After a long while, Kong Deming slowly spoke: "Based on the bloodline characteristics, I am more than ninety percent certain that this child is the granddaughter of that girl Yutong, and is a true descendant of my Kong Family."
Changing the subject, Kong Deming sighed softly, speaking with a touch of helplessness:
"However, when Yutong left home and traveled far away to the original Douluo Continent, I was not in the family."
"Now, I have no feelings of having raised Zhang Lexuan, this child. Although the blood ties exist, the emotional bond is thin."
"Wanting to rely on this layer of blood relationship to make her abandon Shrek and stay in the Sun Moon Empire to serve us, I am afraid that cannot be done in the short term."
Xu Tianran naturally understood the difficulty in this and smiled helplessly upon hearing this:
"Elder Kong, even so, it is absolutely impossible for us to send her back to Shrek."
"She is your descendant after all. Sending her back is no different than letting a tiger return to the mountain. Once she grows up in the future, she will definitely become a major threat to our Sun Moon Empire. We absolutely cannot do such a thing."
Upon hearing this, Kong Deming took a deep breath, his eyes suddenly turning sharp, and he spoke slowly with a hint of ruthlessness in his tone:
"Crown Prince, your words are absolutely correct; sending her back to Shrek is absolutely impossible."
"If Zhang Lexuan, this girl, is truly that stubborn and impervious to reason, and refuses to submit no matter what, then we can only cripple her spirit power cultivation."
"Afterward, we will let her remain in the Empire as an ordinary person, living a carefree life as a wealthy individual, and spending the rest of her life in peace."
Hearing Kong Deming's crisp, decisive, and ruthless words, everyone felt a jolt in their hearts.
Even though Xu Tianhao had long known his teacher's style of doing things, he couldn't help but slightly raise an eyebrow.
The teacher really was a ruthless person who was decisive in killing and acting; he never dragged his feet and always put the Empire's interests first.
However, thinking about it carefully, Kong Deming's approach was also within reason.
Zhang Lexuan was a descendant of the Kong Family, so Kong Deming naturally could not bring himself to kill her directly; he couldn't bear to do it in the end.
But if he let her return to Shrek, it would be equivalent to creating a future formidable enemy for themselves, with endless future troubles.
Rather than keeping such a ticking time bomb that could explode at any moment by his side, it was better to simply dismantle the gunpowder and leave it as a clock.
Although this approach was ruthless, it was also the safest and most consistent choice for the interests of the Sun Moon Empire.
Just as everyone fell into silence, pondering how to deal with Zhang Lexuan subsequently, Xu Tianhao suddenly spoke, breaking the silence:
"Teacher, Big Brother, didn't you send people to specifically investigate Zhang Lexuan's background on the original Douluo Continent before? Have you forgotten the suspicious aspects of it?"
Xu Tianran heard this, and his gaze instantly fell upon Xu Tianhao.
This younger brother of his had always had many clever ideas and a meticulous mind, always able to think of methods that others could not imagine; at this moment, he must have a new idea.
His eyes lit up immediately, and he hurriedly asked: "Tianhao, do you have any new ideas? Speak your mind."
Kong Deming also turned his gaze toward Xu Tianhao, his face showing a hint of anticipation, and he spoke:
"Tianhao, you have always had many ideas and a clever mind, often able to find an alternative path. Tell us your thoughts; perhaps there might be a better solution."
Seeing this, Xu Tianhao revealed a mysterious smile on his face, a flash of cunning in his eyes, and slowly spoke:
"Since we investigated and learned that Zhang Lexuan's family on the original Douluo Continent was secretly destroyed by a mysterious force, the entire family wiped out, and all clues erased completely."
"Then, why couldn't this mysterious force be Shrek?"
This sentence was like a thunderclap on flat ground, instantly exploding in everyone's hearts.
Xu Tianran, Poison Immortal, and Kong Deming were all stunned, with expressions of astonishment on their faces.
But in just an instant, they immediately reacted, and flashes of sudden realization appeared in their eyes.
Xu Tianhao had already spoken to this point; the remaining subtext did not need him to say another word.
In everyone's hearts present, they had instantly sorted out the key points and had an extremely clear idea.
Back when Kong Deming learned that Zhang Lexuan might be a descendant of the Kong Family, he immediately dispatched his most elite secret agents to the original Douluo Continent to secretly investigate Zhang Lexuan's family background.
However, the results of the investigation were shocking; not only did the secret agents find nothing, they did not find any useful information.
Even the mysterious force that destroyed Zhang Lexuan's family back then did not leave any traces that could be traced.
All clues were completely erased, as clean as if it had never happened.
Such a bizarre situation was in itself extremely unusual.
It was enough to show that the mysterious force that destroyed Zhang Lexuan's family had an extremely profound background and terrifying strength.
Only in this way would they have the ability to erase all traces without a shadow, leaving the Sun Moon Empire's secret agents with nowhere to investigate.
Now, combining this with the fact that Zhang Lexuan is Kong Deming's descendant and a remnant of the Kong Family, and scrutinizing it carefully.
All the doubts naturally pointed to Shrek.
The Kong Family was a soul tool family of the Sun Moon Empire and had a fundamental opposition in stance with Shrek.
Zhang Lexuan's grandmother, Kong Yutong, had left the Sun Moon Empire and traveled far away to the original Douluo Continent; those with intention to investigate would certainly be able to find it out.
And Zhang Lexuan had Innate Full Spirit Power, was gifted from a young age, and had a limitless future.
Shrek completely had the motive and the strength to secretly take action to destroy Zhang Lexuan's family and erase all traces.
Then, they would take the helpless Zhang Lexuan under their wing, control her, use her for their own purposes, and make her the sharpest blade to deal with the Sun Moon Empire in the future.
This line of reasoning was logical, interlocked, and instantly made everyone suddenly enlightened.
A bold and brilliant plan had already quietly taken shape in everyone's hearts.
Since Shrek Academy had this motive, they could just pin it on Shrek.
They couldn't find clues, and Shrek might not necessarily have clues either.
Taking a step back, even if they did, would they dare to tell Zhang Lexuan the truth?
The answer was naturally negative.
This was not a conspiracy, but an open scheme that was placed in the open, which anyone could see through but was powerless to crack.
A move to strike at her heart, absolutely unsolvable.
Xu Tianhao kept his hands down and continued: "Teacher, back when you ignored the risks and secretly infiltrated the heart of Shrek Academy to investigate, didn't you say yourself that the legendary Dragon God Douluo is most likely still in the world, living in seclusion?"
He paused, then continued: "Zhang Lexuan is now a core disciple of the Shrek Inner Court; she must be using the academy's power to investigate the tragedy of her family's extermination, right?"
"With the methods of that Dragon God Douluo, who has sat in Shrek for two hundred years, it is impossible for him not to have detected any clues regarding the tragedy of Zhang Lexuan's family being wiped out overnight, and it is even more impossible for him to have no leads at all."
"But now, so many years have passed, and the case of Zhang Lexuan's family's extermination has always been like a stone sinking into the sea, without any conclusion, and there isn't even a decent investigation result."
"Such an abnormal attitude exactly verifies that our guess is not groundless or mere speculation, but rather very likely the undeniable truth."
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