Mu En Debates the Sea God Pavilion

Yan Shaozhe defended himself, "You know that as the Dean of the Martial Soul Department, I have so many things to deal with every day."

"Besides, the academy uses a knockout system, so expelling some students is no big deal."

Xian Lin'er chuckled coldly, "So what? Don't you reflect on yourself? Yan Shaozhe."

"What happened today is because of your indifferent attitude towards the students."

"Now that the students have collectively revolted, are you satisfied?"

Yan Shaozhe was choked to the point of speechlessness; this incident was his dereliction of duty.

Standing beside Yan Shaozhe, a middle-aged beautiful woman whose appearance was no less than Xian Lin'er's looked up from what she was reading.

"On this matter, Shaozhe was derelict in his duty, we admit that!"

Xian Lin'er crossed her arms, "Cai Mei'er, I don't need you to admit it. He's a grown man, can't he even dare to admit a mistake?"

Cai Mei'er handed the item in her hand to Xian Lin'er, "We can't escape responsibility, and you're not much better!"

"On the eighth line of the fifth page, the teacher who arbitrarily expelled students is the wife of your Soul Tool Department's director, Fan Yu."

"Her daring to arbitrarily expel students is inseparable from your Soul Tool Department's indulgence."

Xian Lin'er was rendered speechless, this teacher was actually related to their Soul Tool Department.

Then she's sick, isn't she? The Soul Tool Department is already short-handed, why wouldn't she let these children come to her?

Standing next to Xian Lin'er, a man over fifty, tall, with bronze skin and white hair standing up like steel needles, spoke.

"Then we also admit our responsibility, we will not shirk responsibility for this matter."

"But in terms of the main responsibility, your Martial Soul Department's inadequate supervision, allowing her to arbitrarily expel students, that's the core of the problem!"

Yan Shaozhe felt guilty and didn't dare to retort to Xian Lin'er, but he gained confidence against this man.

"Qian Duoduo, don't play dumb with me here. This teacher sends quite a few talents to your Soul Tool Department every year!"

"Don't act like you're getting the best of both worlds and complaining. Let's stick to the facts, you also bear half the responsibility."

Qian Duoduo was indignant, "What are you talking about, half the responsibility? Old Yan, are you crazy?"

Yan Shaozhe smiled slightly, "Her biggest backer is your Soul Tool Department. Logically speaking, your Soul Tool Department should bear the main responsibility."

"I'm giving you half the responsibility, you're getting off easy, Old Qian. One should be content!"

Xian Lin'er interjected, "Stop talking nonsense to me. We are her biggest backers."

"Oh, as if the expelled students would go through us. People can't be so shameless, Yan Shaozhe."

Cai Mei'er immediately chimed in, "I think Shaozhe is right. Your Soul Tool Department has been shirking responsibility all along. Who is the shameless one?"

Yan Shaozhe argued with Qian Duoduo, Xian Lin'er argued with Yan Shaozhe, Cai Mei'er argued with Xian Lin'er, Qian Duoduo argued with Cai Mei'er.

A perfect loop was formed!

The elders watching the four rivals bicker again found it quite amusing. Young people certainly have energy!

Elder Xuan, who was presiding over the meeting, spoke, "You few girls and brash boys, if you want to argue, go outside. This is the Sea God Pavilion, not a marketplace."

As soon as Elder Xuan spoke, the four people in the loop wisely shut their mouths.

"This matter is a thorny problem for us."

"But I hope everyone doesn't forget that we Shrek are also the continent's number one academy."

"Students beating teachers is an extremely serious offense in any academy."

"This teacher deserves punishment, and these audacious students must also be punished." Elder Xuan's voice carried an undeniable authority.

Xian Lin'er wanted to persuade him further, as it seemed the teacher had pushed too hard, causing the students to revolt.

"Elder Xuan, should we... about this matter..."

Elder Xuan waved his hand, rejecting Xian Lin'er's idea, and said, "This concerns the academy's dignity, and I will not compromise on this matter."

"Do as I say. That teacher will be expelled. Among the students involved, those who can admit their mistakes will be kept."

"As for the stubborn ones who refuse to admit their mistakes, they can be expelled."

Yan Shaozhe nodded in agreement, thinking this method was feasible.

Xian Lin'er believed the students were completely innocent victims and shouldn't be involved.

However, Elder Xuan's decisions were almost impossible to change.

As Elder Xuan finalized the decision, just as everyone thought the matter was over, the door to the Sea God Pavilion opened.

"Xuan Zi, is this your way of handling things? I am so disappointed in you!"

A gentle and virtuous woman who looked to be in her early twenties, Shrek's senior disciple Zhang Lexuan, pushed Mu En's chair and walked in.

"Elder Xuan, esteemed elders, hello."

After greeting them, Zhang Lexuan stood behind Mu En, waiting for him to unleash his fury.

Mu En looked at Xuan Zi with great disappointment, "Xuan Zi, they say people grow when they face setbacks."

"Do you still remember the oath you made in front of all the elders, after Le Xuan and the others were almost in danger, when you took my place?"

"I will never let another Shrek Academy student be harmed!"

"You've forgotten, you've forgotten everything!"

Xuan Zi didn't understand Mu En's meaning. "Elder Mu, did I do something wrong?"

To maintain the dignity of Shrek Academy, Xuan Zi felt this was the most stable course of action.

The academy's reputation was preserved, and the students' emotions could be appeased.

Mu En truly didn't understand Xuan Zi. This guy was sometimes incredibly shrewd, and other times he acted like an idiot.

"I ask you, in this incident, who was the biggest victim?"

"Aren't the students? They didn't do anything wrong, they were just resisting a teacher who oppressed them."

"Xuan Zi, let me ask you, if on your first day at Shrek, I had called you an idiot and then made you starve for three days and three nights."

"If you couldn't achieve it, I would expel you. How would you feel?" Mu En asked.

Xuan Zi's old face looked wronged. "Isn't that unreasonable? My Martial Soul is special. If I don't ingest enough nutrients, I'll starve to death!"

"You yourself think it's unreasonable!" Mu En's gaze was intense. "Then what fault did the students have?"

Xuan Zi was speechless.

Mu En sighed, feeling weary. "If you make a mistake, you must correct it. Face can always be regained."

"But if you lose people's hearts, there's no room for recovery."

"And Shao Zhe, I've seen the performance of all four of you. Except for Lin'er, who was passable, and Mei'er, who spoke a few words of reason, you have all disappointed me greatly."

"In a few more years, a decade or two, after I'm gone, can't you let me rest in peace?"

Mu En was frustrated by their lack of progress. "Often, young people have more vitality and hope than you all."

"I know I can't convince you, so I'll let them convince you."

"Le Xuan!"

"Elder Mu."

"Send someone to have Mu Jin gather all those children. Let them inject some vitality into these old geezers."

"I understand!"

Ten minutes later.

Huo Yuhao and his group received a school notification. It said they were summoned to the Dean's office of the Martial Soul Department for individual talks.

The Dean's office of the Martial Soul Department appeared to only have Yan Shaozhe and Du Wilun in it from the outside.

In reality, all the Sea God Pavilion elders were present in secret, including Xuan Zi and Mu En.