Chapter 187: I Want to Withdraw from Shrek Academy, Goodbye Then
Qin Ming's gaze locked tightly onto Lin Qingmo, anger tightening his throat.
He pointed straight at Lin Qingmo's face and shouted, "Azure Star, what are you doing? The Soul Fight is already over, so why did you still strike Tianheng so heavily?"
Before Lin Qingmo could speak, Ma Hongjun jumped out first.
Having just been scolded by Xiao Wu, he was already holding in a belly full of anger.
Now he finally had a chance to vent.
He immediately shouted at the top of his lungs, "I said it already! I said earlier this kid had shady ties with the Royal Fighting Team, and none of you believed me!"
"Well, now look! The two of them secretly snuck out to meet, got caught by Yu Tianheng, and he just knocked him unconscious!
As soon as these words came out, Tang San's heart skipped a beat, and then he was instantly overjoyed.
Ever since Lin Qingmo entered Shrek Academy, he had completely stolen his spotlight.
His soul power was higher, his strength stronger.
Even Xiao Wu revolved around this guy every day, her eyes practically shining when she looked at him, while she grew more and more disgusted with him.
Now, wasn't this the perfect chance to stomp Lin Qingmo into the ground?
Tang San put on a pained expression and said, "Even if you know Miss Dugu Yan, you can't just strike Yu Tianheng so ruthlessly for no reason."
His tone sounded sincere, but every word was a hidden blade.
"You are from Shrek. You shouldn't be so close to our opponents."
Yu Xiaogang immediately picked up the thread, his face darkening as he put on the posture of a teacher and sternly rebuked Lin Qingmo.
"Lin Qingmo! You have greatly disappointed me!"
"As a Shrek student, you disregard rules, act recklessly, and beat him—!"
"You must apologize to Tianheng!"
The three of them sang in unison, piling accusations higher and higher, as if Lin Qingmo had already been convicted on the spot.
The atmosphere in the corridor instantly turned heavy.
Dai Mubai leaned against the wall with his arms crossed, saying nothing, but inside, he felt extremely pleased.
Finally, he could watch this guy who had suppressed him for so long stumble.
Zhao Wuji frowned as he stared at the scene, not fully understanding the cause and effect, and didn't casually interrupt.
But he felt that things weren't that simple.
Just as everyone was waiting for Lin Qingmo to explain himself, he suddenly laughed.
"Heh."
The laughter was light, yet wrapped in an unshakeable coldness.
His cold gaze swept across Ma Hongjun, Tang San, and Yu Xiaogang, his eyes filled with undisguised mockery.
"An explanation?"
He spoke slowly, "On what basis should I give you an explanation?"
"Yu Tianheng rushed at me to fight. I defended myself and counterattacked. What's wrong with that?"
"And what collusion with the enemy?"
At this point, he almost wanted to laugh.
"Whom I know and who I'm close to—do I need to report that to you?"
His gaze finally landed on Yu Xiaogang, the coldness in his tone growing even heavier.
"As for you, Yu Xiaogang, aren't you Yu Tianheng's uncle? Why don't you reflect on whether you're the one colluding with the enemy?"
"I alone crushed the Royal Fighting Team. What qualifications do you have to accuse me? Are you even worthy?"
"I—"
Yu Xiaogang had just begun to explain when Lin Qingmo cut him off.
"I've figured it out. Ever since I entered Shrek, you've targeted me again and again."
"You can't stand that I'm stronger than your precious disciple. You can't stand that I shattered your so-called martial soul theory, so you keep setting traps for me and picking on me."
"And today, you didn't even ask about the full story before directly accusing me, right?"
Yu Xiaogang's face instantly flushed red. Having his deepest thoughts exposed, he pointed at him and retorted, "You're slandering me!"
"Slandering you?"
Lin Qingmo couldn't be bothered to waste more words on him.
He directly turned to look at Flender, whose expression was ugly, and said calmly, without the slightest room for negotiation, "Dean Flender, since there are people in Shrek who have never treated me as one of their own, constantly excluding and targeting me, then I won't stay here anymore."
"I want to withdraw from Shrek Academy."
"!!!"
The moment these words came out, the entire corridor fell silent.
Everyone was stunned.
No one expected Lin Qingmo to propose leaving the academy directly.
But Lin Qingmo himself remained completely calm.
In truth, he had long wanted to leave this broken place.
He only joined in the first place to intercept Tang San's opportunities.
Now that he had taken what he needed and seen what he needed to see.
This place was a foul mess with nothing worth lingering over; leaving would actually be peaceful.
Moreover, with his master and Dugu Bo behind him now, there was no need to be so wary of Tang Hao.
Shrek Academy, goodbye then!
In the crowd,
Tang San and Dai Mubai exchanged a glance, both seeing joy in each other's eyes.
Finally!
Finally, they had driven this eyesore away!
Tang San was practically overjoyed.
Lin Qingmo was leaving.
From now on, Xiao Wu would no longer revolve around him and would eventually return to his side.
Dai Mubai also let out a long breath.
Lin Qingmo's strength had been suffocating him.
With him gone, he could finally secure his position as team captain.
And he would have a better chance to grow closer to Zhuqing.
Yet both of them had to maintain expressions of confusion, not daring to reveal their happiness too obviously.
But before their joy could last even two seconds, the next scene stunned them.
"Ah Qing!"
Xiao Wu was the first to react, darting straight to Lin Qingmo's side and grabbing his arm.
"Where you go, I go. If you withdraw from Shrek, I will withdraw too!"
There was not the slightest hesitation, her tone firm.
"This broken place, full of filthy people, I've long been tired of staying here."
After speaking, she turned and glared fiercely at Tang San, the disgust in her eyes almost overflowing.
Immediately after,
Zhu Zhuqing, who had remained silent all along, also stepped forward.
She stood on Lin Qingmo's other side. Her face showed little expression, but her words were decisive. "I'm leaving too."
She had long been disgusted with Dai Mubai's behavior and had had enough of the crooked atmosphere within Shrek.
Ning Rongrong was stunned for a moment.
Her eyes darted around as she glanced at the Shrek crowd, and she instantly made up her mind.
She was originally the young miss of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Coming to Shrek was just for experience and fun. It wasn't like she had to stay.
In this broken academy,
Dai Mubai was just a violent scumbag and idiot.
Ma Hongjun was a lecherous fatty drooling over girls all day.
Oscar constantly acted handsome in front of her, greasy and narcissistic.
Tang San was full of schemes, one face in front and another behind.
And Yu Xiaogang, that hypocritical old man, always doting on his precious disciple and unable to tolerate anyone else's excellence.
Staying here brought nothing but frustration, with no meaning at all.
Thinking of this, Ning Rongrong directly smashed the unfinished juice bottle in her hand onto the ground with a loud crack.
Glass shards were scattered everywhere.
Hands on her hips, chin raised, her young miss temper exploded.
"This young miss won't serve you anymore either!"
She scolded the Shrek group, "What kind of garbage monster academy is this? A bunch of crooked melons and rotten dates dare to call themselves geniuses?"
"Staying here even lowers my status!"
"Dai Mubai is a violent maniac, Ma Hongjun a pervert, Oscar a narcissistic greasy man, Tang San is sinister and cunning, and Yu Xiaogang is a hypocritical double-standard fraud!"
"With people like you, you still want to win the Soul Master Tournament championship? Keep dreaming! This young miss won't accompany you!"
After scolding them, she stomped over in her heels and stood beside Lin Qingmo.
With her chin raised, she looked at Flender, clearly showing she intended to leave together with Lin Qingmo.
End of Chapter