Appeal to Heaven! Discern Loyalty and Treachery!

"I will make sure you never become a Spirit Master!"

Long Yaochen watched the palm strike hurtling toward him without the slightest intention of dodging.

Instead, the golden light radiating from his body flared intensely, and the dragon-patterned halo behind his head grew so blinding that the students present could barely make out what was happening.

"Stop!"

"Pfft—!"

Just as a roar erupted, Long Yaochen spat out a mouthful of blood, his figure sent flying backward to slam heavily against the back wall of the classroom, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Yan Shaozhe, dressed in white, held Zhou Yi's hand down. His face was filled with fury, though a strange glint flashed in his eyes.

She... didn't she miss?

Long Yaochen's performance had even convinced a Super Douluo like him that he had arrived too late.

One had to know that ever since he learned Long Yaochen had been assigned to this class, Yan Shaozhe had been lurking nearby from the moment the lesson began.

He had been waiting for Zhou Yi to make her move so he could swoop in for a righteous intervention.

But the situation was not going as planned.

Forget it...

Yan Shaozhe's expression turned grim. He practically gritted his teeth as he spat out the words: "Get out... go call Fan Yu! I want him to see what a madwoman like you has done!"

Sea God Island, Sea God Pavilion.

Yan Shaozhe immediately brought the lethargically breathing Long Yaochen here to find Mu En.

But upon entering, he didn't see Mu En; instead, a wheelchair sat quietly by the window.

As someone entered, the wheelchair shifted slightly.

A girl wrapped in bandages from head to toe sat there, her black hair cascading like a waterfall to her waist. Her features were exquisite, but her complexion was deathly pale.

It added a sense of fragility to her naturally quiet and gentle temperament.

It made Long Yaochen steal a few extra glances at her.

That day at the Sea God Pavilion, he had been too busy watching Xuan Zi make a fool of himself to pay any attention to this Inner Court senior sister.

"Dean Yan..."

Seeing it was Yan Shaozhe, Zhang Lexuan instinctively tried to stand to greet him, but she lacked the strength to rise.

"Lexuan, you are injured; there is no need for formalities."

Yan Shaozhe waved his hand quickly, signaling her not to get up, before asking, "Is Mu En not in the Sea God Pavilion?"

Zhang Lexuan shook her head and replied, "I do not know where he has gone. Does Dean Yan have some business?"

"Oh, nothing major. This kid had a conflict with an Outer Court teacher, so I came to ask Mu En to make a ruling," Yan Shaozhe said concisely.

Him? A conflict with a teacher?

Upon seeing Long Yaochen, Zhang Lexuan instinctively frowned.

Isn't this the person who berated Xuan Zi a few days ago?

Zhang Lexuan's impression of him was already poor.

Disregarding the bigger picture, too sharp-edged.

Coupled with the Shrek values instilled in her over the years, she almost immediately assumed the worst.

He likely couldn't handle Shrek's strict education, talked back to a teacher, and was now being brought by Dean Yan to ask Mu En to mediate.

Sigh... I truly don't know why the Pavilion Elders are so polite to him.

"Mu En might be back soon. Please wait a moment."

Zhang Lexuan didn't say anything more; she simply left those words and returned to watching the scenery outside the window.

Half an incense stick of time passed, and Mu En still hadn't arrived.

However, Zhou Yi and Fan Yu did.

Leading the pair was a burly figure who kept turning his head to give instructions.

"Don't look around once we're inside. State the facts if you have something to say, and voice your grievances if you have them.

Remember, do not lie. I, Qian Duoduo, will back you up!

I want to see which student has the guts to provoke a teacher of my Shrek Academy!"

Yan Shaozhe could naturally hear Qian Duoduo's words. A faint, imperceptible curve touched his lips before he quickly suppressed it.

"Yan Grass Chicken, your student talked back to a teacher, and you didn't do anything about it?" Qian Duoduo's voice rang out first as he entered. "And you brought them to the Sea God Pavilion to let Mu En decide? What, do you have an illegitimate child? So bold..."

His booming voice grew quieter and quieter after he stepped inside, until he was completely unable to speak.

That was because his gaze had landed on the familiar figure standing beside Yan Shaozhe.

He was naturally present that day when Dragon Emperor Douluo exerted his pressure upon the Sea God Pavilion.

"Speak up, why have you stopped?" Yan Shaozhe looked at Qian Duoduo with a half-smile.

Truth be told, he wished he could drag Dragon Emperor Douluo over right now and let this old fellow Qian Duoduo experience a slap from a Limit Douluo himself.

"Dean Qian, Fan Yu, it's him! It's this little ras- new student."

Zhou Yi, who had followed them in, saw Long Yaochen's appearance and originally intended to berate him, but sensing the gravity of the location, she hurriedly changed her tone, speaking through gritted teeth.

"Dean Yan, my Zhou Yi has served for so many years; if she hasn't achieved great merit, she has at least put in the hard labor, right?"

Fan Yu's face was gloomy as he stepped forward, wanting to demand an explanation from Yan Shaozhe. "What do you think...?"

Yan Shaozhe didn't even twitch an eyelid, continuing to stare at Qian Duoduo as if Fan Yu didn't exist.

"Old Qian, sometimes if you don't discipline the dogs under your command, they really start to think they are the masters." Yan Shaozhe's tone was devoid of ripples, yet it carried a biting chill.

If I can't deal with Long Yaochen, can't I deal with the two of you?

"Smack!"

A crisp sound of a palm striking flesh echoed through the hall of the Sea God Pavilion, instantly shattering the previously tranquil atmosphere.

It even caused Zhang Lexuan, who had been admiring the scenery, to subconsciously turn her head.

"Dean Qian?" Zhou Yi looked at Qian Duoduo in disbelief.

Wasn't he brought here by Fan Yu to back her up?

Why did he turn around and hit her instead?

"This..."

Fan Yu's expression stiffened.

He was not stupid.

The person who could cause Qian Duoduo's attitude to shift so drastically before and after entering the room could never be Yan Shaozhe.

He cast his gaze toward Long Yaochen, who had remained silent the entire time, almost immediately.

There was only one person who could make Dean Qian's attitude change so drastically.

Sure enough, Long Yaochen was currently leaning against the back of his chair; his face remained somewhat pale, yet a mocking, spectator-like smile played on his lips.

That frail appearance didn't look entirely faked.

But the schadenfreude in his eyes was absolutely, undeniably real.

It's over...

Fan Yu's heart sank. After hearing Zhou Yi's exaggerated account of being defied, he had immediately called for Qian Duoduo to back them up.

He had subconsciously ignored what it meant for Yan Shaozhe to be willing to bring that student to the Sea God Pavilion rather than punishing him directly.

"Teacher Zhou is truly worthy of being a teacher, upholding the philosophy that one is a mediocrity if they dare not stir up trouble.

You've stirred up trouble directly in the Sea God Pavilion, and against the Vice Dean of the Soul Tool Department, no less.

I am impressed, truly impressed.

I really should learn more from you!"

Long Yaochen's mouth was as if dipped in poison, instantly causing Zhou Yi's face to twist.

She wanted to say something, but seeing the threatening look in Qian Duoduo's eyes, her entire face flushed a deep red.

She looked exactly like a piece of air-dried ham.

"Yaochen, how would you like to handle this matter?"

Seeing that Zhou Yi was no longer spouting nonsense, Qian Duoduo squeezed out a fawning smile and asked softly.

"Dean Qian, you wouldn't know, but Teacher Zhou hit me so hard earlier, beating me from one end of the classroom to the other. Right now, I feel like my internal organs are all displaced." Long Yaochen put on a pitiful expression, describing what had happened just moments ago in minute detail.

"If you don't believe me, ask Dean Yan; he and the students all saw it with their own eyes!" Long Yaochen spoke with increasing grievance, as if he had suffered some monumental injustice.

Seeing Qian Duoduo cast a glance his way, Yan Shaozhe's expression turned strange, and he could only close his eyes and nod along.

"That is indeed what happened."

That's not how it was! That's not how it was! The script wasn't written like this!

Zhou Yi's eyes filled with panic, and her previous arrogance vanished completely.

She hadn't even touched a corner of Long Yaochen's clothes!

But Yan Shaozhe had nodded.

Qian Duoduo remained silent.

Even Fan Yu averted his gaze at this moment.

"You! Pfft—!"

Zhou Yi spat out a mouthful of blood, and all the thousands of words in her mind condensed into a single thought.

Oh Heavens! Distinguish the loyal from the treacherous!

What kind of sin had she committed to encounter this little brat?