Lies Don't Hurt

These foods were all made by Kong?

Ning Rongrong's expression changed instantly!

How could he still make so much delicious food with such high Soul Power?

Did he split the same amount of time into several portions to use?

Filled with confusion and bewilderment, Ning Rongrong returned to Shrek Academy.

Night fell.

Everyone gathered once more.

"Oscar, have you finished your run?"

Flender said expressionlessly. In truth, he already knew the answer.

Oscar froze at those words. Looking at the still-confused Ning Rongrong, he gritted his teeth and said, "Reporting to the Dean, we finished!"

"I asked about all of you, not just you!"

"W-We all finished!"

There was no turning back once the arrow had left the bow. Oscar could only force himself to keep up the lie.

"Very good. You have a strong sense of teamwork, so you can continue running another twenty laps!"

After saying that, Flender patted Oscar on the shoulder and continued, "I've sealed your Soul Power. Go on."

Oscar was being punished simply because he had lied. Without using Soul Power, how could he possibly finish twenty laps?

Flender was preparing for the coming "lesson" for Ning Rongrong.

Oscar swallowed, glanced at Flender, then at Ning Rongrong. He did not try to argue any further and forced himself to run off.

"Ning Rongrong, did you finish your twenty laps?"

Flender remained expressionless.

Tang San and Xiao Wu had mostly recovered from their injuries and were standing in the group as well. Seeing this scene, their scalps went numb.

Twenty laps around the academy without using Soul Power—forget food-system Soul Masters like Oscar, even whether the two of them could complete it was questionable!

Seeing Flender bring up Ning Rongrong again, neither of them said a word, afraid that Flender would turn his attention to them.

Only when Flender called her name did Ning Rongrong come back to her senses.

"Huh? Twenty laps? I didn't finish..."

After thinking for a moment, Ning Rongrong answered directly.

"???"

Flender blanked. Ning Rongrong had admitted it so readily?

Then what was he supposed to say?

After giving it some thought, Flender finally said, "So after running one lap, you left Oscar behind and went to Suotuo City alone. Then you ran into Yu Tiankong and Dugu Yan, and the three of you even had a meal together!"

"Yu Tiankong even asked whether you had skipped class..."

"After you came back in the afternoon, you went straight to your dormitory to rest. Am I right?"

After returning, Ning Rongrong had still been somewhat dazed. She had been dealt a blow!

She had not taken Flender's twenty laps to heart at all, nor had she gone looking for Oscar to threaten him into lying or anything of the sort.

Only after hearing Flender recount everything did Ning Rongrong react. Displeased, she said, "You followed me?"

"Protecting the safety of the students is part of a dean's duty!"

Flender did not say it outright, but that was as good as admitting that he had indeed followed Ning Rongrong.

After all, Ning Rongrong was the eldest young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. If anything happened to her at Shrek Academy, those two would probably raze the entire academy.

"You're right. I did all of that."

After a long while, Ning Rongrong said absentmindedly.

So what if he had followed her? It did not matter.

Flender: "???"

What was going on? Shouldn't the eldest young lady be making a fuss? What was this giving-up act supposed to mean?

Flender was completely stunned. Ning Rongrong was not playing by the rules, and he could barely react.

Hadn't Ning Fengzhi said she was a Little Devil Girl? Impossible to manage...

"Since you know you were wrong, then..."

Before Flender could finish, Ning Rongrong waved a hand and said, "Fine. I won't make things difficult for the academy. I'll withdraw. I'm going back to pack my things now."

With that, Ning Rongrong headed toward the dormitory. There was no point staying at Shrek Academy. Kong had never even attended school, yet he was already a Soul Emperor in minutes and could cook so well.

What could she possibly learn at Shrek Academy?

Even the teachers were no match for Kong. What useful things could she possibly learn here?

Come to think of it, Shrek Academy did not seem all that impressive.

They only recruited students under thirteen whose Soul Power Level had reached level twenty-five or above, and only then did they have a chance to pass the assessment. Those barely above level twenty could not even pass Shrek Academy's entrance examination.

They recruited nothing but genius students, yet the graduation requirement was merely reaching level forty before the age of twenty.

And yet, very few people had graduated from Shrek Academy!

That meant their teaching quality was only so-so.

On her very first day, they had made her, a support-system Soul Master, run. Was running truly useful for a support-system Soul Master like her?

Without Flender leading her by the nose, Ning Rongrong's intelligence was still intact. She was the eldest young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, after all. She knew to yield when facing Dugu Yan, so how could she truly be stupid?

Seeing this, Flender's mouth twitched, and a trace of panic flashed through his eyes. He was truly at a loss!

Miss Ning was actually leaving without another word!

She did not even argue or make a scene. She simply withdrew herself from the academy!

She was even going to pack up and leave immediately.

What the hell was going on?!

"Ning Rongrong, this really isn't such a big deal."

Flender said with a slight tremble in his voice. He had intended to give Ning Rongrong a show of strength, but before it had even begun, she was already leaving! What use was that show of strength now?!

"You don't need to withdraw!"

"No, Dean Flender. Your teaching methods here aren't very suitable for me. I'd better withdraw."

After saying that, Ning Rongrong did not wait for Flender to continue and headed straight for the girls' dormitory.

"Ning Rongrong, there are so many geniuses and monsters in Shrek Academy. Are you leaving because you're afraid you can't measure up to them?"

Seeing that persuasion was useless, Flender directly resorted to provocation. He refused to believe that with decades of experience, he could not handle a twelve-year-old girl!

Hearing that, Ning Rongrong stopped and glanced at Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and the others, standing with their heads held high...

The corner of her eye twitched.

These people were geniuses?

Monsters?

Come on, stop joking!

"Flender, they can only be considered ordinary people. They don't even qualify as geniuses."

Ning Rongrong shook her head and said, "Dugu Yan is eighteen this year. She was only seventeen when she broke through to Soul King."

"Kong is twelve today. He's only two months older than me, yet he's already a level-sixty-two Soul Emperor."

"They are the true geniuses and monsters."

At that, Ning Rongrong paused. Then she pointed at Tang San and the others before continuing, "How could people like them possibly deserve to be called geniuses or monsters!"

"As for what you said about me being afraid I can't measure up to them?"

"Would they even dare compare themselves to Kong..."