Mu Qiubai's Shame! Seeing Mu Qiubai looking hoarse and nearly mad, everyone could not help but feel a trace of doubt. Could it be... that he truly did not know?
Could it be that Great Xia Academy's betrayal had only been the work of a few higher-ups, and even he, the vice president, had been kept in the dark?
"Hmph! Who knows whether you're putting on an act?" someone snorted coldly, still unwilling to believe Mu Qiubai. "You're the vice president of Great Xia Academy, holding a position of great power. Would you really not know about something this major happening within the academy?"
"I..." Mu Qiubai opened his mouth, wanting to defend himself, but found himself utterly unable to explain.
He truly had not known! He had been kept in the dark all along! The shock and fury in his heart at this moment were no less than anyone else's present!
Just as both sides reached an impasse and everyone's trust in Mu Qiubai had fallen to rock bottom—
"Let me."
A calm voice rang out from within the crowd.
Everyone turned toward the sound and saw Lin Ming part the crowd and slowly walk up to Mu Qiubai. He looked at Mu Qiubai calmly, his deep eyes seeming capable of seeing straight through a person's soul.
Mu Qiubai looked at Lin Ming, a complicated expression flashing through his eyes. He remembered this young man. It had been him who had publicly insulted him earlier, making him lose all face.
Yet now, this young man seemed to be the only one willing to listen to his explanation.
Lin Ming did not waste words. He slowly raised his right hand, pressing his index and middle fingers together. At their tips gathered a dim black gleam, as though it could devour