The Timid Zi Ji

Outside a hotel.

The Shrek group was watching the Soul Battle between the leather-clad girl and Dai Mubai.

Dai Mubai immediately summoned his martial soul. As soon as the White Tiger appeared, three soul rings pulsed around him—yellow, yellow, purple—radiating a powerful aura that made people feel weak in the knees.

Zhu Zhuqing, who was locked in combat with him, also had three soul rings, and the color of her third ring was even deeper.

Tang San commented, "This girl's third soul ring has a higher cultivation age than any third soul ring I've ever seen. And her attacks are tricky and fierce. Boss Dai is probably no match for her."

"Huh? She looks about the same age as us!" Oscar cried out in disbelief.

The Shrek students were already considered little monsters, yet this girl had easily outdone them?

Ning Rongrong clapped and cheered. "Good sister, teach that pervert a good lesson!"

Xiao Wu was delighted to stir things up. "Go for it! That pervert must already be spent! You can definitely win! Don't let him beat you!"

Hearing the two girls expose his dirty laundry, Dai Mubai was so furious his lungs felt ready to explode!

Now that Zhu Zhuqing had summoned her martial soul, he could naturally sense the resonance with his own. The girl before him had to be his fiancée, Zhu Zhuqing.

It was bad enough that he could not beat his fiancée. Now his scandalous past was being exposed too?

How was he supposed to face Zhu Zhuqing after this?

"Can you two shut up?!" Dai Mubai roared, throwing a heavy punch at Zhu Zhuqing, only for her to evade it with ease.

Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu paid no attention to Dai Mubai's fury and pulled faces at him.

"You did it yourself, so are you afraid of people talking about it? When we first arrived in Suotuo City..." Xiao Wu immediately began recounting Dai Mubai's story with the twins.

Dai Mubai anxiously watched Zhu Zhuqing, afraid she would hold it against him.

But Zhu Zhuqing simply kept attacking him, completely unaffected by those words.

Did she not care about such things, or did she simply not care about him?

Dai Mubai was beginning to panic. Zhu Zhuqing's behavior felt far too strange.

And why had Zhu Zhuqing's strength improved so quickly?!

They were clearly three years apart in age, yet Zhu Zhuqing had also become a Soul Elder?

And where had she learned such terrifying movement techniques and combat skills?

Zhu Zhuqing moved like a ghost, circling Dai Mubai and making it impossible for him to catch her. Watching Dai Mubai get toyed with like a dog, she said coldly:

"Trash! Is this the result of your training?"

The gossip Xiao Wu had revealed did not affect her in the slightest.

After witnessing a great man like Dan Heng, she no longer held any fantasies about other men.

No matter how low Dai Mubai sank, she would not feel the slightest emotional stir. She no longer cared about Dai Mubai at all.

"You're courting death!!!" Dai Mubai's face changed drastically with rage. He suddenly accelerated, releasing a white wave of light before him.

But before that white wave could fully form and fire—

Netherworld Slash!

Zhu Zhuqing activated her soul skill first.

A shadow-like slash struck Dai Mubai's chest at high speed. He was instantly sent flying, crashing into a pillar at the hotel entrance!

Bang...!!!

That fall was anything but light.

Dai Mubai lay facedown on the ground and coughed up blood. One hand clutched his waist while the other pressed against the ground, but he could not get up at once. He glared furiously at Zhu Zhuqing. "You're courting death!"

Dai Mubai was about to go mad. He had actually been defeated by his fiancée, who was three years younger than him.

If word got back to the Star Luo Empire, there would be no point in competing anymore. His imperial father would probably be ashamed of him and simply strip him of everything!

Tang San and the others were all stunned. They had not expected Zhu Zhuqing to strike so ruthlessly.

But if they were asked to gang up on Zhu Zhuqing, they could not bring themselves to do it either.

Just then, a figure hurried over from the distance.

At the same time, he shouted, "Stop!!!"

Dai Mubai saw that it was Zhao Wuji. He glared at Tang San and the others. Not one of them was reliable. He immediately shouted, "Teacher Zhao! Come quickly! Someone is targeting Shrek Academy..."

The next second, a fierce gust swept over them as Zhao Wuji charged back. His broad, fleshy face was flushed red, clearly from sprinting at full speed.

Oscar recalled Shrek Academy's usual style and immediately tried to persuade him:

"Teacher Zhao, spare her when you can. She's just a little girl and doesn't know her own strength. Please don't..."

Zhao Wuji took two deep breaths but ignored Oscar, walking straight over to Dai Mubai.

He grabbed Dai Mubai's blond hair and dragged him up from the ground.

"Little girl, did this brat make you angry? Don't be afraid. Just say the word, and I'll stand for what's right, not for my own people! Watch how I teach him a lesson..." As Zhao Wuji spoke, he punched Dai Mubai in the stomach, folding him up like a Peeled Shrimp.

"???"

"!!!"

Everyone from Shrek stared blankly. Zhao Wuji, who had always protected his own, was actually beating Dai Mubai up for an outsider.

Had the sun risen in the west or something?

Dai Mubai was dumbfounded as well. Zhu Zhuqing had just given him a thorough beating, and now Zhao Wuji was beating him too. He felt wronged to death!

Zhu Zhuqing shook her head. "I only came to tell Zi Ji to return for dinner."

At that moment, Zi Ji poked her head out of a second-floor window and hurriedly said, "I'm not hungry! I won't be going back for dinner today!"

It was a rare thing indeed for Zi Ji to refuse food.

"Master's Wife told you to come back." After saying that, Zhu Zhuqing turned and left.

Zi Ji's expression shifted repeatedly. She did not want to see that Old Pervert right now.

That Water Azure Dragon attack had scared the courage right out of her.

But her lord had insisted that she go. Even if it meant death, she had no choice but to go...

Zi Ji sighed, jumped down from the window, and headed toward the Small Courtyard with the expression of someone marching to her death.

"Teacher Zhao... cough, cough. Can you put me down now? Why are you..." Dai Mubai looked resentfully at Zhao Wuji. Were they not teacher and student anymore? How could he treat him like this?

Zhao Wuji gave a feral grin, pressed close to Dai Mubai's face, and said coldly:

"Dai Mubai, it seems you took what I said before as mere background noise. Today, I have to teach you a proper lesson!" Though Zhao Wuji was smiling, everyone else felt their hearts tremble.

They began looking at Dai Mubai with sympathy.

Zi Ji returned to the Small Courtyard and crept about cautiously, as though afraid someone might notice her. Hiding behind the doorframe, she poked out her head and peered inside.

The moment she thought of that Water Azure Dragon, Zi Ji had no choice but to behave herself.

After offending Dan Heng, that Old Pervert, so many times, was he going to punish her?

"What are you doing standing here?" Dan Heng appeared behind Zi Ji and asked in confusion.

"Ah!!!"

Zi Ji suddenly screamed. Startled out of her wits, she fell over and crawled inside in a miserable state, hiding behind Gu Yuena.

Dan Heng looked at Zi Ji in confusion. Had this woman gone crazy again?

Gu Yuena said irritably, "Stop fooling around! Zi Ji, you're driving the carriage!"