Old Witch

"Brother Chu Mo... Wang Dong didn't mean any harm, she's just a bit worried about Sister Tang Ya."

Huo Yu'er clutched her clothes with her small hands, her voice very soft, yet it still fell clearly into Chu Mo's ears.

Hearing this, he looked at the nervous Huo Yu'er beside him and understood what she was thinking.

As one of his few good friends, she naturally didn't want her friends to quarrel and was trying to smooth things over, but why did this explanation feel like she was doubting him?

"Alright, I know. I won't take it to heart."

The two walked toward the classroom together. Since the freshman classrooms weren't far from the freshman dorms, they arrived quickly.

Just as they entered, they saw Wang Dong'er in the corner, surrounded by attention. She was beautiful in women's clothing and handsome in men's, charming everyone regardless of gender.

A female student who hadn't managed to squeeze in sighed helplessly, sat back in her seat, and looked at Chu Mo at the door, instantly stunned.

"Wow, another super pretty little brother!"

"Tch, this is Wuhun Academy, not a beauty pageant. What's the use of just having a pretty face?"

Some jealous people muttered nearby, their voices loud enough for everyone to hear.

"Tch, you don't even have the face."

"Go to hell!"

Chu Mo didn't pay them any mind, instead noticing Xiao Xiao, the green-haired little girl he had dinner with yesterday.

When Xiao Xiao saw Chu Mo, a smile immediately bloomed on her face; she hadn't expected them to be assigned to the same class during the rapid enrollment.

"Over here, over here!"

With an acquaintance calling out, Chu Mo naturally wouldn't sit next to a stranger, so he nodded and walked over.

"What a coincidence, I didn't expect us to be in the same class."

"Indeed."

Compared to Xiao Xiao's excitement, Chu Mo was more casual, as he had known all along.

Xiao Xiao tilted her head to glance at Huo Yu'er, then looked back at Chu Mo to ask.

"Is this your friend?"

"Mm, I'm Brother Mo's friend. My name is Huo Yu'er."

Xiao Xiao froze upon hearing the name, looking her up and down; she was clearly a young boy.

"Hmm, why does your name sound a bit like a girl's? What's the purpose of that 'er' at the end?"

"Ahaha, I don't know either."

Huo Yu'er only then remembered she was still disguised as a boy, so she reached up to touch the back of her head and laughed stiffly.

"It's just a name, it doesn't mean anything."

Chu Mo couldn't explain it, but since the other party didn't want to talk about it, he wouldn't take the initiative to expose her. After she brushed it off, the three of them moved past the topic.

Just as they were about to chat about other things, the "tap-tap-tap" sound of high heels approached from outside the classroom until it reached the interior.

The sound was very loud; in such a noisy classroom, it shouldn't have carried so clearly, so it was obvious that someone had done it on purpose.

Chu Mo looked over and realized it was the subject of yesterday's conversation walking in.

He hadn't expected her to be so early; they had arrived ahead of time, not even having eaten breakfast yet.

There were still plenty of empty seats in the class, presumably because other students were still eating.

As Chu Mo sat quietly, he suddenly felt his arm poked twice.

"Hey~"

The moment Xiao Xiao's voice started, Chu Mo nudged her with his leg. During this process, he didn't even turn his head or look at her; they just bumped into each other, and both understood what the other meant.

One was expressing a desire to gossip, while the other was signaling to stay quiet.

When the students present saw Zhou Yi enter, judging by her gait, they knew she was a teacher, and everyone immediately fell silent.

Only the sound of high heels remained.

Zhou Yi walked slowly to the podium, placed the roster in her hand on the desk, and looked it over while sizing up the room, saying nothing during the process.

"Chase me, come on, chase me!"

Just then, a pair of students playing around suddenly ran in, only to freeze instantly upon seeing the homeroom teacher on the podium.

Zhou Yi just glanced at them and ignored them thereafter.

The two returned to their seats in embarrassment, and in the meantime, many others arrived one after another.

Seeing that the seats were full, Zhou Yi began to speak. She closed the roster, tapped the table, and said in a voice infused with soul power.

"From today on, I am your homeroom teacher. My class only teaches monsters, not trash. In this classroom, my word is law. I do not accept any questioning; if I say it, you do it."

Hearing this, many students gulped, swallowing hard. Her presence was overwhelming; with her mask-like expression, she looked exactly like an ill-tempered, menopausal old woman. She had been standing there for a while, putting significant pressure on the students, and now they knew their homeroom teacher didn't have a very good temper.

Chu Mo sighed inwardly at her words. Is this teaching students, or training slaves?

Although he knew she was establishing authority, a teacher's dignity shouldn't be built through corporal punishment. He really doubted if she was even human and wondered how she had managed to cultivate to such a level.

Huo Yu'er and Wang Dong'er's expressions both shifted slightly; it turned out Tang Ya was right, her temper really was terrible.

Seeing that her words had intimidated those around her, Zhou Yi pushed up her glasses, straightened her back, and scanned the room once more before asking!

"Has anyone fought during these few days of enrollment? If you have, stand up!"

As these words fell, the students began looking left and right, and Zhou Yi did the same.

Wang Dong'er and Huo Yu'er, who possessed the Chat Group, had not come into conflict, so there were no fighters among them.

After waiting for one minute, no one stood up, and many students felt relieved; at least no one had dared to provoke this hot-tempered homeroom teacher.

However, they had thought too much.

BANG!!!

Zhou Yi slammed both hands heavily onto the podium, creating a loud noise. She furrowed her brows, and the wrinkles on her mask deepened.

This could no longer be called a frown; it looked more like a ferocious, angry snarl.

"What a bunch of trash. You don't even know that those who don't dare to cause trouble are mediocre."

Except for Chu Mo, who was in the know, all the students were stunned, their mouths hanging open wide enough to swallow an egg.

Some were even rubbing their ears, seemingly doubting if they had heard correctly—could these words have actually come from a teacher's mouth?

Zhou Yi didn't care at all about their gazes or the hushed commotion, and she used her soul power to shout once again!

"Quiet, everyone!"

"All of you, stand up right now and run 120 laps around Shrek Plaza. This will be your first test. If you don't finish, you aren't fit to stay in my class."

One of the girls raised her hand timidly and spoke weakly.

"T-teacher, I'm an auxiliary soul master. 120 laps is a little..."

Shrek Plaza was not small, and 120 laps was a lot; even an agility-type soul master would likely struggle to finish it, and for these auxiliary soul masters, they would run themselves to death before even getting close.

"That's right, teacher, for us auxiliary soul masters, 120 laps is really a bit..."

Once someone started, the other auxiliary soul masters naturally raised their hands to suggest otherwise.

However, these words fell on Zhou Yi's ears as a challenge to her authority, and the anger in her heart was undisguised.

"Shut your mouths, all of you!"

"I said it before: in my class, what I say is the rule!"