Xiang Qian appeared in the Dimensional Barrier's control hub with the sour look of a man left unsatisfied.
Standing beside him was the plump Wong, his face openly filled with disdain.
"What? If you've got something to say, say it. Who are you making that face at?!" Xiang Qian impatiently struck first—I'm already in a foul mood, so nobody better mess with me!
Senior Brother Wong had never indulged anyone's bad habits. He wanted frankness, did he? Fine. Wong would speak, and Xiang Qian would listen!
"For three whole days, you stayed in Wanda's room for three whole days! I know you've never cared to hide your shameless behavior, but this is Kamar-Taj, not some vacation villa. Did you give any thought to the consequences? The teacher is dead, Mordo has left—do you think that means you can just let yourself go?"
As the one in the wrong, Xiang Qian could not talk back even as he was thoroughly berated. His momentum immediately faltered. "I... I set up a barrier."
"If there hadn't been that barrier, perhaps no one would have started guessing what was happening inside."
Wong was so furious his teeth itched.
Wanda was beautiful and kind-hearted. Her turbulent childhood had also forged her into an independent and resilient person, making her temperament naturally suited to Kamar-Taj, which stood alone in safeguarding Earth's dimensional security. Though she had only been at Kamar-Taj for a short time, she had already captured the hearts of countless single male sorcerers.
And what happened?
Right in front of everyone, she had been snatched away by a shameless playboy.
If not for the mental resilience the sorcerers had developed through years of dimensional warfare, if not for Wong's considerable prestige, if not for the boost in morale from their repeated victories over powerful