Chapter 247: Remnants

The pot couldn’t be passed to someone else, so the person in charge still had to say a few words, and follow-up remedial measures had to be put in place.

Huang Yu and the others were indeed the biggest problem, as their psychological resilience was too poor.

However, they were all dead, and one couldn’t exactly dig them out of their graves to take responsibility—especially since they didn’t even have graves.

Thus, these tasks were handed over to Chu Cang’s people. The old Council Speaker personally appointed them.

“This accident occurred because of my negligence. I will arrange for people to handle the follow-up work as soon as possible and minimize the impact,” Chu Cang said.

Chu Cang did not argue or make a scene, choosing to retreat to advance. After saying this, he left his seat and walked out.

He indeed carried himself with great poise, though he seemed a bit short once he stood up, which caused Chuyao to unable to resist a secret giggle.

Zhou Tian, who was sitting quite close, glanced at her. The girl waved her hand.

“I’m sorry, I couldn’t help it.”

Zhou Tian originally wanted to say a few words, but considering the current situation in the Council, he eventually said nothing and didn’t even change his expression.

In the current situation, the Civil Saint and Chu Cang’s factions were in a standoff with nearly equal power. Xu Chuyao had instead become a pivotal third party; tilting toward either side would unbalance the scale.

He had to curry favor with her.

Xu Chuyao saw Zhou Tian give her a slight smile before he left, so she returned the smile. It was vague, but it didn’t take any effort to smile back anyway.

“Then let’s end it here for today.” The old Council Speaker packed his things and stood up from his seat. “It’s late. Everyone should go back and rest early.”

He left in a leisurely manner, simply feeling that he had handled an accidental event and checked on Chu Cang’s state of mind. He hoped Chu Cang wouldn’t become dejected just because his old brothers had been wiped out, which would ruin the “healthy competition” he had fostered.

At this moment, he could never have imagined that the two sides were about to enter a life-and-death phase.

Wen Shengqing knew this. Therefore, after leaving the Council Hall, he went directly to the tea room and called his people inside.

“They are different from you. Everything they did later was their own destruction.”

He hadn’t fully grasped it immediately during the Council meeting, but he understood it after coming down. So, as soon as he entered the tea room, he said this to the others, somewhat comforting his subordinates’ hearts.

Indeed, it would have been one thing if the Ghost Party had worked for the Marshal in the past, even if they had done countless private jobs along with the dirty work. But what about later? They weren’t satisfied with their lot, conducting terrorist attacks one moment and inviting danger the next. It would have been unreasonable not to deal with them.

Thus, everyone’s mood eased somewhat.

“General Chu has lost his main force all at once. He certainly won’t be resigned to it. Therefore, what you must do during this time is to be extra vigilant to prevent him from taking desperate actions,” Wen Shengqing instructed.

Previously, Chu Cang’s side had been more numerous and powerful. Wen Shengqing’s side had been forced to take the initiative, trying every means to build a relationship with Xu Chuyao to weaken the opponent’s strength.

Now that the strategy had succeeded—albeit with some surprises—the remnants of the Supreme Society had been annihilated, and they could shift to maintaining stability.

The several people quickly agreed, stating they would increase their vigilance and keep a close eye on the other group’s every move.

“Go back and rest. It’s late.”

Wen Shengqing sent them away with words similar to those of the old Council Speaker, but he did not leave himself. Instead, he found pen and paper and placed them on the table.

After a moment of thought, he wrote at the top—

**[1. Cannot act against them]**

Ever since he learned about one of Chu Cang’s Fifth Rank abilities, Wen Shengqing had been exceptionally cautious. What was done could not be undone, so he could only constantly remind himself.

In order to make the Ghost Party feel at ease while working for him, he had once made a promise: he would not act against them, whether they disbanded or changed their names.

Although there was a suspicion of wordplay involved—for example, not taking action personally but finding someone else to do it—the members of the Ghost Party were very reassured at the time.

After all, with so many Fourth Rank experts, as long as their top supervisor, this Fifth Rank, didn’t act, wouldn’t they be able to do as they pleased?

The result was a field of corpses.

Fortunately, apart from this one point, his subsequent caution meant he hadn’t left any other leverage for Chu Cang to use. Thinking carefully for a long time, there were only a few trivial matters.

Similar to saying, ‘I don’t like eating garlic,’ which was something mentioned casually during a meal. But that was irrelevant. If he didn’t eat it, he didn’t eat it.

Even if he accidentally ate some, as long as he didn’t truly like it in his heart, it wouldn’t trigger any rule-based damage.

So, after confirming everything repeatedly, Wen Shengqing felt relieved. He even drew a horizontal line through the most important first line.

Because the Ghost Party had been annihilated and everyone was dead, there was no need to worry anymore.

*Knock, knock, knock.*

“Xu Chuyao, are you back?”

It was the Class Advisor’s voice.

“I’m back, just getting ready for bed. You should go back and sleep too. If there’s anything, let’s talk tomorrow.”

“…There’s something that must be said tonight.”

Hmm?

Just as Xu Chuyao was wondering, she understood as soon as she opened the door. Standing at the entrance, besides Class Advisor Yu Jing, was another person—the Culture Class teacher, Li Xueli.

Ms. Li smiled and said, “How could I have been forgotten?”

The Thunder Girl pursed her small mouth and remained silent.

“Ms. Xu must have some arrangements for me since she kept me here.”

…I really did forget.

A few minutes later, the two teachers sat on chairs, drinking plain water that Chuyao had poured from the water dispenser. It was too late now, and drinking tea would make it hard to sleep.

Yu Jing took a few brisk gulps, put down her cup, and said, “Ms. Li hasn’t been registered, nor does she have a room. She can’t find a place to stay the night.”

This was the Council Headquarters, the Spire. Although there were plenty of empty rooms, as the world’s largest political center, they certainly wouldn’t allow anyone to stay without formal registration. Furthermore, Li Xueli hadn’t brought her daily necessities.

“Actually, it’s fine if I squeeze in with you… Ow! Hot!”

Li Xueli quickly let go of the water cup and blew on her hand. she looked at Yu Jing with a puzzled expression—hadn’t she just taken several gulps? How was she perfectly fine?

“Ms. Li, I have a Fire Attribute.”

“…Oh, right.”

At that moment, after thinking for a while, Xu Chuyao said, “I have an arrangement. How about you two go to the Soulstone World to rest tonight and return to school tomorrow morning?”