108: I can only ask Shen Mo

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Inside the Martial Arts Education Department, everyone was in a state of disarray.

The department's complaint hotlines were practically exploding.

People from various schools were all demanding their help to resolve Shen Mo's issue.

After all, whether Mingchuan Middle School's Martial Artist Inheritance Tower was open or not wasn't their concern, but their own schools' Martial Artist Inheritance Towers could not be shut down!

Otherwise, they would come to the Martial Arts Education Department and stage a sit-in protest!

They would even complain to the Imperial Capital.

Thinking of this, the people from the Qingyu City Martial Arts Education Department felt a headache.

No one had expected that Shen Mo, after agreeing so nicely to their face, would turn around and pull such a stunt.

The key was, you couldn't even accuse him of messing around.

Was he messing around?

Was he not actively responding to the Martial Arts Education Department's call?

You said that if students' talent and strength weren't sufficient, the Martial Artist Inheritance Tower couldn't be opened, so everyone else should be treated equally!

Why should only Mingchuan Middle School be unable to open theirs?

What? You said Mingchuan Middle School voluntarily stopped the inheritance from the Martial Artist Inheritance Tower before?

Then he could also 'voluntarily' help the Martial Arts Education Department shut down the Martial Artist Inheritance Towers of those other schools.

Shen Mo's move gave the Martial Arts Education Department a massive headache.

If Shen Mo had acted recklessly, they could have seized the opportunity to make a big deal out of it.

Or, if he had used Feng Linghuang's influence to orchestrate all of this, they would have had a perfect opportunity to challenge the Feng Family and Feng Linghuang's power.

To put it bluntly, once he was by Feng Linghuang's side, regardless of whether Shen Mo wanted it or not, many people would want to use him to target Feng Linghuang.

This was also the main reason Feng Linghuang didn't want to bring him to the Imperial Capital, unless she completely controlled the power and status she had in her previous life.

Otherwise, her current strength and potential would instead easily expose Shen Mo to danger.

And in Qingyu City, a place like Northwest Province, the people who could cause trouble for Shen Mo were limited.

Not everyone was qualified to cause trouble for Shen Mo.

Without exception, everyone who wanted to cause trouble for Shen Mo wanted to use Shen Mo to deal with Feng Linghuang!

“Let's discuss it, what should we do?”

Someone in the Martial Arts Education Department said in a low voice.

And as he spoke, the others also frowned, not knowing what to do.

Shen Mo's situation was actually very easy to resolve.

That was to suppress him forcefully and not give Shen Mo a chance to make a big deal out of it!

But this approach might work for others, but it was absolutely not an option for Shen Mo.

First, Shen Mo had Feng Linghuang and others backing him, and acting carelessly could easily offend the Feng Family's interests.

Most importantly, Master Chen was currently in Mingchuan Middle School!

Once he was disturbed, everyone from top to bottom would be thoroughly investigated.

That's why they chose the safest opportunity to act.

Yet they were still blocked by Shen Mo.

“Go and plead with Shen Mo!”

The head of the Martial Arts Education Department, sitting in the upper seat, took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, “Tell him not to dwell on this matter anymore!”

“Our Martial Arts Education Department is willing to pay the corresponding price!”

“The previous conditions can be appropriately reduced, but!”

“People from Mingchuan Middle School still have to pass the Martial Artist Inheritance Tower's test before the Martial Artist Inheritance Tower can be opened!”

“Otherwise, our Martial Arts Education Department's prestige will be gone!”

He made the final decision with a bang.

As he spoke, someone said worriedly, “But, if we do this, Shen Mo will surely seize the opportunity to make a big deal out of it, and by then, our prestige might be ruined…”

“Minister, aren't you going to reconsider?”

As this person spoke, the responsible person immediately shot him an annoyed glance, saying, “Alright! I'll reconsider, then please go and persuade Shen Mo?”

“If you can persuade him not to target those schools, how about I promote you to Deputy Minister?”

As he spoke, the person's face turned pale, and he quickly waved his hands, “No, no… Minister, I can't do it!”

Spare him!

Who would want to face that fiend Shen Mo?!

Most importantly, not only did he have powerful backing, but he was also a rogue!

There was simply no way to deal with him!

Coercion and inducement were completely ineffective!

And as he spoke, the responsible person also felt speechless.

“You know you can't, so why are you still blabbering nonsense?”

“Let me reconsider? I'll send you over there to reconsider slowly!”

He cursed inwardly, then said irritably, “Alright, that's enough! Let's do it this way!”

“Send someone to negotiate with Shen Mo and see what his demands are!”

“Anything that's not excessive, agree to it all!”

“Remember, even if they ask you to kneel and kowtow, you must agree!”

“Don't give him too much of an opportunity to make a big deal out of it!”

Thinking of this, he cursed again in his heart.

Damn, this guy Shen Mo is really too difficult to deal with!

Who doesn't know that Shen Mo is dissatisfied with the Martial Arts Education Department targeting him, which is why he's doing this intentionally?

But what if you know?

Can you lay a hand on him?

If you can't, you can only obediently lie low!

It was also Shen Mo's excellent timing this time; if it hadn't involved other schools, they would never have been so passive.

Thinking this, he felt a wave of frustration, waved his hand, and dismissed everyone.

As they were leaving, he added, “Oh, and this loss, let the people from those schools reimburse it themselves!”

“According to the number of people, for every student who can't pass the Martial Artist Inheritance Tower's trial, they pay for that many people!”

“Pay until it's enough!”

Thinking of this, the responsible person became angry.

If it weren't for these people, would he have failed at the last hurdle?

As for those schools, how quick were they when collecting money?

Since that's the case, then hand over a portion to Shen Mo on their behalf!

And stir up some resentment at the same time!

Let's see what Shen Mo will do then!

Thinking this, the responsible person waved his hand, dismissing everyone.

After everyone left, he paused, then picked up his phone and reported to the other end, “Yes… Mingchuan Middle School is hopeless.”

“Shen Mo has us by the throat.”

“Yes… Okay.”

He finished speaking and then hung up the phone.

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Meanwhile, at Mingchuan Middle School on the other side.

Shen Mo looked at the people from the Martial Arts Education Department who had returned, a half-smile on his face as he said, “Oh! Gentlemen, rare guests indeed!”

“What? Is there something else about our Mingchuan Middle School that doesn't meet your approval?”

Shen Mo sat on a small sun deck on the sports field, looking very relaxed.

Beside him, a few bodyguards held umbrellas for him; he looked nothing like someone attending school, but rather like he was on vacation at the beach.

As Shen Mo spoke, the people from the Martial Arts Education Department felt helpless.

They looked at Shen Mo, forced a smile, and said to him—