The young man standing before the desk had a fair, clean face, delicate features, and all the vitality of youth.
He was sturdily built, and his skin was so smooth and flawless, it looked as if it had been polished from the finest jade.
Most striking of all were his eyes—clear and lively, unique and captivating. One glance was enough to make it impossible to look away.
Even more irresistible was the cool, gentle fragrance that clung to him. It was light, not overpowering, yet brimmed with vibrant life and inexplicably drew people in.
It made them want to move closer and take another breath. From head to toe, he radiated an irresistible warmth!
Gulp~
The female student couldn't help swallowing.
This junior... was so cute!
Huo Yuhao looked at the female student staring blankly at him and tilted his head in confusion.
He waved a hand gently in front of her and asked in a soft voice:
"Senior? Are you all right?"
His voice was clear and gentle, jolting the dazed student back to reality.
But the first thing she did after coming to her senses wasn't pick up her pen and register Huo Yuhao's information!
Instead, she clapped a hand over her mouth, then let out a piercing scream.
Turning toward the other students handling registration nearby, she shouted:
"Ahhh! Girls! Come look! There's an unbelievably gorgeous junior here! His looks are out of this world!"
That one shout instantly shattered the orderly atmosphere at the registration desk.
The dozen or so students handling registration, along with many of the new students waiting in line, all turned around in unison, their eyes fixed on Huo Yuhao.
Several female students rushed over at once, crowding around the registration desk. Their eyes sparkled as they stared at Huo Yuhao, and a chorus of excited chatter broke out.
"Wow! He's really handsome! His eyes are so pretty! How can a junior look so fresh and clean?"
"And that fragrance! It smells so good! Junior, what kind of perfume do you use?"
"What a cute junior. Ngh~ I want to give him a good squeeze."
"Junior, junior, what's your name? I'd love to get to know you!"
"All of you, move aside! I've never had a boyfriend!"
It wasn't just the students handling registration. The other new students crowded around too, surrounding Huo Yuhao so completely that he was besieged on all sides as they peppered him with questions.
Some of the girls even reached out to touch him!
Huo Yuhao had never seen anything like this. Surrounded on all sides, he panicked and backed away again and again.
What was going on?
They were way too enthusiastic!
"Master, what's happening? Is that fragrant scent of life really so enticing?"
Huo Yuhao asked in confusion from within the sea of consciousness.
Zhao Ze chuckled and leaned back on the soft couch before answering leisurely:
"Not entirely.
"The pure life force I gave you didn't just reshape your constitution. It also removed the impurities from your skin—in other words, it gave you a complete makeover from head to toe.
"It's perfectly normal for these girls to be captivated."
Huo Yuhao had never looked bad to begin with. It was just that years of deprivation at the Duke's Mansion had left him underweight and stunted.
Now that the life force had reshaped him, his looks had finally returned.
Huo Yuhao gave a dazed, "Oh."
Then he looked through the sea of consciousness at the female students staring at him like hungry wolves and groaned miserably:
"So that's what it is...
"But, Master, what am I supposed to do now?
"Why do I feel like every single one of them wants to eat me alive?"
"What's there to panic about?"
Zhao Ze raised an eyebrow.
"All you have to do now is enjoy it!
"How many people would kill for this kind of treatment? How many wish they could be this popular but never get the chance?
"And you, brat, are hiding from it."
Electrolux chuckled as well, joining in the teasing:
"Boy, you'd better get used to it soon.
"Once you enroll, this sort of thing will happen all the time. You can't hide in your sea of consciousness every time, can you?"
Huo Yuhao's face fell, and his whole body wilted. He let out a miserable groan:
"What? It's going to happen again?"
Although Huo Yuhao was at a loss, he had no choice but to steel himself and face the situation.
Blushing, he followed the still starry-eyed senior's instructions and filled in all the new student information in a daze.
When they learned that Huo Yuhao only had twelve ranks of Soul Power, their enthusiasm didn't diminish in the least. If anything, it only stirred their protective instincts.
Before Huo Yuhao had even recovered from the relief of finishing registration, he was swept away from the desk by the crowd once more.
The senior girls eagerly gathered around him, chattering as they introduced him to every aspect of Shrek Academy.
Huo Yuhao was led along in a daze. He had just opened his mouth to thank them when one of the girls handed him a gift.
But that was only the beginning.
In barely fifteen minutes, gifts of every size were piled in his arms and draped over his shoulders and even around his neck. There was everything from snacks and daily necessities to cultivation supplies.
It was the first time Huo Yuhao had ever been treated with such warmth.
He had grown up in the back courtyard of the White Tiger Duke Mansion. The things he received most often weren't gifts, but other people's disdainful looks and indifference.
His nose stung. Holding the mountain of gifts in his arms, Huo Yuhao sincerely thanked the senior girls beside him again and again:
"Thank you, seniors. You've really gone to so much trouble. All these things... I honestly don't know how I can ever thank you."
"Oh, junior, you're too polite!"
The senior leading the way smiled and waved a hand, reaching out to steady a box of pastries that was about to slip from his arms.
"It's nothing. Come on, we'll take you to the new student dormitory. All the new students live here, two to a room. Today's registration day, so we'll help you pick a room."
The group led Huo Yuhao down the tree-lined paths, past the bustling new student plaza, and soon reached the entrance to the brand-new dormitory building.
The white dormitory building was clean and neat, with two rows of tall trees lining the entrance. An old man sat there enjoying the shade. Seeing Huo Yuhao surrounded by the girls, he smiled faintly.
Huo Yuhao had just been escorted to the dormitory entrance. He hadn't even had a chance to step inside before he abruptly stopped.
Standing right in the middle of the doorway was a "boy" dressed in the male school uniform.
She had a striking head of short pink-blue hair, the soft strands gleaming in the sunlight.
Her brand-new Shrek uniform accentuated her tall, slender figure.
Her face was almost unfairly beautiful, with soft features and a pair of slightly upturned, peach-blossom eyes that held a hint of unruly coolness.
She stood with her arms crossed, leaning against the doorframe.
When she saw Huo Yuhao approaching, surrounded by a group of senior girls, her brows furrowed at once. She stepped forward and blocked their way, her cool voice tinged with displeasure:
"Hey! You're Huo Yuhao, the popular new student who just enrolled today and already made the whole registration office know your name?"
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