What Bronze Coconut Scholar had feared most was being recognized by this mad woman and stirring up the grudges of the past. That had been his greatest worry these past few days.
He was afraid that this mad woman would suddenly regain her senses, recognize him, and launch an attack without warning.
He certainly could not fight back. He could only passively take the beating. Even if he were beaten to death, he could not resist in the slightest. The moment he fought back, the Academy's higher-ups would have countless ways to kill him. His relatives and friends would all die without a burial place.
In truth, Bronze Coconut Scholar had already been making preparations in secret.
Aside from one concubine, all his closest family members—his wife and children—had long since been moved away from his enormous residence and quietly left Titan City-state.
Put simply, ever since he had grasped the intentions of the Academy's higher-ups, he had acted decisively and prepared an escape route for himself.
It could not be said that Bronze Coconut had no loyalty at all. But loyalty was a two-way street. It also required a sense of belonging accumulated day after day.
The Academy's attitude toward Bronze Coconut had clearly shaken the foundation of that relationship, naturally causing Bronze Coconut Scholar's loyalty to plummet.
Once loyalty developed a crack, it was like a breach appearing in a dam. Under the impact of the flood, it would inevitably widen day by day until the dam finally burst.
At present, whatever gratitude Bronze Coconut Scholar had felt toward Titan Academy had long since been washed away completely. In its place was intense rebelliousness, and even hostility.
What was even more absurd was that he had to cooperate with the Surface Humans he had hated most in the