Flender Pays a Visit
After Dai Mubai decided to have Flender help them get revenge, Tang San others limped back to the Shrek Academy Suotuo City.
Although it's called an academy, it's really just a small courtyard surrounded by a few dilapidated wooden houses.
Flender was sitting on a deckchair in the yard doing accounts when he saw several people walking in like this, and he almost dropped the account book in his hand.
"What's wrong with you all?" Flender stood up and asked in shock.
Ma Hongjun rubbed the wounds on his face, looking aggrieved, and said, "Teacher, we were beaten up by a kid named Lin Chen and his gang. Look at all these injuries on my body, they did it all!"
"And that leader, Lin Chen, has an old grudge against Third Brother. You must stand up for us!"
Dai Mubai said grimly, "That person is Soul Emperor, and his Sixth Soul Ring is a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. We can't defeat him, so we had no choice but to come to you, Dean."
Flender's face stiffened abruptly, and he asked in a deep voice, "You really believe his Sixth Soul Ring is Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring? Are there really such monsters in the world?"
Tang San nodded and said, "Dean, Boss Dai and the others said is true."
Flender asked, "Little San, what grudge do you have against that young man named Lin Chen?"
Tang San remained silent for a while, but finally decided to tell Flender about what happened in Nuoding City and to inform him that he was Yu Xiaogang's disciple.
Flender's face darkened, and he said in a somber tone, "This kind of monster is not someone you can afford to mess with. I think we should just let this matter drop."
"Teacher!" Ma Hongjun exclaimed anxiously, his face full of indignation, "He beat me up! Look at all these injuries! How can we just let this go?"
"What else can we do but forget about it?" Flender glared at Ma Hongjun and said in a deep voice, "Do you know what Soul Emperor around the age of 12 represents in the Douluo Continent?!"
"Do you even know that Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring is something even Titled Douluo might not be able to possess? And have you figured out if the other party has a larger force behind them?"
Ma Hongjun and the others opened their mouths, but were all speechless.
Flender sighed and said, "That's why I said, let's just let this matter rest. All of you, don't mess with him for a while, especially Hongjun, keep your mouth shut!"
"Okay..." Ma Hongjun and the others nodded, walking towards the dormitory with disappointed expressions.
After Tang San and the others left, Flender sat alone on the recliner, pondering information about Lin Chen.
He had indeed heard the name Lin Chen before. After Qinghe the Great of the Heaven Dou Empire ascended the throne, he did announce that Lin Chen was Qinghe the Great's disciple.
However, because Ma Hongjun and the others only knew how to go to brothels to listen to music all day, they never heard of Lin Chen's name.
Although Flender knew about it, he hadn't paid much attention to it before, since Shrek Academy and Heaven Dou City didn't have much interaction.
However, if Ma Hongjun and his group encounter Lin Chen, who is indeed the disciple of the Qinghe the Great...
Thinking of this, a glint flashed in Flender's eyes, and he murmured, "Little Gang... Erlong, I think I've met a disciple of the current Qinghe the Great."
"If possible, maybe we can talk to him and get you out!"
After saying that, Flender stood up and walked out of the Shrek Academy.
Meanwhile, after Lin Chen brought Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, and Ye Lingling back to the inn, he treated everyone to a sumptuous dinner.
Ye Lingling asked in a low voice, "Lin Chen, Tang San and the others, they shouldn't come looking for trouble, right?"
Lin Chen casually remarked, "If they were smart, they wouldn't come back."
Xiao Wu shouted fiercely from the side, "If they dare to come again, I'll kick them so badly they won't even recognize their own mothers!"
Lin Chen smiled and shook his head, changing the subject to more important matters. "The situation in Suotuo City is almost resolved."
"Teacher Qin Ming has a few more matches tomorrow. After that, we'll prepare to head to the Star Dou Great Forest. Lingling's fourth Soul Ring is still nowhere to be found."
In the early hours of the morning, Flender went alone to a tavern in Suotuo City.
He sat down in the corner, ordered a drink, and listened intently to the sounds around him.
Sure enough, people in the tavern were discussing what had just happened. "Hey... did you hear? Today outside the Great Soul Arena, a super young Soul Emperor beat up three young Soul Masters."
"That Soul Emperor looks only eleven years old, but he already has several beauties by his side. I'm so envious!"
Another Soul Master, his face full of astonishment, said, "An eleven-year-old Soul Emperor?! How is that possible? Are you drunk?"
"Why would I lie to you? Besides, let me tell you, that Soul Emperor is not only young, but his Sixth Soul Ring is also a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring! It's really scary that such a monster would come to our Suotuo City."
As the crowd discussed the matter, a middle-aged man approached and said mysteriously, "I might know that boy you're talking about."
"I saw him in Heaven Dou City two and a half years ago. At that time, he was coming and going from the Crown Prince's Residence's residence, accompanied by the Crown Prince's Residence's guards. After the Crown Prince ascended the throne and became the Qinghe the Great, I never saw him again."
The crowd exclaimed in shock, "You're saying that person is the current emperor? Is it true?"
The middle-aged man said in a deep voice, "Could it be fake?"
Flender downed his beer in one gulp, ignored the conversation, and headed out of town.
The next afternoon, Qin Ming was packing up his things in the rest area with Dugu Yan and the others after the match when he looked up and saw Flender's figure appear at the door.
"Dean?" Qin Ming was taken aback for a moment, then a smile of excitement spread across his face. "What a coincidence! I didn't expect you to bring a team to compete as well. Those kids from the Shrek Seven Devils team are all excellent; they truly deserve to be Shrek students."
Flender chuckled and said, "Haha, those little guys are far from it. If we're really comparing, the little ones around you are the real Little Monsters."
"Haha, thank you for your kind words, teacher." Qin Ming smiled and said respectfully to Flender, "Please sit down, teacher."
After Flender sat down, the two began to chat. Flender asked about the situation at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Qin Ming asked about the recent situation at the Shrek Academy.
As they chatted, Lin Chen also entered the lounge, preparing to leave with Dugu Yan and the others. However, when he saw Flender, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.
When Flender saw Lin Chen, he was about to say something when Qin Ming introduced him with a smile, "Dean, this is Lin Chen, a student of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy and His Majesty's favorite disciple. He is currently training with the Spirit Hall."
After introducing Lin Chen to Flender, Qin Ming spoke again, "Lin Chen, this is Flender, the dean of the Shrek Academy, and also my teacher back then."