Chapter 27

On this day, countless martial arts novel enthusiasts, as if suddenly awakened from a deep dream, could no longer sit still in excitement.

Lin Mu had already sensed this change.

If the many people pointing at him in the morning was due to his tarnished reputation, then the gazes that pointed at him in the afternoon were filled with much admiration and reverence.

His reputation value had surged by seven or eight thousand in just the morning, and as time accelerated, the rate of increase continued to rise.

Another Grade 12 homeroom teacher, Yu Xiangyang, holding a martial arts magazine, walked up to Shang Zhicheng and sat down.

Shang Zhicheng was a bit puzzled: "Teacher Yu, is there something wrong?"

Yu Xiangyang, with a gloomy face, said: "The students today were really crazy, all focused on reading magazines, they didn't even notice me standing right in front of them. Teacher Shang, take a look!"

After saying that, he flipped to the new book serial introduction page in the *Martial Arts Story* magazine and placed a bookmark next to it.

"The old story has ended, and the next one will be even more exciting...

Please look forward to the next issue of *Martial Arts Story*, featuring the powerful new work *Lian Cheng Jue* by the new author Yiyeshu!"

Shang Zhicheng finished reading the words on the bookmark.

While the new story also made him look forward, what he was more worried about was...

"Teacher Yu, I had a lot of classes today and didn't pay much attention to the class situation. Why are so many students reading this magazine?" Shang Zhicheng said with a gloomy face.

Yu Xiangyang nodded: "It's already much worse than usual!"

For them, the Grade 12 homeroom teachers, the worst thing wasn't bad students fighting, or even good students falling in love.

The worst situation was the destruction of the entire class's learning atmosphere, affecting the students' focus and leading to a collective decline. That was the most fatal!

And now, this trend had already begun!

Before the two could say anything more, their phones simultaneously received the same text message.

"An emergency meeting for all Grade 12 homeroom teachers will be held at the school tonight. The meeting starts at 7 PM. Teachers who have received this message, please attend on time!"

The two exchanged a glance, both understanding the implications behind the message, and stopped discussing.

Shang Zhicheng suddenly slammed his hand on the table, causing the pen on the wooden desk to roll off and fall to the ground.

"This problem student!"

...

"At the martial arts novel magazine, I believe all the homeroom teachers have confiscated quite a few today, right?"

Lu Buping picked up a copy of *Martial Arts Story* and casually threw it on the meeting table.

Shang Zhicheng, with a face full of shame, stood up: "This is due to a problem student in my class, and it's because of my poor supervision!"

Lu Buping, with a calm expression, neither hot nor cold, waved his hand: "Teacher Shang, don't blame yourself. This isn't your fault. What we need to do now is to minimize the impact of this incident. This 'Yiyeshu' is a student in your class, so please give us a detailed account of this student's situation!"

Shang Zhicheng nodded, feeling relieved that Lu Buping wasn't angry.

"'Yiyeshu' is Lin Mu from our class. I once checked his grades and found that his grades in the first year of high school were quite good, ranking in the top thirty in the class. However, he later became addicted to online games, causing his grades to plummet. He also developed a romantic relationship with Shen Bingjiao from the current Grade 12, Class 19, which affected her, a former top ten student in the grade, causing her grades to drop. As a result, he moved from the elite class to a regular class when he advanced from Grade 11 to Grade 12."

Another teacher with glasses chuckled: "What Teacher Shang said is old news. I have been paying attention to Shen Bingjiao's situation since the start of the school year, and I have communicated with her several times. She has agreed to break up with Lin Mu. After more than two months of tutoring and intentional guidance from subject teachers, her grades have returned to the top fifteen in the class. I believe it won't be too difficult for her to recover to a mid-to-upper level in the grade by the end of this semester."

Lu Buping's face showed a hint of pleasure: "Teacher Song, that's great. For such a promising student, we should provide strong support. Teacher Shang, you said that Lin Mu's grades were also good at first. Is it possible for him to catch up like this girl?"

Shang Zhicheng glanced at "Teacher Song" with red eyes and said dejectedly: "It's very difficult! Especially now that Lin Mu's focus is entirely on novel writing. As far as I know, he has two places where he submits articles: *Martial Arts Story* and *Our Journey, the Stars and the Sea* in the *City Education News*. Conservatively, his monthly royalties should be over five or six thousand. It would be very difficult to get him to give up writing."

Usually, when something happened in Shang Zhicheng's class, there would be a few teachers who didn't get along with him who would point out his faults, but this time, no one spoke up.

"Very difficult," that's not just very difficult!

An extra income of five or six thousand a month, even for them, would be something they absolutely wouldn't give up. How could a student possibly do it!

Lu Buping then remembered that he had once read *Journey to the Sea* and had praised it highly. But when he heard it was written by a poor student from their school, he felt a bit uncomfortable and didn't pay attention to it anymore.

"Although Lin Mu's actions are not in line with his student identity, the responsibility is not entirely on him. Let him go! The problem now is that we must suppress this trend before it spreads! All the teachers here are the best talents in our school. Please share your ideas..."

The homeroom teachers, who usually maintained a cold and stern demeanor in front of students, now smiled warmly and respectfully in front of the principal, afraid that the principal would think they were disrespectful.

Some suggested that Shang Zhicheng talk to Lin Mu, some suggested directly warning Lin Mu, and even some teachers thought that a student like Lin Mu shouldn't be in the top high school and should be expelled.

"Cough, cough!" Grade Director Ren Pingxuan, noticing the principal's increasingly gloomy face, coughed.

The homeroom teachers, who were discussing heatedly, suddenly seemed to notice the principal's presence and fell silent.

"Director Ren, what's your opinion?" Lu Buping asked.

Ren Pingxuan had already prepared his thoughts before coming.

"In my view, the root of the problem is no longer with Lin Mu but with the magazine vendors around the school! Instead of focusing on Lin Mu, we should take this opportunity to rectify the bookstores and newsstands around the school!"

His words were met with silence, and the sound of breathing could be heard.

Lu Buping's eyes flashed: "Let's do it as Director Ren suggested!"