Ye Yu was completely dazed. She was deaf to “Bai Feifei’s” mockery as her mind buzzed incessantly.
There was no way she could be mistaken. This was the person from the Black Smoke Coal Mine—the one who had decapitated Wu Xin with a single strike, the one with an exceptionally mysterious background, the one for whom killing was as simple as drinking water.
After she had returned, her family had ordered her to forget everything that had happened in the mine. She had felt a lingering regret, thinking she might never see this girl again.
And yet... she had just led the charge in giving her a “welcome ceremony”?!
She leaned against the wall, her legs as weak as noodles. Only one thought looped through her mind: I’m dead.
The rest of the Elite Class didn’t notice the change in Ye Yu’s expression, but they were equally stunned for different reasons.
They hadn’t expected this new Rank 4 Scavenger teacher to perform like this.
Her speed, reactions, and power all seemed to exist in a completely different dimension from their own!
Was a Rank 4 Scavenger really this strong?
And... she was so young. If they didn’t know better, she looked like she could be their junior classmate!
The training hall fell silent for a few seconds, but there were still plenty of people who weren't about to back down after “Bai Feifei’s” words.
A short-haired girl stepped forward, her chin tilted high as she glared at “Bai Feifei.”
“Just how old are you? You talk like you’re some ancient relic.”
“Sister Ye is the most powerful and worldly person of our generation. Do you even know what she’s been through?”
She spoke with absolute confidence, clearly playing the role of one of Ye Yu’s lackeys.
But when Ye Yu heard her bragging, she flinched violently, her face turning pale as a sheet.
What had she been through?
No matter what she had been through, she had no right to act tough in front of the person standing before her!
Moreover... things were bad!
Her cool persona had completely collapsed!
She never imagined that upon meeting her idol again, she would leave such a terrible impression. She rushed forward and clamped her hand over the girl’s mouth.
The short-haired girl struggled and muffled protests, completely failing to understand why Ye Yu was suddenly stopping her.
Ye Yu looked awkward, not even daring to meet “Bai Feifei’s” eyes.
“How old am I?” Xu Mo raised an eyebrow. “In many ways, I’m quite ‘big.’ You can just call me the Old-Timer.”
Then, he turned his gaze toward Ye Yu, whose face was flushed crimson.
“And you, how worldly are you? I didn't notice before.”
Ye Yu felt like she was about to fall apart. She swallowed hard and said awkwardly, “No... everyone was just playing around.”
Her tongue was nearly tied in knots as she spoke.
Xu Mo looked her up and down, checking the data on the panel—Level 32.
That was... acceptable, he supposed.
He tilted his chin up slightly, sweeping a disdainful gaze over Ye Yu.
“You... are already considered the strongest among this lot?”
Ye Yu felt an inexplicable sense of shame and lowered her head, whispering, “I will keep working hard!”
If anyone else had called her weak, she wouldn't have stood for it and would have surely snapped back. But the person in front of her was more than qualified to say it!
Ye Yu seriously suspected that if this person wanted to kill her, she wouldn't even last a few breaths.
Seeing her reaction, the other students in the Elite Class realized something was wrong and were stunned.
They had never seen Ye Yu make such a face.
The “Sister Ye” who had been sitting arrogantly on a table giving orders earlier was now like a mouse seeing a cat, her entire body trembling slightly.
“We were just about to rebel; why did the class rep surrender first?”
The short-haired girl finally broke free from Ye Yu’s hand and asked in confusion, “Sister Ye, what’s wrong? Do you know her?”
“Let me tell you—”
“Shut up!”
Ye Yu barked, cutting her off. She turned to the rest of the class, her expression shifting instantly.
“I think we should show more respect to our teacher. What happened just now was completely inappropriate!”
“This is Bai Feifei. Her strength is... immense!”
Then, she turned back to Bai Feifei and bowed slightly.
“I’m sorry about what happened. I failed to stop them.”
The class: ?
What do you mean it was inappropriate? Weren't you the one who planned it?
And what do you mean you failed to stop them?
The atmosphere in the training hall shifted instantly.
The students of the Elite Class were all young masters and ladies raised in the Inner City. They had some degree of social awareness, and it was obvious there was a history between Ye Yu and this new teacher.
But there was no need to be this afraid, was there? The Ye family was one of the five major families, and Ye Yu was the biological daughter of the Family Head!
This young-looking woman might have some skill, but they had never heard of her. There were plenty of powerful people in the Inner City.
They were utterly bewildered.
In reality, the name Bai Feifei had already become something of a legend within the small circles of the Inner City’s upper crust.
With her strange background and her habit of making enemies everywhere while remaining completely unfazed, she was far from a nobody.
Even the Huang and Li families were constantly plotting their revenge.
However, these students living in their ivory towers naturally hadn't heard of such a controversial figure.
Of course they hadn't! How could anyone tell them about the events at the Black Smoke Coal Mine?
Regardless, this was the first time they had ever seen someone make Ye Yu this terrified.
The short-haired girl who had been provocatively sticking her neck out earlier had already quietly retreated to the back of the crowd.
Several others who had been itching for a fight and thinking about testing the combat teacher further took a half-step back as well.
The once arrogant and unruly Elite Class students were now at a loss, unsure of how to proceed.
Seeing this, Xu Mo put on a look of profound disappointment (￣_￣|||).
“Sigh.”
“Is that it? This rebellion was remarkably short-lived.”
Wan Qianhong’s intel was wrong. Where was the unruliness? He thought they seemed quite well-behaved.
He hadn't logged into Bai Feifei’s body because he actually wanted to be a teacher; he just wanted to come here and stomp some brats.
It was only natural to want to enjoy the low-level zones after leveling up.
He hadn't expected that meeting Ye Yu would make everyone fall in line so quickly.
At that thought, he shot another dissatisfied glance at Ye Yu.
Seeing her idol look at her, Ye Yu’s heart skipped a beat. Showing her quick wits, she quickly spoke up.
“Um, I think maybe we should start with some introductions?”
“I am—”
Xu Mo suddenly waved a hand, cutting her off without even looking at her.
“Who cares who you are? We don’t need introductions for now.”
“After all, some people might not be staying in this class for long.”
Since the “brat-stomping” phase was over for now, he decided to move the plot along and do some actual work.
Xu Mo hopped onto a table and sat with his legs crossed, looking at the Elite Class students in the training hall.
“Just now, I assume you were trying to test me to see if I was qualified to be your teacher?”
“It’s fine! Perfectly reasonable. I don’t mind at all!”
“But since you’ve finished testing me, I have a test of my own to see if you’re qualified.”
As he spoke, he raised his left hand and gripped the bracer with the skull print on his wrist, giving it a slight twist.
A thoroughly malicious smile spread across his lips.
“My dear ‘Heaven’s favored children,’ I hope you can last... a little while longer in my test!”
A-109, Gaze of the Ancient One, activate!
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