Xu Xiaoyan Quits

They checked in and entered the station. Xie Xie said to Xu Xiaoyan, "Xu Xiaoyan, we're Shrek academy students now, and Anping and Gu Yuena are from Sun Moon academy. Can you keep your distance from them in the future?"

Xu Xiaoyan snapped, "Xie Xie, don't you think you're being too nosy? Who I want to be friends with is my business, not yours. I think you're just jealous of how well I get along with them."

Xie Xie argued, "Jealous of your friendship? I'm looking out for you. Have you forgotten the rivalry between Sun Moon Academy and Shrek Academy? I bet that when we get back to the Academy, anyone who competed with Sun Moon Academy will challenge you one by one."

Tang Wulin said, "I agree with Xie Xie. You should stay away from them, and you should also make your relationship with them clear to the academy. Otherwise, it might be fine for now, but in the long run, our team will be ostracized by the academy."

Unlike Xie Xie, Tang Wulin was concerned about Xu Xiaoyan's impact on the team. His goal was to lead the team to the inner courtyard, and the requirement for that was to become a one-word battle armor master.

If they were ostracized by the academy, no student would be willing to trade contribution points with them. Without contribution points, they couldn't buy rare metals, and without rare metals, they couldn't forge battle armor.

Tang Wulin also needed a lot of contribution points for his diet. And because his Golden Dragon King's bloodline was temporarily depleted, he needed even more than before.

Xu Xiaoyan stayed silent. She couldn't cut off contact with Anping and Gu Yuena just because of their words.

Seeing her silence, Tang Wulin spoke again. "Also, you've read the previous mission information. Doing a mission for the Tang Sect, even if the requirement was not to kill the target, shows that Lin Qing and his companions are not good people. You saw Anping and Gu Yuena say goodbye to Lin Qing earlier..."

Xu Xiaoyan interrupted him and said, "Enough. I don't want to hear it. To avoid affecting you, I'll just drop out of Academy. I won't go to report. You can talk to Teacher Wu. Maybe we'll meet again someday."

Tang Wulin grabbed Xu Xiaoyan's arm as she was about to leave. He said in a serious tone, "Xu Xiaoyan! Do you realize what you're saying? You're dropping out of academy just for Anping and Gu Yuena? Are they worth it? Have you thought about your future?"

He was shocked by Xu Xiaoyan's decision. He had always dreamed of studying at Shrek academy, the best academy in the continent. He suspected that Anping and Gu Yuena had influenced her to drop out.

Xu Xiaoyan shook off his arm and said with disgust, "Don't try to stop me. I think it's worth it. There are plenty of other academy in the continent. I can study anywhere I want. Anping and Sister Nana taught me something. The academy's role in a person's growth is to guide, not to decide. My fate with Shrek academy is over."

She walked towards the exit. She hadn't made this decision on a whim. This conversation was just the last straw.

She had longed for Shrek academy in the past, but after experiencing it, she found that it wasn't as sacred and untouchable as she had imagined.

Like the challenge to Sun Moon academy, they had been the ones who provoked them without warning, but Wu Zhangkong, Ye Xinglan, and the others acted like they were morally superior, and they still wanted to claim Shrek's glory.

She remembered what Anping had said when they were shopping in Mingdu City. If you value Shrek Academy's glory so much, is it honorable for you to just come and challenge me without notice? What's the point of winning?

And since joining Shrek Academy, she had felt distant from Tang Wulin and Xie Xie. On one hand, she couldn't fit in with the atmosphere of Shrek Academy because of Anping and Gu Yuena's influence. She felt out of place.

On the other hand, she could tell that Tang Wulin and Xie Xie had been trying to make her cut off contact with Anping and Gu Yuena since their competition with Sun Moon Academy.

Even Wu Zhangkong, their teacher, had talked to her after the competition, and he had said similar things to Tang Wulin and Xie Xie.

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie watched Xu Xiaoyan leave. Xie Xie asked Tang Wulin, "What should we do now? Should we report it to Teacher Wu?"

"I have to tell Teacher Wu first. I didn't expect that we would be the only ones left in Class Zero." Tang Wulin sounded sad.

Xie Xie patted his shoulder and said, "We have different views and we shouldn't force each other. It's her loss to leave Shrek Academy. She'll regret it someday."

Tang Wulin nodded and said, "Let's go too. The train is almost here."

Tang Wulin called Wu Zhangkong to tell him about Xu Xiaoyan's decision to drop out of school. He was surprised when Wu Zhangkong only said "I understand" and hung up.

Meanwhile, Anping and Gu Yuena got a call from Xu Xiaoyan before they left the Heaven Dou City train station. They turned back to the entrance and saw Xu Xiaoyan coming out of the waiting hall.

She ran into Gu Yuena's arms and said sweetly, "Sister Nana, I dropped out of Academy. Can you introduce me to Sun Moon Academy like you promised?"

"Of course." Gu Yuena stroked Xu Xiaoyan's head and said to Anping, "I'll leave this to you."

Anping nodded and said, "Okay, I'll call Dean Hongchen right now. I'm sure he won't say no."

He took out his phone and dialed Ling Hongchen's number. As he expected, Ling Hongchen only asked for Xu Xiaoyan's basic information and agreed right away. He was happy to poach a student from Shrek.

Anping finished the call and said to Xu Xiaoyan, "It's done. Dean Hongchen said you can enroll anytime."

Xu Xiaoyan had been one of the challengers before, so she was a bit nervous about joining Sun Moon Academy. She asked, "Really? Can I go to Sun Moon Academy?"

"Yes, really." Anping nodded and then changed the topic. "But I have a question. Did you drop out of Shrek Academy and join Sun Moon Academy because of what Tang Sect said at the door?"

Xu Xiaoyan thought of the incident when she followed Lin Qing. She said awkwardly, "Tang Sect ? I quit Tang Secr already."

Gu Yuena asked, "You quit Tang Sect? Was it because of what happened to Uncle Lin?"

Xu Xiaoyan shook her head and said, "No, I just felt that I wasn't suited for Tang Sect."

But it did have something to do with Lin Qing's incident. After completing the mission, she had used her family connections to check on Lin Qing because she was friends with Gu Yuena.

She found out that he was just an ordinary soul master, no different from other office workers except that he had been Anping's neighbor a few years ago.

Tang Sect kept asking her if she had discovered anything about Anping and Gu Yuena, and always stressed that she should report anything unusual about them.

She didn't know why, but she realized that the mission was targeting Anping and Gu Yuena, and they even doubted her.

So she quit Tang Sect. They didn't take away her skills, but they made her swear by her martial spirit that she would never reveal what she had learned from Tang Sect.

Anping and Gu Yuena could tell that she was troubled by Lin Qing's matter, so they didn't ask any more questions. They took her to the hotel where they were staying.