This Boy Will Surely Become a Great Threat—He Must Be Eliminated

Shi Yang was the one making snide remarks. He bore Chu Zhao the deepest hostility, as if Chu Zhao had stolen something from him.

"If you can't say anything nice, no one will think you're mute!"

Tang San snapped before he could stop himself.

Xiao Wu was already cracking her knuckles. "If I don't teach you a lesson, you won't know how formidable Sister Xiao Wu is."

"Calm down, calm down. The dean is still here. Fighting isn't good."

Dai Mubai hurriedly stepped between them to mediate, but he could not resist adding another comment, clearly taking Shi Yang's side.

"Actually, I don't think Shi Yang was wrong. What he said makes a lot of sense."

"You—"

Xiao Wu was so angry that she was momentarily at a loss for words and only wanted to hit someone.

"They really aren't wrong. Someone as poor as me shouldn't have come here to study. I've affected everyone. I'm sorry. I'll leave as soon as possible."

Chu Zhao lowered her head, her tone utterly pitiful.

Tears shimmered beneath her lashes. She looked as though she wanted to cry but stubbornly held them back, and paired with her exquisite looks, she was truly impossible not to pity.

At the sight of this, Ning Rongrong, the wealthiest second-generation rich kid present, immediately softened. With a grand wave of her hand, she said, "Isn't it just a few hundred Gold Soul Coins? I'll pay!"

Remembering Chu Zhao's words about not liking to owe others money, Miss Ning thoughtfully added,

"I'll cover the tuition for all six of us. Leave it all to me."

The young lady was rich and warmhearted, though some people inevitably cursed her in private for being foolishly generous with her money.

Chu Zhao wore a grateful smile, but inwardly, she was utterly speechless.

She only wanted to use this excuse to leave Shrek Academy!

She had only said those things to discredit Shi Yang one last time before leaving. Who would have thought she would overdo it and draw the young lady's sympathy instead?

"Thank you for your kindness, but there's no need. Perhaps I'm not suited to stay here."

As she spoke, Chu Zhao timidly glanced at Shi Yang and Dai Mubai before immediately lowering her head again.

Though she said nothing else, the meaning was obvious.

They're targeting me, so I don't dare stay.

Dai Mubai and Shi Yang, suddenly receiving several condemning stares: ...

This woman really was no good.

Just then, Flender, who had watched everything unfold, spoke. Though invisible, his words were effectively an order for Chu Zhao to leave—he was actually unwelcome toward her.

"Shrek Academy's tuition cannot be changed. If you cannot afford it, that means you are not fated to join us."

"What do you mean, Dean Flender?"

Several puzzled voices overlapped. No one had expected Flender to say such a thing, and they all turned to look at him.

Facing so many questioning gazes, Flender felt helpless inside, but he could only brace himself and repeat himself to Chu Zhao.

"Although you are very outstanding, Shrek's rules cannot be broken. So regrettably, I can only ask you to leave."

Chu Zhao's talent was absolutely the best among the nine people present. Flender was also reluctant to lose such a genius among geniuses.

But there was nothing he could do. He valued his life more.

He still remembered the seemingly advisory words spoken by that important figure last night, even the tone of voice.

"If you do not wish to invite a fatal disaster, it would be best not to keep her. She will bring danger. You cannot handle it."

If an ordinary person had said this, it would clearly have been advice.

But coming from that important figure, it sounded more like a threat no matter how he heard it.

Therefore, no matter how reluctant he was to part with a genius like Chu Zhao, Flender had to consider his own life and shut her out.

Seeing Chu Zhao lower her head in disappointment at his words, Flender's heart ached as well.

"Alright..."

After saying that, Chu Zhao turned and left.

At the same time, she understood that there had to be some reason unknown to her behind Flender giving up a genius like her.

"Zhao Zhao!"

Three voices rang out at once. Tang San and Xiao Wu both moved, each grabbing one of Chu Zhao's hands.

The other person who spoke was Zhu Zhuqing, who was usually sparing with words.

When Flender saw Tang San's action, shock flashed through his eyes.

He could not quite understand it.

Then he heard Tang San address Chu Zhao so intimately, and he could not help imagining a tragic love story of star-crossed lovers being forcibly separated. He was all too familiar with that sort of drama.

"Don't be like this. We'll meet again. Study hard here. I hope that when we next meet, your Soul Power will have surpassed mine."

Chu Zhao freed herself from their hands and spoke words of farewell.

Then she turned and left without hesitation.

Studying at Shrek Academy held no meaning for her. She would not waste her time. She had only come here to confirm whether Shi Yang was a Transmigrator.

Yet at the very end, she still sent a voice transmission to Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing.

"Be careful of Shi Yang. He is not simple."

Three pairs of eyes turned toward Shi Yang at once, just in time to see the smug smile that had yet to fade from his face.

He had driven someone away so easily—of course Shi Yang was pleased with himself.

How could he have known that Chu Zhao had never intended to stay long in the first place?

And the first thing she did after leaving Shrek Academy was order her Moonlight Merchant Guild branches spread across the continent to investigate everything about Shi Yang. She also dispatched and hired people to monitor him.

This Transmigrator, who so clearly harbored great ambitions, had better not set his sights on her.

Chu Zhao had just been about to return to her base when, upon entering Suotuo City, she heard the Death God Cultivation System issue a task—a task so absurd it left her speechless.

Emergency Task: The Shrek Seven Devils have assembled. Tang San's fate is far too powerful; he will surely become a great threat and must be eliminated as soon as possible. Immediately use the Death God Scythe to cut his skin. Death will help you take him away.

Time Limit: Three days

Completion Reward: One Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, one Ten Thousand Year Spiritual Skull.

Failure Penalty: Thunder Punishment upon your body for one month.

"Are you kidding me? I've already left Shrek Academy, and you suddenly give me this task? Did you crash? Didn't they assemble long ago? Why did this task come so late?"

Chu Zhao's voice made it clear just how speechless she was.

But the system's explanation was also "perfect":

The system has not crashed. Only just now have the Shrek Seven Devils truly assembled. One of them had considered leaving, and only now has decided to remain.

Chu Zhao was somewhat surprised and asked curiously, "Who considered leaving?"

The system does not know. Please complete the task as soon as possible. Task countdown: two days, 23 hours, 58 minutes.

Chu Zhao: ...

What a headache. She had only just warned Tang San to be careful of Shi Yang!

And now, right afterward, she had received a task to kill Tang San instead.

And she was supposed to kill Tang San, who had not done anything to wrong her and had even treated her with goodwill.

For the first time, Chu Zhao hesitated so deeply.