Xue Qinghe Turns His Back and Denies All Acquaintance

"Oh, right. You came back so quickly—has Mubai's matter been settled?" Flender asked.

Grandmaster said, "It's been settled. Mubai will stay at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to cultivate for the time being."

"Took quite a lot of talking, didn't it?"

Grandmaster smiled. "Indeed. But there aren't many things in this world that can stump me, Yu Xiaogang."

Flender said, "How was the matter with your nephew and Dugu Yan handled?"

At the mention of Yu Tianheng, an expression of bitter disappointment appeared on Grandmaster's face. He said, "That brat was still making a scene after returning to the clan. Fortunately, I explained the stakes clearly to everyone in the clan. The clan could never allow him to be together with that witch from Spirit Hall. He's already been locked up."

"Alas, I hope one day he'll understand the pains you, his uncle, have taken for him," Flender said.

"He will. When he sees Spirit Hall's true colors clearly, he'll suddenly come to his senses," Grandmaster said.

Flender's expression grew worried as he said, "Right now, our Shrek Academy is facing a difficult problem."

Grandmaster knew what Flender was referring to and said, "You mean the massive drop in students, and how it'll be hard to recruit students in the future too?"

Flender nodded. With such a large academy like Shrek, if they could not recruit anyone, they would face the crisis of shutting down.

Grandmaster said, "We'll still be able to recruit some, more or less. As long as we manage it properly and educate the students well, everything will get better."

Flender sighed. "That may be true, but the days ahead will be hard for us."

"Don't worry. Everything will pass," Grandmaster comforted him.

Three days later, Emperor Xue Ye passed away, and Crown Prince Xue