You Actually Forced Teacher Zhao to Use His Martial Soul Avatar

Ning Rongrong and Dai Mubai went to find the academy's only food-type Soul Saint—Shao Xin.

When they arrived at the scene, they found that Zhao Wuji had already activated his Martial Soul Avatar and was dragging Ning Tianchen's body along.

Panic surged through Ning Rongrong's heart as she cried out, "Let go of Tianchen Gege! Aren't you afraid Sword Grandfather will kill you?!"

Dai Mubai reminded him, "Teacher Zhao, the incense has burned out."

Zhao Wuji landed, gently set Ning Tianchen down, and withdrew his Martial Soul Avatar. He said irritably, "Mubai, you itching for a beating? I haven't had my fill yet. Want to spar with me?"

Dai Mubai's heart jolted, and he hurriedly hid behind Ning Rongrong.

Ning Rongrong paid no attention to his spineless behavior. At that moment, Ning Tianchen's safety was the only thing in her eyes.

After examining him, Shao Xin said, "He isn't injured. His Soul Power is simply exhausted, leaving his body weak."

As he spoke, a candy pellet appeared in his hand, which he tossed into Ning Tianchen's mouth.

A food-type Soul Saint was incredibly powerful. Before long, color returned to Ning Tianchen's face, and his consciousness gradually recovered.

Seeing the tears on Ning Rongrong's face, he reached out and wiped them away. "Rongrong, I'm fine."

Ning Rongrong finally relaxed and praised him, "Tianchen Gege, you actually forced a Soul Saint to use his Martial Soul Avatar. You're amazing."

Zhao Wuji, the person involved, was still standing right there, and hearing that made him rather awkward.

Shao Xin and Dai Mubai were both present. Did he, the vice dean, not care about his dignity?

"Ahem. Since everything is fine, Mubai can take you back to the dormitories to rest later."

"Um, Teacher Zhao, since the incense has burned out, does that mean we passed the assessment?" Ning Tianchen could not help asking.

Zhao Wuji did not answer directly. "Get some rest. The opening ceremony is tomorrow."

Hearing that, Dai Mubai understood that Ning Tianchen and the others had become his classmates.

In truth, as long as Ning Tianchen and the others had not fled in fear, no matter the outcome of the spar, Zhao Wuji would have admitted them.

Only an idiot would let such geniuses slip away.

"Damn, Boss Dai was telling the truth? You actually forced Teacher Zhao to use his Martial Soul Avatar?" Oscar looked at Ning Tianchen with worship in his eyes.

"Ahem, enough with that. Hurry up and give Rongrong and me a sausage each. We need to recover." Ning Tianchen urged.

Ning Rongrong had used up more than half her Soul Power during the assessment just now, so she truly needed to replenish it.

Oscar readily agreed at once.

"Oh, right. There's an empty bed in my dorm. How about you room with me?" Oscar asked with a sly grin.

Ning Tianchen thought about it and agreed.

Compared to people like Dai Mubai and Tang San, Oscar was a breath of fresh air.

Next came the dormitory arrangements.

Li Yusong assigned the three girls to a large dormitory. As for Tang San, he was arranged to squeeze into a room with Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.

For a young miss like Ning Rongrong, Shrek Academy's living conditions were unimaginably "harsh."

That evening, she found Ning Tianchen and could not help complaining about it.

In the original timeline, she had been alone and helpless, unwilling to return home, and could only silently endure everything. One could imagine how bitter she had felt inside.

After listening to her, Ning Tianchen consoled her. "Rongrong, there's an old saying: 'When Heaven is about to confer a great responsibility upon a person, it first tests his will, exhausts his body, and starves his flesh.' This is also a trial for you."

"In other words, even a prince like Dai Mubai can endure it, so why can't you?"

Ning Rongrong muttered, "It's actually not that bad. Tianchen Gege, what do you want for dinner? I'll have someone from the village run an errand and buy it."

Having someone run errands was also Ning Tianchen's idea.

There were quite a few young and able-bodied men in the village where Shrek Academy was located.

They were all simple farmers. Asking them to run errands was, in a way, giving them another source of income.

"We can't keep all the good food for ourselves. We need to know how to share."

Ning Rongrong kept nodding and eventually found a man who looked honest and simple to run the errand.

As the sun set, Ning Rongrong sat by the roadside and could not help complaining, "It's all Tang San's fault. If Xiao Wu and Zhu Qing hadn't listened to him, they wouldn't have been hurt."

Tang San's actions truly had been rather unfair. While Ning Tianchen was holding Zhao Wuji back, Tang San had taken the opportunity to seize control of the team.

It was like a general leading troops on the front lines. The battle had only just begun when the emperor replaced him and completely rejected all his tactics.

Just thinking about it was stifling.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Building good relationships with their classmates was what mattered most.

Ning Tianchen even planned to use this opportunity to win over one or two people. There was no need to make their relationships so tense right at the start of school.

"Forget it. We're all classmates, so there's no need to say that. Tang San might have his issues, but his intentions were always good."

Ning Tianchen had never expected that one day, he would actually speak well of Tang San.

But he had no choice. Tang Hao was watching from the shadows. With his insight, he would surely be able to guess that the two of them were the future leaders of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

If the two of them showed hostility toward Tang San from the start, once they completely controlled the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, would Tang Hao and his son still have any way to survive?

In the original timeline, even Gu Rong had dared to kill Tang San. Tang Hao might very well dare to kill them too.

In short, it was better to be careful.

Still, Tang Hao would not remain here for long, so they did not need to stay on guard forever.

Before Ning Rongrong could continue, the man running the errand pushed a dining cart piled high with food over to them.

Ning Rongrong had given him ten Gold Soul Coins and told him to buy whatever food he liked, keeping the remainder as his errand fee.

The man was extremely honest. When Ning Tianchen saw the bill, he was immediately startled.

"You spent all ten Gold Soul Coins on food? You don't want an errand fee?"

Having seen so much deceit and scheming, this was Ning Rongrong's first time seeing someone so simple and honest. She could not help feeling moved.

She picked up a plate of chicken from the cart and stuffed it into his hands. "Take this dish home and eat it."

The man shook his head. "Two honored guests, there's no need. Since I bought so many dishes, the shopkeeper gave me a plate of stir-fried pork. I already took it home. Being able to add a meat dish to my family's dinner tonight is enough."

With that, he turned and ran away.

Just as Ning Tianchen and Ning Rongrong pushed the dining cart through the academy gates, Oscar and Dai Mubai came out.

"Whoa, I was planning to treat you to dinner, but you're treating us first." Dai Mubai smiled bitterly.

Of the five new students, three were lying in bed. He definitely could not treat them today.

Seeing so much food, Oscar's eyes immediately lit up.

However, he did not start eating right away. Instead, he asked, "Tianchen, are you treating us to this?"

Ning Tianchen smiled. "We're all classmates, so don't be so reserved. But the four of us can't finish this much food. The others are seriously injured, and who knows when they'll wake up. We can send the extra food to the teachers."

"Generous." Oscar gave him a thumbs-up.