Chapter 59 Xuan Zi: What Mistake Did I Make?_1

Specks of green phosphorescence, like fireflies, drifted out from the emerald glow of the barrier from time to time, sprinkling over Wang Yan and Beibei.

Other than feeling his body become a bit lighter, Beibei didn't feel anything else.

But Wang Yan let out a comfortable cry.

His arm, which had been broken by Xuan Zi, was healing.

In just a few breaths' time, Wang Yan was able to move freely again.

He gazed in astonishment and exclaimed, "The Medical Sage Douluo truly deserves the reputation of being the strongest healing soul master in Soul Land, just the unintended release of some life essence was enough to heal me."

As he spoke, he bowed in the direction where the Medical Sage Douluo was.

"Wang Yan thanks the senior."

He now understood why the Medical Sage Douluo had asked him to stay behind.

It wasn't to give him some task but to help him.

However,

his gratitude received no response.

Despite this, Wang Yan harbored no dissatisfaction.

Being a bit arrogant as one of the top soul masters in Soul Land, so what?

...

On the other side,

Mu En took Xuan Zi and directly left Xingluo City.

They arrived at a deserted mountain with no one around.

"Elder Mu, please just say what you want to say here. Don't go, you had me worried to death," Xuan Zi muttered behind Mu En.

Hearing Xuan Zi's words, Mu En also stopped and asked over his shoulder, "Do you know what you did wrong?"

Do you know what you did wrong?

Faced with Mu En's sudden interrogation, Xuan Zi only hesitated briefly before hurriedly responding, "I know what I did wrong, Elder Mu, I really realize my mistake."

Upon hearing this, Mu En asked Xuan Zi again, "Good, since you recognize your mistake, then tell me, where did you go wrong?"

"I, I..." Xuan Zi was confused.

He had just been trying to play it off, casually brushing it aside, and had never expected Mu En to press him for details.

Because in the past, whenever Mu En casually asked if he knew he was wrong and he admitted it, the matter would be dropped.

This time, why wasn't Mu En playing by the book?

"What? Didn't you say you knew you were wrong? Now you don't know what you did wrong anymore? Heh."

Mu En laughed out of irritation.

It was clear that Xuan Zi hadn't taken his words to heart.

At the same time, he realized that the lenient treatment after incidents like Zhang Lexuan's in the Aquipeia Forest and Ma Xiaotao in the Ming Dou Mountain Range had bred in Xuan Zi excessive confidence.

The idea that no matter what he did wrong, he wouldn't face severe punishment.

Just bow your head, admit your fault, and it's over.

Just a few words, no real loss at all.

"Elder Mu, I... I, when I get nervous, I forget, can you let me think it over?"

Xuan Zi's hands fidgeted anxiously, as restless as a child who had done something wrong.

Mu En, even without turning around, knew what Xuan Zi was doing.

Playing the pity card, huh?

This time, it won't work.

Mu En snorted coldly and sternly said, "Then think it over right here, I'll wait here to see when you finally realize where you went wrong."

At these words, Xuan Zi's heart skipped a beat.

He knew he definitely couldn't bluff his way out this time and genuinely started to ponder.

After a moment, Xuan Zi eagerly said, "Elder Xuan, I know where I went wrong."

"Speak."

"Right away." Xuan Zi counted off on his fingers, "First, I shouldn't have dumped all the problems on Xu Jiawei. That kid got flustered and didn't arrange things properly in his haste."

"Second, it's that I wasn't thorough enough when I handled things. 'If you don't pull out the roots when cutting grass, the spring breeze will blow and it'll grow again.' I should have wiped out the entire Yun Luo Academy from the start, so they wouldn't have had the chance to barge into the competition. At the very least, if the news of Yun Luo Academy being wiped out had been suppressed until after the Soul Master Contest ended, the public outcry would have been halved."

The more Xuan Zi spoke, the brighter his eyes became.

He silently told himself these were lessons learned.

He must take them to heart.

When such a situation arose again, he absolutely couldn't make the same mistakes.

But, he failed to notice that Mu En was trembling with anger.

"Scoundrel!"

Mu En turned and delivered a slap that landed solidly on Xuan Zi's face.

With that slap, Xuan Zi was completely stunned.

"Elder Mu, you... you actually hit me?"

"It's lenient of me to hit you. If it were twenty years ago, I would've crippled your cultivation level and expelled you from Shrek Academy."

Mu En glared furiously.

This old drunkard was completely incorrigible.

Cripple my cultivation level?

Expel me from the academy?

On what grounds?

The fire in Xuan Zi's heart surged wildly, "The reason I did what I did was entirely for the reputation of the academy."

"Besides, the Soul Master Contest is just a game, why does everyone have to be so serious?"

Xuan Zi was utterly bewildered.

Indeed, that was the nature of the Soul Master Contest.

It was a sort of sports meet where countries wrestled not on the battlefield but on the competition field.

Mu En sighed, "Xuan Zi, when will you ever understand?"

Looking at the stubborn Xuan Zi, he felt a profound headache.

"Now, go back to Shrek and remain confined within the Sea God's Pavilion until you figure out where you went wrong, then you may come out."

After saying this, Mu En turned and left with a flick of his sleeve.

"Elder Mu..."

Xuan Zi watched Mu En's departing figure and called out.

But Mu En didn't stop.

Xuan Zi could only watch helplessly as Mu En's figure completely disappeared, then he too fiercely flicked his own sleeves.

"Hmph, who am I doing all this for if not for Shrek?"