Chapter 52: The Plan to Destroy Shrek

"Heh… so this is Shrek Academy?" Guo Miao let out a bitter laugh. Lowering his head to look at the unconscious Yingying in his arms, his gaze instantly softened.

"Yingying, if this is what Shrek Academy is like, then it's not worth staying here. I'll take you home right now." Guo Miao's voice was gentle. "We'll return to the Heavenly Soul Empire, back to our own home."

Carefully, he removed the heavy iron vest from Yingying's body. In the process, he couldn't avoid seeing the gruesome wounds on her exposed skin—marks left by the iron vest scraping against her flesh.

Crack… crack…

Guo Miao's fists clenched tightly, his knuckles turning white as he held Yingying even closer.

The two of them had been childhood sweethearts—not only were their families close friends, but they had also grown up together, sharing a deep bond. Seeing Yingying in such a state, Guo Miao's fury nearly overwhelmed his reason.

With a casual motion, he removed his own iron vest as well. Holding Yingying in his arms, he stood up and shot one last hateful glare at Zhou Yi before slowly walking toward Shrek Academy's gate.

Lin Yun, who had witnessed the entire scene, watched Zhou Yi with a mocking gaze.

Students like Guo Miao and Yingying—those whom Zhou Yi had forcibly expelled—were not uncommon. Some of them, whom Zhou Yi had labeled as "trash," later surpassed her in strength. Though at this moment, Zhou Yi hadn't been teaching long enough to see those students grow, many of them weren't alone. Their families were powerful, and many of their parents were not to be underestimated.

When Guo Miao looked back at her with that final glance, Zhou Yi's body trembled ever so slightly. It wasn't the first time she had seen such a hateful gaze. She knew very well that if she ever left Shrek Academy—left Shrek City—those expelled students would tear her apart without hesitation.

But what did it matter?

She had a husband who was an eighth-ranked Soul Engineer, and she had the backing of Shrek Academy. She feared nothing.

However, when she turned and saw Lin Yun's amused expression, a shiver of fear still crept into her heart.

Lin Yun…

Zhou Yi gritted her teeth, anger and resentment flashing in her eyes. If it weren't for Lin Yun, she wouldn't be struggling so much in Class One. Even executing her own teaching methods had become an uphill battle.

If only he were dead… how wonderful would that be?

The moment this thought surfaced, even Zhou Yi herself was startled. She quickly shook her head, trying to banish it from her mind. But once a seed is planted, it is not so easily uprooted.

She hadn't realized it yet, but deep within her heart, a certain madness had already begun to take root.

Madness… such an interesting word.

It could give those trapped in despair a glimmer of hope.It could also lead a perfectly normal person step by step into the abyss.

Lin Yun withdrew his gaze, ruffled Xiao Xiao's hair beside him, then lay back on the grass. Within moments, his breathing steadied, accompanied by soft snores.

He had fallen asleep…

Xiao Xiao pouted in dissatisfaction, smoothing out her hair that Lin Yun had messed up. After glancing at the peacefully sleeping Lin Yun, she summoned her Nine Phoenix Lyre Flute Martial Soul and began to play a soft, soothing melody.

The ethereal sound blended with the wind, bringing a sense of tranquility to the scorching afternoon.

Only Zhou Yi remained tense, her brows furrowed as she watched the students still running under the sun. The unease in her heart grew stronger and stronger.

That look in Lin Yun's eyes…

"Could it be that he has a way to make the academy abandon me? Impossible. The academy has never expelled a teacher over a single student. Besides, Fan Yu is the future vice-dean—or even dean—of the Soul Engineering Department. The academy would never do something like that!"

"Heh, then let's see what you can do."

Even now, Zhou Yi couldn't understand why she and Lin Yun had become mortal enemies—why both of them wanted nothing more than to destroy the other.

…

Mortal enemies?

Heh. Just a mere clown

"Binger, Tell the Ten Thousand Demon King—The Plan Can Begin!"

After returning to his dormitory, Lin Yun gazed at the gradually darkening night sky outside the window. He lightly patted his chest, a mysterious smile curling at the corner of his lips.

The sun had set. The night was coming.

From within Lin Yun's collar, the Ice Emperor crawled out, perching on his shoulder. Its pair of crystalline yellow eyes glowed faintly as it secretly communicated with the Ten Thousand Demon King.

Elsewhere.

The Ten Thousand Demon King, who had transformed into a towering tree rooted in a courtyard, lightly swayed its canopy. A deep green radiance flickered, and in the next moment, it morphed into a shadowy middle-aged man, stepping into the courtyard.

In the courtyard, a handsome young man was hunched over a table, feverishly writing with a brush. Beside him sat a dignified woman, exuding a bright and noble aura. She wore black stockings under her JK-style outfit, her face flushed red as she watched the young man scribble away.

Qingye. Shengxin.

"Shengxin, give me another Light Blessing! I feel like I can keep grinding for another whole day!" Qingye exclaimed with excitement.

Shengxin pursed her lips, then casually sprinkled a large shower of golden light over Qingye before walking toward the Ten Thousand Demon King.

The Ten Thousand Demon King glanced at Qingye, who, after receiving the blessing, seemed to have been injected with a surge of energy. His brush danced furiously across the paper, as if he were battling a storm. Then, in a low voice, the Ten Thousand Demon King said to Shengxin:

"The honored one has spoken. The plan to eliminate Shrek can now be executed."

"Lord Ten Thousand Demon King… Can those things really affect Shrek Academy?" Shengxin's head felt a little dizzy at the thought of the shameful content Qingye was producing—just a glance at it would make anyone's face flush crimson.

"You don't need to understand. Just know that the plan to destroy Shrek was devised by the honored one." The Ten Thousand Demon King's voice was cold and firm.

"...Yes, I understand." Shengxin nodded helplessly.

When the Ten Thousand Demon King first summoned her and assigned her to follow a human, she had initially refused. But upon hearing that it was the honored one's command—that it was all for the sake of destroying Shrek and restoring the glory of the soul beast race—she had no choice but to agree.

Yet after arriving in the human world, her supposed task of "following" a human turned out to be… simply standing beside him, occasionally casting Holy Light Blessings and Holy Light Healing on him.

Oh, and also watching him write and draw… those unspeakable things.

Especially the one depicting a refined, scholarly middle-aged man engaged in an intense wrestling match with a burly, muscular middle-aged man—it had utterly shattered Shengxin's noble and sacred perspective as the Light Unicorn Tribe's chief.

If she remembered correctly, those two characters were actually the current Dean and Vice Dean of Shrek Academy.

All she could say was… they sure knew how to have fun.

And yet, even Shengxin herself hadn't noticed—after seeing so much of it, she had actually started to enjoy these bizarre illustrated books. Each time, she would press her hands over her flushed face, peeking through her fingers as Qingye unleashed absolute carnage.

Perhaps… her fujoshi soul had awakened. (Tragic.)

(End of Chapter)

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