Ch 176: Like seaweed.

The key wasn’t a real key.

The poison on the key was deadly.

Everyone had prepared beforehand, but they were still unavoidably affected by the Dark Poison a little. Fortunately, the poisoning wasn’t serious, and Ou Pa was there.

“A fake key?” Mi Ya Xing had considered this possibility when he attacked the key, but the guess becoming reality still made Jian Ni feel somewhat unbelievable.

Oh, considering it was Situ Lang, it doesn’t seem so unbelievable.

A fake key was bad enough, but to also poison it!

“So, the real key is still in Situ Lang’s hands?!”

In the absence of others, Jian Ni didn’t even address the Headmaster as such.

Mi Ya Xing nodded, indicating his guess was correct.

Jian Ni didn’t understand: “Shouldn’t we be hurrying to stop Situ Lang from stealing the Black Magnet Stone?”

What are we still doing here?

Didn’t everyone say that stone was important, why isn’t anyone in a hurry?

“I think,” Mi Ya Xing answered calmly, “the Council of Elders is waiting for Headmaster Situ to steal the Black Magnet Stone.”

—Showing leniency towards Elder Kendouji, yet being unusually harsh towards Elder Ous;

Headmaster Situ said that Elder Kendouji was unfortunately killed by Teacher Victoria, who suffered a Dark Curse Seal attack, and that Headmaster Ous escaped in the chaos;

Even in the chaos of the Heavenly Prison, the various entrances and exits would have increased security. Even if the Old Soldier couldn’t completely contend with Elder Ous, they shouldn’t have allowed Headmaster Ous’s escape to be so smooth, without a single injury;

And when Elder Ous came to take the key, the Old Soldier heard the commotion and rushed over. The leader was startled by Jian Ni, and it took a long time before he remembered to pursue Ousgaida. As the leader, his reaction shouldn’t have been so slow;

Combining this with Elder Feisite’s expression and words when he saw the character “Situ”…various signs indicate that the Council of Elders already knew Situ Lang was a traitor.

That person set a trap, luring Situ Lang to take the Black Magnet Stone.

“In other words,” listing the various suspicious points on the paper, after hearing Mi Ya Xing’s explanation, Ou Pa suddenly realized, “the Black Magnet Stone had been replaced a long time ago. What Headmaster Situ obtained was not only fake, but it would also severely damage the Dark Emperor.”

—A long and winding road, the purpose couldn’t have been simply to make a fool of Situ Lang.

“I and Eric had also guessed this earlier.” But she and Eric hadn’t thought further, only believing that Elder Feisite’s words must have a deeper meaning.

After clarifying the relationships, Wu Ke Na Na realized that Elder Feisite had already told them the most important information.

—Trust the Council of Elders.

The explanation was very detailed, and Ou Pa explained the skipped steps, so Jian Ni understood as well.

—This time, he really understood.

Teacher’s Office.

After ending the call, Pa Hua Luo Di was smug because he had finally solved another problem.

He showed off at his desk for a while, applying all the praise words to himself, and then played with magic flowers for a while before remembering to tell everyone the good news.

“No, no, no.” Having just gotten up and walked two steps, he turned around and sat back down. “I can’t tell everyone yet.”

Based on his many years of experience, this kind of good news, if announced prematurely, would mostly become unfriendly to him in some way.

But to enjoy such a happy thing alone…Aha!

“I’ll go tell Head Nurse Da Tiantian~”

After walking a couple of steps, he turned around and sat back down again.

“If I tell her, isn’t that the same as announcing it to the world?”

Thinking about the whole Meng Academy, Pa Hua Luo Di sadly found that he had nowhere to share this joy.

If A Lu Ai Ta were here…No, this person likes to spread his embarrassing things everywhere, it’s best to end this semester’s teaching, just as she said, don’t come back;

If Teacher Victoria were here…He looked at the empty desk, grief welling up, how did the Dark Curse Seal happen to fall on her?

“Alas, it’s truly a cruel fate!”

The Principal’s Office door opened with his sigh, giving him a fright.

Pa Hua Luo Di didn’t expect that the completely negligent Principal was still in the office at this time.

He stood up, preparing to recount all the efforts he had made for Meng Academy, but he noticed Situ Lang glancing strangely at the partition wall of the Teacher’s Office.

He followed his gaze, only seeing the familiar, common carvings of Meng Academy.

Hmm, it seems a bit monotonous, maybe I should add a potted plant?

“Ah, Headmaster Situ…”

He only said a few words before Headmaster Situ waved his hand with unclear meaning.

What does that mean?

Soon he seemed to understand.

“Why do I suddenly feel like I’ve been hit by Dark Magic, my head is dizzy, and my limbs are weak?”

Trying to stand firm, his body swayed like seaweed, from top to bottom, and then from bottom to top, his voice also swaying along with it.

Unable to stand, he fell to the ground, completely powerless to get up, lying on the floor and twitching uncontrollably.

“Stars~, there are so many stars on the ceiling.”

Situ Lang didn’t even look at him.

The door opened, and Ousgaida appeared at the entrance of the Teacher’s Office.

Pointing his scepter at Pa Hua Luo Di, who was already unconscious but whose body was still twisting due to the Dark Poison, Situ Lang sneered:

“The Dark Magic he’s afflicted with, I can control the poison to spread rapidly throughout his body at any time. If you stop me from leaving, he’ll die because of you.”

I underestimated Ousgaida.

I didn’t expect him not only to solve the deadly poison, but also to come here so quickly.

Presumably, when he took the key from the Meng Knights, he had already suspected the key’s authenticity.

But so what?

His goal will still be achieved today, no one can stop it!

“It’s still possible to control the poison in his body now. You wouldn’t want Director Pa Hua Luo Di, who has worked so hard for Meng Academy, to die so casually, would you?”

Possibly due to the instinct to survive, accompanied by foaming at the mouth, Pa Hua Luo Di still managed to say: “Save~ save~ me~, I’m~ so~ tired~.”

Ousgaida closed his eyes.

Never in his life had he found Pa Hua Luo Di’s presence so superfluous and irritating.

Why was he alone in the Teacher’s Office, did he have nothing to do?

“Get lost.”

They passed each other with mutual wariness.

After several days of toil, the almost-caught duck finally flew away. He prepared to carry Pa Hua Luo Di, but the latter’s constant writhing made it difficult. The heavy body repeatedly insisted on returning to the ground, and smeared foam all over him.

Clenching his fists, Ousgaida closed his eyes again.

“Into a deep sleep, Sleeping Spell!”

Finally, he stopped struggling.

With their departure, the office fell completely silent.

The cabinet in the far corner, where teachers kept their belongings, swayed slightly, and one of the cabinet doors was forcefully pushed open from the inside, and Rui Bu Si jumped out, taking several deep breaths of fresh air.

“Ugh——My life! How could someone put durian in a cabinet?”

The kind that had rotted and they hadn’t thought to eat it, and then forgot to clean the cabinet after throwing it away.

Though the durian itself was gone, its foul essence lingered.

While she was in there, she felt like she was going to get maggots.

Ugh——

I can’t stand it, I really can’t stand it.