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Chapter 145 One Day as a Teacher
Chapter 145 One Day as a Teacher
Star Emperor Hotel.
As a place specially set aside by the Star Luo royal family to receive advanced soul masters or soul master academies from various countries, its interior decoration is naturally exceptionally magnificent.
Crystal chandeliers on the ceiling reflect dazzling light, marble tiles on the floor are as smooth as a mirror, and paintings by famous artists hang on the walls. Every detail exudes royal grandeur.
When Huo Yuhao was carefully helped into the hotel lobby by Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen, one on each side, he could see Zhang Lexuan talking to Xian Lin'er, who was dressed casually but still looked very dashing, in the lobby's rest area.
Xian Lin'er, who had been smiling, froze completely the moment she saw Huo Yuhao's current appearance.
The boy before me had lost all trace of his former gentle and refined demeanor.
Those eyes, which always held a gentle smile, were now empty and lifeless, as if they had lost their focus. His lips were also devoid of color, and he was swaying precariously. If it weren't for the girls supporting him on either side, he would probably have collapsed at any moment.
It's as if someone has locked you in a dark, secluded room and tortured you day and night for a long time before finally rescuing you and letting you see the light of day again. You feel a broken and fragile feeling about you.
Damn it, how did that bastard Yan Shaozhe so confidently say at the Sea God Pavilion meeting that Huo Yuhao was perfectly fine?
This is what you call nothing happening?
Did Yan Shaozhe's eyes grow onto his butt?
Before I left the academy, I should have taken my Azure Flame Dragon Spear and stabbed that thing to death!
"Yuhao, are you... alright? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"
Xian Lin'er bypassed Zhang Lexuan almost instantly and rushed to Huo Yuhao's side, her blue eyes filled with anxiety and concern.
Huo Yuhao instinctively tried to force a gentle smile to reassure Xian Lin'er.
Seeing that Xian Lin'er, who was usually a little taller than him, was now half a head shorter than him, he subconsciously glanced at the shoes on Xian Lin'er's feet before speaking weakly.
"Teacher, what brings you here?"
Hearing his weak voice, Xian Lin'er felt even more distressed and let out a soft, dissatisfied snort.
"Teacher, if I hadn't come, how would I have known you'd become like this? That bastard Yan Shaozhe, he really doesn't tell the truth."
Hearing Xian Lin'er so bluntly scold her teacher, Ma Xiaotao, who was standing next to Huo Yuhao, looked embarrassed and dared not utter a word in rebuttal.
Huo Yuhao pursed his lips and said gently, "Teacher, I'm fine now. I'm just a little dizzy, but I'll be fine after a few more days of rest."
"What? A headache? That's not serious!"
Xian Lin'er's eyes widened immediately, and she became like a protective mother hen.
He rushed off from the academy, spent half a day to get to Xingluo City, and then waited anxiously for several days at the Xinghuang Hotel, only to find that Huo Yuhao still looked so haggard.
Wasn't his condition even worse a few days ago?
"Alright, from now on, I'll take care of Yuhao myself. You young people probably have absolutely no idea how to take care of someone."
Without a word, Xian Lin'er forcefully pulled Huo Yuhao away from Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen, heading directly towards the hotel's soul-guided elevator. She intended to settle him in first before taking good care of her precious disciple.
Watching Huo Yuhao being snatched away by Xian Lin'er, Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen both stood there with somewhat strange expressions.
After a long pause, Ling Luochen finally managed to squeeze out a sentence: "I thought you were going to argue with Dean Xian just now."
Ma Xiaotao rolled her eyes at her, annoyed. "Do you really think I'm brainless? She's Yuhao's teacher, after all. Why should I argue with her? Instead, why don't you, as the older sister, be a little more assertive?"
"A teacher for a day is a father for life." Ling Luochen curled his lips and said in a matter-of-fact tone, "In a sense, Dean Xian is like a mother to Yuhao. So, as Yuhao's older sister, Dean Xian will be my mother in the future."
As if seeing Ling Luochen's shameless behavior for the first time, Ma Xiaotao couldn't help but widen her phoenix eyes.
"You're climbing the social ladder way too fast! Are you still the same ice block I used to know, always wearing that stern face?"
Ling Luochen chuckled, "Heh, believe it or not. Even if you want to go see Yuhao later, Dean Xian will block the door, making it impossible for you to see him at all."
Ma Xiaotao frowned subconsciously. Before she could figure out the deeper meaning behind those words, Cui Yajie behind her spoke up, her tone tinged with grievance.
"Sister Xiaotao, Sister Luochen, isn't Lulu and I supposed to take care of Yuhao from now on? If Dean Xian does this, won't our previously arranged order be completely useless?"
Upon hearing Cui Yajie's words, everyone's gaze instinctively turned to Gu Yuena, who was intently eating Huo Yuhao's specially made snacks in the group.
Gu Yuena paused in her actions, blinked, and said innocently, "Why are you all looking at me like that? I only said that you could help take care of Yuhao, not that I would watch over him for you."
If Gu Yuena hadn't been completely clueless about caring for people, only knowing that kissing could help Huo Yuhao recover faster, she wouldn't have given these people the opportunity to take care of Huo Yuhao.
Now, watching Huo Yuhao being forcibly taken away by Xian Lin'er, and feeling the low spirits and disappointment of the girls around him.
Gu Yuena could only say: Happy!
This is why beauties are only meant for the strong.
Zhang Lexuan sighed softly, stepped forward, and called out gently, "Alright, everyone, please follow me to the top floor. We still need to assign rooms and hold a pre-match meeting."
Ma Xiaotao walked casually to Zhang Lexuan's side and asked in a low voice, "Senior Sister, what did Dean Xian say to you just now? Aren't you and Gu Yuena in charge of this competition? Why is she here again?"
Zhang Lexuan was silent for a moment before saying in a complicated tone, "Xiao Tao, Dean Xian just told me that after the competition, I will be the vice dean of the Martial Soul Department."
"And what about my master's wife?"
Ma Xiaotao's voice involuntarily rose a little.
Zhang Lexuan hesitated for a moment before saying, "Vice Dean Cai should be the dean of the Martial Soul Department now. Dean Yan committed a crime, and Elder Mu said that Dean Yan needs to study under him again for a period of time."
"Oh, it turns out my teacher was dismissed. Oh, that's alright then."
Ma Xiaotao suddenly lost interest and walked towards the soul guide elevator with an indifferent look on her face.
Looking at Ma Xiaotao's relaxed and carefree figure, Zhang Lexuan suddenly felt a pang of envy.
The vice dean of the Martial Soul Department at Shrek Academy is usually a powerful figure at the Title Douluo level.
I've been handpicked by Elder Mu like this, can I really do a good job?
She suddenly remembered what Old Mu had said before: when the sun burns itself day after day, all that will be left is ashes.
Looking at the female students laughing and joking as they headed towards the Soul Guidance Elevator, Zhang Lexuan felt the pressure in her heart grow heavier and heavier.
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Inside the Imperial Study of the Starry Palace.
Xu Jiawei remained seated behind his desk, meticulously reviewing the documents related to the upcoming Soul Master Competition that had been passed down from various departments.
Suddenly, the study door was pushed open with a bang.
A pretty figure, dressed in the iconic yellow and purple outfit of the Star Luo Royal Academy, with her long purple hair neatly tied into a high ponytail, rushed in in a hurry.
Before the person was even seen, a clear and urgent voice had already reached them.
"Brother, something big has happened. Our secret agents planted in the White Tiger Duke's mansion have sent a message saying that a White Tiger Guard escorted something back to the Duke's mansion, and it seems to be related to Dai Yueheng."
Xu Jiawei calmly finished reviewing the last line of the document in his hand before looking up at Xu Jiujiu, who was sitting unceremoniously in his chair, pouring himself a cup of hot tea.
"Why are you in such a hurry? What's done is done, so we'll find out sooner or later."
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A smile appeared on Xu Jiawei's face.
"Before you arrived, the White Tiger Duke's mansion sent someone to the Royal Hall to specifically invite the Healing Immortal Douluo. It seems that Dai Yueheng may have suffered some incurable serious injury."
Upon hearing this, Xu Jiujiu's blue-purple eyes immediately lit up.
"So, if that's the case, both of Dai Hao's sons are in big trouble now? Doesn't that mean he has no one to carry on his legacy?"
Dai Hao's talent was not particularly outstanding. If it weren't for his unconventional approach, and the fact that Xuanji Douluo of the Hall of Worship was a close friend of the previous White Tiger Duke and was entrusted by his deceased friend on his deathbed, he would have strongly supported Dai Hao's ascension to the position.
Otherwise, the White Tiger Duke's mansion would have fallen apart long ago after the death of the previous White Tiger Duke.
"It's hard to say," Xu Jiawei said in a deep voice. "I only know that Dai Yueheng did not appear on the Shrek Academy's registration form this time."
We'll need to wait until the venerable healer returns to discuss the specifics of what happened. All I can say is that the situation is becoming increasingly favorable for us.
After a long pause, he nodded, then seemed to remember something and said with a troubled expression, "Brother, the person in charge of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School in Xingluo City said that Master Lingbing is obsessed with the research of soul tools and does not care about worldly affairs."
We're afraid the only way to make a deal is with Huo Yuhao, his disciple at Shrek Academy. Could that Master Lingbing actually be from Shrek Academy?
Xu Jiawei shook his head and analyzed with a calm expression: "If Master Lingbing had a deep connection with Shrek Academy, most of the soul tool blueprints he designed would not have been sold through the Nine Treasures Pavilion."
According to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, their relationship with the other party is merely one of cooperation. Rather, I'm quite interested in this Huo Yuhao you mentioned.
As he spoke, Xu Jiawei pulled out a few registration forms from the pile of documents beside him and handed them to Xu Jiujiu.
At first, Xu Jiujiu looked puzzled, but soon his blue-purple eyes revealed a deep sense of surprise.
"At his age and with his level of soul power, he's already a regular member of Shrek Academy's team?"
The registration form naturally didn't contain much information, just name, age, nationality, and a vague soul power level; it didn't even have a specific martial soul.
Seeing her surprised expression, Xu Jiawei said softly, "Before you came, you must have heard the rumors about Shrek Academy outside, right?"
Her brows furrowed slightly for a long time, and a few seconds later, her pretty face inexplicably flushed red again.
"Brother, do you still believe these things? Do you really believe that Huo Yuhao is a 100,000-year-old immortal herb in human form? It's just hearsay. If it were true, would Shrek Academy have dared to let him participate in the Soul Master Competition?"
The rumors circulating outside have become increasingly outrageous, even suggesting that Huo Yuhao is a 100,000-year-old immortal herb in human form.
Some people even claimed with certainty that the daughter of their third great-uncle's second cousin's aunt had studied at the outer courtyard of Shrek Academy, saying that the boy could live a long and healthy life just by tasting it, let alone smelling it.
It can only be said that the general public simply likes this kind of thing, completely disregarding the underlying logic.
After all, Shrek Academy was already at the center of public opinion storms, and with the addition of some erotic elements, the spread of the story was naturally extremely fast.
Xu Jiawei smiled and said, "Whether it's true or false is not important. I just suspect that the person Dai Huabin sent to assassinate at Shrek Academy was this Huo Yuhao."
After all, they were about the same age and should have entered the college in the same year, so it was reasonable for something to happen in the college that would cause Dai Huabin to hold a grudge against the other party.
Dai Yueheng must have suffered some kind of injury on his way here, which happened to Huo Yuhao, who happened to be in Shrek Academy's regular team.
Both of Dai's sons, without prior agreement, wanted to deal with the same person. What do you think is the reason for this?
Xu Jiujiu subconsciously shook his head. "We only knew before that Dai Huabin sent someone to assassinate a disciple of the Sea God Pavilion Elder, but we never found out who it was."
For Shrek Academy, blocking information within its sphere of influence is naturally a simple matter. What they can reveal to other factions is only what they are willing to divulge.
Xu Jiawei tapped his fingers lightly on the table a few times, then his gaze deepened.
"I have decided to hold a banquet tomorrow night in the banquet hall on the top floor of the Star Emperor Hotel to invite the leaders of the participating academy teams to attend."
This also provides a suitable occasion for us to talk to Huo Yuhao and find out the situation. We'll still have to ask you for help a lot then, Jiu Jiu.
After a long while, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he naturally understood what his older brother meant.
"Brother, those are just rumors. How could such a thing happen? Do the female students of Shrek Academy have no shame at all?"
"That Huo Yuhao isn't a real 100,000-year-old immortal herb, how could he possibly be a person and someone would want to do those indescribable things to him?"
However, Xu Jiujiu eventually agreed. Despite her complaints, she understood that this was a responsibility she had to fulfill as a princess of the Xingluo royal family.
(End of this chapter)