Pig-Head Ma Hongjun

Pig-Head Ma Hongjun

Hearing the commotion, Yin Hao and the others turned around to see Dai Mubai walking toward them, dressed in white with his hair meticulously combed.

The moment Ma Hongjun saw Dai Mubai, tears streamed down his face. He had never in his life looked forward to Dai Mubai's appearance this much!

Xiao Wu answered sharply.

"What else could it be? We caught a fat guy forcibly taking a young woman. He was using his status as a Soul Master to bully the villagers, and we happened to run into it."

Dai Mubai nodded after hearing that. As he drew closer, he immediately spotted Ma Hongjun, who was pinned to a tree by Blue Silver Grass Ice Spikes.

"Oh my... who's this? How did he end up looking so distinctive?"

Ma Hongjun was dumbfounded by those words and hurriedly spoke up.

"Boss Dai! It's me! Fatty!"

Hearing that voice, Dai Mubai froze for a moment before giving him a thorough once-over. It really was Fatty's clothes, and since he also recognized Cui Hua standing nearby, he became even more certain that the person before him was Fatty.

When Dai Mubai saw Ma Hongjun's miserable state, he burst out laughing.

"Hahaha... Fatty... hahaha... you really have... hahaha... turned into a pig-head now... hahaha..."

Dai Mubai laughed so hard he could barely catch his breath, while Ma Hongjun, still pinned to the tree, glared at him resentfully.

At last, after quite a while, Dai Mubai finally finished laughing. Once he had calmed down, he turned to Cui Hua and said, "Cui Hua Guniang, you couldn't stand him anymore either?"

Cui Hua blushed, nodded, then turned and ran away.

Watching Cui Hua's retreating figure, Ma Hongjun sighed to himself. However, he did not call out to stop her. Mainly because he had been beaten badly enough that he did not really dare to open his mouth anymore.

Dai Mubai then turned to Yin Hao and said, "A Hao, I think you misunderstood. Do you remember when I told you that, including me, the academy only had three students in total?"

Hearing this, Yin Hao looked at Dai Mubai with an "astonished" expression, then glanced at Ma Hongjun, who was still nailed to the tree.

"You mean... he is..."

Dai Mubai nodded.

"That's right. He's Ma Hongjun, the last student of Shrek Academy. You should let him down first..."

Yin Hao nodded and waved his hand, withdrawing his Soul Power. The Blue Silver Grass Ice Spikes formed from Yin Hao's Soul Power instantly fell away, and Ma Hongjun finally dropped down.

The moment his feet touched the ground, Ma Hongjun felt that he had never longed for solid earth so much in his life.

Dai Mubai then looked at Ma Hongjun with a resentful expression.

"Fatty, honestly. We only finished recruiting students yesterday, and today there are several Soul Masters around our age in the village. If you'd used your brain even a little, you would've known they were from our academy.

Why didn't you just say that you were a Shrek student too? Wouldn't that have avoided all this trouble?"

Ma Hongjun looked at Dai Mubai with an aggrieved expression.

Didn't he want to say it? That black-hearted pretty-boy had not let him get out a single complete sentence. If you hadn't come, I, the dignified Evil Fire Phoenix Ma Hongjun, would have been beaten to death here by this pretty-boy.

Before he could answer, Yin Hao spoke first.

"You can't blame him. This is partly on me too—I didn't ask about the situation clearly beforehand. How about this? I have two bottles of excellent medicine for treating external injuries. I'll give them to you as an apology."

With a pig-head for a face, Ma Hongjun stared at Yin Hao in disbelief. He truly had not expected Yin Hao to take the initiative to apologize to him.

Although he was not exactly a generous person, the fact was that he could not beat the other party. Since Yin Hao had also apologized, he could only swallow his anger.

He then accepted Yin Hao's medicine and forced a magnanimous smile.

"It's fine, it was all just a misunderstanding. I'm not the type to hold grudges. What's done is done."

Congratulations, Host. You have traded two bottles of medicine for 20 years of Ma Hongjun's second Soul Ring Year Limit. Claim?

I beat you, you can't blame me for it, and in the end you even have to give me benefits. Is there anything more satisfying than this?

Yin Hao smiled in response as well.

"Alright then. Since it was all a misunderstanding, let's put it behind us. We'll all be students of the same academy from now on, so we should help each other."

At Yin Hao's suggestion, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun went to Suotuo City for breakfast together. Then, despite Yin Hao's firm insistence, he ended up paying for it.

Immediately afterward, another series of system notifications rang out.

Congratulations, Host. You have traded one meal for 50 years of Dai Mubai's third Soul Ring Year Limit. Claim?

Congratulations, Host. You have traded one meal for half a level of Ma Hongjun's Soul Power. Claim?

Congratulations, Host. You have traded one meal for 20 years of Xiao Wu's first Soul Ring Year Limit. Claim?

Congratulations, Host. You have traded one meal for half a level of Ning Rongrong's Innate Soul Power. Claim?

After returning to the dormitory, Yin Hao converted his transactions with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong into gifts, then claimed the transaction rewards from Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai.

Of course, he had not forgotten to bring food for his "best friend," Tang San, and gained another level of Soul Power...

What he got from Little Wildcat, meanwhile, was a kiss. For some reason, Yin Hao felt that ever since their conversation at the Rose Hotel that day, there had been something strange about the way Zhu Zhuqing looked at him...

After lunch, the group heard the call to assemble at the Great Playground and headed there one after another.

Once they reached the training ground, Ma Hongjun looked at Zhu Zhuqing ahead of them and unconsciously swallowed twice. Combined with his still-unswollen pig head, he truly looked every bit the lecherous pig.

When Dai Mubai noticed where Ma Hongjun was looking, he nudged Ma Hongjun's arm with his elbow.

"Behave yourself. You'd better keep that evil fire under control."

Ma Hongjun was somewhat displeased.

"Why? Are you going to make a move again? Come on, Boss Dai, even if you're the boss, you have to leave some scraps for your brothers, don't you?"

Hearing that, Dai Mubai hurriedly jabbed Ma Hongjun again, then quickly looked toward Zhu Zhuqing. Only after seeing that she had no reaction did he relax.

Oscar, who had shaved off his beard, made everyone pause in mild surprise. His Peach Blossom Eyes were slightly sunken, his face was as fair as polished jade, and he looked quite presentable.

After everyone had gathered on the training ground, a tall middle-aged man walked over before long. His chin jutted forward slightly, his cheekbones were broad, his face was flat, and he had a long horse-like face. He was presumably Flander.

The moment Flander saw Ma Hongjun, he was startled as well. Where did this pig-headed boy come from? But after everyone explained, he finally confirmed that the person before him was indeed his student, Ma Hongjun.

"This year is quite good. We have gained another five little monsters. I, Flander, Dean of Shrek Academy, welcome you on behalf of the academy. Later, each of you is to hand one hundred Gold Coin to Teacher Li, who is in charge of finances."

After that, just as in the original story, he dismissed everyone. Oscar and Ning Rongrong, the two auxiliary-system soul masters, were assigned to go running under the pretext of training them.

Yin Hao, who knew the plot well, found an excuse and told Flander that he needed to go to Suotuo City to purchase some items related to cultivation. Then he set off for Suotuo City.