The Admissions Teacher is Dumbfounded

Jia Nan Academy.

A force steeped in romanticism.

On this continent where strength is king and everyone looks out for themselves, the existence of a faction that charges no tuition, provides resources to cultivate students, and imposes no restrictions on its graduates is, in itself, legendary.

Naturally, when such a legendary force holds a recruitment drive, it causes a sensation throughout the city.

If nothing else, the sheer popularity of Jia Nan Academy is evident from the fact that the registration area is packed tight.

"Sir! We only recruit those under eighteen. Could you please stop interfering with our admissions!"

At this moment, the student assigned to handle registration felt a splitting headache.

Jia Nan Academy was simply too popular; even some elderly men and women were coming to join the fun.

"Hey, young man, you can't say that. My heart is still young, how can I not be under eighteen!"

"That's right, young man. I have always been eighteen. Even my husband admits it, how can you not..."

The words of one elderly woman left the student stunned once again.

As for Xiao Lei, he had long since been dragged away by Xiao Yu, who was preparing to take him through the back door.

"Hurry up, you little lecher. The instructor in charge of recruitment this time is my teacher. Big sister is going to take you through the back door!"

Mentioning her teacher, Xiao Yu wore a look of superiority. After all, not every student at Jia Nan Academy could successfully become an apprentice; Xiao Yu managed it... well, by being a smooth talker.

"My teacher is a Dou Grandmaster expert... uh..."

Xiao Yu glanced at Xiao Lei and didn't continue.

Xiao Lei gave her face and didn't say anything either, though a smile hung on his lips.

Xiao Lei was accompanied by Xiao Yi Xian, who was naturally there to participate in the recruitment as well. With Xiao Lei present, Xiao Yu didn't say much else.

"Sister Xiao Yu! Sister Xiao Yu! Wait for us!"

A voice from afar called out to the pair. Xiao Lei turned his head to see a young woman in a tight-fitting pink robe, followed by a youth in green, running toward them.

Xiao Mei, Xiao Ning? That makes sense. In the original story, these two were also taken through the back door by Xiao Yu.

Xiao Lei wasn't particularly surprised by this.

Xiao Ning, however, was a different story; he was currently completely bewildered.

Who exactly is your brother?!

They had agreed that she would take him through the back door, yet the moment the day arrived, she ran off to find Xiao Lei.

Xiao Ning wept internally!

"Cousin Xiao Lei! What a coincidence, I didn't expect you to be here too! That..."

Xiao Mei walked quickly to Xiao Yu's side with a look of surprise. After exchanging a few pleasantries, she hurriedly turned the conversation toward Xiao Lei.

"Eh, hold it right there. Let's get registered first!"

Xiao Lei didn't give her a chance to speak. As for what "coincidence" meant, he would be a fool to believe it. As for what she wanted to say, it was nothing more than trying to get on his good side.

Xiao Lei had no fondness for Xiao Mei and didn't want to establish any connection with her.

"Sister, didn't we agree you'd wait for me!"

Xiao Ning arrived at Xiao Yu's side, panting, and couldn't help but complain.

Then, his gaze was captured by the peerlessly beautiful Xiao Yi Xian standing to the side, and he was instantly mesmerized.

He then smoothly discovered that Xiao Yi Xian merely nodded at him in acknowledgment before ignoring him entirely, her attention fixed solely on Xiao Lei.

Xiao Lei... I hate you. You've already stolen my sister away, how can you still go around provoking others!

Xiao Ning was filled with grief!

Xiao Yu didn't respond, merely giving Xiao Ning a couple of meaningful looks.

Xiao Ning seemed to struggle for a moment—well, just a moment.

"Cousin Xiao Lei, oh no, Master Xiao Lei, regarding the matter of the Coming-of-Age Ceremony back then, I was rash. I hope..."

Because of that incident, the Grand Elder had wanted to beat Xiao Ning to death, and Xiao Yu had scolded him severely. Xiao Ning had suffered greatly.

At first, Xiao Ning had been unconvinced, but after Xiao Lei returned to Wutan City, he was convinced!

On the Dou Qi Continent, strength is respected. Xiao Ning had long harbored the thought of apologizing to Xiao Lei, and with Xiao Yu actively demanding it, he stopped putting on airs.

If there was a step down, he would take it!

"Enough, there's no need to bring up the past. You don't need to call me 'Master,' just call me by my name."

Xiao Lei raised a hand to interrupt him. The matter of the ceremony was the primary "reason" for his departure from the Xiao Clan—at least, that was how Xiao Zhan and the others saw it.

It had served its purpose, and since Xiao Ning was Xiao Yu's brother, Xiao Lei didn't want to make things difficult, so he simply let it go.

"Many thanks for your understanding, Brother Xiao Lei!"

Xiao Ning didn't care about his own dignity at all and immediately began to suck up to him.

"Cousin Xiao Lei, I..."

Xiao Mei glanced at Xiao Yi Xian beside her, and after comparing herself to the other girl, her voice dropped a few decibels. She still wanted to say something, but Xiao Lei hurriedly pulled Xiao Yu toward the enrollment station, cutting off Xiao Mei's spell mid-cast.

A long while later, Xiao Yan arrived at the scene, looking completely bewildered.

Didn't Father say Cousin Xiao Yu would take me to register? Where did everyone go?

Although the two weren't close, they were at least from the same clan. Xiao Zhan had already spoken to Xiao Yu, asking her to take Xiao Yan to register, but it seemed she had forgotten the moment she saw Xiao Lei.

After searching for a long time without finding anyone, Xiao Yan could only cast his gaze toward the long line in front of him, and then, he fell into deep contemplation...

Meanwhile, Xiao Lei's group had smoothly arrived in front of a courtyard.

A man was sitting at the entrance, leaning against the doorframe with his eyes tightly shut, appearing to be dozing off.

However, with Xiao Lei's powerful soul perception, he immediately detected the suppression formed by the Dou Qi the man was emitting around him. Seeing this, Xiao Lei understood at once.

"Luo Bu, don't block the way here. Move aside, I need to go in and see the instructor."

Xiao Yu maintained her usual fiery temper when dealing with outsiders, and she moved to kick the man directly in the face, yet the man called Luo Bu didn't even dodge.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't do that! You'll let this guy take advantage of the situation!"

Xiao Lei laughed as he grabbed Xiao Yu's long, kicking leg, lest Luo Bu actually get a thrill out of it.

Hearing this, Luo Bu's brows furrowed slightly, but he kept his eyes closed, acting like some mysterious expert—though in reality, he was just a clown!

"Sister, Brother Xiao Lei, what are you standing there for? Just walk right in, don't mind him!"

Xiao Ning, indifferent, walked straight ahead. Seeing this, Xiao Lei could only wish him luck.

"Urgh—!"

As expected, the moment Xiao Ning prepared to step over the threshold, a powerful pressure surged forth, instantly forcing his knees to buckle until he nearly collapsed to the ground.

Seeing this, Xiao Yu prepared to start cursing, but she was held back by Xiao Lei.

As for Luo Bu, he slowly opened his eyes and said in a somewhat lazy tone.

"Xiao Yu, you know how it is. So-called geniuses from small places tend to be arrogant. The academy has always had a rule to dampen the spirit of new students. You wouldn't..."

"Heh, playing god and acting like a ghost—a mere clown!"

Before Luo Bu could finish, Xiao Lei cut him off directly.

This talk of dampening the spirit of new students sounded just as high-sounding and hypocritical as the military training from Xiao Lei's past life, which claimed to cultivate endurance in students.

Xiao Lei had no interest in reasoning with the man, because it was clear that when the other party used his Dou Qi, he hadn't intended to reason either. Therefore, Xiao Lei decided to reason with his fists.

Xiao Lei's figure flashed, and in the next instant, he appeared before Luo Bu. At the same time, a long flame spear condensed out of thin air in his hand.

He raised his hand and thrust the spear out, his movements fluid and natural.

"Materialized Dou Qi! A Dou Ling expert!"

Luo Bu's pupils shrank violently, but he had no time to react.

"Ah!"

The next moment, a blood-curdling scream echoed throughout the entire enrollment area.

The spear pierced directly into Luo Bu's body without a hint of mercy. However, Xiao Lei didn't want to cause too much of a scene, so he restrained his energy and did not take Luo Bu's life.

"Well done, Brother! Beat the hell out of him!"

With Luo Bu severely injured, Xiao Ning was naturally freed from the suppression and immediately gloated with a snide remark.

At the same time, an aura belonging to a Dou Grandmaster rapidly approached.

"Who are you, and why do you resort to violence against a student of my Jia Nan Academy!"

Although Ruo Lin was questioning him, her tone was quite weak. As a Dou Grandmaster, she immediately sensed Xiao Lei's true strength: a Dou Ling, and not one who had just broken through!