Those Years: Gossip Zhou Huan Missed

Before Zhou Huan could respond to Cao Jinxuan, Zhou Sichen spoke up in an annoyed tone, "Wolong, what are you doing causing trouble? I'm talking to the captain about serious business!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Jinxuan simply scoffed and said, "You have no right to talk nonsense... cough cough, as a teacher, as a teacher, you can't use foul language."

After taking a deep breath, Cao Jinxuan continued, "What important business could you possibly have? Are you telling the captain that you failed your Class Advisor internship last year?"

However, Zhou Sichen showed no embarrassment whatsoever. "Wow, you're shouting so loudly and so proudly, anyone who didn't know better would think you passed last year's Class Advisor internship!"

Cao Jinxuan pushed up his non-existent glasses and said, "Can you compare me to you? I was only harassed because I accidentally said something a little impolite during a public lecture. I'll just be more careful this year. Unlike you, it's purely because your students aren't strong enough. After a round of Freshman Competition, out of your class of ninety-two, eighty were eliminated. That's practically the highest freshman elimination rate at Shrek! Even more outrageous than Zhou Y... cough cough, even more outrageous than that guy."

Zhou Sichen pursed his lips, his momentum weakening slightly, but he was still clearly unconvinced. "How can you blame me? You should have seen what kind of cultivation and Martial Soul our class had last year. The strongest one had only just broken through to level 20. How could we possibly fight them? Compared to us back then, they were utterly pathetic."

Cao Jinxuan agreed with this, after all, they were once considered the underlings of the elite... but he still said, "Alright, stop making excuses. It's not like the students in our class are so great. They're all about the same."

Zhou Sichen rolled her eyes at Cao Jinxuan: "Can half a pound of scrap iron be compared to eight ounces of gold?"

Cao Jinxuan: "How can it be eight taels of gold? Even if it is eight taels of gold, it's because I refined eight taels of bronze into eight taels of gold."

"Wow, you're amazing, you can even refine gold. Why don't you just sell gold yourself?"

"You're the one pulling gold..."

At this point, Zhou Huan, who was standing to the side, was speechless. Wasn't the important thing that he was still alive?

How did this turn into a critique session of your teaching mishaps?

Moreover, you two, the Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix, are far too incompetent.

It's a bit embarrassing. They were the team members I trained, and they didn't even pass the Class Advisor internship.

Wait a minute, something's not right. Zhou Huan suddenly realized, what the heck is this "Class Advisor internship" thing? Neither Wang Yan Xuanzi had told him about it.

Are there internship periods for teachers at Shrek Academy?

This is ridiculous! They're graduates of the Inner Court, why are they making them do an internship?

However, it's also possible that since I'm Sea God Pavilion member, I don't have an internship period?

Just as Zhou Huan was enjoying watching the bickering Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix, two more identical figures walked into the office.

Moreover, her voice arrived before she did. "I said, I heard you Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix of you, bickering like crazy, in the hallway. You're both complete failures in your internships, what's the point of hurting each other?"

"Susu (Lolo), you're here."

The Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix immediately stopped, their faces showing servility.

Oh, something's up here!

Zhou Huan immediately noticed something was off about Zhou Fengchu and Cao Wolong, because their fawning expressions were just too obsequious.

And the people they were trying to curry favor with turned out to be the Lan twin sisters.

Good grief, one for each of you, huh?

It seems that a lot of gossip has happened in the past few years that Zhou Huan is unaware of.

Moreover, these twins are becoming increasingly indistinguishable; Zhou Huan sensed that even their Soul Power Level are now the same.

The Lan sisters are now both High-Rank Soul Emperor level 68.

Interestingly, Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan are at the same level, both being Soul Sage at level seventy-two.

To be honest, for the Inner Court geniuses, they are already around twenty-five years old. Zhou Sichen and the other two are not at a high level; they can be considered rather mediocre.

Because the golden age for Soul Master to cultivate is before the age of thirty. If a Soul Master cannot break through to the Titled Douluo by the age of forty, it will be very difficult to break through further.

If Zhou Sichen and the other two put in some effort, it's still possible for them to break through to the Titled Douluo. After all, those who can enter the Inner Court and graduate all have the potential to become Titled Douluo.

They were just among the slower ones.

Of course, the so-called slowness and mediocrity are relative to the geniuses of Shrek Inner Court.

Even outside the realm of the supernatural, Zhou Sichen and his three companions are geniuses one in a million. Consider the sheer number of Soul Master on the Douluo Continent; how many can reach the High-Rank Soul Emperor or Soul Sage realm by the age of twenty-five?

Just as Zhou Huan was observing the Lan sisters and the Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix, Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo entered the room. Their gazes passed over Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan, and they quickly spotted Zhou Huan. They exclaimed in unison in surprise, "Captain? You're back? You're still..."

Zhou Huan immediately coughed lightly. "Cough cough, still alive, still alive."

I'm mentally exhausted.

Why are all my teammates like this?

But this is definitely not his problem.

Lan Susu shoved Zhou Sichen aside, completely ignoring Zhou Fengchu's utterly dejected expression, and asked with great curiosity, "Captain, have you been on some secret mission these past few years? Were you a spy for the Sun Moon Empire? We can't get any information about you at all."

Zhou Huan: "..." What kind of wild imaginations do you guys have? One thinks I went to the Secret Realm to cultivate immortality, and the other thinks I went to be a spy.

Helpless, Zhou Huan could only explain earnestly, "Luo Luo, I..."

Then he was immediately interrupted by Lan Susu's displeased tone, "Captain, I'm Susu."

Zhou Huan glanced at Lan Su... Luo Luo, who was standing next to Cao Jinxuan, and continued to pretend to be nonchalant, saying, "Su Su, Luo Luo, I just went to carry out a rather lengthy investigation mission. Nothing earth-shattering happened, so don't make wild guesses. Haven't you both carried out missions for the Supervision Team before?"

Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo exchanged a glance, then nodded with an "Mmm".

At this moment, Zhou Huan noticed that Lan Luoluo was obviously very close to Cao Jinxuan, almost clinging to him. So he looked at the two of them and laughed, "You two are up to something, haven't you? Did you settle things internally?"

Hearing Zhou Huan's teasing, Lan Luoluo's pretty face flushed slightly, but she didn't say anything. Cao Wolong, on the other hand, was very proud, as if he had won five million. "What do you mean by internal consumption? This is true love."

Immediately afterwards, Wolong was stepped on by Lan Luoluo, but he was not angry at all.

Zhou Sichen muttered sourly from the side, "It's all because this guy got lucky, that he had the chance to be a hero and save the damsel in distress while on a mission with the Supervision Team."

Okay, Zhou Huan instantly understood. This was a very ordinary Shrek- style romance. After all, when a man and a woman team up and face life-or-death situations together on missions, it's easy for feelings to develop.

This kind of ordinary love is definitely not as good as his relationship with Sister Lexuan, yes, that's right.

Then, Zhou Huan looked at Zhou Fengchu and Lan Susu. These two were clearly different, so he raised an eyebrow and smiled, "You two are also..."

Lan Susu immediately replied, "No, I have nothing to do with him. I think the captain is more handsome than him."

Zhou Huan & Zhou Fengchu: "..."

This is exactly what it means to generalize and condemn everyone.

You're such a beautiful girl, how come you have such a poor way of speaking?

What does it mean to say "I think even the captain is more handsome than him"?

Am I now the unit of measurement for "handsome"?

Zhou Huan felt a pang of heartache.

Finally, the adorable Lan Luoluo broke the awkward silence. "Um, Captain, are you also planning to become a teacher?"

Oh, finally someone brought the topic back to the main point.

What kind of gossip is this in the dignified faculty office of Shrek Outer Court Department? This is a place for teaching, not for discussing things like whether someone is handsome or not.

Zhou Huan suddenly realized that Lan Luoluo, this younger sister... or rather, the older sister, didn't matter; she was just very sensible.

So Zhou Huan replied, "Yes, being a teacher with a stable job at Shrek Academy is pretty good. Especially in these chaotic times."

Upon hearing this, the Lan sisters and the Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix all nodded in agreement, as they thought the same thing.