Xuan Zi's grave gaze swept over everyone, and he slowly relayed the news he had received. "The academy sent word. Several days ago, the Death God Messenger led a horde of zombies to attack the academy, plotting to seize the three Beast Kings. Though we successfully drove the Death God Messenger back and prevented him from succeeding, we suffered heavy losses among our mid-level forces. Qian Duoduo is unconscious, and Yan Shaozhe is severely injured."
"Duoduo!"
"Shaozhe!"
Xian Lin'er and Cai Meier shot to their feet at once, both showing anxious expressions.
Only, Cai Meier truly was anxious, while a strange emotion suddenly arose in Xian Lin'er's heart.
It was as if she were hoping that something really had happened to Qian Duoduo. That way, when she was with Huo Yuhao in the future, she would have no psychological burden at all. Yet because Qian Duoduo was severely injured, and she had betrayed him, she felt incomparably guilty as well, hoping Qian Duoduo would be all right.
That conflicted feeling made a trace of hesitation surface deep in Xian Lin'er's eyes. She suddenly felt as though she had become the very kind of woman she had once looked down on the most.
Disloyal, unrighteous, unclean.
Fortunately, at this moment, everyone had been drawn in by Xuan Zi's words, and Xuan Zi was not paying special attention to Xian Lin'er either, so no one noticed the abnormality in Xian Lin'er's eyes.
"I'm going back to the academy!" Cai Meier said outright, her face resolute.
Xian Lin'er immediately followed up. "I'll also—"
"No. You two stay here!" Xuan Zi cut Xian Lin'er off, then stated his thoughts. "This old man will personally return to take charge at the academy. With this old man there, nothing will happen to the academy. But the