Bibi Dong had followed Huoyao into the room, but she had not fully accepted her.
At this moment, she still had the image of the Dragon Chief in her heart. Deep down, she felt that Yu Xiaoqian was unlike Huoyao, and would not scheme against her in the same way.
But she also remembered the trouble from before, when Huoyao had gone together with Yu Xiaoqian.
She only wanted to investigate further. She wanted to personally wait and see what Yu Xiaoqian's true purpose was, and whether it was really as Huoyao had said.
That was precisely why Bibi Dong had not wanted to bring Yu Xiaoqian along.
In the end, Hu Lie'na had actually followed her into the room and asked to go with Yu Xiaoqian. Her excuse was that she wanted to investigate Huoyao's origins.
Bibi Dong immediately refused and rejected her suggestion.
"No. Na'er, stop thinking of other excuses."
Hu Lie'na put on a pitiful expression, raised her hands, and said,
"Teacher, where would I have any other excuse? This is already the best excuse I could think of. Why don't you think of a suitable reason to find Huoyao instead?"
Bibi Dong fell silent and pondered for a long time. She knew that this was probably the best excuse, but she still shook her head and refused.
"Why should I think of an excuse for you? What use is it if you have one? Since you want to drag Huoyao into the Martial Soul Hall, think of a way yourself."
Hu Lie'na gritted her teeth and glared at Bibi Dong.
She knew very well that her teacher could not think of any better excuse. That was why she had deliberately made things difficult, pushing all the responsibility onto her.
But there was nothing she could do. The Pope was dead, and everyone knew that Bibi Dong was her teacher. Moreover, she was also the teacher of the Martial Soul Hall's current pope.
Since she did not care about her reputation and insisted on finding an excuse to investigate Yu Xiaoqian, Hu Lie'na could only find another way.
Fortunately, there was still some time before Huoyao's group departed. As long as she followed Bibi Dong to speak with Yueyan, she would definitely be able to think of a better plan.
When Qian'erbei arrived at the dining hall, she found the atmosphere around the table rather strange.
Chang Feng and Qian'erbei sat beside each other. Duoxu did not even look at Yueyan, while Yueyan could only force a bitter smile and find something to say.
After thinking for a moment, Qian'erbei immediately understood the situation. She deliberately looked at Yueyan curiously and asked,
"Teacher, Sister Duoxu has already entered the academy, right?"
Yueyan's smile grew even more bitter. Duoxu snorted coldly and said,
"Duoxu has already been taken away and become a student of the academy."
Qian'erbei widened her eyes. After hesitating several times, she finally could not hold back and said,
"According to the information I obtained, the academy's teaching methods are extremely unconventional. If Duoxu becomes his student, that may not be a good thing."
Hearing this, Yueyan waited quietly for Yueyan to finish. Beside her, Chang Feng and Taolangke exchanged a few words in private.
"Your Highness, what do you mean by saying that his teaching methods are unconventional?"
Qian'erbei also had a question and looked toward the speaker.
"Unlike the other academies, the academy resembles a sect. He probably wants to use a different method to cultivate his students' pride, demonstrating that becoming a student of the academy is his greatest blessing."
"Once those students no longer resist his pressure, those fellows will not only refuse to accept defeat, but will increase their efforts. In the end, they will make the students submit and obey him completely."
"According to what is called the Taolangke Academy, whenever a student is being taught, even the Heavenly Emperor's Family has to make way."
With Qian'erbei's voice falling silent, Yueyan's eyes flickered. Her calm expression became even more gloomy.
Duoxu snorted coldly.
"I said long ago that I had no intention of letting Duoxu go to that academy. What good could she possibly gain from studying in such a remote little town?"
The ancient figure glared at him and sneered.
"You were the one who sent Duoxu to the academy. How many people along the way could bring her back? Why do you think you have the ability to do that?"
Duoxu did not answer. She merely shifted her gaze toward Yueyan.
If Yueyan had not agreed to accompany Duoxu to Taolangke Academy, he would at least have had a reason to bring Duoxu back—at least, that was what he thought.
Thinking of this, Duoxu also revealed a look of disdain and stood up directly.
"Yueyan, I'll go bring Duoxu back now. If those fellows from Taolangke Academy are really beating Duoxu, I'd like to see what they can do to me."
The ancient figure also stood up and agreed.
"I'll go with you. I want to see just how capable those fellows from Taolangke Academy really are."
Everyone knew that even the slightest movement from Duoxu could make the entire academy tremble. The words she had muttered just now were enough to make the people around her nervous.
If she truly knocked down Chang Feng and the others at Taolangke Academy, then that place would really become lively.
Yueyan was somewhat worried.
The reason he had agreed to let Duoxu go to Taolangke Academy was precisely so that she could temper her temperament.
After all, she only had a few days left before she would have to inherit the position of Heavenly Emperor's Family patriarch.
If Duoxu's violent temperament did not change, she might become a disaster for the entire family.
Therefore, even though Qian'erbei had mentioned the academy's teaching methods, Yueyan was still unwilling to let her bring Duoxu back.
Facing Duoxu and the ancient figure's sharp gazes, Yueyan steeled himself and said,
"Aunt, Uncle, you should both go and cause trouble for Taolangke. With your temperaments, teaching that arrogant fellow a lesson might actually be a good thing."
Qian'erbei watched Duoxu and the ancient figure trying to get involved. Yueyan hurriedly added,
"Don't worry. If Taolangke goes too far, I'll bring Duoxu back in an instant."
The Qian'erbei beside them silently clenched her fists.
She knew that there was no way to directly stop Duoxu from acting. Since that was the case, she had to change her strategy.
Seeing that Duoxu and the ancient figure were about to say something, Qian'erbei quickly stepped out and interrupted them.
"There's no need to worry too much. With Duoxu's intelligence, if she finds that things at Taolangke Academy are not to her liking, she will definitely return on her own."
"When the time comes, I'll be there too. I can completely order Duoxu to come back and study at the Heavenly Emperor's Family academy."
Although Qian'erbei's cultivation was extremely "weak," she was still the daughter of the Heavenly Dao's heir. In the future, she would most likely become the Heavenly Emperor's Family's young mistress.
Duoxu and the ancient figure did not mind giving her some face.
Although she was in pain over Duoxu, she did not want to see her suffer a beating.
But even she had to admit that Duoxu's temper was too violent. Sending her to Taolangke Academy to receive a lesson was not necessarily a bad choice.
Duoxu sighed.
"Then let's go now. But if you let me know that Duoxu is being mistreated there, no matter what you say, I'll bring her back."
Seeing Duoxu's change in attitude, Yueyan quickly guaranteed,
"Rest assured, Aunt. Duoxu is my daughter. I naturally won't let her suffer too much."
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