Chapter 1 Scene

The scenery went from blurry to clear in about two seconds.

Zhang Yuanqing found himself in a hall that wasn't spacious, but decently sized. Directly in front was a podium, with an aisle covered in red carpet in the middle, and wooden benches on both sides.

The layout was somewhat similar to a church, except instead of Jesus tied to a cross behind the podium, there was a row of teachers.

Standing on the podium was an old man with white hair, and behind him was a row of teachers.

At this moment, Zhang Yuanqing was standing in the first row on the left-hand side.

Silver Spoon Princess and Blood Rose were on either side of the long bench. "Oh, hell." A familiar voice came from behind. "Yuanshi Tianzun, are you also attending this year's advanced studies class?"

"Oh, hell, Yuanshi Tianzun, you're here too." A crisp and pleasant girlish voice came from the left.

Zhang Yuanqing looked around. Across from Silver Spoon Princess was Sun Miaomiao, and across from Blood Rose was Zhao Chenghuang. Turning his head to look behind him, he saw Yuan Ting, whom he hadn't seen in over a month.

"Oh, hell, you three are here too." Zhang Yuanqing preemptively accused, "Wherever you guys are, something's bound to happen." Yuan Ting and Sun Miaomiao chimed, while the cool Zhao Chenghuang nodded slightly, "Long time no see."

Zhang Yuanqing grunted in acknowledgment and turned his head to scan the students behind him.

The benches were full of advanced studies class students, twenty-two in total. He saw several familiar faces: Tianxia Guihuo, Yuan Ting, Red Rooster Bro, Xiahou Aotian, Niulanshan Fairy, and Peony Fairy. "Well, almost half of them are acquaintances. How did a non-official member like Red Rooster Bro sneak in?" Zhang Yuanqing wondered in his heart. "Yo, Yuanshi Tianzun, you're here too." Red Rooster Bro waved enthusiastically, his loud voice booming. Hearing the words "Yuanshi Tianzun," almost everyone, including the male and female teachers on the podium, looked over in unison. Among the gazes, Zhang Yuanqing keenly noticed hostile glares. One came from a handsome youth with slicked-back hair and a face full of delicate, expensive items, with three red strings on his wrist, a silver earring, and a fashionable hairstyle—looking like a trendy idol trainee. The other was a refined and cultured man with black-framed glasses and single eyelids, giving off a scholarly air at first glance, but upon closer inspection, one would find his eyes narrow and mean. He didn't recognize them. Zhang Yuanqing subtly retracted his gaze and nodded towards the smiling Niulanshan Fairy and Peony Fairy. He also glanced at Tianxia Guihuo, Guo Hezu, and Xiahou Aotian, making eye contact as a greeting. "Ahem."

The white-haired old man on the podium cleared his throat and said loudly:

"Fellow students, I am Li Yanxi, the dean of Qinfeng Academy and your history and political science teacher. I am very happy to gather with you all at Qinfeng Academy. Now, let's call the roll to verify the names and IDs."

"When your name is called, please respond with 'Here'." After a pause, he first looked at Zhang Yuanqing and said, "Yuanshi Tianzun." "Here." "Zhao Chenghuang." "Here." "Sun Miaomiao." "Sanyang Kaitai." "Xia Chaoxue."

After the roll call, confirming that the members present matched the list he had, Dean Li Yanxi continued:

"Next, let's have our teachers introduce themselves."

He turned his head to look at the first teacher on the left.

This was a sexy woman wearing denim shorts and an off-the-shoulder T-shirt, with round, slender legs and a curvaceous figure, sporting a fashionable goddess wave hairstyle, a pointy chin, and fair skin. Her eyes were like those of a deer, moist, charming, and full of autumn waves.

"Hello, everyone. My name is Song Man, and I am a teacher at the academy's infirmary." She waved enthusiastically in a ladylike manner, smiling and saying, "If you get injured or feel unwell, please come to the infirmary to find me."

As she spoke, she threw a very bold wink at the students.

Quite the sexy woman, many male students were fantasizing, secretly looking forward to it.

"Tch, so she's a beast master of the procreation type." Niulanshan Fairy saw through Song Man's attributes at a glance and curled her lips.

Xiahou Aotian frowned slightly, feeling that this charming and sexy teacher was too alluring and not suitable to be a member of the protagonist's harem.

Zhang Yuanqing noticed that Song Man's gaze lingered on him the longest, but he didn't care. What he was thinking about were the two students who were hostile towards him.

He already knew their Lingjing IDs: Zhu Mingxu and Zhao Feiwen. People from the Zhu and Zhao families.

That wasn't surprising. Zhu Rong of the Zhu family was imprisoned by him, and her face was torn off by the Palace Master of the Zhishen Palace. The feud was quite big.

Zhao Feichen and his son from the Zhao family were seriously injured by him, which was an even deeper hatred.

It was normal for these two to be hostile towards him. "Teacher Song Man, I have a question." Red Rooster Bro, of unremarkable height, raised his hand high.

Song Man's eyes twinkled, charming and graceful, and she smiled, "What would this student like to ask?"

Red Rooster Bro said loudly:

"I heard that the teachers in Qinfeng Academy were all demoted here to teach because they made mistakes. Teacher Song Man, you're so beautiful, what mistake did you make?" The scene suddenly fell silent.

The teachers on the podium all showed more or less awkward expressions.

The students around him stared at Red Rooster Bro in disbelief, as if to say, "Are you crazy? Can you ask that?"

Song Man's face stiffened, and she tentatively asked, "Are you a Fire Master?"

"Eh? How did you know?" Red Rooster Bro was stunned. "No wonder. A vulgar Fire Master," Song Man cursed in her heart.

At this moment, Yuan Ting, standing behind Yuanshi Tianzun, raised his hand. "Um, Teacher, if you don't mind, I would also like to know…"

The teachers all looked over, and Song Man frowned, "Are you a Fire Master too?"

"I'm a Star Official. I'm just curious."

Song Man forced a smile and retreated to her original position. "There are quite a few troublemakers in this batch of students," the teachers thought.

The middle-aged man next to Song Man stepped forward. He had a mysterious and evil aura and nodded towards the crowd:

"My name is Star Observer. I am the teacher in charge of teaching you astrology and Yin-Yang techniques. If there are any Star Officials here, you can purchase private lessons from me. I will teach you the combat skills of Star Officials and Night Wanderers, as well as derivative knowledge that the role card will not provide."

As he said this, his gaze directly looked at the first and second rows on the left.

"Mo Pan, teacher of the Artifact Forging class."

Teacher Mo Pan had a gentle expression, and his self-introduction was simple and short. He looked like a quiet and mild-tempered type.

"Lin Su, teacher of the Alchemy class. I mainly teach you some pharmacological knowledge and some simple alchemy techniques so that you can refine some simple hemostatic, detoxifying, and antidote pills on your own. Of course, I can also teach you how to refine poison pills. This is private lesson content, and interested students can find me privately." This was a young woman wearing a white knee-length skirt and a black long-sleeved shirt.

"I am your combat class teacher, Luo Lesheng. Haha, don't worry, although I am a Fire Fiend, I have a very good personality. I won't lose my temper or hit people."

The students: "..."

After several teachers finished introducing themselves, Dean Li Yanxi said:

"There are also several teachers in the class who are responsible for guarding dangerous areas, and they are unable to attend due to work reasons. I will introduce them to you later when I lead you around the academy."

"Now, I will appoint the class monitor for this advanced studies class. If everyone has no objections, Yuanshi Tianzun will serve as the class monitor."

"I'm going to be the class monitor? I'm here on vacation, not to work." Zhang Yuanqing instinctively resisted. Just as he was about to refuse, he heard a loud voice:

"I object."

The teachers and students present looked in the direction of the voice, only to see that the speaker had handsome features, an extraordinary temperament, and an arrogance between his brows that seemed to challenge the heavens, saying:

"I believe that Yuanshi Tianzun's qualifications, experience, and level are not sufficient to serve as the class monitor. The position of class monitor must be held by a person of both virtue and talent, a person of destiny."

Dean Li Yanxi was stunned for several seconds, probably not expecting anyone to object. The advanced studies class at Qinfeng Academy was meant for networking being more important than studying.

Every session of students were courteous, striving to socialize and expand their connections.

It was rare to see someone so assertive and confrontational. "During the roll call just now, I remember his name was Xiahou Aotian. A member of the Xiahou family. No wonder he's targeting Yuanshi Tianzun. The official saints have more or less heard of the feud between the two."

"Not bad, not bad. The Xiahou family's style is still very tough. It's good to have this guy leading the charge," Zhu Mingxu and Zhao Feiwen exchanged a smile.

"This guy's brain is acting up again," Red Rooster Bro muttered in his heart.

Seeing that Yuanshi Tianzun didn't respond, the dean could only ask kindly:

"Then, student Xiahou Aotian, who do you think is more qualified to be the class monitor?"

As if waiting for these words, Xiahou Aotian raised his arrogant head, looked around at everyone with his nostrils, and said loudly:

"Among the people here, besides me, Xiahou Aotian, the protagonist of destiny, who else can be the class monitor?"

The hall fell silent again, and everyone stared at Xiahou Aotian with strange eyes.

"So arrogant?"

"There are quite a few troublemakers in this batch of students," the teachers thought again.

Zhang Yuanqing said loudly: "Dean, I think Xiahou Aotian has both talent and virtue and is qualified for the position of class monitor."

Dean Li Yanxi pondered for a moment and said:

"Okay, then it's decided. Xiahou Aotian will be the class monitor for this advanced studies class. Does anyone have any objections?"

Since Yuanshi Tianzun had taken the initiative to step down, no one else naturally had any objections.

The so-called class monitor was originally an unimportant title. The power was even less than that of a middle school class monitor.

At least the middle school class monitor could report to the teacher.

Next, Song Man, the teacher from the infirmary, distributed maps of Qinfeng Academy to each student, her voice soft and charming:

"The schedule will be distributed to you later. There are no classes today. I will take you to visit Qinfeng Academy. Everyone, gather outside."

The other teachers followed the dean and left through the side door.

While orderly leaving the scene, everyone stared at the map.

The Qinfeng Academy instance covers a total area of 7 square kilometers, of which 70% of the area is covered by lake water. The academy only covers 0.5 square kilometers and is the largest island in the instance.

The layout of the entire island is clear at a glance. The hall where everyone is located is also called the Linglang Library, located in the center of the academy.

Built around the library are the cafeteria, tea house, coffee shop, and screening room. The outer edges of these buildings are parks and flowerbeds. The male and female dormitories are on the east and west sides of the island.

The Alchemy Room and Artifact Forging Room are built by the lake, at the very edge of the island.

In addition, there are many small islands on the vast Jiaoren Lake. According to the map markings, they are Chicken Heart Island, Spirit Plant Island, Beast Island, and Lava Island.

Song Man led the students in front with a seductive figure, leading them to visit the academy's buildings, introducing:

"In Qinfeng Academy, regular meals are free, but everything else is charged. There is a cake shop here, a tea house, a massage parlor, and a coffee shop."

"The employees in these stores are all clerical staff. Please be polite and don't make things difficult for them."

Then they went to the academy dormitory.

The male dormitory was a three-story building. Each room was a two-bedroom, one-living room, fully furnished, ready to move in.

"The daily necessities in the rooms are all free. The academy has prepared three sets of school uniforms for everyone, which should be enough for you to change for seven days. If you accidentally damage the school uniform, you will need to pay compensation of 20,000 for a set of school uniforms."

As soon as Song Man finished speaking, Red Rooster Bro was furious: "Those school uniforms have simple workmanship and simple materials. No one wants them for 200 yuan at a street stall. You're charging 20,000. Isn't that too dark?"

Song Man ignored him and led everyone out of the male dormitory to the pier on the edge of the island. A white yacht was parked at the pier.

A middle-aged uncle with a gloomy expression was sitting on the bow of the boat, smoking. He raised his eyes and glanced at the students, then lowered his head and continued to smoke.

Song Man walked over and talked to him for a moment, then turned around and said:

"Now I will take everyone on a lake tour to visit the islands on the lake. The boat fee is 1,000 per person. The charges will be recorded first, and after you leave Qinfeng Academy, the organization will deduct it from your salary next month."

The middle-aged uncle extinguished the cigarette butt, started the yacht, and drove the boat towards the sparkling lake.

The cool lake breeze blew on their faces, the sun was shining brightly, and the temperature was neither high nor low.

Inside the cabin, the students greeted each other and chatted idly.

Red Rooster Bro scrutinized Tianxia Guihuo:

"I've heard of you. You're the shame of the Fire Masters."

Tianxia Guihuo said coldly: "I just use my brain more than you."

Red Rooster Bro showed a disdainful expression: "As expected of the shame of the Fire Masters, you're not even angry."

Yuan Ting then approached the group of female students and said: "Sisters, do you want to share some gossip? I know a lot of secrets about the official Four Young Masters."

The female students' eyes lit up, and they started gossiping with him.

Xiahou Aotian silently got up, walked to the stern of the boat, stood with his hands behind his back, giving everyone a solitary, aloof, and detached back view.

He probably thought this was very impressive.

Zhang Yuanqing pulled Zhao Chenghuang and Sun Miaomiao, asking intimately: "Eh, why didn't you two bring your Yin Soldiers? Zhao Chenghuang, where's your Level 4 Yin Soldier?"

Sun Miaomiao opened her big, bright eyes: "Why would I bring a Yin Soldier on vacation?"

Zhang Yuanqing was waiting for these words. He slapped his thigh:

"I brought them." He immediately summoned Silver Spoon Princess and Blood Rose and introduced them loudly:

"Blood Rose, old friend. After leaving the Killing Instance, I promoted her to Level 4. This is my newly refined Yin Soldier, nicknamed Princess, Level 5 peak. Zhao Chenghuang, Level 5 peak. Sun Miaomiao, do you want to touch them? Hahaha."

Zhao Chenghuang and Sun Miaomiao: "..."

At this moment, the sexy Song Man brushed the hair that had been messed up by the lake breeze behind her ears and said:

"Everyone, be quiet and listen to me."

After everyone stopped talking, she said loudly: "The Jiaoren Lake is home to Jiaoren (merfolk). They are ancient creatures, and they have a very strong sense of territory and are hostile to strangers. You must remember not to enter the Jiaoren Lake without authorization."

"Violators will receive a major demerit, have one month's salary deducted, and be fined 100,000."

"If you encounter an attack by the Jiaoren, remember to ask the administrator for help."

She looked at the middle-aged man sitting in front of the steering console. "Also, the Jiaoren are good at using their songs to attract prey near the lake. If you hear their singing, don't approach the Jiaoren Lake." As she spoke, Song Man suddenly showed an ambiguous smile and scanned the male students present, saying:

"Although the Jiaoren are as beautiful as flowers, their body structure is different from humans, so they are not ideal partners for romantic affairs."

"And they have sharp little tiger teeth."

The inexperienced young female students didn't understand, but the male students understood. The tiger teeth hurt the "ding ding". As soon as Zhang Yuanqing heard this, he knew that this female teacher was very experienced and immediately asked:

"Teacher Song Man, do you know Ling Jun?"

Song Man laughed: "My warning just now came from him. Ling Jun studied at Qinfeng Academy in his early years and sneaked into Jiaoren Lake at night, offending the Jiaoren Queen and almost being killed by the Jiaoren. It was the administrator who saved him."

"Did Young Master Hua do such ridiculous things back then?"

Some female students were disillusioned.

Song Man changed the subject and said: "There is a type of fish in the lake called Moonlight Fish. The meat is delicious and the taste is excellent. If you want to taste it, you can pay the administrator to catch it, but the price is a bit expensive, 5,000 per pound."

As soon as she finished speaking, Red Rooster Bro jumped up: "I, I'll reserve ten pounds. I want it fresh."

Song Man was stunned. This person was just furious about a school uniform costing 20,000, but now he eagerly wanted to reserve ten pounds of expensive Moonlight Fish without hesitation.

Zhang Yuanqing explained in a low voice: "This guy is from Huadu."

Song Man said "Oh" with a sudden realization. At this moment, a melodious and pleasant singing voice...