"Teacher, do you suspect us?"
Tang Ya looked troubled.
Yan Shaozhe shook his head expressionlessly. "Child, as I said before, I only want to know what you went through during this time. Nothing more."
"Teacher, I'm sure Xiaoya and the others must have suffered terribly during this time. Could you please stop asking?"
Just then, Bei Bei walked over, forcibly suppressing the anguish in his heart.
His eyes were filled with heartache.
Knowing Tang Ya as well as he did, he could tell from her expression alone that she must have gone through something dreadful recently.
Otherwise, how could someone so optimistic, cheerful, and full of life have become so withdrawn?
His heart ached, and he could not bear to make Tang Ya relive those painful experiences.
"Bei Bei, I know you care deeply for Tang Ya, but this is no time to let your emotions rule you. You know Shrek City was recently attacked, and you know where they came from..."
"So I have no choice but to investigate thoroughly," Yan Shaozhe said gravely.
After hearing Yan Shaozhe's words, Bei Bei no longer knew what to say.
On one side was the academy he loved; on the other was the girl he adored.
"Bei Bei, Teacher..."
Ma Xiaotao's gaze flickered as she said quietly, "If you want to know about the Holy Spirit Cult, let me explain."
"All right." Yan Shaozhe's eyes lit up.
Then Tang Ya said, "The Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters is far away in the Sun Moon Empire, in a place called the Evil Demon Forest. It's extremely well hidden, too. An ordinary person could never find it. The place where Xiaoya and I were held was only on the outskirts of the Evil Demon Forest. Supposedly, the true headquarters of the Holy Spirit Cult lies