Hey, Where Are You Putting Your Hand?! (Please Vote! Please Bookmark!!)

"We're here."

After wandering around for a while, the three of them finally found the shop.

"Is that the mark of Spirit Hall?"

Tang San immediately recognized the emblem hanging above the shop. It was identical to the mark on the Spirit Hall token, since Master had one such token.

"Come on, let's take a look."

Seeing the sign bearing a sword, a hammer, and a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, Xiao Wu curiously took Mo Lang's hand and led the way inside.

The shop door was open. The moment they entered, they felt the same Soul Power fluctuations as those from Spirit Hall. Mo Lang and Tang San knew that this was the sign of a Soul Guiding Device releasing Soul Power before recognizing an owner.

There was only one person inside the shop, and no counter was in sight. Mo Lang looked around and found it exactly as it had been in the novel.

Flender, the dean of Shrek Academy, wore thick black-rimmed glasses and sat in a rocking chair with his eyes closed, gently swaying as though he had not noticed anyone enter.

Without Mo Lang needing to point it out, Tang San spotted the piece of Board Crystal Hair Gold at a glance while looking around the shop. When he saw Mo Lang watching him, he understood that this was probably the item Mo Lang had said would be useful to him.

"Xiao San, what use is that lousy crystal? It doesn't have the slightest shine, and its transparency is terrible. It's not pretty at all. Amethysts are the most valuable crystals. Your taste is awful." Seeing Tang San staring at the lousy crystal, Xiao Wu could not help reminding him.

After spending so much time together, she knew it was not easy for Tang San to earn money. If he spent money on that lousy crystal, he would definitely lose out.

"Xiao Wu, I want to buy this crystal. I just don't know how much it costs." To her surprise, Tang San insisted on buying it. Xiao Wu wanted Mo Lang to help persuade him, but seeing that Mo Lang had no intention of speaking, she seemed to understand something and stopped trying to talk Tang San out of it.

"It's not expensive. One hundred Gold Soul Coins."

At that moment, a lazy voice rang out. It was hoarse with a magnetic quality as Flender spoke.

Since Xiao Wu had sensed something, she did not speak again, though the price still startled her.

"I'll give you five hundred Gold Soul Coins."

Before Tang San could say anything, Mo Lang directly took out five hundred Gold Soul Coins, placed them in a money pouch, and tossed it to Flender without another word.

"..."

Flender subconsciously caught the pouch containing five hundred Gold Soul Coins and stared at Mo Lang in confusion.

That move had completely thrown him off.

What did he mean by that?

Was he the kind of person who would let money blind him?

"Not selling? Then forget it. Let's go." Seeing that Flender did not speak, Mo Lang reached out to take back the pouch he had thrown over.

"Selling! I'm selling!"

Flender glanced at the heavy pouch. How could he possibly let money that had already fallen into his hands fly away? He immediately spoke up, then stuffed the lousy crystal he had casually picked up into Mo Lang's hands, afraid that he would change his mind.

That was five hundred Gold Soul Coins—enough to cover Shrek Academy's expenses for quite a while.

"Alright, then we're leaving."

Mo Lang smiled without saying anything else and turned to leave.

"Wait." Flender suddenly called out to the three of them. Through his glasses, his deep gaze fell on Twenty-Four Bridges Bright Moon Night around Tang San's waist. "Where did you get that belt?"

Tang San's heart stirred. "My teacher gave it to me. Do you recognize this belt?"

"Since you're his disciple, you can go. We'll meet again soon." A strange smile appeared in Flender's eyes.

"Yes, we'll meet again very soon." Mo Lang also said something strange before leading the puzzled Xiao Wu and Tang San out.

Watching their retreating figures, Flender thought of his good brother, and a wistful look appeared on his face. Yet when he recalled Mo Lang's words, he became confused as well.

For some reason, he had the feeling that the other boy had seen right through him.

"Strange indeed."

Muttering to himself, Flender lay back in the rocking chair and thought of his younger days, feeling both wistful and helpless.

After Tang San demonstrated the use of the Board Crystal Hair Gold to Mo Lang and Xiao Wu at the hotel, he asked Mo Lang curiously, "Lang-ge, how did you know this thing would be useful to me?"

Mo Lang smiled at that, having already prepared an explanation. "Because my second soul skill does not only provide Auspicious Avoidance for me. It can also do so for those close to me."

"When we first arrived in Suotuo City, I sensed that this crystal and you were both glowing with the same light at the same time. That made me think this crystal would be very useful to you."

"A Lang, that isn't Auspicious Avoidance at all. You're clearly a treasure-hunting mouse!" After hearing this, Xiao Wu became incredibly excited, her eyes shining brightly.

Then she wrapped her arms around Mo Lang's arm, her little mounds constantly rubbing against his body as she said expectantly, "Hurry up and sense whether there are any treasures fated to be mine."

"Alright." Feeling the soft sensation against his arm, Mo Lang's mind wandered. The little loli was finally beginning to mature. Suppressing the improper thoughts in his heart, he pretended to sense for a moment. A few seconds later, he opened his eyes with a delighted expression. "There really is a treasure fated to be yours."

"Really? Hurry up and tell me where it is!" Xiao Wu's large eyes sparkled with excitement as she asked curiously.

"Of course it's true. That treasure is me, hahaha!" To her surprise, Mo Lang pointed at himself and grinned mischievously.

"You're awful!"

Realizing that Mo Lang had been teasing her, Xiao Wu shyly gave his chest a light punch.

"..."

Although he had long grown used to Lang-ge and Xiao Wu feeding him dog food, Tang San still could not help getting goosebumps whenever he saw a scene like this.

It was simply...

A stab straight through the heart!

"Lang-ge, I'm going back to my room to cultivate."

Unable to endure Mo Lang and Xiao Wu's public display of affection, Tang San sensibly took his leave and returned to his room to focus on cultivation.

What was so good about women, anyway? Cultivating properly was much better.

"By the way, A Lang, what did you mean earlier when you said you were going to Shrek Academy to be a teacher?" Xiao Wu suddenly remembered what Mo Lang had said to that lecherous bastard.

"You'll find out tomorrow." Mo Lang smiled, his hand unconsciously settling on her slender waist.

"You're awful! Where are you putting your hand?!"

"Hehehe."

The next day.

After breakfast, the three of them headed toward Shrek Academy.

As they enjoyed the scenery along the way, they chatted about what Shrek Academy might be like. Xiao Wu and Tang San excitedly described the Shrek Academy they imagined.

Mo Lang remained silent beside them. He already knew just how rundown Shrek Academy was.

"A Lang, look, there's a village over there. Let's go ask where Shrek Academy is. We've walked so far without seeing it."

After walking for one or two hours, Xiao Wu was growing tired. Seeing a small village in the distance with quite a few people gathered there, she could not help speaking up.