Hearing Old Madam say that,
Zheng Qing, Old Yao, and even the Rat Immortal exchanged glances.
They had attended the expansion meetings Mister Ruo Yu had convened and naturally knew the full story behind that development plan. It had little to do with the headmaster. But apparently, the Legends outside the school did not see it that way?
With a shift in thought, Zheng Qing suddenly became a little uncertain as well.
He had merely trusted, in the simplest sense, that this matter had nothing to do with Mister. But what about the school's other Legends? Old Man Ruo Yu had not denied any possibility at the First University's Legend conference.
Thinking of Old Man Ruo Yu,
Zheng Qing's thoughts could not help sinking a little further.
Although Old Madam had not named anyone directly, her earlier words were like a hoe swung into the earth, easily digging up certain knots buried deep within Zheng Qing's heart—having stagnated at the Legend realm for years, being able to easily access the Xuanhuang Great World, urgently needing to advance one's realm, and so on. When these conditions came together, the conclusion was obvious.
After the headmaster, Ruo Yu had always remained stationed at First University, exercising the headmaster's authority in his stead. That senior Legend, whose manner was steady and even exceptionally conservative, had sufficient motive and pressure to "covet" the opportunities that might exist within the Xuanhuang Great World.
If the Xuanhuang Great World truly contained an opportunity to break through the Legend realm,
Zheng Qing would not have minded sharing some of it with Old Man Ruo Yu.
For one thing, he had entered the Dao only recently and was already struggling to maintain his status as a Legend, much less advance further. For another, after First University lost its