Yan Shaozhe: What do you mean, you're leaving too? (Two chapters in one)

What he had worried about for decades had finally happened.

When his teacher colluded with Long Xiaoyao to wipe out the Zhang Clan and then forced Zhang Lexuan to "accidentally" come to the Shrek Academy and become a respectable young woman without any "burdens," he felt that this matter was not safe. After all, if it were exposed, no one could bear the serious consequences.

But the teacher calmly said that at that time, he would be the only sinner in the entire Shrek Academy. As long as he passed away, and the other elders of the Sea God Pavilion were unaware of the situation, coupled with the many entanglements (Bei Bei), given Zhang Lexuan's personality, even if she was furious, she would only blame everything on the teacher.

With the teacher's death, the past is wiped clean.

Zhang Lexuan will keep this matter to herself and continue to support Shrek Academy, without blaming the other innocent disciples and teachers.

He was astonished at the time, believing that his teacher had foreseen everything.

But until today, with Lu Cheng's appearance, everything has gone against the agreed direction. Instead, it has gone in the opposite direction. Zhang Lexuan's discovery of the secrets of that year also means that the Elder Nian has come to nothing. It has even produced a girl with a full buff, unprecedented hatred and monstrous talent for the Shrek Academy.

Now it makes sense why Zhang Lexuan acted so negatively towards Bei Bei a few days ago, while becoming quite close to Lu Cheng.

Yan Shaozhe's throat bobbed, suppressing his inner fear, and he forced a smile, saying, "Lexuan, is there some misunderstanding...? How could your teacher do such a thing?"

"Mu En's reputation is evident throughout the continent. You grew up at the Shrek Academy and have a deep bond with us. Don't be misled by some villains. Let's return to the academy and report this matter to our teacher. He will surely give you a reasonable explanation."

Yan Shaozhe's expression was sincere, as if Zhang Lexuan had been bewitched by Lu Cheng beside her, while he was a kind and gentle elder who had been wronged and misunderstood, watching his ignorant junior make a mistake.

If someone were unaware of the situation, they might actually be fooled by Yan Shaozhe's expression.

But Zhang Lexuan had experienced those two calamities in a deeply unforgettable way. The truth and evidence she had uncovered over the years were almost complete. She merely glanced at Yan Shaozhe indifferently, her red lips curling up slightly, her light blue eyes filled with mockery.

"Shrek Academy is a den of snakes and rats, utterly disgusting."

"Now that things have come to this, Yan Shaozhe, you still want to establish a reputation as a highly respected teacher? Hah, like a prostitute trying to maintain a virtuous image. I'm not the little girl you used to deceive. Do you know what I was doing when I went to the Sun Moon Empire on a mission two years ago?"

Zhang Lexuan smiled dismissively and said, "Investigate the truth of what happened back then."

As she spoke, she slowly opened her palm, revealing several strangely patterned, dark red tokens floating in mid-air. A hint of hatred gradually welled up in her eyes. "Guess what these are..."

This is Holy Token issued at the level of the Holy Spirit Cult Altar Master.

These are items that are usually kept close to the body.

Because of his interactions with Mu En and the former Elder Long over the years, he had learned some things about the Holy Spirit Cult, which is why he recognized these things at a glance.

Considering that the Holy Spirit Cult was responsible for the massacre of her entire family years ago, Zhang Lexuan's meaning is quite clear.

"..."

Yan Shaozhe's expression darkened, but he still feigned a blank look. "What is this?"

"This is the organization that wiped out my family back then, the Holy Evil Soul Master Holy Spirit Cult, Yan Shaozhe... Now that things have come to this, do you think I still have any chance of reconciling with the Shrek Academy?" Zhang Lexuan stood beside Lu Cheng, her beautiful face carrying a hint of emotion and coldness.

"Perhaps there really is some misunderstanding..."

Yan Shaozhe lost all confidence and said somewhat guiltily.

"Heh, the murder of my own flesh and blood is an irreconcilable enmity! Yan Shaozhe, Xuan Zi, and that old dog, wait until the time comes for me to personally take their heads!" Zhang Lexuan coldly interrupted, giving the latter no chance to argue.

"..."

Yan Shaozhe's face stiffened, and he lowered his head, a hint of killing intent rising in his heart. But before he could react, a huge fist slammed down on his face.

Yan Shaozhe's body was suddenly thrown up and flew backward, falling several times before finally landing in an open area around the arena.

He struggled to his feet, his hands trembling as he wiped his face. Half of his face was swollen, and several of his teeth had been smashed to pieces by the punch.

His former dignity as the dean of the Martial Soul Department was also shattered and scattered all over the place.

"Du Busi, do you want to start a war with the Shrek Academy?!" Yan Shaozhe covered his face and roared at the sudden figure.

His pupils flickered with apprehension and gloom.

There was also anger and resentment.

The situation has been ruined by Lu Cheng, and he's unlikely to have a good future, if not the biggest sinner of the Shrek Academy.

"Heh, how many more years does Mu En have left? Just an old codger clinging to life by relying on the Golden Ancient Tree. After he dies, do you really think that piece of trash Xuan Zi can stop me? War? Hahaha..."

A mocking glint flashed in Du Busi's eyes. "You said it yourself."

"Yan Shaozhe, do you really want to start a war with my Body Sect?"

"..."

Yan Shaozhe's face was ashen, but he clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug into his flesh, and blood flowed down between his palms.

It's common knowledge that those guys from the Body Sect are all lunatics.

Not to mention with Lu Cheng and Zhang Lexuan involved, if he were to give the other side the opportunity to start a war and actively provoke it, he would be more than just a sinner to Shrek...

I'm afraid they'll be devoured alive by those elders of the Sea God Pavilion.

But now... he's unwilling to accept it!

"Dean, Dean!" Wang Yan rushed over, showing not a trace of concern, his face filled with the desire for victory in the competition. "Rematch! Don't forget the most important thing, a rematch!"

Even now, he still thinks about winning the competition.

Yan Shaozhe instantly regained his senses.

Even without Lu Cheng, with Ma Xiaotao and the others, they can still win the championship. Moreover, if they can reclaim the championship, they can at least recover some of the losses. This is already a last resort...

"Shrek Academy demands a rematch!"

Yan Shaozhe glanced coldly at Du Busi and the others, then gave himself a way out. "Lu Cheng can leave if he wants. He's no longer a member of the Shrek Academy, so his surrender has nothing to do with Shrek."

"..."

Huang Jinxu was engrossed in watching the drama unfold when he was suddenly brought up. He hesitated for a moment, then secretly glanced at the stage.

Xu Jiawei nodded slightly, understanding in his heart. "Okay."

"Since Lu Cheng is not a disciple of Shrek Academy, a rematch is permitted."

"Good!"

Yan Shaozhe ignored the Body Sect members and instead stared intently at Ma Xiaotao, then pointed to Wang Dong below the stage. "You, go up! Replace Lu Cheng. You two will fight another match. If you win, the academy will give you an extremely generous reward! We will definitely not let you down."

He then secretly glanced at Lu Cheng.

Shrek Academy is still the champion this year, you're going to be so anxious!

No matter how big a problem you cause, we'll still...

But just as he was cursing Lu Cheng in his heart, his expression gradually became blank. He saw that Jiang Nannan and the others in front of him had all taken off their Shrek Academy coats, staring at him indifferently, and then jumped off the stage and headed towards the location of Lu Cheng of the Body Sect in the distance.

"I'm sorry, Dean Yan, Shrek Academy isn't suitable for us. Since Senior Lu Cheng can leave the team, I suppose we can too." Xiao Xiao took a deep breath, bowed slightly, and said.

What are you trying to do?!

"They've rebelled! They've all fucking rebelled!" Yan Shaozhe was dumbfounded, and then flew into a rage after realizing what had happened.

Lu Cheng left, and the entire reserve team, except for Bei Bei who was recovering from serious injuries, was actually leaving with Lu Cheng!

This undoubtedly corroborated the previous slander of the Shrek Academy by that beastly brat, and delivered another invisible slap to his face.

"Heh, Yan Shaozhe, how dare you call me that? Xiao Xiao has Twin Martial Souls, yet Shrek Academy allowed the outer court teachers to forcibly add Soul Ring to her Second Martial Soul. Everyone already knows the wonders of the Second Martial Soul, given what happened to Tang San's ancestor ten thousand years ago. But that beast Zhou Yi, for his own performance, wantonly harmed a genius with Twin Martial Souls, and you bunch of scum turned a blind eye. If Lu Cheng hadn't forcibly crippled Zhou Yi, Xiao Xiao would probably have been harmed by you long ago." Wang Dong, who was on the waiting table, also stood up and grabbed the soul guide microphone, angrily rebuking.

"..."

These words caused an uproar in the audience.

Those are Twin Martial Souls!

Any powerful organization would treat him like a treasure, no wonder these disciples were willing to betray Shrek and follow Lu Cheng, no wonder...

The expressions of the various factions looking at Yan Shaozhe completely changed.

If geniuses with Twin Martial Souls are treated so carelessly and recklessly, and they're willing to squander their talents for a so-called teacher selection, then one can only imagine how they would treat the geniuses within their own clan.

Adding to what Lu Cheng had previously mentioned about the "poisonous insect" style of training for inner court disciples, everything clicked...

Who would dare send their family's most outstanding disciple to the Shrek Academy?

The major figures exchanged glances, their eyes filled with hesitation.

The most outstanding disciples of the future family sects certainly cannot be sent to the Shrek Academy to be allowed to run rampant. No, even those with a little talent must be firmly protected. However, Shrek Academy cannot be offended too much. Therefore...

Then let's send a disciple whose talent is just beginning to emerge and who is passable.

Incidentally, the disciples who had already Shrek Academy were urgently recalled.

Furthermore, admission to the inner courtyard is strictly prohibited during the assessment process.

Shrek Academy... is it more frightening than the Demonic Cult?

After all, the Demonic Sect treats its younger disciples quite well; at least they wouldn't form some kind of "Shrek Extermination Corps" and send their still-developing disciples to launch successive attacks on Shrek...

Yan Shaozhe's expression shifted between dark and gloomy.

Things are bad enough already.

He was well aware of the thoughts of the major powers at this moment. They would certainly not send any more elite disciples into the Shrek Academy, nor would they completely sever ties with Shrek for the time being.

But that's precisely what's most terrifying, what he least wants to face.

Shrek Academy's strength, honor, and glory are derived from absorbing the blood of the entire original continent. It is built upon the fact that countless fresh blood are attracted by the name of Shrek, thus continuously becoming the nourishment for the Shrek Academy.

Once the most elite disciples are gone...

Let alone a century, Shrek Academy will be in big trouble within ten years!

Is Shrek's teaching staff the reason they consistently win first place in every competition?

That was purely built up by piling up new students, but once there's no more blood to suck, the decline of the Shrek Academy's new generation of strength will be visible to the naked eye. Let alone competing for first place in the competition, they'll probably struggle to even get into the top four.

He wanted to deny it, he wanted to play the rogue, but the problem was that he couldn't play the rogue. After all, everyone present was a shrewd and cunning person, and they all had their own accounts of right and wrong. If they were compared, they would all be correct.

It was irrefutable evidence; no amount of rebuttal would change his mind.

"Okay, okay..."

Yan Shaozhe coldly surveyed the departing reserve team disciples.

Looking again at Ma Xiaotao, on whom he had placed so much hope, "Xiaotao, what... what are you doing?!"

His face stiffened.

At this moment, Ma Xiaotao had also wandered into the Body Sect at some point, hiding behind Grandmaster Zhang Lexuan. She didn't dare look at Yan Shaozhe, her eyes filled with guilt. Seeing that Yan Shaozhe had noticed her, she awkwardly said, "I'm so sorry, Teacher, I... I should probably leave the team too. Let's leave our master-disciple relationship for now, maybe in the next life..."

After hesitating for a moment, Ling Luochеn also chose to leave the team and stand on Lu Cheng's side.

If it were just Lu Cheng leaving, she might hesitate.

But now, almost the entire Shrek Academy Team has left. Coupled with Lu Cheng's previous revelations about the corruption within the inner academy, and his own experiences as an inner academy disciple, everything fits together perfectly.

Therefore...

She also developed a deep distrust of Shrek Inner Court.

After all, several of Shrek's main team members who trusted the academy were still lying in hospital beds, and the tragedy ten years ago had deepened her suspicions about the Shrek Academy.

The more I look at it, the more it resembles a den of iniquity.

At this point, only Gongyang Mo remained in the entire Shrek Academy Team.

"..."

The entire venue fell silent.

Yan Shaozhe was completely dumbfounded, his face turning as red as a pig's liver. "Ma! Xiao! Tao!!!"

"What the hell are you doing?!"

"Dean, I... I'm leaving too. Please take care of yourself and don't be angry. Our master-disciple relationship... we'll talk about it in the next life, cough cough... the life after that."

Ma Xiaotao said guiltily.

He dared not look directly into Yan Shaozhe's eyes.

The latter also coughed up a mouthful of blood, his heart filled with despair.

"Um, Gongyang Mo, could you try one last time?" Wang Yan asked Gongyang Mo, still somewhat unwilling to give up.

Gongyang Mo: "..."

He pointed to the Sun Moon Empire Team members opposite him, who had recovered to their peak condition thanks to the help of Milk Bottle, while the group of onlookers were watching the show.

He then pointed to himself.

Stunned: "Teacher Wang Yan, are you talking about me?"