However, Qu Haifeng only let them pass at this moment because they knew the secret between her and Wan Qijing.

After squeezing out the last bit of their usefulness, they will definitely be silenced by Qu Haifeng.

We are now in a complete dilemma.

They all knew that Wan Qijing's death was related to Yan Qing, but they dared not escape.

Moreover, the only two puppet threads were attached to Wan Qiyong and Li Tuo. These two dared not run away.

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Shang Yanting was closely related to Wan Qijing's death, and he also trapped Wan Qiyong and others in Xianlong Peak.

If anyone else had done these two things, the three peak masters would have leveled the mountain by now.

But Xianlongfeng is not only alive and well, but the waters of the academy are becoming increasingly murky under his stirring. His initial goal in controlling the core members of the Wanqi clan was not to control Qu Haifeng, but to coerce the emperor into commanding the feudal lords and to control the power and wealth they held.

In this respect, the Wanqi Clan is the weakest of the four major clans. If it were a head-on confrontation, they would be no match for any of the others.

However, if you change your perspective slightly...

This is a resource.

If the power is divided equally, a powerful trio will be formed within the academy.

If the power were given to a single clan, the strongest force in the academy would emerge from among the three. Qu Haifeng, having obtained one-third of the Wanqi clan's wealth and power, could not become the dominant force. However, if any one of the three clans obtained the remaining two-thirds of the Wanqi clan's core power and wealth, then that clan could potentially become the strongest in Dingtian Academy.

Shang Yanting is exceptionally skilled at using leverage.

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