Dumbfounded

In the room at the very center of the second floor of the attic, a servant in his sixties set the tea on the table and bowed as he withdrew.

Before closing the door, the servant curiously sized up the young man inside, his heart filled with shock.

He was not merely a servant, but also a six-ringed Soul Master. Yet with his cultivation, he found himself completely unable to discern the young man's true depth.

"As expected of an outstanding student produced by the academy. He looks like he's only fifteen, doesn't he?" The servant shook his head helplessly.

With such talent, the heights he could reach in the future might be beyond anything the servant could ever attain in his lifetime. All he could do was envy him.

Still, as an old man who had silently devoted his entire life to Shrek Academy, seeing the academy produce such a steady stream of geniuses brought him a measure of comfort.

After the servant left, only Ye Chen and Xuan Zi remained in the room. Wang Dong'er tactfully chose not to join their discussion, resting with Yue in another room.

She knew that since Ye Chen had deliberately sought out Xuan Zi at a time like this, he must have something extremely important to discuss. As for some so-called plan, she did not care in the slightest. Whatever Ye Chen said to do, they would do.

Once no one was there to disturb them, Ye Chen suppressed his longing for Wang Dong'er and told Xuan Zi about his thoughts.

He did not explain the specific plan, skipping over every detail in between and getting straight to the point of his objective.

"So, Xiao Chen, you want to make a move against the Sun Moon Empire's imperial family and dismantle