Inside the council residence.
"..."
Ye Li returned, his black robes still clean.
There was not the slightest sign that he had killed anyone.
Yet Zhou Yan and Zhou Ling both shuddered.
They could both sense that most of the familiar auras belonging to the Tide Life Gate's senior members had vanished.
The two exchanged a glance, then dropped to their knees together.
"Thank you for saving our lives, Palace Heir!"
"Get up."
Ye Li waved a hand casually.
"Take your sister and wait over there."
"Someone will come ask her about what she saw."
"Yes."
Zhou Yan dared not delay. He immediately took Zhou Ling aside.
Soon, Lu Wan entered from outside the residence. Ignoring the two of them, she cupped her hands toward Ye Li.
"Palace Heir."
"The situation at the Golden Virtue Institute has been dealt with."
"All senior members involved are dead, and the Merit Forest has been sealed off."
"The instructors and students who weren't involved have also been gathered together under supervision."
She paused briefly, then continued.
"But both the Golden Virtue Institute and the Tide Life Gate have now lost their leadership."
"What should we do with them next?"
Feeling the values in the background soar one after another, Ye Li was in quite a good mood.
"Find a few cultivators of decent character from the Supreme Clarity Palace or the Alliance Association and have them come oversee things."
"The Golden Virtue Institute can keep teaching, and the Tide Life Gate can stay as well."
"Just abolish those problematic cultivation methods and replace them with proper teachings."
Lu Wan nodded.
"Then... do you have any suitable candidates, Palace Heir?"
Ye Li had intended to answer with a simple no.
But after a moment's consideration, he changed his reply.
"I'll have to ask around