Wang Dong'er Returns to Her Female Form

The advancement of Ultimate Wood did not bring many changes, aside from the frustration of slower cultivation.

In any case, on this final day before school began, Liu Yuan spent nearly all of it cultivating alongside Huo Yuhao.

Of course, there were exceptions.

Such as asking some upperclassmen about Xu Sanshi.

Unexpectedly, one of the Outer Court Twin Stars had an elusive whereabouts whenever school had not officially begun.

Even when they went looking for Bei Bei, his roommate told them that Bei Bei had been in a poor mood lately. Something major seemed to have happened, and he had not even returned to the dorm.

Thus, Liu Yuan could only give up for the time being.

The next morning,

Liu Yuan opened his eyes.

Today was the first day of school for the new students.

Perhaps because everyone was excited, the sounds of new students clamoring and the tremors from the stairwell had already reached his ears.

Amid the lively noise, Liu Yuan woke Huo Yuhao, who was still seizing every second to cultivate.

"Yuhao, wake up. Don't be late. It's the first day of school, so we need to leave a good impression on the teachers."

As he spoke,

Liu Yuan had already changed into the white uniform of a new student.

Then he headed for the washroom.

Amid the packed crowd,

he quickly finished washing up.

Just as they were about to head to the cafeteria, they ran into Xiao Xiao and an exceptionally beautiful girl with long blue-pink hair. The latter drew an astonishing number of glances whenever she turned her head!

"Xiao Xiao! And this is..." Huo Yuhao had just eagerly greeted the two of them. But when he saw the blue-pink-haired girl, his eyes immediately widened!

"Y-you are..."

Seeing that Huo Yuhao actually knew her—or rather, had recognized her after she returned to female clothing...

Wang Dong'er immediately shot Huo Yuhao a glare!

Making him hurriedly swallow the rest of his words.

Xiao Xiao looked at Wang Dong'er in confusion.

"Do you know each other?"

"N-no, we don't."

Liu Yuan answered first with a smile.

"This is our first time meeting too."

"That's right, it's our first time meeting." Who would have thought that Wang Dong'er's repeated emphasis would instead make Xiao Xiao feel that they were trying too hard to hide something, and suspicion immediately appeared on her face.

So, under Xiao Xiao's persistent questioning,

Wang Dong'er had no choice but to reveal her embarrassing past.

"Pfft—"

Just as she was about to finish, a stifled laugh rang out. Wang Dong'er, already so embarrassed she wanted to dig herself a three-bedroom apartment into the ground, immediately looked ashamed and annoyed.

"Xiao Xiao, you're still laughing!"

Xiao Xiao covered her mouth. "S-sorry..."

But she truly had not been able to hold it in just now!

"Hmph—anyway, this young lady has returned to her female form. I'm gorgeous now!" Raising her fair neck, Wang Dong'er tossed her lovely hair behind her and glanced sideways at Liu Yuan. "Well? Stunned speechless?"

"You really are beautiful."

As though humoring a child, Liu Yuan clapped.

But halfway through, he added,

"You'd be even better if you kept your mouth shut."

"Of course I would... wait!"

The smug Wang Dong'er suddenly realized what he meant.

"Were you insulting me just now!?"

Liu Yuan smiled and wagged a finger from side to side.

"No, that was a compliment."

Wang Dong'er: "..."

"Do I look like an idiot to you?"

The answer was...

"Yes!"

That decisive reply shattered Wang Dong'er's defenses!

"Ah! Liu Yuan! I'm going to kill you!"

"..."

After a round of bickering, Liu Yuan and the others also learned from Xiao Xiao that Wang Dong'er was now her dormmate. When Wang Dong'er had switched dorms, there happened to be an open spot in Xiao Xiao's room.

It had to be said, that was fate!

Once the four arrived at the cafeteria and finished breakfast,

they had to part ways and head to their respective classes.

Of the four,

only Wang Dong'er was in Freshman Class One.

"I wonder what the teacher in our class is like?" As they were about to enter the teaching building, Wang Dong'er suddenly brought it up, sounding uneasy.

Liu Yuan's heart stirred.

"What? You didn't ask around?"

"Ask around? Who would I ask?" Wang Dong'er was puzzled. "I don't know any upperclassmen. Besides, did you ask about the teacher for your Class Five?"

As she spoke, she turned to Xiao Xiao and Huo Yuhao. Naturally, both shook their heads.

Then, all three turned their eyes toward Liu Yuan.

They conveyed only one meaning:

Had he asked around?

"I naturally didn't ask about our teacher." Liu Yuan chuckled. "But your teacher is different."

"My teacher?"

At those words, Wang Dong'er's thoughts raced.

Very soon, she remembered the notice from that day. "Could it be that this Zhou Yi is famous?"

"Famous? Of course she's famous."

"But do you know what people call her?"

Seeing Liu Yuan's teasing smile, Wang Dong'er already felt a faint sense of foreboding. But she could only urge him repeatedly. "Just tell me already. Stop keeping me in suspense!"

"They call her the perverted old hag."

A perverted old hag!?

That nickname sounded wrong from the start!

So, under Wang Dong'er's questioning,

Liu Yuan told her everything he knew.

To be honest, Liu Yuan truly looked down on teachers like Zhou Yi, whose brains clearly had problems.

What he despised was not that she demanded too much from students or that her teaching methods were harsh, but her habit of expelling students left and right.

The former was merely a matter of teaching style.

In that regard,

teachers naturally varied in ability. There was nothing inherently wrong with that.

But what about the latter?

A teacher was one who imparted principles, taught knowledge, and resolved doubts.

Imparting principles came first; teaching knowledge and resolving doubts came after. That simply showed that a teacher should place guiding students above all else.

Even if some students were lazy and tried to cut corners, a teacher's duty was still to educate them. If they repeatedly refused to change despite warning after warning, then giving up on them or expelling them was understandable. But if a student was expelled after making only one mistake, rather than having their values and convictions nurtured, was that not irresponsible for a teacher?

Furthermore, even Shrek Academy, bizarre as it already was, could not stand Zhou Yi's behavior.

Du Weilun had repeatedly tried to dissuade her, yet she still did as she pleased. Whoever she wanted expelled, she expelled.

If her husband Fan Yu had not been the successor of Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department, she would likely have been fired long ago.

"What!?" Upon learning that her teacher was like this, Wang Dong'er's world collapsed!

"Why am I so unlucky!"

"Ahem—"

Liu Yuan, standing nearby, coughed lightly and reminded her at the right moment, "Watch how you refer to yourself. You're a girl now..."

Hearing that, Wang Dong'er stopped lamenting. She rolled her eyes. "Then this young lady is fine, right!"

But as soon as she said it, she became troubled again.

What would she do

if she encountered a teacher like that?

As for admitting defeat?

Wang Dong'er had never considered it.

The little princess of the Clear Sky Sect had only just come down from the mountain. Even after getting beaten up once, her pride remained as strong as ever!

If Zhou Yi truly dared to make things difficult for her...

Heh heh!

Thus, when Wang Dong'er parted ways with Liu Yuan and the others, a certain idea took root in her heart.

Watching Wang Dong'er's departing back, Huo Yuhao could not help scratching the back of his head. Something felt off, so he turned to Liu Yuan. "Brother, Wang Dong'er won't really argue with the teacher, will she? Isn't that a bad idea?"

Xiao Xiao also looked over at him.

But the only response they received was,

"Who knows?"

After that, they entered Freshman Class Five.