Chapter 127: The Battle List Is Out

If anyone else knew what he was thinking, they'd probably want to strangle him.

Tired from showing off? Why don't you just die...

After Sun Qiang left, Zhang Xuan didn't linger in the mansion. He returned to his lodgings, and by then it was already pitch dark.

After teaching today, he had the pill assessment, then found a place to stay, and showed off in various ways—he was utterly exhausted.

He had originally planned to continue studying the content after the Meridian Opening Realm, but as soon as he hit the bed, he fell asleep. When he woke up, it was already broad daylight.

Back in the classroom, several students had already arrived.

He looked each one over and nodded in satisfaction.

These students seemed to understand the importance of the freshman competition. They trained very hard, and although only a day had passed, they had already made considerable progress.

He gave each of them individual guidance and answered some of their difficult questions. Just as he was about to dismiss the class, a person pushed the door open and walked in.

"Teacher Zhang, Teacher Lu Xun wants to conduct a Teacher Evaluation with you. This is the list of students he will compete against you with!"

Previously, he had sent Zhu Hong to deliver the challenge letter, but that guy had probably been beaten up by Yuan Tao and the others. This time, a teacher came.

Each teacher taught a different number of students. Especially for a star teacher like Lu Xun, with over a hundred students, it would be unfair to have all of them compete against Zhang Xuan. Therefore, in the Teacher Evaluation, both teachers would select representative students for the competition.

Zhang Xuan had only five students, so there was no need for selection. The other side would pick five to match them one-on-one.

"Alright!" Taking the list casually, Zhang Xuan glanced down and his expression turned somewhat strange.

He had thought the other party would definitely send some top-ranked students from the entrance exam. Unexpectedly, except for the last one, who was far behind Yuan Tao (mainly because the other side didn't have a student of Yuan Tao's rank), the others were all quite close in ranking.

The first was Zhu Hong, who had come before. The rest were basically matched with Wang Ying, Zheng Yang, Liu Yang, and the others in ranking, with little difference.

In a Teacher Evaluation, one could choose not to accept. Once accepted, the other party could send any of his students. Logically, Lu Xun could have sent five of the top ten from the entrance exam without violating the rules, and Zhang Xuan had been prepared for that. But unexpectedly, the guy sent such a lineup, which caught him off guard.

"Hmm? Mo Xiao, isn't this guy..."

Looking at the list, a familiar name caught his eye. Just as he was puzzled, he heard Liu Yang's voice.

He had also seen the content of the list and sensed something was off.

"Teacher Zhang, although the rankings on this list are similar to ours, in actual combat, none of us are a match for them. Something's fishy..."

"Oh?" Zhang Xuan looked over with curiosity. "What do you see?"

"Look at this Bai Chao. I ranked ninety-third in the entrance exam, and this Bai Chao is ninetieth. We're close in rank, but this guy is good at boxing and is a minor level higher in cultivation. In a one-on-one fight, even two of me wouldn't be his match. The reason our rankings are similar is because his theory exam was terrible."

Liu Yang pointed to another name. "And this Du Lei, he's skilled in leg techniques. Wang Ying ranks sixty-seventh, he ranks sixty-ninth, which seems lower, but he's extremely fast and ruthless in combat. In a solo fight, Wang Ying would definitely lose."

"I really can't beat him."

Wang Ying blushed and nodded.

"Mo Xiao is my friend, and I've never beaten him," Zheng Yang also spoke up. "But... didn't Mo Xiao become a student of Teacher Wang Chao? We signed up together, and I didn't pass the assessment..."

"Not just him. This Bai Chao enrolled under Teacher Hong Xun, I remember clearly. And this Du Lei enrolled under Teacher Zhu Hong," Liu Yang said.

"What's going on?"

Zhang Xuan couldn't help but look at the teacher who had delivered the list.

"Oh, Mo Xiao, Bai Chao, and Du Lei all withdrew from their previous teachers' courses yesterday and became students of Teacher Lu," the teacher nodded. "The list has been delivered. My task is done. Farewell!"

With that, the teacher didn't waste any more words and turned to leave.

"Became students of Teacher Lu?" Hearing this, Zhang Xuan immediately understood what was going on.

To be honest, this Lu Xun was really a sneaky bastard!

He had thought the other party sent students with similar rankings for fairness, but in fact, he had done his homework and thoroughly studied Zhang Xuan's students.

Zhu Hong ranked fourth, Zhao Ya ranked seventh. They were close in rank, but in actual strength, as Zhang Xuan had seen before, if he hadn't secretly pointed out their weak points, even two Zhao Yas couldn't beat Zhu Hong.

Wang Ying had a leg injury, which the other party had surely investigated. So they sent Du Lei, who was good at leg techniques and fast. With her leg already not in good shape, how could she catch up to someone fast? Wasn't that just asking to be beaten?

Zheng Yang was good with the spear, so they sent Mo Xiao, who was even better. Liu Yang had injured the meridians in his right hand from practicing martial arts, so they sent Bai Chao, who was fierce with his fists...

As for the one to face Yuan Tao, his name was Kong Jie, somewhat unfamiliar, ranked over three hundredth. However, once Liu Yang introduced him, Zhang Xuan immediately understood.

This guy wasn't good at martial arts or anything, but his attack power was extremely strong—a berserker-type fighter.

Using this kind of person against Yuan Tao, who was good at defense, was absolutely the best choice.

Damn!

To outsiders, it seemed that Lu Xun, with so many excellent students, chose not to use them and instead used students with similar rankings, appearing fair and just. But in reality, he had secretly found people specifically to counter Zhang Xuan's students.

To do this, he didn't hesitate to poach students from other teachers.

Under normal training, while Zhang Xuan's students improved, the other side's students would also improve. It was almost impossible to surpass them in just half a month!

After all, each of his five students had some problems, more or less, that were hard to solve in a short time.

"Damn it, he wants to step on me to rise!"

Zhang Xuan's anger flared up.

In the past, if someone wanted to slap his face, he would be angry but not furious. After all, as a former Earthling, face-slapping happened every day in real life; he was used to it!

But now, if the other party wanted to step on his face to gain attention and build a bigger reputation, that was unacceptable.

I'm not a step that you can step on whenever you want; I'm not a sunflower seed that you can crack whenever you like!

"I'll fight it. Within ten days, I must earn over twenty million and buy the medicine!"

Clenching his fists, Zhang Xuan's face darkened.

Since his transmigration, this was the first time he had been so angry.

If you want to slap my face, I can endure it. But step on my face to rise?

No way!

Earlier, he had thought spending so much money on medicinal herbs was a loss, and he would find a way to get the money back from the students. Now, it seemed, loss my ass!

It wasn't just for the students; it was also for himself.

Lu Xun, just you wait. Let you be smug now; there will come a time when you'll cry.

On the other side, Lu Xun, who was teaching, sneezed. He couldn't help rubbing his nose and wondered, "Who's thinking of me?"