Before long, the three of them arrived in front of a classroom door.
"Uncle Master, it's the first grade, class one, doesn't that mean this is the best class?"
Meng Hongchen noticed the class's doorplate number.
Qin Xiao also saw it.
His gaze flickered and he answered in a low voice, "Perhaps..."
When Du Weilun heard the conversation between Qin Xiao and Meng Hongchen, he immediately said, "Kids, it's not a maybe. Teacher Zhou is universally recognized as a good teacher in our academy. Teacher Zhou's student promotion rate is incredibly high, the facts speak for themselves."
The best teacher?
I just laugh.
Qin Xiao's heart was unaffected after hearing Du Weilun's words, he even felt a bit like laughing.
Were the facts really as Du Weilun said?
He didn't think so entirely.
Speaking of Zhou Yi, within the Unparalleled Tang Sect, she truly was an odd existence, extremely biased.
She had summed up some crooked theories, yet she treated them as the ultimate truth, and she was also extremely domineering.
In her eyes, her demands had to be met, right or wrong, with no permission for anyone to refute her.
Anyone who failed to meet her demands or dared to oppose her views was labeled unfit to become a strong fighter and was directly expelled from Shrek Academy by her!
That's right.
Expelled.
Her ruthless methods made the Shrek of the Douluo period seem gentle by countless times.
And the futures of those kids she eliminated were as good as sentenced to death.
When Qin Xiao first encountered this woman in the original story, he was immediately struck with awe.
Damn.
Such an arrogant Soul Emperor.
Not to mention the likes of Flander and Zhao Wuji, even those Soul Sages were not as arrogant as this Soul Emperor Zhou Yi, who would readily label people as unfit to be strong...
Of course, the education methods of individuals like Flander and Zhao Wuji also had significant problems.
And those students who stayed were either submissive to her or had been manipulated by her... no different from her lapdogs.
However, come to think of it.
If Zhou Yi's ruthless methods indeed improved teaching quality, that would be something.
But.
Was her proud promotion rate really that high?
Those admitted to Shrek Academy are normally individuals with exceptional talent.
And those who could endure her demands were the elites among these students.
Next is the difference in numbers.
For instance, can the promotion rate of fifty students with varied talents in someone else's class be the same as her class which has only twenty students, all of whom are exceptionally talented?
If it's not high, that would be surprising.
"You wait here; I'll go in and talk to Teacher Zhou first."
With that, Du Weilun left these words behind and entered the classroom.
After a while, when he came back out, he was followed by an old woman.
"Who's this, with such a stern face? Why does she look like I owe her money?"
Meng Hongchen whispered to Qin Xiao.
Qin Xiao chuckled softly but said nothing.
However, in his heart, he already had an answer.
Without saying more, he knew that this old woman must be Zhou Yi.
A woman who liked to dress up as an old granny.
Her own reasoning was that such a getup made her appear more authoritative, which helped her teaching.
But Qin Xiao had also heard another theory, that this old woman had offended so many people that, fearing retaliation, she didn't dare show her true face.
When school was out, she would change into her real appearance and leave the academy.
It must be said, Qin Xiao thought this was also quite possible.
After all, most of those who came to Shrek Academy to study were not commoners; many had some power behind them, and nobody could guarantee that someone might not seek revenge against her.
Of course, all this was of little consequence.
Not to mention others, Meng Hongchen, beside him, already had no good impression of Zhou Yi.
"Teacher Zhou, these are the two kids I was talking about. The boy's name is Qin Xiao, and the girl is Meng Hongchen; they are both exchange students from the Imperial Sun Moon Soul Academy who will be studying with you for the next few years."
By this time, Du Weilun had already returned to Qin Xiao and Meng Hongchen's side and was introducing them to Zhou Yi.
"Leave these children to me."
After addressing Du Weilun with a word, Zhou Yi once again impassively scanned Qin Xiao and Meng Hongchen, then said indifferently, "You two, come with me."
After she spoke, she walked ahead and entered the classroom first.
Du Weilun, wearing an encouraging smile, said, "Go on."
Qin Xiao and Meng Hongchen silently nodded and then followed Zhou Yi into the classroom.
"At last, they're all settled."
Once everyone had disappeared from his sight, Du Weilun let out a long sigh of relief.
He turned to leave.
However, in the next moment, he stopped the foot he had raised and put it back down.
"No, I cannot just leave like this. The others are fine, but Zhou Yi's character is somewhat unpredictable. In case she does something outrageous, it won't be easy to handle. If these exchange students encounter any troubles, it would be very troublesome..."
After thinking it over, Du Weilun decided to stay and observe a little longer before leaving.
...
"Classmates, today our class welcomes two new students. They are Qin Xiao and Meng Hongchen from the Imperial Sun Moon Soul Academy. Though they are exchange students, they are no different from the rest of you. I hope everyone can live together in harmony."
Zhou Yi, waiting for Qin Xiao and Meng Hongchen to enter, did not need the two to introduce themselves, directly revealing their identities to everyone listening.
The reason she did this was not out of kindness, fearing that they might feel embarrassed to introduce themselves.
Instead, she was used to making decisions for others.
In other words,
She did not wish for any voices other than her own in the classroom.
And as expected,
She had a firm grasp on the people in the class.
After she finished the introduction, not a single person raised any questions.
All was so quiet.
Even though many were filled with doubt and their eyes brimmed with curiosity, they still did not utter a sound.
"How could it be them?"
"Why would they come here?"
Suddenly, Wang Dong, who seemed somewhat lazy in a corner of the class, abruptly sat up straight.
Looking at Qin Xiao and Meng Hongchen, his eyes were filled with shock.
He had represented Shrek Academy in battle before and had seen them both within the ranks of the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Guidance Master Academy Team.
Xiao Xiao, who shared his expression, was also shocked,
In her eyes, besides shock, there was also surprise.
Members of the reserve team from the Imperial Sun Moon Soul Academy came as exchange students?
Interesting, indeed interesting.
Since the Shrek squad had left Xingluo City before the Soul Master competition ended, they did not see the final battle and were unaware of the true capabilities of Qin Xiao and Meng Hongchen.
Otherwise, it would be hard to maintain their current mood.
Zhou Yi nodded in satisfaction at the expressions of the many students.
Not bad, these kids hadn't embarrassed her.
Then she pointed to a spot at the back of the class and said, "You two, go sit there for now. After everyone gets familiar, I will rearrange your seats."
"Okay," Qin Xiao said, and he and Meng Hongchen went to the back of the class and sat down.
Zhou Yi then continued with her lecture.
Meng Hongchen was somewhat curious about her class. She wanted to see how the teachers at Shrek were different from theirs in the Sun-Moon Empire.
Qin Xiao was disinterested.
With his strength and perspective, there was nothing in Zhou Yi's class that was eye-opening for her.
But that was just the case.
Zhou Yi's strength was not necessarily in her teaching ability, but rather in her control over people and her understanding of them.
She could weed out those with low talent and poor aptitude, and even if she said nothing all day, the pass rate would remain high.
Moreover, it is widely known that the so-called knowledge of Soul Masters in Soul Land doesn't have anything too profound.
Qin Xiao had always thought that only the knowledge and techniques concerning soul beasts were worth learning for a Soul Master.
Soon,
A dull and tasteless class came to an end.
Zhou Yi stood on the podium and announced loudly, "After this, you have a 15-minute break. Meet on the drill field for the next class."
As she spoke, she once again looked at Qin Xiao and Meng Hongchen, "Remember, I said everyone..."
Seeing this, Qin Xiao had a thought.
Heh, trying to give us a hard time, huh?