The Difference Between Pigs

"Charcoal-grilled Man-faced Demon Spider, these mountain pepper pheasants, and don't forget your signature Flame Giant Pig. Hurry up!"

After ordering, the teacher leading Canghui Academy sat back down and waited for dinner to be served.

As expected, Ma Hongjun's words reached the ears of everyone from Canghui Academy. They did not say much to that lecherous fat man, merely exchanging meaningful looks.

"Soup's here!"

Just as the waiter carried over the steaming dishes and was about to set them down, a figure suddenly rushed forward. The waiter lost his balance, and the tray in his hands fell straight down. Seated beneath it was Ye Tianxing.

Watching the scene unfold, Ye Tianxing could not help shaking his head with a smile. "Even drinking cold water gets food stuck in my teeth."

Ye Tianxing lightly slapped the table, causing his chopsticks to stand upright. As sword qi flowed into them, the chopsticks braced the exact center of the tray's underside the next second. Every steaming dish landed safely back on the tray, without spilling so much as a drop of soup.

Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and the others were utterly stunned. Ye Ping'an's control over his strength, as well as his understanding of the sword, truly was extraordinary.

The Canghui Academy student standing behind them watched the whole thing, his pupils shrinking. Seeing that his actions had caused these people no trouble at all, and that the Handsome Youth who had casually tapped the table did not seem easy to provoke, he returned to his seat and pretended nothing had happened.

Just then, Ma Hongjun's loose tongue brought up Zhu Zhuqing, touching Dai Mubai's sore spot.

While Ma Hongjun was still in shock, Dai Mubai's arm muscles bulged, sharply defined and incredibly robust.

"Boss Dai, I was wrong!"

Dai Mubai lifted Ma Hongjun, who weighed even more than himself, high above his head, then hurled him toward Canghui Academy's table.

"Your Flame Giant Pig is here."

A whole-pig feast, complete with a massive pig head and rich in color, aroma, and flavor, was brought to the table. It was a ten-year Flame Giant Pig, capable of spewing scorching flames from its mouth to attack enemies. Meat from such a Spirit Beast was the inn's signature dish, the kind that money alone could not buy.

Spirit Master was a noble profession, and Canghui Academy was affiliated with an Advanced Spirit Master Academy, so this dish was nothing special to them.

Just as the leading teacher was about to be the first to pick up a piece, a scream rang out beside his ear. Puzzled, he turned his head and saw everyone from Shrek Academy, led by Dai Mubai, standing up. They stared in shock while struggling not to laugh.

"Idiots."

The leading teacher cursed, then instinctively reached out with his chopsticks. When he gave a light pull, the tender, succulent meat did not tear off. Instead, the chopsticks wriggled.

"Holy shit! The pig's alive!"

The leading teacher followed the voice and saw that the Flame Giant Pig originally placed in the center of the table had changed shape. A lecherous-looking fat man in fiery red clothes, covered in soup, had the chopsticks in his mouth. He gave everyone an embarrassed smile, then even threw a flirtatious wink at the only girl among them.

"..."

After a moment of silence, the other diners in the restaurant were the first to lose it, bursting into laughter.

Dai Mubai, Tang San, and the others clutched their stomachs as they laughed. Ye Tianxing could not help laughing as well. He had to admire Dai Mubai's accuracy, angle, and strength. Not one of the three could have been lacking.

There was also the right time, the right place, and the right people. All three had aligned perfectly.

The right time: Canghui Academy's arrival.

The right place: where the Flame Giant Pig had been placed.

The right people: Shrek stood united against outsiders, and Ye Tianxing was no exception. Within the academy, he could bicker with Dai Mubai and the others and undermine their unity, but when facing outsiders, their fists had to point outward.

On top of that, the Flame Giant Pig looked remarkably similar to Ma Hongjun, and Ma Hongjun happened to be wearing clothes with flame patterns that day.

The leading teacher from Canghui Academy was practically bursting with rage. He flung his chopsticks to the ground and pointed at Dai Mubai and the others as he roared, "Which academy are you from? Who is your leading teacher? To think they taught students as vile as you!"

"Listen carefully. We're from Shrek Academy." Dai Mubai announced their name.

Everyone from Canghui Academy shook their heads after hearing it, saying they had never heard of it.

Then, at the leading teacher's signal, they grabbed stools and charged over, grappling with Dai Mubai and Tang San.

"Those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre?" Ye Tianxing sat in his chair, watching Dai Mubai and Tang San grapple with the others with great interest, showing no intention of helping.

"Not bad, Ping'an. You're looking more and more like a member of Shrek Academy now. You even remember Dean Flender's classic saying perfectly." Oscar gave Ye Tianxing a thumbs-up.

Ye Tianxing smiled. "Is that so? Heh heh..."

How could he not remember? Not to mention that Ye Tianxing knew how the story would unfold, but the moment he entered Flender's office, he saw Oscar's so-called classic sayings hanging on the wall. The first one was: Those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre.

To investigate the whereabouts of the Blue Silver Emperor and the spirit bone, Ye Tianxing had searched every corner of Shrek Academy.

At last, he discovered some clues in Flender's office. The place faintly radiated a vast vitality, and Ye Tianxing guessed that it had to be connected to the Blue Silver Emperor.

However, Flender spent most of every day in his office, and he treasured money like his life. The place containing the Blue Silver Emperor and the spirit bone had surely been hidden in Flender's private treasury.

For someone who regarded money as life itself, the place where he hid his wealth was far more formidable than a mountain of blades or a sea of fire. There were several possible locations alone, and countless suspected hiding places. Even a cunning rabbit had three burrows, let alone Flender.

Just as Ye Tianxing was considering how to lure Flender away and investigate the treasury's location, a figure suddenly came flying toward him.

Ye Tianxing instinctively kicked out, only to realize that he had sent Dai Mubai flying.

It turned out that Canghui Academy's students had been steadily pushed back. After Tang San had knocked down four or five of them, the leading teacher could no longer endure it and disregarded his status to personally step in.

Ye Tianxing ignored Dai Mubai's hateful glare, since he was already used to it.

The leading teacher from Canghui Academy spoke with fury. "Since you are students of Shrek Academy, where is your leading teacher? I want to have a talk with him."

At the neighboring table, Yu Xiaogang and Zhao Wuji, who had watched the entire spectacle, understood that this was an opportunity to temper the youngsters.

Seeing that Canghui Academy's leading teacher had specifically demanded to speak with Shrek Academy's leading teacher, it would not be easy to resolve matters if they continued to let the children handle it.

Yu Xiaogang was just about to stand when Zhao Wuji stopped him.

"Master, are you planning to step in?" Zhao Wuji knew full well that, with the Master's strength, he was nowhere near a match for the leading teacher across from them.

"They are looking for Shrek Academy's leading teacher. Of course I have to go."

"Do you really not regret it?" Based on Zhao Wuji's experience, the other teacher's "talk" did not mean anything normal.

Yu Xiaogang had once traveled the continent, but special circumstances had led him to remain in Nuoding City for more than ten years. The state of the continent then was vastly different from what it was now, and even the way people spoke had changed greatly.

"Don't worry. Last time was only a misunderstanding. I have already forgiven the children. This time, the children are in trouble, so I have to step forward. Besides, the other party comes from an Advanced Spirit Master Academy. They will not do anything to me." Filled with confidence, Yu Xiaogang walked forward under Zhao Wuji's gaze, the gaze one gave a warrior heading to his death.