularly agitated, his face full of anger. He pointed toward the end of the corridor and loudly accused, "They killed Luo Ting! They killed Luo Ting!"

"I know, he deserved it." Xia Boyuan said.

"What?" Dao Ran was stunned.

"Because he was stupid. If he was going to do something like this, he should at least have done it cleanly!" Xia Boyuan stopped, looking toward the end of the corridor. With a fierce expression, he said these harsh words and then continued to walk away quickly.

The others followed closely, and Dao Ran didn't dare to ask more. He hurriedly ordered his subordinates to help him catch up. Only Qiao Cheng was left standing there, stunned.

He couldn't believe it, almost thinking he had heard wrong.

Was that really what the teacher said? Did it mean that he didn't mind Luo Ting doing such a thing, but only hated that he didn't do it cleanly?

Such despicable, vile, and disgusting acts, the teacher... didn't mind?

Qiao Cheng felt a bit dizzy.

The mentor he had always revered like a god suddenly revealed another side, one that Qiao Cheng couldn't imagine or accept.

Was this just a moment of anger, or... was this the teacher's true nature?

"Qiao Cheng, hurry up!" Shi Zhongtian, noticing that Qiao Cheng was lagging behind, called out to him.

"Oh..." Qiao Cheng responded, hurriedly catching up. He was usually the fastest, but now he felt that the teacher was gradually moving further away, and no matter how fast he went, he couldn't catch up. It seemed they were heading in different directions.

On the top floor, in the meeting room.

After Xia Boyuan left, most of the people in the room followed him. His students naturally left without hesitation. The others, though not his students, had stood on the same side as Xia Boyuan and were now too ashamed to stay after learning the truth.

Those who remained were the more low-key ones, who hadn't said much. Seeing that the dean, Yun Chong, was still there, they also stayed.

The room was very quiet. Xi Fan was still lying motionless on the table in the corner, which had been used as a temporary treatment station. Wen Yan, who could move, was holding her injury and slowly walking toward the meeting table. She had heard the loud voice outside, calling "Xia Boyuan." She knew who it was.

"Wen Yan, are you okay?" The old man quickly entered the meeting room and saw Wen Yan. After a brief concern, he suddenly frowned slightly and then crouched down, looking under the table toward the opposite side, not getting up for a long time.

"Teacher, what are you doing?" Wen Yan asked. The old man was her mentor, the oldest among all the mentors at Tianzhao Academy, Shen He, a master of both Ming and Shu souls, and the fourth-ranking academician at Tianzhao Academy.

"I'm checking what this guy is up to." Shen He pointed and said.

"Huh?" Everyone was stunned. Shen He was pointing at Mo Lin, who had been lying on the table motionless the whole time.

Everyone was puzzled, but none of the distinguished mentors could bring themselves to crouch down and look like Shen He. They each used their unique abilities to sense Mo Lin and indeed found something strange.

"This guy is poisoning the air!" Shen He concluded.

Mo Lin, who had been lying on the table, had woken up from his unconscious state at some point. He made no movements, carefully testing and feeling his surroundings. From his position and the table, he quickly estimated his situation. Not knowing the real situation, he immediately began to try to save himself.

No one was paying attention to him. The closest person was Dean Yun Chong, who was separated from him by a corner of the table, unable to see his small movements. On his right was Su Tang, who was currently in a state of sensory deprivation and thus unaware of what was happening.

Mo Lin didn't use his upper body at all, relying only on his hands under the table. He took a lit incense stick from his pocket, found a source of fire, and tried to light the incense in the dark.

"Ah..." Shen He, who had already reached a conclusion, didn't stop him. As everyone stared in shock, he even felt a bit regretful that Mo Lin hadn't managed to light the incense properly.

"Left, a bit more to the left..." Shen He muttered, as if cheering Mo Lin on.

"Teacher..." Wen Yan finally couldn't hold back and called out. She was used to her teacher's occasional odd behavior, but with others watching, it was embarrassing.

"How can this guy be so stupid? Even under these conditions, it shouldn't be this bad!" Shen He finally stood up, but his interest in Mo Lin had completely surpassed his concern for his students. He used his sensing ability again and was stunned.

"Zanpo?" He noticed Mo Lin's state and his gaze shifted to Chu Min.

"It must be you; no one else has the nerve." Shen He said.

Chu Min smiled but didn't say anything.

"Stop him quickly; he's almost set the table on fire." Shen He said and then went to check on his students. Lu Ping quickly got up and ran to Mo Lin, pulling him up. Indeed, Mo Lin's hands were still busy. When pulled up by Lu Ping, he tried to resist, quickly reaching into his pocket again, with great accuracy.

"It's me!" Lu Ping, knowing it was useless, still instinctively shouted. He restrained Mo Lin's hands but couldn't make him explain the situation. After glancing at Chu Min, he had an idea. He dipped a finger in the wine that Chu Min had spilled on the table and smeared it on Mo Lin's mouth.

Shu soul, which Mo Lin still had, gave him a very sensitive sense of taste. He immediately recognized the wine that Chu Min drank every day and understood what the other was trying to convey: Teacher Chu Min is here, don't worry.

Mo Lin calmed down, but the old man Shen He jumped up again.

"What? That little brat, where did he go?" Shen He, after hearing Wen Yan's low explanation, immediately flew into a rage.

"I already said he's dead!" Wen Yan said.

"I know, but where did he die? I want to stew his body and use it for medicine!" Shen He roared, his already loud voice becoming even louder, almost involving his Ming soul power, making the meeting room windows buzz.

"Even though you, this girl, have somehow achieved Chong soul penetration and can't inherit my abilities, I can't just let you be bullied like this." Shen He shouted.

"Who are you explaining this to?" Wen Yan was angry. Before following her mentor, she had been most proficient in Ming soul power. But after following Shen He, who had achieved Ming soul penetration, her Ming soul power suddenly stagnated, while her previously weaker Chong soul power kept improving, eventually surpassing Ming soul power and reaching the sixth level, achieving penetration.

Chong soul power was not Shen He's specialty. His abilities were based on the penetration of both Ming and Shu souls. He didn't expect his student to achieve double penetration like him, but at least one of the two should have been achieved.

Shen He had a peculiar personality and was very picky about his students. He not only valued talent but also their appearance, personality, and interests. For many years, he had only found Wen Yan satisfactory, but then this rare situation occurred.

"Hey, I say." Shen He suddenly turned to Chu Min, "Where did you get this student? Want to swap?"

"No swap!" Wen Yan was so angry that her injury started to hurt again. One moment he was raging about her being humiliated and wanting to stew Luo Ting's body, the next he wanted to swap her for Chu Min's student.

"Ah, ah, ah." Shen He sighed, not even listening to Chu Min's response. Just hearing Wen Yan's "no swap" made him regretful.

The other mentors at Tianzhao Academy, including Dean Yun Chong, were helpless.

This teacher-student pair was just so peculiar. Shen He often complained that Wen Yan's realm was wrong and she couldn't learn his abilities, while Wen Yan often complained about his loud, peculiar, and embarrassing behavior. Even though they could have changed from the beginning when they discovered Wen Yan's soul power growth was wrong, this pair had somehow managed to stay together until now.

Shen He wanted to swap, but Wen Yan refused.

But if Wen Yan proposed to swap, Shen He would likely oppose it.

This old and young pair, thus, became the most peculiar teacher-student pair at Tianzhao Academy, always bickering and arguing.

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