The Headmaster of Shrek Academy

Ma Hongjun watched his departing back and shouted, "Boss Dai seems a little different. I've never seen him care so much about a woman before."

Ning Rongrong burst out laughing. "How old are you? Talking about women this and women that."

Ma Hongjun snorted and said proudly, "I may not be that old, but I've had women before. Hurry up, the headmaster doesn't like people being late." As he said this, his body seemed to shudder. He had clearly suffered for it before.

At this moment, Qian Yuling was walking through the academy with Zhu Zhuqing.

Qian Yuling had finished her fried dough stick and was now taking small bites of an egg.

"Little Yu, can I call you that?" Zhu Zhuqing asked as she looked at Qian Yuling.

Qian Yuling smiled. "Of course."

"Little Yu, don't get too close to that fatty. He's not a good person," Zhu Zhuqing warned Qian Yuling.

"I think the fatty is pretty cute." Qian Yuling scratched her little head.

"Cute? The way he looks at you isn't clean at all. It's like he wants to eat you up," Zhu Zhuqing explained.

"Eat me?" Qian Yuling widened her large eyes in confusion.

"Uh... I'll have to find time to teach you about that sort of thing. Otherwise, you'll suffer for it someday." Zhu Zhuqing rubbed her forehead helplessly.

Qian Yuling looked at Zhu Zhuqing with a completely baffled expression. What was that supposed to mean?

Just then, Dai Mubai caught up from behind. Arriving before the two girls, he said, "The academy bell has rung. Class is about to start."

Zhu Zhuqing gave a cold snort and said nothing. Whether anyone was around or not, Zhu Zhuqing would never give Dai Mubai a pleasant look.

Dai Mubai immediately became embarrassed and snapped, "How long are you going to keep this up?"

Zhu Zhuqing sneered and turned her head away.

At that moment, Qian Yuling stuffed the rest of the egg into her mouth in one bite, then stepped in to smooth things over. "Alright, alright, class is starting. Boss Dai, please lead the way."

Dai Mubai nodded without saying anything. He turned and left directly, though his expression was extremely unpleasant.

Qian Yuling pulled Zhu Zhuqing along behind Dai Mubai, keeping a certain distance from him.

Qian Yuling whispered into Zhu Zhuqing's ear, "Zhuqing, why are you always like this with Dai Mubai?"

Zhu Zhuqing thought for a moment, then whispered five words into Qian Yuling's ear: "A fickle, cowardly man."

Qian Yuling nodded as if she understood, though she did not, and said nothing more. She simply held Zhu Zhuqing's hand as they followed behind Dai Mubai.

Meanwhile, on Shrek Academy's training ground.

After Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Ma Hongjun arrived at the training ground, they found a bleary-eyed Oscar already there, eating a Sausage in his hand.

Oscar's appearance had changed drastically. Compared to when they had first seen him, his beard was gone. That alone had nearly made Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong fail to recognize him.

His peach blossom eyes were deep-set, giving him an air of depth. His face was fair as jade, handsome and well-proportioned, with brows of just the right thickness. A carefree smile hung on his face, and he looked every bit the dashing young nobleman. Still, no matter how handsome he was, the sight of him gnawing on a Sausage did not leave a particularly good impression.

"Your beard?" Tang San walked over to Oscar and pointed at his face.

Oscar chuckled, quickly swallowed the Sausage in his hand, and lowered his voice. "Didn't a few beautiful junior sisters just arrive? If I don't clean myself up, how will I get their attention? You've got no experience in this area, do you? Boss Dai has his eye on that icy junior sister, Xiao Wu is yours, and the fatty's Evil Fire won't attract girls. Yu Ling gives me the same feeling as that icy junior sister, so my target is Ning Rongrong. You won't compete with me for her, right?"

Tang San smiled after hearing that. "The fatty has his eye on Yu Ling."

Oscar froze for a moment, then burst out laughing. "If that fatty can get together with Yu Ling, I'll write my name backward from now on."

After saying that, Oscar asked curiously, "What exactly happened? Tell me."

It was no wonder Oscar cared so much about Qian Yuling. Among the new students, only Qian Yuling did not dislike his Great Recovery Sausage, which had once made Oscar think that spring had arrived for him. But Qian Yuling's expression toward him later turned very cold, making Oscar back off and set his sights on the more approachable Ning Rongrong.

Tang San explained, "Earlier, the fatty was staring at Yu Ling with that lecherous look, but Yu Ling wasn't disgusted. She even smiled at Ma Hongjun, so Ma Hongjun thinks Yu Ling might like him."

Oscar burst out laughing. "What did the fatty drink to get this drunk?"

Tang San laughed as well. "Boss Dai said the same thing."

Then Tang San suddenly asked, "Oscar, how old are you now?"

Oscar answered without hesitation, "Fourteen. Why? When my father was fourteen, he already had me."

At that moment, Dai Mubai brought Qian Yuling and Zhu Zhuqing to the training ground as well. Dai Mubai's expression was still unpleasant, while Zhu Zhuqing and Qian Yuling behind him were whispering to each other.

Oscar said gleefully, "Looks like Boss Dai hit a wall. His foolproof methods seem to have failed this time."

As they spoke, a middle-aged man walked over from another direction.

Xiao Wu exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't that the shady merchant uncle?"

Oscar said in surprise, "What shady merchant uncle? That's our esteemed headmaster—the founder of Shrek Academy, Four-Eyed Owl Flender. He's a level seventy-eight Soul Saint, even stronger than Teacher Zhao. He also possesses a flying-type martial soul, and the fatty is his direct disciple."

Xiao Wu murmured, "That's good. He's only level seventy-eight. I never expected the words, 'We only accept monsters, not ordinary people,' to come from him. Uncle Sausage, does our academy have any Soul Douluo-level soul masters?"

Oscar shook his head. "Please call me Sausage Specialist Oscar. Do you think Soul Douluo are cabbages, found everywhere? There are fewer than a hundred Soul Douluo-level experts across the entire continent, and all of them are supported by major powers. As for Titled Douluo, the two great empires combined only have around ten. How could they be so easy to find?"

Xiao Wu seemed to let out a breath of relief. "That's good."

Flender walked up to the eight students and stopped. His voice rang out. "This year is quite good. We have gained another five little monsters. I, Flender, headmaster of Shrek Academy, welcome you on behalf of the academy. Later, each of you is to pay one hundred Gold Soul Coins to Teacher Li, who handles the finances. Mubai."

"Headmaster." Dai Mubai stepped forward. He was deeply respectful toward Flender and admired him to some extent.

Flender said, "Five more junior brothers and sisters have arrived. Later, tell them the academy rules. Then return to rest. Restore yourselves to your best condition as much as possible. Today's first class will begin tonight. Oscar, you, Ning Rongrong, and Yu Ling are exceptions. You three, come with me."