Several days passed in the blink of an eye.
On Shrek Academy's training field, Flender paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, looking at the four people standing before him.
Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun.
He cleared his throat and was about to deliver an inspiring speech when, from the corner of his eye, he spotted Qin Jiuxiao leading several girls leisurely toward another open area on the other side of the field.
Flender's mouth twitched, but he said nothing.
Qin Jiuxiao had spoken with him earlier and said he wanted to lead a separate team for training rather than join the group lessons.
Flender had initially refused. After all, he had been an academy headmaster for so many years and had never seen a student dare bargain with him.
But Qin Jiuxiao said just one sentence, and he compromised.
"I can guarantee that when the training is over, their improvement will be greater than that of your students."
Flender might have been stingy and prideful, but he was no fool.
He knew Qin Jiuxiao was no ordinary person. Since he dared say such a thing, he had to have the confidence to back it up.
Besides, geniuses always had privileges. If he forcibly kept him in the team and Qin Jiuxiao decided to quit, the loss would be even greater.
So Flender ultimately nodded, though he also set one condition. "If, after the training ends, their results are inferior to the group I'm leading, you'll obediently come back and train with me."
"Deal."
Qin Jiuxiao answered without hesitation.
And so, the two teams split apart.
On the other side of the field, Qin Jiuxiao found a relatively level patch of ground and had Zhu Zhuqing, Zhu Zhuyun, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong stand