Zhenfeng College, Gathering Wind Field.
All the mentors and students of the college were gathered here, surrounded by the secret agents of the Castellan Mansion and the soldiers of the Garrison Army, ready to fight.
On the square, the flag with the emblem of the Castellan Mansion was raised high. Under the flag, Wei Zhong, the Castellan of Canyon Peak, sat in a chair with a tea table in front of him. A pot of boiling water was bubbling on the red-hot iron stove. On the tea table, a cup of tea had been brewed. The color of the tea was so thick that it was a bit cloudy, and the steam from the tea carried a bitter taste.
Wei Zhong picked up the cup and took a sip. It was extremely bitter and astringent. Such strong tea had long lost the fragrance of tea leaves, but Wei Zhong liked to stimulate himself with such a taste, or perhaps, to punish himself.
The previous operation had been a failure, so much so that more than half of the 12 family guards he trusted were killed. He had never suffered such a setback since he took over as the Castellan of Canyon Peak.
Wei Zhong put down the cup and glanced at the mentors and students of Zhenfeng College who had gathered in the square.
"Is everyone here?" Wei Zhong asked.
"We haven't found Guo Youdao yet," someone beside him answered immediately.
All the teachers and students of Zhenfeng College, including Guo Ting and Li Xin, who had been injured by Wei Zhong, and Mo Sen, who had been captured and used as bait, were all brought to Gathering Wind Field. Only Guo Youdao was nowhere to be found, and no one in Zhenfeng College knew about it.
Wei Zhong nodded and said no more. He looked along the tree-lined avenue and saw the main entrance of Zhenfeng College. Wei Zhong believed that since those people had entered Gorge Peak City, they would eventually come here.
"Castellan …" At this time, a guard came to him.
"Hmm?"
"Someone from Zhenfeng College wants to negotiate with you," the guard said.
"Negotiate? Bring him here. "Wei Zhong didn't mind finding something to do to pass the time while he waited in vain.
Mentor Luo Wei was quickly brought in front of Wei Zhong. Wei Zhong sized up this young mentor.
Before this, he had never thought that there was anyone in Zhenfeng College that he needed to look at. He would maintain a certain level of etiquette, and that person was only their dean, Guo Youdao. First, it was out of respect for his identity as one of the Four Great Clans. Although this was becoming more and more suspicious. Secondly, he was the head of an academy after all. No matter how bad the Zhenfeng College was, it was still one of the 432 colleges recorded on the Continental College Ranking. It was different from the average civilian institution.
But now … The four students from Zhenfeng College had given him an unprecedented setback. Under such circumstances, his attitude towards Zhenfeng College was no longer the same as before. He suspected that Zhenfeng College was still hiding something, so he didn't hesitate to come here personally. The young man in front of him didn't seem to have much strength. Anxiety and nervousness were clearly written on his face. It seemed that he had mustered up a lot of courage to propose a negotiation. Wei Zhong took another sip of tea and didn't say anything. He waited for Luo Wei to speak.
Luo Wei's spirit had only reached the level of a level two spirit, and he had only grasped a level two special ability, "Clairvoyance". He was at the bottom of the ranks of Zhenfeng College's instructors, and usually taught the first year's foundational courses. But now, he was the one standing up for Zhenfeng College.
What had happened?
To be honest, the teachers and students of Zhenfeng College still didn't know much about it. They only knew that Lu Ping and the other three students who had participated in the Spirit-Gathering had gotten into some sort of trouble. No one had explained the specifics to them.
But no matter what, it had nothing to do with them, right?
Luo Wei believed in this. That was why he had the courage to speak up. No matter how tyrannical the city lord was, they still had to be reasonable, no? That was what Luo Wei thought.
"I think we've been treated unfairly." Luo Wei spoke up. "No matter what the reason is, I believe it has nothing to do with the people here. We are the instructors and students of the College, you can't treat us like this. "
The instructors and students of the College?
Luo Wei had hit the nail on the head.
An academy, even if it was a low-tier academy like the Zhai Feng Academy, still had a slightly higher status. Therefore, although the city lord didn't think much of Zhenfeng College, they were still quite cautious when it came to the substance of their actions. Of course they had the ability to raze Zhenfeng College to the ground. But if they really did so, it would cause a stir throughout the continent. The schools that normally competed with each other on the Rankings would likely be on the same side in the face of such a thing. The consequences weren't just for Wei Zhong. Even the imperial family of the Xuan Army Empire wouldn't dare bear the brunt of it. At the end of the day, the academies were a subtle force to be reckoned with. Not to mention that the four great academies were completely outside of the Empire's rule.
Wei Zhong wouldn't dare do something like this. But given the current situation, he didn't need to take it to heart. Therefore, when he heard Luo Wei use their status to speak, Wei Zhong only smiled. "That's why I say you're still alive."
Domineering!
It wasn't that Wei Zhong didn't care about the academies, but he had always maintained his dominance over the two lowly academies in the Canyon Peak District. This answer left no doubt of it. To Wei Zhong, not taking any of their lives was already a form of respect for their academies.
Luo Wei's mouth was agape. What else could he say?
"Then, can you tell us what exactly happened?"
Luo Wei could only ask about the specific situation that they didn't know to judge the situation. But Wei Zhong wouldn't trouble himself to answer such questions. He was about to raise his hand to signal for Luo Wei to be taken away when a person rushed in from the main entrance of Zhenfeng College, heading straight for the gathering area.
It was the uniform of a secret agent from the city lord's residence.
Wei Zhong recognized him immediately. Was there any new situation for him to be in such a hurry?
Wei Zhong couldn't be bothered with Luo Wei. He waved his hand and gestured for the secret agent to rush in front of Wei Zhong. The nervous expression on his face made Wei Zhong feel an inexplicable sense of panic. What kind of grievous news would it be this time?
"The target has broken into the city lord's residence!" The secret agent said. Sure enough, it was the city lord's residence that made everyone's expression change. Even Luo Wei, who was still at the side, couldn't help but tremble when he heard the news.
He guessed that the target mentioned by the secret agent was Lu Ping's group, whom the city lord's residence had always been targeting. He didn't expect these students to be so audacious. The city lord's residence had taken control of Zhenfeng College, yet they dared to attack the city lord's residence with just a few people. This resistance was too strong. What was the difference between this and a rebellion? Under such circumstances, would the powerful city lord Wei Zhong be lenient because of their status as students of the academy? As the ruling class, this was definitely the bottom line they couldn't tolerate!
But the secret agent's report wasn't finished yet. He looked at Wei Zhong's shocked and angry expression and finally didn't dare to hide anything. He could only bite the bullet and continue. "They … kidnapped the little city lord …"
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