A golden phoenix can never emerge from a chicken coop.
"Teacher, if you receive Xiao Yi's letter, please retrieve it for me separately. I have something to attend to and need to leave for a moment," Dugu Yan said, turning to the teacher.
"Okay, don't worry, I've always done it this way," the teacher said with a smile.
Thank you, teacher.
After bowing to the others, Dugu Yan Dugu Yan walked towards the royal guards. Just as she was about to approach and greet her grandfather, she was stopped by the guards.
"Who are you?" the guard asked warily.
Everyone turned their heads, and at this moment, Dugu Bo saw his granddaughter. A hint of joy appeared on his face. Before he could speak, Xue Xing, who was standing next to him, directly reprimanded the guard.
"Get out of the way, don't you know this is Miss Dugu?"
The guard was startled, then bowed to Dugu Yan and stepped back. The other guards also made way for Dugu Yan.
"Grandpa, what are you going to do?" Dugu Yan asked.
Dugu Bo pointed to Xue Beng, who was standing to the side with a bruised and swollen face, disheveled clothes, and a disheveled Xue Beng, and said, " Prince Xue Beng was bullied, and I'm here to help him get justice."
Upon hearing this, Xue Beng returned an apologetic smile, but when he grinned, the missing half of his front tooth made him look extremely comical. Combined with his current expression and appearance, it almost made Dugu Yan lose her composure.
" Yanyan, why don't you wait here for me for a while, and we'll come back to find you after we've finished dealing with things?" Dugu Bo asked.
Xue Xing, however, interjected, "Mr. Dugu, I have a suggestion: let Miss Dugu come with us."
Dugu Bo looked at Xue Xing suspiciously, wondering what he was up to. "Oh? Why is that?"
"It's like this. According to Xue Beng, that group of people claimed they wanted to join the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Several of them were around his age, but their Soul Power had already reached the Soul Elder Soul Master. I think they must be some country bumpkin geniuses who popped out of nowhere, trying to join our Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Xue Beng's talent is average; his strength in the academy is considered below average. Those country bumpkins probably think all our students are like him, and therefore look down on our academy. So I want Miss Dugu to go and show these people what a true genius is!"
Xue Xing launched into a long and rambling speech, leaving the Xue Beng standing nearby completely bewildered.
"That depends on what Yanyan thinks."
"Since I have nothing else to do, I might as well go along," Dugu Yan said.
Upon hearing this, Prince Xue Xing grinned, revealing two gold teeth, and turned to Xue Beng, saying, " Xue Beng, why don't you quickly thank Miss Dugu?"
" Dugu, Miss Dugu." Dugu Yan nodded, not really wanting to acknowledge him.
And so, the group arrived outside the Education Commission office. Before they could even enter, Prince Xue Xing shouted, "Is Chief Engineer Meng Shenji here?"
The four of them then entered the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Dugu Yan immediately recognized them as the group from the Shrek Team, including their teacher and dean. The three teaching committee members and Teacher Qin Ming were also there.
Xue Beng looked at Shrek and his group with an arrogant expression, his eyes filled with intense hatred.
Prince Xue Xing stood with his hands behind his back, showing no respect whatsoever even to the three Soul Douluo instructors. Instead, he walked forward slowly with a condescending attitude.
"Your Highness, what brings you here?" Meng Shenji stepped forward and bowed slightly to Prince Xue Xing.
"What? Do the three education commissioners have guests here? Aren't you going to introduce them to me?"
Prince Xue Xing coldly observed the group from the Shrek Academy, and was somewhat surprised to see Yu Tianheng among them. However, he didn't say anything, as Yu Tianheng was the young master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and there was no need to offend him.
Meng Shenji smiled slightly and led the four of them into the hall. At this moment, everyone from the Shrek Academy had already stood up.
Meng Shenji said, "Your Highness, let me introduce you. This is Flender, the Dean of the Shrek Academy. He's here to discuss cooperation with us. Dean Flender, this is His Prince Xue Xing of the Heaven Dou Empire. The Heaven Dou Imperial Academy is currently jointly under the jurisdiction of His Highness and His Your Highness Qinghe."
The dean of the Shrek Academy spoke first, "Greetings, Your Highness."
Prince Xue Xing didn't even glance at him, coldly saying, " Shrek Academy? Never heard of it. It must be a third-rate academy. Chief Meng Shenji, how could you allow these people of unknown origin to come to our academy?"
Upon hearing this, the Shrek Academy students were furious. Zhao Wuji, who was standing next to Flender, was about to lash out, but Flender forcibly restrained him.
Meng Shenji's expression changed. "Your Highness, you can't say that. Shrek Academy has cultivated countless outstanding Soul Master. Our teacher, Teacher Qin, is a graduate of the Shrek Academy. The fact that Dean Flender and all the teachers from the Shrek Academy are willing to teach at our academy shows that they are all invaluable talents."
Upon hearing this, Prince Xue Xing scoffed and said, "Oh? Is that so? No matter how outstanding these students are, is there anyone who can compare to Miss Dugu?"
After that, the three education committee members Meng Shenji, fell silent. Prince Xue Xing was right. Shrek Academy's students were indeed quite excellent, but compared to Dugu Yan, they were far inferior. Even that Blue Silver Grass Soul Master with exceptional talent couldn't compare to Dugu Yan. After all, Dugu Yan became Soul King at the age of 17, and her Fourth Soul Ring was still ten thousand years old. Compared to Dugu Yan, Shrek Academy was indeed not good enough.
The group from the Shrek Academy had already recognized Dugu Yan. They had heard Yu Tianheng mention that Dugu Yan had reached the Soul King realm and was only about three years older than everyone present. They asked themselves honestly and realized that they were indeed inferior to Dugu Yan.
Just then, a teacher from the Shrek Academy stepped forward. He was of medium build, slightly thin, and looked to be around forty or fifty years old. He had short black hair and an ordinary appearance.
He said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone, " Prince Xue Xing, although my students are not as good as Miss Dugu now, I believe that under my guidance, their future achievements will certainly be no less than anyone else's."
"Hahaha, this is hilarious! This teacher is so funny."
Just as the crew-cut teacher finished speaking, Xue Beng suddenly laughed, looking mockingly at the group from the Shrek Academy, and said, "Ha, country bumpkins are country bumpkins. A golden phoenix can never grow in a chicken coop. Not only are you all impolite, barging into other people's academies at will, but your teacher is also so arrogant. No wonder your students are so uncultured. You're all the kind of frogs in a well, the kind who won't give up until they hit a wall, right? You say your future achievements are no less than Miss Dugu's? Then let me ask you, which of your teachers is stronger than Miss Dugu's grandfather?"
(End of this chapter)