Farce [Seeking Follow-up Reads!]

"Hello, Dean Yu, is something the matter?" Long Yuan, who was tidying up his dormitory, answered the Soul Guidance Communication.

Although he did not hold a teaching position, he still had a dormitory of his own. Compared to the four-person rooms for freshmen, the teacher's dormitory was more like a small studio apartment—not large, but fully equipped.

"What? Wulin got into a fight with his roommate?"

Yu Zhen sighed helplessly. "That's right. Director Long Hengxu just reported it to me. They even punched a giant hole in the dormitory wall."

"Alright, fine. I'll head over there now."

Outside Dormitory 205, the hallway was packed with students from every grade and parents who had come to drop their children off at the academy.

They crowded together, peering at the scene inside the room, yet no one dared to step any closer.

"Alright, alright, make way! Everyone, go back to what you were doing!"

"Good day, Dean!"

"Good day, Dean!"

The crowd parted as the students greeted them. Yu Zhen and Long Yuan walked in one after the other.

Seeing that the Dean had spoken, most of the crowd dispersed, though those who lived on the second floor lingered by their own doors to sneak a peek.

"Dean, you're finally here."

Caught in a difficult position, Long Hengxu looked as if he had found a lifeline and immediately hurried over.

"Yes, Director Long, what is going on here?" Yu Zhen asked.

Although he had no solution yet, Long Hengxu had already figured out the sequence of events and immediately recounted the cause of the incident in simple terms.

It turned out that when Tang Wulin arrived to check into his dormitory, he hadn't greeted Zhou Changxi as the latter had demanded, leading to a verbal altercation.

As a local of East Sea City with a family of some influence, Zhou Changxi looked down on "country bumpkins" like Tang Wulin and was the first to throw a punch.

Tang Wulin was no pushover (in fact, he had been taught by Long Yuan), and he didn't let the other boy off the hook, fighting back on the spot.

He ended up losing control and punched a hole through the exterior wall of the dormitory; the flying debris happened to hit Xie Xie, who had just arrived.

Thus, the fight turned into a three-way brawl. It was Yun Xiao who went to find a teacher, and since Long Hengxu happened to be nearby, he arrived in time to stop them.

As Long Yuan listened to Long Hengxu explain the situation, he looked into the dormitory. The state of the room was truly a disaster, looking as if it were about to be demolished.

Fortunately, Tang Wulin still had some sense left and hadn't used his Golden Dragon Claw, otherwise, today's matter wouldn't have been so easily resolved.

After finishing his report, Long Hengxu looked at Yu Zhen with an inquiring gaze; he was at his wit's end today.

Yu Zhen was also feeling conflicted.

This wasn't just a minor scuffle like in the original story; they had fought with genuine heat. With a stat-monster like Tang Wulin involved, the dormitory was essentially a total loss. Even the hallway outside had suffered significant damage, including a massive hole in the exterior wall...

According to the East Sea Academy's rules, Tang Wulin should be expelled for this, but he wasn't an ordinary student...

Not to mention that Tang Wulin himself was a talented little genius, his master was standing right beside him.

Yu Zhen looked at Long Yuan.

Long Yuan understood. He paced forward two steps and patted Tang Wulin on the shoulder. "Although you were in the right, you used too much force. You will pay for the repairs at market price."

His meaning was simple: I will have my disciple pay the money, and this matter ends here.

"Yes, I understand, Master." Tang Wulin nodded.

Ever since he had spent millions of Federal Coins like water that one day, he hadn't been quite as stingy with money.

"Very well, I believe Teacher Long's method of handling this is quite appropriate."

After speaking, Yu Zhen looked at the miserable-looking Zhou Changxi. "Director Long, please take this child to the infirmary."

Once everyone had mostly cleared out, Long Yuan looked at Tang Wulin, who was still hanging his head, lost in thought.

"Wulin, you did well. You didn't let this bloodline down."

Tang Wulin looked up in surprise and asked, "Master, you aren't angry with me?"

"Why would I be angry? Someone bullied you to your face; are you not allowed to fight back?" Long Yuan rolled his eyes.

"Anyway, this dormitory is uninhabitable. You should go stay at the Blacksmith Association for the next few days. Come back when the opening ceremony starts; the follow-up disciplinary actions should be settled by then. Remember to pay the money. As for the amount, I'll ask your Dean later."

"I understand, Master!" Tang Wulin nodded, packed his luggage, and turned to leave.

Fortunately, since it had been Zhou Changxi and Xie Xie on the receiving end of the beating, his luggage left to the side hadn't been damaged.

After sending Tang Wulin off, Long Yuan returned to his own dormitory.

"Hmm? Why are those two brats tangled up together again?" He frowned.

His divine sense told him that as soon as Tang Wulin stepped out of the school gate, he had been accosted by Xie Xie. Though he didn't know what they were up to, he couldn't be bothered to care.

Xie Xie, on the other hand...

"I recall that Xie Xie's martial soul eventually awakens into a Space-Time Dragon. It might be worth recruiting him."

As for this so-called Space-Time Dragon, he didn't have much information on it.

It sounded like a descendant of the Emerald Dragon King, but as far as he knew, the Dragon Clan had no Dragon King who controlled time. So, where did this Space-Time Dragon come from?

"Could it be that the descendants of the Emerald Dragon King who survived back then have undergone some new changes?"

"Hmm?"

Just as Long Yuan was pondering the origins of the Space-Time Dragon, a familiar aura suddenly entered his perception.

Within his divine sense, the seven elemental energies wherever the other party passed began to stir, as if cheering and leaping for the arrival of their master.

"Silver hair, violet eyes... Gu Yuena?" Long Yuan raised an eyebrow. "Did she really manage to persuade Na'er?"

That was fine, though; it saved him from having to worry about more things.

However, Gu Yuena did not seem to have any intention of putting on an act. The fluctuations of the seven elements around her told Long Yuan that the martial soul she was displaying this time was definitely not the Elemental Master from the original work.

"Forget it, let her be. It won't be too late to see her at the opening ceremony."

Long Yuan withdrew his divine sense. Gu Yuena had already arrived outside the dormitory, and continuing to watch would be impolite.

That night, Long Yuan lay on his bed and enjoyed a rare sleep. For someone at his level, there was no issue with never sleeping at all, yet he still enjoyed the sensation of slumber.

"Long... Yuan..., please wake up..."

Hmm?

Long Yuan snapped his eyes open, blinding Golden Light emerging from the depths of his pupils. Given his vigilance, even while asleep, he kept his divine sense on alert, ready to wake instantly at the slightest disturbance.

However, the scene before him was not his dormitory, but a bizarre and surreal space.

And in the very center of this space, a sphere of light was floating quietly...