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

Chapter 137 Your safety is my bottom line

The next day.

"Now that everyone is here, I'll get straight to the point."

Inside the office, Zhang Lexuan glanced around at the people standing in a row and nodded slightly.

"Those of you here are all geniuses who have been selected as core disciples. I called you here today to inform you of something: in three days, the academy will hold a selection competition for core disciples. All core disciples under the age of fifteen must participate."

Zhang Lexuan was naturally talking about the selection of reserve team members for the upcoming Soul Master Competition.

However, compared to the other core disciples, Huo Yuhao, while outwardly listening, was actually already thinking about what to eat for lunch.

After all, he had heard Zhou Yi talk about this once in his previous life, and he was very clear about the strength of those contestants.

Let alone snatching one of the seven spots, as long as Gu Yuena isn't allowed to play, he could easily face all the remaining core disciples alone.

Wang Dong'er, who had witnessed his strength firsthand last night, clearly thought of this as well. While listening to Zhang Lexuan speak, her beautiful eyes kept glancing at him.

Of course, Wang Dong'er wasn't the only one doing this; Dai Huabin and Tang San, old rivals, were also stealing glances at Huo Yuhao from time to time.

Tang San was looking at Huo Yuhao purely because of Wang Dong'er. The two of them went to the treasure appreciation event last night, and their relationship today was noticeably more complicated than it seemed. How could he not have doubts?

If these two continue like this, my daughter will probably fall completely for Huo Yuhao and be thoroughly taken advantage of before long!

Even now, he still dreams about the freshman assessment, when Huo Yuhao made Wang Dong'er blush and pant heavily in front of him.

His mortal enemy was right under his nose, seducing his daughter, yet he could do nothing but watch helplessly.

That's not all; his own daughter even encouraged his mortal enemy to beat him up, and afterwards clapped and cheered.

The dual torment of body and mind caused him to transfer all his hatred onto Huo Yuhao.

Especially when he thought about Huo Yuhao's arrogant attitude when he proposed cooperation yesterday afternoon, Tang San's anger rose even higher.

I'd like to see how you resist Tang San of the God Realm without my help!

As for Dai Huabin, at this moment, his gaze towards Huo Yuhao was more one of doubt, unlike in his previous life when he would avoid eye contact out of fear of being exposed.

This appearance, so different from his previous life, made Huo Yuhao even more certain that Dai Yueheng was the one who ordered the attack last night.

After all, Dai Yueheng was in the inner courtyard, and one night was obviously not enough time for Dai Huabin to get the news from his brother. That's why the other party showed such a surprised reaction after seeing him. He was probably still wondering if his good brother hadn't made a move yet.

That's all I wanted to say. Does anyone still have any questions?

After a brief silence, seeing that no one intended to speak again, Zhang Lexuan spoke up once more.

"Since there are no problems, everyone except Huo Yuhao can go back and prepare. I wish you all the best in your assessment."

Seeing that Huo Yuhao was able to spend time alone with this beautiful teacher again, the other boys couldn't help but cast envious glances at him. Soon, as Gu Yuena and Zhu Lu also left, only Zhang Lexuan and Huo Yuhao were left in the office.

No longer needing to maintain a teacher's airs, Zhang Lexuan stretched and yawned, revealing her beautiful figure to Huo Yuhao while letting out a soft, pleasant hum with a hint of coquettishness.

"Hmm~"

Although he had already guessed why Zhang Lexuan wanted to keep him here, Huo Yuhao still asked her the question without showing any emotion.

"Ahem, does Sister Lexuan want me to stay for something?"

"What? Can't I keep you here if there's nothing wrong?"

Seeing Huo Yuhao's knowing look, Zhang Lexuan let out another low snort, and when she spoke again, her tone was tinged with anger.

"Someone really did something big without making a sound. Last night, they faced so many people trying to ambush them, and today they're acting like nothing happened, not even mentioning it to me. Do they feel their relationship with me, their homeroom teacher, has cooled down?"

"Forehead"

As if sensing that Zhang Lexuan was genuinely angry, Huo Yuhao's lips twitched, and he spoke awkwardly.

"These are minor matters. I think everything is resolved, so there's no need to trouble Sister Lexuan any further. Therefore..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Lexuan's questioning voice, several times louder, rang out again.

"Being ambushed and killed on the way is a minor matter?! Do you know how much the academy was in an uproar when the body was discovered last night?!"

"Dozens of teachers worked through the night to check on the students who left the college that night and did not return, fearing that something might have happened to them."

"If I hadn't seen the record on the registration form, I wouldn't have..."

One can imagine how terrified she was when she saw the penetrating wounds on those corpses, which were exactly the same as the wounds Huo Yuhao had left when he used the Snow Lotus to kill a group of evil soul masters.

If she hadn't seen Huo Yuhao's return to the academy on the gatekeeper's registration form, and hadn't known a bit about his strength, she probably would have rushed into Huo Yuhao's dormitory.

"Don't worry, Sister Lexuan, I'm fine."

As he spoke, Huo Yuhao's voice grew softer and softer. Looking at Zhang Lexuan's eyes, which were gradually reddening, the rest of his words seemed to be stuck in his throat, and he could no longer say them.

After a brief silence, Huo Yuhao sighed softly.

"Feel sorry."

Upon hearing those two words, Zhang Lexuan's expression softened considerably, but the next second she forced a serious expression back on.

"An apology isn't enough? Tell me what happened first!"

Under Zhang Lexuan's murderous gaze, Huo Yuhao, drenched in sweat, had no choice but to recount the entire process from when he and Wang Dong'er left the treasure appreciation event to when they were attacked.

As Huo Yuhao recounted his story, Zhang Lexuan's brows furrowed slightly. Her expression changed drastically when she heard that one of the seven attackers was a Soul Saint, and her gaze toward Huo Yuhao grew increasingly hostile.

Because the soul power of the bodies had been completely dissipated when they were discovered, the academy was unable to determine the soul power level of those people before their deaths. Even she thought they were only at a similar level to those evil soul masters from back then.

After all, he was able to easily deal with the evil soul master Huo Yuhao back then, so a few soul masters shouldn't pose much of a threat.

Despite her worries, Zhang Lexuan had great confidence in Huo Yuhao's abilities, which is why she didn't go to the dormitory to check on him.

And you're telling me that the people who ambushed you last night were four Soul Kings, two Soul Emperors, and even a Soul Saint?!

You didn't even tell me afterwards, you just went back to your dorm to sleep?

Fortunately, Zhang Lexuan's attention was completely drawn to the mastermind behind the ambush, so she didn't confront Huo Yuhao on the spot.

What Huo Yuhao thought of last night, Zhang Lexuan has thought of now as well.

The fact that they were able to send out Soul Saints so specifically indicates that they were aware of Huo Yuhao's situation during the freshman assessment, and they are very likely from within the academy.

Thinking of this, Zhang Lexuan raised her head directly.

"Is this the Duke's mansion?"

Having been a homeroom teacher for a year, she naturally couldn't miss the hatred in Dai Huabin and Tang San's eyes when they looked at Huo Yuhao.

If there were any people in the academy who had a grudge against Huo Yuhao, these were the only two she could think of.

She knew Tang San's background; it was impossible for him to have such a powerful lineup to intercept Huo Yuhao. The only one with that kind of influence was Dai Huabin, who was backed by the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.

What she couldn't understand was when Dai Huabin and Huo Yuhao had become enemies.

For example, the feud between Tang San and Huo Yuhao probably started from the freshman assessment, and the feud between Tang San and Dai Huabin can be traced back to the fight for a hotel room before the freshmen entered school, which can be considered understandable.

But Dai Huabin had hardly ever been in contact with Huo Yuhao since the beginning of his enrollment, so where did this hatred come from?

It's even less likely that the feud started before the start of the school year.

One was the eldest son of the White Tiger Duke of the Star Luo Empire, and the other lived in Tian Dou City, the capital of the Heavenly Soul Empire. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they were completely unrelated.

Staring at the silent Huo Yuhao, Zhang Lexuan hesitated for a moment before speaking softly.

"If it's inconvenient to say, then..."

Before he could finish speaking, Huo Yuhao shook his head.

"It's not something that can't be said. Dai Huabin and I have indeed had a feud since childhood. My mother was a maid in the White Tiger Duke's mansion, and she raised me in the White Tiger Duke's mansion until I was six years old."

"It wasn't until I was six years old and awakened my martial spirit that my mother and I moved out and settled in Heaven Dou City."

As he spoke, Huo Yuhao took out the White Tiger Dagger that he had once shown to Zhang Lexuan from his storage space, revealing the tiger pattern on the hilt.

"The wound on Dai Huabin's palm was caused by this dagger on the day I left the Duke's mansion."

Seemingly unable to process the sheer volume of information contained in the words, Zhang Lexuan appeared somewhat dazed. After a long while, she seemed to suddenly realize something and asked hesitantly.

What's your surname?

"I take my mother's surname."

A simple sentence confirmed Zhang Lexuan's suspicions, and she could even guess the general outline of the whole incident.

".Walk."

Zhang Lexuan suddenly stood up, grabbed Huo Yuhao who hadn't reacted yet, and walked straight outside.

"This Soul Master Competition happens to be held in Star Luo City. I'm going to apply to be the team leader now and also get Dai Huabin expelled from school."

Hearing Zhang Lexuan's voice suddenly turn icy cold as she spoke the last sentence, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but show a look of astonishment on his face.

"Sister Lexuan, there's no need for this. It's not a matter of this..."

"no."

Without hesitation, Zhang Lexuan rejected Huo Yuhao's suggestion, stopped in her tracks, and looked at Huo Yuhao with a serious expression.

"Yuhao, the reason I became the class teacher of the Foreign Languages ​​Department is entirely for you. The other students in the class are just my responsibility, but you are different. You are not only my student, but also someone I like. So your affairs are my affairs, and your safety is my bottom line."

"I don't know the details of this matter, nor do I know who is right and who is wrong, but I stood up for you not only because I like you, but more because I have seen your character in the Star Dou Great Forest, in Ruixue City, and during the year you stayed at Shrek Academy."

"I trust my own judgment, and I trust you unconditionally."

"Now that my student, the person I like, has been ambushed and killed, I absolutely cannot let this go..."

At this point, Zhang Lexuan took a deep breath, her voice becoming as cold as before.

"So come with me now, and I'll help you get justice."

(End of this chapter)