Soon, accompanied by the melodious sound of the school bell, the class came to an end.
The students filed out, and Huo Yutong and Wang Dong'er walked towards Lin Xi.
After quickly walking to his side, Wang Dong'er sighed with some disappointment.
"Hey, Lin Xi, do you know what Teacher Wang said?"
Lin Xi opened her eyes and casually guessed:
"Am I banned from participating in the upgrade assessment?"
Wang Dong'er suddenly opened her eyes wide.
How did you know?
Lin Xi was speechless.
"Last year, I was asked to avoid interfering in the freshman assessment, and it will definitely be the same this time. If I participate in the assessment, our class will at least have one person with a perfect score, and the college won't allow that."
"That's true..."
Wang Dong'er nodded reluctantly.
That makes sense.
However, she had never considered this possibility before, and was convinced that she had secured her place in the assessment.
It's such a pity.
"Fool."
Seeing her unwilling look, Lin Xi helplessly reached out and flicked her forehead.
"Don't worry about the assessment. Our class's roster is right here. Just Yutong alone can guarantee a perfect score."
"Ah, right!"
Wang Dong'er suddenly remembered.
Yes, Huo Yutong's Soul Ring combination yesterday was also at a monster level, especially her black Third Soul Ring, which completely stunned Wang Dong'er.
Speaking of which, what is Yutong's Third Soul Skill?
She looked at Huo Yutong.
" Yutong, can you tell me what your Soul Skill is?"
Huo Yutong ignored her.
She was engrossed in the book in her hands.
"...?"
Wang Dong'er then noticed that Huo Yutong, who usually got upset whenever she saw her getting close to Lin Xi, was unusually quiet today.
What is she doing?
Lin Xi asked the question for her.
" Yutong, what book are you reading?"
Upon hearing Lin Xi's voice, Huo Yutong snapped the book shut, handed it to Lin Xi, and replied:
"I've recently become quite interested in cooking, and I'd like to cook lunch today. I'm just cramming for it."
"Hmm..."
Lin Xi looked at the book "Cooking Methods for High-End Ingredients" handed to her, somewhat bewildered, and asked:
"Um, Yutong, I'm really happy that you're willing to cook for me, but why?"
Since becoming core disciples, the two of them have rarely cooked for themselves.
After all, the academy provides nutritious and tasty food for its core disciples, so they don't need to cook for themselves.
What brings Yutong today?
Huo Yutong said without changing her expression:
"It's nothing, just Shi Xing."
"Oh, I see?"
Seeing her calm expression, Lin Xi could only accept it, even though she felt something was off.
Yutong has no reason to lie to him, right?
That's what he thinks.
However, this is a lie.
Last night, Huo Yutong consulted Xiang Tian and learned from him that: to win a man's heart, you must first win his stomach.
Huo Yutong used to think she met this standard, but since coming to Shrek, it's clear she doesn't.
Her cooking was indeed delicious, but compared to the gourmet food enjoyed by the core disciples, it was clearly not quite the same.
The most direct point is that she doesn't even know how to process the ingredients from those high-level Soul Beast.
She had little experience with things like century-old ginseng or century-old earthworm tendons.
In that case, we should strive for excellence and proactively learn the relevant knowledge.
She gradually tamed Brother Lin Xi's taste buds, making him only like the food she cooked.
Although I don't intend to raise him into a useless person who can only eat the food I cook, I at least want him to think of her every time he eats food cooked by someone else.
For some reason, Tian Meng looked hesitant and unsure of what to say after learning her thoughts.
"Well, Yutong, I wanted you to improve your cooking skills, but I didn't mean for you to go to that level..."
When Sky Dream Ice Silkworm first met Huo Yutong, she thought she was just a hardworking and good girl with a bit of self-destructive tendencies.
However, recently, Tian Meng has begun to notice that this girl is becoming increasingly extreme.
Especially after merging with Ice Empress, she seemed to have figured out a key point and began to rush headlong in a strange direction.
Feeling sorry for Lin Xi's future for three seconds, Tian Meng silently clasped her hands together in her heart.
After returning the book to Yutong and watching her continue reading, Lin Xi asked Wang Dong'er:
"How's your dorm change going? And don't tell me you're staying with me for lunch today."
"Ugh, you really don't want to be with me?"
Wang Dong'er pouted in dissatisfaction.
Lin Xi answered without hesitation.
"Of course, rumors won't do either of us any good."
"I actually think it's better if there are rumors..." Wang Dong'er sighed and said, "Don't worry, I'm leaving at noon today and I'll be moving into the girls' dormitory tonight. I heard that no dormitory is currently short-staffed, so I'll be living in a new dormitory."
That's good.
Lin Xi shrugged.
Just then, a series of hurried footsteps approached, and two figures rushed towards the classroom.
Upon seeing that the classroom was empty, their expressions immediately turned grim.
They were Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu.
At the Shrek Academy, unless it's a serious injury that damages one's very essence, ordinary injuries are not a big deal.
On the one hand, the students are all Soul Master, most of whom are tough and resilient with strong recovery abilities. On the other hand, the teachers in the infirmary are all advanced healing-type Soul Master, and their treatments are very effective.
So Dai Huabin's minor injury was treated in less than two minutes after he arrived at the infirmary; the journey itself took much longer.
He looked at Lin Xi with a gloomy gaze.
"Look what you've done! You made me miss the teacher explaining the assessment rules. What if our class's grades are affected because of this? Are you even the class monitor of Freshman Class One?!"
Hearing his words, Lin Xi raised an eyebrow in surprise.
Wow, he actually knows to use his power to intimidate others when he can't win a fight. Looks like he's not completely brainless.
Even if there were such attempts, they probably wouldn't be many, otherwise, they wouldn't have done something as foolish as assassinating Huo Yuhao in the original story.
Lin Xi was about to retort when Huo Yutong suddenly spoke up.
"You don't need to worry about that. After all, you're more important than Lin Xi, and even less important than me."
Perhaps influenced by anger, Huo Yutong, who had stuttered whenever she called Lin Xi's name throughout the entire holiday, spoke fluently on her own.
"How about we see who gets a higher score? If you get a higher score, I'll apologize to you; if I get a higher score, you apologize to Lin Xi!"
Dai Huabin snorted coldly.
"What's the use of your apology? I want Lin Xi's apology."
In fact, he disliked Huo Yutong in various ways, after all, the person who defeated him in the freshman assessment last year was none other than Huo Yutong.
That failure almost made him lose all face.
But he could tell what was most important to Huo Yutong, and who would apologize in a way that would hurt her the most.
Therefore, he wanted Lin Xi to apologize, which would both embarrass Lin Xi and make Huo Yutong regret her actions—killing two birds with one stone.
Just as Huo Yutong was about to say something, Lin Xi pressed her shoulder, smiled at her, and said:
"Okay, if Yutong loses, I'll apologize."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but find it somewhat ridiculous.
He never expected that, Doudou and turns, Dai Huabin would still want to make a bet with them, just like in the original story.
He was utterly humiliated by Yutong last year, yet he still can't accept reality. What an idiot.
Since that's the case, and he's not some kind of Devil, I'll just make one small request.
"But let's make this clear first, the winner will decide the lines of their apology. Are you sure you've thought it through?"
Dai Huabin's eyes were icy cold.
"Certainly!"
That would be even better; he was already planning how humiliatingly he would make Lin Xi apologize.
In his view, Huo Yutong was at most a Soul Grandmaster. Although her mental attack methods gave her a certain advantage when fighting against humans, this advantage was not very useful against Soul Beast.
He had just reached level 37 a few days ago, and his level was even close to Lin Xi's, so there was no way he could lose.
We will win.