Shrek Came Demanding Answers

The sun was setting when Flender returned from negotiating sponsorship in Suotuo City. He had barely reached the academy gate when Li Yusong, who had been waiting there, grabbed him.

"Dean! Something's happened!"

"What is it?" Flender frowned, his heart sinking.

In a few words, Li Yusong explained how people from Skyward Academy had come that day to poach their applicants, and how more than half had left. He added, "We collected only three hundred Gold Soul Coins in registration fees this year. That's seventy percent less than usual."

Flender's face went green.

Three hundred?!

"Fine! I didn't go looking for trouble, but they've come right up to our door!" he said through gritted teeth.

If he hadn't been wary of the Poison Douluo backing Skyward Academy, he would have taken people over there and smashed the place long ago. But now they were bullying Shrek on its own doorstep. If he kept backing down, they would think Shrek was a pushover!

"Dean, what do we do?" Li Yusong asked.

"Hmph. What's this academy's motto? Only mediocrities are afraid to cause trouble! If we don't hit back when they come for us, they'll think we're made of clay!" Flender snorted, a sharp glint in his eyes. "It's just the Poison Douluo. I don't believe he'd personally step in over a little dispute between juniors."

He gave his orders at once. "Get Lu Qibin, Shao Xin, and the other teachers. I'll find Zhao Wuji! We're going over there tonight to demand an explanation!"

Li Yusong hurried off. Flender straightened his collar, his face dark with anger, and headed for the rear courtyard.

Less than ten miles from Shrek, the grounds of Skyward Academy were brightly lit.

The dean stood on a platform, explaining the academy rules to the dense crowd of