Chapter 84 A Defeated Journey! Mu En and Xuan Zi are devastated!
At that moment, after hearing Liu Yuan's resounding and unambiguous refusal, the entire front of the Body Sect's mountain gate fell into a deathly silence.
The disciples who had been watching noisily now held their breath unconsciously, for fear of breaking the frozen atmosphere.
A cold wind howled through the valley, swirling up a few fallen leaves from the ground; the sound of the wind was particularly jarring in the silent environment.
Not only Xuanzi and Mu En, but even the higher-ups of the Body Sect were shocked by Liu Yuan's calmness and decisiveness in the face of extreme temptation.
Mu En's gaze, which had been full of expectation and longing, dimmed little by little after Liu Yuan's rejection.
He leaned on his cane, and a deep sadness and loneliness welled up in his eyes.
"Child, are you really not going to reconsider?" Moon's voice was much hoarse. As if he was still unwilling to give up, he asked again, trying to play his last card.
"After all, having you stay at Shrek Academy to train and become a great hero is not only the academy's expectation, but also your parents' wish back then."
"Don't you really want to carry on their will in the place where they shed their blood?"
Liu Yuan met Mu En's gaze without any change in expression.
He slowly shook his head, his tone still as cold as ice:
"Mr. Mu, my parents' wish is for me to grow up safely, not for me to live in an empty shell that discards me like trash."
"If they could know from beyond the grave that their children were kicked away by the very academy they were protecting when they were most helpless, I think they would support my decision now."
"Liu Yuan of Shrek Academy died when that notice of leaving school was issued. Now, I belong only to the Body Sect."
These words completely blocked Moon's escape route.
Moon closed his eyes and let out a long sigh.
He knew that no matter what conditions he offered, no matter how much he appealed to the boy's emotions, he could not win back the boy's heart.
The child who originally belonged to Shrek Academy and should have received the highest honors in the Sea God Pavilion has been pushed to the opposite side by Shrek Academy's arrogance.
"Alright… I understand." Mu En's voice sounded exhausted. He turned around and whispered to Xuanzi, who was still kneeling on the ground, trembling from excessive humiliation.
"Xuanzi, get up. Let's go."
After saying that, Mu En never looked back at the mountain gate again. He leaned on his cane and walked unsteadily into the distance.
Xuanzi gritted his teeth and stood up. He didn't even dare to look up at the mocking gazes around him. He followed closely behind Mu En without saying a word. The two of them looked extremely disheveled and desolate in the setting sun.
Moon's heart was filled with endless regret.
Before coming to the Body Sect, he had a premonition that the chances were slim, but as the leader of Shrek Academy, he always held onto a sliver of hope.
But now, with all hope shattered, he felt a tightness in his chest.
He seemed to have already foreseen the future fate of Shrek Academy—without this leader who could suppress an era, Shrek's millennia-old honor might truly begin to decline in this generation.
The feeling of watching a treasure slip away helplessly filled this Limit Douluo with an unprecedented sense of frustration.
Xuanzi, who was walking behind, was just as distressed as Mu En, but his distress stemmed more from an extreme sense of imbalance.
If Xuanzi's humiliation, from carrying thorns to apologize to kneeling at the mountain gate, can win back Liu Yuan's heart, then he might leave behind a tragic reputation in Shrek Academy's history as someone who "was willing to sacrifice personal dignity for the future of the academy."
But now, despite kneeling and begging, he was met with an extremely cold rejection.
This means that Xuanzi not only lost all face as a level 98 Super Douluo, but also became a laughing stock in front of the entire continent.
Xuanzi felt extremely wronged, and the shame he felt at that moment, unable to be compensated, quickly transformed into an extremely twisted resentment.
He stared at the empty air in front of him, his hatred for Liu Yuan had reached its peak.
In his view, Liu Yuan was being unreasonable and deliberately trying to make Xuanzi look foolish.
Meanwhile, as the Shrek Seven Devils departed, thunderous applause once again resounded in front of the Body Sect's mountain gate.
Accompanied by Vina, Liu Yuan walked back to the sect's main hall at a leisurely pace.
Whether it was Du Bu Si, Long Ao Tian, Chen Lu, or the others, their gazes toward Liu Yuan were filled with extremely strong approval and satisfaction.
Poison Immortal stepped forward, patted Liu Yuan heavily on the shoulder, and laughed heartily:
"Good lad! You haven't disappointed me! The conditions that old man Mu En offered were so tempting that even I felt the pinch, but you didn't even flinch. You truly deserve to be my disciple!"
Long Aotian nodded in approval: "Junior brother, well said! The hypocritical resources of Shrek Academy can't compare to the bonds of our sect. As long as you stay in the Body Sect, we will do our best to gather the best resources for you, no less than theirs!"
Faced with everyone's praise, Liu Yuan simply smiled and replied, "This is the only choice I should make. The Body Sect has helped me so much, and there are so many brothers and sisters here who are as close as family."
"Those external things may be tempting, but they can never buy a sense of belonging. Now that I have chosen the sect, I will never waver."
After this farcical attempt to reconcile ended, Liu Yuan's life returned to normal.
In contrast, the atmosphere at Shrek Academy, thousands of miles away, was as gloomy as an impending storm.
Shrek Academy, inside the Sea God Pavilion.
Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, Old Song, and other elders who remained were all gathered in the hall.
As Mu En and Xuan Zi had been on their way for several days, the anxiety in these people's hearts was growing day by day.
"Judging by the time, the teachers should have arrived at the Body Sect by now, right?" Xian Lin'er frowned and looked at Yan Shaozhe. "I wonder if they will succeed in the end. We've heard about Liu Yuan's personality before; I'm afraid he won't turn back so easily."
Yan Shaozhe wiped the sweat from his forehead, trying to calm his uneasy emotions, and forced himself to say, "There shouldn't be any major problems, right? After all, the teacher personally took charge this time, and even Elder Xuan went to such lengths."
"This level of apology and compensation is unprecedented in the history of the Soul Master world. Even if Liu Yuan still harbors resentment, he should give his teacher some face. As long as he comes back, everything is negotiable."
Although everyone said that, they were actually quite apprehensive.
Just as the discussions inside the Sea God Pavilion grew louder, the door to the hall was pushed open.
Mu En walked in slowly, leaning on his cane, followed by Xuan Zi, whose face was so gloomy it could drip water.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then Yan Shaozhe immediately went to greet them, his tone filled with urgency and hope: "Teacher! Elder Xuan! You've returned? How did it go? Did you bring back that Liu Yuan...?"
Moon didn't speak, but walked heavily to the head seat and sat down, letting out a deep sigh.
Xuanzi, standing to the side, looked even more unpleasant after hearing Yan Shaozhe's question.
He didn't look at anyone, but just shook his head through gritted teeth, his fists clenched tightly, and his soul power was uncontrollably dissipating due to his anger.
Upon seeing Xuanzi's action, the elders, who had been full of hope, instantly turned extremely ugly.
The entire Sea God Pavilion fell into a suffocating silence in an instant.
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