Chapter 9

There are many rumors about that useless teacher. Even before coming to the academy, they had heard them so often that their ears were about to fall off.

They say he is unlearned and misleads students!

They say he doesn't understand cultivation and can't use martial skills...

In short, all kinds of slander!

As long as you are a student, it's best to stay far away from him. Don't get involved with this guy, or at the very least, you might go crazy, and at worst, you might die at his hands!

When the two brothers came to the academy to seek a master, they had also heard similar rumors and had been very cautious. They never dreamed that the transcendent and impressive master before them was the legendary useless one!

"Teacher, you are so powerful, why..."

Zheng Yang couldn't help but ask.

Although they hadn't interacted for long, the teacher before him seemed unfathomable, with every move exuding grace. How could he possibly be useless?

"Many people envy and hate the talented. It's nothing!"

Zhang Xuan's eyes were tilted upward at a forty-five-degree angle, with a faint regret and sorrow in them, as if lamenting the world's lack of understanding.

His expression was full of emotion, but in reality, he was cursing inwardly.

If it weren't for the Heavenly Dao Library, his previous self would have been worse than a zero. Zero... is already quite high, isn't it!

"I am willing to clear the teacher's name!"

Seeing the teacher's "sorrowful" and "unknown to the world" expression, Zheng Yang was moved and couldn't help but say.

"Alright, the teacher's reputation is not important. Focus on your cultivation, and the teacher will be satisfied! Take the identity token and go get your bedding. Be sure to attend class on time tomorrow, don't be late!"

Zhang Xuan, having successfully captured a student's admiration, nodded.

"Yes!"

Zheng Yang pulled Mo Xiao to the side, and the two of them left.

"Four students!"

Seeing the two leave, a hint of excitement flashed in Zhang Xuan's eyes.

The dazed girl Wang Ying, the student won by a bet Liu Yang, the arrogant young lady Zhao Ya, and this gun expert Zheng Yang.

He had thought that today would be like the past, with no students at all, ending in failure. But unexpectedly, he already had four!

"There are no more identity tokens. Even if more students come, I can't take them as disciples. I should go get a few more while there's still time!"

After realizing he had no more identity tokens, Zhang Xuan sighed.

These tokens are issued by the academy. Because of his poor reputation, the teacher in charge of the tokens only gave him four, thinking he wouldn't use them all. If he didn't go to get more, even if new students came, he couldn't take them as disciples!

This token contains the teacher's information. Once it is recognized by a blood drop, it represents recognizing this teacher. If a student wants to drop out, the teacher just needs to drop blood on it to erase the student's information.

He stood up and walked out of the classroom.

Outside, the sun was bright, and the heat seeped through the tree shade, making his head sweat slightly.

On the academy's streets, new and old students walked, each with an excited look on their face.

New students were happy to enter a new environment and meet their teachers, while the old students were smiling, thinking of the new students they could torment.

After walking down the street for a while, a large building appeared before him. A sign in the middle read: "Logistics Department!"

The identity tokens representing the teacher's status are issued here.

"Hey, who is it? Isn't this our 'star teacher'? Not staying in the classroom to recruit students, what are you doing here? Oh, let me guess, you didn't use any of the identity tokens and came to return them, right!"

As soon as he walked in, a sarcastic voice rang out.

Zhang Xuan looked up to see a guy with a face full of flesh.

This guy weighed at least three or four hundred pounds, and from a distance, his width and height were almost the same, like a giant ball of meat.

"Qian Biao!" A name surfaced in his memory.

This Qian Biao is a teacher in charge of logistics, always harsh and greedy. As the lowest-ranked teacher, his salary was always thin, and the resources he could obtain were limited, so he hadn't given him much respect.

Because of this, he had offended this man. Every time they met, he would mock and ridicule him, making him lose face.

Giving him only four identity tokens and saying he wouldn't use them was also his doing.

"I've used up my identity tokens and want to get a few more!" Zhang Xuan said indifferently, not wanting to argue with him.

"Used up?" Qian Biao was stunned and suddenly burst into laughter: "Ha ha, everyone, come and look, our last-place teacher actually came to boast that he used up all his identity tokens! Ha ha, this is the funniest joke I've ever heard..."

"I remember you gave him four identity tokens! Used up? Him? What a joke!"

"The second-to-last teacher, Sun Yan, is said to have only one student now. This guy got an unprecedented zero in the teacher evaluation, and he can get students? What a joke!"

"Let's just kick him out. After today, he'll be fired anyway..."

...

Hearing Qian Biao's shouts, the other teachers in the logistics department all came over, looking at Zhang Xuan with disdain.

A last-place teacher with a zero evaluation, what are you boasting about?

Students would run away just hearing your name, let alone recognize you as a teacher... what a joke?

"Oh? You say I'm boasting? Then let's make a bet!" Zhang Xuan didn't get angry, just smiled faintly.

"A bet? Fine, if you want to lose, I'll help you. But I'm afraid you, a poor guy, have nothing to bet!" Qian Biao didn't expect this man he had always looked down upon to challenge his authority and want to make a bet, so he laughed coldly.

"Whether I'm poor or not is none of your business. Since I'm making a bet with you, I'll bet what I can afford!" Zhang Xuan raised an eyebrow.

"Oh? What can you afford? With your wealth, it's just some broken copper and iron, worthless stuff. Do you think I would bet with you? I can't afford to lose face!" Qian Biao was full of contempt.

Zhang Xuan is the lowest-ranked teacher in the academy, and he is also the last place. Not only does he not get students, but he also doesn't get bonuses. If you talk about the poorest teacher in the academy, it's definitely him.

His life is already hard, let alone cultivation resources!

"Ha ha!" Zhang Xuan didn't care about the insults, laughed, and continued: "What I want to bet is not treasure or items, but... face! If you lose, let me slap you three times in front of everyone! If I lose, let you slap me three times! Dare you?"

"Slap in the face?"

Qian Biao was stunned, not expecting him to bet on this, and hesitated.

Being slapped in the face, and by the last-place teacher in the entire school, if he lost, he wouldn't be able to live with the shame.

"What, scared?" Zhang Xuan smiled and looked at him.

"Qian Biao, what are you afraid of? You know this guy's level!"

"He got a zero in the teacher evaluation and can get students? Are you dreaming?"

"He's just scaring you. If he could get students, I could get hundreds. This batch of students can't be that blind, can they?"

...

The other teachers in the logistics department all sneered.

None of them believed Zhang Xuan could get students.

It's as hard as pigs climbing trees.

"Fine, I agree!" Hearing everyone's words, Qian Biao also thought it made sense and couldn't help but nod.

"You're cheering so loudly, do you also want to make a bet? The same terms as him?"

Seeing him agree, Zhang Xuan looked at the other three teachers in the logistics department.

These three had also mocked him enough. Since he was making a bet with one, he didn't mind making bets with a few more.

"What? Do you feel itchy and want us to slap you a few more times? Fine, I'll oblige!" A teacher said boldly.

"I'll oblige too!"

"Who's afraid of who? Getting a zero and still trying to show off in front of us, asking for death!"

The three of them laughed and nodded in agreement.

In their view, betting with him, Zhang Xuan would definitely lose. They were just waiting to slap him today!