This Homeroom Teacher Suits My Taste

Lu Chen lay prone on the desk, feeling someone poke his arm in a drowsy haze. His eyelids felt too heavy to lift, and he gave a vague "hmm" without moving.

"Hey, get up!" Wang Dong's voice dropped very low, carrying a hint of urgency as he gently nudged him with an elbow. "The teacher is here!"

Only then did Lu Chen unwillingly raise his head, rubbing his sleepy eyes.

The classroom had grown quiet at some unknown point, and all the students sat up straight, their gazes cast uniformly toward the podium.

An old woman with skin like dried chicken rind and hair like crane feathers stood upon the podium.

Though her features were ordinary and even somewhat stern, her eyes were exceptionally sharp, sweeping over every student below like a falcon.

Those brushed by her gaze involuntarily straightened their spines.

This person was none other than the famously strict homeroom teacher, Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi did not speak, merely sweeping her sharp eyes slowly across the entire class.

An invisible pressure permeated the classroom, and even the air seemed to stagnate a fraction.

This made Lu Chen feel the sense of oppression brought by homeroom teachers back in his high school days in his previous life.

"My name is Zhou Yi." Zhou Yi on the podium finally spoke. Although her voice was not loud, it clearly reached everyone's ears. "I am your homeroom teacher for the coming year. I don't know how many of you can make it through the year with me, but in my class, the existence of slackers is absolutely not permitted!"

With that, Zhou Yi's gaze paused briefly on a few students who still looked somewhat lazy.

Those few students were frightened into instantly tensing their bodies.

"You must have all heard the rules of Shrek Academy when you enrolled. But with me, the rules are simpler." Zhou Yi paused, her tone bland yet carrying an unquestionable weight. "Obey orders, cultivate hard, and don't make trouble for me. Those who can't do it can leave right now."

The classroom was pin-drop silent; no one dared to respond.

Zhou Yi seemed rather satisfied with this quietness, then stepped down from the podium and began to pace slowly along the aisle. "Lu Chen, Huo Yuhao, stand up!"

Hearing this, Lu Chen and Huo Yuhao exchanged a glance and slowly got to their feet.

Without guessing, they knew it must be because of the fight they had with Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu.

The atmosphere in the classroom instantly grew heavier, all gazes concentrating on the two of them.

"Who is Lu Chen, and who is Huo Yuhao?"

Seeing the two stand up, Zhou Yi questioned them.

"Teacher Zhou, I am Lu Chen."

Lu Chen answered truthfully.

Zhou Yi walked up to Lu Chen, looking up and down at the rather handsome boy.

Before the start of school today, she had known that their class had been assigned a super genius.

A twelve-year-old Spirit Zun, whose first spirit ring was a millennium purple that broke convention.

If not for his spirit radiating an aura of light, he certainly would have been treated as an Evil Soul Master.

Furthermore, she had learned of this student's "glorious" deeds.

Before even completing his freshman registration formalities, he had beaten up third-year senior students.

She had not expected that today, on the official first day of school, this student would present her with yet another grand gift.

The two of them had beaten up the second young master of the Star Luo Empire's White Tiger Duke's Mansion and the Zhu family's young miss, and even shattered their Netherworld White Tiger!

"Do you know why I called upon the two of you?"

Zhou Yi placed her gaze back on Lu Chen and Huo Yuhao.

"I know, because we fought."

Lu Chen answered truthfully without any hesitation.

Since Zhou Yi could precisely find him and Huo Yuhao, it meant the academy had already investigated the ins and outs of the matter.

Fleeing from it was pointless.

Besides, they were in the right, and crucially, they had won.

If the academy pursued the matter, it would depend on whether their homeroom teacher shielded her own and stood on their side.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao took a deep breath and immediately spoke, "Teacher Zhou, I'm sorry. Today's matter started because of me, and Big Brother Lu only stepped in to stick up for me..."

Though Huo Yuhao's voice was not loud, it was very firm.

Big Brother Lu had already stepped up for him; even if the school expelled him today, he could not implicate Big Brother Lu.

"Teacher Zhou, I beat the person. If the school wants to punish someone, just punish me."

"Anyway, the next time I run into him, I'll keep right on beating him!"

Lu Chen interrupted Huo Yuhao's words, his tone calm yet carrying an unquestionable resolve.

He had read the student code of conduct on the very first day it was issued.

Relying on his photographic memory, he clearly remembered every single rule inside it.

Regarding freshman fights, as long as no one died and nobody's cultivation was crippled, the highest punishment the academy would levy was at most canceling a portion of cultivation resources.

In other words, Shrek Academy encouraged fights between students.

This was also one of the reasons he dared to be so arrogant toward Dai Huabin.

Unconvinced?

Then get beaten until you are convinced.

Hearing Lu Chen's arrogant words, a stifled sound of intake of breath rang out in the classroom.

Quite a few students secretly looked at Lu Chen, their eyes filled with admiration and worry.

Teacher Zhou had such a powerful aura, yet he dared speak to her like that.

Even Wang Dong at the side could not help tugging on Lu Chen's sleeve.

Clearly, this was to get Lu Chen to soften his stance.

Yet just when everyone thought the storm was about to arrive, Zhou Yi suddenly waved a hand.

"Alright, I've already learned the course of events from Director Du Weilun, you don't need to worry." Zhou Yi's tone remained flat, but the content of her words left all the students stunned. "Lu Chen, you did well."

"Ah?"

Lu Chen himself was stunned for a moment.

Zhou Yi's gaze swept over the entire class, her voice raising a notch with a protective domineering aura. "Listen up, all of you! In my class, slackers are absolutely not permitted, but being bullied is also absolutely not permitted! From now on, no matter who it is, as long as students from other classes dare to bully anyone from Class 1, you just beat them right back!"

With that, Zhou Yi's gaze fell back onto Lu Chen. "Lu Chen, the next time you encounter someone whose mouth and hands are itching like that, beat them up freely as long as you don't kill them. If something happens, I, your teacher, will cover for you!"

As soon as these words came out, the entire Class 1 of First-Years fell quiet, immediately followed by an outburst of low clamor.

The gazes the students cast toward Zhou Yi instantly transformed from initial fear to a bit of disbelief and... worship?

Lu Chen blinked, looking at the ordinary-looking and even somewhat stern old woman before him, and suddenly felt that this legendary "difficult" homeroom teacher, Zhou Yi, seemed... not so hard to get along with after all.

At the very least, she suited his temperament.

"Yes, Teacher Zhou!"

The corners of Lu Chen's mouth curved into a smile as he acknowledged.

"Mhm."

Zhou Yi nodded, seeming quite satisfied with Lu Chen's reaction.

Then, she turned and walked back to the podium, her gaze turning sharp once more as she scanned the class.

"Now, everyone stand up, assemble on the playground!" Zhou Yi's voice suddenly grew stern. "First class! Physical conditioning! Run one hundred laps within one hour! Those who don't meet the standard will be directly eliminated and roll out of Class 1!"

"Hiss—"

A collective gasp of astonishment immediately sounded in the classroom.

One hundred laps in one hour.

That meant running fifty laps in an hour, an intensity like this...

Though some in the class felt resistant, given Zhou Yi's earlier display of shielding her students, not a single person dared to raise objections at this moment.

The students rose one after another, rapidly running toward the training grounds.

Lu Chen flexed his wrists, glanced at Huo Yuhao, who was still dazed beside him, and patted his shoulder. "Let's go."

Lu Chen pulled Huo Yuhao along, and the three of them joined the class's formation.