Xuan Zi had originally been enjoying himself, gnawing on a chicken leg while drinking wine.
But after hearing the scout's words, his eyes instantly brightened: "Oh? You have news?"
He casually tossed the half-eaten chicken leg back onto the plate, wiped his greasy hands on his robes, leaned forward slightly, and his eyes held a hint of eagerness.
Xuan Zi was indeed very concerned about this matter.
After all, Ling Luochen's previous withdrawal from school had caused a vacancy in the team that Shrek Academy had prepared in advance for the upcoming "All-Continent High-Rank Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament."
What Xuan Zi needed to solve most right now was to quickly fill this vacancy.
Therefore, he had always wanted to find the gifted youth that Ling Luochen had mentioned earlier and bring him back to Shrek to make up for the loss.
Xuan Zi urged impatiently: "Speak, speak! Don't keep me in suspense!"
The scout dared not delay and quickly bowed to report: "Elder Xuan, we found out that the huge mysterious Spirit Beast that appeared near our Shrek Academy previously also appeared in the Sun Moon Empire's Bright Capital a few days ago!"
"Bright Capital?" Xuan Zi raised an eyebrow, "And then?"
"After it appeared, it also caused a huge commotion." The scout paused and cautiously added: "But... just like the time it appeared at our Shrek Academy, it disappeared very quickly, as if it had never appeared at all."
Xuan Zi frowned deeply and fell into deep thought.
What exactly was the origin of this mysterious Spirit Beast? It was truly bizarre that it was so earth-shattering both times it appeared, yet it came and went without a trace.
However, he quickly threw these questions to the back of his mind and instead asked about the matter he was more concerned about: "What about that Genius from the Sun Moon Empire? Have you found his whereabouts?"
The scout lowered his head even further, and his voice became quieter: "This... we haven't found him yet."
"What?" Xuan Zi's face instantly fell, the fire of hope that had just been ignited was extinguished by a bucket of cold water poured over his head.
He slammed the table, causing the wine gourd to jump, "Such an important matter, and you still haven't found him?"
"Trash! A bunch of trash! What use do I have for you? Go and search for me immediately! Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, find him for me! If you can't find him, I will hold you solely responsible!"
"Yes, yes!" The scout was terrified and covered in sweat, scrambling to agree, and then, as if he had seen a ghost, he quickly retreated from the quiet room.
"Sigh!" After the scout left, Xuan Zi sighed heavily, his mood becoming worse and worse.
He picked up the wine gourd and took a large gulp, but felt that the usually fine wine had become tasteless at this moment.
He had thought he would be able to find that Genius this time and fill Ling Luochen's vacancy, but he didn't expect it to be a false hope after all.
The tournament was imminent; what should he do!
Just as he was feeling irritated, the door to the quiet room was knocked on again.
"Elder Xuan, are you there? Wang Yan requests an audience."
Xuan Zi glanced at the door, originally too lazy to pay attention.
But out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of an exquisite wine jar in Wang Yan's hand, with a label on it that read "Drunken Immortal Brew," and his listless eyes brightened a little.
He replied lazily: "Oh, so it's Little Yanzhi! Come in, what are you looking for me for?"
Wang Yan pushed the door open and entered, respectfully placing the wine jar on the table next to Xuan Zi, and then said: "Elder Xuan, it's still about that matter regarding Huo Yuhao that I mentioned to you last time."
"I have been observing him recently, and I feel that he really seems to be about to undergo a second Awakening of his Spirit; his mental force fluctuations are becoming increasingly peculiar."
"Otherwise, Elder Xuan, why don't you go with me again and see for yourself?"
Xuan Zi unceremoniously took the jar of good wine into his arms, patted away the mud seal, and sniffed it, a look of intoxication appearing on his face, but he had no intention of moving.
He curled his lips and said: "It's that Huo Yuhao again, didn't we already look at him last time?"
"That is absolutely not a second Awakening of a Spirit! The abnormal mental force fluctuations might be a sign of Qi Deviation from Cultivating incorrectly!"
He paused, his tone full of disdain: "Besides, a piece of trash like him! If it weren't for that nominal spot from the Tang Sect, he wouldn't be worthy of joining our Shrek Academy at all!"
"For this kind of trash, don't waste any more of your energy; if you have the time, you might as well go guide other students more."
A helpless and anxious look appeared on Wang Yan's face, and he wanted to persuade him further: "But Elder Xuan, what if..."
"There are no 'what ifs'!" Xuan Zi interrupted him impatiently and waved his hand, "Alright, alright, I'll accept the wine, you may withdraw."
Watching Xuan Zi's stubborn attitude, Wang Yan knew that saying anything else would be useless, so he could only sigh helplessly and bow as he retreated.
Clutching the wine jar, Xuan Zi took another gulp and muttered to himself: "Sigh, I don't have that much time to waste on such trash!"
"What Shrek Academy needs are true Geniuses! Peerless prodigies who can bring glory to the Academy!"
...
Of course, Liu Yuan knew nothing about what was happening at Shrek Academy at this moment.
With the help of the siblings Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, he had gradually become familiar with the environment of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
And today was the day of the official school opening.
Perhaps to take care of Liu Yuan, and also to deliberately Cultivate the relationship between Liu Yuan and Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, Jing Hongchen specifically used his authority as the Dean to assign Liu Yuan to the same class as Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen.
Early this morning, the siblings Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen excitedly brought Liu Yuan to the classroom together.
As soon as they stepped into the classroom, Xiao Hongchen pulled Liu Yuan directly towards two connected seats by the window in the back row, and enthusiastically invited him: "Brother Liu Yuan, come, sit next to me!"
In the class, Xiao Hongchen actually didn't have any friends.
Because he had always been arrogant and thought highly of himself, feeling that the other Spirit Masters in the class had mediocre talent and were not worthy of associating with him, he never had much interaction with them.
But now that Liu Yuan had arrived, it was different.
Liu Yuan's strength had completely convinced him, so Xiao Hongchen almost treated Liu Yuan as his only confidant.
Whenever he had free time, he would hang out with Liu Yuan, discussing various topics.
Of course, it was not the same for Meng Hongchen.
Because of her pretty and cute appearance, and her lively and cheerful personality, Meng Hongchen was quite popular in the class.
As soon as she entered the classroom, several female classmates immediately surrounded her, chattering and sharing interesting stories from their vacation, and several male students who had a crush on her in their daily lives also frequently cast their gazes over.
However, the other students in the class still felt it was very strange and curious that Xiao Hongchen would treat another peer so enthusiastically, and even affectionately put his arm around the other person's shoulder.
They whispered to each other, their eyes constantly scanning back and forth between Liu Yuan and Xiao Hongchen.
Finally, taking advantage of a gap while Meng Hongchen was chatting with her friends, a young girl with neat orange short hair, a beautiful appearance, and a capable temperament came over; she was one of Meng Hongchen's friends, Ju Zi.
"Little Meng," Ju Zi looked curiously at Liu Yuan who was talking in a low voice with Xiao Hongchen, and asked in a low voice, "What's the background of that newcomer? How is his relationship with Xiao Hongchen so good? Did I see that right, he's actually smiling?"
Another girl nearby named Ke Ke also came over and said exaggeratedly: "Yeah! He is so enthusiastic, I even suspect that he has been subjected to Possession; is this still the arrogant Xiao Hongchen we know?"
Listening to her friends' teasing, Meng Hongchen couldn't help but laugh: "What nonsense are you talking about, how could my brother be subjected to Possession."
"That's just his personality! When facing people he doesn't think much of, he is arrogant and can't be bothered to say an extra word."
"But if the other person is a true Genius and has gained his recognition and respect, he is like this!"
Ju Zi also knew Xiao Hongchen's personality, but after hearing Meng Hongchen say this, she was still slightly stunned.
A hint of surprise flashed in her beautiful eyes: "So, what kind of ability does this newcomer actually have to make Xiao Hongchen act like this?"
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