Acquiring Shrek Academy, Ning Rongrong Joins Heaven Dou Royal Academy!

"Fuck, he's crying already?!"

Chen Lang was completely stunned. He had never expected the mighty Immovable Ming King, Zhao Wuji, to actually cry!

Could it be that inside every tough guy lived a little princess?

Honestly, he had only wanted to crush the other man's convictions, then use his own personal charm to win him over.

He had never imagined that Zhao Wuji would break down and start crying.

"Old Zhao, recognizing your mistakes and correcting them is the greatest good. I believe you've realized how wrong your teaching philosophy was, and you'll definitely change it in the future. I'll put in a good word for you and ask Dean Chen not to expel you."

Flender had not expected Zhao Wuji, fierce as a tiger outside, to be reduced to tears by a single sentence. He hurried over to comfort him.

"Exactly. Old Zhao just wanted the students not to fear trouble. He simply never studied, so he phrased it as not daring to cause trouble," the other teachers said, stepping forward to smooth things over.

They had spent so long together, after all. There was plenty of affection between them.

"Ahem, in that case, forget the expulsion."

Chen Lang was also someone who yielded to softness rather than force. Seeing Zhao Wuji shed tears of remorse, he no longer had the same malicious amusement as before.

But he had already acquired Shrek Academy in its entirety. Next, in order to make his own stay more comfortable, he still needed to give Shrek Academy a proper overhaul.

After all, he had caused far too much commotion at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. To eliminate that hidden danger, Chen Lang decided to lie low for three years and cultivate quietly at Shrek Academy.

"Um, Dean Chen, now that everyone at Shrek Academy has agreed to let you be the Dean, then those three million Gold Soul Coins..." Flender rubbed his hands together, his face full of ingratiating smiles as he trailed off.

"I forgot about that if you hadn't mentioned it."

Chen Lang looked at Shrek Academy's teachers and students. "Since I'm the Dean now, I'll use all three million Gold Soul Coins to renovate Shrek Academy."

"Whatever Heaven Dou Royal Academy has, we'll have too. Whatever Heaven Dou Royal Academy doesn't have, we'll have that as well!"

"At the same time, every teacher's salary will be doubled, and each student will get one Gold Soul Coin's worth of food for every meal!"

At first, no one had felt much upon hearing his previous words. After all, they did not know what Heaven Dou Royal Academy had. But when they heard that the teachers' salaries would double and every student would get meals at the standard of one Gold Soul Coin each, all the teachers and students erupted in excitement.

A normal family's yearly expenses did not even exceed fifty Gold Soul Coins at most. Yet they could spend one Gold Soul Coin on a single meal. Their food quality would improve enormously!

"That's all my money..."

As he watched the teachers and students cheer joyfully, only Flender's heart bled.

At that moment, he finally understood that saying.

The happiness was yours; the sorrow belonged to him alone.

"What? Vice Dean Flender, you're not happy?"

Chen Lang turned to look at Flender's fallen face, a teasing smile on his lips.

Didn't expect this, did you? I was waiting for you right here.

"Happy, of course I'm happy!"

Flender forced out a smile, but it looked even worse than crying.

Naturally, he could not spoil everyone's mood while they were celebrating. Otherwise, even if they said nothing aloud, they would surely resent him in their hearts.

This was where Chen Lang's brilliance lay.

It could also be called an open scheme.

"From today onward, the vice deans will receive one thousand Gold Soul Coins a month, while the other teachers will receive five hundred Gold Soul Coins a month. Flender and Zhao Wuji are temporarily appointed as vice deans. They will mainly be responsible for managing the academy's affairs and leading students to obtain Soul Rings."

Chen Lang looked at Flender and Zhao Wuji. "I'll usually be in seclusion cultivating. Don't bother me with small matters, because I can't be bothered to deal with them. Don't bother me with major matters either, because I can't help you."

"..."

Flender could not help twitching at the corner of his mouth when he heard that last part.

However, when he heard that he could finally receive a salary instead of going out to earn money so he could pay others, a smile finally appeared on his face.

And his intuition told him that Shrek Academy would become famous throughout the Douluo Continent in Chen Lang's hands!

Xiao San, Xiao San, now that Shrek Academy is in my hands, let's see how you'll earn my Xue Bao's favor. As Chen Lang watched the excited crowd, he could not help thinking wickedly to himself.

"Achoo!"

Tang San, who was cultivating at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, suddenly sneezed.

"Strange, why do I keep feeling like someone has their eye on me?"

Tang San rubbed his nose and looked in a certain direction through the window, his brows tightly furrowed.

Heaven Dou Empire Imperial Palace.

"Achoo!"

Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, suddenly sneezed as well. She could not help frowning. "Strange, why do I feel like someone is coveting me..."

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"Chen Lang actually acquired Shrek Academy. What exactly is that brat trying to do..."

Upon hearing the spy's report, Ning Fengzhi also frowned, unable to make sense of Chen Lang's intentions for the moment.

Naturally, he had heard some rumors about Shrek Academy. But with only Flender and Zhao Wuji, two Soul Sages, and such a remote, backward academy, how could it possibly compare to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect or Heaven Dou Royal Academy?

"That brat's thoughts really are hard to guess. But perhaps I could send Rongrong there as well? Not only would it temper Rongrong's temperament, it might even foster feelings between the two of them."

Ning Fengzhi's thoughts became active as he continuously rolled two black beads worth hundreds of thousands in his right hand.

The back mountain of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"Damn Chen Lang, stinking Chen Lang, horrible Chen Lang! You actually divorced this princess! Damn it, damn it!"

Ning Rongrong gripped a wooden stick and madly struck a nearby tree stripped of its bark, Chen Lang's name constantly spilling from her lips.

Around her stood quite a few trees stripped of bark as well. Clearly, Ning Rongrong had been taking out her anger on these trees throughout the past month.

Then came a sharp crack.

The wooden stick snapped in two. Only then did Ning Rongrong stop. She casually tossed the broken stick at her feet and said viciously, "Chen Lang, sooner or later, this princess will stomp you beneath her feet!"

"Miss, the Sect Master requests your presence in his study."

At that moment, a figure appeared behind Ning Rongrong.

"Got it."

Ning Rongrong resumed her cold and aloof expression. After straightening her clothes, she headed to her father's study.

"Father, you wanted to see me?"

Seeing her father, Ning Rongrong put on an innocent, lively expression.

"Yes, there's something I'd like to discuss with you."

Ning Fengzhi explained that he wanted to send Ning Rongrong to Shrek Academy.

"Father, I don't want to go!"

The moment she heard it, Ning Rongrong puffed out her cheeks and refused, her face full of resistance. "It's not like I, Ning Rongrong, can't find anyone to marry. Why should I cling to Chen Lang like some stubborn plaster?"

"If word gets out, people will think your daughter is some shameless fool. He already divorced me, yet I'm still pressing my warm face against his cold ass."

"If I'm going anywhere, it'll be Heaven Dou Royal Academy!"