Si Yinchuan was responsible for the specific management of school affairs, and he also didn’t want to interfere too much.
"Yes, Headmaster. I will do my best to minimize the adverse impact of this incident."
"I have nothing else here, you better go get busy," Xuanyuan Mingjing said.
"Yes, Headmaster." Si Yinchuan turned and walked toward the outside.
Tang Fei didn’t know if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Si Yinchuan seemed to glance at him as he left...
What are you looking at? This matter has nothing to do with me, right?
You better not suspect me, not even think about it...
Xuanyuan Mingjing looked at Shen Xinglan and said, "I know you don’t like these formalities, and you’ve been delayed for most of the day. You should go back and do your homework."
"Yes, Master." Shen Xinglan nodded in response.
Then, only Tang Fei and Xuanyuan Mingjing were left in the courtyard.
Tang Fei looked at Xuanyuan Mingjing and asked, "Master, would you like some tea? I can brew you a cup."
"If I’m not mistaken, you’re the one behind this, aren’t you?"
Tang Fei was shocked and looked at Xuanyuan Mingjing with an astounded expression, asking, "What do you mean, Master? Are you suspecting that this incident has something to do with me?"
"It’s not suspicion, it’s certainty," Xuanyuan Mingjing said with an indifferent tone.
He was talking about something very important, but his attitude made it seem trivial.
"You know, and I know... we both know the academy’s cafeteria couldn’t possibly be the issue. The Eldest Prince only had a cup of tea here in this courtyard, and that tea was poured by you..."
"Master, you are really wronging me," Tang Fei said with a look of grievance. "Although my relationship with His Highness the Eldest Prince isn’t good, I don’t have the courage to do something ."
"Think about it. After the Eldest Prince arrived at the academy, he only had a cup of tea in our courtyard and then went to the cafeteria for a few bites. I poured the tea... if something happened to him, and if there is nothing wrong with the food in the cafeteria, doesn’t that suggest that there was something wrong with our tea?"
"Now, the teacup he drank from has been taken away for testing. If I had really poisoned him, wouldn’t they be able to detect it? At that time, wouldn’t I be facing a dead end?"
"Master, I may not be smart, but I’m not stupid either. I wouldn’t do such a foolish thing... It would only lead to my own demise and bring shame upon you, Master..."
"What if you could be sure they wouldn’t find anything?" Xuanyuan Mingjing asked.
"Master, how is that possible... With the Royal Family’s technological means, what kind of poison couldn’t they detect? I couldn’t find such a thing..."
"If it wasn’t poison then?"
"If it wasn’t poison... what could it be?"
"Perhaps a talisman?"
"A talisman?" Tang Fei paused for a moment, asking with a confused face, "How does a talisman work? Can it make someone get diarrhea?"
Xuanyuan Mingjing looked pensive as he sized up Tang Fei and said, "You used the talismanic spell from ’Lu Ban’s Book of Death,’ didn’t you? I know that the upper volume of ’Lu Ban’s Book of Death’ focuses on talismanic spells, capable of summoning wind and rain, calling upon ghosts and gods, and performing unpredictable miracles, possessing divine powers that can measure heaven and earth."
"There is a talisman called the Dead Water Talisman. When dissolved in tea, soup or food, it can vanish in an instant, and after a set amount of time, even the most sophisticated testing equipment won’t be able to detect its presence... It’s as if it had never existed..."
"You dislike the Eldest Prince, so you put that kind of talisman in his tea... The reason you did it is that you knew, even if they took the teacup back for inspection, they would find nothing... They wouldn’t be able to detect anything..."
"However, you also knew very well that even if the Eldest Prince couldn’t detect the presence of such a thing, if he harbored suspicions against you, then... he could still retaliate against you."
"If he forcibly takes you away, if various forms of punishment are used... based on my understanding of you, I’m afraid you wouldn’t withstand much... Fortunately, you are Xuanyuan Mingjing’s recently taken disciple..."
"If the Eldest Prince is a wise man, he would not take action without evidence, and particularly not against my disciple. That would only result in a fallout with me, which would be an even greater loss for him..."
"So, you knew our relationship would protect you... I am also a part of your plan, aren’t I?"