Astral Sage College, Gilded Palace.
This was where the highest authorities of the school were, the Violet Vibrance mentors, and a few experienced Gold Gleam mentors. They alone could decide the major matters of the school.
Vice Principal Su Xin's office was within the Gilded Palace.
Vice Principal Su Xin was in a bit of a tough spot now that Jiang Qing'e was in her office and asking for Shen Jinxiao to be impeached.
Beside Jiang Qing'e was a middle-aged brunette with a severe face.
This was Jiang Qing'e's current mentor. Her name was Huo Xu, and she had a fiery temper to match her name. [1]
"Su Xin, that maggot Shen Jinxiao is getting worse by the day. If you can't deal with him, leave him to me. I'll squeeze him until even his balls explode!" Huo Xu shouted.
Su Xin blanched at the coarseness. "Er, Mentor Huo Xu, calm down. Let's wait for Mentor Shen Jinxiao before we sort this out."
Huo Xu turned her nose up haughtily.
"I’m sorry to trouble you, Vice Principal," Jiang Qing'e said.
Su Xin waved it off, and the two shared a warm conversation until the door swung open. Shen Jinxiao walked in with a smug smile on his face.
"Vice Principal."
She inclined her head slightly and then went straight to the topic. "I think you have probably heard. Jiang Qing'e accuses you of... immoral, unfair treatment, and impeding a student’s cultivation for selfish purposes."
"A heavy crime." He sneered. "However... since when could normal students directly accuse a Violet Vibrance mentor, and to the vice principal no less? I seem to recall that there is a process that goes through the Gilded Palace."
"Shen Jinxiao, as slippery as ever. Besides, Qing'e is no ordinary student anymore. She's already a candidate for the Seven Astral Pillars, and she will be formally appointed at the end of the year," Huo Xu snapped.
His eyebrows shot up. The Astral Sage College's Seven Astral Pillars were the highest positions that students could achieve. Once appointed, they were equal in status to Violet Vibrance mentors and could participate in administrative decisions. If Jiang Qing'e was already a candidate, then she was indeed not just an ordinary student.
However, one prerequisite to becoming a Seven Astral Pillar was becoming a Heavenly Dipper General. Could Jiang Qing'e really reach that this year? Ordinarily, students entered Four Star Hall before they contested for the honor.
"Exceptional. Able to contest for a position in the Seven Astral Pillars while being a mere Three Star Hall student!" Shen Jinxiao said insincerely.
"But still, I don't understand the reason for her accusation," he said, shaking his head sadly.
"Mentor Shen Jinxiao's actions during the Choosing of the Mentors can be seen as targeting Li Luo, and now you have taken away the 12 Step Weave, which is suspicious. Those are my reasons."
"I merely wanted to draw out Li Luo's abilities during the choosing. How could he have attracted four Violet Vibrance mentors otherwise?" he drawled lazily. "As for the 12 Step Weave, that is a coincidence. I am indeed conducting some research, so I took it. I had no intention of targeting anybody.
"Besides, I even took the trouble to leave a message that any student who needed it could come find me. Qing'e, doesn't it all seem like a bit of an overreaction to run to the Vice Principal immediately?”
"Shen Jinxiao, do you think we can't read you? You're just spiteful that Qing'e broke your relationship into pieces!" Huo Xu yelled.
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