The Academy Must Be Upright and Impartial

Jiang Qingtong looked at Mu En and said, "If I were persuaded by the terms you offered and joined Shrek Academy now, then if someone else offered me better terms in the future, should I go with them?"

It was a very simple principle.

After hearing Jiang Qingtong's explanation, Mu En nodded in understanding and added, "Still, I advise you to remain at Shrek Academy. When it comes to cultivating Twin Martial Souls, nowhere on the continent understands them better than Shrek."

Quite a few renowned figures with Twin Martial Souls had emerged throughout Shrek Academy's history. Even Tang San, one of the Original Shrek Seven Devils and a figure Shrek Academy had praised for ten thousand years, possessed Twin Martial Souls.

If any other soul master with Twin Martial Souls heard Mu En say this, they might truly consider staying. Whether or not they joined Shrek Academy, they could at least obtain the most suitable cultivation methods for Twin Martial Souls.

But Jiang Qingtong essentially had only one Martial Soul. She was merely rather skilled at stealing other Martial Souls. As a result, Shrek Academy held no appeal for her at all.

The continent's number-one academy?

Sorry, to be precise, Shrek Academy was merely the continent's number-one Soul Master Academy.

In the future, Soul Tools would inevitably become mainstream.

"Thank you, Senior. I'll consider it." Jiang Qingtong nodded, then said, "If there's nothing else, I'll return to the dormitory first."

Mu En waved his hand. After Jiang Qingtong left, Xuan Zi appeared beside him with a chicken leg in hand. "Mu En, that girl looks innocent and carefree, but every word she says is flawlessly guarded. If someone like her gains power in the Sun Moon Empire someday, it may be a disaster for the Original Douluo Continent Three Kingdoms."

"What are you trying to say, Xuan Zi?" Mu En glanced at him.

Xuan Zi narrowed his eyes, and a chill radiated from him. "Why not detain her and refuse to return her to the Sun Moon Empire? Or be even more decisive and cripple her? No matter what, the Sun Moon Empire cannot be allowed to grow any stronger!"

Mu En waved his hand. "Stop thinking about such things! With all those Rank Nine Soul Tools on her, unless I personally intervene, you may not even be able to keep her here. Even if you did, would the Sun Moon Empire not find out? When the time comes, they could spread word that Shrek Academy is petty and discriminates against their people. The academy's reputation would suffer."

Xuan Zi merely nodded at that.

Mu En continued, "For now, we can only hope that the atmosphere within the academy will make her feel favorably toward it. As long as her heart leans toward Shrek, it does not matter whether she remains at the academy or not."

"Understood! Rest assured, I've already instructed Zhou Yi and the other Freshmen teachers to take extra care of her." Xuan Zi nodded to Mu En.

Mu En nodded and asked, "By the way, she stood up for Jiang Nannan, so they must be quite close. Keep a closer eye on Jiang Nannan as well. As for Xu Sanshi... the nature of the Xuanming Tortoise Martial Soul is what it is, but it does not sound good when spoken aloud. Tell him not to bother Jiang Nannan anymore."

"Yes, Mu En!" Xuan Zi answered.

While Mu En and Xuan Zi were chatting, Bei Bei entered from outside with an angry expression.

"Isn't that Bei Bei? Why has he come to the girls' dormitory?" After seeing Bei Bei, Mu En had Xuan Zi call him over.

Xuan Zi brought Bei Bei before Mu En. Bei Bei respectfully cupped his hands and said, "Progenitor! You sent for me?"

Mu En asked, "What are you doing here?"

Bei Bei clenched his fists upon hearing that and said to Mu En in a low voice, "Xiao Ya is gone!"

"Tang Ya has left?" Xuan Zi looked surprised when he heard Bei Bei's words. "Where could she have gone? Don't tell me she returned to Heaven Dou City?"

Bei Bei shook his head, his voice filled with anger and grievance. "Xiao Ya went to the Sun Moon Empire!"

For a moment, both Mu En and Xuan Zi stiffened. Mu En said, "Bei Bei, don't panic. Tell me everything from beginning to end."

When Bei Bei explained that Tang Ya had vanished right before him using a Rank Nine Soul Tool, Mu En glanced at Xuan Zi and said, "Xuan Zi, what did I say? Qing Tong's life-saving and escape methods may surpass even those of ordinary Super Douluo."

Xuan Zi replied helplessly, "Mu En, is this really the time to discuss that? Tang Ya is the Tang Sect's sect master. Her going to the Sun Moon Empire should make the implications very clear to you!"

"It's all Jiang Qingtong's fault. She tricked Xiao Ya into going to the Sun Moon Empire!" Bei Bei clenched his fists, looking as though he would fight Jiang Qingtong on the spot if she were standing before him.

But Mu En did not see it that way. After a moment of silence, he said, "Perhaps this was Tang Ya's own choice."

"Progenitor?" Bei Bei froze upon hearing that.

Xuan Zi also looked at him and asked, "Mu En, what do you mean?"

Mu En sighed. "The Tang Sect has fallen to this state, yet Shrek Academy never offered it assistance. I'm afraid Tang Ya bears considerable resentment toward the academy! Qing Tong may indeed have influenced her to some extent, but in the end, Tang Ya still made the decision herself."

Bei Bei and Xuan Zi both fell silent as they listened to Mu En.

Back when the Tang Sect's sect grounds had been seized by the Iron Blood Sect, and Tang Ya had been driven from Heaven Dou City to Shrek Academy all alone, Sea God Pavilion had discussed whether to help her rebuild the Tang Sect.

But at the time, the Venerable Elders considered Shrek Academy's reputation on the Douluo Continent. In the end, they did not help Tang Ya, merely giving her a place to settle down in Shrek City.

As for Bei Bei joining the Tang Sect, that too had been at Mu En's instruction.

"Progenitor, I'll go to the Sun Moon Empire and bring Xiao Ya back!" After the silence, Bei Bei spoke to Mu En again.

"Let this old man go instead! The Sun Moon Empire is too dangerous a place for you. If I go, even if I encounter their experts, there will be no need to worry." Xuan Zi shook his head as he spoke to Bei Bei.

His words were full of confidence. He believed that with his Rank Ninety-Eight strength, no one in the entire Sun Moon Empire could stand against him.

"If her heart is no longer here, what good would it do for you to go? The person you bring back would only be a Tang Sect master who resents the academy even more." Mu En shook his head, stopping both Bei Bei and Xuan Zi.

Bei Bei said agitatedly, "Progenitor! Xiao Ya is the Tang Sect's sect master! The Tang Sect has been passed down for ten thousand years. If it is truly rebuilt in the Sun Moon Empire, it will undoubtedly be a disaster for the Original Douluo Continent Three Kingdoms!"

"How many people in the Original Douluo Continent Three Kingdoms still care about the Tang Sect?"

Mu En responded with a question. He looked up at the sky, then waved his hand. "You're blocking this old man's sunlight, Xuan Zi."

Mu En saw things very clearly. He had grown up in Shrek Academy and placed the academy's interests above all else. As for the Tang Sect, Mu En admitted that the academy had wronged it, but so what?

The academy had to be upright, honorable, and impartial!