"Then, Lord Shenji, since this is only a matter of saying a word, why haven't you spoken up?" The woman's eyes glinted with icy killing intent, and her tone turned violent.
"Wasn't I waiting for you to say the word?" Grand Scholar Shenji smiled.
The woman's expression tightened. Her voice was cold and ominous. "Then please speak up, Lord Shenji. Every last one of them—don't leave anyone out."
Grand Scholar Shenji replied leisurely, "In truth, the Academy has been keeping an eye on this matter all along. But quite a few of those people from back then are already dead. I'm afraid it isn't realistic to leave no one out."
Their back-and-forth left Bronze Coconut Scholar seething on the sidelines.
"Lord Shenji, is this what the mighty Titan Academy is like? You use people and then kick them aside without even trying to hide it?"
Grand Scholar Shenji remained perfectly calm, as though Bronze Coconut's accusations weren't directed at him at all. His face didn't so much as flicker.
"Bronze Coconut, you've disappointed me. You've been in the Academy for years. You should know how it operates. The more loudly you kick up a fuss, the less you'll be able to bear the consequences."
Furious, Bronze Coconut started cursing at the top of his lungs. "I don't believe that for a second! You bastards—if it weren't for people like us working ourselves to the bone for you every day, would you be enjoying your lofty lives? What consequences could I possibly be unable to bear? I've only got this worthless life to lose. I guarantee that if I die here today, tomorrow your ugly faces will be known throughout the entire Titan City-state, throughout the whole Underground World. I'll make sure everyone under heaven knows what a bunch of sanctimonious