Although all the students remained at the academy, they could no longer move about as freely as before. The entire academy looked quiet as a chicken, not a soul in sight.
Yet the mingled auras were chaotic. If one listened closely, one would know that every classroom was packed with people.
The battle at the Celestial Master's Mansion below the mountain had not swept them into it.
Even the Zhang Family disciples had been detained within the academy and forbidden from stepping beyond its gates.
Pan Yun carried two buckets of water down from the mountain. Just as she was about to cross the main road toward Phoenix Perch Courtyard, she saw a head poke out, then pull back. A moment later, it stealthily poked out again.
Pan Yun pretended not to see and walked straight ahead.
But the other person recognized her and immediately greeted her with soft, urgent puffs.
When Pan Yun ignored him, he anxiously looked around. Seeing no one nearby, he rushed out and blocked her path. "Pan Yun, did you come back to take part in the power struggle at the Celestial Master's Mansion?"
Pan Yun said, "You even know about the power struggle at the Celestial Master's Mansion?"
Zhang Weiliang's face flushed red. Refusing to accept this, he said, "Why wouldn't I know? I'm a member of the Zhang Family!"
Pan Yun looked him up and down before asking, "Didn't you graduate? Why are you still here?"
With his head lowered, Zhang Weiliang said, "My father locked me up here and ordered me to cultivate with my Junior Brothers. He wouldn't let me go down the mountain. I know that the True Person passed away. Though Senior Brother has prestige, his Dantian was utterly shattered, and he can't win people over. The Second Branch's