Nothing Left

Nothing Left

Shi Yi opened the door and saw Ning Rongrong standing there, holding the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in her hands and panting heavily.

"What happened? You ran this hard and even used your Martial Soul to speed up." Shi Yi looked puzzled.

"Just now... just now... after dinner, Zhuqing and I were going back to our rooms when the Lustful Tiger suddenly showed up and said he wanted to talk to Zhuqing. Zhuqing went with him. She'd been drinking, and I was worried about the Lustful Tiger, so I followed them to take a look. Then I saw him suddenly attack while they were talking and knock Zhuqing out." Ning Rongrong rattled off a long string of words in one breath.

"Are you sure he attacked her, rather than Zhuqing going willingly?" Shi Yi asked Ning Rongrong seriously.

Ning Rongrong hurriedly nodded, saying anxiously, "Stop wasting time and come with me!"

Shi Yi's expression changed. "Lead the way."

Ning Rongrong immediately moved, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in her hand lighting up as she ran in one direction. Shi Yi silently followed behind her.

Before long, Shi Yi and Ning Rongrong arrived at the place where Dai Mubai had knocked Zhu Zhuqing unconscious.

Ning Rongrong hurriedly shouted, "Someone!"

A disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect instantly appeared before Shi Yi and Ning Rongrong.

The disciple was about to salute Ning Rongrong, but she cut him off. "At a time like this? Where did the Lustful Tiger take my friend? Lead the way!"

"Yes." The disciple did not dare delay and led Ning Rongrong and Shi Yi onward at a run.

Elsewhere, in an unfamiliar hotel, Dai Mubai carried the unconscious Zhu Zhuqing inside. He took out a bag of Gold Soul Coins from his Soul Tool and tossed it onto the counter, coldly telling the receptionist, "Watch your mouth."

The receptionist's eyes lit up at the sight of that bag of Gold Soul Coins, and he nodded repeatedly. He had seen this sort of thing plenty of times.

The receptionist then led Dai Mubai to a room farther inside the hotel.

"Guest, the rooms next to yours and all around it are empty. No one will disturb you. Have fun." The receptionist smiled lightly at Dai Mubai, glancing at Zhu Zhuqing in his arms with a flash of envy in his eyes.

Impatience flashed across Dai Mubai's face, and he nodded.

Seeing that Dai Mubai had no intention of giving him any further reward, the receptionist gave an awkward smile and slowly left.

Dai Mubai carried Zhu Zhuqing into the room and locked the door behind him. A trace of brutality flashed through his eyes as he casually threw Zhu Zhuqing onto the bed.

Looking at Zhu Zhuqing's pretty face, Dai Mubai sat on the edge of the bed and gently brushed his hand over it. "I only came to Heaven Dou and played with a few women. With my status, am I not entitled to that? Our fates are bound so tightly together, so why are you trying to break free? Why are you abandoning me alone?"

"You think that guy can save you? Where is he now?"

Dai Mubai continued questioning her as though declaring his victory. The brutality in his eyes intensified, and his face was filled with madness.

"Don't worry. I'll make the bond between our fates even tighter! Tonight, no one will disturb us again."

As he spoke, Dai Mubai slowly removed his coat. Looking at the delicate body before him, his blood began to surge, and the lust in his evil eyes grew even stronger.

The next second, a thunderous boom rang out. The tightly shut door flew off and embedded itself in the wall of the room.

Dai Mubai, who had been drinking and had only barely reacted, looked over. The moment he saw Shi Yi and Ning Rongrong, a chill ran through his entire body, and much of his drunkenness vanished.

"Shi Yi! What do you think you're doing? This is an internal matter of the Star Luo Imperial Family." Dai Mubai's voice trembled as he looked at Shi Yi.

"The imperial family? I'm not even afraid of the Heaven Dou prince. What the hell is a Star Luo prince who ran away?" As the sound of rushing air rang out, Shi Yi's palm arrived almost at the same instant as his words.

Dai Mubai, drunk as he was, did not even have time to summon his Martial Soul. He only felt an irresistible force strike his face. In an instant, under that powerful slap, his face distorted violently with the blast of air, and his entire body was sent flying, tumbling once through the air.

Dai Mubai's mind shook violently. The world spun around him, his vision went black, and he passed out.

Looking at his slightly reddened palm, Shi Yi nodded. It had to be said, slapping someone without using a Martial Soul felt different.

At this moment, half of Dai Mubai's face had skipped straight past redness and swollen to a bluish-purple.

Seeing Dai Mubai's miserable state, Ning Rongrong suddenly felt that perhaps she should not have gone looking for Shi Yi, but for another teacher instead.

"You didn't beat him to death, did you?" Ning Rongrong asked cautiously.

Shi Yi shook his head slightly. "I didn't use my Martial Soul, and I used finesse. Most of the face is flesh, and the cheekbones are quite hard. He should have just been knocked unconscious by the shock."

Ning Rongrong let out a sigh of relief.

"Carry Zhuqing and let's go," Shi Yi said softly to Ning Rongrong.

Ning Rongrong nodded and picked up Zhu Zhuqing. Looking at the unconscious Dai Mubai, she even spat at him. "Pah, disgusting. But just letting him off like this feels too easy on him."

Shi Yi rolled his eyes at Ning Rongrong. "This is enough. I'd like to castrate him too, but it would be hard to explain to the teachers and the Dean. After all, he's still a classmate in name. Killing him would leave no trace, and Zhuqing probably wouldn't tell anyone, but death would be too easy on him. Since he wants so badly to drag someone down with him, let him die alone in his fate. Petty little punishments don't mean much."

For an instant, Ning Rongrong felt as though the air around them had turned colder.

"Enough, let's go. Let's go," Ning Rongrong urged.

Seeing Ning Rongrong's timid expression, Shi Yi smiled. "What? Didn't you say this was too easy on him? Scared?"

Seeing the smile on Shi Yi's face, Ning Rongrong relaxed inwardly. She glared at him. "Who's scared of whom?"

"Let's go." Shi Yi smiled lightly at Ning Rongrong.

The two ignored the unconscious Dai Mubai and left the unfamiliar hotel with Zhu Zhuqing.

After returning to the hotel, Shi Yi teasingly asked Ning Rongrong, "Can the young miss take care of someone? If not, I'll stay with you."

Ning Rongrong looked at Shi Yi warily. "You men are all no good. What if you get bad ideas about Zhuqing and me?"

"So, can you take care of someone?" Shi Yi did not answer, merely asking again.

"Mm... I think so..." Ning Rongrong answered uncertainly.

"Fine, let's go to your room. You do what I tell you. After that, I'll go back to meditate. Also, I'm not interested in your little washboard." Shi Yi said helplessly.

Ning Rongrong nodded instinctively, then blushed when she heard his added remark. She glared at him. "You're the little washboard! Your whole family is made of little washboards! Crude, blind fool! The people chasing after me could line up from Heaven Dou City all the way to Star Luo. As if I'd be interested in you!"

"Fine, I know. I'm crude. Hurry up, young miss." Shi Yi urged.

Ning Rongrong gave a light snort and carried Zhu Zhuqing away on her own. Yet her gaze unconsciously fell on Zhu Zhuqing's ample chest in her arms, then shifted to her own. A feeling of defeat could not help rising in her heart.

Soon, after Shi Yi had settled Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing in, he returned to his own room and began meditating.

The next day, Shi Yi awoke from meditation as usual. After washing up briefly, he was about to head downstairs for breakfast when he opened his door and saw Zhu Zhuqing standing not far away.

"Oh, morning. Not resting a little longer?" Shi Yi greeted Zhu Zhuqing as if nothing had happened.

Zhu Zhuqing looked at Shi Yi and shook her head slightly. Her eyes were somewhat complicated as she said, "Thank you."

Shi Yi shook his head slightly. "No need to thank me. You should thank Rongrong. No matter whom she had notified, they would have done the same thing I did."

Zhu Zhuqing nodded slightly without saying anything. Perhaps, as Shi Yi said, no matter whom Ning Rongrong had notified, they would have acted as he had. But the feeling Shi Yi gave her was special. She was not foolish. That special feeling had long surpassed the relationship between classmates, yet she was not qualified to respond to it now. It seemed that the only thing she could do was thank him.

"Be more careful from now on. Don't make these little mistakes again. From the moment you decided to change your fate, you and he were no longer on the same path. People with nothing left often dare to do anything," Shi Yi said softly.

"Mm..."

The two went downstairs. Most of Shrek Academy's group were already eating breakfast. Shi Yi and Zhu Zhuqing slowly took their seats and ordered some food. Before long, everyone from Shrek had nearly finished eating, yet Dai Mubai still had not appeared.

Flender frowned slightly and said to Ma Hongjun, "Hongjun, go call Xiao Bai."

Ma Hongjun nodded and returned shortly afterward. "Teacher, Boss Dai isn't in his room."

Ning Rongrong could not help revealing a teasing look at that. Flender asked the Shrek group, "Does anyone know where Xiao Bai went?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure holding his face slowly appeared in the hotel dining hall.

"Mubai?" "Boss Dai." Tang San and Oscar cried out in surprise.

"Xiao Bai? What happened?" Flender asked in shock as he looked at Dai Mubai.

Dai Mubai lowered his head, unwilling to say anything. His face was so swollen that even speaking took effort.

"Old Shao, give Xiao Bai some Candy Beans. Who dared beat a student of Shrek?" Zhao Wuji said to Shao Xin.

Shao Xin nodded. Soul Rings lit up around him, and he handed Candy Beans to Dai Mubai. After Dai Mubai swallowed them, the swelling and bruising on his face visibly faded.

"Xiao Bai, who hit you?" Flender asked doubtfully.

Dai Mubai said nothing, merely shaking his head with a flickering expression.

Shi Yi, seated not far from Flender, slowly said, "I did."

For a moment, everyone's astonished gaze fell upon Shi Yi. Ning Rongrong also spoke up. "Last night, someone saw that everyone had been drinking and used talking to Zhuqing as an excuse. He knocked Zhuqing out with a sneak attack and took her to another hotel. If I hadn't notified Shi Yi, the teachers should know what would have happened next, right?"

"If I remember correctly, Shrek Academy prohibits rape, plunder, and abduction, doesn't it, Dean?" Shi Yi looked at Flender.

"This..." Flender thought, This is bad.

As Flender looked at Dai Mubai, his eyes revealed a look of disappointment. How was he, as the Dean, supposed to judge this? Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai shared a special relationship, and from the standpoint of their teachers, this was not something they could easily judge. It was both a Star Luo tradition and a matter tied to the two of their lives. Calling it anything other than rape, plunder, and abduction was difficult, yet Dai Mubai's methods were exactly the same as those of someone guilty of such acts.

At this point, everyone understood Dai Mubai's mentality. Already far inferior to his older brother, Dai Mubai had also lost the support of the Hell Spirit Cat. The purpose of what he had done was to drag someone down with him and bind Zhu Zhuqing firmly to his side. Even if his ship was sinking, he would not allow those on other ships to save themselves.

For a moment, everyone from Shrek unconsciously leaned their bodies farther away from Dai Mubai.

Seeing Dai Mubai remain silent, Flender sighed softly. "Xiao Bai, what you did was improper. No, it was a serious violation of academy rules. Fortunately, it did not lead to severe consequences. We'll put this matter on record for now. If anything truly happens between you two in the future, the academy and the teachers will do our best to help you work through it. But if there is a next time, I will personally send you back to Star Luo City."

After speaking, Flender did not wait for Dai Mubai to respond before turning his gaze to Zhu Zhuqing. "Zhuqing, are you satisfied with this outcome? If you are dissatisfied, even if you ask me to expel Dai Mubai, as a member of Shrek, the academy will give you justice."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing glanced at Dai Mubai, then slowly shook her head. "Let this matter end here, Dean."

Flender nodded and said to everyone, "Shrek's rules are the bare minimum of human decency. As Soul Masters, the academy does not expect you to be good people, but you must at least have basic moral boundaries. Do you understand? If anything like this happens again, get out of Shrek. I am not joking with you."

"Yes!" Ma Hongjun was the first to respond enthusiastically.

"Yes!" "Yes!" "Yes!"

Flender's handling of the matter was perfect. It showed the academy's fair and impartial stance while also putting the decision in Zhu Zhuqing's hands, smoothing things over to some extent. If Dai Mubai were truly thrown out of Shrek, it would essentially accelerate his death. Dai Mubai had been at Shrek for quite some time, so it was clearly unlikely for Flender to deal with it that way. After all, everyone had a heart.

Shi Yi smiled as he looked at Flender. Since he had chosen to spare Dai Mubai last night, he had already anticipated this outcome. He had said he would make Dai Mubai die alone in his fate, and he would certainly do it.

Soon, the Shrek group left the hotel. Since they had already chosen their target during dinner the night before, Flender led everyone straight toward the academy. With Qin Ming as their guide, they passed through streets and alleyways and quickly found their destination.

Although Blue Tyrant Academy's gate tower was much less imposing than Heaven Dou City's gates, its entrance was indeed ten meters tall. The gate tower, carved from white marble, was not particularly ornate but carried an imposing presence. Eight gilded characters were inscribed above it: Blue Tyrant Advanced Soul Master Academy.