Xia Huanao re-donned his deceptively ordinary disguise and came downstairs, just in time to see the boss sighing, "Ah, the police have been hanging around. Who's going to dare come here now?"
Xia Huanao approached the boss and smiled, "That's the fault of the one who made the false report, don't you think? If he hadn't reported it, the police wouldn't have bothered you. In my opinion, our police department is too lenient on false reporting."
The boss agreed with Xia Huanao, "You're right. These brats all day, not doing their jobs properly, just staring at others. What good does it do them if we have trouble? They should be fined heavily, a hundred thousand for each false report, see if they behave."
Xia Huanao, hearing this suggestion, thought the boss truly lived up to his title, not lacking in money. A hundred thousand fine, just like that. Did running a motel make so much money?
However, when Xia Huanao saw the elder cat resting beneath the boss's chair, he no longer found it strange. This elder cat was level thirty-something. If it had learned the "Treasure Gathering Skill," then the boss would be making three to four thousand a day. A hundred thousand would be about a month's income. So, it was understandable that the boss didn't consider money a big deal.
"I think you're right, boss..."
Xia Huanao echoed the boss's sentiments a couple of times and then left. The moment Xia Huanao stepped out of the motel, a young paparazzi outside immediately patted his senior colleague on the shoulder, "Senior, look, he's coming out."
The two paparazzi continued to follow. Meanwhile, Xia Huanao, with his wallet, quickly bought a basket of Sitrus Berries.
"What do you think she's buying Sitrus Berries for? Does her lover like eating Sitrus Berries?"
While the two paparazzi were still guessing the purpose of the Sitrus Berries, Xia Huanao had already returned to the motel with the basket.
Several more hours passed. Xia Huanao, carrying the basket of Sitrus Berries, emerged from the motel and arrived at the school entrance. He first placed the basket inside the school gate, then took a running start and leaped over the entrance, landing right in front of Old Dragon.
Old Dragon glanced at Xia Huanao, a moment of confusion crossing its face: Who are you again?
Xia Huanao removed the disguise from his face, "Long time no see, Old Dragon. Let me in, I plan to give my classmates a surprise. Also, this basket of Sitrus Berries is for you."
Old Dragon happily swallowed the entire basket of Sitrus Berries in one gulp. It shook its head, allowing Xia Huanao to enter the school. The two paparazzi, seeing "Yu Linglong" enter the school, wanted to follow, but as they were climbing the wall, they were discovered by Old Dragon and nearly swept away by dragon breath.
Meanwhile, Xia Huanao, familiar with the layout, found his classroom. He pushed the door open and walked in, "Which seat is mine?"
Xia Huanao scanned each desk and finally found an empty one at the back: "This seat must be for me, it's completely empty."
Xia Huanao sat in his seat, waiting to surprise his classmates. However, he was the one surprised by his teacher overnight.
"Wake up, wake up. Did you forget to go home after school yesterday?"
Xia Huanao groggily opened his eyes in his sleep and, upon seeing the person in front of him, mumbled, "Good morning, Teacher Bai."
A moment later...
"Teacher Bai? What are you doing here?"
"I left something at school yesterday, so I came back early this morning to get it. But what's going on with you? Why are you dressed like this in the classroom?"
"Uh, wasn't I trying to give Xiao Yu a surprise?"
"Is that so? Would you like to hear my opinion?"
...
At seven in the morning, the first class was about to start. However, five minutes after the bell rang, Bai Lan still hadn't arrived at the classroom. The students were murmuring, speculating if something had gone wrong. Just then, they heard footsteps in the hallway, and a figure appeared at the door.
Like all third-year high school students, the students instantly became quiet, sitting up straight in their seats, looking like exemplary students.
The person outside turned the doorknob and pushed the door open. The voice preceded the figure, "Class, settle down!"
The students were taken aback. The voice sounded so familiar. When they looked, Xia Huanao was already on the podium, "So this is how you all act during class?"
The classroom erupted, "Class monitor!"
Xia Huanao quickly raised his hands, "Everyone, please calm down. It's still class time. This kind of scene is not appropriate."
The class quieted down, and Bai Lan then entered the classroom, "Alright, let's begin class. You can ask any questions you have after class."
With that, Bai Lan officially began the day's lesson, while Xia Huanao, from the front of the classroom, took out his phone to browse the day's news.
In Xia Huanao's opinion, the biggest news of the day should be Song Shuangyu's challenge at the airport yesterday. However, when he opened his phone, the top trending search was not about the challenge; his matter with Song Shuangyu didn't even make the top five.
Xia Huanao was very curious what had happened yesterday to so strongly displace his trending news. But as he looked at the rankings, Xia Huanao was stunned. The number one trending search was none other than the Celestial Kingdom's diva, Yu Linglong, meeting her lover in secret.
Xia Huanao was dumbfounded. While he wasn't entirely clear who Yu Linglong was, he absolutely did not believe that such a thing could happen with the upbringing of the Yu family, one of the four great families.
Xia Huanao clicked on the trending topic and, looking at the accompanying photos, was stunned, "This place looks so damn familiar. It looks like the place I stayed yesterday."
With that, Xia Huanao read the specific details of the news carefully, "I see. This is a big misunderstanding. Should I get involved, or perhaps clarify it?"
Xia Huanao frowned. Never mind. If he clarified it now, what would happen if Song Shuangyu came looking for him? He'd wait until he was gone.
Soon, the first two classes of the morning ended. The scheduled third and fourth classes were practical combat lessons on the field. The class moved together towards the field. Xia Huanao walked with Shen Yu.
"Where have you been lately? When I asked Sister Xiaoxiao, I couldn't find any news about you."
Xia Huanao smiled, "I met some friends in Man Ying. When it's winter break, I'll take you to see it. Man Ying is quite interesting."
"Really? Did you bring back any souvenirs?"
Xia Huanao forced a smile. He really didn't. He had escaped and hadn't had the time to prepare any souvenirs. If he had to say souvenirs, there was a small gift someone else had prepared for him.
Mei's photo album, containing various photos of Xia Huanao's time with Mei, including after the seductive attempt, the process of secretly learning the Six-Pointed Star Ninjutsu Formation, and Mei, the scallop girl from the last night. However, these photos were quite explicit, and if Xia Huanao dared to take them out, it would be mutual destruction, burning him and the album to ashes.
Of course, there was also a letter from Mei, enclosed with the album. It stated that Mei, unlike other ninjas, had always known Xia Huanao was Xia Huanao and hoped he would visit often. However, the writing style of the letter, along with the pink cherry blossoms on the envelope and paper, made it difficult not to mistake it for a love letter.
"As for souvenirs, I should ask what you want. Next time, I promise."
As they were speaking, class time arrived. Bai Lan stood before the assembled students, looking at Xia Huanao in the line, "Come out, you. Come out. How dare you stand with them for class?"
Xia Huanao raised his hand and said, "Report. I believe I still have a lot to learn in terms of combat."
Bai Lan rolled up his sleeves, walked into the line, and directly pulled Xia Huanao out, "You, come out. I know what you're up to. You're going to be my assistant instructor today. If you dare to mess around, I'll show you what happens."
Xia Huanao being pulled out from the crowd elicited knowing smiles from his classmates. Other students from different classes were also familiar with Xia Huanao, and seeing him return made them momentarily excited. At the same time, other teachers conducting classes on the field saw Xia Huanao and intentionally wanted him to demonstrate his combat style to the students, allowing for cross-disciplinary learning.
Thus, what was supposed to be separate classes for each class turned into a large, multi-class session.
A teacher stood before the assembled students from various classes, "Everyone should recognize this student, so I won't introduce him. We'll have a teaching match. I hope you can learn something from it."
With that, the male teacher turned around, "Xia Huanao, what Pokémon are you planning to use?"
Xia Huanao's talent in combat was not as strong as his talent for strategy. "Teacher Du, don't do this. For a teaching match, the teacher should send out their Pokémon first. How can the student go first?"
The teacher surnamed Du smiled, "Are you saying that? The wise lead the way. You're already a university teacher, how can you expect me, a high school teacher, to go first?"
The two debated the matter of initiative for a long time. In the end, Xia Huanao won the right to send out his Pokémon second by three arguments to two.
Even so, Xia Huanao explained to his classmates, "You need to understand that for combat, initiative is very important. Going second allows for targeted preparations. While I'm not without the confidence to force a draw against the teacher going first, I've decided to play it safe."
Teacher Du was very pleased with this statement, "Xia Huanao is right. Generally, Pokémon sent out second have an advantage. However, elemental advantage isn't everything. Go, Parasect!"
Xia Huanao smiled slightly upon seeing Parasect, "Teacher Du, since you're being so polite, I'll accept this win. Go, Rockruff!"