After greeting the students who were there,
Xu Yue said no more and returned to his little house with Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, Mu Xi, Yan Xue, and Ye Xinglan.
Once the door was shut, they sat in a circle.
The little house fell silent.
After a long pause, Ye Xinglan finally couldn't hold back any longer. Her deep-blue eyes brimmed with curiosity and admiration.
"Xu Yue, what you just did... I never saw it coming. I thought you'd gathered them to..."
"To establish my authority?" Xu Yue finished for her with a smile. "Or to drag out whoever was stirring up trouble and teach them a lesson?"
Ye Xinglan nodded.
That was exactly what she had expected.
Xu Yue had just subdued the entire Outer Court. Carrying the most overwhelming presence, he could undoubtedly silence any dissent.
That was how the strong acted, in her view.
Xu Yue sat down at the table, his expression settling back into calm.
"I know someone was stirring things up behind the scenes, but objectively speaking, they really did suffer because of me."
"I didn't know the full story in class earlier, and since it involved all of you, I was angry. I may have spoken without thinking."
"Now that I know what happened, if I still pretend not to see it, then I'm the one at fault. I owe them an apology."
He looked out the window toward the sky, then continued, "Besides, someone wants to isolate and ostracize us. How could I let them get away with it so easily?"
After hearing him out, everyone present suddenly understood. The light in their eyes grew brighter as they looked at Xu Yue.
A powerhouse who could subdue everyone and make them yield wasn't rare. But a powerhouse who could face his own