Though the Underground World was vast, news still spread extremely quickly. They had their own means of communication. While not as convenient as communications in the Surface World during the Sunny Era, it still allowed news to travel swiftly.
The Treasure Tree Clan joined forces with Taiyi Academy to issue a statement.
It followed exactly what Master Duo had promised Bronze Coconut.
Naturally, the statement took a stance directly opposed to Titan Academy.
In the statement, Bronze Coconut was portrayed as a scholar who had suffered persecution. He was innocent and had been forced to resist. Unable to endure the academy's oppression any longer, he had finally been driven to fight back and flee Titan Academy.
On the very first day after leaving Titan Academy, he had already hurried out of the Titan City-state and made for Taiyi Academy at top speed, seeking its protection.
The so-called Bronze Coconut who had remained in the Titan City-state was nothing more than a decoy. From beginning to end, this had been Scholar Bronze Coconut's brilliant Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell plan.
The goal had naturally been to make Titan Academy believe Bronze Coconut was still in the Titan City-state, keeping its attention fixed there while neglecting to send pursuers after him. As a result, Bronze Coconut had encountered no trouble on the way and had safely reached the Treasure Tree Clan's territory.
A statement alone would not have been enough to prove anything.
When the statement was released, senior officials from both Taiyi Academy and the Treasure Tree Clan had even appeared at the press conference alongside Scholar Bronze Coconut. The atmosphere between the parties had been extremely cordial.
Taiyi Academy had also announced on the spot that it was granting Bronze Coconut the title of Gold Ribbon Grand Scholar and putting