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Feeling Meng Shenji's sharp gaze constantly on him, Xue Tianxing quickly calculated in his mind, but with an innocent look on his face, he bowed to the old man:
"Hello, Mr. Education Committee member. We didn't mean to barge in. We were looking for our sister, but the academy is so huge. We couldn't find her, so we just wandered around."
Xue Tianxing deliberately softened his tone and quietly pulled Oscar's sleeve, signaling him to cooperate.
After all, they are still young, and pretending to be "a lost brother looking for his sister" can somewhat reduce suspicion.
Meng Shenji frowned even more tightly, obviously not believing it so easily.
He has lived for most of his life, what kind of lies has he not heard?
Although the eyes of the two children in front of him seemed innocent, the fluctuations of their soul power were much calmer than those of ordinary soul masters of the same age. They did not look like children from ordinary families at all.
Meng Shenji asked in a deep voice:
"Oh? You're here to see your sister? Then tell me, what's your sister's name? Which class is she in?"
When these words came out, Xue Tianxing's heart skipped a beat.
He originally planned to make up a common name to get away with it, and when Meng Shenji went to verify it, they would take the opportunity to slip away.
But before he could speak, Oscar behind him took the lead and blurted out:
"We're here to look for our sister Dugu Yan!"
Xue Tianxing almost lost his balance when he heard this.
He wailed in his heart:
Oscar is such a naive boy!
Dugu Yan is the granddaughter of Poison Douluo Dugu Bo and has a special identity. How could the teaching committee of Tiandou Royal Soul Master Academy not know her background?
Doesn't Meng Shenji, a person of high status in the Tiandou Empire, know whether she has a younger brother?
Isn't this just walking into a trap?
As expected, when Meng Shenji heard the words "Dugu Yan", his eyes instantly became sharper and his tone became more scrutinizing:
"Dugu Yan? Poison Douluo's granddaughter? I've been in the Heaven Dou Empire for so many years, and I've never heard that Poison Douluo has two grandsons. Moreover, Poison Douluo's granddaughter has never joined our Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Academy."
"What?"
Xue Tianxing was completely confused.
Xue Tianxing didn't expect that Dugu Yan had not yet joined the Tiandou Royal Soul Master Academy. Xue Tianxing thought she had joined it a long time ago.
Then Xue Tianxing stood there in a daze, not knowing how to respond for a moment.
But now that things have come to this, I can only bite the bullet and continue to write it.
Xue Tianxing calmed down, pretended to understand something, and scratched his head:
"Ah? She's not here? Maybe we remembered it wrongly. We are Dugu Yan's younger brothers from a distant place. We heard from our family that she was in Tiandou City, and we thought she was studying here. We didn't expect to be wrong. Since she's not here, let's go look for her at her house and not bother the Education Committee grandfather."
After saying that, he pulled Oscar and turned to leave.
"Want to leave?"
Meng Shenji snorted coldly, he would never let them leave easily.
He could tell at a glance that the two children were lying, and perhaps they really had some ulterior motive.
If we let them go and cause trouble for the academy, the consequences will be disastrous.
The soul power around Meng Shenji suddenly surged, and it was obvious that he was planning to stop them.
Xue Tianxing and Oscar felt the pressure of the soul power released by Meng Shenji, and their faces changed.
Xue Tianxing knew that he would definitely not be able to defeat his opponent if he fought head-on, so he could only find a way to escape.
He quickly winked at Oscar, and they both activated their soul power at the same time - the wings of the ice phoenix behind Xue Tianxing spread out, and Oscar also summoned his own martial soul, ready to use his soul skills to leave at any time.
"Grandpa Education Committee, we really just came to the wrong place. There's no need to do anything, right?"
Xue Tianxing stared at Meng Shenji warily while trying to delay time and said:
"If you don't believe me, you can check our identities. We are definitely not bad people!"
Meng Shenji remained unmoved and approached the two step by step:
"Whether he's a bad guy or not, follow me and we'll find out."
Seeing that both sides were about to fight, the atmosphere in the air suddenly became tense.
Xue Tianxing stared at the group of people approaching from behind Meng Shen's fuselage, his eyes suddenly lit up. He didn't care if that girl was Dugu Yan or not, he just needed to get through this first! He immediately raised his voice and shouted:
"Sister Dugu Yan! We finally found you! We've been searching for you for so long!"
When Meng Shenji heard this, he subconsciously turned his head and looked back, wanting to confirm whether Dugu Yan had really come.
Xue Tianxing seized this fleeting opportunity, grabbed Oscar who was still in a daze, turned around and ran towards the school gate - his soul power was running rapidly under his feet, and even Oscar was pulled by him and staggered. The two figures quickly passed through the flower bed and rushed towards the school gate.
"How dare you lie to me, boy!"
Meng Shenji reacted and was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.
He gathered his soul power under his feet and chased after them like an arrow. How could the speed of a Soul Douluo be compared with that of the two little guys?
In just a few seconds, the distance was quickly shortened.
Xue Tianxing pulled Oscar and ran forward desperately. The wind whistled past his ears. The shadow of the school gate was getting closer and closer, but the feeling of oppression behind him was getting stronger and stronger.
He could even feel that Meng Shenji's soul power had locked onto him, and if he was a step slower, he would be caught.
"Faster! Faster!"
Xue Tianxing gritted his teeth and sped up a bit.
But when they were only a few steps away from the school gate, a strong hand suddenly grabbed the back of Xue Tianxing's collar, and then Oscar was lifted up by another hand.
The two struggled to turn around, only to see Meng Shenji looking at them angrily, his breathing a little rapid - obviously he was mad at the two little guys.
"Run! Why aren't you running anymore?"
Meng Shenji snorted coldly and increased the strength in his hands.
Xue Tianxing and Oscar struggled desperately, but in the face of the power of Contra, their resistance was as futile as an ant trying to shake a tree.
Xue Tianxing thought quickly and started to defend himself:
"Grandpa, the Education Committee, we are indeed Dugu Yan's younger brothers! We came from Barak City just to find her, there's really no other reason! If you don't believe me, wait until you find Sister Dugu Yan and ask her, and you'll know!"
"Hmph, you're still lying!"
Meng Shenji didn't believe it at all and continued to say to the two of them:
"There's no such person as Dugu Yan in the academy! Wait until I send someone to the Dugu Mansion to investigate, and then we'll see how you can still quibble!"
At this moment, a clear female voice suddenly came:
"Who said he's my brother? I don't have a brother that young."
Xue Tianxing, Oscar and Meng Shenji turned around at the same time and saw three people standing not far away.
In the middle was an old man with green hair, wearing a dark green robe, and emitting a faint poisonous aura that was so powerful that it was suffocating.
Next to him stood a fat old man, who was Bai Baoshan, another teaching committee member of Tiandou Royal Soul Master Academy;
The one who spoke just now was the girl standing next to the green-haired old man - she was wearing a light green dress, had a pretty face, and a bit of cunning in her eyes. She was the Dugu Yan that Xue Tianxing had been looking for!