"Zhou Yi, you dead bitch! I knew your tyrannical, overbearing teaching style that treats students like trash would get its comeuppance sooner or later! I never expected you'd go even further, committing violence against a student in broad daylight right here in the academy?! Do you even care about the academy rules? Is there no law in your eyes?!"
Mu Jin spoke extremely fast, her words popping like firecrackers, giving Zhou Yi no chance to interrupt or explain.
Her figure moved again, shielding Furina and the Class 1 students from Zhou Yi. The Green Jade Staff Martial Soul in her hand emitted a faint glow as she stared warily at Zhou Yi, looking exactly like a mother hen protecting her chicks from a vicious hawk.
"I—!" Zhou Yi felt a surge of stifled air blocking her chest, her vision darkening. She pointed a trembling finger at Mu Jin, her lips quivering for a long time, but due to extreme anger and grievance, she couldn't utter a single complete word.
And this was only the beginning.
Mu Jin's shout and Furina's previous "cry of distress" were like two giant stones thrown into a calm pond. On every floor of the freshman teaching building, countless heads popped out from windows and railings, focusing curious, surprised, and excited gazes on the scene.
Next, sounds of rushing air rang out one after another. Four or five figures sped over from different directions—all were homeroom teachers from other classes or academy deacons who had sensed the abnormal Soul Power fluctuations and the cries for help.
They landed at the edge of the field, looking at the confrontation between Zhou Yi and Mu Jin, as well as the spirit rings and pressure on Zhou Yi that were clearly in a state of eruption. Then they looked at the Class 1 students behind Mu Jin, who all looked fearful—though a large part was faked—and at Furina, who was being supported by Huo Yuhao, looking shaky and on the verge of tears...
Almost no words were needed; a picture of a "violent teacher bullying a weak student, fortunately stopped by another righteous teacher" had already formed in most people's minds.
Huo Yuhao's "assist" came at just the right time. He had squeezed next to Furina at some point, one hand lightly supporting her, the other hand clenched into a fist against his chest. His face was full of worry and lingering fear, his eyes even slightly red as his gaze moved back and forth between Furina and Zhou Yi, looking as if he wanted to speak but hesitated.
That expression was the spitting image of a younger brother who had witnessed his sister being bullied—fearful, angry, yet not daring to step forward.
Standing behind, Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong watched in a daze, the same strange thought popping into their heads: Is this Yuhao guy... really Furina's long-lost younger brother from another mother? This reaction is too real, too natural!
Mu Jin naturally noticed Huo Yuhao's performance, which undoubtedly made the "victim picture" in her heart even more full and believable.
She sneered inwardly, but her face appeared increasingly righteous. Her voice softened as she asked the Class 1 students, especially towards Furina and Huo Yuhao, gently yet firmly: "Children, don't be afraid. I am Mu Jin, the homeroom teacher of Freshman Class 9. Tell me, what exactly was Teacher Zhou trying to do to you just now?"
"Bullshit! Mu Jin, you bitch, stop slandering me!!" Zhou Yi finally caught her breath from the dizziness and suffocation. Hearing Mu Jin's highly suggestive questioning, she was about to explode with rage. Her pent-up volcano erupted completely; she no longer cared about decorum or image as sharp curses flew out of her mouth.
She had lived for so many years, a dignified Spirit Emperor and a formal teacher of Shrek Academy, yet she was being framed by a student in such a lowly manner and caught "red-handed" by her rival for public humiliation! This plot was wrong! Completely wrong!! Where was the dignity of a Spirit Emperor? Where was the decency of a teacher? How could she be played like a fiddle by a low-level Spirit Master?!
The intersection of extreme anger, humiliation, and absurdity made Zhou Yi's blood boil violently. On that face, which had always appeared as a serious old woman, an abnormal flush actually emerged.
That flush became more and more obvious, even starting to show through the human skin mask she wore to maintain her image as a "dignified old teacher"!
Furina peeked quietly, her lips curling imperceptibly. The red heat showing through the "shell" on Zhou Yi's face looked like a System alarm flashing madly in her eyes.
"Which child called for help just now?" Mu Jin kept a close eye on the clearly unstable Zhou Yi while signaling the other teachers who had arrived to spread out slightly, forming a faint encirclement to prevent Zhou Yi from truly losing control and attacking.
"It was me, Teacher Mu Jin." Furina raised her hand timidly, her voice still slightly hoarse from sobbing. She took a small step forward, seemingly seeking more protection. "Teacher Zhou... Teacher Zhou just said she was going to expel our entire class... We were scared and begged her not to, then she... she suddenly released her Martial Soul and used her pressure to oppress us..."
"I... I was so scared. I thought she was an Evil Soul Master disguised as a teacher, saying she'd expel us as an excuse to wait until we left the academy's protection and then secretly kidnap us to practice evil arts..." As she spoke, her body trembled again, as if recalling an extremely terrifying image.
"Uh..." Even Mu Jin, who was intent on finding trouble for Zhou Yi, was momentarily speechless after hearing this explanation, her expression becoming a bit strange.
What kind of place was Shrek Academy? The number one Spirit Master academy on the continent, overseen by the Sea Gods Pavilion, with extremely strict internal and external screening. To say an Evil Soul Master had snuck into the academy... that was a bit too much imagination.
"Bullshit!!! If I were an Evil Soul Master, I'd cripple you first! Then I'd break your limbs and throw you into the sewer!"
Zhou Yi had completely lost it. Furina actually dared to label her an "Evil Soul Master," a title a hundred times more malicious than being called a murderer, and even said she'd kidnap students to practice evil arts? This wasn't just slander; it was an attempt to ruin her reputation and ensure she'd never find peace! Extreme rage crushed the last sliver of her reason and the tight disguise on her face.
With a soft "rip" sound, the human skin mask, which was already overburdened by the excessive tension of her facial muscles and the surging blood, actually split open with a clear crack from the corner of her mouth to her cheekbone!
"Zhou Yi! Watch your status and your words!" A middle-aged male teacher nearby couldn't stand it anymore and shouted sternly.
Zhou Yi's hair was now disheveled, her face contorted with rage, her human skin mask cracked, and combined with those bloodthirsty, malicious curses that were completely unbecoming of a teacher, she looked exactly like she was suffering from Qi Deviation, as if she would tear Furina to pieces in the next second.
He and two other teachers stepped forward simultaneously, their Soul Power faintly linking to form a gentle but firm suppressing force, forcibly pushing back several points of Zhou Yi's out-of-control Spirit Emperor aura.
Furina laughed inwardly, but her face showed even more alarm and helplessness. Tears swirled in her eyes at just the right moment. "Isn't it true? Teacher Mu Jin, teachers, you all saw it... Teacher Zhou clearly said she would 'teach me a good lesson' just now, and she even showed her spirit rings and Martial Soul, releasing such terrifying pressure. Isn't it obvious she wanted to bully someone? She's just relying on her high Soul Power level and the fact that we're students who don't dare and can't resist..."
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