When Rong Bugui found him and asked for a few cultivators from the Sky-Mending Squad, Xia Xilou didn't think it would be a difficult matter.
After all, there were so many members in the Sky-Mending Squad. If a few disappeared, Qin Si might not even notice.
However, Xia Xilou hadn't anticipated that this time, he would run into Wen Jiuyin having the veteran members of the Sky-Mending Squad lead the new ones.
Wen Jiuyin was a student-loving person, with a stubborn care and attention towards his students' matters. He immediately noticed the unusual number of people in the Sky-Mending Squad and followed the trail back to him.
Now, with Qin Si refusing to budge, Xia Xilou found himself in a difficult position.
Xia Xilou took a deep breath and took a step back first, "Qin Si, what will it take for you to agree?"
As long as he could complete the task assigned by Rong Bugui, what did it matter if Qin Si gained a little advantage?
He believed that once Qin Si took this first step back, there would be a second, a third... countless steps!
And if Qin Si kept retreating, would those ungrateful cultivators continue to follow Qin Si?
Definitely not!
At that time, wouldn't Qin Si have to spit out everything he had gained!
Xia Xilou figured it out and became even more gentle, "Junior Disciple, don't just stay silent. I think senior brother and you can still discuss this matter. We are all for the good of the academy."
Qin Si's narrow phoenix eyes were filled with a cold chill. He rubbed the jade thumb ring on his thumb, tilted his head slightly, and raised his eyebrows, "No matter what, I still disagree!"
"You!" Xia Xilou's expression changed again, infuriated.
Just then, a powerful oppressive aura swept through.
Venerable Song Sheng strode in, chuckling, "Little Si, the matter of the Sky-Mending Squad should be decided by our academy's Dean. Don't you think so?"
After Venerable Song Sheng spoke, everyone in the hall couldn't help but look at the person standing beside him.
It was an unremarkable old man with a long white beard, wearing white robes. He looked very approachable with his cheerful demeanor, projecting the image of an utterly kind person.
"Dean! Have you finished your seclusion?" Xia Xilou quickly stepped forward, his previous worries and anger instantly cast aside.
Only his master had a way to find the Dean!
Wen Jiuyin glanced at Qin Si worriedly.
Why did he come back?
This time, the academy might become even more chaotic!
When the Divine Revelation Academy was founded, it was initially established by the Outer Continent to control the continent and plunder resources. Therefore, to prevent the slaves from escaping their grasp, the Dean of the academy was also chosen by sects from the Outer Continent.
However, this Dean, who had just taken office, encountered the emergence of the three Venerables. Many aspiring individuals within the academy refused to be monitored and enslaved by the Outer Continent. In the end, with the combined efforts of Venerable Qingyun and Venerable Qinglan, this Dean was forced to withdraw from the academy's management, publicly announcing his seclusion.
This seclusion lasted for nearly fifty years.
During these fifty years, the academy underwent a major overhaul. Only a small number of people still remembered the Dean. Seeing Xia Xilou's reaction, they couldn't help but look towards him.
The Dean is back, will Vice Dean Qin still have the final say in academy matters?
As if responding to everyone's speculation, Xia Xilou asked with a sinister smile, "Dean, you see, the seven people in the Sky-Mending Squad were personally requested by the Sect Master of the Xile Sect. What do you think, should we give them to him?"
The Dean smiled, stroked his beard, and nodded repeatedly, "Easy to say, easy to say. Of course, we should give them. Isn't our academy here to serve them?"
As soon as these words were uttered, even Xia Xilou's smile faltered.
The elders from other academies also had dark expressions.
What did he mean by serving the Outer Continent?
Even Xia Xilou, who was flattering Rong Bugui and his ilk, had to admit that over the years, under Qin Si's management, the Divine Revelation Academy was no longer the Divine Revelation Academy it once was.
It no longer needed to bow and scrape to the Outer Continent sects, nor did it need to place itself in a humble position. Instead, it was the Outer Continent that had to start fearing it.
"Tsk!"
Qin Si let out a cold scoff, and Xia Xilou turned around uncomfortably.
"Junior Disciple, you see, the Dean has spoken. I'll take these people away."
Qin Si remained seated like a mountain. Even under Venerable Song Sheng's oppressive aura, his expression remained unchanged, and he said nothing.
Xia Xilou instinctively felt that Qin Si was scared. He got up, ready to take the people away.
But as he approached the group, he saw a palm strike coldly approaching.
Xia Xilou retreated rapidly, only to see the palm strike disappear into thin air, only to reappear elsewhere, directly "ripping" his face.
The pain was scorching.
The palm strike was about to continue scratching Xia Xilou. Seeing this, Venerable Song Sheng roared thunderously, "Beast! Stop!"
He barely managed to repel the palm strike.
"Qin Si!" Xia Xilou was both ashamed and furious. What was going on with this person? With his master present, how dare he!
"Roar!" The Black-Eyed Tiger leaped out from the air, its tiger eyes glaring at Xia Xilou disdainfully, "It was I who scratched you, why are you roaring at my master?"
If that old geezer hadn't interfered, she could have completely ruined this pretty boy's face.
Venerable Song Sheng's oppressive aura did not recede at all, and he said angrily, "Little Si, are you determined to be enemies with your Uncle-Master and Senior Brother?"
At this point, this was no longer a trivial matter of face, but a confrontation between the high-ranking officials of the Divine Revelation Academy!
"What is Great Venerable saying? How could a junior dare?"
Although he said this, Qin Si stepped forward, waved his hand, and directly blocked most of Venerable Song Sheng's oppressive aura.
Thanks to the progress he had made during his previous seclusion, he could withstand the pressure.
In Venerable Song Sheng's eyes, although Qin Si's face was a little pale, his expression remained calm and collected, clearly unmoved.
Venerable Song Sheng's gaze deepened. If they couldn't take the person away even with this much leverage today, it would be difficult to snatch power from Qin Si in the future. Therefore, it was best to use this opportunity to legitimately remove Qin Si from the academy's management.
With this thought, he gave the Dean a look.
The Dean said, "Qin Si, right? I am the Dean now. I order you to hand them over to Xilou—Lou—"
"Bang!" The Dean, who had been speaking moments ago, was knocked to the ground by a sword.
Frost spread across the ground, instantly freezing the Dean within it.
"Is that all? You dare to call yourself Dean?"
Qin Si raised his head, met Venerable Song Sheng's furious, murderous gaze, and smiled.
"Great Venerable, are you and Senior Brother Xilou not being deceived by someone with ulterior motives?"
"This person can't even withstand one move from the Vice Dean. How can this person be the Dean?" Mu Xing muttered quietly, but his voice was loud enough for everyone to hear.
Song Sheng suddenly felt a throbbing in his forehead.
The key was that at this moment, he couldn't directly attack Qin Si. Using his oppressive aura to intimidate or threatening him with words clearly had no effect on Qin Si.
He began to doubt his choice of bringing the Dean with him today.
At this moment, Wen Jiuyin and Mu Xing stepped forward and freed the students who had tied up Xia Xilou.
Qin Si waved his hand, "Alright, it's getting late. Everyone disperse."
With that, he ignored Venerable Song Sheng's extremely ugly expression and led his people away!
As he left, the Black-Eyed Tiger also let out a "roar," flicked its tail, and swaggered away, followed by the others, such as Wen Jiuyin, trailing far behind.