The Principal Who Got Played

The newcomer was a middle-aged man in a suit.

He wore black-rimmed glasses, and his suit was somewhat wrinkled.

Seeing Jiang Fan's gaze fall on his clothes, he hurriedly straightened his appearance.

"Let me introduce myself. I'm Luo Xiuwu, the principal of Fifth High School in River City!"

Jiang Fan froze, not understanding why the man had come looking for him.

"You know me?"

He did not know the man, and he was certain he had never seen him before.

Yet the other man clearly knew him.

"Of course. Jiang Fan, the number one student of Third High School in River City!"

"Your name has thundered in my ears. How could I not know you?"

Jiang Fan's expression turned strange.

"May I ask what Principal Luo wants with me?"

Judging by his clothes, he was not dressed particularly well. He was not even as presentable as Li Dongsheng.

He called himself a principal, but Jiang Fan had doubts about that.

Still, he did not reveal them. He wanted to see what the man was after.

"It's like this!"

Luo Xiuwu adjusted his glasses, trying his best to appear more refined.

"I heard that Student Jiang was... Student Jiang was no longer at Third High School!"

"May I ask whether you have found a good place to go?"

Jiang Fan's heart stirred.

"Not yet!"

Delight appeared on Luo Xiuwu's face, and he smiled.

"Then I'll speak frankly!"

"Would Student Jiang be interested in coming to our Fifth High School?"

As if afraid Jiang Fan would refuse, he hurriedly added.

"Our Fifth High School may be small, and the equipment... the equipment may be a little old, but it is absolutely enough!"

"You were already outstanding at Third High School. If you come to our Fifth High School, I guarantee that whatever treatment Third High School offered you, Fifth High School will offer the same!"

"Also, when it comes to cultivation, I will personally guide you!"

Seeing Jiang Fan stare at him in surprise, Luo Xiuwu said proudly.

"I am not particularly talented, but I am also a Level Three Martial Artist!"

Jiang Fan had originally not cared at all, but when he suddenly heard Luo Xiuwu call himself a Level Three Martial Artist, his eyes shifted.

One had to know that at Third High School, only the principal and vice principal were at that level. The other teachers were at most Level Two Martial Artists.

Yet Luo Xiuwu, the principal of Fifth High School, was also a Level Three Martial Artist?

Jiang Fan knew about Fifth High School. It was the worst high school in River City.

Apart from its poor teaching quality, its campus was beyond words, so tiny it could rival an elementary school!

The principal of such a school was actually a Level Three Martial Artist?

Seeing that Jiang Fan seemed doubtful, Luo Xiuwu hurriedly stretched out a hand, about to show him a trick.

Jiang Fan quickly stopped him.

"Principal Luo, of course I believe you're a Level Three Martial Artist!"

"It's just that I don't quite understand why you want me to go to Fifth High School."

Whether Luo Xiuwu was truly a Level Three Martial Artist did not matter much to him.

At his current high school stage, at least until the college entrance exam, he did not need anyone's guidance.

Luo Xiuwu seemed prepared for Jiang Fan's question. He looked around and pointed at a restaurant nearby.

"Student Jiang, This Matter is a long story!"

"Do you have time to sit down together? I'll explain everything to you in detail!"

Jiang Fan thought for a moment, then nodded.

Though he had not confirmed the man's identity yet, this was the school entrance. There should not be any problem.

Jiang Fan had only eaten two buns that morning.

With someone treating him now, he did not stand on ceremony.

Eighteen meat buns and four bowls of rice porridge left Luo Xiuwu staring in dumbstruck disbelief.

However, after the meal, Jiang Fan confirmed Luo Xiuwu's identity and learned why he had come.

To put it bluntly, Luo Xiuwu wanted Jiang Fan to attend Fifth High School so he could take the college entrance exam for Fifth High School and raise its advancement rate.

Fifth High School in River City barely seemed like a high school at all.

In the past, children who could not get into high school would choose to go there, hoping to scrape together an education and gamble on a sliver of a chance at college.

But as time passed, many people realized that even after sending their children there, they still could not get into college.

So when they failed to get into the other high schools in the middle school entrance exam, they simply chose to go out and work.

The school's student intake had gotten worse and worse, and it was about to become unsustainable. The authorities had demanded that if this year's college entrance exam advancement rate was still zero, the school's qualifications would be revoked. Only then did Luo Xiuwu come up with this idea.

He hoped to bring in an outstanding student to pull up the advancement rate and at least preserve the school's operating qualifications for next year.

"Principal Luo, I understand what you mean!"

"But I want to know where you got the news that I met your requirements, and that you knew I was already... no longer at Third High School?"

Luo Xiuwu looked awkward for a moment and said,

"Yesterday, I had dinner with several old friends, and they told me this news!"

"They said you were a Genius, the number one at Third High School!"

Jiang Fan suddenly felt that Luo Xiuwu was rather... well, that sort of person!

"Your friends are quite something."

Luo Xiuwu gave a chuckle.

"We've been old friends for more than ten years. Naturally, we have an excellent relationship!"

Jiang Fan suddenly felt a little sorry for him.

But at that moment, he admitted that he was indeed somewhat tempted.

He had now been expelled from Third High School. If he revealed his cultivation, he was certain he could enter First High School.

But he might not have much leverage to negotiate terms, and he would not have enough freedom!

Going to Fifth High School, however, was different!

"Principal Luo, may I ask whether there are any rewards if I go to Fifth High School?"

Upon hearing the word "rewards," Luo Xiuwu suddenly froze. Then he realized Jiang Fan was negotiating terms with him, and wild joy surged through his heart.

There was hope!

"I can promise that, on top of what Third High School offered, I can additionally provide..."

He thought for a moment and tested the waters.

"I can personally offer you an additional reward of 50,000 Blue Star Coins!"

Jiang Fan pondered for a moment.

"I have several conditions. If Principal Luo agrees, we can work together!"

"First, a reward of 100,000 Blue Star Coins, paid in full at once!"

"Second, before the college entrance exam, I will not attend classes, and the school cannot restrict my freedom!"

"Third, help me settle the matter of my student registration!"

Hearing Jiang Fan's conditions, Luo Xiuwu frowned and considered them for a moment. Seemingly having made up his mind, he gritted his teeth and said,

"Fine, I agree!"

A smile appeared on Jiang Fan's face, and he held out his hand.

"Pleasure doing business!"

Next, Jiang Fan followed Luo Xiuwu around Fifth High School for a tour, merely going through the motions.

After receiving the 100,000 Blue Star Coins, he hurriedly left.

His choice to work with Luo Xiuwu this time had come after considering many factors.

On one hand, he no longer needed to rely on a school. He only needed student registration, and it made no difference where he took the college entrance exam.

On the other hand, he needed money as well. After obtaining the Spirit Turtle Blood Replenishing Soup from the space, he desperately wanted to test it out, but purchasing medicinal ingredients required money.

He had already spent the tens of thousands of Blue Star Coins he earned from hunting Scorpion-tailed Wolves on Phoenix Mountain. Hunting mutated beasts on Phoenix Mountain was still rather dangerous for him at present, so this was the safest option.

As for the fact that Luo Xiuwu had been played by his friends, Jiang Fan did not spell it out!

As long as he secured an advancement spot for Fifth High School, that could be considered fulfilling his promise.

So he felt no psychological pressure whatsoever!