Xuan Ziwen's lips moved. After weighing his words several times, he still could not find anything suitable to say. He let out a heavy sigh and turned to Ju Zi.
"Notify the Academy Patrol Team. Have them take him away."
Ju Zi's gaze settled on Huo Yuhao, genuine admiration flickering in her eyes.
At that moment, the young man before her was no longer merely Dai Yuhao, the White Tiger Duke's illegitimate son. He was Huo Yuhao, who had broken free of the shackles of his birth.
Ju Zi was about to leave when someone suddenly grabbed her wrist.
Meng Hongchen looked bewildered. She turned her wide eyes toward Xuan Ziwen, urgency in her voice. "Wait, Teacher Xuan. What exactly happened?"
Xuan Ziwen looked troubled.
Meng Hongchen was Jing Hongchen's own granddaughter. Her position was clear for all to see, while the killing that had just occurred had been committed by Huo Yuhao himself in a moment of anger.
Only yesterday, Xuan Ziwen had learned that Meng Hongchen's feelings for Huo Yuhao had grown after the Soul Master Tournament. She made no attempt to hide her girlish affection, which even carried a blunt hint of possessiveness.
Xuan Ziwen briefly recounted how Wang Shaojie had insulted Huo Yuhao's mother, prompting Huo Yuhao to kill him on the spot.
When he finished, he looked at Ju Zi again, urging her on. But there was another meaning behind his insistence—
This matter was beyond what he, a soul-engineering instructor, could handle. By laying it out before Meng Hongchen, he was effectively passing the burden to Jing Hongchen behind her.
Meng Hongchen instantly understood what Xuan Ziwen meant. Her heart tightened. Without another word, she turned and hurried away.
Ning Tian did not stand idle either. She raised her eyes to meet Huo Yuhao's