The homeroom teacher quickly learned what had happened in her class and immediately came to the classroom to find the students who had caused the trouble. Unfortunately, apart from Shang Lin and Fu Xinyu, the other two were not there.
The teacher called Shang Lin and Fu Xinyu to the hallway and asked, "Where are Fan Mingyu and Zhou Heng?"
Fu Xinyu answered truthfully, "They went to the hospital for a check-up."
The teacher then looked at Shang Lin and asked, "Tell me what happened?"
Shang Lin spoke frankly, and added at the end, "If Fan Mingyu and the others think I plagiarized, they can find another set of test papers and let us take the test separately. As for why I, the top scorer in the city's preliminary exam, didn't get first place in the mock exam, it's just that I haven't adapted to high school life yet. Once I adapt, I will still be at the top."
If Shang Lin had said this before math class today, Fu Xinyu would definitely have retorted. But now, he believes that as long as the other party doesn't go astray, he will definitely keep his word.
However, the homeroom teacher looked at Shang Lin with a somewhat complicated expression. In the end, after letting Fu Xinyu leave first, she said to him, "Do you know that Fan Mingyu's father is a prominent figure in our city? Although you are in the right this time, and the principal and teachers will protect you on campus, can you guarantee your safety once you leave the school gates? You are still a day student."
Shang Lin had seen plenty of bullying and abuse of power. As for whether someone was in the right or not, it was just a matter of who was stronger. If the cultivation world was like this, the human world wouldn't be spared either, otherwise there wouldn't be law enforcement agencies.
However, Shang Lin sincerely thanked them, "Thank you, teacher. My safety is not a problem, and I don't want anything in return. I just want them to compensate me for my belongings."
Just then, a school janitor came over carrying Shang Lin's schoolbag and books. As soon as he saw the homeroom teacher, he said, "Teacher Zhang, you're here. Look at Shang Lin from your class. He actually threw his schoolbag and books into the trash can. What's wrong with this child? Doesn't he want to study anymore?"
Shang Lin looked at the backpack that Old Man Chai had bought for him, which was now torn and dirty, and then at the mess of books. He said calmly, "I didn't throw it away. My classmate threw it away for no reason. It's already like this, so it's unusable. I might as well just throw it away."
The school janitor immediately looked at Shang Lin, "You're Shang Lin? Hey kid, you can throw away your backpack if it's broken, but how can you throw away your textbooks? These are all allocated according to the number of students, you can't buy them even if you want to. Hurry up and take them back to tidy up, and use them for class now."
Teacher Zhang quickly chimed in, "That's right, studying is important, and Fan Mingyu's family is rich. If you wait until they compensate you before buying books, it will take up too much of your time. Your math teacher says you have great shorthand skills, but even if you're great, you can't keep your mind constantly focused on memorizing. Too much intelligence can be harmful; it will damage your health. Listen to me."
Teacher Zhang's coaxing tone immediately shocked Shang Lin. Hadn't he grown taller and stronger? Why was he still being treated like a child?
But Shang Lin had no desire to clean up the trash, so she could only say, "Just leave it there for now."
In fact, Shang Lin was quite surprised that the teacher could trust him unconditionally, since the teacher knew about Fan Mingyu's family situation, and the principal had probably already told him about his own family situation.
Furthermore, the teacher was also worried about her own safety. Although she might have wanted to minimize the problem, she wasn't a judge and all she had to do was try to balance things out for all parties.
However, the school janitor looked at Shang Lin with some disappointment, then put the schoolbag on the windowsill and left.
The teacher noticed Shang Lin's reluctance to help and sighed helplessly, "Stop watching, go back to class. Let's see how long your shorthand can last."
Shang Lin chuckled sheepishly and obediently went back to class. Teacher Zhang, however, took his schoolbag to the principal's office. "They're all such troublemakers," she thought. "They've only been in school for a few days and they're already causing problems?"
However, Fan Mingyu, Zhou Heng, and Fu Xinyu all have some family background, while Shang Lin only has a godfather with poor eyesight. So the teacher had no choice but to go to the principal, but couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Being a teacher these days is not easy."
However, as soon as Teacher Zhang arrived at the principal's office, the principal immediately said to her, "You've come at the right time, so I don't have to look for you."
Teacher Zhang's heart sank upon hearing this, and she subconsciously asked, "It's not about Shang Lin and Fan Mingyu, is it?"
The principal asked with a stern face, "What exactly happened? Fan Mingyu's father just called me, and his arrogant and domineering attitude was extremely overbearing."
Teacher Zhang put Shang Lin's schoolbag on the ground and then said, "Fan Mingyu, Zhou Heng, and Fu Xinyu think that Shang Lin's title of top scorer in the preliminary exam is undeserved. He didn't get first place in this mock exam either, so they said he cheated. They even threw Shang Lin's schoolbag and chair into the trash station. That's why the school janitor picked them up."
The principal was so angry he laughed. "What's wrong with kids these days? Can you become a top student by cheating? And what can a single diagnostic test really prove?"
After considering it carefully, Teacher Zhang said, "Perhaps it's just his competitive spirit at play?"
“If you’re competitive, then compete on academic performance. What’s the point of throwing things at your classmates?” The principal was extremely troubled. “Shang Lin’s family isn’t well-off. If those three classmates team up, even if they don’t bully him openly, they can still cause him a lot of trouble by doing something underhanded. Unfortunately, he’s a day student. If this matter isn’t handled properly, it will become very complicated.”
Teacher Zhang thought to herself, "Yes, it's not just Shang Lin who will be in trouble, their school will be in trouble too."
However, trouble came when Shang Lin returned home from school at 10 p.m. As he turned the corner of the building, several dark figures suddenly jumped out and tried to put a sack over his head without saying a word.
Shang Lin dodged in a flash, and at the same time struck the man's pressure point with his backhand. The man then fell straight to the ground and couldn't get up. Perhaps because the environment was dark, his other accomplices didn't see clearly and were not intimidated, so they continued to pounce on him.
The next second, She Jinxing appeared in a flash, followed by several cracking sounds of bones and cries of pain from the men. Shang Lin said softly, "Go easy on him, don't kill anyone. Ask him what happened. I'm going upstairs now, I'm so sleepy."
"Yes, Sect Master."
Shang Lin yawned as he walked upstairs. Who would have thought high school would be so tiring? Can't the learning environment be a little simpler? It's not like...
Well, just like the major sects in the cultivation world, schools strive to be the best and seize limited resources, only they don't resort to sword fights at the slightest disagreement.
As soon as Shang Lin reached the second floor, Hu Tangdi appeared beside him, asking with a worried expression, "Is the Sect Master alright?"
Shang Lin continued walking without stopping. "What could possibly be wrong with me? Didn't the little snake come to save me? What were you busy with just now? You were even slower than the little snake."
Hu Tangdi hurriedly explained, "It's that 'monkey' who claims to be a god, he's been up to his old tricks again."
Shang Lin, "..."
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