Herrschers Never Let Grudges Wait Overnight

In Freshman Class Nine, Qian Mu, who had already turned in her exam early, appeared to be lying on her desk, bored out of her mind as she dozed off. In truth, her consciousness was linked to the distant Sun Moon Empire.

"My God, why have you suddenly contacted me?"

As a Herrscher, she possessed the ability to communicate directly with the will of the Honkai God. The Herrscher of Erosion had been awakened and brought into existence by Lu Xueling, so in her mind, the Honkai God was Lu Xueling. Naturally, he was the one she communicated with.

"I sensed that you seemed to have gotten angry just now. You nearly exposed your full strength, didn't you?"

The Herrscher of Erosion snorted. "My God, you have no idea how badly that old woman and her students were asking for it. If I hadn't been wary of some old man, I would've already..."

"Old woman?" Lu Xueling caught the key point in Shi Bao's words. "Give me the simple version."

Only then did he remember that ever since they had parted ways, he had barely paid attention to the Herrscher of Erosion's situation.

The Herrscher of Erosion briefly recounted what she and Qian Renxue had recently encountered at Shrek Academy. After hearing it all, Lu Xueling, far away in the Sun Moon Empire, could not help but let out a cold laugh.

"Zhou Yi... I vaguely remember her."

In Lu Xueling's eyes, that crazy woman was practically Grandmaster Yu Xiao Gang Promax, one of the most outrageous figures in the entire post-Ten Thousand Years Douluo world.

Among the students in her class, a group of children barely in their teens would make minor mistakes like slacking off, or oppose her arbitrary decisions as their homeroom teacher, and she would directly kick them out of Shrek Academy. Her reason was the laughable claim that she "felt they were not suited to become strong."

Leaving aside whether a teacher should so casually pass judgment on a student's future, what gave a trash Soul Emperor-level character like her the right to say that others could not become strong in the future? Was she a Titled Douluo herself?

Then there were the teaching results she was so proud of. Back when she taught third-years, a quarter of the students promoted under her eventually entered the inner courtyard. That number looked quite impressive.

But even disregarding the efforts of other teachers in the fourth, fifth, and sixth years, one needed to note that the students who advanced to the fourth year under her only numbered one-tenth of those she had at the beginning of the third year.

In other words, that homeroom teacher's actual promotion rate was one in forty.

Just as Yan Shaozhe had said, Shrek Academy had never lacked geniuses. Yet even so, Zhou Yi could only guarantee an inner courtyard promotion rate of one in forty. What kind of absurd ability was that, turning miracles into ruins?

As for why those students who managed to advance were so grateful to her later on, wasn't it because they had gotten used to being PUA'd? Those who could not be PUA'd had long since been kicked out or transferred to another class.

If she did not have Fan Yu, her good husband who was destined to become the vice dean or even dean of the Soul Tool Department, protecting her from behind the scenes, Zhou Yi would probably have had her limbs broken by the forces backing the students she expelled and then been thrown to dogs.

Question: Why had Teacher Zhou never taken a single step outside Shrek City? Was it because she did not want to?

When a teacher made enemies everywhere and still had not become a corpse, it could only mean that Shrek's backing was too formidable. No one was willing to offend the continent's number one academy, perhaps even its number one power, for the sake of an ordinary freshman homeroom teacher.

But now she actually dared to provoke someone belonging to Lu Xueling?

"Erosion, you did not make a move because you were worried about some old man in Shrek Academy, right?"

The Herrscher of Erosion sighed helplessly. "Yes, My God. When will you let me grow stronger again?"

"I'll grant you power right now." A trace of authority entered Lu Xueling's voice.

"Really, My God?!" Shi Bao became excited.

An invisible stream of Honkai Energy connected the consciousness of the Herrscher and the Honkai God. Before long, a dark crimson pattern condensed and was transmitted to the Herrscher of Erosion.

Qian Mu, still in the classroom at Shrek Academy, opened her eyes and woke up. She reached back to touch her smooth back, and it seemed that something had appeared on the skin just below her spine.

Durandal Tease (Lower) Lv.1.

Sacred Mark... Qian Mu was already overjoyed inside.

Lu Xueling left her with his final words. "As a Herrscher, I command you: whenever you have the advantage in strength, you are not allowed to let any grudge wait overnight. Settle it on the spot for me!!"

Ding-ding-ding.

Just then, the dismissal bell rang.

"Class is over. Hand in your papers. You may go have dinner." After making the announcement, Mu Jin gathered her teaching materials and walked out.

The Class Nine students handed in their papers and headed off to dinner. But the moment someone opened the door, they were startled to find more than a dozen students from other classes gathered outside. Even Mu Jin was somewhat surprised.

"Eh, what is this...?"

Although Shrek had no explicit rule against visiting other classes, so many people crowding around the doorway was indeed a little awkward.

A Class One student asked with an ingratiating smile, "Um, excuse me, is your Class Nine's class monitor here?"

The Class Nine students were a little shocked. "Huh? Is our class monitor this famous already?"

"Who's looking for me?" Qian Mu poked her head out, clasped her hands behind her back, and bent forward slightly, perfectly showing off the girl's adorable side.

The Class One students were all amazed. They had not expected Class Nine's class monitor to be such a beautiful little girl.

You could question Qian Renxue's strength, but you could not question her looks. Dark Qian Renxue's appearance gave off an unapproachable aura, while Qian Mu acted lively and adorable.

That cute contrast quickly earned her a large crowd of admirers.

Mu Jin took all of this in. Recalling Dean Yan's words, she suddenly felt that this was a good opportunity.

"You're students from Class One? Did you all come to our Class Nine just to see Qian Mu?"

"Yes, Teacher. We just heard that Sister Qian Mu beat our class monitor flat without even using her martial soul. Is that true?!"

Just heard? Mu Jin was somewhat surprised. When she turned her head, she saw only Qian Fei sitting in her seat and giving her a knowing smile.

This child really was a godsend!

If Qian Mu interacted with her classmates more often, perhaps she would soon be able to complete Dean Yan's task.

"Qian Mu, it seems your popularity in the academy has been soaring lately."

Qian Mu smiled even more happily at the praise. She gave the Class One students a playful smile. "Everyone, this isn't a good place to talk. Shall we go to the cafeteria and have a proper chat?"

So cute!!

The young students of Freshman Class One felt a strange emotion slowly take root in their hearts.

"We..."

"What are all of you doing?!!"

An extremely discordant roar interrupted the warm scene.

Class One's homeroom teacher, Zhou Yi, stood in the corridor. Seeing that half her students had run to Class Nine just to catch a glimpse of that crazy girl who had humiliated her and gotten her pay docked, she was furious beyond measure.

"T-Teacher Zhou, we..." One timid Class One Girl's legs went weak.

Zhou Yi's face had darkened so much it seemed as though water could drip from it. "Get lost and go eat, then all of you report to my office!"

Mu Jin looked disdainful. "Tsk, tsk, tsk. Zhou Yi, aren't you being a little too overbearing? Your students were merely curious and wanted to see my student. Is that really necessary?"

"Mu Jin, I am educating my students. You'd better not stick your nose into my business!!"

As though frightened by Zhou Yi's imposing manner, Qian Mu took a step back. Her frailty as a young girl immediately showed through. "Why is your homeroom teacher so fierce? She won't even let you meet me."

"Exactly! She's nowhere near as gentle as our Teacher Mu!"

At some point, Qian Fei had also walked out of the classroom. Hugging her sister, she wore the same aggrieved expression as she took another step back.

"You two..." Zhou Yi nearly coughed up blood.

Was this really the Qian Fei who had openly argued with her outside Freshman Class One earlier? Was this really the Qian Mu who had mercilessly attacked Wang Dong that afternoon?

"Fine, fine, fine. What two little green tea bitches, already knowing how to act weak and sedu—"

Bang!

A ruler flew over and struck Zhou Yi squarely in the head. Even Mu Jin could no longer tolerate it.

"Zhou Yi, watch your mouth! I can ignore you disciplining your own students, but if you insult my students, then as their homeroom teacher, there is no way I'll stand by and do nothing!!"

The commotion was so loud that it drew over students and teachers from the other freshman classes.