The teacher who was in charge of monitoring Xie Xie and this area saw the heart-fluttering smile and couldn't help but feel a bad premonition surfacing from the depths of his heart!
He thought to himself, "What on earth is this guy planning to do? Why do I always feel like something big is going to happen?"
After all, he dared to beg on the streets, so it wasn't impossible for something even more outrageous to occur!
However, while he pondered, the begging Xie Xie revealed a sorrowful expression…
Right after that, he began to wail loudly, not only harshly criticizing Shrek Academy for its cruelty but also adding fuel to the fire with his complaints…
The passersby who heard these words all widened their eyes in disbelief, saying, "What? This begging child is actually a student of Shrek Academy? Is it true?"
"That's not right. The students who can enter Shrek Academy are stronger than their peers. How could they possibly end up in this situation?"
"So being a student at Shrek Academy is this miserable? It completely shatters my illusions…"
"Hiss… I never expected that Shrek Academy would be so cruel to its students. In the future, I'd better tell good kids not to enroll!"
"I always thought Shrek Academy was extremely sacred. It seems I overestimated it, huh!"
As the noisy discussions erupted, Xie Xie immediately attracted the attention of many people, and there were even some who felt so sorry for him that they gave him some federation coins!
In just a few minutes, he had already collected thousands of federation coins…
Looking at the federation coins on the ground, Xie Xie thought to himself with mixed feelings of pain and joy, "Although it's humiliating, as long as I hold on a little longer, in a few hours, I'll be able to gather enough for the Soul Guidance Train fare!"
Please forgive me, academy, I had no choice but to do this!
The teacher responsible for monitoring Xie Xie snapped back to attention and stared fixedly at him, saying, "This guy… is he still a student of Shrek Academy? The audacity to beg by demeaning Shrek Academy for federation coins!"
No, I must cancel this student's examination qualifications and put an end to this farce right now!
Otherwise, he would completely tarnish the reputation of Shrek Academy!
The next second, he erupted with Soul Power, instantly appearing behind Xie Xie, and with one hand, grabbed him by the neck and disappeared…
After a moment of bewilderment, Xie Xie looked at the strange man in front of him and asked bewilderedly, "Uh… who are you?"
The man didn't explain but instead said in a cold voice, "Xie Xie, right? I'm officially notifying you that your examination qualifications have been canceled!"
Upon hearing these words, Xie Xie immediately guessed the man's identity and said in a panic, "Why… Why? I didn't cheat, so why cancel my exam qualifications?"
He hadn't done anything wrong, so why had his qualifications been canceled!
This was simply unfair!
Hearing this, the teacher said coldly, "It's one thing to beg, but to wantonly slander the academy, Shrek Academy doesn't need a student like you."
Xie Xie's face darkened as he said, "Even so, Teacher, you can't cancel my exam qualifications so rashly, can you?"
"Besides, what's wrong with the things I said given my current situation?"
This well-justified rebuttal left the teacher stunned, unable to respond for a while…
He managed to say, "This…"
Seeing the teacher wavering, Xie Xie pressed on, "Moreover, Teacher, since when did the academy say that we can't beg for federation coins? If that's the case, then why seize the students' belongings? Isn't it to force everyone to find various ways to get to Ming City?"
Another deadly triple hit left the teacher completely flustered…
Unable to hold back, he forced himself to say, "But as a student, you shouldn't speak about the academy like that, should you?"
Xie Xie's eyes lit up, "Then if I apologize now and promise never to belittle the academy in the future, this should be acceptable, right?"
The sudden shift in attitude left the teacher momentarily opening his mouth in surprise, only to find he couldn't articulate any words of reprimand…
With no other choice, he could only sigh and say, "Eh, just this once, but let it not happen again!"
Xie Xie, without any hesitation, said, "Yes, teacher, if there's nothing else, then I'll take my leave!"
With that, he decisively strode away from the spot…
After covering some distance, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, still feeling the aftereffects of his near miss, "Phew, that was close. If I had chosen to accept it just now, I would probably have really been disqualified from the exam!"
Fortunately, he was clever enough to avert the worst-case scenario!
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Inside the Sea God's Pavilion!
One could see Yun Ming's deep eyes twinkling slightly, curious, "How are the outer courtyard students performing in their final exams?"
The other Elders of the Sea God Pavilion also looked at Wu Changkong, who was in charge of the report, with puzzled eyes, waiting for his response…
Wu Changkong took a deep breath, "Replying to the Pavilion Master, most of the outer courtyard students are able to earn federation coins using their own advantages, but some students…"
He paused, biting his teeth and not continuing…
Because it was really embarrassing to mention something that you would hardly imagine a Shrek Academy student would do!
Turbid World frowned and asked, "Longkong, why did you stop? Could it be that something serious has happened?"
The other Elders also asked, "Teacher Wu, if there is something unspeakable, just tell us, the Elders won't blame you for it!"
"Indeed, I am also very curious what kind of surprising acts these youngsters could possibly have committed!"
Yun Ming spoke gently, "Teacher Wu, just speak frankly!"
Wu Changkong sighed, "Since even the Pavilion Master has said so, I have no good reason to refuse…"
Then, bracing himself, he said, "While most outer courtyard students utilize their strengths to earn federation coins, some have resorted to rather extreme methods…"
"For instance, Ye Xinglan and Wu Dousi seize federation coins from students of other academies through duels, and Xie Xie, who begs by the roadside to swindle federation coins…"
"Aside from these, there are various other unmentionable methods, which I will not spell out here!"
Having spoken, Wu Changkong took a deep breath, as if these words had also struck him hard!
Unexpectedly, the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion, after listening, did not show any anger; instead, they revealed smiles…
With a hand covering her mouth, Tang Yinmeng chuckled lightly, "Pfft, that Xie Xie is really quite interesting, willing to stoop so low as to beg for federation coins!"
Long Yeyue propped up her chin and said, "Ye Xinglan and Wu Dousi win coins with their strength, huh? I remember that the latter has already become Elder Cai's disciple, and she does indeed resemble Elder Cai when she was young!"
Yun Ming also remarked, "They are indeed lively youngsters, always doing something unexpected!"
After hearing these comments, Wu Changkong rubbed his eyes, "Am I hallucinating?"
Was this place, the very solemn and sacred Sea God's Pavilion?
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