Douluo Dalu: Immortal Dragon Clan

In the corridor under the golden tree, Xuanzi led Yan Shaozhe for a while before stopping, turning around to him and saying, "Shaozhe, do you have many doubts in your mind right now?"

“That’s right, Elder Xuan!” Yan Shaozhe immediately spoke, his tone urgent. “Mo Yan, that girl, has a rather wicked personality, but she’s not inherently bad.”

The teacher also said that she was the candidate for the next Sea God Pavilion Master, and you agreed at the time, so why now…”

"Shao Zhe!" Xuan Zi interrupted him.

At this moment, his usually slovenly face revealed an extremely serious expression—this was the first time Yan Shaozhe had ever seen Elder Xuan look like this.

"Elder Mu's injury this time is too strange. Didn't you notice?" Xuanzi's voice deepened. "I have always regarded my martial uncle as my elder. Now that he has become like this, I am beginning to suspect that this is the work of the family behind Mo Yan!"

"Think about it carefully. If your martial uncle leaves the academy now, who will be the ultimate winner?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Shaozhe was stunned for a moment, but quickly came to his senses and retorted, "Elder Xuan, even if you have a problem with Mo Yan, you can't just throw mud at her like this! I don't like her either, but at least she hasn't done anything to harm the academy."

He really couldn't understand why Xuanzi would suddenly suspect Mo Yan.

Perhaps the teacher's serious injury caused Master Xuan to lose his composure and trigger a stress response?

Thinking of this, Yan Shaozhe added, "Elder Xuan, I think you're being far too sensitive this time."

"No!" Xuanzi shook his head, walked to the window in the corridor and stopped, looking at the clear Sea God Lake outside. His voice was calm but heavy, "My uncle has always treated me very well. Now that I see him seriously injured, I feel more distressed than anyone else."

But you need to think this through—was it because your uncle wanted to go, or was someone deliberately luring him there?

At this moment, Xuanzi began to use his extraordinary wisdom: his uncle was clearly injured like that, even if he was curious, he should have asked someone else to do it for him, and should never have gone there himself.

"So, Elder Xuan, do you suspect that someone lured the teacher there?" Yan Shaozhe asked, following up on his words.

“Shao Zhe, it seems you’re not so stupid after all!” Xuan Zi continued, “In the past, my master would definitely have let me handle this kind of thing, but this time he went alone. There’s definitely someone guiding him from behind. Can you guess who it is?”

After listening, Yan Shaozhe was taken aback at first, then seized the loophole in Xuanzi's words and asked, "Elder Xuan, what about the evidence? If there is no evidence, it is no small matter to frame Mo Yan like this! The academy needs Mo Yan right now—not only because she possesses the Ultimate Flame, but also because of the power of her family."

Only now did Yan Shaozhe fully understand why his teacher had chosen Mo Yan as the next Sea God Pavilion Master: it was not only to protect the academy's century-old foundation, but also to build a good relationship with Mo Yan's family.

The teacher's every move was far-sighted, which made him clearly realize just how big the gap was between himself and his teacher.

He once thought he could inherit his teacher's mantle, but in the end, he found himself to be nothing but a joke—he hadn't learned any real skills, but instead had developed a bellyful of petty and narrow-mindedness.

Thinking about it now, it all seems ridiculous.

"Evidence?" Xuanzi scoffed, his tone laced with disdain. "Hmph, she's the ultimate winner, isn't that evidence enough?"

Yan Shaozhe was instantly dumbfounded: What kind of logic was Elder Xuan? How could "she was the final winner" be considered evidence? Even if his intentions weren't entirely pure, he knew he couldn't falsely accuse someone without proof! "Shaozhe, think about it carefully. If you calm down and think about it, you'll find that all of this was part of Mo Yan's scheme!" Seeing his disbelief, Xuanzi hurriedly raised his voice, "If we don't stop it now, sooner or later it will push our academy into an abyss of no return!"

At this moment, Elder Xuan was preoccupied with seeking justice for his uncle and protecting Shrek Academy. He could not hand over such an important position as the Sea God Pavilion Master to Mo Yan. Even if it was passed on to another direct disciple of the academy, it would be better than letting her hold the position.

He felt that he was doing all of this for the good of the college.

Yan Shaozhe fell silent. For a moment, he was actually persuaded by Xuanzi—Elder Xuan was right; judging from the outcome, Mo Yan would indeed be the biggest beneficiary.

But reason quickly brought him back to his senses, and he said to Xuanzi, "Elder Xuan, perhaps you are overthinking it. The injury to our teacher may not have been caused by the Mo Yan family; it could have been caused by a ferocious beast."

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Xuanzi's tone was resolute, and at this moment his thinking revealed a hint of Mu En's usual meticulousness. "All the clues point to Mo Yan. Shao Zhe, use your smart brain to think about it. Even I can see the problem, so why can't you figure it out?"

Xuanzi looked at Yan Shaozhe with obvious disappointment and frustration: This is his most valued disciple, how can he be so slow-witted? How can he not understand things that he can figure out? How can he be so stupid?

Yan Shaozhe was at a loss for words at this moment—Xuan Lao's unyielding attitude left him with no way to refute him.

Left with no other choice, he could only bite the bullet and ask, "Elder Xuan, if Mo Yan isn't going to become the next Sea God Pavilion Master, then who should be? You yourself?"

At this moment, Yan Shaozhe even had a slight suspicion: Did Elder Xuan also have his eye on the position of Sea God Pavilion Master and become greedy?

If that's the case, he must find a way to stop it—if Xuanzi becomes the head of the academy, then the academy's destruction is probably not far off.

It should be noted that the combat techniques that Elder Xuan used in the past were so bizarre that they were comparable to those of an evil soul master.

If it weren't for the fact that Master Xuan was someone the teacher had watched grow up, even the teacher would probably suspect that he was an undercover agent sent by the evil spirit master.

Upon hearing this, Xuanzi immediately shook his head: "Let me be the Sea God Pavilion Master? Forget it."

"Phew~" Yan Shaozhe was about to breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that Elder Xuan had no such intention, but Elder Xuan's next words made him freeze instantly.

"The one who should become the Sea God Pavilion Master is you, Shao Zhe!"

At this moment, Yan Shaozhe was completely stunned.

He never imagined that Elder Xuan would ultimately target him and even propose making him the Pavilion Master? Is this for real?

He knew very well that he wasn't actually that great—even if he was a little stronger than Elder Xuan, he simply didn't have the ability to lead Shrek Academy forward!
Elder Xuan had anticipated Yan Shaozhe's reaction, so he slowly pulled out his "trump card," his tone tinged with mystery: "Shaozhe, haven't you always been curious about your background?"

Yan Shaozhe's heart skipped a beat, and a bad thought instantly arose: Oh no, Elder Xuan is really coming for me this time!
...(End of chapter)