Teacher Li on the other side smiled faintly, glanced over Zuo Xiaoduo and the others, and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Teacher Hu. Congratulations to Second High School for stealing the limelight and making the top twenty again. Heh."
Hu Ruoyun said mildly, "Don't tell me Fenghai Thirteenth High School has already been eliminated?"
Teacher Li's smile never changed. "Sorry, but we've had rather good luck this time. We made the top twenty without much effort. It seems our two sides won't be able to avoid a battle after all!"
Hu Ruoyun said calmly, "I look forward to it."
The conversation could have ended there, without either side openly tearing away the veneer of civility. Just then, however, one of the two white-clad girls opposite them suddenly laughed and said, "Teacher, is this Teacher Hu the one you mentioned who was crippled back then, the genius who fell into the mortal dust? I wonder who crippled her?"
Zuo Xiaoduo's gaze abruptly sharpened, and an extreme killing intent suddenly rose in his heart.
Teacher Li said mildly, "To be honest, I felt very sorry about it too. I felt guilty for such a long, long time. I really never expected that such a light blow back then would cripple someone... Fortunately, Teacher Hu has recovered now... Otherwise, how could I ever rest easy?"
Luo Lie drew a deep breath. "You bastard Li-Li Chengqiu! You've gone too far!"
"Have I? My apologies!" Teacher Li threw back his head and laughed, showing not the slightest intention of apologizing.
"Still, you ought to protect your geniuses. Flaunting yourselves out here like this-if a few more of them get crippled, things will be even worse."
Extreme anger flashed in Hu Ruoyun's eyes.
Those words were simply brimming with malice.
Luo Lie met him head-on. "The