Chapter 41: Cheers from the Crowd

Feeling refreshed, Lin Yun was about to return to his class when he was stopped by an old man.

An old man dressed in a white robe, with a kind face and radiating an aura of light, seemingly approachable but with a hint of imperceptible hypocrisy, was smiling at Lin Yun.

Lin Yun immediately stopped in his tracks, staring directly at the old man, eye to eye.

The old man's eyes didn't blink, and neither did Lin Yun's.

Three minutes later,

Yan Shao-zhe couldn't hold it anymore. With such an immortal demeanor and such an amiable gaze, his face stiff from smiling, wouldn't you at least say something?

Seeing Lin Yun still with that clueless expression, Yan Shao-zhe had no choice but to speak up: "Little guy, getting into a conflict with a teacher on the first day of school and severely injuring the teacher isn't a good behavior."

Hearing Yan Shao-zhe speak, Lin Yun subtly blinked his eyes to relieve the soreness from staring so hard.

As a Titled Douluo, Yan Shao-zhe naturally noticed Lin Yun's small action. This blink almost made him laugh.

Just a few minutes into their meeting, Yan Shao-zhe had already labeled Lin Yun: stubborn mule!

Yan Shao-zhe had been secretly observing since Zhou Yi entered Class One, especially with Lin Yun, the super prodigy with the Golden Dragon Spirit, in the class. Despite Mu En's orders not to take any drastic actions against Lin Yun.

But that didn't stop him from trying to win Lin Yun's favor!

So on the first day of school, Yan Shao-zhe eagerly came to the outer court. Seeing Lin Yun's three spirit rings, he was astounded.

Even his teacher, Mu En, had the standard yellow, yellow, purple for his first three spirit rings, and only after the seventh spirit ring did he absorb three hundred-thousand-year spirit rings.

And Lin Yun?

Purple, purple, black!

Calculating this way, Yan Shao-zhe suspected that Lin Yun could absorb a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring by his sixth spirit ring, breaking limits with ease.

This was truly Shrek Academy's dream prodigy!

In brainwashing pua... no, in educating students, Yan Shao-zhe was certainly more adept than Zhou Yi. After witnessing the conflict between Lin Yun and Zhou Yi, he categorized Lin Yun's personality as one that absolutely must not be suppressed.

A spirit master like Lin Yun needed an indomitable, invincible spirit.

With this premise, Yan Shao-zhe had no intention of punishing Lin Yun for the incident. Compared to Zhou Yi, Lin Yun, the future pillar of Shrek Academy, was far more important.

As for Zhou Yi?

Just an outer court teacher, dispensable, though dealing with Fan Yu and Qian Duo-duo might be tricky.

But it didn't matter, as the relationship between the Spirit Department and the Spirit Tool Department was already strained. This conflict could create a rift between Fan Yu, Qian Duo-duo, and Lin Yun, making it even less likely for Lin Yun to join the Spirit Tool Department.

Yan Shao-zhe, winning big!

Thinking this, Yan Shao-zhe's smile grew even wider.

"Ah? Conflict with a teacher?" Lin Yun scratched his head in 'confusion', playing dumb, "I didn't. Teacher Zhou Yi said we didn't even dare to fight, called us mediocrities for not stirring trouble, and trash. I was just proving her wrong!"

"I greatly admire Shrek Academy and naturally adhere to its motto: Not daring to stir trouble is mediocrity!"

Seeing Lin Yun's righteous expression, Yan Shao-zhe suddenly felt a twinge in his heart.

On the first day of school, Zhou Yi had turned a promising seedling into a reckless brute. If Yan Shao-zhe hadn't witnessed the entire incident, he might have doubted the truth of Lin Yun's words.

Zhou Yi really deserved a beating!

Served right to be thrashed by her own student!

"Alright, I am the dean of Shrek Academy. I saw everything. Don't worry, I'm not here to trouble you. It was indeed Teacher Zhou's fault, so let's leave it at that," Yan Shao-zhe said, rubbing his temples with a headache.

No choice, couldn't scold or punish, had to let it go lightly.

"So it's the dean!" Lin Yun 'respectfully' said, with just the right amount of admiration in his eyes.

'Hmph, finally impressed you, little guy,' Yan Shao-zhe thought, happily stroking his beard.

"Return to your class. I'll have another teacher temporarily take over Class One until Teacher Zhou recovers and returns to teaching," Yan Shao-zhe said, with a tone of advice.

"Remember, don't get into conflicts with teachers again. Teacher Zhou's teaching quality is quite good. I'll also talk to her!"

"Yes, Dean Yan!"

...

After Yan Shao-zhe left, Lin Yun smiled slightly and re-entered Class One.

Yan Shao-zhe's reaction wasn't unexpected. At Shrek Academy, with talent, you could do as you pleased. Shrek would do everything to keep you tied to the academy. Just a fight with a teacher.

Even if the teacher was at a disadvantage, Yan Shao-zhe would only think Zhou Yi was too incompetent and Lin Yun too talented, never reprimanding Lin Yun for it.

It was Zhou Yi's own problem!

So when Zhou Yi provoked him, Lin Yun didn't hesitate to punch her twice, showing her who was boss in Class One.

However, Yan Shao-zhe didn't immediately transfer Zhou Yi out of Class One but had another teacher temporarily take over until Zhou Yi recovered, which slightly surprised Lin Yun.

But...

It was precisely because Yan Shao-zhe did this that it gave Lin Yun room for his next move!

Hehehe...

With a strange smile, Lin Yun had just stepped into the classroom when he was startled by a sudden uproar of cheers.

The entire class of about a hundred students looked at Lin Yun with admiration.

In subsequent conversations, almost everyone in Class One learned about Zhou Yi's nickname, the 'perverse old hag', and her penchant for tormenting and expelling students. In a group of a hundred, there were always a few well-informed individuals.

Through their dissemination, the entire class became aware of Zhou Yi's reputation.

Coupled with Zhou Yi's intimidating first lesson, they quickly realized that Lin Yun had liberated them!

Having barely passed Shrek Academy's admissions, no one wanted to be inexplicably expelled before even taking the freshman assessment. Hence, the scene of the entire class cheering.

"The strongest freshman king!"

Someone shouted, and soon the entire class echoed the chant, the fervent voices clearly audible throughout the first-year building.

The strongest freshman king!

(End of Chapter)

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