The Theory of Magic and the Father's Support

She patted Xiaoding's head. "Xiaoding, cast a fireball and a waterball for him."

Xiaoding barked twice, extending its front paws.

With one paw, it tossed a waterball, and with the other, it threw a fireball.

The waterball drenched the desk, while the fireball scorched the once-white wall, turning it dark and blackened.

Dual casting magic...?

Xie Changqi suddenly stood up, frozen in place.

His eyes widened while staring intently at the ruined white wall.

A single waterball and fireball had easily destroyed decades of his work, even altering over a thousand years of magical theory.

Why had he never thought about this?

A genius, someone who first came up with this idea, must truly be a genius.

Outside, people were worried that things would escalate, and someone had quietly gone to fetch the elders from the academy.

Yuanjiu also felt a bit at a loss.

Had she said something wrong?

Xie Changqi suddenly snapped back to his senses.

He grabbed Yuanjiu's shoulders eagerly, looking at her with bright eyes. "Who first told you about this possibility? They must be a genius!"

Without waiting for an answer, he suddenly let go and hurried toward the door. "I must leave the academy and restart my research. Genius! So it can be done this way... Hmm, I need to go back and think this through."

He muttered to himself as he opened the door and left without a trace.

Outside, a group of people gathered, watching Xie Changqi walk quickly and silently out.

They speculated that Yuanjiu must have really angered him.

Wu Zhenyu asked curiously, "Xiaojiu, what did you say? Why did the teacher leave?"

He wasn't concerned about his teacher; he was just curious and found it amusing.

His teacher had always been calm and composed, and he had never seen him lose control like this before.

Yuanjiu also felt somewhat bewildered.

She picked up Xiaoding and left, saying to Wu Zhenyu—and perhaps also to herself, "This has nothing to do with me."

It was a way to reassure herself.

She vaguely felt that she might have caused trouble.

This world had its own theories, and she didn't need to get involved in them.

Wu Zhenyu caught a hint of something in her expression.

Yawning, he comforted her, "It's fine. This teacher is a bit eccentric anyway."

Yuanjiu let out a dry laugh.

Xie Changqi was so excited that he didn't have time to clarify things with the academy before he quickly left.

No one knew exactly what Yuanjiu had said to Xie Changqi.

After a limited investigation, the three elders in the academy only knew that Yuanjiu and Xie Changqi had a conversation in the classroom, and they all agreed that Xie Changqi was upset by the nonsense Yuanjiu had spoken and left.

They felt that it was good for Yuanjiu to have her own ideas, but after all, she caused the academy to lose a great teacher (Xie Changqi, simultaneously affected and inspired, decided to travel and conduct further research on magic theory. Since the details were unclear, the official statement was that he "resigned due to illness").

Therefore, they requested that Yuanjiu bring her parents to the academy.

Yuanjiu said to Ouyang Qingcheng, "Father Emperor, I think I've caused trouble."

Her voice unusually carried a hint of guilt.

Her precious one had never been guilty before, and it really startled Ouyang Qingcheng.

Ouyang Qingcheng arrived at Caohan Academy of Magic and Swordmanship with Yuanjiu and entered the elders' study, where the elders explained the situation and its seriousness in detail.

After listening, Ouyang Qingcheng thought, "Is that all? I thought my darling had made some big mistake."

In fact, he was a little disappointed.

He felt that Yuanjiu was too obedient and that causing a little trouble would make her even more adorable.

If one day she really caused a big mess, he would be interested in getting involved.

A truly strange father, but he had the right to be strange.

He picked up Yuanjiu and kissed her hard on the cheek. "My baby, you did it well."

The three elders were shocked when they saw how much the father doted on his child.

The Grand Elder cleared his throat and said, "Mr. Long looks like a sensible person and should understand how impactful Xiaojiu's words were. This kind of unsubstantiated rumor, once spread, could affect the entire theory of magic."

Ouyang Qingcheng quickly put on a serious face and said calmly, "The elder's words make sense, but my approach to educating my child is to 'courageously express one's ideas.' The existence of theories is twofold: first, for inheritance, and second, for breakthroughs. Only breakthroughs lead to progress; we cannot remain stagnant. For example, in the development of space-type magic abilities. Five hundred years ago, our predecessors didn't know that one could teleport from one place to another. It wasn't until Kong Shangren, developed space-type magic abilities that more people began to master this new form of magic. As time passes, I believe that more magical abilities will be discovered. Yuanjiu's words may seem like a whimsical idea, but they are also an opportunity for theoretical advancement, regardless of whether they turn out to be true. What do the three elders think?"

Ouyang Qingcheng's words, which stood on a historical perspective, left the three elders in awe of his scholarship and foresight.

He sat there quietly, his tone unremarkable, yet it exuded a regal presence that made people involuntarily trust and revere him.

The Second Elder nodded approvingly. "Mr. Long is truly exceptional man. No wonder he has raised such an outstanding child."

Ouyang Qingcheng kissed Yuanjiu's forehead and humbly replied, "You honor me, Elder. Xiaojiu has received much care from everyone at the academy."

"But we have lost a teacher," the Third Elder said. "Caohan Academy of Magic and Swordmanship is directly under the Caohan Empire, and Xie Changqi was a long-term teacher appointed by the late emperor. If the higher-ups learn of this…"

His meaning was clear: this matter would need to be taken care of by you.