Wu Feng, Wu Feng, Empty Head

Chen Ping was in quite a good mood.

Once he sold this jar of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, his reserve of Gold Soul Coins would smoothly reach three thousand.

That was far more than Chen Ping had anticipated.

He was even considering whether he should save up for a Profound Water Pill to improve his physical condition.

The only thing puzzling Chen Ping was that, of the two little girls walking ahead of him, the red-haired one kept nervously looking back at him.

Could my head have already become pointy?

Chen Ping was startled and hurriedly touched his head. Only after finding no sign of it becoming pointy did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Ever since he had come into some money recently, he had added a new medicine to his regimen.

But no matter what medicine he used, it had ultimately been derived by the system, and the side effects were all clearly listed.

He did not recall any of the medicines he had used being capable of making his head pointy.

Still, if there was nothing strange about him, what exactly was that red-haired little girl looking back for?

Chen Ping subconsciously turned around as well, completely unaware of what the two girls ahead were saying about him.

"Young Master, I think someone is following us."

"Young Master, that person has been following us for a long time."

"Young Master, I think he noticed that we realized he was following us. He even touched his head."

"Young Master, I suspect he turned around to see whether anyone was nearby. Is he about to make a move?"

The girl being called Young Master was named Ning Tian. At first, she thought Wu Feng was merely trying to tease her.

Where were they? This was Shrek Academy.

If they had encountered danger on their way to Shrek Academy, Ning Tian would not have found it impossible.

But they had not merely arrived at Shrek City—they were already inside Shrek Academy!

"Wu Feng, you're being paranoid again. You were always so jumpy back at the Sect too. This is Shrek Academy."

"The person behind us is probably a Senior like us, returning to his dormitory after admiring the scenery at Sea God Lake."

Ning Tian smiled helplessly. Her guard's loyalty to her was beyond question, and Wu Feng had grown up alongside her. They truly loved each other like sisters.

But there was one flaw: Wu Feng took Ning Tian's safety far too seriously. Even within the Sect, the slightest disturbance would make her tense.

"Young Master, I'm not making things up. Did you forget? We passed by the dormitories once before going to Sea God Pavilion."

"Taking this road, it's a long way to the academy gate. Other than the Girls' Dormitory, there are only the Teaching Buildings for each grade."

"It's already dark. The classroom doors have long since been locked, so this person definitely can't be going to class or returning to his own dormitory."

Wu Feng's words left Ning Tian somewhat unsettled, though she still did not quite believe things were as Wu Feng claimed.

Not until they had walked for nearly the time it took to drink half a cup of tea did the two girls nervously discover that Chen Ping really had been following them the entire time, maintaining neither too close nor too distant a gap!

"What do we do, Wu Feng? It looks like you were right."

Ning Tian, who was leaving home for the first time, went slightly pale. With the sky now dark, she immediately lost her composure.

"It's fine, Young Master. We're not far from the dormitory. As long as we make it there, we win."

Wu Feng was also tense to the extreme, and she began looking back at Chen Ping even more frequently.

Chen Ping only felt itchy all over from the two girls staring at him. He simply quickened his pace, intending to pass them.

What was the point of bickering with two little girls? Finishing the task Xuan Zi had assigned him and earning the money were what truly mattered.

Just as the two girls instinctively sped up and could vaguely see the Dormitory Building far away, Wu Feng heard footsteps behind them.

When she turned her head again, Chen Ping was already only four or five meters away at their side, and the distance between them was still shrinking!

"Young Master, run!"

Wu Feng gave a sharp cry, released Ning Tian's hand, and suddenly threw a high kick at Chen Ping.

The unexpected attack threw Chen Ping into a panic.

He never imagined someone would attack him without saying a word!

Fortunately, the past few months of eating at the Eighth Window had not been for nothing.

Facing the snow-white raised leg sweeping toward his chin, Chen Ping abruptly leaned backward, bending into an iron bridge as he fell back and narrowly dodged the sneak attack.

But Wu Feng seemed determined not to let the matter go. With a sharp cry, her delicate body sprang upward.

A dense wave of heat surged from Wu Feng's body, accompanied by a faint Dragon's Roar.

The next moment, Wu Feng's slender body suddenly lengthened.

While in midair, she looked like a sixteen- or seventeen-year-old girl who had just finished developing.

A faint red glow rippled across Wu Feng's skin. Starting from the left side of her face, a layer of fine dragon scales covered her, extending down her neck and over her shoulder, all the way along her entire left arm and hand.

From the corner of his eye, Chen Ping saw Wu Feng's right arm, similar to Bei Bei's Dragonification. His eyelids twitched, and he immediately sensed trouble, casually activating the Image Retaining Pearl hanging at his waist.

"Do I... know you? Why are you... acting crazy?"

Chen Ping dodged left and right, avoiding several swipes of Wu Feng's claws before finally managing to piece together a complete sentence.

But unfortunately—

Chen Ping sent a message in hopes of clearing up the misunderstanding, only for the empty-headed Wu Feng to reject it.

Damn it!

Chen Ping cursed inwardly as the Insect Staff - Touch Dragon appeared in his hand.

Just watch how I scam you today.

Attacking in Shrek's non-dueling zone, and even launching a sneak attack.

If I don't scam this little girl until she has to use her panties as compensation, I'll count it as her not wearing any today!

Chen Ping also understood that the prerequisite for receiving compensation was being alive to collect it—and alive to spend it.

Attacking someone at school for no reason, and with a sneak attack at that, warranted a serious warning afterward as well as compensation for the victim.

But Chen Ping also understood one thing: receiving compensation while lying in a hospital bed felt completely different from receiving it while alive and kicking.

In the Original Work, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong had nearly been burned into human jerky by the rampaging Ma Xiao Tao.

Yet after receiving compensation, they could still be happy about it because they had not truly been hurt.

Otherwise, do you think those two would still have been able to smile?

He switched from tossing the staff with both hands to stepping forward and striking with one hand. For a moment, Staff Flourishes danced through the air, accompanied by sharp whooshes as they tore through the air.

That should scare these two girls, right?

Chen Ping felt somewhat nervous. He held the Touch Dragon Staff in a reverse one-handed grip, taking a ready stance—only to see two gleaming yellow Century Soul Rings descend around Wu Feng!

Not good!

Chen Ping inwardly cried out in alarm. He believed he could handle Soul Masters of the same rank, but a Soul Grandmaster...

Before Chen Ping could even catch his breath, Ning Tian, standing nearby, grew anxious as well. "Xiao Feng, if we leave, we leave together. I'll fight him with you!"

Ning Tian's voice trembled slightly from nervousness, but Chen Ping's expression instantly turned bitter.

Because he watched helplessly as two bright yellow Century Soul Rings descended around Ning Tian as well.

For fuck's sake! How am I supposed to fight this?