Shocking! The female protagonist unlocked her powers by killing people!

After listening, Ji Zhengchuan's gaze turned sinister and frightening: "Even if we can't go to the Southern Kite Empire and the Western Flame Empire, there's still the Northern Underworld Empire!"

"If they can't go to the Northern Underworld Empire, they can go to places outside the four great empires, or live in seclusion. It won't be easy for you to find them!"

"It's not easy," the dean said. "Living a life of hiding your identity and living a life of hardship, if you're arranging a way out for the Ji family, have you considered whether the rest of the Ji family would be willing?"

"There are so many people in the Ji family, it's impossible for them all to be willing to spend their whole lives just to avenge Ji Baiyu. Those who are reasonable and know right from wrong will eventually turn back. At that time... what will happen to Ji Baiyu's parents?"

“Ji Zhengchuan, if you really want the best for the Ji family, then stop,” the dean said in a deep voice. “It’s not too late for you to stop now.”

"Is it too late to back down?"

Ji Zhengchuan gave a sneer: "That sounds nice!"

Before the dean could speak, Ji Zhengchuan pointed at Ling Yi and asked, "Are you sure she'll let me go?"

Everyone present looked at Ling Yi.

Ling Yi stared intently at Ji Zhengchuan without saying a word.

Ji Zhengchuan said, "How could someone as cold-blooded and ruthless as her let me go?"

“If she had any tolerance, none of this would have happened!” Ji Zhengchuan looked at the dean: “No need for nonsense, just tell me your answer!”

The dean looked at Ji Zhengchuan: "Are you really going to insist on doing things your own way?"

"Enough with the nonsense!" Ji Zhengchuan said with a sneer, "My patience is limited. Don't try to stall for time. If you don't choose, I don't mind choosing for you!"

The dean stared solemnly at the images projected by the recording stone, his lips trembling several times, but he was unable to utter a word.

He didn't want to give up on the students outside the Beast Suppression Gate, but that would mean giving up on Ling Yi.

Ling Yi... is the only person besides him who saw the mirror and knew that the Emperor would be destroyed. Moreover, in this matter, the one who was wrong was clearly not Ling Yi. If we abandon Ling Yi for the sake of the students, how would Ling Yi view them?

However, if the students are not chosen, the appearance of the guardian beast could severely damage the students outside the gate, and even the capital city. The dean has no choice but to make a choice!

Ji Zhengchuan had the dean firmly under his control.

"Dean Dongfang, is it really that hard to choose?" Ji Zhengchuan's expression grew increasingly gloomy as he watched the dean hesitate to make a decision. "Are all those students and the safety of the capital less important than Ling Yi?"

The dean remained silent, but the more silent he was, the angrier Ji Zhengchuan became: "Fine!"

"If you don't choose, I'll choose for you!"

"Wait!" As soon as Ji Zhengchuan finished speaking, a gentle voice rang out!

Although the voice was gentle and youthful, its imposing presence was not to be underestimated, and everyone immediately looked in the direction from which the voice came.

Dongfang Jibai stood not far away, his usually gentle expression now extremely serious. He looked at Ji Zhengchuan and said in a deep voice, "As the dean of the Beast Taming Academy of the Imperial Academy, you imprisoned a student and threatened the dean because of personal grudges. You are not worthy of being a teacher!"

Facing Dongfang Jibai's rebuke, Ji Zhengchuan remained unconcerned: "Second Prince, are you stepping forward to help Dean Dongfang make a choice?"

"How can I, the prince, make the selection? How can this be worthy of the grand spectacle you've created?" Dongfang Jibai said in a deep voice. "I have already sent word to my father, requesting him to come and make the selection. Only then will it be worthy of the grand spectacle you've created. I just don't know if you dare to wait?"

Upon hearing that the Emperor was coming in person, the Dean and the teachers present all breathed a sigh of relief. Ji Zhengchuan was also very pleased and laughed twice: "It is an honor for this old man to have His Majesty come in person. What is there to be afraid of?"

"Then wait." Dongfang Jibai looked at Ji Zhengchuan: "Father is already on his way and won't keep you waiting too long."

"Then I'll wait and see," Ji Zhengchuan said. "If Dean Dongfang can't make a choice, I'm curious how His Majesty will choose."

Dongfang Jibai remained silent and instead looked at Ling Yi.

Before Ling Yi could put the bone knife back, the blood from the wound on his left hand had already soaked through his clothes. When Yu Yang saw this, he frowned and said, "Ling Yi, His Majesty hasn't arrived yet. You should put the knife away first."

The longer the bone knife stays outside, the worse it will be for the body. Ling Yi wouldn't risk his health, so he listened to advice and put the bone knife away: "No matter what you choose, he has to die."

Yu Yang was taken aback by what Ling Yi said, and opened his mouth, unsure how to respond.

The other teachers around him also hesitated to speak. In their opinion, Ji Zhengchuan was right about one thing: Ling Yi was too ruthless. If he had shown any mercy and not killed Ji Baiyu and the others, none of this would have happened.

Ugh……

Everyone present looked worried. They had no choice, and the dean, who had the right to choose, was unable to do so. They could only wait for His Majesty to arrive.

“Little sister…” A childish voice broke the silence.

Ling turned around and saw Lin Xinze clinging to the barrier, looking at her expectantly.

Ling Yi frowned, raised her hand to remove the barrier, and released him.

After Lin Xinze was allowed to come out, he immediately ran to Ling Yi's side, looking at Ling Yi's left hand with worried eyes: "Little sister, there's so much blood..." After saying that, Lin Xinze started rummaging through the small bag he was carrying.

After flipping through it for a short while, Lin Xinze stopped, took out a small porcelain bottle, and presented it to Ling Yi like a treasure: "Little sister, take your medicine. Grandpa Dongfang said that if you are bleeding, you can take this to stop the bleeding."

Ling Yi lowered her eyes to look at the small porcelain bottle in his hand, without moving.

Seeing that Ling Yi didn't move, Lin Xinze's eyes welled up with tears.

Ling Yi took the porcelain bottle, opened it, poured out a pill, ate it, and then returned the small porcelain bottle to him.

Lin Xinze caught the small porcelain bottle and saw that Ling Yi had taken the pill, at which point the tears in his eyes subsided.

Yu Yang looked at Lin Xinze, then at Ling Yi, somewhat surprised.

Ling Yi's attitude towards this child wasn't good, but she genuinely saved him and even gave him medicine...

"Teacher," Ling Yi turned her head to look at Yu Yang, "Do I have words on my face?"

Yu Yang: "No."

Why was the teacher staring at me?

Yu Yang: "You can pretend you didn't notice."

"If I could pretend I didn't find out, I wouldn't have asked." It was simply impossible to ignore.

Yu Yang didn't know how to respond, so he silently looked away.

The scene quieted down again. About fifteen minutes later, a flying squadron landed in the square. Several palace servants disembarked from the first flying beast and walked to the dean's side to set up tables and chairs.

After the tables and chairs were set out, the palace servants began to set out the tea sets and pastries.

Dean Dongfang, who was familiar with the process, remained silent. The teachers who knew about it but were not yet familiar with it had indescribable expressions. As for Ling Yi... he raised an eyebrow at the scene.

Once the palace servants had arranged everything, a man dressed in a bright yellow robe walked toward the tables and chairs, surrounded by the crowd.

A palace servant standing by the table pulled out a chair, and the man sat down casually. All the teachers except the headmaster bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty. May Your Majesty be well."

The man spoke slowly, "This is not the imperial court, so there's no need for formalities."