As the words fell, everyone's gaze shifted over in unison, the reactions on their Faces being starkly different.
Meng Shenji and the other two had just been looking grim due to the Shrek Group's "advancing and retreating together" rhetoric, finding it troublesome and feeling a hint of annoyance at being coerced.
However, they truly valued the potential of Tang San and the others and were reluctant to expel them easily, thus falling into a dilemma.
Yet, as soon as Yang Yuan spoke, the struggle and weighing of options in the eyes of the Three Committee Members vanished instantly.
They exchanged a tacit look with each other, their eyes filled with decisiveness.
Now that Yang Yuan had spoken, what was there left to hesitate about?
To this day, Yang Yuan's influence and contribution to the academy were not the least bit inferior to the three of them.
In some respects, his importance even surpassed that of the Three Committee Members.
Therefore, his words held a higher priority than theirs.
Yang Yuan had spoken for the Shrek people to get lost.
Then they would not be able to stay!
"What Chief Yang Yuan says is reasonable. Since you have decided to share both honor and disgrace, then we shall fulfill your wish."
Meng Shenji coughed lightly, the gloom on his Face quickly replaced by a businesslike indifference.
He looked around, finally settling his gaze on the Shrek Group, his voice steady and powerful.
"Heaven Dou Royal Academy welcomes every Genius, but it will not break the academy's rules for a few specific Geniuses."
"Principal Flender... aside from Ma Hongjun, those who wish to stay are welcome; those who do not wish to stay, we will not force to remain."
Meng Shenji paused. When he addressed him as Principal Flender instead of Teacher Flender, it already explained a great deal.
Then, he continued:
"Additionally, although Oscar and Dai Mubai did not harass female students, they participated in injuring other students. Therefore, if they choose to stay, they must accept the academy's punishment."
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the Shrek Group changed drastically.
They looked at the Three Committee Members, their Faces full of bewilderment.
Wait, you're actually kicking us out!
Just for a few ordinary students, you're going to drive away Geniuses like us?
What made them feel even more humiliated was that among the surrounding students, someone started a chant, and soon everyone joined in.
"Shrek scumbags, get out of Heaven Dou Academy!"
"Shrek scumbags, get out of Heaven Dou Academy!"
The slogans, filled with contempt and expulsion, surged from all directions like a tsunami, instantly drowning the Shrek Group.
Flender's expression was ashen. The current Shrek was as wretched as a stray dog.
A thought flashed through his mind.
If only he hadn't listened to Xiaogang back then and stayed in Suotuo City, how good would that have been?
He looked at the disgusted gazes coming from all around and finally let out a long, powerless sigh.
He knew that they could no longer stay at Heaven Dou Academy; otherwise, it would be no different from seeking their own humiliation.
At that moment, Meng Shenji coughed lightly, and an invisible wave of spirit power spread out.
"Quiet down, everyone!"
With the Committee Member speaking, the heckling voices around them vanished instantly.
Meng Shenji nodded slightly and then looked at Flender.
"Principal Flender, what is your decision?"
Flender's gaze swept over the Shrek Group. Finally, with a bitter smile, he cupped his hands toward the Three Committee Members.
"Three Committee Members, we have caused you trouble during these past days!"
With Flender saying this, Meng Shenji and the others also knew his choice.
The three did not try to persuade him otherwise, only sighing and giving him a piece of advice.
"Principal Flender, while a student's talent and strength are important, one must not neglect their character."
"I have taken it to heart," Flender nodded slightly.
After speaking, he said to Zhao Wuji, "Zhao Wuji, take Fatty. We're... leaving!"
His voice was hoarse, carrying a hint of loneliness.
Zhao Wuji stepped forward, grabbed Ma Hongjun, and followed behind Flender.
Following them were Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and the other teachers and students of Shrek Academy.
Watching their receding backs, the surrounding students erupted into a burst of enthusiastic cheers.
The Three Committee Members shook their heads slightly, a hint of regret in their eyes.
What a pity for the talent of these Shrek people!
Fortunately... they still had Yang Yuan!
Yang Yuan alone was worth the sum of all of them.
At this time, Bai Baoshan, one of the Three Committee Members, pointed to several figures still lying on the ground not far away.
"How should we handle Xue Beng and the others?"
The reason Ma Hongjun had caused such a big scene was partly due to their instigation.
But Xue Beng happened to be the Fourth Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, which made Bai Baoshan momentarily uncertain.
Meng Shenji snorted coldly.
"How else can we handle it? Naturally, tell them to get out of Heaven Dou Academy as well."
"A bunch of playboys and black sheep. I thought they had straightened up, but it seems a leopard can't change its spots."
Even though Xue Beng was the Fourth Prince, Meng Shenji still didn't give him any Face.
Female Dormitory.
Xiao Wu had just walked out of the female dormitory with Meng Yiran and Zhu Zhuqing when they encountered the incoming Shrek Group.
Upon seeing them, Zhu Zhuqing frowned slightly, though she still stood quietly in place.
Xiao Wu hurriedly stepped forward to ask.
"How is it? Will Fatty and the others be expelled?"
Flender hesitated to speak, but finally, it was Tang San who said, "Not just Fatty, we've all been expelled together."
Meng Yiran frowned, her gaze falling on Oscar.
On both sides of his Face, purple-black handprints were clearly visible.
When he noticed Meng Yiran's gaze, he lowered his head guiltily.
Meng Yiran had told him more than once to stay away from Xue Beng and the others, but he just wouldn't listen, and now he had indeed caused trouble.
Furthermore, there was another reason for his guilt: during these past few days, what he and Xue Beng's group had done wasn't as simple as just drinking flower wine.
After all, he, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai had once been known as the Three Scoundrels of Shrek, proficient in eating, drinking, whoring, and gambling.
Originally, with Meng Yiran restraining him, he had been honest for a while.
But Meng Yiran had never let him touch her, insisting that they wait until they were married.
At first, he could endure it, but who would have thought that after being led astray by Xue Beng, he eventually failed to resist and committed the mistake that all men make.
Seeing Oscar's guilt, Meng Yiran simply shifted her gaze to Tang San and asked, "What exactly happened?"
Tang San immediately recounted the events that had just occurred.
After listening, Meng Yiran couldn't help but roll her eyes.
What kind of god-awful teammates were these?
She finally understood that this group of people from Shrek more or less had some issues.
If she continued to hang around with them, something was bound to happen sooner or later.
She didn't bother wasting any more breath on Tang San and the others, dropping a single sentence.
"Oscar, come over here. We need to have a good talk."
After speaking, she turned and walked into the distance.
Oscar was stunned for a moment, looked at Meng Yiran, then at Flender's group. After receiving a nod from Flender, he gave a response and followed her.
Watching the two of them walk away, Dai Mubai's brow furrowed.
"Why do I get the feeling that Meng Yiran doesn't want to leave Heaven Dou Academy?"
"She wouldn't be a traitor like a certain someone, would she?"
As he spoke, his peripheral vision glanced toward where Zhu Zhuqing was.
To his surprise, the latter didn't pay him any attention at all.
Before long, intense arguing could be heard from the distance.
"Oscar, I'm only asking you one thing."
"Are you staying, or are you leaving with them?"
Unsurprisingly, Oscar still chose to part ways with Meng Yiran.
(End of Chapter)
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