As the three figures gradually came into view, Mei Changge drew a deep breath and shouted in a voice like a great bell, "Stop!"
Immediately afterward, Mei Changge swept his arm out. Light flowed through his palm, and a mysterious pulse of energy rippled outward.
In an instant, clusters of Sword Plum branches, blooming like living plum blossoms, sprang into existence. They stretched rapidly between Dugu Fu and the girl, forming a barrier brimming with vitality.
These Sword Plum branches were exceptionally beautiful and carried an indescribable power. The faint fragrance they released was clearly purifying the surrounding air.
The dense green poisonous mist Dugu Fu had released was gradually absorbed and purified by the Sword Plum branches, growing thinner by the moment.
The wind and snow unleashed by the girl were also gently soothed when they touched the plum branches, losing their fierce, menacing edge.
With Mei Changge intervening, Dugu Fu and the girl had no choice but to retreat, leaving a stretch of space between them.
The middle-aged man opposite them suddenly froze, surprise written all over his face. He blurted out, "Dean Mei, it's you!"
Mei Changge nodded slightly in greeting, then turned toward the elderly man beside him and asked, "Old Bai, what exactly happened here?"
Bai Jun was a level 82 Soul Douluo whose Martial Soul was a seventh-grade Far North Ice Bear. He was also an outer sect elder of the Ice Palace.
(PS: The earlier text has been revised. Mei Zhiyu is now an outer sect Enshrined Elder; his previous position felt too low.)
Bai Jun looked rather displeased. He pointed at Dugu Lin opposite them. "Ask Old Poison yourself."
Although Bai Jun and Mei Changge were both Vice Deans of the Ice Seal Academy, their personalities were vastly different.
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