Elsewhere, in the infirmary.
Zhou Yi had two students carry Huo Yuhao to the infirmary.
The moment the infirmary staff saw Huo Yuhao's miserable state, they were all startled.
"Oh my, Teacher Zhou, corporal punishment should be kept within reason."
The infirmary staff had clearly misunderstood. Their expression turned displeased as they patiently tried to persuade her.
It was not that they thought corporal punishment was inappropriate. They simply felt that these students who had entered with recommendation letters had a bit of standing behind them. Punishing one was no issue, and two was nothing much, but if there were too many, they might band together against her.
Even mighty Shrek Academy could be suppressed by rumors and gossip.
And she had been so ruthless. The medical staff looked Huo Yuhao over from head to toe.
Huo Yuhao had not improved much just from being cleaned up.
At most, his face had been washed clean enough not to look so horrifying. But his body was already covered in dried blood, as though he were wearing a suit of blood-soaked clothing.
He looked like someone who had crawled out of a pool of blood. No, only his barely perceptible breathing proved that he was still alive and not a corpse.
When Zhou Yi heard this, her face—beautiful without the human-skin mask—creased deeply. She was not taking the blame for this. She could not afford to!
"What are you talking about? I had something to do today and did not even hold class. This was just an emergency that happened during class. He might be sick."
"Besides, this student was specifically entrusted to me. At most, I would lecture him. How could I possibly punish him physically?"
Zhou Yi folded her arms and had the two assigned students support Huo Yuhao onto