Chapter 397: Chapter 398: Breaking Through as a Low-level Mortal Alchemist (Six)
Mu Ruyue took a deep breath, flicked her fingertip, and a burst of flames fell to the bottom of the Phoenix Tripod. With a whoosh, the flames suddenly blazed up…
Little White, with his chin propped in his hands, blinked and watched Mu Ruyue, his large eyes brimming with laughter…
While Mu Ruyue was secluded in refining elixirs, an unprecedented calm prevailed within the Academy. Everyone thought that Wu Yi would make a move, but instead, he did nothing.
It was as quiet as the calm before a storm…
“Chou Yu, what do you think Wu Yi is up to?” Shen Ran arched his eyebrows and turned to look at the elder beside him. “Given that old man’s personality of bearing a grudge, how could he possibly keep quiet? Yet, he hasn’t made a single move. Strange, very strange!”
“Hehe,” Chou Yu stroked his snow-white beard and chuckled softly, “Perhaps he is brewing some kind of sinister plot. Shen Ran, logically speaking, Qi Rong should have returned by now…”
Shen Ran’s expression instantly darkened.
Qi Rong was the Dean’s senior, before whom even the Dean himself had to show some deference, especially since she could not tolerate the slightest injustice and would not allow anyone to disregard the rules of the Academy.
If she were to take issue with the girl, perhaps only the ancestors could subdue her…
Meanwhile, inside a chamber, Wu Yi suddenly stood up, excitedly exclaiming, “Is what you’re saying true? Has Lady Qi Rong finally returned? Haha, this is fantastic. With Lady Qi Rong’s return, that girl’s days are numbered. You all go immediately and spread the word about the recent incidents within the Academy – the more exaggerated, the better. Lady Qi Rong will never tolerate such monstrous crimes committed here!”
Wu Yi threw his head back and laughed wildly.
Shen Ran, this time, I’ll see how you can still protect her. Even if the Dean stands on your side, she will either die or be expelled from the Academy!
Lady Qi Rong will not allow anyone to disregard the Academy’s rules.
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In the Dean’s office, an elderly woman stood with her hands behind her back, her silver hair gently billowing in the wind. She faced away from the old man walking towards her from the courtyard and slightly lifted her head, “Luo Yin, I have already heard about the recent incidents in the Academy.”
“Senior…”
“Do you still regard me as your senior?” Qi Rong turned around, her face full of wrinkles showing evident displeasure as she spoke in a cold voice, “Your master handed over the Academy to you before he died. Is this how you manage the Academy? Listen to what people outside are saying— that our Academy shelters disciples and condones them killing their peers! The crime of killing a fellow disciple is taboo in any force, yet what have you done?”
Qi Rong’s face was stern, her harsh voice bearing a looming oppression.
Luo Yin’s brow furrowed: “It was those people who were wrong first, and it doesn’t really count as much. Besides, she merely crippled Liu Li’s strength and didn’t kill her. Even in the case of Lin Ruoying, she wasn’t the one who killed her in the end.”
“Hehe,” Qi Rong sneered, her voice sternly reprimanding, “Luo Yin, are you still arguing for her? Lin Ruoying, no matter how shameless, would not do such a thing in public. You know the truth of the matter better than anyone! Framing a fellow disciple and unrighteousness are both grave sins!”
Luo Yin paused, frowning deeply in silence for a while before a cold glint crossed his eyes, “Senior, I respect you as my senior, but I am the Dean of Central State Academy. More importantly, you absolutely cannot touch that girl!”