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Inside Sea God's Pavilion, Yun Ming's face was bitter as he sighed and said, "Sister Yue, this matter was my oversight, but talking about it now is useless."
Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li sat opposite Long Yeyue, her beautiful face clean and elegant, full of Life Qi, and she spoke up for Yun Ming:
"Yes, Sister Yue, Brother Ming was with me all day. The incident happened too suddenly, and none of us wanted it."
Long Yeyue snorted and said with a cold face, "Don't mention those things. The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Spirit Transfer Pagoda, and the military are colluding, slandering my Shrek in every possible way. This is simply outrageous!"
"Yun Ming, do you still have the spirit of those years? Will you and I go to Mingdu and deal with those fools?"
As her words fell, the atmosphere in Sea God's Pavilion immediately became tense. Not only did Ya Li's expression change drastically, but Twin Holy Dragons and the other Sea God's Pavilion elders also cried out in alarm, shouting "No!" and "Sister Yue, calm down!"
The entire Federation was making things difficult for them, involving more than ten four-word Battle Armor Masters. How could Shrek possibly fight them?
Moreover, if they fought, Shrek would be openly hostile to the entire Federation, and then they would truly become a terrorist organization!
However, some elders also supported Long Yeyue.
The dean of Shrek Outer Court, Silver Moon Douluo Cai Yue'er, who also looked like an old woman, agreed with this and stated that they shouldn't fight a small battle, but a big one, an all-out war!
"Shrek has stood on the continent for twenty thousand years. Which major disaster on the continent didn't we step forward for? I think the Federation above has lost its head and needs a good cleansing!"
Cai Yue'er said with a face full of sarcasm, "Those few students and teachers of ours were incompetent, caught red-handed, bringing such shame to Shrek. They should all be expelled!"
"But Shrek's prestige cannot be challenged. We have always been independent. If the Federation uses our Geniuses, they should know their place. I don't believe our children would watch their alma mater be humiliated and remain indifferent..."
The more Cai Yue'er spoke, the more outrageous she became, and Yun Ming and Zhuo Shi spoke at the same time.
"Yue'er, calm down!"
"My Disciple, try to expel him!"
Cai Yue'er's momentum faltered, but she didn't look at Yun Ming, instead, she snapped at Zhuo Shi opposite her, "Why are you roaring? Your Disciple was ineffective, shaming Shrek twice. Am I wrong?"
"I don't care about this or that, but you cannot expel my Disciple!"
Zhuo Shi staunchly protected his people and winked at his old rival beside him.
Feng Wuyu, who usually bickered with Zhuo Shi, now stood on a united front and chimed in, "Yes, you can't expel him."
"You two..."
Cai Yue'er's eyes bulged, not giving way to Twin Holy Dragons in the slightest, out-arguing two without falling behind.
The scene was so chaotic that Yun Ming's brows furrowed even deeper, and he finally shouted, "Enough!"
The three of them fell silent simultaneously, all looking at Yun Ming.
"The outside world is attacking us fiercely, and I am also very angry."
Yun Ming slowly spoke, setting the tone for the matter: "But regarding this incident, I have thoroughly investigated it. Indeed, we are in the wrong. The people we chased earlier were fine, but the latter two were direct descendants of the Yu Family and a Blood God orphan, which has too great an impact."
Long Yeyue snorted, unconcerned, "What is a Blood God orphan? How can the contributions of the Ancestor Seven Monsters in the two great disasters ten thousand and twenty thousand years ago compare to them?"
Upon hearing this, Yun Ming's eyes darkened, as if a breath was stuck in his chest.
Ya Li saw her husband's difficulty and quickly interjected, "Sister Yue, be sober. This is the Federation now..."
The deeds of the two generations of legendary Seven Monsters were Shrek's eternal pride, but upon closer inspection, they brought no benefit to the Federation.
Twenty thousand years ago, Sea God Tang San led the Seven Monsters to destroy Spirit Hall. The Federation stated that Spirit Hall had no connection to them, not even a single federal currency.
Ten thousand years ago, Spirit Ice Douluo? The Sun Moon Empire they fought against was the predecessor of the Federation! The only recognized contributions were the Spirit Transfer Pagoda and spirit souls.
There were benefits, but the glory did not belong to Shrek; the Spirit Transfer Pagoda was still standing.
Originally, the two families were allies sharing a common enemy. When Ha Luosa attacked Shrek, Qiangu Dieting even came to reinforce Heaven's Chosen Douluo.
But later, Long Yeyue attacked the Spirit Transfer Pagoda and slapped Qiangu Dieting, and the relationship between the two families broke down.
These words were taboo. Yun Ming and Ya Li had always held Long Yeyue in high regard, but that was no reason to let her act recklessly!
Zhuo Shi, Feng Wuyu, and other elders also understood the intricacies and spoke up to persuade her, advocating for a peaceful resolution to the matter.
The last time she acted recklessly, they broke with the Spirit Transfer Pagoda. If it happened again, what then? You are a quasi-god, so it's not a big deal for you, but we can't handle it.
After much persuasion, Long Yeyue's expression improved somewhat.
However, she still said with some reluctance, "Yun Ming, Guan Yue serves as the Vice Hall Master in the War God Hall, Cao Dezhi is stationed at the Abyss Battlefield, and there's the Shen Family. Are they just going to watch Shrek be slandered and remain indifferent?"
Yun Ming pursed his lips and patiently said, "Sister Yue, they have all contacted me. This time, the evidence is irrefutable; they are powerless."
"There are public demonstrations in many cities like Heaven Dou and Mingdu, and Old Cao and Junior Brother both believe that our Outer Court's final assessment is somewhat problematic."
Long Yeyue spat, cursing, "They left the Academy, their wings grew hard, and they all sided with the Federation!"
Yun Ming suddenly felt exhausted explaining these things to Long Yeyue and couldn't help but recall the words of several old friends.
Cao Dezhi: Brother Yun, no matter what, the morale of the Blood God Legion cannot be shaken; this final assessment is too hated, change it.
Guan Yue: Senior Brother, Mingdu is in an uproar. I have gone to ease the situation, but this is all I can do. It's time for the Academy's system to change.
Shen Tian: Boss, you know me. I also want to stand with the Academy, but the Yu Family and the Le Family are crazy. It's not a bad thing for the Academy to make appropriate concessions.
If any of you three had stayed in the Academy, how wonderful that would be... Yun Ming thought powerlessly.
Long Yeyue was Yun Ming's teacher, the widow of Heaven's Chosen Douluo, and her seniority absolutely suppressed him. Yun Ming was Innatly at a disadvantage morally and found it difficult to restrain her.
When he went to Mingdu to snatch someone back then, he had a reason of love rivalry, and the forces he faced were only the War God Hall. Chen Xinjie was not present then.
If war broke out this time, he would face the military, which controlled the Federation's strongest forces, with plenty of soul-guided cannonballs, and from then on, Shrek would become a treasonous organization. Shrek was not strong enough to fight an entire Empire.
Moreover, the Spirit Transfer Pagoda would definitely kick them while they were down... Yun Ming had a headache. Ya Li opened the conversation to lighten the mood, and the elders desperately persuaded her for their lives, stopping this Shrek Empress Dowager. The meeting entered a new phase.
"The Federation has sent a letter, demanding that we publicly apologize, send people to the Mingdu Spirit Transfer Pagoda for negotiations, redeem Shen Yi and the others, and compensate the Federation for its losses."
Ya Li slowly stated the Federation's demands. Cai Yue'er immediately flared up upon hearing this and angrily retorted, "Why redeem people who have already been expelled? Compensating for losses is even more of a joke!"
"We also had people defeated. Six for four, and they're still not satisfied?!"
"Expel again? Is this never-ending?" "I think you don't put our Twin Holy Dragons in your eyes!"
Hearing Cai Yue'er mention expulsion again, Zhuo Shi and Feng Wuyu became furious. Twin Holy Dragons rolled up their sleeves and started to argue, determined to compete with her.
"All of you, enough!"
Yun Ming suppressed the entire room with his extraordinary mental force, glaring at Cai Yue'er and saying, "Yue'er, I know you are anxious, but you are not suitable to participate in the meeting now. Everyone, continue."
Inability to suppress Long Yeyue, suppressing Cai Yue'er was still a small matter. Yun Ming sealed off a great general of Long Yeyue's faction, and the Sea God's Pavilion meeting gradually entered a better phase.
He set the tone, "Expelling students is impossible. They are descendants of Shrek's old allies and must be taken care of."
He considered himself a decent person and would not do something like expelling students as temporary workers, and doing so would lose popular support.
Long Yeyue closed her eyes and tapped the table, saying, "Alright, but the Academy cannot publicly apologize. All these responsibilities belong to the students; what does it have to do with us? At most, we can allow students to apologize in their personal capacity."
"I will set a bottom line: the Academy can negotiate, but the students' Families must share the losses."
Zhuo Shi volunteered, "My Disciple was involved in the incident. I must go to Mingdu and bring him back."
Feng Wuyu said, "I'll go too."
Ya Li sighed and said, "I'll lead the team. I'm familiar with some people in Mingdu and can talk to them."
A strange look appeared on Yun Ming's face: "Then I..."
"Brother Ming, don't go. It's not appropriate."
Ya Li shook her head, refusing her husband's company.
Back then, a single shot in Mingdu broke the sky. If old matters were brought up again, a fight could very likely break out.
And without Yun Ming at Shrek to suppress Long Yeyue... she worried that this Empress Dowager would cause trouble.
Cai Yue'er's face showed unwillingness, and she spoke, "I know you all oppose my radical approach, but negotiations always need someone with a sharp tongue. I also want to go, and I am the dean of the Outer Court."
Yun Ming looked at her deeply: "Alright, but listen to Ya Li's opinions in everything."
"Next matter, Minglong's five people were defeated. The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy is very arrogant now, stirring up public opinion, claiming that their students have surpassed Shrek..."
"Nonsense!"
Long Yeyue suddenly opened her eyes, her spirit power surging, and slammed the table as she stood up.
"I will go to Mingdu right now and give those people a few slaps to make them remember!"