Everyone looked over when they heard the sound——
A young woman with a refined and quiet demeanor walked gracefully towards them. Her gaze was unfocused, as if she had no interest in anything. The only things that could evoke her joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness were academics and research.
Her hair was casually tied on the right side with a ribbon, and her face was free of makeup.
She walked straight up to Professor Lu without looking to either side and addressed him respectfully as "Professor."
The entire room was completely silent.
All eyes were on the young woman. Someone asked in surprise, "Professor Lu, you said this girl gained the Zhou family's unconditional trust the moment she appeared? Then who is she...?"
“Zhou Qianyan!” Instructor Lu smiled confidently.
Zhou Qianyan?
At first, no one present had a chance to react.
Until a few seconds later.
A whooshing sound!
The prince of Dongyan Kingdom stood up in surprise, staring intently at the elegant woman before him, and asked the question everyone present wanted to know: "Instructor Lu, do you mean...?"
"Is she the third young lady of the Zhou family, Zhou Qianyan, who is studying away from home?"
Professor Lu gave an affirmative answer: "Exactly!"
Now, all the officials fell silent, horrified and speechless, as if they had something to say but didn't know if they could.
Zhou Qianyan is the third biological daughter of the Zhou family. She was very talented in academics from a young age. Fortunately, she received help from a benefactor and went to study abroad. She has not returned to the Zhou family in recent years.
This was information that our spies had already discovered.
As a daughter of the Zhou family, she has an inseparable blood relationship with the Zhou family. Would she betray the Zhou family for the sake of the people and the academy?
"Master." Ziyan stared at Zhou Qianyan with a heavy expression for a few moments, then took in Lu's confident expression. The more confident the other party was, the more she felt something was wrong.
She lowered her voice to a level only Cheng Xianyi could hear: "It sounds like Young Master Zhou's third sister. Isn't something a little off...?"
"The idea of the Academy is to send Zhou Qianyan to the Zhou family to steal the grenade. If she makes her appearance, the Zhou family might really fall into their trap."
"After all, she has been studying abroad for the past few years and has never returned to Yan State, let alone met the Zhou family. The Zhou family values family ties very much, so they probably never imagined that she would betray them."
"But why would she target the Zhou family for the sake of the academy? That doesn't make sense!"
That's really unreasonable.
Who would betray their own flesh and blood for the sake of a school?
Hand grenades pose a tremendous threat to the Central Plains; it is no exaggeration to say that whoever possesses a hand grenade will rule the world. Once the Mohist disciples crack this weapon, the Zhou family's fate will be absolutely tragic.
At that time, I'm afraid the entire Central Plains will be on the opposite side of the Zhou family.
Everyone knows that grenades are of paramount importance, so how could Zhou Qianyan not know? She clearly did know. Since she knew it was the lifeblood of the Zhou family, how could she do such a thing?
Cheng Xianyi's eyes were deep and unfathomable. She withdrew her gaze from Zhou Qianyan and remained seated without saying a word.
Naturally, someone would ask what she was thinking, such as the first prince of Dongyan Kingdom who spoke up: "But, but isn't she Zhou Zhenguang's biological daughter from the Zhou family? She's his biological daughter, isn't she?"
"Our spies sent to Yan Kingdom reported that she is related to the Zhou family by blood, so why would she work for us?"
"Professor Lu... Can I really say that?"
The prince of Dongyan was so shocked that his face changed color.
Everyone else present dared not ask.
"Hahaha!!" Upon hearing these words, Instructor Lu burst out laughing. He seemed completely unconcerned about Zhou Qianyan and confidently stated, "What's wrong with saying this?"
"Zhou Qianyan is indeed the biological daughter of the Zhou family, there is no doubt about that!"
"But so what?"
Speaking of which...
Instructor Lu turned to look at Zhou Qianyan, who had remained silent, and smiled, "Qianyan, what do you think about the Zhou family possessing a deadly weapon? What are your plans?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Qianyan took two steps forward.
She stood amidst numerous gazes, exuding an air of scholarly refinement, like a righteous gentleman meticulously cultivated by the academy.
She should not have any romantic feelings for her children or any selfish thoughts. She should sacrifice everything for the sake of the people and the greater good, even the relatives who raised her from childhood.
She said, "The Zhou family is my maternal clan, and Zhou Cheng is my younger brother from the same mother. I only learned about their rebellion from my teacher a few days ago."
"All of you here are leaders of the Central Plains. You are all aware of the power of this weapon, and you also know that if this thing falls into the hands of one side, it will become a world-destroying weapon, causing chaos in the Central Plains."
“My father used to be loyal and devoted. I don’t understand why he would rebel, nor do I understand why he would do such a rebellious thing.”
"My teacher always taught me that one must be kind, tolerant, and inclusive of all things..."
"therefore--"
"For the sake of peace in the Central Plains, I am willing to personally return to the Yan Kingdom. If I cannot persuade my father and brother to give up their ambition to unify the Central Plains, then I will have no choice but to sacrifice my family for the greater good of the world!"
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