Loren's eyelid twitched. During their earlier chat, he had already learned that Tai Yu, never mentioned at the gathering yet seemingly everywhere, was right there.
Were the two people in the back related to that person?
He still only wanted to play mute, but instead of chatting with his two friends in the back, Madhavir casually asked him, "What were you talking about with those little kids?"
"Uh, just some things at school."
Loren had wanted to brush it off, but then he caught Madhavir's faintly smiling expression from the corner of his eye. With an awkward smile of his own, he added, "And there have been some major changes in the Myriad Gods Hall lately."
Madhavir gave a short laugh and finally turned to speak to his two friends in the back. "When Farul dragged you two over there, did he ever imagine things would turn out like this?"
...We weren't talking about Priest Farul!
Before Loren could fully process that, Yi Ya in the back responded in a hoarse voice, "He doesn't seem to be on the list for this round of changes."
Madhavir waved a hand. "That only means the matter is more serious, and they want to handle it quietly... Of course, Chief Priest Seo definitely won't destroy him. Not only because Farul is his own student, but because the standards for dealing with Farul are closely tied to how everyone else will be handled.
"Everyone's hands are dirty now. If they really try to crush Farul to death, the first ones who won't be able to sit still probably won't be anyone else, but Xi Corporation and the Great Horn Fleet."
Loren had already decided to remain mute, yet he still asked instinctively, "Why?"
Madhavir chuckled. "Didn't I say it? Everyone's hands are dirty. Even