The Homeroom Teacher Is Her?

The simplest way to conquer a woman is naturally to conquer her stomach or somewhere further down.

That somewhere further down was off-limits for now, but after tasting a delicious grilled fish, the relationship between Ma Xiaotao and Huo Yuhao naturally grew closer.

Upon learning that Huo Yuhao was a freshman this year, Ma Xiaotao volunteered to show him around the academy. At this moment, the two were strolling through Shrek Academy, chatting and laughing.

It had to be said that Shrek Academy's environment was truly beautiful, with a rich and lush variety of vegetation. Walking along the wide paths, no matter which direction one looked, at least ten different types of plants were visible, all of which had clearly been meticulously pruned.

However, the most eye-catching sight was not the campus greenery, but a cluster of statues. There were ten statues in total, each ten meters tall, carved from the hardest granite by the most skilled masters, appearing incredibly lifelike.

In the center of this cluster stood the statue of Buddha Tang, his hands entwined with coils of blue vines, a pure and icy smile on his face as he seemed to gaze at Xiao Wu, who stood not far to his right.

Huo Yuhao swept a calm glance over the Shrek Seven Devils, the most famous figures on the Douluo Continent. His gaze lingered on Tang San for a few seconds before he moved it away with indifference.

Naturally, many students passing by the statues of the original Shrek Seven Devils bowed respectfully to pay their respects.

Throughout the journey, Ma Xiaotao performed her role as a guide perfectly, introducing every detail of the Shrek outer courtyard that Huo Yuhao needed to be aware of.

"Senior Sister Ma, so you're an inner courtyard disciple? That's amazing."

Seeing the "little puppy" look of admiration on his face, Ma Xiaotao gave a slightly haughty, indifferent smile. "Just call me Senior Sister Xiaotao. As for the inner courtyard, I believe you can get in too, Yuhao. I'll give you a hint: the inner courtyard is the real Shrek Academy. That's where you can learn the real stuff."

"Haha... I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare. Who knows, maybe one day I'll get expelled for failing an exam."

"Haha, I've never heard of the academy expelling a genius who reached the Soul Elder rank at eleven years old. Even that perverted old hag Zhou Yi couldn't do that... By the way, Yuhao, I haven't asked yet, what is your martial soul?"

There was nothing to hide, so Huo Yuhao answered generously, "My martial soul is an eye. I call it the Spirit Eye."

"An eye? No wonder it's so beautiful..." Ma Xiaotao, nearly letting something slip, quickly corrected herself. "Uh, I mean, that's a very good martial soul. A body martial soul—it has a lot of potential."

Was it her imagination?

Ma Xiaotao was muttering to herself. The gentle, water-like feeling radiating from little Yuhao, and the cool, comfortable sensation she felt from him—wasn't he a water-attribute martial soul?

But looking at little Huo Yuhao's exceptionally handsome profile, Ma Xiaotao swallowed her questions.

Forget it, forget it. Just looking at little Yuhao's face made her feel like she could eat three extra bowls of rice; what more could she ask for?

Chatting along the way, they arrived at the freshman teaching building. After collecting his dormitory key, two sets of uniforms, and a white freshman badge, Huo Yuhao walked out of the building with Ma Xiaotao.

Upon seeing a notice on a bulletin board nearby, Ma Xiaotao frowned in surprise.

"Freshman Class 10 homeroom teacher, Zhang Lexuan. Sister Lexuan, she..."

Freshman Class 10?

Huo Yuhao looked at Ma Xiaotao in confusion. Because he had signed up late, he had been assigned to Class 10. Judging by Ma Xiaotao's tone, she seemed to know this Zhang Lexuan?

"What's wrong, Senior Sister Xiaotao? Do you know this teacher named Zhang Lexuan?"

Ma Xiaotao gave a wry smile. "Little Yuhao, you're very lucky. Sister Lexuan is the head senior sister of our inner courtyard, and she's a great beauty, too."

Huo Yuhao twitched his lips helplessly. What did that have to do with anything?

"The head senior sister of the inner courtyard... that makes her the top disciple of Shrek, right? Then why would she come to the outer courtyard to be a homeroom teacher?"

"..."

Ma Xiaotao was silent for a moment before speaking with some distress. "This happened nearly two years ago—a tragedy involving inner courtyard disciples. The academy high-ups kept the specific details strictly confidential. I don't know much either, just bits and pieces I heard from my teacher."

"It was the most devastating loss since the founding of the Shrek inner courtyard. Out of twelve elite inner courtyard disciples, the only one who survived was the head senior sister, who had just advanced to the Soul Douluo rank at the time."

Huo Yuhao was shocked. Out of twelve people, only one survived?!

Inner courtyard disciples were at least Soul Emperors, right? What kind of disaster could wipe out twelve experts above the Soul Emperor level in one go? Wasn't Shrek Academy supposed to be a holy land for soul masters? What force could cripple it to such an extent?

Huo Yuhao thought it over and felt there must have been a mole; otherwise, even twelve pigs would have known to run.

Ma Xiaotao sighed. "The dead are gone, and the living must move on... but this heavy pressure has weighed on Sister Lexuan ever since. She, the number one genius of Shrek Academy, has been listless for these past two years. Perhaps the higher-ups couldn't bear to watch it anymore and sent her to the outer courtyard to teach, hoping to ease her burden."

Recalling the vacant, soulless look she had seen on Sister Lexuan before, Ma Xiaotao felt a pang of heartache.

To carry the weight of eleven companions' deaths alone—the pressure was suffocating.

She admired Zhang Lexuan immensely, and during her time in the inner courtyard, she had received much guidance from her. In her heart, she truly regarded her as an older sister.

She subconsciously looked at Huo Yuhao beside her, instinctively meeting his sky-blue eyes.

I hope Sister Lexuan can pull herself together...

After seeing Huo Yuhao back to his dormitory, Ma Xiaotao returned to the inner courtyard, promising to see him again in a few days.

The outer courtyard dormitory building covered a vast area. Although it was a single structure, it was divided into white, yellow, purple, and black sections, representing the living areas for different grade levels, and it stood six stories high.

Arriving at the entrance of the dormitory building, an elderly man who looked quite aged sat there. He wore gray cloth robes, his face was covered in wrinkles, his eyes were dim and yellow, and his eyelids drooped—he looked like a candle flickering in the wind.

The sunlight between the buildings fell just right upon him, and his reclined chair looked quite comfortable.

Huo Yuhao stepped forward, bowed, and greeted him. "Hello, Grandpa. This is my dormitory number and key."

The old man's closed eyes narrowed into a slit. After a glance, a hoarse, low voice sounded. "Go on. The fourth floor and above are the girls' dormitories. You are not allowed up there. If you are caught, you will be expelled."

"Understood."

Huo Yuhao glanced at the old man and walked into the dormitory on his own.

"Eleven years old, rank 36 soul power, and a very polite child. That's quite rare..."