Conflict Put on Hold

"Since the matter's settled, I'll take my leave." Huo Hai had no desire to stay. The longer he remained, the heavens only knew what trouble might arise. The vice dean was an old fox, and no easy man to deal with.

By then, the vice dean had mostly calmed down. He was furious about the state of the library, but after thinking it through, he realized that the first floor had suffered no significant loss. The greatest damage was not to the books but to the Academy's reputation. That would have to wait until he dealt with the Fifth Prince.

When he heard that Huo Hai meant to leave, the vice dean immediately said, "Hold on, Huo Hai. Everyone else may go." With a wave of his hand, he dismissed even the Enforcement Squad members who had stayed to provide protection. Tan Wu led them away.

The vice dean clearly wanted to discuss something with Huo Hai. Others might not know how important Huo Hai had become to the Southern Cloud Kingdom, but the Academy's leadership certainly did. He was not indispensable, yet he was far from someone they could dismiss lightly.

Against the Demon Spirit Masters, they had to gather every bit of strength they could. At a time like this, anyone who harmed the Southern Cloud Kingdom would face opposition from all sides. Not even a prince was exempt.

The vice dean had ordered everyone out, and even Tan Wu had taken his people away. The others had still less reason to stay. None of them outranked the Fifth Prince, and they dared not make a scene before the vice dean. "Vice Dean, we'll take our leave." They hurriedly bowed to him. Not everyone present was an idiot like Yun Di; they knew when to show humility.

Suddenly,