Back then, both Chen Xin and Gu Rong had clearly already arrived at Shrek Academy. If they had truly died, why had they not sensed a single thing?
Ning Fengzhi then recounted how he had witnessed Gu Rong being killed by Jiang Chen, as well as Jiang Chen's admission that Chen Xin was already dead.
However, for the sake of his daughter's reputation, he did not mention Jiang Chen transforming into Ning Rongrong.
The group walked out of the palace with shocked expressions, remaining silent for a long while.
Suddenly, Grandmaster rebuked, "Flender, look at what you've done! I told you to protect Sect Master Ning and the two seniors, yet you let someone sneak into the academy and assassinate them. You useless fool!"
Grandmaster was beside himself with anger. Before he and Liu Erlong had left, he had specifically instructed Flender to look after Ning Fengzhi.
Yet Gu Rong had been assassinated within Shrek Academy, and Flender, the academy's headmaster, had not noticed a thing.
Flender hung his head deeply, feeling incomparably ashamed and guilty.
"Sect Master Ning, I'm sorry, I..."
Ning Fengzhi raised a hand to interrupt him. "You needn't blame yourself. Spirit Hall is simply too utterly deranged.
"Also, please do not tell Rongrong about Chen Xin and Gu Rong's deaths. I'm afraid she won't be able to accept it. Let her keep that hope in her heart."
Grandmaster and the other two agreed.
Based on the various suspicious details Ning Fengzhi had described, they finally realized that His Majesty the Emperor was indeed suspicious.
"Then what can we do? Will Spirit Hall make a move against us?" Liu Erlong asked worriedly.
There were still many students in her academy. If Xue Qinghe truly belonged to Spirit Hall, then Shrek Academy was in danger as well.
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