New Student Enrollment

Bei Bei and Tang Ya took Huo Yuhao to familiarize himself with the campus, while Ye Chen left early and took a small boat from the lakeshore toward Sea God Island.

Although Huo Yuhao had used a Tang Sect enrollment slot, he had not yet joined the Tang Sect.

Ye Chen guessed that Bei Bei and Tang Ya would definitely invite him, but that was not something he needed to consider.

He flipped through the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record he had gotten from Tang Ya, which recorded several of the Tang Sect's Secret Arts.

Although the Mysterious Heaven Skill did not seem particularly useful to him, it was the foundation for learning the other Tang Sect's Secret Arts. He planned to study it carefully that night.

Ye Chen had sneaked out without telling anyone, so as Sea God Island drew near, he felt somewhat nervous.

He had been gone for nearly two days and a night. He had no idea how his mother would deal with him.

The result was somewhat beyond Ye Chen's expectations. When he returned home, Xian Lin'er was already back and had prepared a lavish dinner.

When she saw Ye Chen, she gently called him over to eat as usual, as though nothing had happened.

While Ye Chen felt lucky to have "escaped disaster," he also felt like he had failed to do his homework only for the teacher to take the day off.

In truth, Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo had long known where he was.

The instant Ye Chen stepped out of the academy, Mu En had noticed him and informed them.

In Mu En's view, simply shutting oneself away to train would never do. Going out to gain experience was also a good thing.

Besides, Ye Chen already possessed a certain degree of ability to protect himself.

No further accidents occurred, and Huo Yuhao still moved into dorm room 108.

No one knew how long it had been since anyone had lived there. Dust was everywhere.

Huo Yuhao opened the windows and thoroughly cleaned the room. Then he lay on the bare bedframe, contemplating what path he should take next.

"Yuhao, that Twin Pupils youth carries several auras that make me feel especially oppressed. You'd better be careful around him in the future." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's lazy voice sounded within the Sea of Consciousness.

"Don't worry, Brother Sky Dream. I can tell that Brother Chen bears me no ill will." Huo Yuhao communicated with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm through Spiritual Power.

Upon hearing this, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said nothing further and continued sleeping.

Huo Yuhao had a point. As long as Ye Chen bore no ill will, it did not matter whether he possessed an aura that made Sky Dream Ice Silkworm wary.

Besides, given Huo Yuhao's current circumstances, there was truly nothing about him worth plotting for.

Several days later, Shrek Academy completed all new student recruitment, and the official school term began.

Ye Chen put on the white uniform of a new student, his hands in his pockets as he walked through the vibrant campus.

Today, he would officially enroll as a student.

Ye Chen had personally requested to live in the Outer Court dormitories and join Class One of Year One, where Huo Yuhao was assigned.

Otherwise, traveling back and forth between the Inner and Outer Courts every day would waste too much cultivation time.

Rather than use his privileges to move into dorm room 108 with Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, he lived alone in a separate room.

He had no intention of interfering with the development of that young couple's relationship.

It would be impossible to say that he had not even the slightest feelings for Tang Wutong.

Although he usually liked to flirt and indulge in a few fantasies, becoming stronger through cultivation remained the most important thing. As for matters of the heart, it was best to let nature take its course.

Before the entrance of the white teaching building, many new students in white uniforms streamed inside. On each person's left chest was the green little monster emblem representing Shrek Academy.

Ye Chen paused slightly before the teaching building, watching the new students coming and going.

He was reminded of the scene when university began in his previous life, and felt a little nostalgic.

"Wow, look at that guy! He's so handsome!"

"Those Twin Pupils are so strange. I feel like they're going to steal my soul away!"

During the brief time Ye Chen stood there, quite a few lovestruck girls gathered behind him.

Because of his extraordinary appearance, several girls swooned over him, their eyes glittering with stars.

I'm just too handsome. I draw attention everywhere I go! Ye Chen thought narcissistically as he noticed the scene.

He ran a hand through his hair and headed toward the teaching building. Amid a small wave of shrieks, he left behind only a cool silhouette.

Ye Chen had arrived rather early. There were not many people in the classroom, only a few scattered students chatting among themselves.

He walked to a window seat in the last row, leaned against the back of his chair, and closed his eyes to rest.

As for why he had come so early, apart from waiting for Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, the most important reason was his fear of that "monster teacher."

"Excuse me, may I sit here?" A very pleasant voice sounded, breaking the silence within Ye Chen's mind.

He looked up and discovered a very pretty little girl who appeared to be even younger than him.

"Oh, of course." Ye Chen replied like a gentleman.

Since the little girl had asked, there was no reason not to let her sit down.

There were four adjacent seats in the row, so two could still be left for Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong.

"Hello, my name is Xiao Xiao. You're really handsome!" After sitting down, the little girl introduced herself. Her eyes, too, were filled with sparkling stars as she looked at Ye Chen.

The moment he heard that name, Ye Chen became instantly alert.

"Oh, hello. I'm Ye Chen." Wearing an aloof expression, Ye Chen closed his eyes again after speaking.

The look in Xiao Xiao's eyes clearly showed that she was interested in him!

He had no intention of giving Xiao Xiao any room for fantasy, lest he steal her destined relationship with He Caitou in the future.

Being handsome is a kind of original sin!

Ye Chen thought narcissistically as he began considering how to extinguish this girl's feelings for him.

Fortunately, perhaps because she was shy, Xiao Xiao's pretty face was flushed red. She did not speak to Ye Chen again, merely stealing glances at him from time to time.

This girl really is obsessed with looks. She liked Wang Dong at the beginning of the original story, but now she's taken a fancy to me. What am I supposed to do?

He had always looked forward to flirting with cute girls, yet now that one was practically inviting him to flirt with her, he chickened out instead.

Second by second, the previously empty classroom gradually became lively.

However, whenever someone wanted to sit in either of the empty seats beside Ye Chen, he would remind them that those seats were taken.

Thus, the two seats remained empty.

At that moment, the class bell rang, and Huo Yuhao hurriedly rushed in alongside an exceptionally handsome boy.

Ye Chen recognized at a glance that this handsome boy was Tang Wutong during her male disguise.

The only difference from his memories was that the two had entered the classroom together and had nearly been late.

Huo Yuhao looked around and saw that only the last row still had two empty seats. Ye Chen was smiling and waving at him.

The two hurried to the back row and sat down. Before Huo Yuhao could greet Ye Chen, an elderly woman with skin like chicken and hair like a crane's walked in through the door.

The old woman was of average height and wore a white robe. Her graying hair was coiled atop her head, while her bright black eyes gleamed sharply as though searching for something in the classroom.

At the sight of the old woman, Ye Chen lowered his head so far that it nearly touched the desk.

"Ye Chen!" the old woman shouted, startling all the new students. The once-lively classroom instantly fell silent.

When Ye Chen heard the old woman call his name, his eyelids twitched violently. Startled, he reflexively rose to his feet.