Huo Yuhao was helpless. He could more or less guess the first two points.
"System, then assign me a mission."
[Beep. Please wait.]
Huo Yuhao heard this and silently nodded.
But just then, a cool voice suddenly came from beside him.
"Are you Huo Yuhao?"
At the sound of the voice, Huo Yuhao and Xiao Wu turned to look.
A strikingly beautiful woman appeared in Huo Yuhao's line of sight.
Her thick, wavy hair fell carelessly over her shoulders. Her features were deep and defined, with a distinctly European look.
Her brown eyes were like a deep lake, and every glance brimmed with allure.
She was tall, with a curvaceous figure...
She had a certain charm—plenty of it.
At the same time, the system's voice sounded in Huo Yuhao's mind.
"Beep. A random mission has been triggered."
[Would you like to recruit Mu Jin as a basic instructor at Jia Nan Academy?]
[Mu Jin's basic information is as follows:]
[Mu Jin's gender: Female]
[Soul Power: Level 61 Battle Soul Emperor]
[Martial Soul: Iron-Eating Bear (mutated)]
[Recruitment rewards:]
[Reward One: Increase Soul Power by 2 levels]
[Reward Two: 30,000 points]
[Reward Three: Tier Six Beast King—Amethyst Winged Lion King essence blood (diluted version; has a chance of forming Purple Fire, can temper meridians, improve physique and talent)]
Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up when he heard this. He never would have expected to trigger this random mission.
But he quickly collected himself.
The Amethyst Winged Lion King was a sixth-tier magical beast, equivalent to a Dou Huang expert on the Doupo Continent.
Back when Yun Yun became a Dou Huang, she had even been caught out by the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
Though this essence blood was diluted, its quality was still exceptionally high.
As for the mission...
Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao recalled some of Mu Jin's private affairs.
Mu Jin liked Fan Yu, but her feelings were unrequited.
At the same time, Mu Jin and Zhou Yi were romantic rivals.
One had to say, the teachers at Shrek Academy seemed fond of love triangles.
Even love polygons.
And this wasn't an isolated case.
It was a little twisted.
But Huo Yuhao quickly came around. With such good rewards, he naturally had to accept.
"All right, I accept."
Huo Yuhao didn't hesitate for long before confirming the mission.
At the same time, he turned to Mu Jin, smiled, and spoke.
"Hello. I am Huo Yuhao."
Mu Jin nodded. "All right. I won't beat around the bush."
"My name is Mu Jin, and I'm the homeroom teacher of Class Nine, Year One."
"I watched your battle yesterday, and I'd like you to join my class."
Mu Jin didn't hesitate as she continued.
"New students can switch classes on the first day. That's the academy's rule."
"Three months from now, the new students will be sorted into classes again according to whether they're Power Attack System, control, or agility types.
Mu Jin paused to consider this, then plainly stated what was on her mind.
"My reason for doing this is simple: I want to get one over on Zhou Yi."
Mu Jin spoke frankly, though she did keep some things to herself.
She didn't explain why she wanted to get one over on Zhou Yi.
The reason was simple: Mu Jin was already thirty. She couldn't very well admit it was because of love; she'd lose face.
But that didn't stop Mu Jin from going after Zhou Yi.
If Huo Yuhao knew what Mu Jin was thinking, he would have waved it off and said it didn't matter.
Thirty was still young. She was just a slightly older woman, barely entering the age of a mature beauty. She had a certain charm.
At that moment, Mu Jin continued.
"As for which class you end up in after three months, or whether I can keep teaching you, I don't care. I just want to beat Zhou Yi."
Huo Yuhao heard Mu Jin say this and the corner of his mouth twitched.
Mu Jin's competitive streak was pretty strong.
Was this what people meant when they said love made you blind?
Mu Jin explained that Huo Yuhao had only just enrolled, so according to the rules, he could still switch classes.
On top of that,
Mu Jin also said that as long as Huo Yuhao joined her class, she would offer him some suitable rewards. He could name whatever he wanted.
The rewards she had in mind included things like gold coins or helping Huo Yuhao obtain a Soul Ring.
Huo Yuhao hesitated briefly, then said, "Teacher Mu, I think we should forget it."
Mu Jin frowned slightly. "Why? I'm a Level 61 Soul Emperor. My promise is worth a lot. You wouldn't get an offer like this anywhere else."
Huo Yuhao waved his hand. "It's like this: there's someone in your year I don't like. I have a grudge against him."
Mu Jin frowned slightly. "Who?"
Huo Yuhao didn't hesitate. "Dai Huabin."
Mu Jin looked confused. "Dai Huabin? He's not in my class. There's no one by that name in my Class Nine."
Huo Yuhao was a little bewildered too, and immediately started searching through the original version of Peerless Tang Sect.
A moment later,
Huo Yuhao felt a little embarrassed. He'd remembered wrong. The representative students were Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yun'er.
Dai Huabin, meanwhile, was in Class Five, Year One.
But Huo Yuhao quickly recovered and replied, "Even so, I still can't."
Huo Yuhao's tone was firm. He had briefly considered joining Mu Jin's class, but he also knew that once he entered Shrek Academy, Tang San would surely interfere somehow.
That might bring about all sorts of unexpected changes.
Rather than risk that, he was better off following the original course of events.
That way, Huo Yuhao would know what came next and be prepared to deal with it.
Mu Jin heard this and frowned slightly. "Why not?"
Huo Yuhao took a deep breath. "I can't tell you for now."
Mu Jin frowned slightly at this, then shook her head a moment later.
At the same time, Huo Yuhao thought of something and continued.
"But don't worry, Teacher Mu. I just want to live in peace, not stand out. So when the competition comes three months from now, unless something unusual happens, I just want to get through it quietly."
Mu Jin looked at Huo Yuhao again. Her eyebrows suddenly rose. "Huo Yuhao, do you think I believe what you're saying?"
Huo Yuhao nodded seriously. "Please rest assured, Teacher Mu. Unless something unexpected happens, I don't want to stand out."
Mu Jin gave Huo Yuhao another long look, then suddenly smiled. "All right. But honestly, I only approached you to ask. I don't actually think you can deal with those few students in Class Nine. I just wanted to have a backup plan."
"But since you've put it that way, I'll believe you for now. Remember, don't lie to your teacher."
Huo Yuhao finally let out a quiet sigh of relief.
With that settled, it was time to move on to the system's mission.
Then, without much hesitation, Huo Yuhao thought it over and spoke.
"Teacher Mu, I agree to your request. Could we make a different deal now?"
"For example, I could refine and provide you with some cultivation resources to make you stronger."
"But you'd have to join an organization of mine. What do you say?"
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