Yan Shaozhe finally looked at Dai Yunze.
Dai Yunze also looked at the dean, curious about what reward the academy would give him. But whatever it was, it would not matter much to him. After all, he had only participated in three matches in total, and his contribution to the overall battle had not been that great. Even without him, Shrek could still have won in the end, though the cost would have been far heavier.
Looking at Dai Yunze, Yan Shaozhe said seriously, "Dai Yunze, thank you for saving the Inner Court students during the inspection mission. Every one of them is the academy's pride. Losing any one of them would have been unbearable for the academy. And each of them has a family as well. The choice you made then undoubtedly saved several families. On behalf of them and the academy, I once again offer you my sincere thanks."
After saying that, Yan Shaozhe gave Dai Yunze a slight bow. Everyone else looked at him in surprise.
Dai Yunze did not dodge and accepted Yan Shaozhe's thanks before saying, "It was what I should have done. Dean Yan, you're being too polite."
For some reason, Dai Yunze noticed that when he addressed him as "Dean Yan," Yan Shaozhe's expression seemed to turn slightly unnatural. It was rather strange. Of course, this was not the time to dwell on it.
Yan Shaozhe smiled and said, "Don't think I'm merely being polite. When Elder Xuan brought the others back, he also described the corpse explosion caused by that Evil Soul Master. And I'm Xiaotao's teacher—I've always treated her as my own daughter. It could be said that if it weren't for you, I might never have seen her again. So, thank you."
Dai Yunze said nothing more.
"Besides that, the