The Report Letter and the Wager with Yan Shaozhe

Qian Duoduo glanced at Wang Dong'er and Yan Shaozhe. Although he was curious about what they wanted to discuss next, he did not have the thick skin to stay.

When Huo Yuhao heard that Yan Shaozhe wanted Wang Dong'er to stay behind alone, he grew very worried.

"Wang Dong, you..."

"Don't worry. It's nothing. I'll be fine." Wang Dong'er patted his hand reassuringly.

Seeing the determination in Wang Dong'er's eyes, Huo Yuhao nodded and followed Qian Duoduo out.

Once everyone else had left, Yan Shaozhe tossed something to Wang Dong'er.

Wang Dong'er caught it and took a look. It was a report letter.

"You wrote this report letter, didn't you?"

"That's right." Wang Dong'er had no intention of hiding it.

"I've already investigated this matter thoroughly. Because of her evil fire, Xiaotao wanted to resolve her problem as soon as possible. So when she learned there was a powerful ice-attribute Soul Master, she wanted to find them immediately, and her methods were a little too extreme. I apologize on her behalf."

"Dean Yan, looking out for your disciple and apologizing for her certainly makes you a good teacher, but it doesn't make you a good dean."

"The academy forbids fighting, much less attacking other students. And this was a senior student attacking junior students—not once, but twice."

"Huo Yuhao and I were nearly burned to death by her flames. Do you think an apology alone can settle something like that?"

"The academy can offer you some compensation."

Wang Dong'er smiled. "A student made a mistake, yet you're actually using the academy's resources to compensate us. That counts as misappropriation of public property and embezzlement of public funds. It seems I was right just now. You aren't a good dean."

Yan Shaozhe had not expected Wang Dong'er to refuse to let the matter go, much less dump a basin of filth over his head.

"I'll be frank with you. Xiaotao is Shrek Academy's most gifted disciple in nearly a hundred years. There's a very strong chance that she'll become Shrek Academy's next dean. Do you understand how important she is now?"

The meaning behind Yan Shaozhe's words was clear. Ma Xiaotao was extremely important to the academy, so she had to be protected no matter what.

"Dean Yan, if someone who can't even control her own emotions and actions becomes dean, I think Shrek Academy will be just about ready for destruction."

"Silence!"

Yan Shaozhe was truly angry now. Titled Douluo-level pressure bore down on Wang Dong'er.

"The academy can also compensate you and Huo Yuhao with one Soul Ascension Pill each. We can also promise to help you capture Soul Beasts of any age to obtain Soul Rings."

"If you keep harping on this, you won't receive even that compensation."

Yan Shaozhe delivered his ultimatum.

Wang Dong'er paid no heed whatsoever to Yan Shaozhe's ultimatum.

"I've already written to Clear Sky Castle about this. Now, as Clear Sky Castle's young lady, I'm demanding an explanation from Shrek Academy."

Wang Dong'er's bearing changed completely. She was no longer a student seeking justice, but the representative of a powerful force questioning the academy's fairness.

Faced with the demands of Clear Sky Castle's young lady, Yan Shaozhe's imposing presence weakened a little.

Although Clear Sky Castle had stayed out of the world for a long time, it had been one of the strongest sects since ten thousand years ago. Others might think Clear Sky Castle had declined, but as dean, Yan Shaozhe knew just how powerful it truly was.

It had more Titled Douluos than could be counted on one hand, along with those two mysterious Sect Masters, whose strength was no less than his own.

Even his teacher had said that Clear Sky Castle's two Sect Masters were immensely powerful, ranking among the strongest people on the continent.

As dean of the continent's foremost academy, Yan Shaozhe would naturally not bow his head. But with Clear Sky Castle looming over him, he still had to lower it a little.

Unlike an academy, a sect was far more tightly united, and its Sect Master's words were absolute commands. Once they acted, they would pour out in full force. Even Shrek could not withstand that.

"Then what do you want?"

Hearing Yan Shaozhe relent, Wang Dong'er smiled.

Hadn't he given in all the same? In the face of absolute strength, so-called rules were nothing but a joke.

When Tang San had finally intervened in the war on the Douluo Continent and directly forced the Sun Moon Empire to withdraw its troops, Wang Dong'er had already come to understand this deeply.

"I know it's impossible to make you expel Ma Xiaotao. Judging by the way she acts, making her apologize seems pretty unlikely too, and I don't need that apology anyway."

"First, I'll take both forms of compensation you just offered."

"Second, from now on, Ma Xiaotao is not to trouble me or Huo Yuhao again. Otherwise, I'll invite the two Sect Masters to Shrek Academy for a proper talk with you. Rest assured, I absolutely have the ability to do that."

"Third, the academy must intervene and forbid the White Tiger Duke's Mansion from causing trouble for us, especially Dai Yueheng."

Dai Yueheng would not care whether Huo Yuhao and the others had done it deliberately. With something having happened to Dai Huabin, he would certainly come looking for trouble.

Dai Yueheng was a Soul Emperor, after all. Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao were not yet capable of dealing with him.

"Very well. I agree to all three of your conditions."

Wang Dong'er suddenly thought of something interesting and asked Yan Shaozhe, "Dean Yan, how about we make a wager?"

"What wager?"

Yan Shaozhe's brows furrowed slightly. He had no idea what Wang Dong'er was up to now.

"Let's bet on whether Ma Xiaotao will become Shrek Academy's dean or an Evil Soul Master."

"Impossible! My disciple could never become an Evil Soul Master!" Yan Shaozhe grew agitated.

"Dean Yan, don't get so worked up. I'm proposing this wager precisely because you don't believe it."

"I bet that Ma Xiaotao will become an Evil Soul Master within three years. If I lose, I'll introduce you to a Soul Master with ultimate ice who can help resolve Ma Xiaotao's evil fire problem once and for all."

"And if I win, Dean Yan, you must act on my behalf three times, unconditionally. How does that sound?"

"Fine. I'll take that wager."

Yan Shaozhe absolutely refused to believe that his disciple would become an Evil Soul Master. Her evil fire was indeed troublesome, but it was not as though there were no ways to suppress it.

Even if it could not be suppressed, with him around, Ma Xiaotao could not possibly become an Evil Soul Master.

For the chance to resolve Ma Xiaotao's evil fire problem once and for all, he decided to take the gamble.

"But even if I lose, those three times I act for you cannot be against Shrek."

"Don't worry. I won't make you act against Shrek."

"Good. Then it's settled."

Yan Shaozhe did not know that Ma Xiaotao would become an Evil Soul Master in far less than three years. Unless he stopped her from participating in the All-Continent Soul Master Tournament, that is—but that was practically impossible.

Even if Wang Dong'er lost, it would be no big deal. She could just have Huo Yuhao help.

But if she won, she would gain three opportunities to have a Super Douluo act on her behalf, making certain things much easier.