After all, the dignity of a teacher had been insulted face-to-face—no one would be willing to accept such a student.

Moreover, accepting her would mean slapping another teacher in the face. Everyone is a colleague; no one would offend a peer for the sake of a student.

Without a teacher to guide you at the academy, your cultivation in this life is basically ruined.

Old Harris had been full of bluster just now, but with a single sentence from Michael Bolton, he was left at a loss.

He was just a servant—if the Second Miss was delayed because of this, he would be held responsible, even if he died a hundred times.

“Don’t worry, your Second Miss has good talent. If I teach her well, she’ll definitely achieve great results…” Seeing him waver, Michael Bolton once again began his persuasive routine.

Come on, how could I let a cooked duck fly away!

“Hold on, who says no teacher dares to take her? Young lady, as long as you drop this Mr. Bolton, I’ll immediately accept you as my student!”

Before Michael Bolton could finish, David Cooper stepped forward, waving his large hand.

He had just lost face because of Michael Bolton; now that he had a chance, how could he let it slip by?

“David Cooper, what are you doing?”

Michael Bolton’s face darkened.

“What am I doing? This promising seedling can’t be wasted. If she wants to drop you, I’ll take her right away! She came to the academy to learn, of course she should choose the teacher who can best guide her, not one who scored zero in the teaching assessment!”

With a smug grin, David Cooper was full of self-satisfaction.

“You’re openly stealing my student—believe it or not, I’ll report you to the Political and Educational Office!”

This wasn’t just a petty squabble anymore; it was outright poaching!

Although the academy encouraged teachers to choose students independently, it didn’t advocate this kind of reckless snatching! If it happened, not only would it affect relationships between teachers, it would throw the whole academy into chaos and ruin the atmosphere.

“Stealing a student? You exaggerate. At worst, let’s have an on-the-spot guidance competition—fair competition, let the student choose for herself. Do you dare accept?”

David Cooper said.

Chapter 3: The Way of Heaven Is Flawed

“On-the-spot guidance?”

Michael Bolton’s expression didn’t look good.

Although he had merged with his predecessor’s memories, he hadn’t sorted them out carefully. At most, he could figure out the cultivation levels. As for errors in cultivation, his predecessor was muddle-headed, let alone himself now!

Guiding others… there’s no way he could beat this Mr. Cooper!

If it really came to a contest, he would definitely lose!

“What? Don’t dare accept? The academy has clear rules: on-the-spot competition, let the student choose for herself, and it’s not considered poaching!” David Cooper smiled lightly, flicking his sleeve, looking calm and elegant.

“What kind of guidance?”

Knowing that if today’s matter wasn’t resolved, the hard-won student he’d just recruited would surely leave, Michael Bolton gritted his teeth.

There are many types of teacher guidance: pointing out cultivation, martial skills, errors in training… Different teachers have different strengths.

“How about this: these are all new students, none of us know them. Let them each perform a set of fist techniques, and we’ll point out the flaws. Then, we’ll test them on the spot—whoever’s student improves the most wins. How about it?”

Facing other teachers, David Cooper wasn’t confident, but against this guy who was dead last in the whole school and scored zero in the teaching assessment, he was very confident.

Michael Bolton hesitated.

“Don’t tell me you don’t dare accept? Weren’t you boasting just now, saying many students wanted to be your disciple but you refused? If you’re really capable, let’s compete—don’t ruin the young lady’s future!” David Cooper pressed step by step.

“This… fine!”

Michael Bolton nodded.

A man must face the consequences! At worst, he’d just lose. If he didn’t accept now, the disciple he’d just recruited would definitely leave! At this point, there was no way out.

If it really didn’t work, he’d just make something up. After all, he had a thick skin—so what if he embarrassed himself…

“Mr. Cooper and Mr. Bolton are going to compete!”

“You mean that last-place Mr. Bolton?”

“That’s him!”

“A teacher who scored zero in the assessment is going to compete? Seriously? Isn’t he just asking to be humiliated?”

…

As soon as he agreed, he immediately attracted a crowd of students who were eating.

Today was new student registration. Many people had heard of this guy who scored zero in the teaching assessment, but had never seen him in person. Now, everyone was curious.

“According to the rules, you guide my student, and I’ll guide yours!”

Seeing the crowd gather, David Cooper was even more eager to show off. He waved his hand and smiled.

For fairness in teacher competitions, you can’t guide your own student—there’s a risk of cheating. Usually, students are exchanged for guidance.

“Young lady, come here and demonstrate a set of fist techniques, then use all your strength to strike the stone pillar in front of you!”

After confirming the content and method of the competition, David Cooper put on the air of a master and looked at the dazed girl not far away.

“I…”

Jessica Miller blushed, sneaking a glance at Michael Bolton. Seeing he wasn’t angry, she stepped forward, spread her hands, and a gentle aura filled her whole body.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The wind from her fists howled, full of power.

If you hadn’t seen it with your own eyes, you’d never believe such a cute girl could perform such a powerful fist technique.

Her stance was steady, her strength solid—you could tell at a glance she had a solid foundation.

Very quickly, she finished the set of fist techniques.

After watching for a while, Michael Bolton was completely at a loss.