The Third Elder looked at him incredulously, then glanced around at the other elders sitting, listening, and remaining silent, before suddenly laughing self-deprecatingly.

"Hahaha, I was so naive to think today's meeting was about my granddaughter's wedding, but it turns out it was just to vouch for certain people."

"Patriarch, let me tell you, I will absolutely not agree to let Dongfang Mian become the head of our Dongfang family. No matter how strong she becomes in the future, she is not qualified to lead our Dongfang family because she does not have the bloodline of fire attribute," the Third Elder said, enunciating each word clearly.

"These matters will naturally be decided by the elders in the future," said the head of the Dongfang family.

"What elders' council? I think they're all your lackeys, bah!" the Third Elder sneered.

"Third brother, how dare you speak to the patriarch like that? You have no manners," other elders nearby couldn't help but chime in.

The Third Elder ignored them and said to Dongfang Li on the ground, "Get up, Li'er. Don't beg him. Let's go. Your maternal grandfather will definitely help you win Master Mu Bai's favor."

Dongfang Li stopped crying, looked at Dongfang Mian and then at the head of the Dongfang family, and silently stood up and followed the Third Elder.

Dongfang Mian was completely bewildered. She was still trying to figure out how to make Dongfang Li give up her feelings for Mu Bai, and suddenly it turned into an internal family conflict.

Before Dongfang Mian could figure it out, the Dongfang family head waved her away, telling her to go back; the rest of the meeting was no longer for him to attend.

On the way back, Dongfang Mian couldn't help but ask Yan Lin, "Do you know what happened?"

Yan Lin simply said, "The head of the Dongfang family is determined to clean house."

"Oh, what a pity, I quite liked that bald old man," Aju said lazily, stretching her back.

"You mean the Third Elder is going to rebel? That's impossible. Internal strife within the family will definitely weaken his strength. What good would that do him?" Dongfang Mian asked, puzzled.

"Woman, you're still too naive. You'll understand when you see those who climb up by stepping on the bones of their entire family," Aju said with a look that said, "You're so stupid," and unsurprisingly, she received a sharp rap on the head from Dongfang Mian.

In the following days, the Third Elder's rebellion, which Dongfang Mian had feared, did not occur. She only heard that the Third Elder had taken Dongfang Li away from the Dongfang family that night and had not returned since.

Two days later, Suzaku Academy sent a letter to Dongfang Mian, informing her to return and prepare for this year's academy competition. Dongfang Mian, who had been bored for many days, suddenly became excited.

Rushing back to the Aoki Beast Academy, they caught Dean Dong Ren explaining the competition rules. Normally, the annual academy competition is mainly for freshmen, but the Aoki Beast Academy is special, with only ten students in total over the years.

The Suzaku Academy's college competition is divided into college competitions and individual competitions. The college competitions require each college to send ten students to fight as a group, with the winner determined directly by their cultivation level.

Therefore, all students from the Qingmu Beast Academy must participate to just fill the quota for the competition. If it were other academies, everyone would definitely object, since the senior students would have more experience and cultivation than the freshmen.

But Aoki Beast Academy is different. It's always at the bottom, and even freshmen aren't afraid of those few wolf-beasts in the academy who only howl, fart, and have diarrhea.

The individual competition is different; every freshman can participate, including Yan Lin. Although he doesn't have a beast pet and cannot represent Qingmu Beast Academy, he can still participate in the individual competition.

Dongfang Mian was very enthusiastic about the competition, but her teammates obviously didn't think so.