vncnus Chapter 313 Leng Yaozhu: Gu Dongfeng...
Chapter 313 Leng Yaozhu: Gu Dongfeng...
Chapter 318 Leng Yaozhu: The Eternal East Wind...
The door closed gently, leaving only Huo Yuhao and the other six people inside.
The room was simply and elegantly furnished, and everything was quiet and peaceful, forming a cruel and stark contrast with the apocalyptic scene outside the window.
Xu Xiaoyan slowly walked to the window, her hands resting on the cold window frame, staring blankly at the Shrek City outside, which was once incredibly prosperous but is now mostly gone.
Tears silently streamed down her face. Her voice was choked and hoarse as she murmured, as if talking to herself, "It's all gone. How many people have died?"
Tang Wulin stood not far behind her, his hands clenched into fists, his nails digging deep into his palms, a trace of crimson seeping between his fingers, but he was completely unaware.
This usually sunny and cheerful boy, who never gets angry easily, now had a face as cold as a piece of thousand-year-old iron.
He spoke slowly and deliberately: "Holy Spirit Cult, evil spirit masters, I will personally uproot you all in the future!"
Count me in!
Xie Xie walked to Tang Wulin's side and patted his shoulder heavily.
This usually carefree and talkative boy now had no trace of his usual playful smile and cynicism; his usually lazy eyes were burning with an unprecedented hatred and determination.
Na'er stood a little further away, Yun Ming's image replaying in her mind.
After a moment of silence, she slowly spoke: "We still need to improve our strength. Without sufficient strength, everything is in vain."
Huo Yuhao watched his companions' indignant expressions without saying a word from beginning to end.
His gaze calmly swept over each face filled with anger and sorrow, but his thoughts were far deeper and more profound than theirs.
Shrek Academy, which had dominated the continent for 20,000 years, is gone just like that. This is far more than just the loss of an academy; the situation on the continent is likely to undergo a dramatic change.
besides----
When Leng Yaozhu left, the expression on her cold and beautiful face was colder than he had ever seen before, as if she was going to settle scores with someone.
"Bang!"
Leng Yaozhu kicked open the heavy door of Qian Gu Dong Feng's office, which was carved from a single piece of century-old ebony wood.
The door slammed heavily against the wall, making a dull thud as if it could no longer withstand the weight.
Leng Yaozhu's stunningly beautiful face seemed to be covered by a layer of frost that had never melted for millennia, and the icy aura emanating from her body caused the surrounding air to drop several degrees in temperature.
Behind her, two staff members of the Spirit Pagoda jogged up, looking panicked.
They chased after them, making futile attempts to stop them, their voices filled with barely concealed fear and anxiety.
"Deputy Tower Master Leng, you cannot go in!"
"Deputy Tower Master Leng, please calm down—"
Leng Yaozhu ignored him. She stood at the office door, her gaze like an icy blade, piercing straight at the handsome middle-aged man sitting behind the desk.
Qian Gu Dongfeng sat in that large leather office chair, raised his eyes and glanced expressionlessly at the two flustered people behind Leng Yaozhu, then gently waved his hand.
The two staff members, as if relieved, quickly bowed and backed out of the office, carefully closing the rickety door behind them.
Only Leng Yaozhu and Qian Gu Dongfeng remained in the room, the air thick with a suffocating silence and a palpable tension.
Qian Gu Dongfeng leaned back in his chair, his hands clasped on the table, and asked calmly, "Yaozhu, what made you rush over here?"
Leng Yaozhu walked a few steps to the desk, raised her right hand, and slammed it heavily on the table.
With a loud "crack," the teacup on the table jolted violently.
She leaned forward slightly, looking down at Qian Gu Dong Feng sitting in the chair, her voice as cold as a gust of wind squeezed out from under a layer of ice.
"The East Wind Through the Ages, don't pretend you don't know what's going on."
"You dare say you were completely unaware of the Holy Spirit Cult's attack on Shrek Academy?"
Qian Gu Dongfeng's expression darkened slightly, his tone carrying a hint of reproach: "Yao Zhu, you are the deputy tower master of the Spirit Pagoda. You should prioritize the interests of the Spirit Pagoda in everything you do. How can you side with outsiders? Are you here to interrogate us on behalf of Shrek Academy?"
"Moreover, colluding with the Holy Spirit Cult is not something that can be made lightly."
"How could I, as the master of the Spirit Pagoda, do such a thing?"
"If these words get out, it will not only be a slander against me personally, but also a disgrace to the entire Spirit Pagoda. You'd better think carefully before you speak."
Leng Yaozhu sneered, her face full of undisguised mockery and coldness.
Her hands were on the table, her body leaning slightly forward. Her long, narrow phoenix eyes looked down at Qian Gu Dongfeng with a sharp gaze that seemed to want to dissect him from head to toe. "Hmph, you've really managed to absolve yourself of all responsibility. You think I don't know what you're thinking?"
"You are jealous of Yun Ming, jealous of his strength, jealous of his reputation, jealous of his status as the number one person on the continent."
"So you colluded with the Holy Spirit Cult to smuggle those fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells into the city—"
Before Leng Yaozhu could finish speaking, she was abruptly interrupted by Qian Gu Dongfeng's shout.
"Nonsense!"
He abruptly stood up from his office chair, and a clear look of anger finally appeared on his usually calm face.
"Yaozhu, you are underestimating my Qian Gu Dongfeng by thinking that way."
"I admit that I am not as strong as Yun Ming, but I am not so jealous of him as to collude with those shady evil spirit masters of the Holy Spirit Cult for that reason!"
"You keep accusing me of colluding with the Holy Spirit Cult, where's the evidence?"
"Breaking into the Tower Master's office without any evidence, pointing your finger at me and questioning me—is this how you, as the Deputy Tower Master, should behave?"
Seeing Qian Gu Dongfeng's righteous and impassioned demeanor, Leng Yaozhu remained unmoved. The anger in her phoenix eyes not only did not subside, but burned even more fiercely.
She slowly straightened up, removed her hands from the table, and her voice grew even colder: "Not only Yun Ming, but also Gu Yue and Huo Yuhao!"
"You knew they were both at Shrek Academy today, which is why you chose today to launch your attack, right?"
"You want to use the Holy Spirit Cult to eliminate these two geniuses who don't belong to your lineage, so that your grandson, Qian Gu Zhangting, can smoothly succeed as the next Tower Master, is that it?"
Faced with Leng Yaozhu's series of pointed questions, Qian Gu Dongfeng remained completely calm, only slightly furrowing his brows and moving his lips as if he wanted to retort.
However, before he could utter a sound, Leng Yaozhu preemptively continued, "Your wishful thinking is quite good. With Shrek Academy destroyed, Yun Ming perished, and Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue, these two thorns in your side, disappearing together, your lineage's position in the Spirit Pagoda will be secure from now on."
"Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. My two disciples were very resilient and survived unharmed."
"Your plan is destined not to come to fruition in its entirety."
As she said this, Leng Yaozhu's gaze was fixed on Qian Gu Dongfeng's face, not missing the slightest change in his expression.
Sure enough, the instant she finished speaking, she clearly caught a fleeting, subtle change in the depths of Qian Gu Dongfeng's eyes.
Leng Yaozhu didn't say anything more; she knew that Qian Gu Dongfeng would never admit to this.
Given this person's shrewdness and skill, he would never reveal anything without overwhelming evidence.
She came here today not to force him to confess, but to let him know that she, Leng Yaozhu, had her eye on him.
She turned around decisively, her white dress drawing a sharp arc in the air, and strode towards the door, but her steps suddenly faltered.
Leng Yaozhu turned her head slightly and glanced coldly at Qian Gu Dongfeng one last time from the corner of her eye. Her voice was calm but carried a warning: "Qian Gu Dongfeng, keep pretending. You'd better pray that I don't catch you red-handed."
"Also, if anything happens to Gu Yue and Huo Yuhao again, no matter who takes action, I will only come to you!"
After saying that, Leng Yaozhu opened the door and walked out without looking back.
"Bang!!!"
The door slammed shut behind her with a dull thud that made the entire wall tremble slightly.
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