"Who am I?" The girl's willow-shaped brows furrowed, the badge on her chest gleaming in the sunlight. "Ye Xinglan, from the Shrek Academy representative team! You just spoke ill of Shrek, you must apologize!"
Xie Xie couldn't help but scoff. "When did we speak ill of it? We were just discussing facts."
"Exactly!" Tang Wulin also stood up. "It's true that Shrek is powerful, but you can't stop people from talking, can you?"
Ye Xinglan's gaze grew even colder. "I don't care. Insulting Shrek is simply not allowed! Either apologize, or don't blame me for being impolite!"
Impolite?
Arthur was the type who responded to kindness but resisted force. If she had spoken reasonably, he would have taken it seriously; although they were telling the truth, it wouldn't have been out of the question to apologize for being overheard discussing Shrek by its students.
But the other party had come at them so aggressively and overbearingly from the start. Instead, Arthur wanted to stand his ground to the end.
Arthur took half a step forward, shielding Tang Wulin and Xie Xie. "Impolite? How exactly do you plan on being impolite?"
Sunlight caught in his eyes as his sacred cyan pupils gazed at the opponent with indifference.
"We said Shrek's exams are ridiculous and that the Federation can't control it. Which part isn't the truth? Could it be that Shrek can't even handle the truth?"
Unexpectedly, Gu Yue, who usually spoke very little, took the initiative to step forward and mediate.
She lightly pressed her hand on Arthur's arm and looked at Ye Xinglan calmly. "We didn't mean to insult anyone; it was just a normal discussion. We can understand your protectiveness of Shrek, but there's no need to be so worked up."
"Understand?" Ye Xinglan clenched her fists, her azure eyes swirling with anger.
"You don't understand Shrek's sanctity at all! To dare discuss it like that, you must apologize!"
Before she had even finished speaking, a faint ripple of Soul Power began to emanate from her body.
Arthur was so annoyed he laughed. Sometimes, when a person is beyond exasperated, they really do laugh.
Seriously, girl, is Shrek your father or something?
Why such an extreme reaction?!
It's just a place to go to school. We didn't say anything bad, just the truth. Why are you acting like your parents were insulted?
"What's going on?"
A steady voice called out, abruptly cutting through the tension on the field.
The crowd automatically parted to create a path, and six teenagers wearing Shrek uniforms walked over slowly.
The leader was tall and upright, wearing a dark green school uniform. He was the core of the team—Yu Henglong of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
His gaze swept across the area, finally landing on Ye Xinglan with a slight frown.
A little Fatty ran out from the group and stood beside Ye Xinglan. "Sister Xinglan, why are you here? We need to prepare for the Exhibition Match in a bit."
Upon hearing this, Arthur suddenly felt a sense of relief.
Oh, so it's that fanatic, Ye Xinglan.
Then it's not strange. Not strange at all.
After Ye Xinglan finished telling them what happened, the expressions of the several newcomers instantly darkened.
Seeing this, Arthur was stunned. No way... Yu Henglong's gaze slowly shifted to Arthur.
There was no obvious anger in those deep eyes, but they carried an innate nobility and sense of pressure. "Shrek's reputation is beyond reproach. Apologize."
As expected.
Arthur covered his face and shook his head. "Can't we just talk things out nicely?"
"Talk nicely?" A tall, thin youth behind Yu Henglong sneered and took a step forward. "There's no need to talk nicely to people who slander Shrek! Either apologize, or..."
The Soul Power fluctuations around him suddenly surged, reaching the level of a Spirit Ancestor as he stared aggressively at Arthur.
The Fatty, Xu Lizhi, pulled at the tall youth's sleeve and urged in a low voice, "Don't be impulsive. The Exhibition Match is about to start; don't make a scene here."
But his attempt to stop him was clearly useless. The tall youth's gaze remained sharp, looking as if he might strike at any moment.
So arrogant?
This was the first time Arthur had seen someone so cocky.
"Sigh, time for another education session."
These people weren't ordinary patients; they were even worse than Zhou Changxi and Wei Xiaofeng were at the start. He had to strike hard.
The last bit of impatience in Arthur's sacred cyan pupils vanished, leaving only a cold indifference.
He raised his hand and patted Gu Yue's hand on his arm, signaling her to let go.
"Since you want to let your fists do the talking, I'll accompany you."
Arthur walked forward alone, considering just how badly he should beat them up.
Behind him, Tang Wulin and the others stood ready, prepared to follow up the moment Arthur initiated the fight.
They were perfectly loyal and righteous.
Na'er had already clenched her fists, her Golden Dragon Martial Soul long since having been disguised by the Golden Dragon King.
"What are you doing?!" A white-haired woman with waist-length hair and a great figure walked over, followed by Wu Zhangkong.
Her beautiful face was currently very grim.
"Do you want to fight?" Shen Yi, a Disciple of Elder Zhuo Shi of Shrek's Sea Gods Pavilion and the teacher leading the Shrek students this time, shouted angrily at the group. "How many times have I told you? Restrain your tempers while we're out this time. Don't go around causing trouble again."
"You'd better give me an explanation for this."
After many years, she had finally managed to meet her Senior Brother again, only to find her students looking aggressive and ready to fight as soon as she brought him over.
Although Shen Yi didn't know the full story, she knew exactly what kind of tempers these young masters and young misses had.
"Arthur, what happened?" Wu Zhangkong also approached Arthur's side, not as agitated as Shen Yi. He knew Arthur was someone who knew his boundaries.
Put it this way: even Gu Yue and Na'er didn't understand Arthur as well as he did.
The clash of blades between men is the best form of communication.
Upon seeing that the other party was someone her Senior Brother knew, Shen Yi's face instantly turned green with anger.
"Teacher Shen! They were the ones who slandered Shrek first!" Ye Xinglan spoke up first, pointing at Arthur with a mix of grievance and anger. "They said our academy's exams are ridiculous and that the Federation can't control us. If that's not an insult, what is? I asked them to apologize, and they were even arrogant about it!"
The tall youth also immediately chimed in, "That's right! This kid even wanted to start a fight. He's too conceited!"
Huh?
Shifting the blame? Interesting.
Arthur couldn't hold it in.
How is this guy even more shameless than me? He's really good at adding fuel to the fire.
After hearing this, Shen Yi's face darkened further. She turned and glared fiercely at Ye Xinglan and the others. "Have you forgotten everything I taught you? Shrek's glory isn't won with your mouth, and certainly not proven by bullying others!"
Primarily, what Arthur had said was the truth. As people who had been through it—and even experienced it firsthand—she and Wu Zhangkong understood this all too well.
She took a deep breath and turned to Arthur, her tone softening slightly. "Student, I'm sorry. My students were too impulsive. Their feelings for the academy are very deep, and they couldn't control their emotions for a moment. Please don't take it to heart."
Wu Zhangkong looked at Arthur with an inquiring gaze.
Arthur shrugged, the indifference in his eyes fading into a casual tone. "It's fine. It wasn't a big deal to begin with; they just got a bit too excited."
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