The Thrill of Swiping Money—Awesome!

Pfft! Tang San spat out another mouthful of blood.

Whether the sword qi had been too fast or for some other reason, no one else had seen how Tang San had been injured.

"Brother, what's wrong?"

Tang San waved his hand. "I'm fine."

As he spoke, he struck his chest with a palm of Mysterious Jade Hand and pulled several silver needles from inside.

The violent trembling nearly made Tang San pass out. Fortunately, Xiao Wu tightly held his hand, keeping him from giving in to the urge to faint.

Lin Xiao snorted inwardly. "This time, do you admit defeat?"

Tang San raised his head. "You actually ambushed me."

Zhao Wuji walked over from a distance, glanced at the silver needles on the ground, then looked at Tang San. "These hidden weapons are yours? As a Soul Master, you actually rely on sneak attacks. Do you have no shame at all?"

"Your Excellency, are you all right?"

"Hehe, I'm fine. If he had managed to hurt me, would I still be alive?"

Zhao Wuji nodded. "True."

"Tang San, right? If I see you using underhanded methods again, don't blame me for being merciless."

Xiao Wu looked helplessly at Tang San. He had originally wanted to stop Tang San from releasing his hidden weapons, but he had not expected him to act so quickly.

"We... lost." Unable to bear the grievance in his heart any longer, Tang San spat out another mouthful of blood and fainted.

Zhao Wuji snorted. "He fainted just like that? Truly rotten wood that cannot be carved. You lot, take him back to his room. You've passed this assessment."

Dai Mubai hurriedly helped Tang San up and rushed toward the rooms.

Gu Yuena came to Lin Xiao's side. "Brother, I'm sleepy."

Lin Xiao rubbed Gu Yuena's head. "Na'er is sleepy? I'll take you to rest."

"Mm, okay. Teacher Zhao, where are the girls' dormitories?"

Zhao Wuji pointed to a wooden house in another direction. "That place is the girls' dormitory."

Lin Xiao nodded and took Gu Yuena to the dormitory.

After settling her in, Lin Xiao was brought by Zhao Wuji to the dean's office. A middle-aged man had already been waiting there for quite some time.

The middle-aged man was around fifty years old. Though he was not young, he looked somewhat weathered. His battered old glasses made people want to replace them for him.

When he saw the two enter, the man looked at Lin Xiao. Sure enough, he could not see through Lin Xiao's true strength either. With his martial soul, seeing through the strength of a Soul Master weaker than himself should have been as easy as taking something from a bag.

Yet he could not see through the Lin Xiao before him at all, as though this young fellow was far stronger than he was.

"Your Excellency, this is the dean of our Shrek Academy."

Flender stepped forward and said respectfully, "A level seventy-eight, seven-ring agility-attack Battle Soul Saint. Martial soul: Four-Eyed Cat Owl. Greetings, Your Excellency."

"No need for formalities. As expected of Flender, the main combatant of the Golden Iron Triangle back then."

Lin Xiao nodded. Since they liked calling him a senior, he would let them. He found that the feeling was quite nice.

"Please, sit." Flender made a welcoming gesture.

Lin Xiao turned and sat in a chair while Zhao Wuji personally poured each of them a cup of tea.

Flender asked, "May I ask who you are, Your Excellency?"

"Lin Xiao."

The two exchanged glances. Neither of them recognized the name Lin Xiao.

At that moment, Zhao Wuji seemed to recall something. "Wait, Lin Xiao... the Imperial Tutor of the Heaven Dou Empire is also named Lin Xiao. Could Your Excellency be the Imperial Tutor?"

Upon hearing Zhao Wuji's words, Flender was also slightly stunned. He had heard of the Heaven Dou Empire's Imperial Tutor, but he had never met him. He had not expected such a top-tier expert to appear at his Shrek Academy.

"So Your Excellency is the Imperial Tutor. Please forgive our disrespect."

"You two needn't be so polite. I came here for two reasons. First, to experience life. Second, my younger sister needs training. I heard that Shrek Academy only accepts monsters. Given my sister's age and Soul Power, she is even more of a monster than the others."

Flender smiled obsequiously. "Hehehe, of course. Zhao Wuji told me about your sister's battle. It truly was terrifying."

"With Your Excellency joining Shrek Academy, our academy is truly honored. It's just that, regarding the salary, we..."

Flender looked at Lin Xiao awkwardly. Shrek Academy was already poor, and they might not even be able to pay the teachers and students their wages.

Moreover, with Lin Xiao's strength, supporting him would likely require quite a few Gold Soul Coins every month.

Lin Xiao took out a card from his Soul Tool. The entire card was blue-purple in color.

"This is... a Heaven Dou Empire Blue Gold Card!"

Zhao Wuji sucked in a breath and hurriedly rubbed his eyes. When he looked at the card again, he was so shocked that he could not speak.

There were only three people who possessed Heaven Dou Empire Blue Gold Cards: Ning Fengzhi, the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; Xue Ye, the emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire; and the crown prince, Xue Qinghe.

This was a Blue Gold Card personally made for Lin Xiao by Xue Ye. It contained an immeasurable number of Gold Soul Coins and was linked to the Heaven Dou Empire's treasury. In other words, whenever money was spent here, the Gold Soul Coins in the treasury would decrease.

One could imagine just how vast the resources of an empire were. They did not care in the slightest about money being spent.

"Your Excellency, this is?" Flender practically valued money as his life. The moment he saw the Blue Gold Card, his heart jolted, and a long-lost smile appeared on his face.

Lin Xiao smiled slightly. "There should be quite a bit of money on this card. The academy's yearly expenses and offerings can all be paid from it. If it isn't enough, we'll talk then."

Flender nearly cursed out loud. If that was not enough, then the Heaven Dou Empire would be close to collapse.

"Your Excellency, you're really giving it to me?"

Lin Xiao narrowed his eyes at Flender's expression. When he had left Heaven Dou City, Xue Ye had personally given this to him, saying there was a sum of money inside, enough for him to spend.

"I'm lending it to you."

"Uh..." Flender scratched his head awkwardly. He had almost become a billionaire. What rotten luck.

"Then thank you, Your Excellency." Flender took out a card reader and swiped the card. In an instant, several hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins were charged.

"Holy shit!" Lin Xiao abruptly looked at Flender. "Several hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins are gone just like that?"

"Ahem." Flender coughed. "That's only the academy's yearly expenses. It doesn't include the children's cultivation environments or their food and lodging."

Lin Xiao was somewhat helpless. "Fine, fine. Swipe away."

With a ding, another three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins vanished.

"Travel expenses."

Three hundred thousand.

"Group meals."

Five hundred thousand!

"Mimetic cultivation environment."

One million!

"The children acquiring soul rings."

Who knew how much time had passed? Lin Xiao could not help wiping the sweat from his forehead. Flender seemed to have fallen in love with the thrill of swiping money, charging away madly. Zhao Wuji, standing beside him, was utterly dumbfounded. The card reader was practically throwing sparks.

Heaven Dou Empire.

Heaven Dou City.

Imperial Palace.

A guard rushed in. "Your Majesty, thirty million Gold Soul Coins have suddenly disappeared from the treasury, and the amount is still rapidly increasing..."