A Bit Like a Chicken!

After pushing the food back to the dormitory area, Oscar immediately set aside a portion and delivered it to the other teachers.

Flender was not at the academy, but the teachers did not refuse.

"Hehe, you kids are quite thoughtful."

Shrek Academy had a rule that teachers could not accept anything from students. But strictly speaking, Ning Tianchen and the others were not yet students of Shrek Academy.

Zhao Wuji did not take much, only symbolically accepting a plate of snacks to go with his drinks.

As evening gradually fell, Tang San and the others showed no signs of waking up. No one waited any longer, and they started eating.

During the meal, Ning Tianchen casually glanced at Dai Mubai several times.

Good grief. His fiancée was still seriously injured and lying in bed, yet he had the appetite to eat—and quite a large appetite at that.

Halfway through the meal, a fat boy with a Mohawk pushed open the dormitory door and said resentfully,

"Not bad, Xiao Ao. I only went out to have fun for half a day, and you actually ate without me? And Boss Dai, you guys are way too disloyal!"

The newcomer was Ma Hongjun, one of Shrek's current students besides Dai Mubai and Oscar.

But halfway through speaking, he spotted Ning Rongrong. His eyes immediately lit up, and a surge of wicked fire stirred within him.

"Dead fatso, who are you looking at?" Ning Rongrong could not help cursing.

Ma Hongjun said flirtatiously, "Oh, she's got quite the temper. I like that kind."

"Dead fatso, are you tired of living?" Dai Mubai suddenly roared.

Ma Hongjun seemed startled, and Oscar hurriedly gave him a meaningful look.

Ning Tianchen did not move, leisurely gnawing on the chicken leg in his hand. "If you're tired of living, I don't mind sending you on your way."

Provoked like this, Ma Hongjun could no longer spare Dai Mubai's pride. He immediately snapped, "Kid, who the hell are you? Are you looking to die?"

This was the ruthless guy who had forced Teacher Zhao to use his Martial Soul Avatar. Fatty, you were the one looking to die.

Oscar grumbled inwardly and hurriedly pulled Ma Hongjun back.

After some explanation, Ma Hongjun finally learned about Ning Tianchen and Ning Rongrong's situation.

This guy was quite a character too. His expression changed faster than flipping a page. "So we're all classmates, huh? A flood had washed into the Dragon King Temple, hadn't it? My name is Ma Hongjun. My martial soul is the Evil Fire Phoenix, and I'm also a member of Shrek Academy."

"Tianchen, Rong Rong, calm down. Fatty's martial soul has a flaw, so his needs in that area are rather strong." Dai Mubai said with a half-smile.

Ma Hongjun muttered quietly, "I think it's pretty good as it is."

"Fatty, why don't you summon your martial soul and let Tianchen and Rong Rong take a look? Maybe they know a way to solve your evil fire problem?" Oscar suggested.

After all, the two of them came from major powers. Their knowledge was surely greater than that of ordinary soul masters.

Ma Hongjun nodded in agreement and summoned his Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul.

At the sight of it, Ning Rongrong burst out laughing. "That's clearly just a chicken!"

Ning Tianchen could not help nodding. "The mutation is incomplete. It does look a bit like a chicken."

"Damn it, you're obviously making fun of me."

As he spoke, he grabbed a chicken leg and began wolfing it down. "You're the chicken leg. Let's see if I don't gnaw you to death."

Ning Tianchen said nothing more.

There were several ways for Ma Hongjun to resolve his evil fire problem.

First, from now on, every one of his soul rings could come from a Fire Phoenix. By relying on the bloodline power within the soul rings, his martial soul could evolve once more.

The second way was an Immortal Herb.

But why should Ning Tianchen tell him?

Ma Hongjun had not become the way he was because of his evil fire. Just like Dai Mubai, evil fire or not, it did not stop him from fooling around outside.

Half an hour later, everyone was full.

"Fatty, are you coming out with me tonight? A fun new place opened in the city." Dai Mubai suggested.

Ma Hongjun readily agreed, then asked, "Xiao Ao, Tianchen, are you two coming?"

"What kind of place? I want to go have fun too." Ning Rongrong asked, blinking her eyes.

Dai Mubai shot Ma Hongjun a glare. "Why did you have to say that? How could Tianchen and Xiao Ao possibly go!"

Oscar simply had no money, and he also had enough principles not to mix with them.

And with Ning Rongrong beside him, how could Ning Tianchen possibly go?

"Ahem, you two go ahead. We'll clean up here." Ning Tianchen did not want to dirty Ning Rongrong's ears.

After the two left, Ning Rongrong became like a curious child, clinging to Oscar and questioning him relentlessly.

Helpless, Oscar could only tell her the truth.

"This Dai Mubai... playing with three women yesterday wasn't enough for him, and so late at night, he was still thinking about..." Ning Rongrong did not continue. Whatever little goodwill she had left toward Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun completely vanished.

Was it possible that the women Dai Mubai had played with during the day could not stay out overnight? Left with no choice, he could only go to the red-light district to seek pleasure.

As for Ma Hongjun, he would not even spare his elder brother's wife. What bottom line could he possibly have?

"Oscar, when they do things like this, doesn't the dean or the teachers do anything?" Ning Rongrong asked indignantly.

Oscar spread his hands. "Fatty's teacher is the dean. Besides, at our academy, the teachers and dean only care about cultivation. They rarely interfere with students' private lives. Things like this can only depend on self-restraint."

Ning Rongrong suddenly regretted coming here. If only she had known, she would not have come. What if Tianchen Gege got led astray?

With that thought, she looked at Ning Tianchen warily. "Tianchen Gege, Rong Rong won't allow you to play with them."

Ning Tianchen smiled. "Don't worry, Rong Rong. If I did something like that, Grandfather would never let me off."

Only then did she feel at ease.

"Go back and check on Xiao Wu and Zhu Qing. It's inconvenient for us to go in. If anything happens, tell us right away." Ning Tianchen patted her shoulder.

Flender had just returned to the academy when he learned from Zhao Wuji about what had happened that day.

"Old Zhao, you saw it too, right? Ning Tianchen and Ning Rongrong are disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

Zhao Wuji laughed. "Who wouldn't recognize the Seven Kill Sword and the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda? Dean, we've really struck gold this time. Ning Tianchen is probably Sword Dao Chen Xin's disciple. His swordsmanship is highly accomplished. When I held back a little, he nearly defeated me."

Hearing this, Flender first laughed heartily, then became somewhat troubled.

At the little shop, Ning Rongrong's attitude toward him had not been very good. If she learned that he was the dean, who knew what kind of trouble she might cause.

As for what Ning Fengzhi had asked of him in the letter, it was probably not going to be easy.

Suddenly, a sharp voice rang out from beyond the window. "Zhao Wuji, come out."

Just like in the original timeline, Zhao Wuji could not escape a beating from Tang Hao.

And this time, because Tang San had been seriously injured, Tang Hao struck especially hard.

The moon was bright, and the stars were sparse.

A flat-haired middle-aged man walked along an Official Road in the outskirts.

"Xiao San and Xiao Wu should have already arrived at Shrek Academy. After so many years, I wonder how Flender has been doing."

This man was Yu Xiaogang.

With Tang San as his prized disciple, he felt it was time for him to "reemerge."

Of course, he had not chosen to come seek refuge with Flender because he could no longer get by in Notting City.

He was the brains of the operation. This time, he had come to join Flender entirely to help him manage Shrek Academy.