"Senior Brother Yuan really... only remembered his junior sister when he needed something."
After hearing her out, Wei Xian did not stay seated. She said something to Yuan Mi, then turned to leave, though she left him with one last remark:
"No matter how you intend to carry out Senior Brother Wu Yao's instructions, Junior Brother Guan and I visited your courtyard at this critical moment. That alone has already pinned this on us both..."
"Right! By calling us over now, Senior Brother Yuan, you've made whatever we said irrelevant. Unless Junior Brother Zhao ultimately stays here, there'll be no explaining it!"
Guan Rui slapped his forehead beside her, then spoke with a look of sudden realization.
The Martial Academy was hardly small, but as stewards, their every move attracted attention.
A new round of steward rankings was about to begin, and the three of them, all with Primordial Unity cultivation, had gathered to discuss something.
Zhao Er was known as the strongest below the Meridian Opening realm. Just as everyone was guessing which of the three he would challenge, the gathering ended, and Zhao Er voluntarily took an off-campus mission and left the Martial Academy.
At a time like that, although the disciples would not dare question the three stewards, they would still lay the blame at their feet.
So, just as Wei Xian had said, how they got Junior Brother Zhao to leave on a mission did not really matter. By gathering at this particular moment, the three of them were bound to shoulder the blame.
Still, the other two made their stance clear by leaving, even if doing so served little purpose.
"Ah..."
In the end, Yuan Mi watched them leave without trying to stop them. He merely let out a long sigh.
Zhao Er stayed