Lakesius's Doubts

"Headmaster, you're drenched in sweat!"

Oscar reminded him quietly.

Others might not know Ning Rongrong's identity, but Flender did.

Hearing Oscar's voice, Flender snapped out of his daze and sighed inwardly. He could only hope they would be reasonable!

Without drawing attention to himself, Flender wiped the sweat from his forehead, and only then did his expression return to normal.

"Xiao Wu, no matter how wrong Dai Mubai was, he is still your classmate. You shouldn't have beaten him into this state!"

"Headmaster, if I hadn't hit him, he would've slapped Zhu Zhuqing! How could I not hit him?"

Xiao Wu was no fool, and she retorted immediately.

"This..."

Flender parted his lips slightly, hesitating to speak.

He had wanted to lecture Xiao Wu, punish her a little, and then let the matter pass. After all, Dai Mubai had been seriously injured.

But Xiao Wu had a point too. Dai Mubai had been the one to move first and prepare to hit Zhu Zhuqing. As women, it was only natural for them to help Zhu Zhuqing!

"Xiao Wu, I-I was arguing with my fiancée... wh-what does that have to do with you?"

Dai Mubai roared, using every ounce of his strength.

He was truly numb by now. One after another, none of them made any sense!

"???"

Xiao Wu froze, then instinctively asked, "Zhu Zhuqing is your fiancée?"

"Yes!"

Everyone was stunned. They truly had not known about this—not even Flender realized it until then.

The Dai Family of Star Luo, the Zhu Family, the Evil Eye White Tiger, the Hell Spirit Cat. The Hell White Tiger!

Good heavens, Zhu Zhuqing really was Dai Mubai's fiancée.

Oscar gave Dai Mubai a strange look. He had such a beautiful fiancée and did not cherish her, yet he went around fooling with those mediocre women. Was Dai Mubai sick in the head?

Maybe he had some serious illness!

"Even so, you can't hit her! It was clearly your own fault. You went around flirting everywhere—of course she'd be angry!"

"I never intended to hit her! I was just trying to scare her!"

Xiao Wu: "..."

"Are girls meant to be scared?"

Dai Mubai: "!!!"

There was no way to respond to that. He simply closed his eyes.

Zhu Zhuqing had actually gone to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Ning Rongrong. Was she not afraid of being hunted down by her family?

Dai Mubai did feel somewhat guilty toward Zhu Zhuqing. It was just that his temper was like this, and with Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu adding fuel to the flames, they ended up fighting and going their separate ways.

She had traveled all the way from the Star Luo Empire to the Heaven Dou Empire. Such a great distance—he would be lying if he said he was not moved.

Dai Mubai had even been prepared to turn over a new leaf and work hard with Zhu Zhuqing, to see whether they might have a chance to defeat Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun. Yet Zhu Zhuqing had run off!

"Today's matter ends here. Go back and tend to your injuries, and let Mubai have some peace."

If they kept arguing, this place would turn into a marketplace.

After learning the reason behind it all, Flender could only shake his head helplessly.

He had thought Dai Mubai had been ambushed by outsiders. Who would have expected it to be the work of their own people?

And that was not even the worst part—both sides had their reasons!

"This must never happen again! There will be no next time!"

There was nothing he could do. Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong had already left Shrek Academy. Even if Flender had several more lives, he would not dare hunt down those two.

As for Xiao Wu, if he drove her away, Tang San would definitely leave as well. Shrek Academy likewise could not bear the wrath of the Clear Sky Douluo.

Zhao Wuji was still lying in bed right now! He was even more severely injured than Dai Mubai!

Seeing Flender handle things this way, Dai Mubai was deeply dissatisfied. Why? Why did he not just drive Xiao Wu away?

But Flender had already said his piece. What could he do?

Sighing inwardly, he buried his resentment deep in his heart.

Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong—just wait!

As for why Tang San was first, it was because of what Tang San had said earlier!

The scene shifted to Neuvillette's side.

After leaving Suotuo City, Neuvillette headed toward the place he remembered. After a little over an hour, he finally arrived by a small river.

This was a place he had often visited in the past. Green mountains and clear waters surrounded it, and the river was crystal clear, unpolluted.

The moment he arrived, Neuvillette spotted an old man sitting there leisurely, fishing.

"Grandpa, did you catch anything?"

The old man before him was Lakesius, the one who had taken Neuvillette in!

"Little Neuvillette, you're here! You haven't gotten used to life in the city, have you?"

Lakesius held his fishing rod in one hand and turned to smile at Neuvillette.

"Of course I caught something. You know how skilled I am!"

Neuvillette walked over and sat beside Lakesius. There was an extra stool there; there was no need to guess that Lakesius had specifically saved it for him.

"I'm still not quite used to it, but being a referee is nice. I really like this job!"

After sitting down, Neuvillette faced the river and spoke calmly.

"As long as you like it. I was worried you might not adapt well. After all, you like peace and quiet. It would be normal if you weren't used to a noisy place like the Soul Arena."

Lakesius nodded, deeply gratified.

He had never planned out Neuvillette's life for him. Everything was left for Neuvillette himself to choose.

If he was not good at cultivation, inheriting Lakesius's spending money would still be enough for Neuvillette to live happily for the rest of his life.

But Neuvillette's talent for cultivation was truly heaven-defying, so that path was clearly not suited to him.

Now, Lakesius was merely waiting for the right moment—the moment when Neuvillette cultivated to the rank of Soul Douluo, or even Titled Douluo. Then, even if he passed away, he would die happy.

Once Neuvillette reached Soul Douluo, he would be able to inherit all of Lakesius's assets, as well as his share of the Soul Arena, including his status.

If Neuvillette reached Titled Douluo, the Eight Great Families might gain a commander! A commander close to invincible!

One had to know that Neuvillette possessed Twin Martial Souls!

As long as nine soul rings over fifty thousand years old were added to his second martial soul, he would become invincible under heaven!

"Don't worry, Grandpa. I'm not a child anymore!"

"I know what I want!"

Neuvillette said with a determined gaze.

Lakesius smiled. He could not have been more satisfied with this adopted grandson.

Perhaps this was Heaven's compensation to him!

Suddenly, Neuvillette seemed to think of something and said to Lakesius, "Grandpa, do you have a way to contact Dugu Bo, the Jade Phosphor Poison Douluo?"

Hearing this, Lakesius froze slightly. Then he set down his fishing rod and said seriously, "Dugu Bo is the publicly known Titled Douluo on the Heaven Dou Empire's side. Grandson, why do you want to contact him?"

"His temperament is strange and unpredictable. He is not someone who reasons with others. Contacting him would bring more harm than benefit."

Hearing Lakesius say this, Neuvillette understood. If he truly wanted to contact Dugu Bo, Lakesius could arrange it...