Chapter 37: Not Daring to Cause Trouble is Mediocrity? It's Just Being Poor! l
"It's getting late, the Star Dou Forest is very dangerous."
Zhao Wuji called out—
"Everyone is tired too, let's find an inn to rest."
"We'll set out again tomorrow."
Everyone responded weakly.
They staggered into a hotel and ordered a large table of food.
Zhao Wuji went straight upstairs.
It was both to let the small team have some time alone and also because he wasn't sure how to face them yet.
The food came quickly.
Ma Hongjun devoured it like a hungry ghost, shoveling dish after dish into his mouth.
Zhuge Lan frowned deeply as he watched.
Does he know nothing about table manners?
Then let's compete in hand speed!
Zhuge Lan activated Spiral Nine Shadows, his arms creating afterimages, and half the food quickly disappeared.
He evenly divided it between himself, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong.
*[Emotion Points +111]*
*[Emotion Points +233]*
*[Emotion Points +666]*
Tang San, feeling competitive, used his hidden weapon techniques to snatch food for himself and Xiao Wu.
Whatever was left, Dai Mubai boldly took it all.
Oscar's mouth twitched.
He couldn't afford to offend any of them, so he chose to nibble on a sausage to fill his stomach first—once they were done eating, it would be his turn.
Ma Hongjun looked at the empty plates and howled in grief!
"You guys are too cruel!"
"Leave some food for us!"
He didn't even reflect on his own behavior earlier.
"Clang—"
The hotel door was pushed open roughly.
Eight people entered.
At the front was a middle-aged man, followed by seven students in school uniforms.
Ma Hongjun, still howling, widened his eyes!
Among the seven students, there was a short-haired girl who wasn't particularly beautiful, but her curvy figure was on par with Zhu Zhuqing!
Especially with that mature, "womanly" vibe about her, Ma Hongjun couldn't help but lick his lips.
—This girl must be something!
"Boss Dai!" Ma Hongjun shared, "Look! That chick is really something!"
Dai Mubai glanced over.
Without Zhu Zhuqing around to restrain him, he didn't need to hide his thoughts.
He commented, "Looks like she's been with a few men before. Her skills should be good, but her looks are lacking."
"Turn off the lights, and it's all the same!" Ma Hongjun laughed. "Boss Dai, if you're not interested, I'll go for it?"
Dai Mubai waved his hand, indicating he didn't care.
Ma Hongjun stopped eating.
His little eyes gleamed, looking for the right opportunity.
It was blatant.
Zhuge Lan was speechless.
Why are you acting like a stud horse, ready to pounce on anything? Are you that desperate?
"There's going to be a good show," Oscar chuckled. "That group is from Canghui Academy. If Fatty provokes them, there's definitely going to be a fight."
"Are we really going to let him cause trouble?" Xiao Wu frowned. "I enjoy fighting, but there's no reason for this, is there?"
She almost said Ma Hongjun had issues.
Ning Rongrong nodded in agreement, thinking it was just too reckless.
But...
Dai Mubai chuckled and signaled for Oscar to explain.
"This is also part of our training."
Oscar explained confidently—
"Dean Flender said, 'Not daring to cause trouble is for mediocrities.'"
"And provoking people from soul master academies is the safest; at most, it's just a fight."
"As a warm-up before entering the Star Dou Forest, it's pretty good."
Xiao Wu: "..."
This is just looking for trouble, right?
Sure, she liked fighting.
But cleaning up after that fat idiot? No thanks.
Ning Rongrong: "..."
Coming from a prestigious family, she couldn't understand this "training method."
However, neither of the girls argued further.
When it came to the academy's teaching philosophy, it wasn't their place to comment much.
"An interesting theory," Tang San smiled. "If you put all of the dean's sayings together, you could make a whole book of 'Monster Sayings.'"
It seemed he agreed with this "training method."
Birds of a feather, indeed.
Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong both looked at Zhuge Lan.
They wanted to see what he thought.
"You need to learn to see the essence through the appearance."
Zhuge Lan spoke slowly—
"To put it bluntly, the academy has too few people, so they can't organize proper competitions."
"They also aren't familiar enough with other academies to arrange friendly matches."
"As for team battles in the Great Soul Arena, there are too many uncontrollable factors."
"So they thought of causing trouble to gain some real combat experience."
"Dean Flender has really put a lot of thought into this."
*[Emotion Points +666]*
*[Emotion Points +233]*
*[Emotion Points +1111]*
Ning Rongrong gave Zhuge Lan a thumbs up.
You really dare to say it!
Zhuge Lan didn't mind.
But he was curious about those 1111 emotion points.
Just telling the truth, why the excitement?
He checked the details…
It was from Zhao Wuji.
Never mind, then.
That guy must be eavesdropping upstairs.
"By the way," Zhuge Lan lowered his voice, "with Teacher Zhao leading the team this time, let's try not to mention his, uh, earlier stomach problems."
*[Emotion Points +1111]*
*[Emotion Points +1999]*
*[Emotion Points +2333]*
They couldn't believe it! Lowering his voice to make him listen closely, only to bring up that?!
Talking among themselves.
Ma Hongjun's lecherous gaze wasn't hidden and was soon noticed by the short-haired girl.
She glared back in displeasure.
Ma Hongjun wasn't ashamed. Instead, he grinned and raised his eyebrows.
The girl was furious!
Zhuge Lan laughed as he watched from the side.
She didn't provoke you, yet you disgusted her for no reason.
Shrek's school spirit was definitely off.
But that was fine.
When he started going all out for emotion points, he'd feel a little less guilty.
At this moment—
One of the Canghui Academy boys walked over, passing by a waiter carrying a tray of food, and flipped the tray, sending it flying toward Ma Hongjun.
Tang San had been prepared, catching the food and returning it to the tray.
"Don't waste food."
"You son of a—!"
Ma Hongjun roared and kicked at the boy.
The boy reacted quickly.
A black panther spirit appeared behind him, and his first white spirit ring lit up as he retreated, dodging Ma Hongjun's short legs.
Ma Hongjun sneered.
Is that all?
He released his Evil Fire Phoenix spirit, unleashing the pressure of a top-tier beast spirit, paired with his two bright yellow spirit rings.
The boy staggered back in fear!
—This guy looks younger than me, but he's already a two-ring Soul Master?
"Wait!"
The middle-aged man from Canghui Academy rushed over, speaking sternly—
"This is all a misunderstanding. You..."
"What, you want to apologize?" Ma Hongjun pointed at the mature girl, "Have her accompany me tonight, and we'll call it even!"
The man's face darkened.
You're really asking for it, aren't you?
"Buzz—"
Five spirit rings, white, yellow, yellow, purple, purple, appeared under his feet.
A five-ring Soul King!
The man shouted, "I'm Ye Zhiqiu, Director of External Affairs at Canghui Academy. Which academy are you from? Where's your teacher?"
His presence was overwhelming.
Ma Hongjun shrank back, looking to Dai Mubai for help.
—Boss Dai, save me!
But would Zhuge Lan let him take the spotlight?
He sighed first.
Showing his disapproval of this "looking for trouble" approach.
But reluctantly, he stepped forward, blocking Ma Hongjun with a flash of his figure.
He released his Thorn Armor spirit, and with three purple spirit rings, Ye Zhiqiu's eyes widened!
*[Emotion Points +299]*
*[Emotion Points +99]*
*[Emotion Points +9]*
Everyone around was wide-eyed!
What kind of madness is this?!
A thousand-year first, second, and third spirit ring?
You've got to be kidding!!!
But the next moment!
Zhuge Lan's words made Ye Zhiqiu tremble.
They heard—
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