Chapter 66: This Can't Be True!

"Only ten points?"

Not only was Cao Xiong going mad, even Elder Mo and Elder Shangchen on the side couldn't help but blink their eyes.

With such a low level of trust, he still insisted on conducting a heart interrogation. May I ask... where did you get the confidence?

If you want to snatch a student from other teachers, at least you should have a supreme status in that student's heart; otherwise, you're just asking for humiliation. We thought your trust level would be around twenty—even if not high, it would be acceptable. But now... damn it, it's only ten. Are you here to mess with us?

Elder Shangchen's face also turned ashen, and a vague ominous premonition arose in his heart.

Fear not a godlike opponent, but a piglike teammate. Clearly, the piglike teammate had already appeared.

Shang Bin on the side also twitched at the corners of his mouth, nearly foaming at the mouth.

Before coming, he swore to me that Liu Yang would definitely want to return to your tutelage. With that little trust, still talking about tutelage—tutelage my ass!

What the fuck, are you messing with me?

"Even if it's only ten points of trust, so what? Liu Yang is suspicious by nature and doesn't trust anyone! Even though my trust in him is only ten points, as long as you don't exceed it, I still win!"

After a moment, Cao Xiong recovered, turned to Zhang Xuan, and roared.

"Suspicious by nature? If that's his character, it makes sense!" Elder Mo nodded.

People are different; some are naturally inclined to trust others, while others are inherently suspicious, doubting even the closest relationships and the most familiar people.

This is related to one's upbringing. If he was born in an environment full of suspicion, building trust is indeed not easy.

According to his judgment, Liu Yang and Cao Xiong should have a trust level of seventeen or eighteen, but it turned out to be only ten. If the former had that kind of personality, it would be explainable.

"Not bad, as long as you don't exceed ten points, we'll see who laughs last!"

Shang Bin's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help nodding, choosing to trust Cao Xiong one more time.

Although Teacher Cao wasn't very famous in the academy or a star teacher, he still had many positive reviews. Compared to him, Zhang Xuan was like dung versus fine food—incomparable.

The former only got ten points; the latter would surely be worse!

With that thought, everyone turned to look at another crystal ball.

This crystal's light hadn't fully dissipated yet, still shrouded in a thin veil of radiance.

"Why hasn't it come out yet?"

Shen Biru's delicate brows furrowed slightly.

"In the Heart-Questioning Crystal test, the illusions that appear differ, and the time varies; it's normal for some to be fast and some slow!" Hearing the goddess speak, Shang Bin stepped forward, waving his hand with an air of erudition as he explained.

As the dean's grandson, he knew much more about the Heart-Questioning than many teachers.

Ordinarily, this show-off would have drawn many squeals—elegant and otherworldly—but unfortunately, his eyes were black and swollen, his lips like sausages, making him resemble Quasimodo, with no trace of handsomeness.

"Is a fast result good or a slow one?" Ignoring his posturing, Shen Biru continued asking.

"Fast is better, of course! A quick display shows the testee's trust comes from the heart, without a second thought. Slow means distrust, and it could even be negative..."

With his hands behind his back, Shang Bin smiled lightly, looking confident: "Teacher Shen, trust me. Though I haven't seen the Heart-Questioning, I've read many books on the subject. A teacher like Zhang Xuan, forcing Liu Yang to be his student, will surely provoke inner dissatisfaction; getting a negative score is perfectly normal..."

Just as he was speaking with conviction and solemnity, he felt a tug on his clothes; someone pulled at him, interrupting his daydream.

"What is it?"

Frowning, Shang Bin was displeased. Finally having a chance to show off in front of the goddess, someone dared to interrupt—what terrible timing!

Turning his head, he saw it was Cao Xiong.

At this moment, Teacher Cao's eyes were filled with terror, his whole body trembling incessantly, all trace of his earlier confidence gone. He pointed forward and said, "Young Master Shang, look..."

Following his finger, the light on the crystal finally faded away completely, revealing a line of numbers.

"What's wrong? Could it not be negative..."

With a snort, Shang Bin saw the characters emerging in the crystal and nearly bit his tongue off.

"How is this possible? This... I don't believe it!" He was about to go mad.

The crystal ball clearly displayed the number—sixty-four!

Representing a trust level of sixty-four points!

A guy who scored zero in the teaching assessment had actually made a student's trust reach the level of a master teacher, comparable to a parent... How was this possible?

Shang Bin looked at Cao Xiong, feeling like killing him. His chest was tight, and he wanted to vomit blood.

He had just wanted to show off in front of his goddess, confidently saying that over time the results would be poor, and now this was the outcome... Damn it, are you here to mess with me?

And... Teacher Cao, can't you be more reliable?

Didn't you say this student was suspicious by nature?

Suspicious my ass!

How could a suspicious person have sixty-four points of trust?

Didn't you say we would definitely win?

Ten points versus sixty-four points... You win nothing...

Tears streaming down, Shang Bin again felt his face sting, as if he had been slapped several times, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into!

"Sixty-four?"

Unlike the two who were collapsing in disbelief, Elder Mo suddenly stood up, trembling with excitement.

This level of trust had already reached the standard of a master teacher. Even he was seeing it for the first time!

A guy who scored zero in the teaching assessment could actually make a student trust him like this?

How did he do it?

And... school had only started two days ago. At most, this Teacher Zhang Xuan and Liu Yang had known each other for no more than thirty hours. In such a short time to make trust reach over sixty... Even a legendary one-star master teacher would find it hard to achieve!

Master teachers had ranks; one-star was the lowest.

Even so, they possessed abilities powerful enough to drive people crazy.

"Two elders, does this count as my win?"

Ignoring the dumbfounded Shang Bin and Cao Xiong, Zhang Xuan looked at Shang Chen and Mo Xiang.

"No, the crystal ball must be malfunctioning. Otherwise, how could there be such high trust? I don't accept it, I don't accept it!"

Cao Xiong shouted.

No wonder he didn't believe it. It was like a beggar he had always associated with suddenly turning into an emperor. The guy scored zero in the teaching assessment, and he had thought he would definitely get a negative number. But not only was it not negative, it was sixty-four, surpassing all the teachers in the school. Not going mad already counted as strong will.

"Right, I also think what Teacher Cao said makes sense. How could he make a student's trust so high? If it's true, wouldn't that even surpass Lu Xun and Wang Chao..."

Shang Bin also stepped forward and said through gritted teeth.

Hearing their words, Elder Mo was about to say something when he saw Liu Yang, who had finished the test, walk up to Zhang Xuan, his eyes shining with admiration.