Even blind box hunters don't choose their partners? I got Su Daji from my blind box!

Inside the meeting room, the air was thick with tension, and the atmosphere was completely electric.

"What?! (whistle)"

Lei Zhen slammed his hand on the cracked table.

He suddenly turned his head, his eyes wide like copper bells, and stared intently at the Yin Shi Ancestor who was huddled in the corner.

"Was this the work of you, you old poison mastermind? You used Gu worms to control Lin Xiao's mind?! Otherwise, could a normal person do such a thing?"

Yin Shi Ancestor: "???"

Sitting in a corner, a pot falls from the sky?

"What's it to me!"

The Yin Shi Ancestor was so angry that his beard trembled wildly, and he almost unleashed the Ten Thousand Poison Banner on the spot.

On the other side, Qian Duoduo clutched her chest, her expression more pained than if she had just lost billions.

It's a perfect description of "losing money like a muggle".

He was frantically pressing keys on a calculator while muttering to himself.

"What a loss... a huge loss... Huayang Martial Arts University, that lousy place, doesn't even have a decent gravity chamber. It's like using a priceless jade to prop up a table leg—such a waste!"

"This isn't about money at all!"

Gu Qinghe pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses that had slipped off his nose and tossed a thick stack of data reports out of his briefcase.

Pointing to the red line above, his tone was sharp as a scalpel, piercing straight to the heart of the matter.

"Look closely! These are Huayang Martial Arts University's various indicators for the past ten years!"

"The Qi and Blood Pool has been depleted for three years, the library's books are moldy, and there are more rats than students! 90% of the teaching staff has left, and even the head chef in the cafeteria ran away overnight with a train because he couldn't pay his wages!"

Gu Qinghe walked up to Lin Xiao, his eyes filled with anguish as he looked at a wayward, prodigal son who had ruined his future.

"Lin Xiao, I know that geniuses are often arrogant and want to take an unconventional path."

"But this isn't just going down the wrong path, it's jumping into a cesspool! You can't be stopped!"

With a whoosh.

A group of grandmasters instantly surrounded them, their dozen or so pairs of eyes exuding an oppressive aura, like a pack of hungry wolves eyeing a piece of fat meat that had fallen into the mud.

"Change it! It must be changed!"

"If you agree, we old guys will risk breaking the rules to help you change your application!"

"Yes! This is not something you can mess around with! This is a loss for the country!"

Surrounded in the middle, Lin Xiao was sweating profusely, feeling like a little white rabbit struggling to survive between elephant legs.

This scene is even more terrifying than the carnage we just faced with Su Daji and Chang'e.

These old guys are really anxious, and they really care about him, but how can he explain this?

Does this mean I have a system that allows me to see that the return on investment for that lousy school is infinite?

That person will definitely be dissected and studied in the next second!

Even slicing requires different methods, like using a low heat and a high heat!

"Um... seniors, calm down, take a deep breath."

Lin Xiaoqian smiled and tried to shrink back.

"I think the name Huayang is auspicious, like 'purple aura coming from the east,' and it's close to home..."

"fart!"

Lei Zhen abruptly interrupted.

"Your house has been demolished to ruins, how can it be considered close?! Even if you rebuild it now, it's too late!"

"Uh, that's because... the feng shui over there is good..."

"Feng shui?" Gu Qinghe sneered, his eyes filled with pity for the mentally challenged.

"Huayang Martial Arts University is built next to a mass grave, where yin energy gathers—what feng shui is that! It's more suitable for raising corpses!"

Lin Xiao: "..."

I'm out of words.

The CPU overheated.

The logic has been completely blocked, and there is no reason to break the deadlock.

Just as the situation was about to spiral out of control, Lei Zhen rolled up his sleeves, ready to snatch the person and forcibly change their college application.

The old Taoist master Zhang Zhiwei, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them.

hum-

A mysterious golden light flashed in his eyes, and the previously noisy conference room fell silent for a moment.

The old master didn't look at Lin Xiao, but instead gazed at the deep starry sky outside the window, his voice soft and distant.

It exudes a sense of world-weariness and the unfathomable depth unique to riddle tellers.

"The Great Dao is fifty, Heaven evolves into forty-nine, and man escapes to one."

"A dragon lies hidden in the abyss; there must be a reason for it."

"Perhaps... this seemingly hopeless wasteland is precisely the place where the true dragon can be seen after the impurities have been washed away."

These cryptic words left everyone present stunned.

If anyone else had said that, Lei Zhen would have punched them long ago.

Would it kill you to speak like a human being?

But this is the old Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain!

A living fossil of martial arts in China, proficient in Qimen Dunjia and Bagua, he said there was a mystery to it, so maybe there really is a mystery.

The masters exchanged bewildered glances, their once resolute gazes beginning to waver.

Could it be that we are too narrow-minded, lacking the vision to see through the hidden depths of that shabby school?

Lin Xiao's eyes lit up.

Although he couldn't understand what the old master was rambling on, he did understand two words.

metaphysics!

Since science can't explain it, let's use magic to defeat magic!

Lin Xiao took a deep breath, and his Oscar-level acting skills instantly took over.

The embarrassment on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a deep and unpretentious resignation.

"well……"

Lin Xiao let out a long sigh, a sigh filled with the tragic grandeur of having no other choice, as if he were carrying the weight of the entire world on his shoulders.

"Since even the old Celestial Master has figured it out, then I won't hide it from you seniors anymore."

Lin Xiao slowly raised his hand, pointed to Su Daji beside him who was idly playing with her fingers, and said in an extremely bitter tone.

"Do you seniors think I want to choose that godforsaken place? Do you think I, Lin Xiao, am stupid enough to not know the allure of Principal Qian's money, or the might of General Lei's fists?"

"but……"

Lin Xiao lowered his voice and spoke mysteriously, as if revealing a secret.

"That's what she meant."

Swish!

All eyes instantly shifted from Lin Xiao to Su Daji.

Su Daji was playing with a strand of her hair when she felt everyone's gaze. Her movements paused slightly, and her eyes looked confused for a moment.

Lin Xiao pressed his advantage, wearing an expression that said, "I was forced into this, I'm a victim too," and said with great remorse.

"Before applying, Daji suddenly sensed a heaven-defying karmic force in the East. If I didn't go, there would be bloodshed, or even... the collapse of the Heavenly Dao!"

"What can I do? I'm desperate too!"

"This is a mythical creature of supreme color, everyone! Her intuition—it's destiny!"

"How dare I, a mere low-level martial artist, disobey? I want to live too!"

Lin Xiao spoke these words with tears streaming down her face, perfectly portraying a pitiful character.

As for Chang'e?

At that time, Chang'e hadn't been drawn yet, so Daji had to bear the burden of this huge, black pot alone.

My beloved concubine, the time has come to test you!

The masters were stunned, their minds racing.

Defying the laws of cause and effect?

Bloodshed or disaster?

Is the Heavenly Way collapsing?

If someone else had said that, they would have spat at them and called them "crazy."

But look at Su Daji's stunningly beautiful face that brought ruin to the country.

Feel again the mythical power within her that even grandmasters find terrifying...

That...makes sense!

Can we use common sense to understand the perceptions of mythical creatures?

They have a higher level of understanding of color, so their perspective on issues is definitely different from that of us ordinary people!

Could that run-down school really be hiding some ancient ruins or unparalleled heritage?

Although Su Daji didn't know what the king was up to, she was very clever and understood Lin Xiao's intentions with just a glance.

Taking the blame?

Ha, as long as it's the king's fault, what's wrong with me taking the blame?

Not only must you memorize it, but you must memorize it with an air of dominance and with a sense of righteous indignation!

"snort."

Su Daji stretched lazily, revealing her beautiful curves, but no one dared to look at her for long.

She slightly raised her chin, and a cold glint of domineering gleam flashed in her captivating fox-like eyes.

Behind him, nine enormous phantom fox tails appeared and disappeared, and a terrifying pressure instantly swept through the entire conference room, causing the air temperature to plummet and even freezing the space itself.

"What's wrong?"

Su Daji parted her red lips slightly, her voice charming yet exuding absolute majesty, like a queen looking down on ants.

"Does the place I choose need the approval of you mortals?"

"You...have a problem with that?"