Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and the other Sea God Pavilion Elders shuddered in fright at the voice that suddenly rang in their ears.
They hurriedly turned to look and saw Mu En sitting in his wheelchair, gazing at them gently.
"Teacher, how are you feeling?"
"Mu En, you've come out of seclusion?"
Xuan Zi could not help panicking a little at the sight of Mu En. Had this happened earlier, he would certainly have been delighted to see Mu En emerge from seclusion.
But Chen An had just gone missing, and they had yet to find him. In fact, he was most likely already dead.
If Mu En learned of this and became so angry that it affected his health, what were they to do?
For a moment, all the Sea God Pavilion Elders present were filled with unease, unsure how to explain the situation to Mu En.
If they told him the truth, they feared he would be enraged. Yet they did not dare conceal it either.
After all, with Mu En's strength and experience, any attempt to hide it would surely be exposed before long. When that happened, the two offenses together might make him even angrier.
Just as Shrek Academy's senior figures hesitated, weighing whether to let Mu En know now or delay telling him for a while-
Mu En smiled and said, "Why have you all gone quiet? What are you looking for that requires so many people to gather in the Sea God Pavilion's meeting hall to discuss it?"
Having just emerged from seclusion, Mu En was in a good mood. Nurtured by the Golden Tree, his vitality had stabilized.
His once-dim golden eyes had regained their radiance, though his deeply wrinkled face and gray-white hair still gave him an air of withered desolation.
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