In the southern part of the Heaven Dou Empire, Suotuo City was one of the Balak Kingdom's two most important cities.
After several days of travel, with only two days left until Shrek Academy's admissions, Qian Yuling arrived in Suotuo City. The weather was scorching, the blazing sun like fire. After casually eating something, she wanted to find a place to stay. The days of travel and the oppressive heat had truly left her exhausted.
After searching for a while, Qian Yuling spotted a rather distinctive hotel. It stood three stories high and, though not particularly large, its exterior was entirely decorated in rose red. Outside the hotel, a blond man standing about 1.8 meters tall happened to walk inside with his arms around two tall girls.
"Rose Hotel. Not a bad name. I'll stay here for two days," Qian Yuling murmured to herself. Having decided, she headed into the Rose Hotel.
"I'd say this room should be mine, shouldn't it?" As soon as Qian Yuling approached the Rose Hotel, she heard those words. Instinctively, she looked toward the source of the voice and found it was the blond man.
The blond man walked up to the counter and said to the attendant, "You're new here, aren't you? Don't you know you're supposed to keep a room reserved for me? Call your manager out."
A chill ran through the attendant's heart, and he hurried to the back to fetch his superior.
Qian Yuling was in no rush to step forward. She felt that a good show was about to unfold.
At that moment, another boy who looked to be around twelve said calmly, "Big brother, I believe we were here first."
Without even turning his head, the blond man said coldly, "So what?"
The boy was fairly mild-tempered, but the girl beside him immediately bristled. In a flash, she stepped in front of him and said, "So what? Get lost."
The blond man turned around at those words, his gaze falling on the girl. He nodded. "Very good. It's been a long time since anyone dared speak to me like that. You want this room? Fine. Beat me, and I'll leave right away. If you can't beat me, then please give us a demonstration of what it means to roll away."
Hearing this, Qian Yuling rubbed her forehead. She did not want to watch them waste any more time, so she walked over and said, "Stop fighting over it. I want this room too."
Just then, the attendant from earlier returned with a middle-aged man. The man hurried to the blond man's side and said, "Let's talk this out, let's talk this out. No need to fight."
As for what Qian Yuling had just said, no one paid her any attention.
The blond man glanced at the middle-aged man. "Manager Wang, you're getting better and better at business these days."
Manager Wang wiped away his sweat and said with a placating smile, "Young Master Dai, please don't say that..."
Qian Yuling was getting impatient. Being ignored earlier had already angered her, and she raised her voice. "Did any of you hear what I said? I want this room too."
When Qian Yuling spoke again, everyone turned to look at her.
Qian Yuling was still dressed in a white shirt and black pleated skirt. Her light purple hair was tied into a ponytail, and her creamy skin and delicate features made her stand out. However, compared to the blond man's height of 1.8 meters, her 1.5-meter frame looked truly petite.
The blond man's eyes lit up. "Hello, my name is Dai Mubai."
Qian Yuling nodded in response. "My name is Yu Ling."
The blond man continued, "Miss Yu Ling, I'm sorry. You arrived later, and there's only one room left. So I'm afraid I can't help you."
The blond man's attitude toward Qian Yuling was fairly decent, and he offered her an explanation.
At the same time, the other boy said, "Hello, my name is Tang San."
The girl beside Tang San said, "Hello, I'm Xiao Wu. Wu as in dancing."
Seeing everyone introduce themselves to her, Qian Yuling scratched her head and said, "I've been traveling for several days, and I'm really tired now. I want to rest. Could you give this room to me?"
Dai Mubai shook his head. Although Qian Yuling was very pretty, there was no way he would give up the room for her. "I'm really sorry, but I need this room too."
Qian Yuling turned her gaze to Tang San and Xiao Wu. Tang San nodded as well, indicating that he also needed the room.
Qian Yuling then looked at Manager Wang. Manager Wang replied, "This room was reserved by Young Master Dai, so..." He did not finish his sentence, but his meaning was already clear.
"We refuse to give it up. So what? You snobbish bastard, don't think we're easy to bully just because we're young." With Xiao Wu's troublemaking nature, there was no way she would compromise so easily.
If it were up to Tang San, there were plenty of hotels, and he would not have minded changing to another one.
Hearing Xiao Wu's stream of profanity, Qian Yuling frowned. Looking at Xiao Wu, who seemed about the same age as her, she had to admit that the girl was remarkably skilled at cursing.
Dai Mubai snorted coldly. "Even if you wanted to give it up now, it wouldn't be that easy. You insulted me, so don't think you can just leave."
"Young Master Dai, Young Master Dai, you..." Manager Wang panicked, his face full of pleading.
A sharp gleam flashed through Dai Mubai's eyes. "Enough nonsense. I'll cover all the damages."
Xiao Wu could not stand Dai Mubai's arrogant look and immediately wanted to rush forward and fight.
Tang San grabbed Xiao Wu by the shoulder. "Let me handle this."
Xiao Wu said unhappily, "Why? I'll do it myself. I'll beat him so badly even his mother won't recognize him."
Tang San frowned. "You're a girl. Watch your language. Have you forgotten what I told you before? I'll always protect you. This is a matter between men."
Naturally, he had his reasons for not letting Xiao Wu make a move.
Qian Yuling found a sofa in the lobby and sat down to watch Tang San and the others fight.
Dai Mubai was getting impatient. "Hurry up."
Tang San replied, "Please instruct me."
The two began fighting.
At first, neither of them used Soul Power. But after a while, Dai Mubai used his Soul Power. The moment he did, he agreed to give the room to Tang San. However, Dai Mubai had not had his fill of fighting, so he summoned his Martial Soul, and the two engaged in a Soul Master battle.
From their introductions, Qian Yuling learned that Dai Mubai was a level 37 Battle Spirit Master with the Evil Eye White Tiger Beast Spirit, while Tang San was a level 29 Soul Grandmaster whose Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass.
After the duel ended, Dai Mubai said to Tang San, "I think we'll meet again soon. If anyone gives you trouble at Shrek Academy, tell them the name Dai Mubai of the Evil Eye White Tiger."
After saying that, he waved to the two girls and took the lead in walking outside.
Xiao Wu could not help asking, "How did you know we're going to Shrek Academy?"
Qian Yuling's eyes lit up as well. They were all going to Shrek Academy.
Dai Mubai stopped walking and said, "You look around twelve years old, yet at your age you have Soul Power beyond that of someone in their twenties. At this time of year, if you aren't going to register at Shrek Academy, what else would you be doing? I'm already fifteen. Tang San, I'll be waiting for you at Shrek Academy."
After saying that, Dai Mubai walked out of the hotel.
Once the fight between Dai Mubai and Tang San had ended, Qian Yuling stood up and walked toward Tang San and Xiao Wu.
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