Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er looked at Ling Bai expectantly. The seven members of the Tang Sect had discussed it in private beforehand and felt there was a good chance he would agree.
Ling Bai had received six years of education at Shrek Academy. How could he not hate the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy? Any underhanded means used against them would be perfectly justified, let alone simply sending someone onto the stage to casually announce their surrender and withdrawal.
The crowd's eyes were sharp. No one believed the Angel Saint Hall feared Shrek Academy. The two teams clearly had an understanding and were joining forces to exclude the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. There was nothing wrong with suppressing an enemy.
Ling Bai did not answer immediately. Instead, he asked with a probing tone, "I remember that Dai Huabin is Shrek's captain this year, and the team's teachers are Eldest Senior Sister and Senior Sister. If Shrek wants to advance, why didn't they come themselves? Why are you two the ones getting anxious first?"
Upon hearing that, Huo Yuhao instinctively exchanged a glance with Wang Dong'er. He caught the fleeting guilt in her eyes.
Zhang Lexuan was the inner court's Eldest Senior Sister, and Ling Bai would generally give her some face. Han Ruoruo was even a partner whom Ling Bai acknowledged. They had already gone to ask the Shrek team to have the two senior sisters intervene, only to be firmly refused by both women.
Having the Angel Saint Hall escort Shrek Academy into the next round had actually been the Tang Sect seven's private decision. They were all diehard Shrek supporters and could not bear to watch the academy regretfully bow out when it still had a chance to advance.
Silence was tantamount to admission,