Changing Quarters

"Old man, having just witnessed your move, you are certainly no ordinary person at Shrek Academy. This student and I have indeed had some friction, and I simply cannot get along with such a young master," Xu Yanli said, feigning an apologetic expression.

"Sigh, fine, fine. Go swap rooms yourselves, then come back here to report it to me," Mu En hesitated for a moment, then glanced at the stunned Wang Dong before speaking.

Xu Yanli bowed slightly to Mu En and said, "Thank you, old man."

It took a long while for Wang Dong to recover, only then realizing what the person in front of him had just said.

"Hey, Xu Yanli, what do you mean by that? What do you mean you can't get along with me?" Wang Dong shouted from behind.

"This student, Shrek Academy is not your home, and others' status is not necessarily lower than yours." Mu En looked at Wang Dong beside his chair and sighed. Once he finished speaking, he continued to lie on his recliner and bask in the sun.

After returning to the dormitory, Xu Yanli knocked gently on the door of the adjacent room and said, "Student Tang Ling, could I trouble you to swap rooms with my roommate? I am willing to give you ten Gold Soul Coins every month; I only ask that you occasionally help me maintain the cleanliness of the room."

Tang Ling hesitated for a moment, looked apologetically at his roommate, and then said to Xu Yanli, "That... that's fine, I'll swap right away. Thank you!"

Tang Ling packed his things simply and arrived at the neighboring room, though the other bed in the room appeared to be empty.

Tang Ling placed his belongings directly onto the vacant bed, then smiled and extended his right hand to Xu Yanli, saying, "Hello, let me reintroduce myself. My name is Tang Ling, your new roommate."

Xu Yanli also smiled calmly and said, "Xu Yanli, your new roommate. I am also the Young Pavilion Master of the Xiaoyao Pavilion. If you have any needs, just let me know."

At this moment, Wang Dong walked over unsteadily, his hands clenched into tight fists as he saw his bed occupied.

However, clearly because he had lost, he didn't say anything, instead turning around and walking into the next room, slamming the door shut.

Xu Yanli sat on his bed, smiling as he inquired about and learned more information about this person.

This student was a typical genius from an ordinary family, fortunate enough to have received a recommendation from the local city lord, which allowed him to come to Shrek Academy.

In truth, from his words, Xu Yanli had his suspicions; perhaps it wasn't luck, but rather his parents paying the city lord enough money.

A trace of pity flashed in Xu Yanli's eyes. If he remembered correctly, this Tang Ling was likely among the first batch of students to be expelled by Zhou Yi.

The policy of expelling students simply for running two laps short or failing to finish a hundred laps was truly high-pressure.

Xu Yanli suddenly smiled and invited him, "Would you like to go with me to check the class assignments? I haven't had the chance to look since the sorting was finished."

"Hehe, brother, no need to check. I saw it earlier; we are in the same class, under a homeroom teacher named Zhou Yi," Tang Ling said with a laugh, his eyes filled with anticipation and excitement for the future.

A faint trace of compassion flickered in Xu Yanli's eyes. He wondered if Tang Ling would be willing to leave with him and join the Xiaoyao Pavilion, which might make his family's situation a bit easier.

Over the next two days, Xu Yanli and Tang Ling went to report the change to Mu En.

Wang Dong and Tang Ling also exchanged their room keys, though throughout the process, Wang Dong did not dare to look at Xu Yanli, his eyes always revealing a hint of awkwardness.

On the morning of the third day, Xu Yanli rose lazily and folded his quilt neatly.

"Let's go, let's head to the cafeteria to eat, then go to class. It should be starting soon," Tang Ling said with some excitement.

Xu Yanli looked at the clock slowly: "It's fine, we still have half an hour. Let's go eat first."

Xu Yanli walked very slowly, thinking along the way about how he could get rid of that disgusting homeroom teacher.

After arriving at the cafeteria and slowly eating two buns, Xu Yanli hurried to the classroom.

There were not many people in the classroom yet, so Xu Yanli sat down in his seat and looked calmly at the podium.

Tang Ling sat beside him, and seeing that Xu Yanli was lost in thought, he did not disturb him.

After Xu Yanli had been dazed for a while, the area around him was almost entirely surrounded by female students, with Tang Ling being the only other male.

Soon, Wang Dong's arrival caused a stir among the girls in the class.

The appearances of Xu Yanli and Wang Dong were two completely different displays.

Xu Yanli's appearance leaned toward a holy and divine feeling, while Wang Dong belonged to the handsome type.

The two of them firmly captured the gazes of the girls in the class.

Before long, the class bell rang slowly, and a person walked through the classroom door—an old woman who looked somewhat malicious.

Xu Yanli knew she was actually a young woman who had merely disguised herself as an old lady; she was Zhou Yi.

The moment she walked in, the entire class fell silent, and all eyes focused on the podium.

Zhou Yi began by speaking brazenly: "My name is Zhou Yi, and I am your homeroom teacher. I am not sure how many of you will be able to follow me for the next year, but I want to tell you that in my class, no trash will pass the assessment. I am here to cultivate monsters, not idiots."

Xu Yanli rested his chin on his hand, a trace of speechlessness flashing in his eyes. Under normal circumstances, shouldn't one cultivate ordinary people into geniuses and geniuses into monsters to demonstrate one's ability?

How could she claim to be an elite teacher just by eliminating the weaker students and keeping the good ones?

Zhou Yi slapped the podium and said loudly, "All students who have fought in the past few days, stand up."

Xu Yanli sneered, snapped his fingers, stood up slowly, and looked at Wang Dong with a provocative expression.

Wang Dong also stood up, then silently rolled his eyes.

"Only these two?" Zhou Yi continued her twisted output of ideology, "What a bunch of losers. Don't you know that those who don't dare to cause trouble are mediocre?..."

Congratulations to the students in the class for winning the prize of running 100 laps around the Shrek Plaza.

Clearly, this could not convince everyone, and some students stood up immediately to resist.

Zhou Yi immediately released her soul rings, and a terrifying soul power pressure spread out from her.

Xu Yanli sneered, snapped his fingers, and instantly released his second soul skill.

A divine barrier appeared, enveloping everyone, and a terrifying pressure was reflected back onto Zhou Yi.