Inside Sea God's Pavilion, after the severely injured students had been settled, Xuan Zi stepped forward and said, "Everyone already knows what happened this time. This is not the first time something has gone wrong while I was leading the team. As the team leader, I cannot shirk responsibility. Therefore, I have decided to resign from my position as deputy commander of Shrek's inspection corps and withdraw from Sea God's Pavilion, remaining only as an idle member of the Academy."
The moment Elder Xuan said this, everyone present was stunned.
One after another, they stepped forward to urge Elder Xuan to stay. Yan Shaozhe even shifted part of the blame onto the main team members, trying to retain Xuan Zi, the pillar of support.
Yet in the face of the many elders' attempts to stop him, Xuan Zi righteously refused and turned to leave.
At that moment, Mu En spoke. "Come back."
"Elder Mu, I truly have no face to stay," Xuan Zi said.
"I told you to come back. Can't you hear me? You're already over two hundred years old, so why are you still this impulsive? If everyone became a deserter whenever they made a mistake, then Shrek Academy might as well shut down. You truly aren't suited to be the deputy commander of Shrek's inspection corps either. Stay in the inner courtyard and teach students for me."
Xuan Zi grew anxious. "Elder Mu, let me go. I truly feel awful. I don't even know how to face these children."
"You can leave if you want. Find yourself a woman, get married, and pass down your Taotie Divine Bull through your bloodline. Then I'll let you go. Otherwise, don't even think about it. Say another word, and I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of your late senior