Noticing the Scheme, Leaving in Fury

Though the Clear Sky Sect had withdrawn from the world years ago and rarely appeared before the public, no one had ever dared underestimate that mysterious sect.

Moreover, the people of Shrek Academy knew more than other factions did. They understood just how powerful the Clear Sky Sect was.

If word of this got out, and Wang Dong held any standing within the Clear Sky Sect, its displeasure could fall on Zhou Yi. When that happened, even her husband Fan Yu would not be able to protect her.

Zhou Yi's mind raced as she searched for a way out.

In the end, she chose to make herself the injured party.

Before Wang Dong could reach her with the Clear Sky Hammer, she withdrew the Soul Power protecting her body.

She took Wang Dong's blow head-on.

Of course, she did not release her Martial Soul Possession.

After all, she faced what had once been the world's greatest tool Martial Soul. If she took the blow with her bare body, who knew what might happen?

Thud!

A dull impact rang out, and Zhou Yi flew backward.

Blood immediately streamed down her arm.

That was Zhou Yi's answer to the situation.

If she got hurt first, she would control the story afterward.

Even the Clear Sky Sect had to listen to reason.

By this point, Zhou Yi had stopped worrying about a teacher's dignity or authority.

Keeping her position was what mattered.

Besides, this would not necessarily cost her all dignity. For one thing, she was facing the Clear Sky Hammer. For another, how could a teacher possibly strike her own student with full force?

She was using her own methods to guide and educate her student.

"This..."

Much of Wang Dong's anger faded after she struck Zhou Yi with the hammer and injured her.

Staring at the scene before her, she was bewildered.

How had things turned out like this?

She was only a level 27 Soul Grandmaster, while Zhou Yi was a Soul Emperor. How could she possibly have hurt Zhou Yi?

The evidence was right in front of her, but Wang Dong still felt something was off.

It was almost as if Zhou Yi had done it on purpose.

Wang Dong sensed something was wrong, but with her mind muddled like paste, she could not work out what it was.

After all, someone who could not even think of a comeback in an argument and wound up making herself angry could hardly be expected to think clearly.

"How dare you! You're a student, yet you dared attack a teacher!"

Before Wang Dong could react, the disturbance drew the attention of other academy officials.

Du Weilun, the outer academy's director of instruction, saw the crowd gathered there. When he saw that a student had dared attack a teacher, he rebuked her sternly.

He felt a student like that needed a proper lesson.

The outer academy's conduct had grown far too poor.

Of course, after striking Zhou Yi, Wang Dong had little Soul Power left and had casually put away the Clear Sky Hammer. If Du Weilun had seen it, he would never have taken that attitude.

"That's not what happened. Teacher Zhou attacked Wang Dong first..."

Xiao Xiao, who sat with Wang Dong and knew her, saw how serious things had become. She finally found a chance to step forward and explain on Wang Dong's behalf.

But before she could finish, Du Weilun cut her off.

"I don't care what reasons you have. A student striking a teacher is wrong."

"As of now, both of you are expelled."

Du Weilun rebuked them coldly. He even dragged Xiao Xiao into it, though she had only stepped forward to say a fair word for Wang Dong.

At that point, Zhou Yi could no longer play dumb.

If Wang Dong really was expelled, Zhou Yi would have taken that blow for nothing.

Worse, it could drag other matters into the open.

Then things would get even more troublesome.

"Director Du, this is a misunderstanding."

"Wang Dong and I were sparring just now. I wanted to draw out her potential, and I slipped up. That's how this little accident happened."

Zhou Yi hurried forward to explain.

"Good. Very good."

"I knew something was off."

"So you were setting me up."

Only then did Wang Dong finally understand.

She was not stupid. In fact, she was quite clever. It was just that her mind sometimes grew as muddled as paste.

Given a little time to think, Wang Dong could easily see through certain things.

"Xiao Xiao, let's go. I refuse to believe every teacher at Shrek Academy acts like this."

"If Shrek Academy won't give us a fair hearing, I'll tell First Dad and Second Dad what happened today."

Realizing she had been set up, Wang Dong took Xiao Xiao by the hand and left.

Now Zhou Yi truly panicked.

"Director Du, this really is just a misunderstanding."

"Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, don't go. I can explain..."

Zhou Yi spoke in a rush and moved to stop them.

But Du Weilun blocked her.

"Teacher Zhou, these students have gone too far. They need to be taught a lesson."

"Leave this to me. I want to see whose children they are, to look down on Shrek Academy like this."

As the outer academy's director of instruction, Du Weilun had many duties, including maintaining discipline.

With Wang Dong acting so arrogantly, how could he ignore it?

"Director Du, Wang Dong is from the Clear Sky Sect."

Zhou Yi grew anxious and hurriedly told Du Weilun in a voice only he could hear.

"What?"

"Why didn't you say so earlier?"

On hearing that Wang Dong came from the Clear Sky Sect, Du Weilun realized how serious the matter was.

He was about to act, but quickly realized that he had lost his composure, especially in front of so many students.

"So she's from the Clear Sky Sect. What of it?"

"Once she enters Shrek Academy, she's our student. Even someone from the Clear Sky Sect must follow the academy's rules."

"Besides, her surname is Wang, not Tang..."

Du Weilun soon found a way to reassure himself.

Hearing him say that, Zhou Yi felt her tension ease at once.

Right. So what if she's from the Clear Sky Sect?

As long as her surname isn't Tang, it shouldn't be a serious problem.

But when she thought of Wang Dong's Twin Martial Souls and her talent for cultivation, Zhou Yi still felt uneasy.

No matter what, they had to handle this carefully.

Because the Clear Sky Sect was involved, Du Weilun decided to report the matter to the Dean.

He headed straight for the Dean's office.

At that moment, the decisions from the Sea God Pavilion's meeting had not yet been announced. The academy's mid-level officials still did not know that Yan Shaozhe had become a cripple and lost his position as Dean.

Under those circumstances, how could Du Weilun find Yan Shaozhe in the Dean's office?

But with the Clear Sky Sect involved, Du Weilun did not dare delay, so he went straight to Yan Shaozhe's residence.

There, Du Weilun found Yan Shaozhe lying in bed, his face twisted into a grimace like a vicious ghost.