Chapter 130: Am I Fighting a Beast for a Person?
"Xiao Tao!"
Seeing that the situation seemed to be developing in the wrong direction, Xuan Zi finally couldn't sit still. He frowned and shouted in a deep voice.
Ma Xiaotao was not frightened by Xuan Zi. "Old Xuan, what's wrong?"
Xuan Zi put on the appearance of a teacher again and accused Ma Xiaotao of inappropriate behavior in a condescending tone, with the classic air of an elder teaching the younger generation.
If it were the usual time, Ma Xiaotao might not have said anything. Even if she was dissatisfied, she would probably have chosen to remain silent for the sake of her teacher, Yan Shaozhe.
But today, Ma Xiaotao was undoubtedly a powder keg that had already been ignited. Although she hadn't lost her mind, she definitely wasn't able to remain silent like before. Not to mention, Ma Xiaotao was actually quite dissatisfied with Xuan Zi.
Xuan Zi saw that Ma Xiaotao didn't admit her mistake directly as he expected but dared to talk back. He was a little angry, but Ma Xiaotao was a regular player this session and a student of Yan Shaozhe. So, Xuan Zi couldn't lash out directly.
To Xuan Zi, who relied on his seniority to suppress others, Yan Shaozhe was definitely nothing. Although he was the dean of the Martial Soul Department, he was just a junior.
But Yan Shaozhe's teacher, Mu En, was different. He was the only one in the entire Shrek Academy who could truly suppress Xuan Zi.
Xuan Zi had been criticized by Mu En before, and now he naturally didn't want to make trouble again.
So, he rarely tried to reason. "Xiao Tao, you also know that in the selection competition, except for Ling Shuang himself, the other qualifiers were more or less brought up by Ling Shuang. That doesn't mean they're stronger than these children."
"As a senior sister, you should be more patient and give these children a chance to show their talents. We're all students of the same academy. There's no need to make things too tense."
Xuan Zi's words sounded as if there was nothing wrong with them, as if they were reasonable and fair.
In fact, if someone else had said them, there would've been nothing wrong.
But if Xuan Zi said this, it meant something else.
Ma Xiaotao sneered, her tone strange. "Is that so? It seems Master Xuan is really patient."
"But if that's the case, why didn't you show this kind of patience toward Ling Shuang back then? Instead, when you saw he was still cultivating, you directly removed his qualification?"
"Could it be that Master Xuan's patience is extremely flexible?"
Hearing Ma Xiaotao's sarcastic words, Xuan Zi's face turned pale.
Although it was Mu En's decision to exclude Ling Shuang from the reserve team, Xuan Zi had been a supporter, so there was nothing wrong with Ma Xiaotao questioning him.
And it was precisely because there was nothing wrong that made Xuan Zi even angrier.
After all, the truth is often more hurtful than a lie.
Seeing Xuan Zi pale and silent, Ma Xiaotao didn't want to continue talking to him.
She knew very well that although Xuan Zi was involved, it was only because most of the students and upper management had made the same decision that it became a reality.
Even if Xuan Zi admitted he was wrong, the matter had already been done. The academy wouldn't deal with Xuan Zi that would be slapping the faces of most senior officials.
She was just venting her anger.
"If you want to fight, fight by yourselves. If you want to get along, get along slowly. I'm not going to accompany you. Sorry, I won't accompany you."
"If the academy thinks I'm not fit to be captain, just switch me out. I won't object."
With that, Ma Xiaotao turned and left without hesitation, not even waiting for Xuan Zi's reaction.
She had pretty much vented her anger and didn't want to stay here any longer to make herself sick.
"I have something else to do," Ling Luochen also said lightly and turned to leave.
Since Ma Xiaotao had started it, she had no more reservations.
Ling Luochen had no interest in today's so-called exchange either.
After Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen left, the atmosphere became deathly silent.
Everyone looked at each other, no one dared to speak, and all eyes occasionally shifted toward Xuan Lao, who stood to the side.
At this moment, the sloppy old man still hadn't taken a bite of the chicken leg in his hand. His face was so gloomy that it looked like water could drip from it.
After a long silence, Xuan Zi finally took a big bite of the chicken leg and slowly said, "It's okay. Let's continue."
Xuan Zi didn't say anything about holding Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen accountable. Although he was dissatisfied with their actions, the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Competition was approaching, and it was obviously unwise to punish key players at this time.
Although Xuan Zi was somewhat foolish, he regarded Shrek's so-called honor as extremely important, so he could hold back his dissatisfaction.
The others weren't as angry as those two. Most of them had no opinion about this reselected reserve team.
Especially Dai Yueheng not only did he have no opinion, he was even quite enthusiastic.
As the eldest son of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, he placed great importance on personal connections and was very warm and friendly toward these geniuses, acting like a caring senior.
Little did he know that among these juniors, there was a pair of eyes filled with hatred, quietly watching him.
…
The whistling cold wind carried goose-feather-like snowflakes.
"Xiao Shuang, are you still inside?" Jiang Nannan looked at the white expanse ahead and couldn't help but ask.
After staying at Jiang Nannan's home for a while, they had set off again.
She knew Ling Shuang lived in the Far North, but she had always thought it was a city in the Far North. But now they had already left the city closest to the Far North. Beyond here lay the core region of the Far North the area famously known as a forbidden zone for human soul masters, right?
She glanced at Wang Qiu'er beside her and saw that Wang Qiu'er had a calm face, as if she had known everything long ago.
Jiang Nannan suddenly smacked her own forehead.
Qiu'er is Xiao Shuang's sister of course she would know.
"Yeah." Ling Shuang nodded slightly. He turned to look at Jiang Nannan, his bright eyes flickering with a strange light.
"Nannan, haven't you always been curious about my background? Let me tell you."
Ling Shuang slowly began to tell Jiang Nannan about his origins.
Things had come to this point there was no longer any need to hide.
Wang Qiu'er also leaned in curiously. Although she knew Ling Shuang came from the Far North, she didn't know how he was connected to Xue Di and the others.
As Ling Shuang spoke, Jiang Nannan's expression visibly shifted from confusion to shock. Her rosy lips parted slightly in disbelief.
That white-haired sister wasn't human, but the ruler of the Far North?!
She… she was fighting a beast for a person?
Jiang Nannan suddenly admired herself a little.
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