The group stepped into the conference room one after another, but as soon as Kong Mingan entered, a faint ripple appeared in the air beside him.
The next mont, a beautiful white figure silently erged, standing quietly behind Kong Mingan, who had just sat down, her gaze indifferent and cold.
Zhang Lexuan unconsciously cast her gaze towards the woman, looking at her exquisitely beautiful face and the cold, unapproachable aura around her, and couldn't help but frown slightly.
This was the third one.
Including last night, she had only seen Kong Mingan four tis, and three of those tis he had a different girl with him.
Moreover, each ti it was a different girl, and each one had a different appearance and temperant.
Unconsciously, she recalled the information she had previously investigated about the "sole heir of the Kong Family."
Could it be… his purpose was not only to bring her back to the Sun Moon Empire, but also… her herself?
Zhang Lexuan's eyes changed slightly.
As everyone entered the conference room, the door closed naturally.
Kong Mingan casually sat in the main seat, his gaze sweeping over the three Shrek inner court elites, and once again, he spoke:
"You should have brought a Team Leader Teacher, at least one who could represent Shrek's attitude."
"Cut the nonsense!" Wu Ming, being the most impatient, took a step forward, her crimson eyes faintly agitated.
Compared to this handso Young Master whom she had only t a few tis, she cared more about her good friend.
"Kong… Ming'an, right? Speak, what exactly do you want to do? What was the aning of that book you gave Sister Lexuan yesterday? Please explain it clearly."
Kong Mingan did not answer Wu Ming directly, but instead turned his gaze to Zhang Lexuan, his tone calm: "Sister Lexuan's own explanation of this matter might be more convincing than mine."
Imdiately, all eyes were focused on Zhang Lexuan.
Zhang Lexuan took a deep breath, as if having made so kind of decision, her hands unconsciously clenching slightly, her eyes looking at her two good friends as she explained:
"That book yesterday was actually a family tree, recording a collateral branch of the Kong Family of the Sun Moon Empire that lost contact over a hundred years ago, and I am from that branch."
"Part of the Bloodline of the Sun Moon Empire flows in , and… I have also inherited the Legacy Spirit from the Sun Moon Imperial Family, 'Moon'."
"What?!"
Wu Ming's eyes instantly widened, her face full of disbelief, looking at Zhang Lexuan and then at Kong Ming'an, as if she had heard an Arabian Nights tale.
Although Han Ruoruo also showed surprise, she was clearly more composed. She pondered thoughtfully for a mont, then looked seriously at Kong Mingan:
"So, Young Master Kong, after all this trouble, your ultimate goal is Sister Lexuan? You want her to… return to the Sun Moon Empire?"
"Yes."
Kong Mingan answered directly and without hesitation, "Her Spirit and Bloodline, remaining at Shrek is a mistake. Shrek is not where she should be."
"I refuse."
Almost at the instant Kong Mingan's words fell, Zhang Lexuan's clear and firm voice rang out.
She stood up without the slightest hesitation, her eyes eting Kong Mingan's: "Shrek nurtured ; my teachers and friends are there. I will never betray Shrek."
"What if Shrek betrayed you?"
"…"
Kong Mingan's simple sentence plunged the atmosphere into dead silence.
Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming almost simultaneously looked slowly at Zhang Lexuan, trying to speak, but didn't know what to say.
Ti stretched slightly, and after a long while, Zhang Lexuan gritted her teeth, her eyes showing a determined uncertainty. She t Kong Mingan's gaze,
"Shrek… will not betray !"
"Is that so."
This answer seed to be within Kong Mingan's expectations. He showed no disappointnt on his face; instead, he nodded gently as if confirming sothing.
"I understand."
His tone remained calm, "Well then, if that's the case, our conversation ends here. I have seen your resolve, Sister Lexuan."
"I cannot fully represent the Sun Moon Empire yet, but I can guarantee you in the na of the Kong Family,"
"—As long as you co to your senses, call my na, and I will appear and take you ho. Whenever, wherever, as long as you call , I will co."
Kong Mingan's words were very gentle, and with his inherently mild voice, this so-called "guarantee" sounded almost like a confession.
If she and he were the sa age, and both at Shrek, she probably wouldn't be able to resist, right? This thought unconsciously flashed through Zhang Lexuan's mind.
However, although the Young Master's words were a bit strange, like a polite closing remark yet seemingly containing a deeper aning, in any case, she knew that the Young Master had no intention of continuing to talk with her.
A strange feeling arose in her heart, but her mind was in turmoil at the mont, and she had no desire to delve deeper.
Looking calmly at the Young Master, Zhang Lexuan simply nodded and then said, "Thank you for your ti today."
"Hmm… out of kindness, a reminder to you all." Kong Mingan's tone was calm: "Your Team Leader Teacher ca with you. I suggest you explain things clearly, otherwise it could cause so trouble."
Zhang Lexuan's steps, which were about to leave, paused slightly. She turned to look at Kong Mingan, who was seated, nodded gently, and then left the room with Wu Ming, who was still full of confusion, and Han Ruoruo, who was deep in thought.
And as soon as they stepped out of the conference room, they saw their Shrek representative team's Team Leader Teacher not far away, as well as Xuan Zi, whose face was sowhat pale and whose weakened state could not be concealed.
Xuan Zi looked at them, his eyes serious and cautious: "What did you talk about with him? Tell everything, without any concealnt."
"…"
Perhaps it was because Xuan Zi's aura, belonging to a ninety-eighth-level Titled Douluo, was difficult to suppress due to the bone-chilling cold, his words sohow beca more aggressive.
Almost instinctively, the Young Master's words from earlier echoed in their hearts simultaneously… "What if Shrek betrayed you?"
…Inside the conference room, as all the "humans" left, only the two "peers" remained. The Snow Empress no longer concealed herself, and clear confusion appeared in her ice-blue eyes.
She looked at Kong Mingan, her voice ethereal and clear: "You seem… not surprised by her refusal? Then why did you still propose to recruit her? Isn't this superfluous?"
"If she imdiately agreed to betray the academy that had nurtured her for many years just because of a few words and a family tree, then she wouldn't be soone worth my effort to recruit."
"The seed has been planted. She needs ti to digest, to doubt, to compare. When she truly sees certain things clearly, she will naturally understand the aning of my words today."
The Snow Empress seed to understand but not fully, but in the end, she gently shook her head, her cold and beautiful face still puzzled:
"I don't understand."
"…" Kong Mingan paused, his tone inexplicably helpless, "In short, you'll understand later."
"…"
The Snow Empress remained silent, still not understanding.
Why bother with so many twists and turns? If it were her eting soone she cared about… she unconsciously glanced at Kong Mingan beside her, then withdrew her gaze… she would probably follow the rules of Spirit Beasts, speak with strength, directly capture him and lock him by her side, and then completely possess him.
Wouldn't it be better to be direct?
(End of Chapter)
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