Well, thankfully, no one was injured by the stones...
"It's you?" Qin Mu, a nine-star wind mage, floated over, his body swaying slightly. "You're that guy from the Huo family..."
"Grandpa Qin!" Shi Tou looked at Qin Mu with tears in his eyes, his face full of innocence: "I don't need to pay for this, do I?"
Qin Mu, who was already somewhat unsteady, fell headfirst from a height of half a meter after hearing Shi Tou's words: "Cough cough. Name!"
With a long face and extreme pain, Shi Tou replied, "Huo Yi...Grandpa Qin, please, for the sake of our kinship, reduce the compensation!"
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Qin Mu felt he needed to seriously consider whether he should return to his alma mater to volunteer again next time. Seriously, was it because he was getting old and there was a generation gap between him and the kids? Or were all kids these days so ruthless?
"Huo Yi, right? You used an auxiliary tool, which is similar to fire magic. However, according to the rules of the Imperial Capital Academy, you will be assigned to the Battle Qi Branch. Huo Yi, do you have any objections?" Qin Mu took a deep breath to barely maintain his facial expression.
Shi Tou swallowed hard and asked cautiously, "It doesn't matter where it's divided. I just want to know, how much compensation will I have to pay?"
Qin Mu felt his heart rush to his head, and glared at Shi Tou fiercely: "Huo Yi, be assigned to Class 6 of the Dou Qi Branch!" After shouting this, he floated away without looking back.
Stone paused, then turned to Annie, puzzled. "Annie, does he mean I don't have to pay for it?"
Annie looked at the stone as if she were looking at a berserk Tyrannosaurus Rex: "You don't need to pay for it."
"That's great!" Stone exclaimed with joy. "By the way, I was accepted?"
“Yes.” Annie felt her face stiffen. She suddenly thought that maybe it was a good thing that Stone was assigned to the Martial Arts Department, since they wouldn't see each other often in the future…
"Mmm!" Stone hugged Annie tightly and gave her a big kiss: "I actually managed to get into the Imperial Academy on my own merit? Hmm, I really am a genius!"
This time, not only Annie, but everyone else present fell silent. How could someone who blasted a huge crater in the square with the help of a magical artifact have the audacity to claim they got in based on their own merit?
Of course, if everyone knew that the ferocious artifact was created by the hand of stone, then the feeling would be different.
The Huo family, Zixinyuan...
"Xiao Yi. You really are..." Shi Tou had only been back in his room for a short while when Huo Xiaoxiao burst in. Upon seeing Shi Tou, Huo Xiaoxiao immediately collapsed.
"Xiaoxiao, I've asked around, and I don't need to pay anything!" Seeing Huo Xiaoxiao's expression, Shi Tou knew that this girl must have heard the latest information, so he immediately told Huo Xiaoxiao what he considered the most important thing.
Huo Xiaoxiao stared at the sky speechlessly for a long time before she came to her senses: "Idiot! You've been assigned to the Battle Qi Branch!"
"Huh? What do you mean?" Shi Tou looked at Huo Xiaoxiao with a puzzled expression. In fact, she didn't know much about Imperial Capital Academy.
Huo Xiaoxiao broke down. She held her breath and gave Shi Tou a basic lesson on the Imperial Academy, finally concluding with a statement: "Xiao Yi, you're just being silly! You should know that even if you didn't take the exam, with the Huo family's reputation, getting you into the magic branch of the Imperial Academy would be no problem at all! It's just that you would be assigned to Class 6 of the freshmen, which is what we usually call the garbage class!"
"I think..." Shi Tou recalled that Qin Mu seemed to have assigned her to Class 6 as well, right?
"You've been assigned to Class Six of the Martial Arts Academy!" Huo Xiaoxiao's face was full of disappointment: "It's actually the trash class of the Martial Arts Academy, how bored can you be?"
Shi Tou guiltily touched his nose, lowering his head and not daring to look at Huo Xiaoxiao. For some reason, Huo Xiaoxiao's angry expression reminded him a lot of his mother from his past life.
'You brat, you don't like this or that! You're lazy, ugly, stupid, and greedy—what kind of man do you expect to pick?'
Shi Tou quickly stole a glance at Huo Xiaoxiao, wondering to himself: Could this girl be her mother reincarnated?
Okay, thank goodness Huo Xiaoxiao can't read minds! Otherwise, well, Stone should probably just reincarnate...
"Forget it, there's no use scolding you anymore. I'll ask Grandpa to think of a solution!" Huo Xiaoxiao finally finished scolding Shi Tou. Looking at Shi Tou's pitiful appearance with his head down, she couldn't bear it anymore. "Anyway, you're both in the trash class. I'll ask Grandpa to get you into the Magic Department. At least that way, I can still protect you."
Stone's expression grew even more guilty: "But I don't know magic..."
"Can't you learn if you don't know how? All you know is making money, counting money, and sleeping with money in your arms! Do you think you're some kind of dragon?!"
Well, with just one sentence, Shi Tou successfully reignited Huo Xiaoxiao's anger once again.
Shrinking his head, Stone said, feeling immense pressure, "Actually, I don't think there's anything wrong with being in the Qi Clan. If anyone dares to bully me, I'll give them a good whack..."
He had expected Huo Xiaoxiao to get angry after hearing this. But to his surprise, she remained silent for a long time. Shi Tou hesitantly looked up at Huo Xiaoxiao, and what he saw almost made her collapse in fear.
Huo Xiaoxiao, who had just been looking angry, suddenly revealed an extremely eerie smile, a sight that sent a chill down Shi Tou's spine.
"You want to go to the Dou Qi Branch, right?" Huo Xiaoxiao's voice seemed to drift from hell, instantly lowering the temperature in the room by more than ten degrees.
Stone shook his head frantically: "No, no, actually the Magic Division is pretty good..."
“Going to the Qi Cultivation Branch is also an option, since you can craft your own equipment anyway.” Huo Xiaoxiao pondered for a moment, “However, you need to be careful of someone.”
"Who?" Could Huo Xiaoxiao have an enemy?
"Princess Yi Siyu of the Royal Family!" Huo Xiaoxiao growled through gritted teeth.
Shi Tou was stunned for a moment, and the image of the flamboyant fourth prince flashed into his mind: "The fourth prince's younger sister?"
"Yes!" Huo Xiaoxiao's tone was full of resentment: "It's that brat!"
Shi Tou swallowed hard and asked hesitantly, "Xiao Xiao, do you have a grudge against her?"
"An irreconcilable feud!" Huo Xiaoxiao clenched her fists, veins bulging on her forehead: "If she dares to cause you trouble, you'd better teach her a lesson!"
Good heavens! That's the fifth princess of the royal family!
Shi Tou looked at Huo Xiaoxiao with a fearful expression: "Can I ask what kind of conflict you have with her?"
Huo Xiaoxiao's expression looked like she wanted to devour someone: "Yi Siyu is a damn bitch! Anyway, if you see her, don't be polite to her! Just make her suffer! Got it?!"
"I've got it!"
Shi Tou nodded decisively. She wisely felt that reasoning with a woman in the midst of a rage would be utterly idiotic. Besides, Huo Xiaoxiao was, after all, her nominal older sister, and had genuinely treated her well over the years. Based on these reasons alone, Shi Tou felt it was essential for her to help Huo Xiaoxiao.
Is it Isamu?
Stone frowned. Compared to her exceptionally handsome brother, her twin sister's appearance was rather ordinary. Stone couldn't remember what she looked like at all; it seemed she was the kind of person who would simply disappear into a crowd.
With this curiosity in mind, at the opening ceremony ten days later, Shi Tou couldn't help but start looking around for Yi Siyu's figure, and fortunately, Yi Siyu did not disappoint her.
"Hello fellow students! I am Yi Siyu, the president of the Student Union of the Dou Qi Branch..."
Looking at Yi Siyu on the stage, dressed in a gorgeous gown and adorned with expensive jewelry from head to toe, Shi Tou was speechless. Well, she was wrong. She thought that after meeting her again, she would finally remember what the Fifth Princess looked like, but what happened?
The dazzling jewelry blinded the eyes of the crowd...
Seriously, you know you're just an ordinary-looking person, so why can't you just stop wearing these damn things?
Even the most beautiful flowers need green leaves to set them off.
Shi Tou understood: the Fifth Princess, Yi Siyu, was dedicated to making herself the number one supporting character in the Luo Ming Empire...
"Now that you've all come to the Dou Qi Branch, I don't care what your past identities were. After all, just in terms of background, I believe that no one here comes from a higher social class than me! I don't expect you all to listen to me, but I hope you won't be too stupid, at least don't embarrass me!"
puff!
Stone was utterly powerless. Honey, we know we were wrong. You weren't trying to make yourself the leading supporting character; you were trying to make yourself the number one target of hatred…
This hatred is really strong!
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Hey there! If you've seen the update, it means the apocalypse hasn't happened! \(≧▽≦)/~
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☆, Chapter 167 (Complete) Nine Heavens Shocking Technique
After attending the opening ceremony, Shi Tou finally understood why Huo Xiaoxiao hated Yi Siyu so much.
Princess Yi Siyu, though of noble birth, was not particularly beautiful. When Shi Tou visited the palace last time, he only spoke a few words to her. Perhaps because of the palace setting, Yi Siyu seemed quite normal. However, Shi Tou now understood just how eccentric that princess truly was.
It's really not a big deal. To put it bluntly, she just has princess syndrome. Oh no, it should be said that she is a real princess.
She looked down on freshmen from commoner backgrounds, telling them to be self-aware and not do things unbecoming of their status; she mocked freshmen from noble families who ended up in low-ranking classes, saying they were a disgrace to the nobility; and those freshmen from noble families who were also talented were collectively referred to by her as lucky little guys...
When the opening ceremony ended, Shi Tou was puzzled to find that almost all the new students were glaring at Yi Siyu.
Okay, so one of your main purposes for coming to school is to stir up hatred, right?
Fortunately, Yi Siyu usually ignores students from the "garbage class" and Shi Tou followed a group of ignored people into Class 6 of the freshmen.
Like the other classes, Class 6 of the freshmen had 30 students per class. The classroom was quite spacious, and Shi Tou casually found a seat at the back. She had no choice but to sit in the back; it was a habit she developed from attending large lectures in university.
"Hey guys from Class 6, I'm your homeroom teacher, Dio!"
puff!
The stone had barely settled down when a thunderous voice boomed from the front of the classroom. Looking up, he saw a figure resembling a golden-maned lion standing on the platform.
In an instant, a thought flashed through Stone's mind: Could it be that everyone in the Martial Arts Division likes to attract hatred?
To Shi Tou's surprise, none of the students uttered a sound despite the provocation. It was unclear whether they were intimidated by the homeroom teacher's imposing manner, or if this year's freshmen were simply all well-behaved.
"Didn't you all hear me? Shout together, 'Greetings, Lord Dio!'" The Golden Lion King immediately bristled when he saw the students sitting blankly in their seats.
Dior? Stone finally understood the lion's name. Tch, why don't you just call yourself Audi? Or even Cadillac would be fine!
"Greetings, Lord Dior..." The uneven voices rang out in the classroom. Although they weren't very sincere, at least someone greeted him.
But the lion was not satisfied: "Haven't you all eaten enough? Now, get up and come with me to the square for a run!"
By the time Stone realized what was happening, all the students from Class 6 had already been blasted into the square by Dio.
"Now run with me! I won't stop. Nobody is allowed to stop!"
When they returned to the Huo family home that evening, Shi Tou lay listlessly on the dining table in the Red Maple Garden restaurant, not moving for a long time: "Xiao Xiao, I'm dead. Remember to collect my body later."
Huo Xiaoxiao walked around the stone once: "You must have gone to register today, right? Why are you exhausted like a dead dog?"
Shi Tou stared at Huo Xiaoxiao with endless resentment: "Xiaoxiao, you didn't tell me that the teachers and students at Imperial Capital Academy are all such perverts!" Shi Tou felt that she was really about to die, just one breath away from death.
"How is that perverted?" Huo Xiaoxiao sat down opposite Shi Tou, indicating that the food could be served. "I think our teachers are all quite elegant."
"Elegant my ass!" What does that dead lion know about elegance? Without hesitation, Stone told Huo Xiaoxiao everything that had happened that day: "...That lion made us run laps thirty times! Thirty laps around the big square! He's not a lion at all, he's just an old dog!"
Huo Xiaoxiao listened to Shi Tou's tearful rant while suppressing a laugh: "Dior? Xiao Yi, all I can say is, you're really lucky." She had heard of Dior before. He was supposedly a very "special" homeroom teacher.
"Xiaoxiao, when do you upperclassmen start school?"
"Tomorrow. We're only one day later than you freshmen." Huo Xiaoxiao poured Shi Tou a cup of tea: "If you don't want to eat, at least have something to drink."
"Who said I don't want to eat? I want to eat dog meat right now!" Stone stood up angrily. "By the way, do me a favor when school starts tomorrow."