Going to Shrek? Tang Hao Must Die!

"Here you are, both of you. These are your room cards: Red Ocean and Blue Enchantress, respectively."

"Since your stay was disrupted earlier, both rooms are free this time."

The manager gave the front desk employee a speechless look. After completing the registration, he respectfully handed the two room cards to them.

"All right, thank you."

Tang Wulin accepted the Red Ocean card with a smile and headed for the stairs with Xiao Wu. He was undoubtedly in a fine mood.

After all, he had beaten Dai Mubai up for free again and gotten a free stay on top of it. He had really killed two birds with one stone.

"There were other rooms after all."

Beside Tang Wulin, Xiao Wu murmured as she climbed the stairs, breathing a sigh of relief.

She had almost...

Actually slept with Wulin!

"Yeah, maybe he saw us coming together and thought we were a couple, so he recommended one room."

Tang Wulin did not dwell on it. The front desk clerk might indeed have gone a little too far, but he might also have brought quite a few customers together.

"N-no, we're not. We're good friends."

Xiao Wu froze, then immediately spoke in earnest, as though afraid he might get the wrong idea.

"Yeah, I know. That's why I said he mistook us for a couple. But why is your face red?"

Tang Wulin nodded, but looking at her flushed cheeks, he did not know whether to laugh or cry.

Was this really the girl who had so readily wanted to sleep under the same blanket? Compared with the self-proclaimed Sister Xiao Wu of their childhood, how had she become even more easily embarrassed now?

"No, it's not..."

"But I wonder what the rooms look like. Your room is called Red Ocean, Wulin. That's a pretty nice name. Mine is Blue Enchantress. What an ugly name..."

"I hope the two rooms are next to each other. Then we can still go out for a walk together later."

Holding her room card and looking at the name written on it, Xiao Wu could not help muttering. She hoped it would look nice.

"Yeah, I hope so."

Tang Wulin nodded. He only knew that Red Ocean was the room from the original story. As for this Blue Enchantress...

He would let Xiao Wu open that mystery box herself.

Still, the name alone reminded him of an old acquaintance wearing Chelsea boots.

"Wulin, Red Ocean. Your room is here. Can I go in and take a look with you?"

When they reached the third floor, Xiao Wu pointed at a room ahead of them with a red crystal rose on its doorplate, anticipation on her face.

Red Ocean sounded beautiful!

"Of course."

Tang Wulin did not refuse. Smiling, he stepped forward and swiped the room card, then entered the room with her.

"Wow."

"So many roses!"

Xiao Wu exclaimed in surprise the moment they entered.

"Hmm..."

"It really is nicer than I imagined."

Tang Wulin was also taken aback. As soon as he entered, vast swathes of roses filled his vision. The sofa, the coffee table, the floor—there was hardly a place without them.

In the center of the living room stood an enormous heart made of countless roses. It truly lived up to the name Red Ocean and its reputation as a signature room worth ten Gold Soul Coins.

When he reached the bedroom, a large heart-shaped bed appeared before him. Pale red gauze curtains hung from the ceiling, screening the space within.

"As expected of a couples' hotel."

Tang Wulin could not help but remark.

"No wonder that blond guy likes bringing girls here so much. It's so pretty..."

After taking a look, Xiao Wu sat down on the sofa and could not help murmuring.

"Wulin, you mentioned what happened between you and Tang San's teacher before. Did that guy give you trouble back then?"

Xiao Wu blinked and asked softly.

"Yeah. When it was time to hunt a Soul Beast, neither Director Su nor the Dean went. Yu Xiaogang took me alone instead, and because I wouldn't take him as my teacher, he..."

Tang Wulin briefly explained what had happened. As Xiao Wu listened in front of her, her temper began to flare.

"Outrageous!"

"Isn't that just destroying what he couldn't have? He saw how talented you were, Wulin, and wanted you as his disciple. Some Grandmaster! Even my cultivation is higher than that old man's now!"

Xiao Wu spoke, her heart burning with anger. No wonder Wulin had left so quickly back then. It was all that hateful Yu Xiaogang's fault!

"That guy is weak and still dares to dream big. But it's not a big problem. After all, the disciple he fooled was Tang San, not us."

Tang Wulin smiled and shook his head, speaking lightly.

"True. Nobody cares about Tang San anyway."

"By the way, Wulin, what level is your Soul Power now? When you fought Dai Mubai earlier, you made it look so easy."

Sitting there, Xiao Wu suddenly thought of something and looked curious. Dai Mubai was a level 37 Soul Elder.

His cultivation was indeed several levels higher than hers. She might not even have had a chance of beating him, yet he could not withstand a single slap from Wulin.

"Hmm?"

"Take a guess."

Tang Wulin chuckled as he sat to one side.

"Level 38? Level 39? Or could you already be level 40?"

Xiao Wu took a deep breath and blinked.

"None of those."

Tang Wulin smiled and shook his head. Perhaps Xiao Wu could venture a bolder guess?

"None of them..."

"Wulin, did I ask the wrong question? Anything higher would make you a Soul Ancestor."

Xiao Wu looked at him curiously. Seeing that her guesses had all been wrong, she toned down her exaggerated expression.

She could not guess any higher. Wulin was the same age she was now. How could anyone be a Soul Ancestor at twelve?

"Yeah, it's actually higher than all the levels you mentioned."

"Huh?"

Xiao Wu's eyes went wide as she stared at him in disbelief.

"You're already a Soul Ancestor at twelve?"

"Yeah, a level 45 Power Attack System Battle Soul Ancestor."

Tang Wulin smiled at her. This Little Rabbit had refused to work hard at cultivation; now she could see the gap between Soul Masters.

"Level 45, too!"

"Y-you-you..."

Xiao Wu was speechless. At that moment, her earlier thought of inviting him out for a walk later vanished entirely.

She was only level 34, after all, and she had even felt that she had already worked very hard. But now, looking at this...

She had better go back and cultivate properly!

"Looks like I've been too lax after all."

"Wulin, I'd better go back and cultivate first!"

Deeply shaken, Xiao Wu drooped both ears. She waved dejectedly to him, opened the door, and left despondently.

"Level 34 actually means you've worked fairly hard."

Watching her leave, Tang Wulin closed the door and sighed inwardly. Wasn't that better than level 29?

He just did not know what Xiao Sanzi's two Soul Skills were, or whether they were the same two as in the original story.

"Wulin, why did you two come to a hotel?"

He had barely closed the door when Golden Crocodile Douluo, who protected him at all times, appeared. Looking at him, he seemed about to speak, but stopped.

He truly had not expected this. Who suddenly came to a hotel after meeting up and catching up on old times? Especially when Big Brother wanted Wulin to go to Heaven Dou City to meet Xue'er. If he found out about this...

"We're finding a place to stay. It's not what you think, Senior Golden Crocodile."

Tang Wulin clearly knew what he was thinking and hurriedly shook his head. He could not let him misunderstand.

"I know."

"But the hotel you chose is still..."

Golden Crocodile Douluo glanced around the room and sighed. He really was too old to stand anything so flashy.

"By the way, Senior Golden Crocodile, have you sensed that powerful presence I told you about in Suotuo City again?"

Tang Wulin asked.

"Not so far. There are no experts at or above the Titled Douluo level in Suotuo City, and only one Soul Douluo."

Golden Crocodile Douluo shook his head. No one below the peerless level could match his senses, so he could tell perfectly clearly whether there were any experts in Suotuo City.

"Looks like that old rat hasn't arrived yet."

"Senior Golden Crocodile, sorry to ask, but please continue to stay alert."

Tang Wulin smiled and nodded thoughtfully. Right—if Tang Hao were here now, he could not possibly have remained indifferent to him.

"Of course."

Golden Crocodile Douluo stroked his beard and smiled.

"But Wulin, are you really going to that Shrek or whatever academy the girl mentioned?"

He asked the question a moment later. Before the two of them came to the hotel, he had clearly heard those five characters. Could this so-called academy compare to Spirit Hall Academy?

"Senior Golden Crocodile, the person I care about most on this trip will appear at that academy. I have to go."

Tang Wulin smiled and nodded, a cold light flashing in his eyes. It did not matter how Tang San died, but Tang Hao...

Had to die!

"..."

Meanwhile, outside the Rose Hotel.

Tang San had been waiting quietly by the entrance all this time. It was nearly dusk, yet there was still no sign of Tang Wulin or Xiao Wu.

"Tang Wulin, what exactly are you going to do with Xiao Wu?!"

By now, Tang San's eyes were bloodshot and his fists were clenched tight. He could not help speaking through gritted teeth. They had gone in and never come out. Don't tell him the two of them were...

"I mustn't think too much. Maybe Xiao Wu and Tang Wulin are just catching up. They haven't seen each other for six years, so they must have a lot to talk about."

"Right, those two are close. They're probably just catching up and talking a little longer, that's all. I'll definitely see them at Shrek Academy tomorrow!"

Tang San's heart was full of anxiety, and he could only comfort himself this way. After one last look at the Rose Hotel, he left in anger.

"Xiao Wu..."

"I'll definitely be back..."