Chapter 693: Suspicion
Ye Fei immediately went to tell her teammates about Li Yuan's temporary departure from the academy.
No sooner had Li Yuan left than the dean approached Ye Fei: "Xiao Fei, did Xiao Li say where he was going?"
Ye Fei shook her head, lying without blushing or panting, "I don't know, he didn't tell me, but he left in a hurry."
Upon hearing this, the dean reached up and stroked his chin a few times, a serious expression appearing on his handsome face.
Ye Fei stared at the dean's face and tentatively asked, "Dean, what's wrong?"
The dean looked up and met Ye Fei's gaze. After a long while, he sighed softly, "When you children were still in the Eight Desolate Secret Realm, the Grand Elder of the Jing Clan mentioned something to me."
"What's up?"
"The Ming clan is skilled in witchcraft, and dark spiritual energy is an excellent spiritual energy for witchcraft cultivation. At that time, the Ming clan observed Xiao Li's dark spiritual energy through the water mirror and wanted to take Xiao Li into the clan after the Cangzhou Grand Gathering. If she was unwilling to join the clan, she would be secretly disposed of."
Upon hearing this, Ye Fei's eyes darkened. No wonder the Ming Clan suddenly sent a group of experts to besiege Li Yuan.
At this point, the dean's expression turned serious again: "Xiao Fei, Xiao Li entered the academy with you. Don't you even know about the power and influence of Xiao Li's family?"
Ye Fei's heart skipped a beat. Was the dean... becoming suspicious?!
She chuckled nonchalantly, "I don't know. He never likes to talk about his own affairs, he just says he needs to focus on his cultivation, so I tacitly didn't ask any further questions."
"Hmm..." The dean had no doubt about what Ye Fei said. "So, Xiao Li is the kind of person who wants to succeed through her own abilities, rather than relying on her family. That's very rare."
"Dean, why did you suddenly bring up the matter of Li?" Ye Fei decided to ask the question anyway.
“I’m worried that the Ming clan will come after Xiao Li.” The dean narrowed his eyes. “Actually, I’ve considered having him leave the academy and return to his family to avoid trouble. Hidden families are not benevolent, especially the Ming clan.”
“Firstly, he has the protection of his family, so no matter how arrogant the Ming clan is, they wouldn’t dare to act rashly. Secondly, I’m worried that the Ming clan might turn their attention to the academy.”
As he spoke, the dean cast a deep gaze at Ye Fei: "I am the dean of the academy. In my heart, nothing is more important than the safety of the children. I absolutely cannot allow the Ming clan to harm anyone in the academy—Xiao Fei, can you understand my good intentions?"
"Yes, I understand." Ye Fei smiled slightly.
Although she really wanted to tell the dean not to worry about Li Yuan, because all the experts sent by the Ming clan had died at Li Yuan's hands yesterday...
However, she could understand that the dean couldn't just care about "leaving" without considering the safety of the other younger members of the academy.
“There’s something else…” The dean waved to Ye Fei, gesturing for her to come closer.
Ye Fei walked over, and the dean glanced around furtively to make sure no one was eavesdropping before whispering, "Did you discover anything unusual within the Eight Desolate Divine Realm? For example... did you find any divine artifacts?"
Ye Fei raised an eyebrow. A divine artifact?
Does it refer to Qiankun Ice Jadeite?
Seeing that Ye Fei did not answer, the dean explained, "Yesterday, the leader of the Star Luo Royal Academy came to Lingfeng Academy as a guest. When he talked with me, he mentioned something - those younger members of the reclusive families who survived all claimed that they had not found any trace of the divine artifact."
"It is said that the strange phenomena and exquisite colorful light previously discovered in the Eight Desolate Divine Realm have disappeared. If the younger generation of those reclusive families were not lying, then it proves that the divine artifact has very likely fallen into the hands of a junior from some academy!"
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