The Encirclement

Mo Yunxuan whispered into her ear, "How could Zhirou let you come alone?"

Feeling the warmth by her ear, Meng Qianxue replied softly, "Don't worry, I added some Slumber Pill powder to her drink. She won't wake up tonight."

Hearing this, Mo Yunxuan was shocked by her actions and stopped what he was doing.

Sensing his change, Meng Qianxue thought to herself: This scoundrel! When he's with me, he's always thinking about things unrelated to her.

Getting angrier the more she thought about it, she reached out her jade hand and gave him a gentle twist...

As the saying goes, staying up late is bad for your health, so Mo Yunxuan chose to stay up all night.

Of course, there was a reason for all this.

As a typical college student in his past life, it was indeed too much to ask him to get up before dawn to prepare for a encirclement operation.

Since his cultivation had already reached the Body Integration Realm Early Stage, the need for sleep was negligible, so he simply decided not to sleep.

It was absolutely not because some wild cat was too sexy! Making him lose sleep all night.

Absolutely not!

After getting into the carriage, Mo Yunxuan subconsciously rubbed his waist.

"Uncle Wang, let's go. Let's see how many people from Taihua Academy will stand against my Wei State Duke Mansion."

"Yes, Master."

Wang Yuan flicked the horse's reins, and the carriage began to move towards Taihua Academy.

Sitting in the carriage, Mo Yunxuan looked out through the gaps in the window. The entire Imperial City was so dark it was a little unsettling.

But Mo Yunxuan's heart felt an unparalleled sense of peace because of this darkness.

At the quietest hour of the Imperial City, the sound of numerous footsteps and the clashing of armor could be heard in some streets.

When the scouts from various families heard the noise and looked out, they were immediately warned by the marching Imperial City Imperial Guard:

"Don't look at what you shouldn't, and stay put if you don't want to die!"

Although it sounded like a warning, the soldiers did not come forward to stop them.

After the troops left the scouts' sight, the scouts immediately reported the incident to their respective families.

All the forces in the Imperial City received intelligence about the large-scale march of the Imperial City Imperial Guard.

"Has the Duke of Wei gone mad? He actually mobilized a large army!"

"I don't know if he's mad, but Her Majesty the Empress is definitely going to go mad."

"It's all Lü Qingjian's fault, that idiot, for showing off in front of the Wei State Duke Mansion!"

"Forget it, it's too late to say this. Now it depends on what Her Majesty the Empress plans to do."

"Indeed! Once the two sides clash, unless the other two deans and vice deans don't make a move, even if the Imperial City Imperial Guard wins, they will likely suffer heavy casualties."

"If a fight really breaks out later, the scope of the impact will probably not be small. We should quickly gather the family disciples to make protection easier."

"Alas, I hope Her Majesty and those families with Void Refinement Realm cultivators can come forward to mediate as soon as possible."

While the various families were hastily making preparations, dawn broke.

Mo Yunxuan's carriage also arrived at the entrance of Taihua Academy at this time.

When he stepped out of the carriage, the first thing he saw was the Left and Right Wei Guard, with generals at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm as the core, forming 30 small military formations and completely surrounding Taihua Academy.

A group of people who looked like instructors had gathered at the entrance of Taihua Academy, facing off nervously against the Left and Right Wei Guard.

Mo Yunxuan's spiritual power surged, and he teleported to the space between the military formation and the academy, looking at the remaining group of people.

He appraised them with great interest, "Oh! There are still so many people? Why are they all instructors? There are only a handful of students."

"I thought the instructors sent by the royal family would teach students with more backbone!"

"So not everyone is as unyielding as Lin Fan!"

"Who is in charge here?"

As soon as he spoke, a middle-aged man stepped forward and cupped his hands in greeting towards Mo Yunxuan, "I am Yun Congnan, the Dean of Taihua Academy. Due to some trivial matters, Vice Dean Qiu and I missed the evacuation time. May I ask if Duke Wei can make an exception?"

In fact, when he received the message from the Empress yesterday, he had considered leaving Taihua Academy, this powder keg, immediately.

But after all, he had dedicated half his life to Taihua Academy, and it was not something he could just abandon.

Moreover, even if Duke Wei wanted to go to war with Taihua Academy, with his late-stage Void Refinement Realm strength, he could still retreat with ease.

Qiu Ziqin had the same idea. Currently, she had just taken in a disciple named Ye Chen, whose talent was extremely good.

It was just that he and Lin Fan seemed to be natural rivals, having competed several times openly and secretly.

However, the academy was usually managed by Lin Fan's teacher, Lü Qingjian, so Ye Chen only received normal resources.

Much of it needed to be allocated by her. She had intended to use Lü Qingjian's current mistake to suppress him and secure more resources for his disciple.

In just two short days, the situation had escalated to the point where Taihua Academy was surrounded by an army, leaving her utterly stunned!

She had received the news from the Empress yesterday, but like Yun Congnan, she had chosen to stay and observe.

She was confident that with her Void Refinement Realm cultivation, she could easily bring Ye Chen through the army and back out.

Moreover, she held a sliver of hope for Dean Yun Congnan; what if the Dean could actually persuade Mo Yunxuan to retreat?

But who would have thought the Dean would immediately suggest leaving upon speaking?

She couldn't quite understand. Where was his late-stage Void Refinement Realm cultivation?

With such a high cultivation, how could he have cowered so quickly?

And this respectful attitude, was this truly the Dean she knew?

Little did she know, the moment Yun Congnan stepped out of the crowd, two undisguised divine senses locked onto him.

It seemed that any slight movement from him would result in a thunderous strike from both sides.

Although he couldn't find who was locking onto him, it made him realize that the Wei State Duke's backing was stronger than his, capable of ganging up on him.

As the saying goes, a true man knows when to bend and when to stand tall. The so-called dignity of an expert was nothing but fleeting clouds.

Survival was the key!

A little dignity was not worth it!

Mo Yunxuan looked at the motionless Yun Congnan before him, a playful smile on his lips, but his eyes held no emotion deep within.

"I recall the Empress already conveyed the message of withdrawal to you yesterday. Now that you're surrounded, who can you blame?"

"Or does Dean Yun have never taken my Wei State Duke Mansion seriously in his heart, which is why you didn't withdraw?"

"Or perhaps Dean Yun always intended to be an enemy of my Wei State Duke Mansion, and now that you've realized you can't win, you want to surrender?"

Cold sweat beaded on Yun Congnan's forehead. He knew he was trapped by Mo Yunxuan's words.

Moreover, from Mo Yunxuan's tone, it seemed there was no intention of reconciliation.

The fact that he was still engaging in conversation was merely the idle amusement of a cat playing with a mouse.

Once Mo Yunxuan grew tired of playing, it would be time for his head to roll.

What to do? What to do? What to do...

Yun Congnan asked himself repeatedly in his heart.

Suddenly, he noticed that the academy was filled with troops from the Left and Right Wei Guard, almost both entire guards were present.

This meant the Empress must have also received the news. As long as he could stall for enough time, the Empress could intervene in time, and he would have a chance to survive.