Turmoil at Canghui Academy, Dai Mubai's Unusual Behavior

The seven of them swiftly set out from the academy in their established formation.

Zhao Wuji merely watched coldly from the side and did not join their group.

He simply followed the seven students out of the academy from a short distance away.

There were no carriages here. As soon as they left the academy, everyone began running.

Not long after they began their journey,

the students started to understand the importance of the second lesson Dean Flender had taught them yesterday.

Thanks to yesterday's experience and Dean Flender's scolding,

they could finally force themselves to eat the Recovery Sausage.

As they continued onward, everyone's stamina was steadily being drained.

But with Oscar's sausages as supplies,

their depleted stamina could be replenished.

Yet Ning Rongrong neither refused Oscar's sausages nor used her own martial soul. Faintly,

she seemed to have isolated herself from the entire little group.

With Oscar's sausages assisting them, it took only one day.

By the time night fell,

the Shrek Academy group had traveled more than four hundred kilometers and was already very close to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Seeing that they would not reach their destination today, Zhao Wuji gave the order to rest.

They had happened to arrive at a small town.

If they went any farther, there was no telling whether they would find supplies.

The town was roughly three times the size of the village where Shrek Academy was located.

Other than the lack of city walls, it resembled a small city. Shops lined the streets, with every kind of store imaginable,

and everything they sold was related to soul masters. Living off the mountains by the mountains, living off the water by the water—that was the principle.

At that moment, Zhao Wuji pointed at an ordinary-looking inn ahead.

"We'll stay here. Rest for the night, then leave at dawn tomorrow. You'll pay for your own lodging and meals."

Shrek Academy had never been wealthy.

People like Zhao Wuji and Flender had no income, and their financial circumstances were truly poor.

On the other hand, these students all received subsidies from Spirit Hall and lived rather well.

The inn was a two-story building. The first-floor hall was a simple restaurant, while the second floor provided lodging.

Zhao Wuji rented a single room for himself and went straight upstairs.

Ma Hongjun called out,

"We haven't eaten anything good for two days straight. We need to replenish our nutrition."

"If we don't eat something good, we won't have any energy."

His words earned unanimous support from everyone. He had practically voiced their inner thoughts, and even Zhu Zhuqing nodded in agreement.

Dai Mubai generously declared,

"This meal is on me. Consider it a welcome feast for our junior brothers and sisters."

Ma Hongjun's tiny eyes blinked repeatedly.

"Haha, I've been waiting for you to say that. Then I'll order properly!"

Ma Hongjun quickly finished ordering.

Though the seven of them sat around the same table, the atmosphere was far from harmonious.

Zhu Zhuqing wore a cold expression, while Ning Rongrong kept her head lowered, seemingly lost in thought.

Ye Fan had his eyes slightly closed. He never forgot to cultivate, wishing he could use each day as if it had forty-eight hours.

Fortunately, Ma Hongjun was there to crack jokes, so the atmosphere did not become too stiff.

Suddenly,

seven or eight young men and women wearing moon-white soul master robes entered from outside.

Their leader appeared to be a middle-aged man around forty.

Each of them bore a blue circular insignia on their left shoulder, with two characters embroidered in the same color within the ring: Canghui.

Their attire alone made it obvious that they were soul masters.

Ye Fan's group dressed casually and looked no different from ordinary people, while these people were far more ostentatious.

When the Canghui Academy group entered in their uniforms,

the restaurant owner hurriedly went up to greet them, bowing and scraping with indescribable courtesy.

Anyone unaware of the situation might have thought his own father had arrived.

Ma Hongjun stared fixedly at the only girl among them, and his evil fire flared up instantly.

"That chick from Canghui Academy is really pretty. If I could have her tonight, that'd be perfect."

Dai Mubai curled his lip.

"It's only some tiny Canghui Academy. What the hell are they showing off for?"

He was not quiet, nor did he restrain himself in the slightest. Instead, he seemed to be deliberately looking for trouble.

Oscar was seated close to Ye Fan and whispered,

"Ye Fan, let me tell you one of our academy's rules."

"Those who don't dare cause trouble are mediocrities."

"Dai Leader and Fatty are deliberately stirring up trouble."

Ye Fan nodded but said nothing.

In his view, this was completely idiotic behavior.

Neither Ma Hongjun nor Dai Mubai had deliberately lowered their voices. Soul masters naturally had sharper hearing than ordinary people.

Although the restaurant was somewhat noisy,

the middle-aged man among the eight still cast a look their way, his brow furrowing slightly.

When he saw that the table from Shrek Academy consisted of nothing more than a group of children, his expression immediately darkened further.

The eight people from Canghui Academy had also taken their seats by then, with two tables between them and Shrek's group.

The middle-aged man, who was clearly a teacher, murmured a few words into a young man's ear.

Very soon, that young man rose from his seat and walked toward Ye Fan's table.

Judging by his path, he was headed directly for Dai Mubai.

A trace of disdain showed in Dai Mubai's evil eyes. Arrogant as he was, he did not even bother to give the other man a proper glance.

At that moment, the waiter happened to bring over the first dish for their table.

The young man from Canghui Academy suddenly quickened his pace.

Amid the waiter's cry of alarm, he crashed right into the waiter.

The plate of food was about to be dumped right over Dai Mubai's head.

Dai Mubai's chair scraped backward, and the food crashed onto the floor.

"Sorry about that."

The Canghui Academy student smiled, then quickly returned to his seat.

"We've been traveling all day. Time to loosen up a little."

Dai Mubai suddenly smiled.

Now, he finally had a reason to make a move.

He shot to his feet and walked straight toward the Canghui Academy students.

Ma Hongjun and Oscar were both looking forward to it now.

"This is going to be good."

Dai Mubai was preparing to teach the people from Canghui Academy a small lesson.

Seeing this, Ye Fan made a slight adjustment as well.

This disturbance would probably pass after that. Dai Mubai cared greatly about his pride, so after doing that sort of thing, there likely would not be any follow-up.

Don't interrupt my cultivation.

At that moment, the waiter happened to bring over the first dish for their table.

Dai Mubai suddenly quickened his pace.

What happened between both sides was exactly the same.

Naturally, the Canghui Academy students knew perfectly well that he was here to cause trouble.

Amid the waiter's cry of alarm,

the nearest Canghui Academy student made the exact same move as Dai Mubai.

He pushed down with his foot,

and with a scrape, leaned his chair backward.

He even grabbed an extra plate, ready to catch the food.

Yet the scene he expected, of the dish falling to the floor, did not happen.

I'm running out of inspiration. Any readers want to offer some?