In Senior Class Three, Class One.
All the students' attention was fixed on the red-haired girl beside their homeroom teacher.
Although the girl looked exhausted and even seemed to have injuries on her face, none of it could hide her beauty.
The homeroom teacher, Wang Dahua, was a fat middle-aged man with black-framed glasses and a somewhat bald head, though he was quite tall.
He glanced at the empty seat in the corner, then looked down at his watch.
Why is this guy late again?
"Ahem, let me introduce..." Wang Dahua cleared his throat and began to speak.
Suddenly.
Bang!
Someone slammed the back door open. Xiao Fan rushed in without even carrying a schoolbag, skidded into a drift, and came to a perfect stop.
But he made such a racket that he instantly drew everyone's attention, including Lin Xianhuo's.
Their eyes met, and Xiao Fan's heart skipped a beat.
Are you kidding me?
How could I run into her here?
He instinctively tugged at his sleeve, afraid someone would notice his burn scars.
Lin Xianhuo, meanwhile, narrowed her eyes slightly.
It's him?
The person who went to Beast Mountain to court death yesterday?
Something's wrong!
Very wrong!
I have a feeling she's that damned Dog King!
Taking a closer look, she saw that his height matched! His lips were also a little red and swollen! He looked guilty when he looked at her, and he had even tugged at his sleeve...
Damn it, that Dog King ate every last bit of my tofu!
I'll know once I strip his clothes off. Even an exceptionally good medicinal solution couldn't make burn scars that severe disappear overnight!
As she thought about it, rage suddenly burned in her heart.
She might never forget her swollen lips when she woke up. She had barely escaped losing her chastity; otherwise, she would have gone berserk!
And my Fire Sparrow! That guy even robbed me of my storage ring!
Most importantly, she had been lying in a sewer!
Black water surged all around her, and the stench rose to the heavens!
She had vomited on the spot and nearly passed out from the stink again!
If he really is the Dog King, hmph... he's going to get what's coming to him!
Just then!
Wang Dahua slapped the desk and snorted coldly. "Xiao Fan, you're late again!"
"Go stand at the back door as punishment!"
Xiao Fan gave an awkward smile, got up, and went to stand by the back door.
Wang Dahua announced in a clear voice, "Everyone, today marks the opening of our final semester at Green Leaf Martial Arts High School."
"Our Senior Class Three, Class One, the advanced class, is welcoming a new classmate."
"New classmate, please introduce yourself!"
Everyone looked up at the young woman in front of the class, eagerly awaiting her introduction.
They could all sense that there was something extraordinary about the girl and were full of curiosity about her.
Especially the boys. Lin Xianhuo was breathtakingly beautiful; in a small city like this, her looks were practically a dimensionality-reduction strike.
But Lin Xianhuo's demeanor was exceedingly indifferent.
"My name is Lin Xianhuo. I'm the same age as all of you. My cultivation is at the Martial Artist Ninth Stage."
Martial Artist Ninth Stage?
Everyone in the room sucked in a breath of cold air. Even the class monitor, Liu Rushi, had only barely reached the Martial Artist Eighth Stage!
Wasn't that far too powerful?
The Federation's cultivation realms were divided into nine stages.
Martial Apprentice, Martial Artist, Martial Artist, Lesser Grandmaster, Greater Grandmaster, Martial Venerable, Martial Saint, Martial God, and Martial Emperor.
Each stage was divided into nine levels.
An eighteen-year-old at the Martial Artist Ninth Stage was unquestionably a genius.
But if Lin Xianhuo told everyone that she was actually at the Martial Artist Eighth Stage, they would probably all be scared silly.
Suddenly, Lin Xianhuo smiled.
Her smile was like ten miles of flowering fire trees, capable of melting any iceberg. Everyone who saw it felt their hearts sway.
"Homeroom teacher, may I choose my own seat?"
Wang Dahua hesitated for a second, then nodded. "Yes, Student Lin."
Below, all the talented young men looked at her expectantly, hoping Lin Xianhuo would choose them.
Instead, Lin Xianhuo pointed without hesitation at the slouching Xiao Fan by the back door. "I want to sit next to him."
Xiao Fan's heart skipped a beat, and he was utterly dismayed. No way. Have I been found out?
An uproar swept through the room, and the students couldn't help chattering among themselves.
"Why would Student Lin sit next to a cripple?"
"Trash like Xiao Fan isn't worthy!"
"If she sits next to Xiao Fan, she'll only become as rotten as he is."
"That's right!"
"..."
Even the homeroom teacher said, "Xiao Fan is just an ordinary person with one-star talent. You should find someone more outstanding to sit with, so you can advance hand in hand."
Lin Xianhuo listened to the discussion around her, her face full of confusion. Did I mistake him for someone else?
One-star talent?
If he has one-star talent, he absolutely couldn't have that kind of strength!
I'll wait and see! She walked straight toward Xiao Fan's seat.
She reached the spot beside Xiao Fan's seat and suddenly paused.
There was no desk or chair there.
Xiao Fan sat beside the trash can, in the farthest corner.
There was an odd number of people in the class, and he was the one left without a partner.
But that didn't matter. Now there was an even number.
"Homeroom teacher, I need a desk and chair."
Wang Dahua quickly nodded. "They're by the door. They've already been prepared."
Soon, the desk and chair were brought in. The homeroom teacher also told Xiao Fan he no longer had to stand as punishment, and Xiao Fan returned to his seat.
Suddenly.
Lin Xianhuo thrust out a finger, and a flash of fire rose.
It was swift and clean; she thought she could catch him off guard.
But Xiao Fan had been on guard all along. He pretended to fall, dodged the flash of fire, and then shouted in fright, "Student Lin!"
"Are you trying to kill me!?"
Lin Xianhuo quickly withdrew the flames and frowned. "How can you slander me like that?"
The whole class turned around in unison. Seeing nothing amiss, they immediately began to berate Xiao Fan.
"Xiao Fan, how can you falsely accuse Student Lin?"
"Is it because she's pretty, and you're trying to get her attention on purpose?"
"Why don't you look in a mirror and see what kind of thing you are? A toad lusting after swan meat!"
"..."
Even Lin Xianhuo grew somewhat annoyed listening to the gossip around her.
If he really is the Dog King, then none of you are fit to carry his shoes!
Suddenly, Lin Xianhuo slapped the desk and stood up. Her icy gaze swept over everyone as she said, "Show my deskmate some respect!"
Everyone was stunned.
Was she crazy?
A girl this beautiful was actually speaking up for trash like Xiao Fan?
Even Xiao Fan was a little confused. Is there something wrong with Lin Xianhuo? Who asked you to speak up for me?
All I want is one thing: to lie low!
One-star talent, eighteen years old, Martial Man Sixth Stage. If that gets exposed, I'm fucking dead!
He quickly said, "Student Lin, they're right. I'm just trash. You don't need to stand up for me."
Lin Xianhuo knitted her brows and said nothing.
She couldn't quite make sense of it.
This guy gave off the Dog King's air in every way.
Even his fall during her earlier test had seemed a little deliberate.
But he was going around proclaiming himself trash?
Yesterday, when she fought alongside the Dog King, that guy had dared to give the Fire Sparrow King the middle finger-twice.
Yet in this lousy little school, he called himself trash?
Something's fishy. I'll take another look after class!