"Enough."
At that moment, Mu En spoke up. His gentle yet indisputable words cut off the farce that might have erupted.
"You're all grown adults, yet you can still end up arguing."
Seeing Elder Mu speak, Xuan Zi and the others hurriedly restrained themselves, and the topic finally returned to Liu Yuan.
"I've met that child as well."
Mu En spoke calmly. "He is a talented child. I had originally intended to find a suitable time and have the academy devote some effort to nurturing him. After all, my time is running out. I likely cannot hold on for much longer."
Mu En took his own life and death very lightly.
But just because he took it lightly did not mean the others did.
Almost immediately, everyone's expressions changed!
"Elder Mu, what are you talking about!?"
"That's right! You'll live to be a hundred!"
"Bullshit! He'll live to be three hundred!"
"Yes, yes..."
"..."
In an instant, the entire conference hall became as noisy as a marketplace. The four deans of the Soul Guidance Department and the Martial Soul Department, including Yan Shaozhe, kept trying to comfort him from the side, saying things like, "Teacher, don't say such inauspicious things."
Xuan Zi even blurted out, "Elder Mu, Shrek Academy cannot do without you!"
Their chattering was truly irritating.
"Enough!"
Mu En's aged brow furrowed as he shouted helplessly, "You're all adults! Can't you see life and death for what they are!? You all know the state of my body. The fact that I have endured for so many years is already thanks to the blessings of Shrek's ancestors."
"And..."
His gentle gaze turned sharp as he shot Xuan Zi a fierce glare. "Will Shrek Academy stop functioning without me? Xuan Zi! It is not that I want to criticize you,