Chapter 646 - Ye Xinglans Decision (1/2)

Wu Zhangkong felt the anger coiling inside him dying down, but still he wanted nothing so much as to jump out of the window and make Long Yue pay for what he had done.

“Their confidence may have been shattered,” Wu Zhangkong said, worried. “They may not have the courage to face Long Yue again.”

“I wouldn't worry too much about that,” Elder Cai said, smiling. “In their eyes, I saw anger and shame, but I didn't see even the slightest frustration. Their morale is as high as it can be, so they don't need your words of comfort. What they need is turning the anger and pain in their hearts into a power to drive them to break through their limits. They're not children anymore. It's up to them to pick themselves up and keep going. We just need to keep an eye on them and make sure they're safe.”

“You're so cold-hearted, Elder Cai.”

“Teachers need to be cold-hearted sometimes; you of all people should know that. If Zhuo s.h.i.+ hadn't gone soft on you and let you leave that day, things might have been different. It was not his fault though. It's not your fault either, since you were head over heels in love with her.”

Wu Zhangkong's eyes fell, the anger on his face giving way to sadness. The memories he had been keeping deep in his heart suddenly rushed back to him. If I had chosen to stay in the academy, Bing'er might still be alive. I made a bad choice, and paid a dear price for it. Then he looked to his students. Elder Cai is right; I can't look at them as kids anymore. If I keep doting on them, I'll ruin them. Hopefully they'll get over this setback soon.

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie walked in front, carrying Yue Zhengyu on the stretcher. Xu Lizhi and the four girls followed hard after them. n.o.body said a word; the air was thick with tension. The government of the Star Luo Empire had a.s.signed a troop to see them safely to their hotel.

“I'll look after him,” Xie Xie volunteered after they carefully placed Yue Zhengyu down on his bed. Although the two of them were constantly bickering, they were actually very close friends.

“Did he frighten you?” Tang Wulin asked his teammates, who were looking at him.

“Of course not!” Xie Xie said, his eyes flas.h.i.+ng with anger.

“Zhengyu did his best and showed us how strong Long Yue is,” Tang Wulin said. “Slim though our chance of beating him might be, we'll make the most of it and not let Zhengyu's effort be in vain.”

Ye Xinglan's eyes were s.h.i.+ning with excitement. “I can't wait to meet him in battle.”

“I like my opponents strong,” said Yuanen Yehui.

“I'll teach him to mess with us!” Xie Xie swore.

Xu Xiaoyan said nothing, her mouth a hard line.

“We should start training,” Gu Yue said calmly, “if we want to shut those annoying audience up with our skills.”

Tang Wulin nodded, suddenly filled with a strong desire to fight. “Keep your heads held up high. We are students of the Shrek Academy!”

Yue Zhengyu's loss was not a blow to their confidence. On the contrary, it had ignited their desire to win. His tenacity and unbending will to fight had inspired them all.

Only such a daunting opponent as Long Yue could make them more united and determined to exert themselves to become stronger.

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Long Yue's incredible power and the one-sided fight had fired up the whole city.