By now, Wu Feng had opened her eyes. Finding herself held in Feng Piaoling's arms while being watched by the entire class, her pretty face turned as red as an apple at a speed visible to the naked eye.
After Feng Piaoling casually set her down, she showed none of her previous arrogance or her usual disdain for men. Instead, she spoke timidly, "Th... thank you..."
Feng Piaoling waved his hand, signaling her to stand aside.
This kid was actually hiding his true strength... After a brief moment of shock, Zhou Yi regained her usual fierce expression. Crossing her arms, she said:
"Feng Piaoling, I heard you just went to visit the Soul Tool Department."
"Correct," Feng Piaoling nodded.
"And the result?" Zhou Yi asked with narrowed eyes.
"They didn't seem very welcoming," Feng Piaoling replied nonchalantly.
The corner of Zhou Yi's mouth twitched into a smirk. "Teacher Fan Yu of the Soul Tool Department is my husband. Naturally, he wouldn't welcome a student who defies me."
As soon as these words were spoken, the students were speechless. None of them had expected that this old woman, who looked like she was ready for the grave, actually had a husband.
"So?" Feng Piaoling's gaze met hers without flinching.
Zhou Yi's figure flashed, and she appeared at the edge of the podium in front of Feng Piaoling. Looking down at him, she said, "I have said before: any student who dares to question a teacher will be expelled."
"Wu Feng just committed that offense, so I intended to expel her and throw her out of the Class 1 classroom. You saved her, which is even more serious than questioning a teacher."
"However, considering you are a newcomer and might not be familiar with the class rules, I can give you one chance. Find a seat and sit down now. If you accept my teaching patiently from now on, I will let bygones be bygones. As for the Soul Tool Department, I can go and have a word so they put their full effort into nurturing you."
"And if I refuse?" Feng Piaoling asked.
Zhou Yi crossed her arms, her eyes cold as she spat out two words: "Expelled!"
"Class Monitor, don't listen to her. You are a core disciple; she doesn't have the authority to expel you," Wu Feng stepped forward and said.
This caused Zhou Yi's brow to furrow.
Feng Piaoling raised his hand to show he understood. He then scanned the crowd of students and said in a deep voice, "Are you all willing to yield to such an incompetent teacher? One who only knows how to make students run with weights and relies on expelling people to boost a so-called graduation rate? She is leading students astray!"
"We aren't willing." Nanmen Yun'er, Zhu Lu, and Xiao Xiao—who had already joined the Hall of Souls—were the first to stand up.
Wang Dong'er instinctively wanted to stand up as well, but Feng Piaoling stopped her with a look.
But just because Wang Dong'er didn't stand up didn't mean others wouldn't.
Dai Huabin aside—since his strength in the first year was second only to Feng Piaoling—Zhou Yi's act of forcing Huo Yuhao to be the class monitor had already caused widespread dissatisfaction. The ordinary students might not have dared to speak up for fear of expulsion, but the core disciples weren't about to put up with it.
Sure enough, after Nanmen Yun'er, Zhu Lu, and Xiao Xiao stood up, Huang Chutian followed. "I'm not willing either."
Immediately after, Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo exchanged a look and stood up as well. "We aren't willing either."
Finally, even Cui Yajie stood up. "And me."
Although she and Huang Chutian weren't core disciples yet, they were currently enjoying core disciple treatment, and Zhou Yi likewise lacked the authority to expel them.
Only Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan—two minor core disciples who, in the original story, supported Huo Yuhao during his duel with Wu Feng—remained motionless. Zhou Sichen had originally wanted to rise, but he was stopped by Cao Jinxuan. Cao Jinxuan had been insta-killed by Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Shock during the freshman assessment and felt that Huo Yuhao had the strength to be class monitor.
As for Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo, in the original story, they were willing to support Huo Yuhao just to win a smile from the cross-dressing Wang Dong'er; naturally, they could support Feng Piaoling, who was known as the most handsome guy in the Outer Court.
Seeing that all the core disciples—except for Dai Huabin, Wang Dong'er, Zhou Sichen, and Cao Jinxuan—had stood up against her, Zhou Yi, who had intended to use her connections in the Soul Tool Department to pressure Feng Piaoling, was momentarily stunned.
Even Feng Piaoling was slightly taken aback. He had only intended to take Xiao Xiao, Nanmen Yun'er, and Zhu Lu with him. What was with these other people? Was this an unexpected surprise?
Xiao Xiao, Nanmen Yun'er, and Zhu Lu also looked surprised. These people were truly brave. If it weren't for the fact that they had already decided to leave with Feng Piaoling, they wouldn't have dared to stand up like this.
Wang Yan instantly became as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, hurriedly crying out, "Teacher Zhou!!!"
After her brief stun, Zhou Yi flew into a rage. She would never allow her authority to be challenged. She turned coldly to Wang Yan and said, "Teacher Wang Yan, you are a Class 1 head teacher, and so am I. I have the right to execute my own teaching philosophy. Please report to the Academy that the students of this class—Xiao Xiao, Zhu Lu, Nanmen Yun'er, Huang Chutian, Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, and Cui Yajie—have severely violated class discipline. And as for Feng Piaoling, who was late without cause after the class reshuffle, they are all expelled from Class 1."
"If we're expelled, so be it. We don't care to stay in this wretched place anyway. Let's go." With a wave of his hand, Feng Piaoling turned and led the group of core disciples out.
"Zhou Yi, you're crazy!" Wang Yan was both shocked and furious. One must know that the Academy's higher-ups held great expectations for this year's core disciples, especially Feng Piaoling, whom the Academy already planned to nurture heavily.
Zhou Yi was already irritated and humiliated by Feng Piaoling making her look bad. In her fit of pique, she actually grabbed Wang Yan by the collar and swung her arm, throwing him straight out of the window. There was only a single scream from Wang Yan outside before silence fell.
The students inside the classroom were horrified.
The core disciples who had just stepped out of the classroom were also stunned to see Wang Yan thrown out. They couldn't help but sigh—this Old Lady Zhou was truly tyrannical, throwing out even a fellow Outer Court teacher like Wang Yan.
The corners of Feng Piaoling's mouth curled up uncontrollably.
Now, even if Zhou Yi had connections in the Soul Tool Department, she was in for a world of trouble.
After throwing Wang Yan out, Zhou Yi regretted it, but she couldn't show weakness in front of all the students, or how could she teach in the future? Thus, she took her anger out on the remaining students in the classroom. "What are you looking at? Get on with the lesson!"
As she spoke, she slammed her hand onto the desk. The desk was just an ordinary old wooden table and couldn't withstand the strike of a Soul Emperor. With a loud crack, it shattered miserably.
Dai Huabin whispered, "Yuhao, did you see? Teacher Zhou is standing up for you. I like how she protects her own."
Huo Yuhao smiled slightly. "Pure dominance."
Wang Dong'er rolled her eyes at the two of them. Protecting her own? Pure dominance? Hardly. To her, it looked like someone who had failed at retaliation and was now throwing a desperate, humiliated tantrum.
At that moment, a stream of information suddenly appeared in her mind, accompanied by Feng Piaoling's voice: "This is the Spirit-Rending Divine Eye. As a friend, this is the only help I can offer you for now. I hope you never have to use it."
Spirit-Rending Divine Eye was the new name Feng Piaoling had given the Heaven-Reaching Demon Eye after Electrolux had refined it, distinguishing it from the original version.
Wang Dong'er froze. She looked in the direction Feng Piaoling had left, her expression becoming thoughtful. Her eyes were dazed, and no one knew what she was thinking.
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