The next thing the Heavenly Curtain selected to show was the outrageous teacher from Peerless Tang Sect.
Peerless Tang Sect, Shrek Academy.
After hearing Mu En's advice, Yan Shaozhe had set aside his misgivings and gathered the teachers of Shrek Academy together.
He had realized that rather than concealing their dark history, they should learn from it.
He had assembled the teachers to watch the shortcomings of Shrek's first-generation teacher, Yu Xiaogang, and learn from them.
"Dean Yan, you can put your mind at ease. Our Shrek Academy's ancestor, Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, couldn't defeat a hundred-year-old Mandala Snake because he wasn't strong enough.
"Conditions were tough back then. Now, every one of our teachers is a Soul Emperor at level sixty or above. There's no need to worry about that kind of problem."
The director of studies, Du Weilun, looked at Yan Shaozhe with a fawning smile.
"That's true. Still, we should be careful. The new students have just enrolled, and classes are about to begin. We have to make sure they're properly trained."
"Yes, yes, Dean Yan is right."
Du Weilun nodded and bowed, the very picture of a humble employee in front of his boss.
"Dean Yan, you can be even more confident about this. Zhou Yi is the teacher in charge of this year's new students."
"Teacher Zhou Yi has the highest advancement rate in the history of the Shrek Outer Court. Nearly a hundred percent of the students she teaches advance."
Du Weilun steered the conversation toward Zhou Yi.
After all, Zhou Yi had powerful connections. Her husband, Fan Yu, was a leading figure in the Soul Tool Department and might even become its dean one day.
On top of that, Zhou Yi's classes had always had a high advancement rate, far higher than those of the other teachers.
No matter how capable a teacher was, some students with poor talent would always end up in their class. No matter how hard they trained, a few of them would still fail their assessments.
But under Zhou Yi, year after year, hardly any students lowered her advancement rate when the advancement assessments came around.
One or two years might have been luck—perhaps she simply hadn't been assigned any students with poor talent. But for it to happen every year?
Zhou Yi's teaching skills were truly outstanding!
Considering both reasons, Du Weilun thought it was worth doing Zhou Yi and Fan Yu a favor by praising her to Dean Yan Shaozhe.
"Oh, Teacher Zhou Yi?"
At the mention of Zhou Yi, Yan Shaozhe thought for a moment, then nodded slightly, approval in his eyes.
"I know Teacher Zhou Yi. Your teaching skills are indeed excellent. Well done. Keep it up."
After receiving Yan Shaozhe's praise, Zhou Yi's eyes glimmered with excitement. She quickly stepped out from the group and said emphatically,
"Yes, thank you for your guidance, Dean Yan. I'll work even harder and raise my advancement rate!"
"Good, good, good. Shrek Academy is lucky to have a teacher like you. All of you should learn from Teacher Zhou Yi and see how she trains her students."
"Yes, yes."
The other teachers there, who were also assigned to teach this year's new students, nodded deferentially.
But most of them weren't being sincere.
One of them in particular, a young female teacher named Mu Jin, was Zhou Yi's rival in love. The two of them couldn't stand each other.
Watching Zhou Yi's smug smile, Mu Jin was at a loss for words.
That Zhou Yi, who loves pretending to be an old woman, really has the nerve to smile. She knows exactly how she gets such a high advancement rate.
She uses Fan Yu's connections to give the students another assessment after Shrek's official one, then expels those with poor talent.
And she actually dares to brag about an advancement rate she gets that way.
Mu Jin wasn't the only one who knew Zhou Yi's little trick. Plenty of other teachers knew the secret behind her high advancement rate, too.
But what could they do when she had powerful connections?
Mu Jin lowered her head in silence, fists clenched tightly as she forced down her anger.
Just then, Zhou Yi, basking in her triumph, noticed Mu Jin's strange expression and saw her rival left speechless.
The smugness on Zhou Yi's face grew. She turned toward Mu Jin and deliberately raised her voice.
"Teacher Mu Jin, your students' advancement rates have been at the bottom for the past few years, haven't they?"
"It's a new class of students this year. Are you going to come in last again? If you can't manage, come ask me for advice in private. I'd be happy to help."
When Zhou Yi finished speaking, everyone present—including Du Weilun and Yan Shaozhe—turned to look at the inconspicuous Mu Jin in the crowd.
Feeling Zhou Yi's deliberate provocation, Mu Jin's gaze turned cold. But mindful of Yan Shaozhe and all the other teachers present, she gritted her teeth and said,
"Heh. Thank you so much, Teacher Zhou. But I'll have to decline."
"After all, not every teacher with a conscience could use your methods."
As a matter of fact, if they'd only been rivals in love, Mu Jin wouldn't have been so at odds with Zhou Yi.
What had made their conflict truly erupt was that Mu Jin's younger brother had finally managed to enter Shrek Academy, only to end up in Zhou Yi's class.
Mu Jin didn't know whether Zhou Yi had been taking revenge on her or whether she'd simply thought Mu Jin's brother was a poor student.
Over a minor incident, Zhou Yi had expelled him outright.
There'd been no warning and no chance for him to explain himself.
Mu Jin had even swallowed her pride and gone to plead with her sworn rival, but Zhou Yi had still expelled her brother.
Mu Jin clearly remembered the mockery and smugness in Zhou Yi's eyes back then.
She'd never imagined that the highest academy on the Douluo Continent could have a teacher like her.
"Hmph. What do you mean by that, Teacher Mu Jin?"
Zhou Yi snorted and glared at Mu Jin.
Mu Jin refused to back down, meeting her sharp gaze. "It means that whoever's doing dirty business knows exactly what they're doing."
"Mu Jin, your brother violated the school rules. I punished him fairly. Are you still holding a grudge over that?"
"I..."
"That's enough. What kind of conduct is it for two teachers to bicker like this?"
Just as the situation was about to spiral out of control, Director of Studies Du Weilun stepped in.
With Du Weilun's intervention, Zhou Yi and Mu Jin finally backed down. The other teachers pulled them apart.
At that moment, after hearing Mu Jin's pointed remarks, Yan Shaozhe sensed that something was wrong.
Mu Jin had said that no teacher with a conscience would use Zhou Yi's method of improving her advancement rate.
Could there be something fishy behind Zhou Yi's consistently high advancement rate?
Just as Yan Shaozhe was about to ask for details, the Heavenly Curtain's voice rang out.
"Next, we'll take a look at the outrageous teacher's incredible antics in Peerless Tang Sect, ten thousand years in the future."
"A friendly reminder: this person is a teacher at Shrek Academy."
As soon as those words were spoken, the smile vanished from Yan Shaozhe's face.
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