Qian Duoduo stepped forward in a few quick strides, his face filled with confusion and doubt as his gaze shifted between Da Ming and Er Ming.
"You two, you two!"
He waved his hand, greeting both Da Ming and Er Ming.
"Didn't we have an agreement? Wasn't this child going to join our Shrek Academy?"
"How... how did he end up here?"
The procedures had clearly been almost finished back then, and he had even agreed to those ridiculous housing requirements. How could the cooked duck have flown into someone else's pot in the blink of an eye?
And it had flown into this pirated Shrek Academy that had popped up out of nowhere!
Hearing this, Er Ming stopped in his tracks and scratched his head in confusion, his rugged face filled with bewilderment.
He tilted his head and nudged Da Ming with his elbow, asking in a low voice:
"Big brother, who is this guy?"
"Do we know him?"
Although his voice wasn't loud, everyone present was a Spirit Master with keen hearing, so these words naturally reached Qian Duoduo's ears without missing a single syllable.
"..."
Qian Duoduo's smile instantly froze on his face, and the corners of his mouth twitched violently several times.
This was awkward.
As the dignified Vice Dean of the Soul Tool Department of Shrek Academy and a Titled Douluo level expert, he might not be known by everyone on the Douluo Continent, but he was certainly a prominent figure.
Moreover, they had communicated face-to-face at the academy gates just a week ago!
How many days had it been?
And you've already forgotten me?!
This is taking me far too lightly!
"Ahem..."
Qian Duoduo coughed awkwardly twice, forcibly masking his inner displeasure and trying to squeeze out a friendly smile.
"I am Qian Duoduo."
"The Vice Dean of the Soul Tool Department of Shrek Academy. We've met before; I was at the Admissions Office at the time..."
"Oh—"
Er Ming drew out the sound as if suddenly realizing something. He looked Qian Duoduo up and down, then said indifferently:
"So it's you."
After speaking, he withdrew his gaze with a calm expression, seemingly completely indifferent.
"..."
Looking at Er Ming's dismissive attitude, Qian Duoduo's face couldn't help but twitch. A breath felt stuck in his chest, unable to go up or down.
Standing to the side, Bei Bei and Tang Ya were so embarrassed that they almost dug out a three-bedroom apartment with their toes.
With their Vice Dean being ignored like this, they, as students, felt their faces flushing as well!
"Well..."
Qian Duoduo took a deep breath, attempting to regain some face and get a clear explanation.
"You two haven't answered my question yet."
"Why the sudden change of heart? Was there something lacking in our hospitality?"
Hearing this, Er Ming waved his hand impatiently, his brows furrowing into the shape of the character 'river'.
"No time, no time!"
"We're in a hurry to go down and find a house. We don't have time to talk nonsense with you here!"
The thought of finding a house made Er Ming even more irritable.
Originally, things were fine back in that desolate... oh no, secluded place in the Clear Sky Sect. Aside from Xiao Qi, there were no other annoying humans.
Ever since the Spirit Hall attacked the Clear Sky Sect ten thousand years ago, the original Sect disciples had been mostly cleared out, and those who remained were all submissive.
Later, when Tang San left the Sect to the two brothers to manage, they simply carried out a Great Purge and drove away the remaining people. Only the three of them were left in the entire Clear Sky Sect, making it very peaceful.
But now, they actually had to go to a place where humans lived to find a house. This made Er Ming quite depressed, leaving him with no mood to chat with Qian Duoduo.
Seeing Er Ming treat him as if he were thin air, Qian Duoduo's temper flared up.
Even a clay man has three points of temper, let alone a dignified Titled Douluo!
"Stop right there!"
Qian Duoduo suddenly took a step forward, blocking Er Ming's path as his face darkened.
"Explain yourself clearly!"
"You clearly agreed to join our Shrek Academy. The procedures were done, and the terms were settled."
"Now you're not only breaking the contract but also running to this fake academy and even treating me with this attitude."
"What exactly is the meaning of this?!"
A fierce light flashed in Er Ming's eyes as his path was blocked.
This old man is really asking for it, isn't he?
He was about to snap, "Both academies are trash, we only came here to complete a mission," but he forced the words back down.
No.
That Cai Yue'er's temper earlier was quite terrible.
If she heard this, or if it reached her ears, Xiao Qi's enrollment eligibility would likely be ruined.
If Tang San were to blame them then...
Er Ming shrank his neck slightly, inwardly cursing his bad luck, and then vented all his anger onto the tactless Qian Duoduo before him.
He snorted and said in a muffled, booming voice:
"What's the meaning?"
"The meaning is that your academy is no good!"
"It's too trashy! It's not good enough for our Xiao Qi!"
"Boom!"
These words were like a spark falling into a powder keg, instantly igniting Qian Duoduo's fury.
The academy is no good?
Too trashy?
Qian Duoduo's eyes bulged, and his breathing became rapid.
What absolute nonsense! Their Shrek Academy was the number one academy on the Douluo Continent!
The number one academy with ten thousand years of heritage and continent-wide fame!
This was simply taking things too far!
"Say that again?!"
Qian Duoduo laughed out of sheer anger.
"Who did you say was no good?! Who did you say was trash?!"
Although he had come to this new Shrek Academy on Mu En's orders to have a friendly exchange, Er Ming was clearly not from this academy, and his words were so offensive that they made him extremely angry.
"What? Didn't hear me clearly?"
Er Ming looked askance at Qian Duoduo, his eyes full of disdain.
"Then I'll say it again: your academy is just no good!"
In any case, Tang San himself didn't care much for that academy. After all, even in the Tang Sect, Tang San hadn't passed down the complete Tang Sect Techniques, leading to the current state where the Tang Sect was nearly extinct.
Since that was the case, offending them was no big deal. What was there to fear?
"Good, good, good! Very well!"
Qian Duoduo was trembling with rage, and the powerful aura belonging to a Titled Douluo could no longer be suppressed, faintly beginning to erupt.
Seeing this, Bei Bei inwardly cried out that things were going poorly.
The plot wasn't heading in the right direction!
Weren't they told that Dean Qian was mature, steady, and unflappable?
How did they end up clashing like this?
"Dean Qian! Calm down! Please, calm down!"
Bei Bei was about to step forward to intervene when he saw Er Ming sneer and take a step out.
"Want to test me?"
"Bring it on!"
"Boom—!!!"
An aura even more violent and terrifying than Qian Duoduo's instantly exploded from Er Ming's body!
It was the terrifying pressure belonging to a Rank 98 Super Douluo!
Like Mount Tai pressing down, it instantly crushed Qian Duoduo's aura to pieces!
"What?!"
Qian Duoduo's expression changed drastically.
This aura... was definitely not that of an ordinary Super Douluo!
However... he hadn't actually intended to fight; his spirit power had only been faintly erupting, not fully released. That's right—the shrewd Qian Duoduo couldn't help but wimp out at this moment, having accidentally let his temper get the better of him just now.
At that moment, a cold and majestic voice came from the distance.
"Private fighting is prohibited within Shrek Academy!"
Hearing this, Bei Bei couldn't help but inwardly think that things were bad. They hadn't even started fighting yet, so how was someone already here? Fortunately, they hadn't actually fought, so it should be explainable, right? Hopefully?
Otherwise... Bei Bei really felt he would be failing Mu En. Why did everyone he brought along cause trouble? If he had known, he wouldn't have asked Dean Qian if he knew Er Ming; trouble has found its way to me!
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A/N: I feel so bad for Bei Bei. Mu En really needs to come in person. At this rate Lin Feng's Shrek is gonna hold the entire Sea God Pavilion hostage.
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