At this moment, the reason Xuan Zi was acting so shocked was naturally because he had recognized Liu Yuan.
As one of the few, or perhaps even the only, student who dared to reject his—Xuan Zi's—'kindness' to his Face, Xuan Zi's impression of Liu Yuan was engraved in his bones.
Even after two years, that scene was still vivid in his mind.
Back then, although Liu Yuan possessed astonishing talent, comparable to Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi of the same period, he had been ruthlessly expelled from Shrek Academy by Xuan Zi on a trumped-up excuse simply because he refused to join the so-called 'Shrek Supervisory Group'.
In Xuan Zi's view, having left Shrek, the continent's premier platform, any Genius would only become mediocre.
He couldn't stand seeing Liu Yuan do well at all.
His darkest desire deep down was to see Liu Yuan, after leaving Shrek, become destitute and desperate due to a lack of resources and guidance from renowned masters, eventually kneeling at the gates of Shrek, weeping bitterly in regret.
Only then could it prove how wise and formidable his decision back then had been!
So at this moment, when he truly saw Liu Yuan sitting in the ranks of the Sun Moon Royal Team, and in the core position of the front row, a strong, fly-eating sensation of dissatisfaction and disgust welled up in his heart.
" This Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy really is getting worse with time. "
Xuan Zi bit down hard on a chicken bone, producing a crunching sound, his eyes gloomy:
" They've actually started picking up trash? Do they really take in any stray cat or dog? "
" Treating a piece of trash that I kicked out like a treasure; it seems this Sun Moon Team has no hope this year! "
However, just as Xuan Zi was frantically belittling Liu Yuan in his heart, trying to find some pathetic psychological balance.
Xi Xi and Dai Yueheng, who had been observing silently to the side, followed Xuan Zi's gaze and noticed Liu Yuan's presence.
Xi Xi was stunned for a moment, then, as if remembering something, her eyes widened abruptly, and she pointed in Liu Yuan's direction, crying out in surprise:
" Elder Xuan! It's him! "
" That's the guy I mentioned back then! "
Dai Yueheng also furrowed his brows, his expression turning quite ugly:
" That's right, although we only met once, I remember it very clearly... There's absolutely no mistake! "
" It looks like we'll probably run into them later. "
" What!? "
Hearing the words of these two students, Xuan Zi felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and all the fat on his body trembled violently.
The chicken leg in his hand fell to the ground with a 'plop', kicking up dust.
Xuan Zi was completely stunned.
His brain seemed to short-circuit in that instant, buzzing loudly.
" You mean... " Xuan Zi asked in a trembling voice, pointing at the distant Liu Yuan, unable to believe it, " The peerless Genius that I had you exhaust yourselves to recruit, even going so far as to offer heavy rewards to bring into Shrek as a special admission... is this guy!? "
Although Dai Yueheng and Xi Xi didn't understand why Xuan Zi was reacting so strongly, they still nodded honestly.
" Boom! "
It was as if an invisible slap had fiercely struck Xuan Zi's old Face.
It stung with heat!
So that was it!
No wonder!
No wonder that 'mysterious Genius' was so dismissive of Shrek's recruitment!
No wonder no matter how many benefits he promised, it was useless!
It turned out he was Liu Yuan!
An unprecedented wave of embarrassment suddenly surged onto Xuan Zi's Face; his usually boozy old Face flushed to the color of a pig's liver, turning purple-red.
What was this?
He had just kicked the person away like trash with one foot, and now he was begging them to come back with the other?
At the same time.
Xuan Zi felt a gaze land on him.
He subconsciously raised his head and met the gaze of Liu Yuan in the distance.
Separated by the bustling crowd, Liu Yuan was still sitting there, his expression calm.
But in the eyes he turned toward Xuan Zi, there was a hint of an elusive smile.
In that smile, there was no anger, no resentment, only a kind of condescending... thick mockery, as if looking at a clown.
" Pfft— "
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