Is the Balaque Royal Noble Ti Bao Teacher?

The two parties reached an agreement and continued forward together.

Xiao Wu walked at the very back of the group, remaining silent the entire time.

There was only one thought in her mind.

That was to become stronger, and then kill Ye Qiong.

After walking for a while, they discovered a soul beast.

A thousand-year Cockscomb Phoenix Serpent!

The serpent was basking in the sun, its colorful scales shimmering brilliantly.

Chao Tianxiang's eyes lit up:

"This is the one. This Cockscomb Phoenix Serpent is perfect for Xiao Ao."

"Indeed, a thousand years of cultivation; the quality is quite good."

Zhao Wuji, however, frowned:

"Senior, our Zhuqing discovered this soul beast first."

Chao Tianxiang sneered:

"You discovered it first? Is this Star Dou Great Forest owned by your family?"

Seeing that both sides were about to quarrel, Meng Shu raised a hand to stop them:

"Alright, stop arguing. How about this: we shall have a match, and whoever wins gets the serpent."

Zhao Wuji thought for a moment.

"How shall we compete?"

Meng Shu looked at his granddaughter, then glanced at the young people from Shrek:

"Let the younger generation compete, one-on-one. The winner takes the soul ring."

"Agreed."

Seeing Zhao Wuji nod, the Serpent Matriarch looked at Meng Yiran:

"Yiran, you go."

Meng Yiran stepped forward and summoned her martial soul, the Serpent Staff.

Zhao Wuji turned back to look at the Shrek group:

"Who will go?"

Tang San stepped out:

"Let me do it."

Seeing this, Xiao Wu immediately grabbed his arm:

"Brother, your injuries..."

Tang San shook his head:

"It's nothing."

As he spoke, he walked to the center of the field and looked at Meng Yiran.

Meng Yiran sized Tang San up, a faint, mocking smile on her lips:

"So you're that Tang San who got bullied by Omphalos Academy?"

Tang San did not answer.

Meng Shu raised his hand:

"Prepare."

Both of them released their martial souls simultaneously.

Two yellow soul rings rose beneath Tang San's feet.

Meng Yiran also had two rings, both yellow.

Meng Shu waved his hand.

"Begin!"

Omphalos Academy.

Ye Qiong led the group through the portal and returned to the academy.

Wang Sheng plopped down onto a stone bench in the garden and let out a long sigh:

"Finally back. It's still most comfortable here at the academy."

Looking at the familiar surroundings, everyone's faces broke into relaxed smiles.

Ti Bao clapped her hands:

"Alright, everyone is tired, go back and rest."

The crowd dispersed, each heading back to their dorms.

Ye Qiong returned to his office and opened the system interface to inspect it.

A special card lay in his inventory.

He took a deep breath and clicked to claim it.

The next second, a golden light flashed.

The system popped up the card information:

[Level 1 Herb Garden Card: Can be used to open up a herb garden within the academy. It can grow various treasures of heaven and earth, with a growth rate three times faster than normal, and a chance to obtain double the materials upon harvesting.]

After reading the description, Ye Qiong's eyes lit up instantly.

The system really did send a pillow just as he was getting sleepy.

With this herb garden, he could cultivate some treasures of heaven and earth to improve their aptitude.

Bai Chenxiang, Jiang Zhu, Wang Sheng, Jing Ling, and Huang Yuan—the talents of these five people were uneven.

Wang Sheng was the worst, only level twenty-one at fourteen years old; if his aptitude wasn't improved, his future achievements would be limited.

Now that he had the herb garden, this problem could be solved.

The more Ye Qiong thought about it, the more excited he became.

He was already thinking about where to get some good seeds.

However, before that, there was one more important thing to do.

Card pulling!

Ye Qiong first went to bathe and change his clothes, then hung up the Statue of Fuli Lian and lit three sticks of incense to pray.

Ever since last time, he had completely become a believer in metaphysical card pulling.

"Bless me, Xilian, bless me."

After the ritual, he inserted the incense and finally opened the warp interface.

He now had five thousand Star Jade, enough for fifty pulls!

Last time he pulled Ti Bao and Bai E, who would it be this time?

Ye Qiong took a deep breath and clicked the ten-pull button.

The train pulled in, Pom-Pom appeared, and the carriage doors opened.

Purple light.

Skip.

Another ten-pull.

Purple light.

Try again.

Still purple light.

Ye Qiong's brows furrowed.

The fourth ten-pull.

WTF! Golden light!

Ye Qiong's pupils constricted, and he immediately clicked to inspect it.

However, when he saw the card clearly, he was completely stunned.

It was actually her?!

Early the next morning, on the academy square.

The usually empty stone-paved ground was now covered with a long red carpet.

On both sides of the red carpet stood two rows of metal racks, each holding exquisitely crafted ceremonial cannons.

This left Bai E and the others, who had just arrived, stunned.

"What's the situation? Is someone coming today?"

Facing Wang Sheng's question, Bai E shook his head.

Jiang Zhu stepped forward from behind, looking at the scene with a puzzled expression:

"The teacher didn't say there was an event today, did he?"

Huang Yuan scratched the back of his head:

"Are we going to war or something?"

Jing Ling looked at him and waved his hand:

"This setup... it's like they're preparing to welcome someone of great importance."

Upon hearing this, Wang Sheng leaned in closer:

"Hey, this must be because a noble from the kingdom is coming to visit our academy."

Bai E glanced at him:

"How do you know?"

Wang Sheng scratched his head and chuckled:

"I'm just guessing. Look at all this—the red carpet, the ceremonial cannons. Ordinary people wouldn't deserve a display like this."

Bai E scanned the decorations and nodded in agreement.

Wang Sheng had a point; this arrangement couldn't possibly be for an ordinary person.

He just wondered who it could be that would make the Dean go to such lengths for a reception.

Just then, Ye Qiong walked over, dressed in a neat white formal suit.

He stood on the steps and clapped his hands.

The crowd immediately quieted down and looked toward him.

Seeing that everyone had fallen silent, Ye Qiong began his announcement:

"I have an announcement to make."

"Today, our academy will be welcoming a very important new student. This student has a special status, so I hope everyone can present their best demeanor to welcome her."

Wang Sheng couldn't help but ask:

"Teacher, who exactly is this student? Isn't this display a bit too grand?"

Ye Qiong didn't answer, instead pointing toward the main gate:

"Let's go. Follow me to the entrance to welcome her; she has already arrived."

The crowd exchanged bewildered glances upon hearing this.

So soon?

Everyone followed Ye Qiong to the academy gate.

As soon as they stepped outside, Ye Qiong signaled for everyone to line up in two rows.

No sooner had they stood in position than they heard the sound of wheels rolling in the distance.

Bai E followed the sound and saw a carriage pulled by soul beasts approaching.

The carriage body looked incredibly luxurious, deep blue in color and inlaid with golden patterns.

A string of bells hung from each of the four corners, emitting crisp chimes as the carriage moved.

Two squads of armored guards followed on either side, holding long spears and marching in perfect unison.

Passersby who saw the spectacle quickly moved aside, though their eyes remained locked on the carriage.

Wang Sheng's eyes widened like copper bells at the sight:

"Good heavens... this turnout..."

Bai Chenxiang took a glance and spoke in a low voice:

"The crest on the carriage looks like it belongs to the Kingdom of Barak royal family."

Bai E's heart skipped a beat at her words.

The Kingdom of Barak?

Isn't that the kingdom where their Soto City is currently located?

The person Teacher is welcoming is actually from the Barak royal family?

The carriage slowly came to a halt in front of the academy gate.

The guards immediately split into two neat lines, clearing a straight path.

Everyone present fell silent, holding their breath as they stared intently at the carriage curtain.

The next second, a hand pulled the curtain aside.

Immediately after, a red-haired woman stepped out from within.

The members of Omphalos were all stunned when they saw her.

"Teacher Ti Bao?!"