Hearing the woman's words, Li Changhe heaved a long sigh.
"When has Heavenly Dao Academy ever fallen so low," he lamented.
"A tiger is still a tiger even when it lands on the flat ground, and a dragon is still a dragon even when it swims in shallow waters," someone calmly remarked from the side.
"Regardless, we are not ones to be coerced," added another.
"Enough," the woman at the head seemed a bit tired.
Leaning back in her chair, she waved her hand and said, "Just do as I have instructed for now."
Watching the slowly departing figures, the woman's eyes were profound, pondering something unknown.
...
The dawn was radiant, and the purple qi came from the east for thousands of miles.
Xu Zimei stretched lazily and walked out of the room.
In the Loulan Courtyard, Mo Tianming had risen early, sitting cross-legged under an ancient ginkgo tree.
He was inhaling and exhaling the purple qi, a rich one drifting from the horizon.