Chapter 56: Selling Hooks?!
Having followed the drama to this point, anyone who wasn't a fool had started to understand.
How could there be so many coincidences in the world?
If at first, they merely thought some prankster was putting pressure on the deans of Shrek, they now felt it necessary to take these two books seriously.
A scandal at Shrek Academy...
In a certain third-tier small city.
A middle-aged man walking in a dark alley suddenly stopped, silently looking at the corner ahead.
Suddenly, the man smiled, his mouth stretching to his ears, revealing a terrifying and bizarre grin. "As expected of people from Shrek Academy, your actions are surprisingly swift."
At the corner, a section of a calf under a moon-white gauze skirt quietly appeared, its jade-white, tender foot stepping in a small, moon-patterned embroidered shoe. Then, a tall and slender, beautiful figure walked out.
The dim alley, after the woman's appearance, seemed to light up as if a bright moon had risen, making her look as ethereal and moving as a fairy from the heavens.
But unfortunately, the so-called middle-aged man was not human. In his eyes, Zhang Lexuan's flawless beauty was no better than the Blue Silver Grass that could be seen everywhere.
Swish—
Swish...
Several more figures appeared quietly, both men and women, surrounding the middle-aged man from all directions.
Unlike Zhang Lexuan, they all wore dark green robes, their faces hidden under hoods. Only on their exposed right hands did they wear a ring imprinted with a blood-red Shrek monster emblem.
The Shrek Monitoring Group, inner court disciples.
"Speak. Where did you get the books you were selling? What is your purpose? Who is behind you?" Zhang Lexuan spoke in an indifferent tone.
"Don't even think about running. You can't escape. This city is surrounded by us. Give up; it's all our Shrek people outside."
The middle-aged man remained unmoved, the smile on his face only growing more terrifying and bizarre.
Seeing this, Zhang Lexuan calmly walked towards the middle-aged man. Soul rings rose one by one from under her feet, circling around her.
Behind her, a bright moonlight suddenly lit up, eventually forming a full moon.
The inner court disciples surrounding the middle-aged man also released their martial souls and soul rings, locking onto the vital points of his body.
"Hahaha... Hahahahahaha!" The middle-aged man burst into wild laughter. "This is Shrek! A domineering and tyrannical dictator! Another Spirit Hall that stands above the four great empires!"
"You will all be destroyed. Upon the ruins, a new order will guide everyone to kneel before the divine throne, looking up at the god high above!"
Zhang Lexuan's eyes instantly turned sharp. She appeared in front of the middle-aged man in a flash, her small, fair hand clamping down on his throat like an iron pincer.
"Speak! What is your ultimate goal!"
"Heh... it's... useless. The plan to eliminate Shrek... was devised by... that lord!" The middle-aged man, with his throat constricted, managed to utter a sentence intermittently, his expression becoming even more crazed and terrifying.
"Await your doom! It won't be long!"
Zhang Lexuan wanted to press for more information, but in the next second, her hand felt light. The strange and mysterious middle-aged man, as if ignited, instantly turned to dust and scattered on the ground.
"Eldest Senior Sister, what happened?" Wu Ming rushed forward, looking at the greyish-brown dust on the ground in confusion.
"I don't know, but this person doesn't seem to be a real body, but something like a clone," Zhang Lexuan shook her head, her tone grave.
"Collect this pile of ashes and bring it back to the academy. We might find something. Inform the others, the mission has failed!"
"Yes, Eldest Senior Sister!"
...
Things were not peaceful on the Douluo Continent, and the same was true within Shrek.
The two books, "Dragon and Phoenix Entwined" and "Dragon and Phoenix in Harmony," had also brought great turmoil to Shrek Academy.
"Dragon and Phoenix Entwined" not only attacked Shrek's four deans but also the good friends Beibei and Xu Sanshi.
Before "Dragon and Phoenix in Harmony" was published, wherever the two of them went, they were met with countless strange glances and were avoided by everyone.
After "Dragon and Phoenix in Harmony" came out, they were blessed by everyone...
Except for Tang Ya.
Tang Ya was about to go mad with anger. Having been in a relationship with Beibei for so many years, she naturally knew that Beibei and Xu Sanshi did not have that kind of relationship, but words were weak, and their explanations were useless!
After "Dragon and Phoenix in Harmony" was released, Tang Ya was collectively fitted with a large green hat by the people of Shrek, a green hat from Xu Sanshi!
She was even asked: "Are you just a tool that Beibei found to cover up his relationship with Xu Sanshi?"
How could she possibly endure that?
Beibei, Tang Ya, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan.
Yan Shaozhe, Cai Mei'er, Qian Duoduo, Xian Lin'er.
Well now, a classic reenactment.
Beibei's temperament was similar to Yan Shaozhe's, both being the gentle and refined type. Xu Sanshi and Qian Duoduo were also similar, both being sycophants.
It was no wonder the people of Shrek let their imaginations run wild; anyone in this situation would involuntarily think in that direction!
And after "Dragon and Phoenix in Harmony" began to sweep across the entire Douluo Continent, if you were to ask who was in the biggest panic, it would definitely be Zhou Yi.
Because the vicious teacher at the beginning of this book was her!
Although Zhou Yi did not believe her teaching methods were wrong, the students of Class One had already shown her with their actions just how despised she was.
In addition to the twenty or so people she had already expelled, two-thirds of the remaining seventy or so students left directly, leaving only about twenty people in her Class One.
The others all ran to Du Weilun to apply for a class transfer.
Faced with this behavior, which was akin to a 'mutiny,' Du Weilun was helpless. The saying 'the law does not punish the masses' also applied in Shrek Academy. Moreover, they were not in the wrong; they just wanted to change classes.
Du Weilun had no reason to object.
If you don't agree, they'll just drop out! If this group of people were to leave, it would further confirm the fact that Shrek Academy had a vicious teacher. Du Weilun dared not imagine the blow Shrek's reputation would suffer.
Yan Shaozhe would surely break all his bones.
When Zhou Yi walked into the classroom the next day and saw that there were only about twenty people left, and at a glance saw Lin Yun's playful and mocking gaze, the old woman was almost angered to the point of exploding.
Zhou Yi was not a fool. She had already anticipated that Shrek Academy might, under pressure, expel her.
Wouldn't that be a waste of the teaching opportunity Fan Yu had gotten for her by sacrificing himself and selling hooks?!
Wait a minute...
When did Fan Yu go to sell hooks? Damn that "Dragon and Phoenix in Harmony," it actually misled me too!
Zhou Yi was completely numb.
(End of this chapter)
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