"Your Highness, you've come too. What's going on here? Why did the tutor suddenly say we need to discuss something? What do we need to discuss?"
"Shh! I heard something happened last night. Didn't you see a large number of guards searching for someone? Apparently, someone overheard the Master talking to the Mohist instructor, hoping to steal the grenade formula for himself!"
"What?"
"We must find this thief! The secret formula belongs to everyone. We all agreed not to interfere and just wait for the result. What is he trying to do? Is he trying to break his promise and keep the secret formula for himself?!"
At the stroke of midnight, everyone in the east gathered together and began to discuss the matter.
Cheng Xianyi remained seated without changing her expression. She took a sip of tea, but before she could put down her teacup, footsteps sounded outside the door, and the Master, accompanied by Instructor Lu, strode in.
Upon entering the scene.
Professor Lu then recounted the events of the previous night, embellishing the story.
They then fabricated a conspiracy theory that never existed, making no mention of the evil deeds committed by the academy, and every sentence they said was about the impure intentions of the eavesdropper, who had to be found and forcibly sent back to the mainland.
Is this for delivery?
Cheng Xianyi thought sarcastically, "They say they'll send him back to the mainland, but in reality they'll tear him to pieces to prevent future troubles, right?"
After all... Zhou Qianyan could never have imagined that the sacred place she regarded as the pinnacle of academia would cruelly and ruthlessly kill her for weapons, for status and power.
The people from the east were completely unaware of the inside story. Seeing that the Master was so considerate of everyone, they all nodded in gratitude: "The Master is right. This person's heart is not pure, and he is not suitable to stay here."
"Whoever it is, step forward!"
"Hand grenades are a unique and precious artifact of nature, which should be shared by all of us in the East to protect the peace of the Central Plains. If they fall into the hands of one person, wouldn't chaos ensue? The Central Plains will surely be thrown into turmoil!"
"Who was eavesdropping on the secret recipe last night? Confess now! Otherwise, once the academy finds out, it won't be as simple as just sending you back to the mainland. We'll skin you alive!"
"........"
The culprit, Cheng Xianyi, sat there leisurely, her slender, fair right hand supporting her chin, observing the ugly faces of the people from the East.
Every word they uttered was for the greater good of the nation and for the people to live in peace and prosperity, yet their eyes clearly revealed their ambition and desires. They were not acting for the people; they were clearly acting for their own interests.
As time went by, no one admitted it.
The Master's expression darkened slightly.
A cold, fiery light flashed in Instructor Lu's eyes. He narrowed his eyes, carefully scanning everyone present, his gaze finally settling on Cheng Xianyi. He was about to speak—
Suddenly!
Cheng Xianyi patted her skirt, stood up, and said, "How easy is it to find out who's behind the eavesdropping?"
"Gentlemen, I have a solution."
The words were spoken.
All eyes turned to Cheng Xianyi, and the Master's expression was deep, filled with even more doubt.
"Isn't he just after the secret formula for hand grenades? Please, Master, order five hundred hand grenades to be brought to the site. I have a way to expose this treacherous person within a quarter of an hour."
"The Cheng Gui Pavilion has access to information throughout the land and possesses numerous methods. If even I cannot find him, then you should not even dream of it, is that right?"
The Master suppressed his unease and glanced at Cheng Xianyi.
Seeing how confident and certain she is, could it be that she really has a solution, or is she just crying wolf?
The teacher couldn't find the person who eavesdropped last night, which made him uneasy. He didn't know why, but he had a strange premonition, as if something big was about to happen.
It made him uneasy all night.
"Do as she says," Master Fuzi instructed Lu.
soon.
Five hundred hand grenades were moved to the scene.
All the powerful figures in the East and the students from the academy stared at Cheng Xianyi, waiting for her new plan.
But what could she do?
Because she was the one eavesdropping last night!
Cheng Xianyi pinched her drooping fingertips. There were only three minutes left until the time she had agreed with Acheng to explode. She knew that these grenades were pre-made, and the controller in Acheng's hand would detonate them as soon as they were detonated.
She knew that since it was a promise, Cheng would never let her down...
"Sect Master Cheng, the grenades have arrived, what's your plan?"
"Find out who is harboring disloyal intentions quickly!"
"That's right, get him out of here! We can't tolerate such a selfish person. We agreed to share everything, but he tried to eavesdrop on the secret recipe and keep it for himself!"
"..." Amidst the repeated urging from the crowd.
Three minutes are almost up.
Cheng Xianyi slowly raised her head, her gaze calm and fearless as she looked at everyone.
However! !
She suddenly laughed at the teacher: "Heh."
Next.
Cheng Xianyi dodged and kicked open the window next to her.
He leaped out with lightning speed, landed safely, and then sprinted five hundred meters away!
The Master frowned: "???"
Instructor Lu looked on with a puzzled expression: "What is Pavilion Master Cheng doing? Has she gone mad?"
The powerful figures in the East: "Could this be the method she was talking about?"
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