Shrek Academy!

Once Sunday saw that everyone had left, he let out a long sigh and lay down on the bed.

Early the next morning, Sunday had only just gotten up when he heard a knock at the door.

"Are you awake, Mr. Sunday? It's Qinghe!"

Sunday put on a blue-and-white suit and tidied his halo and ear feathers before opening the door.

With a faint smile on his face, Sunday gave Xue Qinghe a slight nod.

"Sorry for the wait, Your Highness! Let's set off!"

Xue Qinghe wore an ornate white robe that day, embroidered with fine golden patterns and a swan outlined in red brocade.

The two boarded the carriage and headed toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy outside Heaven Dou City.

Along the way, they passed Sunday's Charity Hall, where quite a few people were busy working.

Outside the Charity Hall, many commoners stood in an orderly queue.

Sunday approved of Xue Qinghe's arrangements.

When the carriage slowly arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the Three Education Committee Members were already waiting at the gate.

"Look! Three people actually came out to welcome us in person!"

Sunday and Xue Qinghe had barely stepped out of the carriage when a grating voice rang out.

Two more voices followed, making all three education commissioners at the gate frown.

"Heaven Dou Royal Academy sure is impressive!"

"Hmph! It's just an academy where nobles get themselves gilded. What the hell is there to show off about?"

Sunday and the others turned toward the voices and saw a group swaggering toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy's main gate, every face brimming with arrogance.

"What are you staring at? Never seen someone as handsome as me?"

The fatty at the front wore a red leather jacket and sported a mohawk. Everything about him looked sleazy and greasy.

When he saw Xue Qinghe and Sunday looking at them, he immediately launched into a tirade.

The moment Sunday saw the group, he knew who they were and was utterly speechless.

How could the timing be this perfect? What rotten luck!

Xue Qinghe-no, Qian Renxue-looked at the fatty before her. As the bearer of the angel martial soul,

she had sensed the corrupted aura of evil fire as Ma Hongjun approached, and a trace of murderous intent immediately rose in her eyes.

The fallen cannot be forgiven!

By then, the Three Education Committee Members standing at the gate were already cursing the group to death in their minds.

Of all the times they could have arrived, they had to show up right when the person they could least afford to offend arrived.

What on earth does Qin Ming's school teach?

Zhi Lin already wanted to slap the fatty standing before Xue Qinghe dead on the spot.

Meng Shenji's tone was icy as well.

"Let's go over first!"

He strode up to Xue Qinghe and bowed.

"Meng Shenji, education commissioner of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, greets Your Highness!"

"Bai Baoshan and Zhi Lin, education commissioners of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, greet Your Highness!"

Seeing the three men bow, Xue Qinghe concealed the murderous intent in his eyes and restored his warm smile.

"Please rise, Three Education Committee Members. You do me far too much honor. All three of you are pillars of the empire. There's no need for such formality!"

When Ma Hongjun heard that the person he had just insulted was the crown prince, his little eyes widened, and he hurried behind the Shrek group.

The others, who had nearly reached the gate, looked curiously at Ma Hongjun as he ran back.

"What's wrong, Fatty? Aren't there people here to welcome us?"

"Yeah, Fatty, don't tell me you're scared! What's there to fear about that bunch of wine sacks and rice bags?"

Qin Ming had been smiling at first, but as he drew closer and saw the Three Education Committee Members and Xue Qinghe, he knew trouble was brewing!

His heart sank. Qin Ming hurried forward and bowed to Xue Qinghe and the Three Education Committee Members.

"Qin Ming greets Your Highness and the Three Education Committee Members!"

Flender and Yu Xiaogang, standing farther back, clearly saw Qin Ming's actions too and realized something had gone wrong.

"Boss Dai, I..."

"Outrageous!"

Hearing Ma Hongjun speak, Flender immediately snapped at him.

Insulting the crown prince to his face-was he afraid he wasn't dying fast enough?

"But weren't you the one who said it, Teacher? A Soul Master who doesn't dare stir up trouble isn't a good Soul Master!"

After Flender's reprimand, Ma Hongjun hid behind Dai Mubai and muttered under his breath.

Flender's face instantly flushed crimson when he heard that, and he raised his hand to discipline Ma Hongjun.

"Enough! Flender, let's go take a look first!"

Just as Flender was about to strike, the man with the crew cut beside him spoke in an arrogant tone.

With that, he walked toward Qin Ming.

When Xue Qinghe saw Qin Ming, he still treated him pleasantly. After all, Soul Masters with such talent were rare!

The three education commissioners were not so good-tempered. What Ma Hongjun and the others had just said had already sent their favorable impression of Shrek plunging to the freezing point.

No matter how gifted an academy was at teaching, it was all wasted if it couldn't even teach its students how to behave!

Meng Shenji and the other two would never allow a pack of white-eyed wolves into the academy!

Besides, when they thought carefully about the proposal in Qin Ming's earlier letter, wasn't it just borrowing someone else's hen to lay their own eggs?

"Hmph! Qin Ming, we'll discuss this with you later!"

After reprimanding Qin Ming, Meng Shenji turned to Xue Qinghe.

"Your Highness, might the gentleman beside you be Mr. Sunday?"

Xue Qinghe smiled and nodded, stepping aside to bring Sunday forward.

"That's right, Three Education Committee Members. This is Mr. Sunday, Heaven Dou City's great philanthropist!"

Hearing that, Meng Shenji and the other two smiled at Sunday, though they had some reservations about his coming to serve as an advisor.

That did not stop them from admiring what Sunday had done in Heaven Dou City. Giving away his fortune to aid the commoners was remarkable in itself!

"Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin greet Mr. Sunday."

"Your reputation for kindness is widely known even within Heaven Dou Royal Academy!"

Sunday smiled at the three of them.

"You flatter me, commissioners. I merely did what I wished to do. I hardly deserve such praise!"

Bai Baoshan chuckled beside them.

"Your Highness, Mr. Sunday, shall we go inside and discuss things at leisure?"

Xue Qinghe and Sunday both nodded.

"Certainly! Let's go!"

"Wait!"

Just as the five were about to enter the academy, a stiff, cold voice laced with arrogance rang out behind them.

All five immediately frowned. Meng Shenji and the other two turned around with particularly displeased expressions. Naturally, the three of them knew who it was.

Seeing Xue Qinghe frown, Zhi Lin hurriedly addressed Qin Ming.

"Qin Ming, take them to the side hall first. We'll talk later!"

Qin Ming nodded in agreement and was just about to turn when he heard Yu Xiaogang press on.

"Please wait, Your Highness. I am Yu Xiaogang. My friends in the Soul Master World honor me with the title of Grandmaster!"

As he spoke, Yu Xiaogang had already approached them. He clasped his hands behind his back, straightened his body, and held his head high.

Xue Qinghe inwardly wondered why there was so much damned nonsense today, but he kept a strained smile on his face.

"So it's Mr. Yu Xiaogang? My apologies for not recognizing you!"

Xue Qinghe offered Yu Xiaogang that lukewarm remark, then prepared to turn and leave!

Hearing that Xue Qinghe had not called him Grandmaster, Yu Xiaogang frowned at him, displeasure rising in his heart.

Who meets me, Yu Xiaogang, without calling me Grandmaster? How can this crown prince have so little appreciation for true worth!