"I know I must pull myself together and avenge my grandfather."
Wu Manman forcefully wiped away her tears, stood up, and suddenly calmed down.
"Long Yue, go take care of your business first. Find someone to keep a close eye on the palace elders. Go now."
"They'll all know about the Palace Master's death soon and rush over," Ye Qiu said.
"good."
Long Yue turned around and left quickly.
"Manman, don't say you suspect Tongcheng Academy is behind this. You need to pretend to be confused," Ye Qiu said.
"Do you suspect there might be a traitor within the palace?" Wu Manman asked.
"Hmm." Ye Qiu nodded and said, "If it really was Tongcheng Academy that did it, then their goal must be to annex Jiedao Academy."
If that's the case, the people from Tongcheng Academy will definitely choose to gain the support of the elders first, as this will increase their chances of success.
So, if Long Yue goes to monitor the elders and discovers that people from Tongcheng Academy are meeting or contacting them in private, then it will be a solid proof that the murderer of the old palace master is from Tongcheng Academy.
Actually, we already know who the murderer is, but we still need some evidence. We should also take this opportunity to clean up our school.
If the Jiedao Academy wants to rise again, it needs a thorough purge.
"I see."
Wu Manman suddenly realized.
Then, Wu Manman looked up and stared at Ye Qiu, whispering, "No matter what difficulties we encounter, could you please not leave yet, and wait until things calm down before you leave? Is that alright?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Ye Qiu said seriously, "The old palace master was kind to me and gave me the Dao-unraveling techniques. Now that he has encountered an accident, I must find the murderer and avenge him, whether for public or private reasons."
"I knew I hadn't misjudged him."
Wu Manman burst into tears again and threw herself into Ye Qiu's arms.
Ye Qiu gently comforted Wu Manman, patting her back.
After Wu Manman calmed down a bit, Ye Qiu whispered, "Let's settle the old palace master down first, set up a mourning hall in the academy, and then let the old palace master rest in peace after we've avenged him. What do you think?"
“Okay, I’ll do whatever you say. I’ll do whatever you tell me to do,” Wu Manman said.
Undoubtedly, Wu Manman is currently at the most vulnerable moment of her life.
Soon after, the five elders of the academy and a small number of students arrived upon hearing the news.
Upon seeing the deceased old palace master, a sense of panic began to spread.
"How could the old palace master have suddenly met with such a calamity?"
"Who would be eyeing our Palace Master?"
"Is the unknown enemy going to launch another large-scale attack on us next?"
The students were terrified, their faces turning pale.
The vast majority of students at the Jiedao Academy now are good-for-nothings.
They have neither courage nor talent.
If something really happens, there's nothing I can do to help.
Ye Qiu had already seen this, and said calmly, "Everyone, the academy is now in danger and will face a great calamity."
Those who are willing to stay and help at this critical moment will not be forgotten when the academy achieves its future glory.
If you don't want to stay, you can leave now. The academy won't blame you. After all, everyone has their own ambitions, and there's no need to force anyone.
Now, everyone, please speak up. Don't be afraid, don't be shy, after all, this concerns your future and your lives.
"Ye Qiu, what do you mean by that? Do you want the academy to fall apart completely?" An old man in black robes hurriedly looked at Ye Qiu, his tone unfriendly.
"Ye Qiu, although you won the league championship for the academy, you are still a student at heart. We elders haven't even spoken yet, so how could you make this decision on our behalf?" Another elder also said solemnly.
"This is utter nonsense."
"Ye Qiu, your intention to dismiss the students of the academy is utterly sinister. If there are no students, what is the point of the academy's existence? I disagree."
Of the five elders, four were sharp-tongued.
The fifth elder, who had remained silent until now, saw that the other four were agitated and hurriedly spoke up:
"Ye Qiu has indeed overstepped his bounds, but upon closer listening, his words are not without merit."
Indeed, with the passing of the old palace master and the loss of most of the Divine Shadow Guards, our academy is now in a precarious situation. Everyone needs to make a decision about whether to stay or leave. Those who wish to leave now may do so.
The elder had gray hair, wore a coarse cloth robe, had red eyes, and his hands were trembling slightly.
Ye Qiu immediately stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting to the elder, and said solemnly, "My words may have been somewhat presumptuous, but they came from the bottom of my heart. I am very grateful that you can understand my words. Thank you."
“Ye Qiu, this is the Grand Elder. He and my grandfather jointly founded the Jiedao Academy. No matter how difficult the academy was, he always persevered and never left,” Wu Manman said softly.
"Alright." Ye Qiu understood, and now had a general understanding of these elders.
The ambitions of the other four elders have been blatantly revealed.
Only the Grand Elder spoke frankly, expressing his grief over Wu Daofeng's death.
This alone is enough to show that the First Elder is worlds apart from the other four elders.
With the First Elder agreeing with Ye Qiu's point of view, the other four elders, although still very dissatisfied with Ye Qiu, said nothing more.
"Well... I was born with poor talent and weak cultivation. Staying here would be no different from sending myself to my death. I can't be of any help, so I'll be leaving now. Take care, everyone."
After kowtowing three times to Wu Daofeng's corpse, a young man got up and hurriedly left.
Once someone started it, it was like a fuse; one after another, people knelt down to Wu Daofeng and then left.
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