Yun Ming's Probing Thoughts

Shrek Academy.

These past few days had been the most headache-inducing period for Yun Ming in recent years.

Ever since a man named Leng Hanyuan suddenly emerged from the Phoenix Family, he hadn't had a moment of peace.

"Brother Ming, what is it again?"

Ya Li, dressed in a vibrant, emerald-green gown full of vitality, walked over slowly and asked with concern.

"Is it the Phoenix Family again?"

She seemed to have a guess and asked tentatively.

"Yes."

Yun Ming nodded, a bitter smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.

"What is it? Did that Leng Hanyuan cause trouble again, or has the Phoenix Family made some new moves these days?"

Ya Li was puzzled.

Logically speaking, there shouldn't be many things that could elicit this kind of reaction from Yun Ming.

It couldn't be that the Phoenix Family had inexplicably produced another quasi-god, could it?

"No."

"It's the Divine Craftsman, Zhen Hua."

"He has publicly announced his resignation as the president of the Blacksmith Association and has chosen to join the Phoenix Family."

As soon as these words were spoken, even the usually calm and serene Ya Li couldn't help but be astonished.

Her pink, moist lips parted slightly.

The pupils in her beautiful eyes trembled.

Her voice rose involuntarily.

"Zhen Hua?"

"How could he suddenly join the Phoenix Family?"

Clearly, Ya Li was well aware of the significance of this Divine Craftsman joining the Phoenix Family.

She was simply very confused.

Over the years, there had been no shortage of factions that had offered heavy promises in an attempt to recruit Zhen Hua.

Yet, Zhen Hua had remained unmoved from beginning to end.

What kind of conditions could the Phoenix Family have offered to make this Divine Craftsman suddenly change his mind and choose to join them?

"I'm not sure."

"However, according to intelligence, Zhen Hua made this decision only after traveling to East Sea City."

"East Sea City?"

Ya Li was slightly taken aback.

She suddenly thought of something.

"Is it Leng Hanyuan?"

The fact that Leng Hanyuan had gone to East Sea City to become a teacher at East Sea Academy was no secret.

Shrek Academy had even held a special meeting about it beforehand.

They believed he might have gone there with some ulterior motive.

They had even specifically planted personnel in East Sea City.

That fellow Zhuo Shi had been incredibly restless ever since he heard that Leng Hanyuan had gone to the same academy as his disciple, Wu Zhangkong.

He had suggested more than once that he wanted to go there personally to question Leng Hanyuan's motives.

However, he had been forcibly suppressed by Yun Ming.

After all, there was no need for Shrek Academy to take the initiative to provoke Leng Hanyuan, who was at the very least a quasi-god level existence.

Therefore, upon hearing that Zhen Hua had made the decision to join the Phoenix Family only after heading to East Sea City, Ya Li naturally associated it with Leng Hanyuan.

"Eighty percent likely."

Yun Ming nodded.

Apart from Leng Hanyuan, he couldn't think of anything else in East Sea City that could make Zhen Hua, who had never joined any faction, break his precedent and join the Phoenix Family.

Regardless of the methods Leng Hanyuan used.

At the very least, Shrek Academy could no longer turn a blind eye.

Yun Ming suddenly spoke up:

"I intend to go and meet this mysterious quasi-god of the Phoenix Family."

"Hmm?"

Ya Li was taken aback.

She knew that Yun Ming hadn't left Shrek Academy for decades.

This was the first time he had ever proposed leaving the Sea God Pavilion to head elsewhere of his own volition.

The reason was simply because of one person.

Before this, no one had ever been held in such high regard by Yun Ming.

Not even Qiangu Dongfeng, the Pagoda Master of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda, could compare.

"But Brother Ming, what about the other elders..."

Ya Li was somewhat worried.

Yun Ming's status within the Sea God Pavilion was exceptionally unique.

He was not merely the Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion.

He was the anchor of the entire Sea God Pavilion, and by extension, the entirety of Shrek Academy.

Yun Ming leaving Shrek Academy would have a massive impact on the academy as a whole.

The many elders of the Sea God Pavilion would certainly have objections.

Regarding Ya Li's concern, Yun Ming merely waved his hand.

"I will persuade the elders."

He stood with his hands behind his back, gazing forward.

His eyes were deep and distant.

"The quasi-god from the Phoenix Family can no longer allow us to sit idly by."

"His arrival has brought about changes to the Phoenix Family that could be described as earth-shattering."

"The addition of the Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua is also highly likely to be his doing."

"Our intelligence has been too sparse, and the information we have on him is almost nonexistent."

"Although the Phoenix Family seems to be at odds with the Qiangu Family, they are, after all, still part of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda."

"The relationship between the Spirit Transmission Pagoda and our Shrek Academy has become increasingly strained in recent years; we must take this seriously."

"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated."

"A quasi-god with a blank slate of information and a quasi-god whose bottom line is known pose entirely different levels of threat."

"Therefore, no matter what, I must make a move to probe the true strength of that quasi-god."

Yun Ming sighed softly.

If he could, he wouldn't want to do this either.

He also wanted to stay in the Sea God Pavilion, spending every day with his beloved, teaching students in his leisure, and continuing to live those carefree days without having to worry about anything.

But he could not.

Because he was not just the Sky-Propping Douluo, Yun Ming; he was the Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion.

As the Pavilion Master, he had the responsibility to be accountable for the future of the entire Shrek Academy.

And the appearance of Leng Hanyuan already posed a potential, looming threat to Shrek Academy.

Ya Li understood this logic as well.

Therefore, she did not try to persuade Yun Ming to abandon the idea.

She simply said:

"I will go with you when the time comes."

"Ya Li..." Yun Ming was slightly stunned, turning his head to look at her.

All that met his eyes was Ya Li's face, which wore a gentle smile.

After a moment of silence.

Yun Ming nodded.

"Very well."

Leng Hanyuan was unaware of the reactions of the major powers caused by his actions.

In reality, even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

If the Phoenix Family wanted to rise and become the undisputed number one family on the Douluo Continent, it was inevitable that they would attract the attention of other forces.

Among them, there might be many harboring malicious intent.

However, Leng Hanyuan never cared.

When soldiers come, block them; when water comes, earth covers it.

All malice, under the weight of absolute strength, would be nothing more than a mantis trying to stop a chariot!

He lived his leisurely and carefree life just as he always did.

"Teacher Leng..."

Leng Hanyuan was currently taking Gu Yue to the Spirit Transmission Pagoda to enjoy dinner.

Not far away, Tang Wulin watched them with an envious expression on his face.

His heart was filled with envy toward Gu Yue.

That hateful Gu Yue, how is it that she gets to dine with Teacher Leng?

"Brother Hanyuan."

A crisp, bell-like, and pleasant voice rang out.

Immediately following that.

A beautiful, graceful figure approached, her long, snow-white legs striding forward.

Her beautiful face carried a sense of majesty cultivated over a long period.

However, the moment she saw Leng Hanyuan, that majesty vanished instantly, replaced by the sense of reliance a junior feels toward an elder.

It created a striking contrast.

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, who had yet to leave, had flames of gossip igniting in their eyes.

Brother Hanyuan?

Could it be that this person is Teacher Leng's girlfriend?