Why the double standard?

A year later, Ye Fan, Xiao Wu, and Tang San successfully graduated from Notting College.

Given their talent, Notting College had originally planned to recommend them directly to an Intermediate Soul Master Academy.

Several famous academies had even sent them invitations.

But they had all been declined one by one.

Yu Xiaogang had instructed Tang San to reject every invitation and apply to an academy called Shrek south of Suotuo City.

Ye Fan was also heading to Shrek Academy, naturally to follow the main storyline and obtain rewards.

As for Xiao Wu, she stubbornly insisted on following Ye Fan.

She kept calling him Fan Ge, Fan Ge.

Wherever Ye Fan went, she followed.

Left with no choice, Ye Fan could only agree to take her along.

The three of them set out together for Shrek Academy.

Shrek Academy was in Suotuo City.

Suotuo City was a large city.

This was evident from the fact that its Spirit Hall was configured as a third-class Spirit Hall main branch.

It was just past noon, and the blazing sun scorched the earth.

Three young people entered through Suotuo City's western gate.

They looked to be only in their teens. They carried no luggage and consisted of two boys and one girl.

The girl on the left had a long scorpion braid hanging naturally down to her calves.

Her pink top tightly wrapped around her slender waist.

Her long legs were hidden beneath loose white trousers.

With perfect golden proportions, she had an excellent figure.

The boy in the middle had layered fringe that fell past his eyebrows.

He wore a simple pink T-shirt and black knee-length shorts.

His muscular calves were exposed, making it obvious that he exercised regularly.

Paired with white sneakers, he looked thoroughly athletic.

The boy on the right wore a jeweled belt and a Blue Uniform.

These three were Xiao Wu, Ye Fan, and Tang San, who had come from Notting City.

"We finally made it to Suotuo City."

Xiao Wu finally let out a long breath.

"I'm exhausted."

"Fan Ge, why are you coming to this Shrek Academy anyway? Those Intermediate Soul Master Academies said they would accept us unconditionally, and they'd even give us scholarships."

Ye Fan glanced at her blandly.

"If you want to go, then go."

"I'm not stopping you. It seems like there's still time to change your mind."

"No, no."

Xiao Wu waved her hands repeatedly. "I'm not going. I was just saying."

She hurriedly changed the subject. "Why did that Master tell Tang San to come to this Shrek Academy?"

Xiao Wu turned sideways to look at Tang San.

Tang San shook his head. He did not know either.

But his wife was definitely doing it for his own good.

When they had left the academy, Yu Xiaogang had told Tang San

that he was going to the Imperial Capital for a while, then would come here to find them.

Xiao Wu looked around for places in Suotuo City that might be fun.

"Anyway, there are still two days before Shrek Academy's registration begins."

"I need to have a good time here."

"I also need to buy several sets of pretty clothes."

"Once we get to the academy, we'll have to start cultivating diligently again."

Xiao Wu was naturally quite playful.

Tang San said, "Let's find somewhere to stay first."

Xiao Wu immediately rolled her eyes at Tang San. "We just got here. What's the rush?"

Ye Fan spoke up.

"Let's grab a simple meal, then find somewhere to stay and rest first."

Hearing Ye Fan's words, Xiao Wu immediately nodded in wholehearted agreement.

"Fan Ge makes sense. We should rest first. I'm exhausted."

Tang San: ???

Why the double standard?

"Why is it not okay when I say we should find somewhere to stay first, but it is okay when Ye Fan says it?"

Even after all these years, Tang San was still fixated on Xiao Wu.

Somewhere deep down, he had a feeling that Xiao Wu was supposed to be his.

A pure, run-of-the-mill self-confident average guy.

Xiao Wu glared at him.

"Fan Ge said we should eat first. He thought it through carefully. You just blurted yours out without thinking. How can those be the same?"

Suotuo City was much larger than Notting City, and naturally much livelier as well.

Soldiers on patrol could be seen everywhere on the streets.

The bustling crowds flowed endlessly through them.

The three of them first ate something simple, then began looking for a place to stay.

Before long, Xiao Wu spotted a particularly distinctive hotel.

The hotel was three stories tall. Though it did not look especially large,

its exterior was completely decorated in rose red.

The entire building was shaped like an enormous rose.

It was hard not to find it eye-catching.

"Rose Hotel. Fan Ge, this place is so pretty. Let's stay here."

Xiao Wu pointed at the Rose Hotel.

Ye Fan recalled that this was where Dai Mubai had first appeared.

He wondered whether they would run into Dai Mubai today by some incredible coincidence.

If they did, he would not believe it was not arranged by that thieving old Heaven.

"Sure."

Ye Fan agreed, and the two of them slowly walked toward the interior of the Rose Hotel.

Tang San could only follow them in.

Upon entering the Rose Hotel,

the first thing they noticed was the rich scent of roses.

The refreshing fragrance carried a special undertone.

It made both body and mind feel at ease.

It was obvious that this was a hotel for couples.

The hotel's interior used only three colors: white, silver, and rose red.

The warm, distinctive, and elegant environment was easy to like.

Xiao Wu glanced at Tang San, then said to the front desk,

"Two rooms."

The receptionist froze for a moment.

He looked over the three of them before slowly saying,

"I'm sorry, but we only have one room left."

Ye Fan was immediately taken aback and asked tentatively,

"The Red Ocean?"

The receptionist was instantly startled.

"You know it so well, sir?"

"The Red Ocean is the only room we have left."

"Our rooms are all quite spacious and fully equipped."

"There is more than enough room for three people, and one of the rooms is a secondary bedroom, so it won't affect the other two at all."

Xiao Wu immediately nodded in satisfaction.

"One room is fine."

"Back when we were in the dorms, we all lived in the same dorm room anyway."

"It was much worse than this."

"When the time comes, Fan Ge and I will take the master bedroom, and Tang San, you can take the secondary bedroom."

Tang San: ???

"No, shouldn't the two of us boys stay together?"

"Don't you know that men and women should not be overly familiar?"

Xiao Wu rolled her eyes at Tang San.

"Fan Ge and I have been together for so long. What do you mean, men and women should not be overly familiar?"

"Of course Fan Ge and I are staying together. I can't sleep unless I'm holding Fan Ge."

Ye Fan also nodded in rare wholehearted agreement.

But it was not because he agreed with Xiao Wu's words.

It was because he did not dare sleep with Tang San.

He was afraid he might not keep his virtue intact.

Tang San? Yu Xiaogang?

Those two

were each more terrifying than the other.

But Ye Fan did not want to book a room here.

The Red Ocean was completely Dai Mubai's battlefield.

Just thinking about it made him uncomfortable.

Just as Ye Fan was about to say they should leave and find another place,

Xiao Wu directly said to the receptionist,

"Get me that room."

"Wait!"

A sudden voice interrupted them.

"I think that room should belong to me."