"Xiaogang, were you just talking to that guy, Xin?"
"Yeah, we just walked out and vaguely heard your shouting."
Yu Xiaogang had just brushed the dust off his knees. In the Great Spirit Arena, Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Qin Ming happened to walk out with their students, somewhat confused as they seemed to have faintly heard Grandmaster's shouts just now.
"Oh, nothing. Xin wanted to hire me to be a teacher at Heart of Fire Academy, but I sharply refused him."
"Little San, Mubai, don't completely lose confidence because of this failure. This failure was mainly because you two, Mubai and Fatty, made too many mistakes. Your past issues led to emotional decisions during the match. Afterwards, I will bring out my true hidden skills to teach you, unleashing your greatest Spirit Master potential, allowing you to fight calmly and collectedly."
"Next time if you encounter Heart of Fire Academy again, I hope you can use a rational mind to analyze the battle situation and not be negligent in the slightest."
Yu Xiaogang straightened his clothes and spoke earnestly to the Shrek students.
"Do we really still have a chance to win against them?"
"My eyes..."
"My left leg..."
"Teacher, can you really do it?"
When Yu Xiaogang finished speaking, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and the other students all showed unconfident expressions. They were completely defeated by the girls from Heart of Fire Academy even at their peak, let alone with two main players becoming disabled.
Among them, Ma Hongjun's front teeth were knocked out, causing him to lisp.
"Little San, do even you not believe me?"
"Teacher, I want to be alone."
Tang San glanced at Grandmaster, said nothing more, and just walked forward dejectedly by himself.
Xiao Wu followed, whispering: "Third Brother, why don't we go to Heart of Fire Academy together and become disciples? Let's beg Teacher Xin to keep us. I don't want to stay at Shrek anymore. I don't want to lose this opportunity."
...
"Teacher, what did that creepy middle-aged man just call you over to say?"
"Oh, nothing. He also wants to study with you all."
Here, Xin took his four students down a small path, avoiding the main road, and quietly left Soto City.
Ning Rongrong had raked in a million gold coins, probably draining the blood of countless gamblers. It was likely that many of those people planned to find someone to block their path and snatch back the money Ning Rongrong had earned.
On the way, Ning Rongrong shivered at the thought of a middle-aged man around fifty years old cultivating with them, getting goosebumps: "Teacher, you didn't agree, did you?"
Xin nodded: "Yes, I did."
"Ah? Teacher, how could you agree! I don't like that Grandmaster at all. He has so little spirit power himself, yet he acts like someone stole his wife. Teacher~ How could you recruit him to our Heart of Fire Academy~"
Ning Rongrong whined, pulling Xin's hand. "Clearly, Teacher is teasing fools. If Teacher was willing to take him, he wouldn't have refused the other teachers and students from Shrek from joining our Heart of Fire Academy."
Meng Yiran was smarter than Ning Rongrong and immediately saw through it.
"Oh, really?"
"No, you're the fool!"
"How dare you speak to your senior sister!"
Ning Rongrong belatedly realized that Meng Yiran was insulting her. Her small face changed, and her senior sister's demeanor immediately came out.
"Forget it, today is a good day, I won't argue with you. I earned a million gold coins, and I can kiss Teacher when I get back to the academy~ So happy~"
At this point, Meng Yiran and Zhu Zhuqing also had great anticipation, only wanting to return to the academy as soon as possible for Teacher to deliver on the victory reward.
But just as they left the urban area and were about to reach the entrance of Heart of Fire Academy.
Under the shade of a cherry blossom tree, a black figure completely shrouded in a black robe leaned against the tree, as if waiting for something to arrive. Zhu Zhuqing quickly reminded: "Teacher, there seems to be someone ahead. They don't seem friendly."
The middle-aged man under the black robe saw Xin returning with his four cheerful disciples. He glanced faintly at Xin, emitting an unfriendly aura, and said blandly:
"You've finally returned."
"I heard there's an extraordinary teacher in this small place. I'd like to spar with you."