The moment Jiang Nannan woke up, she immediately called out, asking for Jiang Yang.
But.
All she saw was the dean of Shrek Academy waiting there.
Jiang Yang was nowhere to be seen.
Just then, Wang Dong woke up too.
"D-Dean? What are you doing here? Where's Jiang Yang? Have you seen him?"
Jiang Nannan asked anxiously.
Wang Dong looked over at the sound of her voice.
Though she said nothing, she cared about Jiang Yang no less than Jiang Nannan did.
"I've already sent Jiang Yang to the Inner Court for treatment. You don't need to worry about that. Also—"
At this point,
Yan Shaozhe suddenly paused, then raised his hand and tossed a green pill to each of them.
Only then did he say, "Let what happened today die with you. If either of you dares to tell anyone, you'll be expelled from Shrek Academy immediately!"
The moment they heard the word "expelled,"
Jiang Nannan and Wang Dong's eyes lit up.
"Jiang Nannan—"
"You're a smart girl. I hope you won't go looking for Jiang Yang anymore. Keep your distance from him."
At this point,
Yan Shaozhe suddenly tossed Jiang Nannan a gold card. "There's a million Gold Soul Coins in here. If that's not enough, I can give you another million."
"If you can stay away from Jiang Yang—or, better yet, make him hate you—I can also give you two Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones suited to you."
"And when you reach Soul Saint, the academy can find you a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring suited to you."
Two million Gold Soul Coins!
Two Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones suited to her!
And a Seventh Soul Ring, too!
These conditions were absurdly generous!
Even the legitimate heirs of those great ducal clans would struggle to resist such temptation, wouldn't they?
And Jiang Nannan was just a girl from a common background.
How could she have ever seen so much money and so many cultivation resources?
"Did I hear that right?"
Even Wang Dong, the young mistress of the Clear Sky Sect, wondered if she was hearing things.
It wasn't that she thought the Clear Sky Sect couldn't afford those resources.
She'd simply gained a whole new appreciation for Yan Shaozhe's nerve.
He truly was the dean of Shrek Academy.
"I'm sorry, Dean, but I can't agree to that."
Without the slightest hesitation, Jiang Nannan handed everything back.
"Why?"
"Young people shouldn't be so ungrateful."
Yan Shaozhe's tone turned much colder.
His first thought was that he'd accidentally revealed too much of his bottom line. He also assumed Jiang Nannan was using this as leverage in negotiations, hoping to get more out of him.
But he soon realized he was wrong.
"Dean, it's not that I'm greedy for more cultivation resources. Jiang Yang matters more to me than my own life."
"If someone doesn't even care about their own life, why would they care about their future?"
As Jiang Nannan spoke,
Her eyes seemed to shimmer with tears, while the faintest smile touched her lips. She looked like she'd thrown caution to the wind.
"Unless you kill me, or Jiang Yang-gege no longer wants me, even if I die, I'll be his ghost!"
"You think I wouldn't dare kill you?!"
The instant Jiang Nannan finished speaking, the aura around Yan Shaozhe turned fierce.
The pressure of a Super Douluo instantly forced her Martial Soul out.
She dropped to one knee.
"Then kill me."
Though Jiang Nannan knew she had no chance of escaping a Super Douluo, she still refused to give in over this.
Yan Shaozhe's eyes turned cold at her words.
He had never been a good man. He was perfectly capable of doing whatever it took to achieve his aims.
However,
He was no longer the hot-blooded fool he'd once been. Before doing anything, he had to weigh the pros and cons.
If he killed Jiang Nannan here, he would have to kill Wang Dong too.
Wang Dong came from the Clear Sky Sect—and was its young mistress. If he killed her, he would inevitably make an enemy of the sect.
The question of whether to risk offending the Clear Sky Sect for the sake of his disciple's future surfaced in Yan Shaozhe's mind at once.
"Dean Yan, if you really do something like this, the Clear Sky Sect won't stand by and do nothing!"
Wang Dong couldn't help speaking up when she saw this.
She had always despised things like this, and she'd held a beautiful ideal of love since childhood.
Now that she saw Jiang Nannan willing to give up her precious life for love,
She admired her even more.
Because she was the same kind of person.
"Ha ha ha ha ha..."
"But you're both good children. You've passed my test."
"Jiang Nannan's love is steadfast as a rock. I hope you and Jiang Yang can soon find happiness together, Dean or not. Just remember not to neglect your cultivation."
"Wang Dong is sincere and would take a blade for her friends. She's a good girl."
"Jiang Yang is fortunate to have two such wonderful friends."
"Ha ha ha ha ha..."
After weighing it over and over, Yan Shaozhe decided to let Jiang Nannan and Wang Dong go.
He'd already thought of an even more ingenious plan—one that would ensure Jiang Yang and Ma Xiaotao ended up together.
Or, at the very least, formed a deep bond.
They said familiarity bred affection.
He didn't believe Jiang Nannan could still end up with Jiang Yang.
"Huh?"
"Mm?"
Faced with Yan Shaozhe's complete change of heart, Jiang Nannan and Wang Dong were both dumbfounded.
One moment he'd been threatening to kill them, and the next he was calling it a test. How had that happened in the blink of an eye?
"Thank you, Dean. I knew that as the dean of Shrek Academy, you wouldn't do something like that."
"Then you should take these things back."
Jiang Nannan stood as she spoke.
"Of course. But once I've given them to you, I won't take them back. You should both keep them."
"Remember not to tell anyone outside about what happened today. Otherwise, my threat to expel you still stands."
After Yan Shaozhe finished speaking, he immediately rose into the air and flew toward the Inner Court.
He left Jiang Nannan and Wang Dong behind, staring at each other in bewilderment.
A short while later,
Yan Shaozhe carried Jiang Yang from his own courtyard to Ma Xiaotao's room.
Earlier, when he'd had someone take Jiang Yang to the Inner Court, he'd deliberately given Ma Xiaotao a tap on the neck to make sure she slept more deeply.
As things stood,
Ma Xiaotao was still unconscious. She hadn't woken up.
"Xiaotao, your teacher's given you the chance. Whether you can seize it is up to you."
Yan Shaozhe muttered.
He immediately used his Soul Power to place Jiang Yang beside Ma Xiaotao, then covered them both with a blanket.
Once he'd finished,
He turned and left.
But,
When he reached the doorway, he seemed to think of something and immediately turned around, channeling his Soul Power once more.
The blanket covering them both suddenly lifted a little, leaving a narrow gap.
The next moment,
Their clothes slipped through the gap as well.
Only after finishing all this did Yan Shaozhe leave, deeply satisfied.
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