"What happened?!"
"Huh? Prefectural Head, why have all the professors left?!"
"Something must have happened?!"
On the martial arts grounds, watching Beigong Mo and the others hurry away, the students who had originally been preparing for the assessment immediately erupted into an uproar.
"Silence!"
"Silence!!"
Just as the entire martial arts grounds were about to descend into chaos, a deep, resonant voice suddenly rang out, crushing all the clamor like a great bell.
Li Qianfeng stepped forward at this moment, his sharp gaze sweeping across the entire martial arts grounds as a terrifying pressure enveloped the area.
As the head of the War Academy and a late-stage Grandmaster Realm expert, Li Qianfeng's authority was naturally not something ordinary students could withstand. The chaotic scene swiftly fell silent.
"I am Li Qianfeng, head of the War Academy. Today's assessment is suspended. All students are to return to their dormitories and await orders. None may leave without cause!"
Li Qianfeng's voice was cold and hard, the pressure of his late-stage Grandmaster Realm cultivation bearing down like a mountain. The agitated students fell silent without meaning to, fear written across their faces.
After hearing Li Qianfeng's order, the dozen or so prefectural academy teachers on the martial arts grounds immediately sprang into action, arranging for the students to leave.
Chen An held Shen Qinglan's hand as they blended into the crowd, his expression calm as he followed the other students out at an unhurried pace.
"Come back to Listening Waves Courtyard with me first!" Chen An said to Shen Qinglan.
"What is it, Chen An? Do you know what happened?!" Shen Qinglan had naturally sensed that something was off about today's events, and she asked Chen An in a low voice.
Ever since the Blood Demon Sect had launched a surprise attack on