A True Warrior Dared to Badmouth Shrek in Front of the Sea God Pavilion Master

"Would you believe me if I said she was my little sister...?"

Qian Chaoguang attempted to salvage what little dignity he had left and prove that he was not that kind of person.

Huo Yutong clutched tightly at Qian Chaoguang's sleeve, her face red as she lowered her head.

Mu En said cheerfully, "I believe you. I believe all of it."

Damn it.

You believed my ass. You obviously didn't believe me!

You might as well have written, "I'm just lying here quietly watching you make up bullshit," across your face!

"Forget it. Thank you."

Qian Chaoguang thanked Mu En dejectedly, then pulled Huo Yutong into the dormitory.

"Tsk, tsk. An interesting little couple, interesting youngsters. You seem to have many secrets..."

Mu En murmured softly to himself before half-closing his eyes again, looking as though he were about to fall asleep.

The dormitory building's layout was somewhat similar to university dorms from Qian Chaoguang's previous life.

Following Mu En's directions, Qian Chaoguang quickly found his room.

Just as described in the Original Work, the long-sealed dorm carried an unpleasant smell, and the few pieces of furniture inside were covered in a thin layer of dust.

Qian Chaoguang opened the window and swung the door back and forth a few times, letting that stale odor flow out through the window.

Sweeping, wiping, mopping, deep-cleaning, unpacking, making the beds, and then using Extreme Ice Light to lower the stuffy temperature inside—the entire process took less than half an hour.

He really did not know how Huo Gua in the Original Work had taken a full hour to finish cleaning. That was a little too slow.

After cleaning the dorm, Qian Chaoguang went to register as an official soul master and received one extremely precious Gold Soul Coin.

Mm...

One Gold Soul Coin...

While eating lunch, Qian Chaoguang casually asked about it. Huo Yutong, a Two-ring Great Soul Master, also received one Gold Soul Coin.

Even Beibei, a Soul Elder, got one Gold Soul Coin. That rich young master of who knew how many generations could not even be bothered to collect it. Ten months' worth was only enough to cover the venue fee for one visit to the Soul Fighting Arena.

Soul Ancestors also...

Oh, Soul Ancestors did not get anything. That was damn well following Spirit Hall's old tradition from over ten thousand years ago.

To be fair, in all of Shrek Academy, aside from Qian Chaoguang, who would not let a single scrap of profit slip away, Huo Yutong, who had been terrified of poverty, and Jiang Nannan, who had always been poor, there probably were not many others who collected the subsidy, right?

One of the biggest prerequisites for entering Shrek was obtaining a handwritten recommendation letter from any City Lord or higher-ranking official of the Four Great Empires.

The families of students who could obtain something like that were—either! rich! or! noble!

On the way back, Qian Chaoguang silently prayed in his heart that the roommate arriving in three days would not be that cross-dressing little princess whose soul had been cut into thirds.

He only wanted to cultivate quietly and steadily, then create his own God Realm, enjoy an eternal lifespan with Huo Yutong, and occasionally travel through the universe.

Tang Wutong... oh, one-third Tang Wutong. He needed to stay far, far away from such an unbearably troublesome person!

It would be best if he was not assigned to Class One, either. A teacher like Zhou Yi, whose teaching ability was below zero but who still thought highly of herself, should crawl as far away as possible and not come out to disgust people.

But...

Murphy's Law told them that sometimes, the more something was unwanted, the more likely it was to happen.

When Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong went to check the class assignments on the notice board the next day, his name was prominently listed beneath Class One.

His gaze shifted to the upper right, and the bold black line of text immediately gave Qian Chaoguang the urge to draw his blade and chop the notice board in half.

[Freshman Class One Head Teacher: Zhou Yi]

"Fuck!"

On the way back, Qian Chaoguang finally could not hold it in any longer and cursed, leaving Huo Yutong deeply confused.

In her impression, Qian Chaoguang rarely swore.

"Brother, what's wrong?"

Patiently, Qian Chaoguang explained, "That Head Teacher of Class One is a real asshole. I asked around earlier. Last year, nine-tenths of the students in her class were expelled for all kinds of inexplicable reasons. Isn't that outrageous?"

"Huh? Nine-tenths? That's far too many!"

Huo Yutong's face went pale, and she could not help covering her mouth.

There were ten freshman classes, with around a hundred students in each. Even without counting the four larger classes assigned later, Zhou Yi had expelled at least ninety students!

"Then why does the academy still keep her?"

"Because the proportion of students who enter the Inner Academy is high. Nearly one-fourth of the students in her classes can enter the Inner Academy. That figure ranks among the best in the entire school."

It would have been better not to mention it. The moment it came up, Qian Chaoguang became even angrier. He quickly glanced to the side and deliberately raised his voice.

"If you ask me, Shrek's High-Level Personnel are completely brain-dead. What the hell is the point of only looking at the percentage of students entering the Inner Academy? Talking about percentages without talking about the actual numbers is just playing dirty."

"Oh? Child, why do you say that is playing dirty?"

An aged voice suddenly came from afar. The two turned their heads and saw Mu En lying on a recliner by the roadside.

"Old Master, the reason is obvious. A high advancement rate, right? That's pure nonsense. If you expel all the poor students who cannot make the cut, how could the advancement rate not be high?"

Qian Chaoguang knew Mu En's identity, but that did not stop him from continuing his tirade, because he was doing it deliberately.

Having studied human nature extremely thoroughly, he knew what Mu En wanted in his heart and what this old man, in the twilight of his life, desired.

"If a teacher's quality can be determined simply by looking at the advancement rate without considering the actual number of students, then how about this? Let me become the Head Teacher of Freshman Class One. I'll expel everyone except my little sister. With a one hundred percent Inner Academy advancement rate, would I count as Shrek's number one gold-medal teacher? Which teacher could surpass my numbers?"

"Mm... young man, your reasoning is sound... and you see things very clearly."

Mu En did not react much. Instead, he cheerfully praised Qian Chaoguang.

Huo Yutong could not help asking, "Grandpa, if Teacher Zhou really is like my brother says, won't the academy do anything about it?"

"They will. They simply lack an opportunity. Once people have been together for a long time, matters that were originally simple become very complicated..."

As he spoke, Mu En deliberately—or perhaps unintentionally—glanced at Qian Chaoguang.

Beneath those aged, wrinkled eyelids was an indescribable fervor that made Qian Chaoguang stiffen.

Within those seemingly cloudy pupils, he felt as though he understood many things.

Mu En had seen through the fact that Qian Chaoguang knew him, and that Qian Chaoguang was far from ordinary.

Mm...

Then that was right. This had all been put on for him to see.

Qian Chaoguang had acted like a greenhorn with poor acting skills. If such an exaggerated performance still went unnoticed, then he would truly have to reassess the intelligence of this Dragon God Douluo.

Qian Chaoguang was certain that this aged Limit Douluo would not do anything to him.

Right now, Mu En only cared whether Shrek could continue for another five hundred years.

It seemed this Dragon God Douluo had tacitly approved some of his "little ideas."

Having received the answer he wanted, Qian Chaoguang said happily, "There will be such an opportunity, and it will not be far off."

"Hehehehehe... Good... When garbage piles up, it needs to be cleaned out from time to time. A proper spring cleaning..."

"The tools are already there. It depends on whether anyone is willing to use them."

"There will be. After sitting idle for so long, it is time to move around once in a while."

"An opportunity? What opportunity? And why did it suddenly turn into cleaning dust? Brother, Grandpa, what exactly are you talking about?"

Huo Yutong was utterly bewildered and had no idea what cryptic exchange Mu En and Qian Chaoguang were having.

Qian Chaoguang gave Mu En a meaningful look. With confidence now in his heart, he bowed to Mu En before pulling Huo Yutong away.

He had not expected to gain such an unexpected benefit.

With that protection in place, he could now rebuff his future Head Teacher without worry.

Of course, the more important purpose was for this performance to dispel some of Mu En's concerns.

Old Man Mu En did not have much screen time in the Original Work, but he was shrewd as hell. Qian Chaoguang had no idea how Ye Xishui had ever seen him as dull-witted.

After this test, things had indeed turned out as Qian Chaoguang expected. Mu En only cared whether Shrek could continue its legacy and would not dig too deeply into insignificant details.

A little preview: if the recommendation notice comes today, there will be three updates a day starting today. Let's charge into the Sixth Channel and Three Rivers!

(By the way, I've evolved into a three-update writer, brothers. Don't you have to keep reading?)