The speaker might have meant nothing by it, but the listener took it to heart.
A leader could toss out a casual remark, and their subordinates would have to run themselves ragged.
A very simple principle.
But Ye Luochen did not explain anything. The more one tried to explain such things, the worse they became.
And just as Elder Ma had said, no one could truly help Wang Yan with this matter.
After a brief conversation, Ye Luochen left the conference room. Elder Ma departed as well and began making new arrangements. Large numbers of intelligence agents were immediately dispatched.
They could not do anything about Wang Yan and the others for the time being, but they had to determine whether Xuanzi's arrival had brought any changes to Shrek's side.
While the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy began bustling with activity, Shrek was doing the same. It felt as though a storm was about to break.
Inside the room, Xuanzi looked over the team members—some pale and weak, some utterly exhausted, others flushed with an unhealthy red.
Xuanzi's expression became exceptionally grim.
Though he did not make a move, the aura radiating from him was already wildly violent.
"Wang Yan."
"I need an explanation!"
"While I was gone, just how did you perform as the team leader? Is this the result you brought me?"
He had already examined them carefully. Among the reserve team, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi's injuries were manageable and not too severe.
But Huo Yuhao's condition was quite terrible. His meridians were riddled with damage.
Who was Huo Yuhao? He was a rising genius valued by both the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Engineer Department, Shrek's sole trainee in the Ultimate Soldier Plan, bearing countless expectations.
And this was what had become of him