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"What, Fatty, do you also know this big brother?", Seeing Ma Hongjun's look of astonishment, Oscar couldn't help but ask with some confusion.
"Of course, I know, let me tell you..."
Seeing Oscar's puzzled expression, Ma Hongjun immediately leaned in close to Oscar's ear and began to tell him about how Lin Ye had beaten up Zhao Wuji earlier that day.
Of course, Ma Hongjun didn't mention the fact that Dai Mubai had been cuckolded.
He was still hoping to get some benefits from Dai Mubai, so he had to keep that secret safe.
"My God! No way! He beat up Teacher Zhao?"
After hearing Ma Hongjun's story, Oscar couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice, filled with disbelief.
"Yeah! You have no idea how terrifying that guy is. Have you ever seen a soul ring configuration of Yellow, Purple, Black, Black, Black? He's a total freak! Teacher Zhao was beaten to a pulp, I don't even know if his face has gone down yet."
"So, Little Ao, even though our academy has three beauties this year, from what I've observed, that Xiao Wu seems to have something going on with Tang San. As for Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, the two most beautiful girls, they clearly have some connection with Lin Ye. We definitely can't mess with them, or we might be done for!"
Ma Hongjun spoke with the tone of someone who had been through it all, warning Oscar.
"I got it, Fatty, thanks for the heads up!"
Hearing Ma Hongjun's words, Oscar was very grateful.
He did have some feelings for Ning Rongrong, but now, those feelings had naturally been replaced by fear.
"Mhm, as long as you understand. You can't mess with these two girls, but you can earn a thousand gold soul coins a month from Lin Ye. Once you have money, your Fatty brother will take you to Tianshan Renjian, where the girls are all top-notch and soul masters, worthy of you!"
Hearing Oscar's gratitude, Ma Hongjun had a look of satisfaction, patting Oscar on the shoulder.
After leaving the dormitory area, they walked for more than ten minutes before finally arriving in front of the Shrek Academy cafeteria.
"Ah! This is the cafeteria?!"
Seeing the empty wooden house in front of her, with a row of tables on the right side of the entrance, each table holding a large basin of food, and a few middle-aged villagers standing behind the tables, Ning Rongrong was the first to exclaim in disbelief.
Although she had already guessed that the cafeteria wouldn't be great after seeing the dormitories, what she saw now was still beyond her expectations.
As twelve-year-old soul masters, they were at the age where they needed to grow, but what kind of food was this in the cafeteria? Stewed cabbage, braised potato chunks, carrots...
These dishes might fill their stomachs, but they were practically useless for growth and cultivation!
Having always eaten lavish meals and soul power-enhancing foods at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Ning Rongrong could tolerate the living conditions, but the poor quality of the food was something she found hard to accept, and she couldn't believe it.
This was the famous Shrek Academy in the soul master world?
A shabby academy, dilapidated dormitories, and even the cafeteria food had little meat. Forget about cultivation resources, spirit beast meat, and medicinal herbs, there probably wasn't even a martial soul simulation training field. What could she possibly gain from coming here?
Ning Rongrong felt like she must have been out of her mind to choose to come here.
At Shrek Academy, besides gaining freedom, it seemed like she would gain nothing else!
But if it was just for freedom, why didn't she go to other soul master academies, like the Suotuo Intermediate Soul Master Academy or the Balak Intermediate Soul Master Academy...
"No! No! There are still benefits. Coming to Suotuo City allowed me to meet Lin Ye, and at Shrek Academy, I also met geniuses like Xiao Wu and Tang San..."
Since she was already here, to prove to herself that she hadn't made the wrong choice, Ning Rongrong could only hypnotize herself with these thoughts.
Beside Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing didn't mind the simplicity of the cafeteria.
But the poor quality of the food was something she couldn't tolerate.
She could endure hardship, but only if it made her stronger.
But with Lin Ye, she ate various spirit beast meats, including even fifty-thousand-year-old Golden King Tiger meat, and the cultivation resources, whether medicinal herbs or the Fallen Heart Flame, had greatly benefited her.
In just two months by Lin Ye's side, her cultivation had risen from level 27 to nearly level 30, which was clear evidence!
But at Shrek Academy, Zhu Zhuqing felt like she was gaining nothing, just suffering for no reason!
This made her frown.
If her main reason for coming wasn't to see Dai Mubai's true nature with her own eyes, she would have left without looking back.
To become stronger, she was willing to endure any hardship, but she wasn't willing to suffer uselessly, especially when it meant giving up the conditions to grow stronger. That would just be foolish!
This time, Zhu Zhuqing was particularly disappointed in Dai Mubai.
She had always thought that Dai Mubai had gone to Shrek Academy to train hard, aiming to find an opportunity to counterattack against the eldest prince, Dai维斯. She never expected he was just here to idle away.
But despite her disappointment, since she had already decided to leave after resolving her lingering thoughts here, Zhu Zhuqing didn't care anymore.
After placing Tang Yuan on her shoulder, Zhu Zhuqing walked straight to the food serving area, got some food, and then found a table in the wooden house to sit and eat.
As for Tang San and Xiao Wu, since they had grown up eating such food, they didn't feel anything special and also walked over, got their food, and started eating together.
And since Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar had all been at Shrek Academy for at least a year, they were used to it and also got their food and started eating.
In the blink of an eye, only Ning Rongrong was left.
"Hmph! It's just some bad food. If you can eat it, so can I!"
Seeing Zhu Zhuqing eating, Ning Rongrong snorted angrily in her heart, and driven by a strong competitive spirit, she also walked over, got her food, sat next to Zhu Zhuqing, and started eating.
...
In the blink of an eye, it was evening.
Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu spent a whole hour cleaning the wooden house in the afternoon, finally getting it clean, then laid out their bedding and placed various personal items on the tables.
On Zhu Zhuqing's table, there was also a blue-and-white nest-like structure, which was Tang Yuan's nest.
"Huh? Zhuqing, why are there two snail shells on your bed?"
In the wooden house, while Zhu Zhuqing was bathing in a large wooden tub filled with water, Ning Rongrong, who had already finished bathing, suddenly noticed that besides Tang Yuan, there were two snail shells covered in strange patterns on Zhu Zhuqing's bed, and she couldn't help but ask curiously.
"They're my lucky charms."
Seeing Ning Rongrong walk over to her bed and play with the two snail shells, Zhu Zhuqing's heart tightened, but she remained calm and replied coolly.
"Lucky charms? Using snail shells as lucky charms is really rare. I think you should just consider Tang Yuan as your lucky charm!"
After playing with the snail shells for a bit, Ning Rongrong put them down, picked up Tang Yuan, and started playing with her, giggling.
Seeing Ning Rongrong put down the snail shells, Zhu Zhuqing breathed a sigh of relief.
These weren't ordinary snail shells, but treasures called magical artifacts that Lin Ye had specially prepared for her, to help her see Dai Mubai's true nature.
After finishing her bath, under the pretext of going out for a bit, Zhu Zhuqing took the two artifacts from her bed and also took Tang Yuan with her.
Leaving the wooden house, she looked around to make sure no one was there, then took Tang Yuan to a hidden spot.
After putting Tang Yuan down, Zhu Zhuqing took out the two snail shell artifacts from her storage soul tool.
These snail shells were made by Lin Ye from the shells of a peculiar spirit beast called Twin Snails, which are always born in pairs and can share their five senses with each other.
After refining these two snail shells, they gained the same ability.
By infusing them with soul power, the carriers of the two snail shells could share their five senses for a period of time and even communicate directly through their minds.
Moreover, these snail shells could also change size. Lin Ye named them the Twins.
After putting Tang Yuan down, Zhu Zhuqing took out one of the Twin snail shells.
Infusing it with soul power, under Zhu Zhuqing's control, the snail shell shrank from the size of a palm to the size of a thumbnail.
After threading a thin string through the snail shell, Zhu Zhuqing put it around Tang Yuan's neck.
"Tang Yuan, now quickly sneak into that house and hide there for a while. If I tell you to leave, then you can leave."
After putting one of the Twin snail shells on Tang Yuan, Zhu Zhuqing also took out a snail shell and held it in her hand, communicating with Tang Yuan through their minds.
"Squeak?!"
Hearing the voice in her head, Tang Yuan was a bit confused.
But with the power of the Twin artifacts, Tang Yuan understood Zhu Zhuqing's words.
After being fed a few nuts and given a small treat, and tempted by the task rewards Zhu Zhuqing set, Tang Yuan happily scampered off towards Dai Mubai's wooden house in the distance.
The main characters had a bit less screen time in these chapters, but this is all setup for Zhu Zhuqing's departure, which can't be skipped.
In the next chapter, Zhu Zhuqing will see Dai Mubai's true nature with her own eyes and will leave Shrek Academy, then the main storyline will return to the protagonist.
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