You don't know you were wrong, you're scared

Long Yeyue took a deep look at Chen Xinjie's back, suppressing the turbulent emotions in her heart. She slowly drew in a breath, forcibly stabilizing her disordered aura, then stepped forward past Chen Xinjie and faced Zhong Shenxiu, seated at the head of the room.

She no longer concerned herself with the pressure of their auras, nor did she fear the formidable scene before her. Her tone was solemn and her attitude proper as she spoke clearly, word by word.

"Your Excellency Shenxiu."

"I have come today not to make up the numbers, nor to exchange pleasantries."

"I represent Shrek Academy and have come specifically to negotiate. I sincerely ask that you show mercy and release our captured personnel."

"A total of six hundred and seventeen current students of Shrek Academy's Outer Court, along with seventy-one accompanying faculty members, instructors, and senior stewards, remain detained in Eastsea City by your side."

"They are all the future foundation of Shrek. The academy has spent years cultivating them, expending countless resources and efforts. Please name your terms. So long as we can meet them, Shrek will not refuse."

At this moment, Long Yeyue had set aside all the pride of a powerful expert, as well as Shrek's lofty bearing. She had come to negotiate in complete sincerity.

She understood very clearly that Shrek currently had no capital to negotiate with. The young man before her held a terrifying force capable of crushing the entire continent. So long as he wished it, he could wipe out all of Shrek's foundations in the Outer Court at any time.

For the lives of more than six hundred young students and over seventy faculty members, she could only bow her head.

The atmosphere in the office fell completely silent.

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