"My legs are on my body, my hands are attached to my arms, the Dean should have no right to interfere, I'm a student of the Outer Court, not the Outer Court's lackey. When it comes to ability and saving people, I would like to ask the Dean, why didn't you take action?" Yue Jinghua blinked.
"I didn't intervene because..." The Dean coughed, momentarily at a loss for how to explain. In fact, he had also been concealed nearby for quite some time.
"You didn't intervene because you want Shalman to come to his senses sooner. You know Liu Xi is not a good person, yet you still allow Shalman to associate with him in secret. You know that Shaluo will expose Shalman's greatest fear, yet you still do nothing, because you think only thus can Shalman completely let go of his feelings and become a truly outstanding Cultivator. Dean, I've only known Shalman for a few days, and she has even tried to kill me several times. I owe her nothing, so I'm under no obligation to help. I don't intervene because, just like you, I want to survive discreetly in Xuanji Royal Academy," Yue Jinghua's words echoed through the forest.
Qiu Chuzi's expression went from initially excited to surprised, and then to utterly shocked as he stared at Yue Jinghua as if seeing her for the first time.
Yue Jinghua's words, seemingly cold and heartless, yet every word was reasonable.
She had no obligation to help Shalman.
"If the Dean has no objections to my words, then I'll be leaving," Yue Jinghua said without turning her head, walking toward the direction of the dwelling.
"Wait a minute, let me finish telling you about Shalman's background. I just want you to know that she is a pitiful child, with only those cold-blooded reptiles to protect her in this world," without waiting for Yue Jinghua to reject, Qiu Chuzi started speaking about Shalman's background.
Shalman's mother, a maid of the Sha Family, was forced into marriage for her beauty by Shaluo's father, and she was much favored by his father.
This favor, however, brought endless harm to Shalman.
In the year when Shalman's mother was pregnant, taking advantage of the father's absence, Shaluo's mother pushed the nine-month pregnant mother of Shalman into the venomous Hundred Insect Pit.
To protect the soon-to-be-born Shalman, her mother gave birth to her in the Hundred Insect Pit, fighting for her life to shield Shalman.
By the time Shalman's mother was found by the father who rushed there, she had been bitten beyond recognition.
Little Shalman, clutching her mother's already dry breast, narrowly escaped death but was poisoned with a rare Hundred Insect Poison.
This poison made her immune to all toxins, bestowed upon her the talent of a Breeding Master, and also caused her body to grow hideous scales all over whenever she touched even a little bit of Insect repellent powder.
After that incident, Shalman's father, under the pressure of the family, did not deal with Shaluo's mother. Because of this, Shalman has always been at odds with her father since she was a child, and her character had also become exceedingly cold and distant.
After entering Xuanji Academy, Liu Xi's emergence made Shalman smile again. Wanting to be worthy of Liu Xi's identity as a student of the Inner Court, Shalman devoted herself to cultivating her Breeding Skills, and successfully bred a Thunder Snake.
After Qiu Chuzi finished speaking, he dramatically dabbed at the corner of his eyes with a loud sniff, almost breaking into tears. With such an effect, how could he not move Yue Jinghua.
Shalman's eyelashes suspiciously trembled, and warmth surged within her eyes.
"Old Fox, I'm afraid everything from Liu Xi to tonight's event was designed by you," Yue Jinghua had been somewhat moved, but after carelessly catching the moment Qiu Chuzi moistened the corner of his eyes with saliva, she couldn't help but feel both amused and dismayed.
Qiu Chuzi's description, rather than being meant for Yue Jinghua, seemed more like a reminder to Shalman to remember the incident concerning her mother.
Yue Jinghua had a foreboding feeling of an impending storm. Her premonition soon proved accurate within a few days.