Two Sides' Reactions

Inside Taihua Academy, all those who remained gathered in a large conference room.

Among them were Lü Qingjian and his disciple Lin Fan, who were considered the culprits by everyone.

One of the management personnel spoke up:

"Dean, if you ask me, we should just let Vice Dean Lü and his disciple go to their door and apologize, and this matter will be over."

"Why make a fuss to this extent for the sake of so-called face!"

As soon as he spoke, he immediately received responses from others.

"Yeah! Face isn't worth much. The academy is almost gone, what face do we have left."

"Let alone face, when the Empress investigates, no one will be able to bear the consequences of this matter."

"It's better to resolve enmity than to create it. We should apologize quickly and minimize the impact of the incident."

"If we're lucky, we might be able to get some of those students and instructors back, and His Majesty won't investigate too deeply."

Hearing these words, Lü Qingjian was furious and slammed his palm on the table.

"Enough! I will absolutely not apologize. I did nothing wrong, why should I apologize! Is that little Early Nascent Soul from Mo Yunxuan even worthy?"

Yun Congnan heard Lü Qingjian's emotional speech and frowned slightly, tapping his fingers lightly on the table.

The spiritual energy fluctuations stirred made everyone in the room fall silent, and Lü Qingjian was forced to regain his composure from his anger.

Everyone present could clearly feel the undisguised aura emanating from him, indicating that he had already broken through to the late Void Refinement Realm.

Although he had just broken through and his aura was still a bit unstable, his powerful strength was the ultimate confidence for everyone present to dare to stay.

Yun Congnan saw that the scene had quieted down, looked at Lü Qingjian, and said coldly:

"Vice Dean Lü, this matter, in the final analysis, was caused by your disciple Lin Fan coveting the Wei State Duke's fiancée, Meng Zhirou."

"After multiple investigations, Meng Zhirou has repeatedly stated that she already has a fiancé, and even directly said that the Wei State Duke is her husband."

"But Lin Fan still pestered her relentlessly, especially in the past week, the frequency has increased sharply. This is also the direct reason why Meng Zhirou left the academy and returned to the Wei State Duke Mansion."

"Everyone present already knows what happened afterwards. I would like to ask Vice Dean Lü and student Lin Fan, am I mistaken?"

Lü Qingjian heard that Yun Congnan had investigated the matter so clearly in such a short time, and he had no basis for sophistry.

Just apologize to Mo Yunxuan? Sorry, the matter hasn't reached its final stage, and he was unwilling!

He could only sit back quietly, saying nothing, protesting with silence.

But he didn't think about who his disciple Lin Fan was, he was the Child of Fortune.

How could the Child of Fortune allow his ambiguous interactions with beautiful women to turn into his one-sided harassment? He couldn't afford to lose face.

Moreover, he firmly believed that Meng Zhirou must have been coerced into obeying Mo Yunxuan.

He, Lin Fan, despised these scions who coerced women the most, and vowed to resist to the end.

Scanning everyone present, except for his teacher, no one spoke up for justice, which made him heartbroken!

Lin Fan stood up, his expression grief-stricken, and said emotionally:

"Three Deans, esteemed instructors, this matter did indeed arise from my impulsiveness."

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"But the matter of the Wei State Duke coercing Meng Zhirou is also an indisputable fact! We cannot compromise with him just because the Wei State Duke Mansion is powerful. As long as..."

Before Lin Fan could finish speaking, the management personnel who spoke first interrupted him without mercy.

"Absurd! Don't you know that your teacher is feigning madness? Do you really think we are all fools?"

"Meng Zhirou was adopted by the Wei State Duke Mansion since childhood, and her engagement to the Wei State Duke was also set when she was young."

"The two of them are not close usually, but they have never refused to fulfill the engagement. How did it become the Wei State Duke coercing Meng Zhirou in your words?"

"Or are you coveting Meng Zhirou and cannot bear to see them happily married?"

This series of questions made Lin Fan's words fall apart, but it was impossible for him to admit his mistake with just a few words.

So he simply followed his teacher's example and became a cowardly turtle, ignoring the reactions of others.

Imperial Palace, Imperial Study.

Ji Ruxue sat solemnly on the bed, a rare look of seriousness on her face.

Just now, she had also received news about the Wei State Duke Mansion's announcement from Hong Yu.

She couldn't understand what gave Mo Yunxuan the confidence to completely break ties with Taihua Academy.

Could it be that the Wei State Duke Mansion had a trump card? But if they had a trump card, why didn't they use it when Lin Fan first came to cause trouble?

Unable to figure it out, she decided to stop thinking. Anyway, Mo Yunxuan would definitely reveal his trump card in the end, probably at most one or two Void Refinement Realm Experts.

And she, the Great Dry Empress, Ji Ruxue, a Body Integration Realm Early Stage expert, was fearless!

However, she still needed to understand the situation clearly. When the matter escalated, she would have to mediate. If she was completely ignorant of the matter, it would be too embarrassing.

Ji Ruxue looked at Hong Yu and asked, "What is the current situation of Taihua Academy?"

When handling official matters, Hong Yu was quite serious and could be fully trusted.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, currently, the instructors and students of Taihua Academy have successively left the academy. Those remaining are basically just the management."

"Does the Wei State Duke Mansion Faction have any new moves?"

"Since the Duke of Wei returned to his mansion, three more groups have gone to the Imperial City Imperial Guard's Left and Right Xiao Guards, and Left and Right Wei Guards, respectively."

"The Four Guard Legions have all entered a state of military readiness. It seems... the Duke of Wei really intends to mobilize the Imperial City Imperial Guard to encircle and suppress Taihua Academy."

Upon hearing this, Ji Ruxue's brows furrowed tightly. This news was like a bolt from the blue.

Once a war broke out within the Imperial City, regardless of whether she ultimately succeeded in suppressing it, her prestige would be greatly diminished.

This made her somewhat regret not having sided with the Duke of Wei and punished Lü Qingjian immediately.

Now that things had escalated to this point, it was no longer something that could be stopped with just a few words of persuasion.

Even if she issued an imperial decree to halt the actions of the Imperial City Imperial Guard, it would only further accumulate the dissatisfaction of the Wei State Duke Mansion Faction. When it finally erupted, tsk...

However, from the intelligence provided by Hong Yu, she felt something was amiss.

After much deliberation, she couldn't pinpoint anything specific, so she stated it directly.

Hong Yu lowered her head in thought, remaining silent, seemingly not having figured it out yet.

Qing Li, who had been standing by the side, spoke calmly, "The Left Wei Guard is currently led by Zhao Yun, appointed by Marquis Anle. However, he has responded to the orders of the Wei State Duke Mansion Faction. This is highly illogical."

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