Old Yao had only said that Mister Ruo Yu knew.
But he had not said whether he agreed, nor had he mentioned the school, Madam Shi Hui, or Professor Emma.
That subtle stance had already made the school's position clear to Zheng Qing—barring any surprises, it was probably similar to Professor Montria's laboratory back then. If this succeeded and they truly produced a Side Door Legendary, the school would naturally acquiesce to the new Legend's existence. But if they failed, the school would distance itself from the matter.
Zheng Qing did not know whether this was the school's usual approach, or simply because, after the headmaster's departure, the school had no Ancient One stationed there, making it overly cautious in all matters.
Though he did not like it.
Reason told him that the school was not wrong.
Zheng Qing could even guess at some of the rumors circulating through the Grand Wizard Conference—the dean of Jiu You Academy had a flawed background and still retained certain demon habits; the dean of Edge Academy had grown arrogant from favoritism and never took school rules seriously, having violated a series of school regulations as a student and even received probationary punishment; the school had already reprimanded the two Legends, and so on.
As for the other Legends.
So long as Zheng Qing and the others' plan did not directly affect the paths or interests of other Legends, no one would bother making trouble for the school. Most Legends had distant, indifferent relationships with one another. All pursued their own origins through the long river of time, maintaining polite distance, and no one would uphold justice for a world destined to collapse.
Justice had always been nothing more than a false concept invented by human society.
There was no such self-deceiving thing in