Qian Duoduo hurried forward, a few traces of confusion and puzzlement on his face as his gaze swept back and forth between Da Ming and Er Ming.
"Gentlemen, gentlemen!"
He waved his hand in greeting to Da Ming and Er Ming.
"Didn't we agree that this child would be joining our Shrek Academy?"
"How... how did she end up here?"
The paperwork had clearly been nearly finished back then. He had even agreed to that outrageous accommodation requirement. How had the cooked duck flown straight into someone else's pot in the blink of an eye?
And it had flown into this Pirated Shrek Academy that had appeared out of nowhere!
Upon hearing that, Er Ming stopped walking and scratched his head in confusion, his rugged face full of bewilderment.
He turned his head, nudged Da Ming beside him with his elbow, and lowered his voice as he asked:
"Big Brother, who's this guy?"
"Do we know him?"
His voice was not loud, but everyone present was a Soul Master with exceptionally sharp hearing. Every single word naturally entered Qian Duoduo's ears.
"..."
Qian Duoduo's smile instantly froze on his face, and the corner of his mouth twitched violently several times.
This was awkward.
He was the dignified vice dean of Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department, a Title Douluo-level powerhouse. Though he might not be known by every single person across the Douluo Continent, he was unquestionably someone of standing.
What was more, they had spoken face-to-face at the academy entrance just one week ago!
How many days had it been?
And they had already forgotten him?!
Was he really that insignificant to them?!
"Cough, cough..."
Qian Duoduo coughed awkwardly twice, forcibly suppressing his irritation as he struggled to put on a friendly smile.
"I'm Qian Duoduo."
"The vice dean of Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department. We've met before. I was at the admissions office at the time..."
"Oh—"
Er Ming drew out the sound as though he had suddenly remembered. He looked Qian Duoduo up and down, then said blandly:
"So it's you."
With that, he withdrew his gaze, his expression calm as if he could not care less.
"..."
Seeing Er Ming's indifferent attitude, Qian Duoduo's cheek twitched. A breath lodged in his chest, unable to rise or fall.
Bei Bei and Tang Ya, standing nearby, were so embarrassed that their toes nearly dug out a three-bedroom apartment.
Their own vice dean was being ignored so thoroughly. As students, they could not help but blush alongside him!
"Well..."
Qian Duoduo took a deep breath, trying to salvage some dignity while also getting to the bottom of things.
"You two still haven't answered my question."
"Why did you suddenly change your minds? Did we fail to treat you properly in some way?"
Hearing that, Er Ming impatiently waved his hand, his brow furrowing deeply.
"No time, no time!"
"We're in a hurry to go down and find a place to live. Who has time to stand here talking nonsense with you?"
The thought of finding a house made Er Ming even more annoyed.
They had been living just fine in that godforsaken... no, secluded place at the Clear Sky Sect. Aside from Xiao Qi, there had been no other annoying humans at all.
Ever since Spirit Hall attacked the Clear Sky Sect ten thousand years ago, the original sect disciples had mostly been cleared out, and those who remained were all timid and submissive.
Later, when Tang San handed the sect over to the two brothers to manage, they conducted another thorough purge and drove out the rest as well. Only the three of them remained in the entire Clear Sky Sect, and it had been wonderfully quiet.
But now, they actually had to find a house in a place full of humans. Er Ming was incredibly frustrated and had no mood to chat with Qian Duoduo.
Seeing Er Ming treat him like thin air, Qian Duoduo's temper flared as well.
Even a clay figurine had some fire in it, much less a dignified Title Douluo like him!
"Stop!"
Qian Duoduo abruptly stepped forward and blocked Er Ming's path, his face darkening.
"Make yourself clear!"
"You clearly agreed to join our Shrek Academy. The paperwork was done, and the terms were settled."
"Now you've not only broken your agreement, but you've come to this counterfeit academy and are even treating me like this."
"What exactly do you mean by this?!"
A fierce glint flashed through Er Ming's eyes as his path was blocked.
This old man really did not know when to quit, did he?
He had just been about to snap, "Both academies are trash. We only came to complete a mission," but he swallowed the words at the last moment.
No.
That Cai Yue'er had quite the terrible temper.
If she heard those words, or if they reached her ears, Xiao Qi's admission qualification would probably be ruined for good.
And if Tang San held him accountable afterward...
Er Ming shrank his neck, silently cursed his bad luck, then vented all his anger on the tactless Qian Duoduo in front of him.
He snorted and said in a deep, booming voice:
"What do I mean?"
"I mean your academy isn't good enough!"
"It's complete trash! It doesn't deserve our Xiao Qi!"
"Boom!"
Those words were like a spark falling into a powder keg, instantly detonating Qian Duoduo's fury.
The academy was not good enough?
Complete trash?
Qian Duoduo's eyes widened round, and his breathing quickened.
What kind of nonsense was that?! Their Shrek Academy was the number one academy on the Douluo Continent!
The foremost academy, passed down for ten thousand years and renowned across the continent!
This was absolutely going too far!
"Say that again?!"
Qian Duoduo laughed in extreme anger.
"Who did you say isn't good enough?! Who did you say is trash?!"
Though he had come to this new Shrek Academy under Mu En's orders, intending to exchange friendly relations with its people, Er Ming was clearly not from this academy. And his words had been so excessive that Qian Duoduo was thoroughly enraged.
"What? Didn't hear me clearly?"
Er Ming glanced sideways at Qian Duoduo, his eyes filled with disdain.
"Then I'll say it again. Your academy just isn't good enough!"
In any case, Tang San himself did not care much about that academy. After all, Tang San had not even passed down the complete Tang Sect Techniques to the Tang Sect, leaving the current Tang Sect practically no different from being wiped out.
Since that was the case, so what if he offended them? What was there to fear?
"Good, good, good! Very good!"
Qian Duoduo trembled with rage. The powerful aura belonging to a Title Douluo could no longer be suppressed and began to erupt faintly from his body.
Seeing this, Bei Bei inwardly cried out in alarm.
This was not how things were supposed to go!
Wasn't Dean Qian supposed to be mature, steady, and unruffled by any crisis?
Why was he squaring up already?
"Dean Qian! Calm down! Please calm down!"
Bei Bei was just about to step forward to stop him when Er Ming sneered and took a step forward.
"Want to have a little spar?"
"Come on!"
"Boom—!!!"
An aura even more violent and terrifying than Qian Duoduo's erupted from Er Ming in an instant!
It was the terrifying pressure of a Rank 98 Super Douluo!
Like Mount Tai crushing down from above, it instantly shattered Qian Duoduo's aura!
"What?!"
Qian Duoduo's expression changed drastically.
This aura... was definitely not that of an ordinary Super Douluo!
But... he had not intended to fight yet. His Soul Power had only faintly leaked out; he had not actually erupted it. That was right. The clever Qian Duoduo could not help but back down at this moment. He had gotten carried away just now.
At that moment, a cool yet imposing voice sounded from afar.
"Private fighting is forbidden within Shrek Academy!"
When Bei Bei heard that voice, he could not help inwardly crying out that things were bad. They had not even started fighting yet, so why had someone already arrived? Fortunately, they had not fought, so they should be able to explain themselves, right? They should, right?
Otherwise... Bei Bei truly felt that he had let Mu En down. Why did every person he brought along cause trouble? If he had known this would happen, he would not have asked Qian Duoduo whether he knew Er Ming. Trouble had found them!
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