Outside the academy, a crowd gathered like a tide. Each of them looked furious, their brows furrowed, their eyes revealing anger and questioning.
The crowd whispered amongst themselves, a cacophony of voices rising and falling, all hoping the academy could provide a reasonable explanation.
The atmosphere in the room was exceptionally heavy.
A middle-aged man glared at the academy disciple who was blocking his way and shouted angrily, "My child died in your academy! Your academy must give me an explanation today!"
Another woman cried, "My child, I had hoped that sending you to the academy would lead to greater achievements, but you died there. You died so unjustly!"
The other parents also spoke up, each with an angry expression; some were short-tempered and even wanted to fight.
However, they knew that this was an academy. They could cause trouble, but if they were to hit someone, the consequences would be unbearable. Therefore, although they wanted to fight, they held back.
The academy disciples looked somewhat grim and anxious.
One of the disciples transmitted his voice. "Haven't the young dean and Vice Dean Xue arrived yet? I feel like I'm going to be overwhelmed."
Another student from the academy said, "It should be soon, just hang in there a little longer."
Some onlookers around frowned slightly as they watched this scene.
Someone said, "Have you heard? More than half of the academy's students have died!"
A young man said, "It's not just half! Nearly 80% are dead!"
A man with a furrowed brow asked, "What exactly happened? Why are so many academy disciples dead?"
The young man shook his head and said, "I don't know about that. Anyway, I feel that something big must have happened in the academy, otherwise how could so many disciples die at once?"
At this moment, a man slowly walked out of the academy gate. His face was like a finely carved piece of jade, with distinct features, a high nose bridge, and a hint of coldness. His white hair was casually tied up, making him look like an immortal who had descended from the clouds.
The man's appearance caused an immediate silence in the room. Everyone stared at the man in white, slightly stunned, because he was simply too handsome; it was the first time they had ever seen someone so good-looking.
The academy disciples breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the man in white, as if they had met a savior.
The onlookers stared at the man with curiosity on their faces.
Someone asked, "Who is this person?"
Another person said, "I don't recognize him, but judging from his demeanor and appearance, he shouldn't be an ordinary person."
A woman said, "He's so handsome."
The other women nodded quickly, agreeing wholeheartedly.
A hint of envy flickered in the eyes of the men.
A young man said, "Why am I so ugly, while others are so good-looking?"
Another man said, "Take it easy. We're just supporting characters; there's no need to compare ourselves to them."
The young man said with a bitter smile, "Look at what you're saying, it's so hurtful."
The man shrugged. "To be honest."
The young man opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but didn't know how, and could only sigh softly in the end.
At the same time, a middle-aged man asked the man in white, "Who are you?"
The tone was slightly unfriendly.
All eyes were now on the man in white.
The man in white remained calm, his gaze fixed on the middle-aged man. He said serenely, "Just consider me the current headmaster of the academy."
These words immediately caused an uproar in the room.
Someone said, "He says he's the headmaster of the academy? I don't believe it."
Another person said, "Yes, he looks so young, how could he be the headmaster of the academy? Besides, I heard that the headmaster of the academy is not a woman?"
One of the men said, "Look at the reactions of those academy disciples. They're very calm. Does that mean he wasn't lying?"
All eyes turned to the academy disciples, and sure enough, each of them remained calm, and one could even see admiration for the man in white in their eyes.
This only made those who didn't understand even more confused.
At this moment, an old man frowned and said, "You say you are the headmaster of the academy?"
Su Chen asked calmly, "Is there a problem?"
The old man said, "But as far as I know, the headmistress of the academy is a woman..."
Before he could finish speaking, Su Chen suddenly said, "She is my mother."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the room was stunned.
Someone exclaimed in surprise, "What? This man in white is actually the academy's headmaster's child?"
One man said, "How come I've never heard of the academy headmaster having a child? Is he lying to us?"
One woman said, "How could you possibly know about the private life of someone like that? Don't you even know who you are?"
Upon hearing this, the man's face turned ugly, and he glared angrily at the woman.
The woman, however, showed no fear, staring directly at the man and radiating a terrifying aura.
Immortal Venerable Realm First Stage!
Seeing this, the man immediately cowered, quickly averting his gaze and looking elsewhere, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
He's just a minor Immortal Lord; he can't afford to offend Immortal Venerable.
"Snort!"
The woman snorted coldly and continued, "Besides, you see, if the man in white were lying to us, those academy disciples would have already become furious."
Upon hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought and agreed that what the woman said made sense.
Someone asked in confusion, "He said he's the headmaster of the academy, does that mean his mother has already stepped down?"
A young man nodded and said, "It should be, otherwise why would he say he's the headmaster of the academy?"
A middle-aged man said, "He looks so young, can he manage such a large academy?"
A woman said, "We don't need to worry about that. The headmistress of the academy isn't stupid. The fact that she chose to step down shows that she has complete confidence in her son."
On the other side, the old man who had just spoken said again, "Very well, since you are the headmaster of the academy, then please give us an explanation as to why all our children died at the academy!"
The people around him stared intently at Su Chen Su Chen, hoping he would offer an explanation.
"Explain?"
Su Chen's expression was indifferent. "The explanation is simple: I killed all your children."
Upon hearing this, the room fell silent.
The silence was terrifying.
Everyone's face was filled with disbelief.
Someone said, "Did I hear that right? He actually said that he killed those academy disciples!"
The other person said, "I must have heard correctly, because that's what I heard too."
A man frowned and said, "Why would he do that? Those were nearly 80% of his disciples, and he just killed them like that?"
A woman said, "There must be some reason, right? Otherwise, how could he, as the headmaster of the academy, kill so many disciples?"
Everyone frowned, their eyes filled with doubt and confusion.
What could have driven him to kill so many people?
They were all students of the academy.