Another Calamity Victim

"Dean Xiao?!"

After learning the elderly gentleman's name, Mo Xie kept his expression calm, but inwardly, he was already stunned.

Just who was Dean Xiao?

Everyone knew him only as the kindly, approachable dean of the Pearl Academy.

What the world did not know was that he was also a Water Element Forbidden Curse Mage!

Forbidden Curse—the pinnacle of a mage's cultivation, the level they dreamed of reaching and spent their entire lives striving toward.

A Forbidden Curse Mage was sitting right in front of him. Mo Xie had never dared imagine such a thing. After all, this was his first time meeting one.

"Young man, you're Ding Yumian's friend, aren't you?"

Dean Xiao looked at Mo Xie with a warm smile.

"Yes. My name is Mo Xie, sir."

Mo Xie had always admired teachers who educated and nurtured their students, and respect welled up within him as he answered.

Dean Xiao's hand paused slightly as he drank his tea. He stared at Mo Xie's face in surprise and could not help asking a question.

"You said your name was... Mo Xie?"

Hearing Dean Xiao's question, Mo Xie froze for a moment, unsure why he had asked.

"Dean Xiao... have you heard of me?"

Dean Xiao shook his head with an amused smile and sighed inwardly.

Was meeting you a coincidence, or was it fate...?

"Of course I've heard your name. My granddaughter is quite taken with you. She talks about you every day. Would you mind giving her an autographed photo sometime?"

"Hahaha, really...? Well, I'm truly honored."

Mo Xie scratched the back of his head and laughed awkwardly.

"Get to the point!"

Ding Yumian pinched Mo Xie hard at the waist, giving him a reproachful look.

"Right, right, back to business... Dean Xiao, may I ask why you