Chapter 13: Shameless Student(

Shen Biru, who was originally as cold as ice, heard the conversation and also smiled slightly.

This method of indirect and convoluted insults was nothing on Earth, but here, it was incredibly novel.

Seeing the goddess's expression, Shang Bin felt he was being ridiculed. His face alternated between red and white, but in front of the goddess, he had to maintain his composure and dared not directly attack Zhang Xuan.

"What, am I wrong?" Shang Bin sneered, suppressing his anger. "Everyone in the academy probably knows your level! This fatty just came to my class. Not only is he fat like a pig, but he only knows defense and nothing else! His punching power is a pathetic 15 kilograms! In the entrance exam, he was either last or second to last. What else could he be if not trash?"

Although he couldn't personally teach Zhang Xuan a lesson, he still had to verbally attack him.

"Last in the entrance exam?" Zhang Xuan had only noticed the Dragon Rhino bloodline and was unaware of this detail. He turned to look at the fatty.

"Who said I was last?" the fatty retorted righteously. Then he awkwardly scratched his head and added, "I only... scored 9997th!"

"9997th? And 'only'?" Zhang Xuan felt a wave of dizziness and almost vomited blood.

Hongtian Academy enrolls 10,000 students every year. Although there are so many spots, a few students always fail to report for various reasons, making 9997th practically last place!

And with such a low ranking... what right do you have to be so self-righteous?

Zhang Xuan was speechless.

"Are you unable to recruit students, so you just accept anyone?" Shang Bin sneered again, flicking his sleeve, his face full of arrogance. "I have a clear requirement for recruiting students: I absolutely will not accept anyone ranked below 500! The last-ranked teacher, the last-ranked student... truly a perfect match! Haha!"

"Are you finished?"

Zhang Xuan shook his head at the mockery. "If you're finished, you can leave!"

He had just checked with the Library of Heaven's Path. This fatty was an unaligned cultivator with no cultivation techniques or formal training, so it was normal for him not to know martial skills. As long as he could find a way to activate his Dragon Rhino bloodline, his cultivation would surely advance by leaps and bounds.

"You..."

If it were anyone else, they would surely be trembling with rage and burning with fury after such mockery. But this guy in front of him didn't care at all. Shang Bin felt like he was punching cotton, and his face immediately grew even uglier.

"He's truly incorrigible!" Shang Bin snorted coldly and looked at Shen Biru beside him. "Teacher Biru, let's go. If we stay with this trashy fellow too long, we'll eventually get contaminated!"

Hearing Shang Bin's direct sarcasm, Shen Biru's delicate brows furrowed slightly. She didn't leave with him; instead, she turned to look at Zhang Xuan. "Teacher Zhang Xuan!"

Her voice was clear and moving, like a nightingale, giving an unusual sense of charm.

"Huh?" Zhang Xuan was slightly startled, not having expected the academy's most beautiful teacher to proactively speak to him.

"Although your last teacher qualification exam score wasn't good, don't give up on yourself. Work hard, and you'll still do well!"

Shen Biru nodded.

In her opinion, Zhang Xuan accepting the worst student clearly indicated he had given up hope on himself and was abandoning himself.

Even if she had no romantic interest, facing this former suitor, she didn't want to see him sink into despair.

"Thanks for the reminder!" Knowing that she genuinely meant well, Zhang Xuan nodded and explained, "This student, although he knows nothing now, might just be unpolished jade. As long as he's taught well, he might just shine!"

"Mhm!"

Shen Biru stopped talking and walked forward.

In her view, Zhang Xuan's explanation was just an excuse. So fat, and at such an age without any systematic knowledge, his future achievements were certainly limited.

"Damn it!"

Seeing his goddess actually talking to the academy's worst teacher and even encouraging him, Shang Bin's face twisted grotesquely. Fury burned in his heart as he shot Zhang Xuan a cold glance and followed closely behind.

"Biru, in the future, have less contact with such people; it will affect your flawless demeanor..."

Shang Bin hadn't finished speaking when Shen Biru turned and left. "Teacher Shang, I'm a bit tired today and want to go back to rest. Please don't follow me."

"Damn it, damn it! Zhang Xuan, just you wait, I'll definitely make you pay!"

Seeing his goddess walk further and further away until she disappeared, Shang Bin's entire rage transferred to Zhang Xuan.

In his opinion, if he hadn't encountered that unlucky fellow, the goddess would surely have had dinner with him. How could she possibly have turned and left like that?

***

As the two left, Zhang Xuan no longer paid them any attention and called out to the fatty. "Since you've taken me as your master, you should also know where my classroom is!"

"Alright!" The fatty quickly stood up and looked over with a smile. "Teacher, I'm your student now. Could you tell me, which teacher are you in the academy?"

Hearing his words, Zhang Xuan rubbed his forehead.

So this guy had just bowed to him upon seeing a teacher and still hadn't figured out who he was.

"My name is Zhang Xuan!" Zhang Xuan said.

"Teacher Zhang Xuan? The one... last in the teacher qualification exam, Teacher Zhang who got zero points..." Only then did the fatty realize who he had taken as his master. His fat body trembled uncontrollably, his mouth twitched, and he almost cried.

"That's me!"

Zhang Xuan nodded.

"Ah... that, that Teacher Zhang!" The fatty scratched his head. "You see, my strength is poor, I'm not clever, and I'm a bit fat. How about... you withdraw my enrollment!"

Zhang Xuan was speechless.

"Teacher, I'm telling the truth," the fatty continued. "Those two teachers just said that if you don't withdraw me, your reputation will be damaged. I'm afraid of implicating you..."

"I'm not afraid of being implicated! Also, since you've confirmed your identity on the jade token, I'll only tell you one thing: alive, you are my student; dead, you are my dead student. Stop spouting nonsense here!" Zhang Xuan waved his hand.

"I..."

The fatty's face twisted; he was almost in tears.

His strength was poor, so he wanted to find a good teacher to secure a bright future. He never dreamed that the last-ranked student would be paired with the last-ranked teacher...

Why is my life so bitter?

"Alright, this is my classroom. Now go get your bedding, and remember to come to class on time tomorrow!"

Zhang Xuan snorted.

"This classroom..."

Seeing the size of the classroom, the fatty almost cried again.

The places where he took his previous exams were much larger than this. Such a small classroom probably couldn't accommodate many students!

"Teacher, if... I don't come tomorrow, will you expel me?"

The fatty still harbored a fantasy in his heart.

"Expel you? No, I won't. I'll throw you into the lake you were about to jump into, to feed the turtles!" Zhang Xuan nodded seriously. "Haven't I said? Alive, you are my student; dead, you are my dead student. Don't worry, I'll bury you properly, fulfilling all a teacher's duties..."

"Teacher!" Zhang Xuan hadn't finished speaking when the fatty interrupted him, looking over with a serious expression and unyielding determination in his eyes. "When is class tomorrow? I'll come early to clean the classroom! It's my honor to find such a good teacher. From now on, no matter who tries to recruit me, I will strictly refuse and reprimand them to their face..."

Zhang Xuan was speechless.

He thought he was shameless enough, but he never expected to take a student who was even more shameless!