As the voice fell, Ling Luochen turned around directly, without the slightest reluctance or hesitation, strode away, and walked towards the office door.
On Xuan Zi's side, he was completely stunned.
He had absolutely not expected that after he brought up the "punishment of withdrawing from the Supervision Team," Ling Luochen would actually just give up and choose to withdraw from the academy directly.
Even less did he expect that Ling Luochen, a mere Disciple, would actually dare to give him attitude.
An indescribable rage instantly rushed to Xuan Zi's head, causing a layer of blood-red to cover his turbid eyes.
But following the anger came a more complex emotion — regret.
He regretted it.
He regretted that his attitude just now had been too harsh.
Who was Ling Luochen?
She was not only an elite of the Inner Court and a backbone of the Supervision Team, but also the pre-selected absolute main force for the next All-Continent High-Rank Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament!
Her Ice Element Spirit control was superb, and her strength was firmly in the forefront among the Disciples of her generation.
Without her, the difficulty for Shrek Academy to win the championship in the upcoming new tournament format, which the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy would participate in, would undoubtedly increase!
In case they really overturned because of this in the future...
Thinking of this, the worry in his heart was like a basin of ice water, instantly extinguishing part of his anger.
A strong urge welled up in his heart; he almost blurted out to call Ling Luochen back, to soothe her with a gentle tone, and even retract his previous words.
But when the words reached his lips, Xuan Zi's deeply ingrained pride and face were like an invisible hand, tightly gripping his throat.
Who was he? He was Xuan Zi!
A level 98 Super Douluo, a veteran of the Sea Gods Pavilion!
He was the second most important figure in Shrek after Mu En!
How could he bow his head to a Disciple? How could he take back what he had said?
If it got out, where would he put his old face? Where would the academy's dignity be?
In the end, that pathetic self-esteem overcame his reason.
Xuan Zi's face flushed red, and he swallowed the words of retention back. In their place was a fierce threat, both said for Ling Luochen to hear and to give himself a way out:
"You will regret this!"
The voice contained spirit power and echoed within the office.
However, Ling Luochen, who had already walked outside the door, did not even pause for a single moment.
She didn't even look back, simply disappearing into Xuan Zi's field of vision with a near-indifferent calmness.
"Bang." The office door was gently closed, isolating the two worlds inside and outside.
Xuan Zi kept his powerful mental force fully activated throughout, locking onto Ling Luochen's aura tightly.
He was still expecting, expecting that this Disciple was just acting in a moment of anger, expecting that after she calmed down outside the door, she would change her mind because of his "threat."
One breath, two breaths... ten breaths...
In his mental force scan, Ling Luochen's footsteps did not hesitate at all, firmly walking towards the outside of the academy, getting further and further away, until she completely left the range covered by his mental force.
She really left! She left without looking back!
"Crack—" The wine pot in Xuan Zi's hand was crushed to pieces in his rage, and the fine wine mixed with ceramic shards splashed all over the floor.
"How dare she! How could she dare!"
A beast-like low growl squeezed out of Xuan Zi's throat. He was trembling with anger, and the greasy roasted chicken leg was slammed hard onto the ground. His face, distorted by rage, no longer had any trace of its relaxed appearance.
But after the roaring, the calmed-down Xuan Zi first thought not of how to handle Ling Luochen's problem, but how to protect himself.
"This matter must absolutely not let Mu En know!" Alarm bells rang in Xuan Zi's heart.
Although Mu En was in seclusion most of the time, just like the last time with Liu Yuan's matter, if not handled well, he would still know.
He knew that Mu En appreciated Disciples like Ling Luochen who were steady and hardworking.
If Mu En learned that he had driven away another outstanding Shrek Academy student for this kind of reason, even he would definitely not be able to avoid a heavy punishment.
In fear, Xuan Zi immediately began to repeat his old tricks.
He gloomily took out a piece of paper again and began to write furiously.
He wanted to secure the "official conclusion" of this matter before anyone else could react.
Very soon, a report that reversed black and white was freshly produced.
On the report, there was no mention of Ling Luochen requesting to withdraw from the Supervision Team, nor did it write about how he, Xuan Zi, scolded the Disciple.
What was written on it was that during the process of executing the mission to pursue and exterminate an Evil Soul Master, Ling Luochen, due to a personal judgment error, caused the mission target to escape, almost causing a disaster.
Afterwards, Xuan Zi personally criticized and educated her, but Ling Luochen not only did not repent, but instead retorted to her teacher, showing no respect for superiors.
In the end, Xuan Zi personally ordered her expulsion from Shrek Academy to serve as a warning to others.
In this way, all responsibility was pushed away cleanly.
He, Xuan Zi, was still that impartial veteran who cared about the academy's honor.
After doing all this, Xuan Zi finally let out a long sigh of relief, and his complexion looked slightly better.
"Hmph, it's just one Ling Luochen, if she leaves, she leaves."
A fierce light flashed in Xuan Zi's eyes, "Compared to that Genius, she is nothing!"
He immediately issued an order, commanding the Supervision Team to use all intelligence networks to immediately start searching for the mysterious youth that Ling Luochen had mentioned within the Sun Moon Empire.
As long as he could dig that Genius to Shrek, let alone one Ling Luochen leaving, even if ten more left, he, Xuan Zi, would still have made a great contribution!
By then, who would still remember this small matter?
...As for the turmoil inside Shrek Academy, Liu Yuan, who was thousands of miles away, naturally knew nothing about it.
Ever since parting ways with Ling Luochen in the cave that day, he had been traveling westward at full speed with the siblings Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen.
After many days of long-distance travel, at dusk today, a tremendously magnificent giant city, full of metal and technological texture, finally appeared on the horizon for the three of them.
That was the capital of the Sun Moon Empire — Mingdu.
Because it was late and the city gates were about to close, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen were not in a hurry to take Liu Yuan to the academy to handle the tedious enrollment procedures.
As the Host, Xiao Hongchen generously found the best local tavern in the city and opened the top-tier rooms to let the travel-weary Liu Yuan stay for one more night.
To this, Liu Yuan also readily agreed.
At this moment, in the tavern's magnificent lobby, the three of them were about to part ways.
Xiao Hongchen patted Liu Yuan's shoulder with a sincere smile on his face: "Then, Brother Liu Yuan, tonight, you just rest well here first. Tomorrow morning, Meng and I will come to pick you up and take you to the academy."
Liu Yuan nodded straightforwardly: "Alright!"
"Goodbye, Brother Liu Yuan! See you tomorrow!" Meng Hongchen, who was on the side, also waved with a smile.
After watching the siblings Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen leave, Liu Yuan took the room key and went straight upstairs.
It had to be said that the environment here was indeed very good; the room was spacious and bright, and the decoration style combined both classical and technological senses.
Long-term trekking over mountains and rivers, sleeping in the open, had indeed made him somewhat tired. It was rare to have such a soft and comfortable big bed to sleep in, and Liu Yuan really wanted to relax for a long time.
He comfortably took a hot bath, washing away the dust and fatigue from his body.
However, just as he was refreshed and ready to embrace the soft bed and fall into a deep sleep, that long-lost cold mechanical voice rang in his mind once again without warning.
[Congratulations Host, unlocked new check-in point: Mingdu]
[Unlocked special mission — Mingdu, I'm here!]
[Mission Content: Go to the woods outside Mingdu City, summon Mega Rayquaza, demonstrate the 'Delta Stream' ability, and high-profile announce your arrival to the entire Mingdu!]
[Mission Reward: god-bestowed spirit ring (Rayquaza exclusive random skill) × 1!]