Just as Su Yuan had expected, his fame spread through the Outer Academy at an astonishing speed. Even some Inner Academy disciples heard about what he had done.
In fact, the wave of gossip had already swept through the academy on the very evening he moved into the staff dormitories.
Huo Yuhao had not even witnessed what happened, but simply because he lived next door to Su Yuan, plenty of freshmen and upperclassmen surrounded him with questions.
Even Bei Bei was no exception.
With such a formidable figure appearing in the Outer Academy, few people could stay calm and resist their curiosity.
Huo Yuhao genuinely did not know much, though he did understand the rough sequence of events.
Su Yuan had arrived at the dorm first, cleaned it, then gone out to eat. His roommate arrived afterward and made a complete mess of the room Su Yuan had cleaned. The two clashed, and in the end, the fatty was taken down in a single move.
Well...
It really did not sound like anything remarkable-just a conflict between two freshmen.
But once they considered the ice dragon Su Yuan had used to instantly defeat the fatty, everyone fell silent and quietly placed Su Yuan in the category of ruthless people they absolutely must not provoke.
As long as he was not expelled from Shrek Academy over this incident, he would definitely be the most dazzling student among this year's freshmen, perhaps even in the entire Outer Academy.
The academy was unlikely to expel a genius like him anyway. At most, they would give him a minor punishment as a warning.
Just think of our very own Dai Huabin, Young Master Dai. He had originally been blacklisted as someone who would never be admitted to the Inner Academy. And how did that turn out? He still got into the Inner Academy and even became one of the Shrek Seven Devils.
Shrek's school rules were just something to glance at.
They were shackles meant to restrain the mediocre and the weak. Geniuses and the strong naturally enjoyed special privileges.
Meanwhile.
After arriving at the staff dormitory, Su Yuan finally looked a little less displeased.
Although the layout was indeed one bedroom and one living room, with a kitchen and bathroom, it was genuinely spacious. A single staff dormitory was at least as large as four freshman dorm rooms put together.
Damn it. One freshman dorm room housed two people, and four housed eight. Here, one person got enough space for eight.
What a huge difference in living conditions.
Unlike the freshman dorms, where even the ceilings were covered in cobwebs, the staff dormitory had tiled floors so clean he could have slept on them.
That saved Su Yuan from having to clean all over again.
He took out a brand-new set of bedding, put it on the bed, then sat down and began meditating to recover.
That Profound Ice Dragon Soars had drained half his Soul Power, leaving him feeling a little depleted. Rather than going out to wander around again, he simply started cultivating.
He rose quite early the next morning. After breakfast, he went to the banyan tree opposite the freshman dormitory building, set out a table and chairs, and began brewing tea while reading.
Dong Qu was due to make his entrance today, and on this very first day, he would fight Huo Yuhao, only to be defeated by Lao Huo in an upset victory.
It was a somewhat iconic scene. It might even drop a trait, so he could not miss it.
Quite a few passing Outer Academy students noticed Su Yuan drinking tea and reading in such a conspicuous spot, but none came to disturb him, nor did anyone find his behavior strange.
As a gathering place for eccentrics, Shrek had no shortage of oddballs who had performed all sorts of bizarre performance art. Compared with them, Su Yuan brewing tea and reading beneath a tree was perfectly normal-so normal that, if he had not been ridiculously handsome, he would not have deserved a second glance.
Although most Outer Academy students had seen the ice dragon tearing through the sky last night, only a small minority actually knew Su Yuan had unleashed it.
So he was still quite relaxed at the moment. Even a certain old geezer thought so.
"How about pouring a cup for this old man too?" Mu En's chuckling voice came from beside him.
The old geezer always appeared and vanished like a ghost. Until he spoke, Su Yuan had not even known he was there. Still, he was not startled either. Without looking up, he took out another bone china cup and poured Mu En some fragrant osmanthus tea.
"It's osmanthus tea. I'm not sure whether it'll suit your taste. I quite like the flavor, so I brought a little extra with me." Su Yuan raised his cup and took a sip.
"Good tea, and good brewing skills. Neither the hobby nor the skill seems like something someone your age would have," Mu En said leisurely after taking a sip.
"Then what hobbies do you think a young man my age should have?" The corners of Su Yuan's mouth lifted as he turned another page of his book.
Mu En said nothing, merely looking toward the freshman dormitory building.
Over there, young people brimming with youthful energy gathered in twos and threes, walking together as they laughed and chatted about delicious food and interesting stories from different places.
"That's them, not me." Su Yuan lowered his eyes slightly.
"You give this old man a very strange feeling. As though you're carrying some burden, yet also as though something has cut you off from the crowd." Mu En set his empty cup back on the table.
Watching Su Yuan refill his cup, Mu En thought for a moment, then said meaningfully, "Perhaps you could try changing a little. Otherwise, it'll be difficult for you to find a sense of belonging and acceptance."
Carrying some burden?
Something has cut me off from the crowd?
At his words, Su Yuan's pouring hand paused slightly. After filling Mu En's cup seven-tenths full again, he set down the teapot and his book, leaned back in his chair, and smiled helplessly.
Damn it. These old geezers who've grown crafty with age really are all sly old foxes, aren't they?
He had only met Mu En yesterday. In less than twenty-four hours, Mu En had somehow seen through so much.
What else could I be carrying?
My identity as a transmigrator and the system!
Sit in this wheelchair-the system-and you will no longer be mortal. Not a trace of humanity's weakness and helplessness will ever touch you again. If you descend to the mortal world, this wheelchair will mow through the mortals faster and faster, its brakes smoking!
All Su Yuan could say was that a genuine path of cultivation had once lain before him, and he had failed to cherish it. Only after losing it did he realize just how good he had it.
Ever since [Never Bully a Poor Young Man], he had gradually begun delivering sauce-flavored beatdowns to everyone. How was he supposed to find any sense of belonging with them?
"Thank you for your kindness, Mu En, but this isn't something I can control. I'll do what I can." Su Yuan sighed.
Seeing this, Mu En said no more.
If Su Yuan preferred his own "aloofness," then Mu En naturally respected his personality. The strong were inherently unconventional. Mu En merely did not want him to lose the vitality of youth or lack room to communicate with his peers.
His thoughts somewhat tangled, Su Yuan was just about to pick up his book and keep reading when he caught a flash of an outlandish color from the corner of his eye.
Pink-and-blue short hair!
A waft of shit hit him square in the face. Su Yuan immediately sat upright and craned his neck to look, just like Chu Zihang discovering gossip about Lu Mingfei.
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