Revive, My Love!

"No!! Zhou Yi! My love!"

Just then, Fan Yu—the useless husband—arrived fashionably late!

With a heart-rending roar, Fan Yu's eyes turned bloodshot. Panting heavily, he was about to fiercely attack Lin Yan, who was still using Zhou Yi's face as a footrest.

However, Fan Yu's anguished cry also snapped everyone present out of their stupor.

"Enough!"

"Stop, Fan Yu!"

Seeing Fan Yu about to attack Lin Yan, Yan Shaozhe's heart tightened, and he immediately moved to stop him. However, someone was faster than him!

Xuan Zi, who was standing in the air gnawing on a chicken leg, stopped eating and made the first move.

No, he was the first to make a move with his foot!

Xuan Zi flashed forward, blocking Fan Yu's path, then raised his leg and kicked.

With a dull bang, Fan Yu immediately spat out a stream of blood and was sent flying backward.

After kicking Fan Yu away, Xuan Zi casually took another bite of his chicken leg and muttered, "Shrek's glory... Soul Guidance Department, get lost..."

Seeing Elder Xuan kick Fan Yu away in front of everyone, then noticing Qian Duoduo and the others' increasingly ugly expressions, Du Weilun hurriedly stepped forward to take control of the situation.

"Stop watching! Get back to class, all of you!"

As Du Weilun began dispersing the crowd, Lin Yan did not stop him.

After all, his main purpose in making a move this time was to show Shrek his talent, not to truly "cause a scene at the academy."

Of course, there were many ways to display his talent. The reason he had chosen this most direct method was because he simply found that old hag Zhou Yi unpleasant and wanted to "spar" with her.

Otherwise, if he had to hold back when he was weak, and still had to hold back after becoming strong, then what was the point of cultivating?!

Besides, he did not believe Shrek's upper ranks were truly unaware of all the vile things Zhou Yi had done.

It was only because Zhou Yi had previously known her limits and never provoked disciples from truly top-tier forces, while Fan Yu, a Soul Douluo and an eighth-level Soul Engineer, protected her, that no one had been willing to take the initiative to trouble her.

But now, Zhou Yi had been incapable herself and had been trampled beneath the feet of a mere Soul Elder like him in front of the entire academy.

On top of that, all her past misdeeds had been exposed. No matter how one looked at it, Shrek could not possibly make things difficult for Lin Yan over a "piece of trash" like her.

In fact, depending on how highly Shrek valued him afterward, Lin Yan might even be able to make a little more out of this matter!

With Du Weilun, the Dean of Studies, giving the order, the crowd from the Outer Courtyard soon dispersed.

Though the people had left, the impact of the incident rapidly fermented and spread.

And Lin Yan's tall, upright figure, like an emperor of fire, was etched deeply into the hearts of everyone present like an insurmountable mountain.

"...When I exposed Zhou Yi's true colors, she became enraged out of humiliation and attacked me first in the classroom, declaring that she would cripple my cultivation. To protect myself, I could only invite her outside for a battle. As for what happened afterward, you saw it yourself."

After the people from the Outer Courtyard dispersed, Du Weilun sent people to carry away Zhou Yi and Fan Yu, who were "sleeping" very peacefully. Presumably, they were being taken for treatment.

As for Lin Yan, Yan Shaozhe naturally summoned him over and asked about the entire sequence of events.

Although Lin Yan had wanted to take the opportunity to finish Zhou Yi off completely, he understood that with Yan Shaozhe and the others watching, it had been impossible.

After all, Zhou Yi was still an official Shrek teacher. No matter the reason, if she were directly killed in public, it would be like throwing Shrek's reputation to the ground and stomping on it.

Still, Lin Yan had always had a good memory. Once the uproar over this matter passed, if Zhou Yi hid away like a cowardly turtle, then so be it.

But if she still dared to run around causing trouble, Lin Yan had already reserved her a ticket to the Underworld!

Watching Lin Yan pretend to be innocent, Yan Shaozhe rubbed his temples with a headache.

Although he had not yet investigated and verified the matter, he knew that Lin Yan's words were probably accurate.

He had heard a little about Zhou Yi's past behavior before, but in his eyes, those had merely been insignificant "small matters," so he had never taken them to heart.

"Dean Yan, with a teacher like Zhou Yi in the academy, and her husband, who is full of killing intent toward me, I truly do not dare stay here any longer. In a while, I'll pack my things and withdraw from the academy. I heard the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect is recruiting sons-in-law. I want to try my luck there."

This was the Thirty-Six Stratagems: feigning departure to lure the enemy in. As the ancients said, if you wish to take something, you must first give something up.

Although he had come to Shrek to seek investment, this had to be done strategically and methodically.

If he simply came out and said, "I'm here to join you," he would only lower his own value.

Sure enough, when Yan Shaozhe heard that Lin Yan had become "disheartened" with Shrek and wanted to leave, he immediately panicked!

"Little Lin, may I call you that?"

"Don't rush over this matter. Once the academy investigates everything clearly, if things are truly as you said, the academy will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation."

"As for your safety, rest assured. I guarantee you in my capacity as dean that during this period, absolutely no one will dare harm a single hair on your head."

Seeing Yan Shaozhe's attitude, Lin Yan put on a hesitant expression. After pausing for a moment, he said, "All right, then. I trust that the academy will handle this fairly, right?"

Yan Shaozhe hurriedly nodded. "Yes, yes, yes. The academy will absolutely handle this fairly. Once the truth is uncovered, we will not spare any bad apples!"

Seeing Yan Shaozhe's reaction, Lin Yan naturally could not let such a good opportunity pass.

Did beating Zhou Yi not cost him physical strength? Did it not cost him Soul Power?

If he did not take the opportunity to demand some compensation, how could that possibly make sense?!

Lin Yan's face first lit up with delight, then immediately fell. "Dean Yan, since you say you'll handle this fairly, I'm willing to trust you and trust the academy."

"But today, Zhou Yi first insulted and threatened me in public, then chased me down and tried to kill me. I nearly had my cultivation crippled. Even thinking about it now leaves me shaken. I'll probably have nightmares tonight."

"My heart has suffered such severe trauma. I assume the academy has corresponding compensation measures for that, right?"

"I'm not greedy. Just give me a few things like Immortal Herbs, Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones, Ninth-Level Soul Tools... whatever."

Looking at Lin Yan, who was completely uninjured aside from slightly dirty clothes, then thinking of Zhou Yi, who was currently heavily wounded, unconscious, and in an uncertain state between life and death—

And hearing Lin Yan list priceless treasures as if he were reading off a menu, even Yan Shaozhe nearly failed to hold back his temper.

He wanted to speak, then stopped. He stopped, then wanted to speak again.

Yan Shaozhe was a veteran miser, master of empty promises, and expert at manipulation. Trying to pry something from his hands—especially treasures this precious—was even more painful to him than killing him.

Seeing Yan Shaozhe's shifting expression, Lin Yan could tell that he was clearly holding back some nonsense and was probably thinking of how to feed him more empty promises.

Though Lin Yan really was hungry after beating Zhou Yi, he absolutely did not want to eat Yan Shaozhe's empty promises. So he hurriedly pressed, "Dean Yan, don't tell me our academy doesn't have any?"

"If not, then I should go take a look at the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. Maybe they have some 'sacred medicine' that can soothe my wounded heart."

"I heard the young sect master of this generation of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect is a peerless beauty too. Her name seems to be Ning Tian?"

Seeing Lin Yan's eager expression, which did not look fake in the slightest—

Yan Shaozhe completely lost it, roaring inwardly: Where is your backbone? Where is the pride of a genius? Why are you always thinking about living off a woman!?

But he also understood that if he did not give up some blood today, it would be impossible to keep him. If this brat really ran off to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, the duck already in his mouth would truly fly away.

To prevent Lin Yan from making even more outrageous demands, Yan Shaozhe hurriedly forced out a stiff smile. "Yes, of course we do."

"Once the matter is investigated clearly, the academy will definitely compensate you."

"But you should understand yourself that the things you just mentioned are simply unrealistic! Unless you completely join the academy, there is absolutely no possibility of that."

Lin Yan's eyes lit up. From Yan Shaozhe's meaning, as long as he joined the academy, it was not impossible for him to obtain those treasures?!