No wonder Boss Xiao seemed like a completely different person. It must have something to do with Chen Qingling.
"Sister Qingling, you seem to have become famous." Wang Sheng clearly noticed the people in the cafeteria, all their gazes fixed on Chen Qingling.
"Ah?"
"I'm famous?"
Chen Qingling was bewildered, burying her head in her meal, with no time to notice the changes around her.
"Yes! Sister Qingling! Didn't you notice that everyone's eyes are on you?"
"Ah?"
Chen Qingling was stunned. She never expected that simply coming to the cafeteria for a meal would make her the center of attention.
Was she that special?
How could she not feel it?
Xiao Wu tugged at Chen Qingling's clothes and whispered.
"Sister Qingling… Don't you think your appearance is very striking?"
"I don't think so."
Chen Qingling didn't think she was as good-looking as people made her out to be. Her father always said she didn't know how to dress up or anything.
However, now Xiao Wu was telling her she had great looks? And that everyone thought she was amazing.
It was truly strange.
Just then, a middle-aged man in a black robe with a full beard walked down from the second floor of the cafeteria. His target was directly at Chen Qingling's table.
As he reached Chen Qingling's table, Chen Qingling frowned. She disliked getting into arguments with people during mealtimes.
"Who are you?"
"I am Yu Xiaogang, a teacher at this academy."
"Oh, oh… What do you need from me?"
Upon learning that Nuoding Academy had recruited someone with Innate Full Spirit Power, Yu Xiaogang's heart immediately burned with excitement.
After thinking all night, he felt it was necessary to take on another disciple.
Chen Qingling might be a late bloomer, but there was no denying she was a once-in-a-century genius!
"Chen Qingling, right? You are a genius who blooms late. I won't beat around the bush; I want to take you as my disciple."
"You?"
Chen Qingling sized up Yu Xiaogang from head to toe and shook her head.
She wasn't looking down on the teacher in front of her, Yu Xiaogang.
It was just that not anyone could become her master!
Chen Qingling wasn't just anyone.
After all, she already had two masters, and both were Title Douluo! Chen Qingling shook her head, "Sorry, I don't need it."
Yu Xiaogang looked confused, "Why?"
"Do you think my strength is too low and I'm not worthy of teaching you?"
Chen Qingling still shook her head, "No, I don't think you're unworthy. It's just that I don't need it, that's all."
After being rejected repeatedly, Yu Xiaogang became anxious, "I wrote 'The Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls' and I know how to properly cultivate a spirit master!"
"As long as you become my disciple, I will do everything in my power to make you the most outstanding spirit master!"
Upon hearing that "The Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls" was written by the person in front of her, Chen Qingling couldn't help but look at Yu Xiaogang a few more times.
This glance directly led to a misunderstanding by Yu Xiaogang, who was overjoyed.
"Are you tempted?"
"No."
"'The Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls' is quite good. I'm completely familiar with its content, and I also know what it doesn't mention."
"Moreover, 'The Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls' isn't that impressive; it's very basic."
After being taught by Chen Xin, Chen Qingling had gained a deep understanding of knowledge points related to spirit masters and no longer needed another master.
What was the use of having more masters?
It wouldn't solve Chen Qingling's fundamental problem.
Her words completely stunned Yu Xiaogang, as if a bolt from the blue had struck his mind.
"What did you say!"
At this moment, Yu Xiaogang was enraged.
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Chen Qingling's previous statement had completely belittled his painstaking work.
'The Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls' isn't impressive?
Young people nowadays are so arrogant and have no idea of the immensity of heaven and earth! They're too conceited!
"Student Chen Qingling, I advise you not to aim too high."
Chen Qingling blinked her large eyes. "I'm not. I'm just stating facts."
The deeper one understood the knowledge points of Spirit Masters, the more they would realize how basic Yu Xiaogang's so-called Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls truly were.
He simply compiled past literature into the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls and called it his own? And even treated it as a treasure?
This was simply too laughable.
Chen Qingling couldn't be bothered with Yu Xiaogang and continued to eat her meal.
Nothing was more important than eating.
This very action successfully angered Yu Xiaogang.
"Student Chen Qingling! Don't push your luck too far!"
"I know I'm not well-regarded in the academy, and not many people respect me."
"But that's no reason for you to humiliate me like this!"
Chen Qingling raised her head with slight dissatisfaction, looking at the furious Yu Xiaogang.
Xiao Wu, standing beside her, couldn't help but retort to Yu Xiaogang, "What exactly do you want!"
"Sister Qingling already said she doesn't need it, can you stop bothering her!"
"Just because others don't want it, do you want to force it on them?"
Yu Xiaogang was rendered speechless by the retort. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something but unable to.
At the same time, the surrounding students cast disdainful glances at Yu Xiaogang.
What kind of person is this! Anyone can become a teacher in this academy, it's too much of a disgrace to the teaching profession.
Sensing the gazes of the surrounding students, Yu Xiaogang's face burned with shame. He glared fiercely at Chen Qingling and the others before slinking away from the cafeteria.
He couldn't stay there for another moment.
It was too embarrassing!
"The guy who disturbed our meal is finally gone," Xiao Wu pouted.
"By the way, Wang Sheng, was that person just now really a teacher at the academy?"
Facing Xiao Wu's question, Wang Sheng gave a wry smile. "He's technically one, I guess…"
"He's completely living off the academy's resources but doesn't teach anyone, and he always acts mysterious.
"Because of this, he's not well-liked by people in the academy."
"It's just that I didn't expect him to shamelessly ask to take Qingling-jie as a disciple. He's clearly coveting your Innate Full Spirit Power so he can gain fame by association."
"If you ask me, if he wanted to prove his point, he could have just taken any random student and see if he could teach them to become powerful spirit masters. Wouldn't that be more convincing?"
Chen Qingling suddenly understood, "No wonder, so he was after my Innate Full Spirit Power."
She couldn't help but think of her two masters, Chen Xin and Gu Rong.
Both of them were Title Douluo, renowned powerhouses on the continent, and they had taken her in purely out of their appreciation for talent.
Completely different from Yu Xiaogang, that hypocritical gentleman in appearance.
"Eat properly. We'll go back after we finish eating. Tomorrow is the first day of school."
"Yes, yes, yes, Qingling-jie is right."
Just the incident they had experienced made Xiao Wu and the others realize that Chen Qingling valued eating very highly.
After finishing their meal, Chen Qingling and her group returned in a grand procession.
Xiao Wu walked at the front. Peeking into the dormitory, she didn't see anyone.
"Huh? Where's Tang San?"