"You're messing with me?"
Flender had spent decades making his way through the Soul Master World. He quickly caught on, his face turning ashen.
So that was why those girls had been so kind, constantly piling food onto his plate. They'd been waiting to spring this on him!
And they even knew who he was!
Ning Rongrong blinked and tilted her head. "Messing with you? We wouldn't dare. You're our Dean. How could we mess with you?"
"You're the one who made the rule that teachers can't take advantage of the students. You just ate quite a lot."
"Though I'd love to pay, I've only just enrolled. I wouldn't dare make the Dean break his own rule!"
She'd made herself perfectly clear.
Flender's brow twitched.
The key words were "just enrolled"!
So these people had just enrolled at Shrek Academy?
Which meant they'd all passed the test, and had decent talent and cultivation.
But what were Li Yusong and Zhao Wuji thinking?
They'd actually recruited a pack of wolves!
From now on, character had to be a major consideration in admissions!
He knew the rules he'd set himself.
He really couldn't take advantage of the students.
So he had to pay.
"You little brats, just you wait."
Flender gritted his teeth and pulled out his money pouch, his heart bleeding.
He'd only just tricked a fool into giving him a hundred Gold Soul Coins yesterday. Now he had to hand them over, and even pay extra.
Why was his life so miserable?
He still hadn't gotten that brat Dai Mubai out. He'd pulled every string he could and spent a mountain of Gold Soul Coins.
And now this. He could declare himself bankrupt!
His fingers trembling, he tried to take the Gold Soul Coins out of his pouch.
But he just couldn't bring himself to do it.
"Ah... Actually, there's another way we can pay the bill."
Ning Rongrong's eyes sparkled, as if she'd really thought of something.
Flender clung to the lifeline and hurriedly asked, "What way?"
"It's easy. I can officially withdraw from Shrek Academy, pay the bill for you, then re-enroll. Wouldn't that work?"
Flender: "..."
A terrible idea. An absolutely terrible idea!
If he did that, what would happen to his dignity?
What would people think of Shrek Academy after that?
Was this girl a demon?
"No need. Your Dean can afford this little bit of money."
Flender gritted his teeth so hard they nearly shattered. His eyes were even turning red.
"Hmm? Dean, you dropped your money pouch."
Lin Ye suddenly spoke up.
Flender froze and followed Lin Ye's gaze.
A money pouch had somehow appeared by his feet.
That wasn't his money pouch!
But when he looked up and saw Lin Ye's perfectly serious expression, he understood at once.
"Right, right. I dropped my money pouch."
He quickly bent down to pick it up and counted the contents. Exactly one hundred and twenty Gold Soul Coins!
"Hey, settle the bill."
He handed the Gold Soul Coins to the waiter, who took them and left.
After paying, Flender let out a sigh of relief.
Only then did he properly size up Lin Ye and the others.
Hmm, the young man was handsome. He was definitely a genius.
Most importantly, he had good character!
Those three girls...
Their character was terrible!
He hadn't forgotten how they'd just wolfed down the food like starving ghosts. They'd obviously planned to mess with him from the start.
"You all just enrolled today?"
Flender cleared his throat.
Today was the day the Academy held its entrance exams. They'd called him Dean, so they had to be students who'd enrolled today.
"Yes. I'm Lin Ye. My Martial Soul is the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, and I'm level sixty-five."
"I'm Xiao Wu—Wu as in 'dance.' My Martial Soul is the Soft Bone Rabbit, and I'm level forty-two."
"Zhu Zhuqing. My Martial Soul is the Nether Civet, and I'm level twenty-seven."
"Ning Rongrong. My Martial Soul is the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, and I'm level twenty-six."
They all introduced themselves.
Flender had been stunned from the very beginning.
Level sixty-five?
Was he trying to fool him?
Flender wasn't senile yet!
"You're level sixty-five?"
Flender looked Lin Ye up and down, his gaze full of disbelief.
A twelve-year-old child, level sixty-five?
A monster like this had never appeared in the history of the Soul Master World.
He had to be pulling his leg!
"Yes, Dean. Why not check for yourself?"
As he spoke, Lin Ye held out his hand. Flender immediately placed his fingers against it.
The moment he checked Lin Ye's Soul Power, he was truly taken aback.
It was incomparably powerful—he really was at the Soul Emperor level.
Flender's pupils shrank to pinpoints.
"Good heavens, that Soul Power is terrifying. You really are level sixty-five. You..."
Flender couldn't calm the shock in his heart.
What kind of luck had the Academy had this year?
A super-monster like him had actually shown up.
They'd struck it rich. They absolutely had!
"Dean, Xiao Wu and the others can be a little mischievous. Don't take what happened just now to heart."
Lin Ye smiled. Flender was the Dean of Shrek Academy, after all. He ought to show him at least a little respect.
Flender really was stingy, but when it came to his students, he never did things by halves.
"Ahem. I don't mind, I don't mind."
"You brat—you're definitely the most terrifying super-monster I've ever seen."
Flender shook his head. Whatever displeasure he'd felt earlier had already vanished beneath the shock Lin Ye had given him.
Besides, Xiao Wu was level forty-two, Zhu Zhuqing was level twenty-seven, and Ning Rongrong was level twenty-six!
And Ning Rongrong's Martial Soul was the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
That meant she was a direct descendant of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
She might even be that mysterious little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
The students admitted to his Academy this year had impressive backgrounds!
"I'm in a good mood today. Here, take this. This meal is on me."
Flender pulled out his money pouch and handed it straight to Lin Ye, unable to hold back his smile.
With a genius of this caliber enrolling in the Academy, he was more than happy to cover the bill of one hundred and twenty Gold Soul Coins.
"Dean, this..."
"It's fine. Just a little money. Come on, let's head back to the Academy."
Flender grabbed Lin Ye's hand and hurried off, afraid he'd run away.
A super-monster like this had to be kept close. If he went to another academy, Flender would regret it for the rest of his life.
The three girls exchanged glances.
They were just leaving like that?
They looked at one another, then quickly followed.
"Xiao Wu, why did Lin Ye help the Dean pay just now?"
Ning Rongrong wasn't stupid. She knew Lin Ye had secretly tossed that money pouch over.
Xiao Wu thought for a moment, then said, "He probably didn't want things to get too awkward. We have to stay at the Academy, after all. What if the Dean makes things difficult for us?"
Ning Rongrong suddenly understood.
That made sense!
She hadn't realized Lin Ye was so thoughtful.
Lin Ye was being dragged toward the Academy, feeling a little baffled.
What's going on? Weren't we supposed to go spring Old Lecher? Why are we heading back to the Academy now?
Did they forget about that Old Lecher?
Flender had been busy with this matter for the last couple of days.
Dai Mubai had been arrested, and as the Dean, Flender had to step in and get him out.
So he hadn't been at the Academy for the past couple of days.
He'd been running himself ragged!
But now he was taking them back to the Academy. Had he already forgotten about Dai Mubai?
When they reached the Academy gates, Flender seemed to remember.
"Forget it, forget it. He's already been locked up anyway. A couple more days won't hurt."
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