At this moment, Xu Sheng, looking at the students who had just finished dueling, nodded slightly and said, "Mm, everyone did very well, so we'll end today's lesson here."
It's no wonder they could get into Shrek Academy, their overall quality is indeed quite high!
The students, drenched in sweat, excitedly exclaimed upon hearing this, "Awesome! Class is canceled!"
"Teacher Xu really understands us, seeing how exhausted we are from the duel, she even canceled the afternoon session!"
"I would have preferred to study theory, actual combat is just too tiring!"
"But I didn't expect there to be so many things to consider in actual combat, the previous teachers never specifically talked about how to fight!"
Subsequently, the students left the dueling platform one after another and headed towards the dorms...
Only Wang Jinxi and his three companions stepped toward Xu Sheng...
They chorused, "Teacher Xu!"
Xu Sheng turned her gaze towards them, nodded slightly, and said, "Mm, you didn't go with Tang Wulin and the others?"
Hearing this, Wang Jinxi and the other three looked at each other and shook their heads, "No, Tang Wulin asked us to request leave from you on their behalf, but we just didn't get the chance to say it earlier!"
Xu Sheng thoughtfully nodded, "Really, then do you know what they are off to do?"
Wei Xiaofeng stifled a laugh and said, "Them? If I'm not mistaken, they should be cleaning the outer courtyard!"
Zhang Yangzi shrugged and added, "It seems like Tang Wulin and the others are so broke they can't even afford food, so they went to take on some tasks."
Xu Xiaoyan muttered, "I offered to lend them some, but they refused..."
Especially that Xie Xie who said she was insulting his honor and dignity...
No matter how she explained, it just wouldn't make sense, so she simply stopped offering...
Seeing their reaction, Xu Sheng could only purse her thin lips, somewhat helplessly saying, "Is that their excuse for skipping class?"
To skip class over such a small matter, she wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry!
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Meanwhile, Tang Wulin and the others, who had just finished cleaning the outer courtyard, all slumped on the ground...
Xie Xie, with a pained expression, lamented, "Finally... finally done cleaning, it's exhausting, why is this damn academy so huge."
Although it was just sweeping, which doesn't take much strength, anything done too much becomes mentally exhausting!
Tang Wulin glanced at him and said, "Stop complaining! At least we got paid! We don't have to worry about expenses for this week now!"
Gu Yue beside them nodded, her voice subdued, "Mm! Just this time though, from now on it's up to your forging skills!"
She didn't want to deal with cleaning the outer courtyard under all those judging eyes!
Just then, Xu Sheng walked over with Wang Jinxi and the others...
Seeing Tang Wulin and the other two, Wei Xiaofeng was the first to tease, "Yo yo yo, isn't this Xie Xie? Haven't seen you all morning, why so disheartened?"
Zhang Yangzi also jumped in, "How does it feel to clean the outer courtyard? Tiring, right? And you even dragged Tang Wulin and the others into it!"
Xie Xie glanced at them coldly, snapping back, "Shut up, both of you, when you run out of money, you'll end up just like us!"
The faces of Tang Wulin and Gu Yue next to him darkened...
Now they were being mocked for the pay they had earned?
Although it wasn't much...
Wei Xiaofeng raised his index finger, smirking, "That's impossible, if we run out of money, we can just borrow from Xiao Yan."
After speaking, he put his arm around Xu Xiaoyan's shoulder and softly said, "Right? Xiao Yan?"
Xu Xiaoyan pursed her lips and responded indifferently, "No loans!"
Wei Xiaofeng, faced with rejection, froze and complained, "Come on, Xiao Yan, is our friendship not worth this bit of money?"
Hearing that, Xu Xiaoyan's beautiful eyes lit up with a sparkle, "Then can I choose to exchange our friendship for federation coins?"
Wei Xiaofeng clutched his forehead and sighed, "It's fading... Our bond is fading. Xu Xiaoyan, by doing this you will lose me as a comrade!"
After a few rounds of simple teasing, Tang Wulin and the others turned their attention to Xu Sheng, saying somewhat sheepishly, "Teacher Xu"
Seeing this, Xu Sheng naturally understood why they wore such expressions and chuckled, "You three silly kids, don't you know to come to your teacher when you're out of money?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Wulin and the others' eyes welled up with deep emotion...
Immediately after, Xie Xie stared intently at Xu Sheng, urgently saying, "Teacher Xu, could it be that you're planning to..."
Since Teacher Xu has such impressive abilities, he must have some savings, right?
If they were to borrow money from him, they wouldn't feel their dignity being trampled on in the slightest!
However, wishful thinking it was, Xu Sheng gave him a casual glance and said flatly, "Don't think too much. Although I'm a teacher at Shrek Academy, I'm probably even poorer than you guys!"
The only thing is that all expenses can be reimbursed...
Tang Wulin "..."
Xie Xie "..."
Gu Yue "..."
Then why the hell did you say anything!
They all really wanted to say that!
But out of respect for the teacher they admired the most, they managed to suppress the thought...
As if seeing through their thoughts, Xu Sheng chuckled, "Although I can't lend you money, I can apply to have the academy reimburse you, of course, provided that you have some talent that the academy is willing to invest in!"
Xie Xie rolled his eyes, "Then forget about it. Shrek Academy has so many talented students, we are nothing special!"
Tang Wulin also nodded, "Yeah, presenting talent that the academy is willing to invest in is surely harder than sweeping the outer courtyard, right?"
He certainly didn't think his talent was enough to get the academy's attention!
Gu Yue gave them both a glance and said with conviction, "I actually think Teacher Xu is right! This could be a permanent solution!"
She was very confident in her own talent!
Otherwise, she wouldn't have caught the eye of a teacher from Shrek Academy during the Skysea Alliance competition!
Xu Sheng nodded in praise, "Mhm, Gu Yue, with her unique Martial Soul and the ability to wield advanced elements like space and light and dark, is definitely worth the investment."
But as soon as he finished speaking, he was met with several resentful gazes...
With no choice, he redirected the conversation, "Alright, I was just joking. Today, I mainly wanted to show you the auction house in Shrek City!"
Hearing this, Tang Wulin exclaimed in shock, "Auction... an auction house? I've never been to such a lavish place!"
That kind of place, he didn't even dare to dream about before!
Wei Xiaofeng said with a face full of disdain, "What are you fussing about, Tang Wulin? It's just an auction house! Who hasn't been to one?"
Wang Jinxi coughed lightly, "Ahem... That's the auction house in Shrek City, definitely not comparable to some small place like East Sea City!"
Xie Xie asked in confusion, "But Teacher Xu, aren't you out of money? What are we going to the auction house for, to stare blankly?"
Xu Sheng's lips curved up, "Naturally, it's... to make the academy bleed a bit."
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