Tonight, several instructors had gone to East Wind Sea to rescue someone. There had been no need to report it and alarm the Academy Saints, but Mu Yong'an had brought back Qin Chongxue's corpse, and the other three instructors had witnessed him using Lan Poison.
After discussing it, the four of them had reported directly to Legalism School Saint Wei Xizhen.
Wei Xizhen immediately summoned Jiang Shulan to test Qin Chongxue's blood. As they investigated how Qin Chongxue had entered Taiyi, word of the Tianjian Division's activity spread, and soon the other Saints learned of it too.
Ou Rushuang happened to run into Mei Chengyu on his way there. Mei Chengyu bowed his head in greeting, then followed a step behind him toward the Tianjian Division.
"You look badly hurt." Ou Rushuang continued forward, casting a sidelong glance behind him. "Who did you fight tonight?"
"A Military School Master," Mei Chengyu replied. "He used daggers."
Ou Rushuang continued, "Is that an arrow wound?"
"I was injured inside the Military Formation," Mei Chengyu said. "The Washing Soldiers Diagram Scroll."
Ou Rushuang nodded. "Combined with the Washing Soldiers Diagram, its power is immense. You'd be lucky to survive with only crippling injuries. You had a rough night."
Mei Chengyu chuckled. "A small injury in exchange for Dean Ou's concern? Worth it."
Ou Rushuang laughed along with him.
The two arrived at the Tianjian Division in high spirits, chatting and laughing.
Jiang Shulan was extracting the different kinds of Lan Poison from Qin Chongxue's body. The mixture seemed complicated, and she would need more time.
Qian Ying, who was helping her, glanced at Mei Chengyu, who had arrived with Ou Rushuang, then quickly lowered her head again.
From the next room, Wu Huaiwei urged, "Dean Jiang, if the process is complicated, why not