Douluo Continent: Reborn as Yuhao, they all have ulterior motives.

Chapter 103 Zhang Lexuan is about to join the battle

Looking down at the hundreds of students who had passed the new student assessment, Du Weilun, holding a folder, smiled and spoke loudly.

"Third place, Dai Huabin's team. Team members are Dai Huabin, Cui Yajie, and Ji Cai. Please step forward if your name is called."

Amidst applause, Dai Huabin and two others slowly approached him and stood before him.

Although he only came in third place, Dai Huabin showed no dissatisfaction on his face; on the contrary, he seemed somewhat relieved.

With their team's strength, they could have easily competed for second place after Tang San was defeated by Huo Yuhao.

But to get second place, you need to fight Huo Yuhao.

After hearing that the other party had thoroughly defeated Tang San, Dai Huabin was so terrified that he no longer had the courage to stand on the same stage as Huo Yuhao.

Even Du Weiren, who had the cultivation level of a Soul Douluo, could be injured by this guy. If he were to go up there, he probably wouldn't even have a chance to surrender before being killed by Huo Yuhao.

It's really not worth risking your life for a ranking, so Dai Huabin simply threw the game in the semifinals, conceding defeat and entering the loser's bracket to compete with another team for third place.

"Next up is the second place team, Wang Dong'er's team. The team members are Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and Yu Lei. Please step forward, all three students."

As representatives of those who effortlessly secured second place, the moment their names were announced, countless envious glances fell upon them.

You have to admit it. These three have hardly encountered any particularly strong opponents along the way. The only one they encountered, Dai Huabin's team, actually threw the game and conceded defeat. It's like they got a runner-up title for free, which can be considered as saving some face for the class with a pitifully small number of members.

Of course, judging from Zhou Yi's dark complexion, she was clearly not satisfied with the result.

After all, the seeded team that was expected to win the championship stopped at the round of 32, and even this runner-up position was entirely due to good luck.

Everything seemed to have nothing to do with her decisions and teaching as the homeroom teacher.

"In the end, we came in first place."

With a complex look in his eyes, Du Weilun spoke in a somewhat solemn tone.

"Huo Yuhao's team consists of Huo Yuhao, Gu Yuena, and Zhu Lu. Please step forward, all three students."

These words were met with thunderous applause and a flurry of discussion.

"I never expected Huo Yuhao to win the championship. I thought it would be that naked war god from Class One."

"I think so too. Was there something fishy about this match? The Naked Warrior just became famous, and the academy immediately issued a rule the next morning that fighting is not allowed without clothes on. Isn't that just targeting him? If the Naked Warrior had been able to take off his clothes in that match, the outcome would have been uncertain."

Hearing the whispers around him, Tang San clenched his fists instinctively, his eyes fixed on Huo Yuhao on the stage like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, remaining silent.

After giving the trainees several pep talks, Du Weiren finally announced the end of the awards ceremony for the new student assessment.

"Please return to your newly assigned classes. Huo Yuhao's team, who came in first place, please come with me to collect your extra reward."

After speaking, Du Weiren glanced at Huo Yuhao and the other two with a somewhat complicated look in his eyes, then turned and walked towards the teachers' office area.

After a long and winding journey, Du Weilun did not lead the three to his office, but instead went to the familiar office of the Dean of the Martial Soul Department.

Pushing open the door, Du Weiren called out respectfully into the room.

"Dean, they've arrived."

"Please come in, please come in."

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Judging from the cups of tea on the coffee table, Yan Shaozhe, who had clearly been waiting for a long time, smiled and nodded. At this moment, there was no gloom on his old face, only a very kind and friendly smile.

Compared to Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena, who remained calm, Zhu Lu was clearly surprised that the reward would be personally presented by the dean, and her expression froze for a moment.

"You three, please sit down first."

Yan Shaozhe pointed to the sofa in front of him and spoke in a gentle voice.

As the three took their seats, Yan Shaozhe went straight to the point and took out the wooden box that he had shown to Tang San before, gently pushing it in front of Huo Yuhao.

"It's no exaggeration to say that the value of your first-place finish in this freshman assessment is unprecedented, even in the history of Shrek Academy. And this is the extra reward for your first-place finish in this freshman assessment. Open it and take a look."

Looking at the small wooden box in front of him, Huo Yuhao reached out and opened it for a peek. After seeing the soul bone, which was of much higher quality than in his previous life, he calmly closed the lid.

"Thank you, Dean. Now that we've received the reward, if there's nothing else, then we'll..."

"Wait a minute, there is indeed one more thing."

Before Huo Yuhao could finish speaking, Yan Shaozhe spoke again. He took a deep breath and bowed deeply to Huo Yuhao under the complex gaze of Du Weiren, who seemed to have expected this.

"Huo Yuhao, I apologize for myself and for the Spirit Department's previous disrespect towards you. It was our dereliction of duty not to notice a genius like you in time. I hope you can forgive us for everything we did. I know that verbal apologies are not enough to express our sincerity, but I can give you..."

Listening to Yan Shaozhe's proposed compensation plan, Du Weilun subconsciously recalled his conversation with Yan Shaozhe yesterday—

"Dean, isn't the price our Spirit Department has paid too high just to mend the relationship? And you even have to apologize in person, this..."

Yan Shaozhe simply shook his head.

"For Shrek Academy, is it even necessary to ask which is more important, an old man who is almost a hundred years old and whose future achievements are already predictable, or a peerless genius with a limitless future?"

"Besides, I've only lost some face. If he's willing to join the Martial Soul system, I can even... it's all up to him."

Looking at Du Weilin's somewhat dazed face, Yan Shaozhe spoke calmly.

"Nothing is too precious to sacrifice for the prosperity of Shrek Academy."

For some reason, recalling Yan Shaozhe's words now, Du Weilun felt a chill run down his spine.

fear.

Back to the present, when Yan Shaozhe raised his head again, his eyes were filled with an inexplicable fervor. Looking at the young man in front of him, he spoke softly.

"Huo Yuhao, what I just mentioned was just compensation from our Spirit Department to ease tensions. If you're willing to join our Spirit Department, I can give you three times the terms the Soul Guidance Department offered."

Upon hearing this, Du Weilun's expression finally changed. He really hadn't expected Dean Yan to offer such a condition.

On the surface, this statement is three times the treatment offered by the Soul Guidance Department, but in reality, it's like giving Huo Yuhao a check and telling him to fill in as much as he wants.

After all, only Huo Yuhao knew what conditions the Soul Guidance Department had offered, and the amount was ultimately up to them.

Compared to Yan Shaozhe's burning gaze, Huo Yuhao's azure eyes remained completely calm throughout.

"Thank you for your high regard, Dean Yan, but I do not intend to join the Martial Soul Department. Apart from this reward for the freshman assessment, I will not accept anything else."

After saying that, he pulled the two people next to him to their feet and started to walk towards the door.

Before they had taken two steps, Yan Shaozhe's voice rang out again.

"Can you tell me why?"

Yan Shaozhe hadn't expected that even after he had put forward such conditions, the other party would still remain unmoved. Did they not understand the meaning behind his words?

"Is it because the conditions are too low? I can ask for more if it's not enough."

"Or do you still harbor resentment towards the Martial Soul Clan? I can say this to you publicly in front of the entire outer academy..."

"Dean Yan!"

Before he could finish speaking, Huo Yuhao's cold words interrupted him. He turned around abruptly, and his previously calm and indifferent tone finally turned angry.

"I have no problem with the Martial Soul system. Whether I join the Martial Soul system or the Soul Guidance system, it doesn't make much difference to me."

"Dean Yan's offer was very generous. I had no intention of raising the price or forcing Dean Yan to apologize to me."

"There is only one reason why I refused the Martial Soul Department, and that is because Dean Yan is Sister Xiao Tao's teacher."

"We are not enemies, and the Martial Soul System and the Soul Guidance System are not opposed. As a student of the Soul Guidance System, I can also become friends with many students of the Martial Soul System."

At this point, Huo Yuhao paused, and when he spoke again, his voice returned to its calm tone.

"I just don't want to see my friend's teacher looking so undignified in front of me because of something like this."

That's all.

Finally, Huo Yuhao bowed slightly in return and walked towards the office door under the somewhat dazed gazes of Yan Shaozhe and Du Weilun.

Click—

A crisp sound echoed from the quiet office. Yan Shaozhe's lips trembled, and as if he had lost all his strength, he plopped down on the sofa.

After a long while, he belatedly shook his head with a wry smile.

"At my age, to be lectured by a child is incredibly embarrassing..."

Hearing Yan Shaozhe's self-deprecating humor, a smile inexplicably appeared on Du Weilun's face.

"Dean, what about Huo Yuhao..."

"They've already given me so much face, what else can I do but let it be..."

At this point, Yan Shaozhe seemed to have thought of something, and a strange look suddenly appeared on his face.

"No wonder Xiaotao's eyes changed when she mentioned this kid... I wonder how far their relationship has progressed."

……

dong dong dong-

The knocking sound reached her ears clearly. Sitting at her desk, staring blankly out the window, Zhang Lexuan subconsciously spoke.

"Please come in."

As the office door slowly opened, her eyes lit up slightly upon seeing the person who entered. After looking the boy up and down to make sure he wasn't missing any limbs, she couldn't help but say something somewhat teasing.

"Dean Yan didn't do anything to you, did he?"

"Don't even mention it, the offer was so generous, I almost got tempted."

Huo Yuhao sighed softly and shook his head with a sigh: "I should have known better than to reveal so much. Fame brings trouble."

"If you reveal the two spirit rings of your second spirit, Dean Yan probably won't even dare to mention any conditions."

Zhang Lexuan couldn't help but roll her eyes upon hearing this: "But by then, it will probably be the elders of the Sea God Pavilion who come looking for you."

As she spoke, she took a glass of water and handed it to Huo Yuhao.

"Please use it, my class monitor."

"They've all reassigned students to different classes, so I'm no longer in any class."

Halfway through his sentence, Huo Yuhao saw the unsettling smile on Zhang Lexuan's face, and a bad feeling welled up in his heart.

He swallowed hard and then spoke awkwardly.

"Will I still be the class monitor?"

"This time, it wasn't something I decided beforehand."

Zhang Lexuan spread her hands innocently, and the corners of her lips couldn't help but curve upwards a bit more: "Just like someone said, fame brings trouble. Although you didn't come to class this morning, your votes completely crushed everyone else when it came to electing class monitor."

Huo Yuhao's expression twitched slightly. He picked up his water glass, took a small sip, and nodded sullenly.

"Selling yourself to Sister Lexuan for just a glass of water, what a huge loss!"

"Um?"

Zhang Lexuan's eyes widened: "As the saying goes, when the teacher is in trouble, the disciple should do his best."

"Alright, alright."

After three months of getting to know each other, Huo Yuhao knew that Zhang Lexuan had something to ask him as soon as he heard this, and immediately raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.

"Let's be direct, Sister Lexuan. There's no need for such beating around the bush in our relationship."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lexuan couldn't help but smile, her eyes crinkling into crescents: "As expected of my student, you know how to help your teacher solve problems. Are you free tonight?"

"Um?"

Huo Yuhao looked up with some confusion, then nodded at Zhang Lexuan's ambiguous smile.

"Yes, I do. What happened?"

"Well, to put it simply, I haven't had your cooking in a long time."

At this point, Zhang Lexuan blinked her beautiful eyes, giving off an expression that seemed to say, "You know what I mean, right?"

"?"

Huo Yuhao opened his mouth, hesitated for a while before slowly speaking, "Yesterday, when we went to celebrate after the assessment, we invited Sister Lexuan to come along, why didn't you go?"

"That's a group of people, it's not the same as being alone with just two people... um."

Seemingly sensing the ambiguity in her words, Zhang Lexuan blushed slightly, gave Huo Yuhao a reproachful look, and then spoke in a serious tone.

"I'm a teacher, you know. What kind of image would it be to fool around with a bunch of kids in front of so many people? No matter how kind I am to my students, I still need to maintain a proper distance."

Yes, yes, yes.

Huo Yuhao nodded readily. Thinking about it, it seemed that it had been a long time since he had eaten with Sister Le Xuan. The last time they ate together was when they bumped into each other in Ruixue City.

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao made a suggestion with some hesitation.

"Shall we meet at Poseidon Lake tonight?"

"Hmm, I'll come find you later."

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