Du Weilun

"Change the teacher! Change the teacher!"

"Tch..."

Wang Dong clicked his tongue and turned his face away with his arms crossed; he felt it was incredibly embarrassing to be chanting along with this crowd.

As for Huo Yuhao, he had only just caught his breath and had yet to grasp the full story.

Running a full hundred laps around the playground within a time limit was far too difficult for a Control System Soul Master like him, not to mention that he had been bullied by people from the Duke's Mansion during his childhood, leading to malnutrition and a physique that was already inferior to his other classmates.

Even the average Power Attack or Agility Attack System students found these hundred laps extremely difficult, let alone him.

He had relied almost entirely on the Purple Demon Eye to jolt himself with mental shocks just to stay conscious, and the consequence of doing so was that Huo Yuhao now appeared incredibly dazed and unusually sluggish.

"Wang Dong, why are they saying they want to change teachers?"

After watching for a while, Huo Yuhao scratched his head and asked his roommate, but Wang Dong turned his head away, refusing to look at the blue-haired boy, as if he were still sulking over yesterday's events.

"They say Zhou Yi isn't fit to be their teacher and are demanding that Shrek change someone else to lead Class One."

"Ah... but isn't Teacher Zhou Yi quite good?"

Huo Yuhao blinked, continuing to scratch his head as he asked.

In his view, although Teacher Zhou Yi was rather fierce, making them run a hundred laps was meant to improve their physical fitness—it was for their own good.

"Are you genuinely stupid or just pretending? Guess for yourself."

Wang Dong clicked his tongue and ignored Huo Yuhao further. The latter, having no other choice, could only cast his gaze toward Xiao Yan not far away, hoping to find an answer from him.

Watching the students of Class One shouting frantically and seeing Zhou Yi slumped on the ground, wallowing in her failure, Xiao Yan—the instigator of this farce—merely flicked his sleeves and retreated behind the crowd, near Mu Jin, as if he were leaving without a trace.

By the time the Dean, Du Weilun, arrived after hearing about the commotion, the scene had already calmed down.

Except for Zhou Yi, who was still wallowing in her failure.

Du Weilun was a middle-aged man dressed in a teacher's uniform with a stern expression; it was a pity he wasn't bald, or he would have perfectly matched the stereotype of a dean in Xiao Yan's mind.

"Zhou Yi! What is the meaning of this!"

The Dean's voice was stern, as if he were suppressing his rage.

"And all of you! As students of Shrek Academy, to openly incite a riot and defy a teacher! What kind of behavior is this!"

This was his usual tactic; the authority of the Academy was inviolable, and these students shouldn't have had the courage to resist them.

However, this time, the students did not back down.

A male student from Class One gathered his courage, stepped forward, and said loudly.

"Dean Du! We are not making unreasonable trouble! It is Teacher Zhou Yi's behavior that is no longer fit for a mentor!"

"That's right!" another student chimed in. "To get Xiao Yan from Class Nine to transfer to Class One, Teacher Zhou Yi knelt before him multiple times in front of us—it was truly disgraceful! She even tried to use Martial Soul Possession to attack Xiao Yan!"

"She lacks the dignity and character a teacher should have. We demand that the Academy replace our head teacher!"

The students spoke one after another, clearly recounting what had just happened.

In fact, because the events themselves were so shocking, they didn't even have room to exaggerate.

The more Du Weilun heard, the uglier his expression became, until finally, he turned his gaze toward Class Nine and looked at Mu Jin.

"Teacher Mu Jin, may I ask which one is student Xiao Yan?"

Mu Jin hurriedly pointed Xiao Yan out.

"Greetings, Dean. I am the deputy monitor of Class Nine, Xiao Yan."

"Hmm. They just said that you used your Martial Soul against Teacher Zhou Yi?"

Du Weilun started by pinning a label on him; the stigma of attacking a superior and assaulting a teacher was enough for Shrek Academy to justify expelling a student.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan gave a disdainful smile.

"Heh, Dean Du, that depends on where Shrek Academy draws the line for using a Martial Soul."

"I never once actively attacked Teacher Zhou Yi. In fact, it was Teacher Zhou Yi who was overly emotional and intended to attack me, trying to abduct me. My Martial Soul sensed malice and passively released Dragon Might, which affected Teacher Zhou Yi. For that, I feel deeply sorry."

"But, I would like to ask Dean Du: does the Shrek Academy code of conduct allow a teacher to actively activate their Martial Soul against an innocent student with malicious intent?"

"Or perhaps, Teacher Zhou Yi didn't have malicious intent? She didn't want to abduct me to Class One, but rather wanted to take me out of the school for research—is Teacher Zhou Yi actually a mole for the Evil Soul Master Holy Spirit Cult?"

Xiao Yan curled his lips; pinning high-level labels on others, who couldn't do that?

Du Weilun was stunned. Indeed, the root of the whole incident was merely Zhou Yi acting out of greed and losing her professional decorum. As for Xiao Yan, he had been acting within his own class the entire time; it was Zhou Yi who had approached him, and she was only scared into kneeling by the Dragon Might because she was incompetent.

It seemed there was no way to blame Xiao Yan.

Du Weilun gritted his teeth. As a Dean, this was the first time he had encountered such a difficult student to handle. Was this guy really only nine years old?

Watching the changing expressions on Du Weilun's face, Xiao Yan curled his lips and added unhurriedly:

"Dean Du, perhaps Teacher Zhou Yi was just confused for a moment. I can choose not to pursue her offense."

"But, as you can see, she has completely lost the trust and respect of her own students."

"How can a teacher who cannot win the conviction of her students teach and nurture them?"

The more Xiao Yan spoke, the more agitated the students of Class One became.

Heavens, Xiao Yan was absolutely right!

How could such a person be fit to be their teacher!

"If Director Du insists on keeping Teacher Zhou, I fear it will only intensify the conflict between teacher and students, making Class One the laughingstock of the entire academy. I believe that would damage the ten-thousand-year reputation of Shrek Academy."

Xiao Yan's words seemed devoid of any emotion, as if he were merely an outsider observing the situation, yet every syllable was a lethal strike.

He did not defend himself; he simply analyzed the pros and cons for Du Weilun from the perspective of the academy.

Du Weilun felt a fine layer of sweat bead on his forehead. As he looked at the boy before him, he felt a stormy sea churning in his heart.

Was this truly a nine-year-old child? This level of intellect, this eloquence, this grasp of the situation—it was simply hair-raising!

He knew that if he failed to handle this properly today, the only one to lose face would be Shrek Academy.

Take his anger out on Xiao Yan? He couldn't find a reason. Punish all the students of Class One? That would only drive them further away.

The sole crux of the matter lay with Zhou Yi.

Taking a deep breath, Du Weilun made his decision.

His gaze swept over the collapsed Zhou Yi, and he announced in a deep voice:

"Upon investigation, Zhou Yi, the homeroom teacher of Freshman Class One, has acted improperly during the teaching process, severely affecting the academy's atmosphere. Effective immediately, she is suspended from all teaching duties to undergo an academy investigation! The teaching duties for Class One will be temporarily managed by Teacher Mu Jin, the homeroom teacher of Class Nine!"

As soon as this decision was announced, the students of Class One erupted into suppressed cheers.

As for Zhou Yi, it was as if the last bit of strength had been drained from her, and she collapsed completely to the ground.

Two academy enforcement officers stepped forward and hauled her up.

As she was being led away from the training ground, her venomous gaze carved into Xiao Yan, as if she wanted to swallow him whole.

The farce had come to an end.

Du Weilun waved his hand to dismiss the students, but before leaving, he walked up to Xiao Yan and gave him a long, deep look.

"A very interesting freshman. I hope your abilities are as sharp as your tongue."

"Shrek does not accept students who only know how to play clever."

This was a warning, but also a disguised form of acknowledgment.

Xiao Yan remained indifferent to this, merely offering a faint smile.

In the spectator area for Class Nine, Teacher Mu Jin let out a soft sigh, her eyes complex as she looked at the composed boy before her.

She cleared her throat and said softly:

"Alright students, the storm has passed. Now, let us handle the matters of our class... First, we need to elect a class monitor."