Qian Renxue's consciousness returned to her body, and she opened her eyes. In the darkness, a faint golden light glimmered in them as she looked at the sleeping Wang Dong, her expression complicated.
"You're actually Tang San's daughter? Fate truly does make fools of people."
She stared at Wang Dong, her face gradually turning cold as a flash of killing intent passed through her eyes.
"Bastard!"
In the still of the night, Wang Dong turned over, mumbling indistinctly.
After a long while, Qian Renxue sighed heavily and put aside the killing intent in her heart.
"Never mind. My grudge with Tang San from ten thousand years ago has little to do with you. Your crime doesn't warrant death."
She closed her eyes again, preparing to resume her cultivation while muttering to herself.
I won't kill you, but there shouldn't be a problem with collecting a little interest on Tang San's debt from his daughter, should there? I'll consider it disciplining you on Tang San's behalf.
Two days passed in a hurry. Figuring that freshman registration had ended, Qian Renxue went to the academic affairs office.
"I'd like to report something..."
Time flew by, and before she knew it, the next morning had arrived. As the rising sun spilled its light, Qian Renxue slowly opened her eyes and let out a long breath, a flicker of delight in her eyes.
She had reached level nineteen!
After just three days of arduous cultivation, combined with what her predecessor had accumulated, she had successfully raised her cultivation by one level.
"You broke through?"
Wang Dong looked at Qian Renxue in surprise. It was the first time they had spoken in the past two days.
Qian Renxue nodded and said calmly, "I was lucky enough to break through."
Wang Dong turned her face away, exposing her fair neck. "Even after breaking through, you're only level nineteen. You're still not as good as me."
"Oh."
Qian Renxue stared at Wang Dong for two seconds. She wasn't angry; she was simply curious.
As the daughter of a god, how was Wang Dong only level twenty-two at the age of twelve? Qian Renxue had already been level twenty-three when she obtained her Soul Ring at six.
The two headed to the classroom, one after the other. They had both been assigned to Freshman Class One, whose homeroom teacher was Zhou Yi. According to Jiang Nannan, this teacher was not easy to get along with.
After entering the classroom, Qian Renxue found a seat by the window. Wang Dong snorted, looked around the classroom, and sat down in front of her, leaving Qian Renxue staring at the back of her head, as though that would let her get one over on her.
Before long, Qian Renxue noticed a young-looking girl walking over.
The girl wasn't stunning, but she had delicate, pleasing features that grew on the eye. Her dark green hair was tied into twin ponytails.
At the sight of Wang Dong, the girl's eyes lit up, and a shy look appeared on her face. Judging by the way she looked at Wang Dong, she clearly wanted to sit beside her, but Wang Dong kept her face cold, and the girl hesitated.
After hesitating for a moment, the girl moved one seat back and sat down beside Qian Renxue.
"Hello, my name is Xiao Xiao!"
The girl greeted her in a soft, delicate voice, smiling. Two little dimples appeared in her baby-fat cheeks, though her gaze still drifted toward Wang Dong from time to time.
Qian Renxue sighed and looked at the girl with sympathy as she introduced herself. "Hello, my name is Huo Yuhao."
Xiao Xiao looked longingly at Wang Dong in front of her, but Wang Dong showed no sign of turning around. Looking aggrieved, the girl slumped over her desk.
Before long, an elderly woman walked into the classroom. Her face was aged, but her eyes were sharp, and one look was enough to tell she wasn't easy to get along with.
"My name is Zhou Yi..."
The elderly woman introduced herself, then laid down the rules for all the freshmen.
"...In my class, no trash will ever pass the assessment! I intend to raise monsters, not idiots! Remember my rules, and you won't have such a hard time studying here!"
When she finished, the entire classroom fell silent.
Zhou Yi swept her sharp gaze over the classroom, then barked:
"Wang Dong! Huo Yuhao, stand up!"
Wang Dong rose to her feet in surprise. Qian Renxue frowned and stood up as well.
Zhou Yi stared coldly at Wang Dong. "From now on, you'll move to room 304 in the girls' dormitory. Do you hear me?"
An uproar broke out in the classroom. She was making a boy like Wang Dong move into the girls' dormitory? Was this teacher crazy?
Only Xiao Xiao's eyes suddenly lit up. Blushing, she lowered her head shyly.
She lived in room 304.
"Why should I?"
Wang Dong puffed out her cheeks, anger surging in her heart. She glared at Zhou Yi with her big pink-blue eyes, refusing to back down, like a pufferfish about to blow.
"Hmph, why?" Zhou Yi raised an eyebrow. "You're a little girl who disguised herself as a boy and sneaked into Shrek Academy. I'm already being merciful by not expelling you, and you're asking me why?"
Everyone else in the classroom looked curiously at Wang Dong, sizing her up.
But one girl's heart shattered.
Xiao Xiao turned to stone, going ashen as she stared at Wang Dong in astonishment, her little mouth hanging open.
Standing nearby, Qian Renxue was amused by the girl.
Wang Dong's face and ears turned red, and she grew very agitated. "You're talking nonsense! I am a boy!"
"Are you questioning me?" Zhou Yi snorted coldly. A powerful presence erupted from her and bore down on Wang Dong. "Your Martial Soul, the Light Goddess Butterfly, only appears in exceptionally beautiful women. What do you have to say to that?"
Wang Dong puffed out her cheeks and curled her lips, but said nothing more.
Zhou Yi looked at Qian Renxue, her expression darkening.
"A student made a mistake, and you reported it to the academy. Very good! But I don't like my students reporting one another! If there's a next time, get out of my class!"
Wang Dong turned around and looked at Qian Renxue, her big pink-blue eyes wide and full of disbelief.
Qian Renxue frowned and ignored her gaze.
Over the past two days, she had also learned about Shrek Academy from various sources. To tell the truth, it didn't deserve the title of the continent's number one academy.
Especially its teachers. If they were all like Zhou Yi here, she might as well leave Shrek!
Besides, Tang San might have left some means behind at Shrek Academy. To avoid exposing herself, leaving was the best choice.
Having thought it through, Qian Renxue looked Zhou Yi in the eye and spoke calmly. Her years as a crown prince lent her a commanding presence.
"Then you might as well expel me right now."
Zhou Yi was taken aback. She hadn't expected anyone to actually leave Shrek Academy.
"If people can't even report and correct others' mistakes, then Shrek Academy must be a place that shelters all manner of filth, where everyone covers for one another and hides things for one another. There's no reason to stay at an academy like that."
Qian Renxue stepped straight past Xiao Xiao and walked out of the classroom.
"Stop right there!"
Humiliated and enraged, Zhou Yi unleashed a powerful presence that bore down on Qian Renxue, while Soul Rings rose one after another from beneath her feet.
Qian Renxue turned back with a commanding bearing of her own, her tone mocking. "What is it, Teacher Zhou? You won't even allow a student to withdraw of her own accord?"
Zhou Yi's expression darkened as she issued a threat. "You'll regret this! Shrek Academy is the continent's number one academy. It won't miss one insignificant little Soul Master!"
Qian Renxue left without looking back.
Wang Dong watched Qian Renxue's retreating figure, her eyes gradually brightening as she muttered to herself,
She's got some courage, at least.
A true man ought to be like that!
If this old hag kept making trouble, she would blow up at the old hag the same way!
As for reporting her-since you've been made to leave Shrek Academy, this young lady won't quibble with you over it.
Before long, Qian Renxue arrived at the upper-year teaching building and sighed.
"One hundred Gold Soul Coins, and I ended up attending class at Shrek Academy for only a few minutes."
She didn't even know how to tell Jiang Nannan.
She had taken on Huo Yuhao's identity, yet she hadn't done what she should have in that role. Qian Renxue felt guilty.
"Never mind. I'll just tell her the truth."
Qian Renxue pressed her lips together.
After saying goodbye to Jiang Nannan, she wanted to leave Shrek Academy and travel around the continent.
After fusing with part of the Angel origin, her Martial Soul, the Spirit Eyes, had also gained the same characteristic as the Angel Martial Soul.
As long as she purified Evil Soul Masters, she could increase her cultivation without side effects.
As it happened, she had heard that Evil Soul Masters were rampant in this era. So she would venture out into the continent and do what Spirit Hall had always done in the past, letting the radiance of angels shine across the continent once more.