Faced with Huo Yuhao's words, the Shrek People, even including Bei Bei and Tang Ya, were somewhat surprised.
One had to know that ever since Zhou Yi's harsh treatment of students was exposed by the Heavenly Screen, her reputation was practically ruined.
Even her husband, Fan Yu, had pressured her to resign quickly to avoid being implicated.
Among the students from all over the continent who had been deliberately made difficult by her, and the previous Shrek students she had taught, hardly anyone spoke well of her.
Originally, the Shrek People thought that Huo Yuhao, who had confronted Zhou Yi for his classmates even in the Heavenly Screen and was eventually forced to transfer classes by her, would surely despise Zhou Yi.
They never expected that upon hearing about Zhou Yi's expulsion, he would actually speak up for her?
The first reaction of everyone was: Was Huo Yuhao just saying polite words? Or was he too embarrassed to gloat over a teacher's expulsion, so he was just giving a perfunctory response?
However, when they met Huo Yuhao's clear Ling Mou eyes, they could only see the sincerity flowing within them.
Except for Bei Bei and Tang Ya, everyone else present was either a Shrek City Academy high-level official or a City Lord. They believed that a child could not hide his true emotions from them.
Therefore, this child was speaking from the heart!
At this very moment, everyone couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.
Yes, what a good child Yuhao is. From the Heavenly Screen, one could see his kindness and gentleness.
Such a good child, not wanting someone to be punished for a mistake they hadn't yet made, was a very reasonable thing. Yet they, adults with complicated minds, instead doubted this child's sincerity. It was truly inexcusable!
After a round of self-reflection, the Shrek People, instead of getting angry at Huo Yuhao for refuting their opinions, found their goodwill towards him growing even stronger.
After all, who wouldn't like a good person? Even bad people would want to be surrounded by good people.
Unless that good person harmed their interests.
And Huo Yuhao clearly wouldn't harm their interests; on the contrary, he might even bring endless benefits to them and the academy!
As for Huo Yuhao himself...
To be honest, he wasn't faking it. On the contrary, he thought Zhou Yi was a very rare person.
The rarity lay in her ability to do good deeds with bad intentions!
In the original work, Xuan Zi once said: Since the establishment of the Shrek Inner Court, there have been nearly a thousand Inner Court graduates. They are the ones who can truly be considered Shrek People.
This statement, at first glance, seemed fine, indicating Shrek Academy's high standards and strict requirements.
But upon closer examination, one would discover something terrifying!
The number of Inner Court Students never exceeded one hundred at its peak. It was said that this was because carrying out Shrek's surveillance missions was very dangerous, and many Inner Court Students had sacrificed themselves during these missions.
Shrek Academy had been established for ten thousand years. Even if only one person from the Shrek Outer Court could enter the Inner Court each year, there would have been a total of ten thousand Inner Court Students!
And then, nearly a thousand people graduated in total.
What a terrifying mortality rate this was?!
From this perspective, Shrek City Academy truly meant business! It was no wonder they constantly boasted about Shrek Glory.
With such a mortality rate, people without faith, without a Fanatical Spirit and Spirit of Dedication, would truly not dare to enter the Shrek Inner Court's treasure land.
Those who could enter were all top talents on the continent, and then with rounds of mission-related deaths and eliminations, those who remained were basically Fanatics devoted to Shrek.
From this point of view, Shrek Academy was more like a sect than the Martial Soul Hall of ten thousand years ago. It's just that this sect's faith was not in a certain god, but in the so-called Shrek Glory.
And setting that aside, just looking at the mortality rate of the Shrek Inner Court, Zhou Yi's frequent expulsions of students might actually be saving their lives!
Take Tang Ling, the God Incarnate from the original work, for example. If he hadn't been expelled by Zhou Yi for not running the hundred laps, he might have entered the Shrek Inner Court and died on some surveillance mission.
So, from another angle, Zhou Yi's actions had successfully preserved many geniuses for the Douluo Continent.
Although her original intention was not this, but simply a bad temper.
In Huo Yuhao's view, Zhou Yi was very easy to understand. She had a domineering personality, and wasn't even like some fanfiction novels claimed, expelling students just to improve the promotion rate.
Because in the original work, she could unhesitatingly tell Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu to get lost and go to another class due to Dai Huabin's attitude.
In fact, if the New Student Assessment hadn't already passed and Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu didn't have Core Disciple status, they probably would have been expelled directly instead of just being moved to another class.
She was truly capable of such things!
And Huo Yuhao also knew about the existence of the Heavenly Screen. Shrek would definitely not let him into Zhou Yi's class. Since there were no personal interests involved, he didn't have too many Negative Emotions towards Zhou Yi.
He even felt like laughing when he thought of Tang Ling being expelled by Zhou Yi.
Of course, Huo Yuhao wouldn't voice these inner thoughts. So, in the eyes of the Shrek High-level Officials, Huo Yuhao's statement was the persistence of justice from a kind youth.
However, after smiling with comfort, Mu En, to avoid leaving any lingering doubts in Huo Yuhao's mind, gently explained:
"Actually, Zhou Yi's problems weren't just those exposed in the Heavenly Screen; she had similar behaviors before."
"Coupled with the fact that she was seen by so many people on the continent in the Heavenly Screen this time, the new students definitely wouldn't want her as their teacher anymore, which is why we made this decision."
"Child, not everyone can think rationally like you."
Huo Yuhao nodded: "I understand, Elder Mu."
Mu En smiled slightly and said, "Alright, we won't delay you children's time any longer. Yuhao, let Bei Bei take you to register. Your accommodation has also been arranged, so you can stay here and study with peace of mind."
Mu En said meaningfully, "Your identity is special, so you don't need to stay in the dormitory. The accommodation arranged by the academy for you is quite spacious. When your mother comes, she can live with you too. The academy is very safe."
"Okay, thank you, Elder Mu, and all the mentors!" Huo Yuhao thanked them politely and then left with Bei Bei and Tang Ya.
This time, the positions of the three had subtly changed.
Originally, during the days they traveled, Tang Ya always walked in the middle, with Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei on either side.
But now, Huo Yuhao had become the one walking in the middle, like a thick barrier, separating Tang Ya and Bei Bei.
Bei Bei didn't realize for a moment that Tang Ya's shadow was no longer beside him, and cheerfully led Huo Yuhao to register.
Huo Yuhao, however, had noticed slightly but didn't say much after glancing at Bei Bei.
They hadn't known each other for very long, and combined with some contradictory plot points in the original work, he couldn't make an accurate judgment about Bei Bei's situation yet.
Although Bei Bei seemed like a decent person based on these few days of interaction, Huo Yuhao had no intention of actively playing matchmaker for them.
This was because when he read novels, the thing he hated most was the protagonist actively trying to get others together.
What he hated even more than that was a single protagonist playing matchmaker for others, even helping them build a harem, and then feeling moved by his own actions.
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