[The Yandere Maniac Beauty of the Spirit Hall: Xue'er, I understand that you don't understand him, but please do not insult him.]
[The Yandere Maniac Beauty of the Spirit Hall: He really has worked very, very hard. Have you ever seen the library at three in the morning? You haven't, but he has!]
[The Yandere Maniac Beauty of the Spirit Hall: I know you want to call Xiaogang trash after hearing Li Yuan's words. Yes, I admit no one is perfect, and perhaps the direction he developed in was wrong, but at least he truly tried.]
[single cohabiting wife who runs an academy: I say, old woman, do you enjoy scavenging for junk that much?]
Blue Tyrant Academy.
Ever since Liu Erlong was freed from the shackles of Yu Xiaogang.
Over the past two days, she had been eating well, sleeping perfectly, and feeling in peak physical condition.
But when she looked back, her former love rival, who used to be just like her...
...was actually still immersed in fantasies about Yu Xiaogang.
This left her with rather complicated feelings.
[Big Cat in the Dark Night: It feels like Bibi Dong is somewhat deluded by her own self-sacrifice.]
[Ice and Snow Smart: Indeed, that hits the nail right on the head.]
[Child Without Parents:...You really are beyond saving.]
[The Yandere Maniac Beauty of the Spirit Hall: What did I do now?]
[Little Fox Who Likes Teacher the Most: Teacher, please stop talking, okay...]
Saintess Hall.
Hu Liena really felt for Qian Renxue; she could feel a sense of suffocation even through the screen.
If her own mother were like this, she might have wanted to take her brother Xie Yue and commit suicide together.
Supreme Pontiff Palace.
"Rebellion! One after another, they've all rebelled!"
Bibi Dong was so angry that she threw the Brick onto the ground and stomped on it fiercely with her jade-like feet.
It was one thing for others to talk about her.
But Hu Liena and Qian Renxue had actually joined the fray as well.
The most crucial part was that one was the daughter she felt guilty toward, and the other was the Disciple she had raised since childhood.
She couldn't bring herself to strike either of them.
She, Bibi Dong, had never felt this aggrieved in her life!
[Heaven Dou's Richest Little Rich Girl: I'm a bit curious. If Yu Xiaogang really is that hardworking, why are the theories he summarized such a pile of crap?]
[Loves Eating Carrots: Pfft, he probably plagiarized them from somewhere.]
[Li Yuan: Carrot, you're actually right. Yu Xiaogang's theories really were plagiarized.]
[Loves Eating Carrots: Ah? No way! I was just making a casual remark.]
[Big Sister with a Vicious Heart: Wow! We're getting some major tea here?]
[Ice and Snow Smart: No way? He does have the title of Grandmaster issued by Spirit Hall, after all. Even if his theories are watered down, surely he wouldn't go as far as plagiarism?]
[The Single Married Woman Who Runs the Academy: That's impossible, right? Although Yu Xiaogang's theories are a total mess, I did see him researching theories late into the night.]
[The Yandere Maniac Beauty of the Spirit Hall: Is it fun to bash Xiaogang all day? I'll let other things slide, but saying Xiaogang plagiarized—I don't believe it for a second!]
[Child Without Parents: Li Yuan, do you have any more scandalous scoops on Yu Xiaogang? Post a few more.]
Qian Renxue had completely given up on Bibi Dong and instead placed her hopes on Li Yuan.
Since she refused to see reason, then facts would be used to wake her up.
[Li Yuan: Brother, I have them, I have them. There are plenty of scandalous scoops like this regarding Yu Xiaogang. Today, let's first talk about the matter of his theoretical plagiarism.]
Li Yuan grinned as he looked at the "unanimous expectation" in the group.
Bibi Dong, oh Bibi Dong, since you insist on being stubborn as a mule, don't blame me for completely stripping away the facade of that 'white moonlight' in your heart.
[Li Yuan: Everyone, sit tight. Today's Grandmaster Scandal Special officially begins.]
[Li Yuan: As everyone knows, Yu Xiaogang's core theories—things like 'Spirit Mimicry Theory', 'Spirit Ring Absorption Limit Theory', and so on—sound very high-end, don't they? In truth, most of them were cobbled together and plagiarized under a different guise.]
[Li Yuan: Guess how a Level 29 Spirit Grandmaster could possibly research so many powerful Spirit Beasts and Spirits?]
[Heaven Dou's Richest Little Rich Girl: Could it be through hearsay?]
[Big Cat in the Dark Night: Maybe he specifically went to consult experts?]
[Li Yuan: Unfortunately, neither. In fact, most of his theories were plagiarized because when he was young, he lived off Bibi Dong and stayed in Spirit Hall for a while. Bibi Dong begged Qian Xunji to grant Yu Xiaogang access to the Archives.]
[Big Sister with a Vicious Heart: No way? That's so melodramatic? I always thought his moral bottom line was low enough, but I didn't expect he actually started out by leeching off a woman.]
[Lonely All My Life: I despise people like that.]
[Li Yuan: The funniest part is his Ten Core Competencies of Spirits. At least seven or eight of them can find their prototypes in the Spirit Hall's Library Pavilion. He just repackaged these things and dared to claim he researched them with his heart and soul!]
[Li Yuan: What's most disgusting is that he removed some key parts, only copied the surface level, and then added some of his own 'understandings'.]
[Li Yuan: What is this like? It's like someone stealing all the vegetables from someone else's garden, tossing them into a hodgepodge, and then having the nerve to call it his original 'Manchu Han Imperial Feast' while demanding a 'God of Cookery' certificate! Where's the shame?]
[Heaven Dou's Richest Little Rich Girl: Wow, so he's actually an Academic Tailor!]
[Lonely All My Life: Where's the shame? He really has no face at all.]
[Big Cat in the Dark Night: I was wondering why Yu Xiaogang's theories looked so familiar yet I couldn't recall the source. It turns out they were all other people's things; the key is that he didn't even copy them correctly.]
[The Single Married Woman Who Runs the Academy:...]
Liu Erlong thought of how she had been hoodwinked by this set of "theories" back then, and her fists silently clenched.
[Child Without Parents: Hahahaha, I knew it! What 'Grandmaster'? He's just a plagiarism dog! (Gloating)]
[Loves Eating Carrots: Tsk tsk tsk, Bibi Dong, is this the 'effort' you were talking about?]
[Big Sister with a Vicious Heart: Incredible. This is the first time I've seen someone copy answers and still get them wrong. I seriously suspect Yu Xiaogang's IQ is comparable to that of an adult Husky.]
[Heaven Dou's Richest Little Rich Girl: Don't talk nonsense, huskies are very smart.]
[Li Yuan: Knowing it was crap, Spirit Hall still gave him the title of Grandmaster. Would you say that was intentional, or an accident?]
[The Yandere Maniac Beauty of the Spirit Hall: Nonsense, impossible, absolutely impossible! How could Xiaogang plagiarize? You can't just say whatever you want just because he has some scandals!]
[Li Yuan: Whether he did or not, wouldn't you know if you went and verified it yourself?]
Supreme Pontiff Palace.
Seeing Li Yuan speaking with such certainty and seeing the ridicule in the group, Bibi Dong's face turned pale and then flushed; her heart began to waver.
Could Xiaogang's theories really be plagiarized?
No! Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
She had to verify it personally.
Bibi Dong gave an order to those outside the hall: "Someone, come! Thoroughly investigate Yu Xiaogang's theories from back then and compare them with the records in the Spirit Hall Archives to see if there is any plagiarism."
Within fifteen minutes, a Cardinal walked in carrying two thick stacks of records.
One stack consisted of precious original copies from the Spirit Hall Library Pavilion, while the other was the manuscript of Yu Xiaogang's "painstakingly researched" Ten Core Competencies of Spirits.
Fine beads of sweat broke out on the Cardinal's forehead, and his voice trembled slightly:
"His Holiness the Pope, after your subordinate's careful comparison of Yu Xiaogang's theories, there are indeed traces of plagiarism."
"Furthermore, most of it only copies the surface level, and he arbitrarily added his own erroneous viewpoints, making the originally exquisite theories neither fish nor fowl. It looks like..."
The Cardinal hesitated, not daring to continue.