Mu Ningxue

"Say that again. I dare you!"

Shen Mingxiao glared at Zhou Sining through gritted teeth. If looks could kill, Zhou Sining would have died a hundred times over.

"Enough!" Teacher Gu Han spoke up in time, pulling Shen Mingxiao back from the brink of rage.

They had all seen what Zhou Sining could do. Just yesterday morning, he had beaten the Imperial Capital Academy team single-handedly with one element and one spell.

If Shen Mingxiao actually picked a fight with him, he was bound to lose. It could also damage Intercollegiate Friendship.

As the teacher leading the team, Gu Han had come to bring honor to his academy, not disgrace it!

"Ease up. The teachers are still here, and you're representing Pearl Academy," Mu Nujiao said, pulling Zhou Sining aside.

"Sorry for the trouble," Zhou Sining said.

Mu Nujiao shook her head and explained gently, "I'm fine, and Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan won't care either. But the teachers are here, along with students from other schools. You should think about how this might look."

Zhou Sining and Mo Fan were much alike. Neither had any power behind him; both had gotten this far through their own efforts and couldn't care less about public opinion.

But right now, everyone represented their academy. A brief quarrel could be dismissed as a personal grudge, but if it blew up online, the Marketing Accounts wouldn't care who was right. They would slap on a headline about Pearl Academy and the Ancient Capital being at odds, and things would get ugly.

"I understand." Zhou Sining nodded.

"And don't be too rash. He has the Shen Clan behind him. If they really decided to do something..."

Mu Nujiao trailed off, but Zhou Sining understood.

You couldn't fight someone with that much power.

Generally, great clans