Goodbye Ling Luochen

The smile slowly blooming on the cool, aloof woman's face beneath the moonlight left the male students watching nearby utterly dumbstruck.

Even Chen Feng was stunned for a moment, though he quickly recovered.

Ling Luochen greeted Chen Feng, clearly having come to find him.

The male students around them immediately looked at Chen Feng with envy. As for jealousy? The gap was simply too great—they could not even bring themselves to be jealous...

They could only sigh that being handsome and powerful really was a good thing.

The female students, meanwhile, speculated about this "old woman's" relationship with Chen Feng. They inwardly lamented how miserable they were—not only did they have to compete with people their own age, but even upperclassmen were competing with them.

Chen Feng smiled and greeted her. "Senior Sister Ling."

Then Chen Feng stepped toward Ling Luochen.

Seeing Chen Feng approach, Ling Luochen's smile faded. With a hint of reproach, she said, "Don't call me Senior Sister Ling. I told you to come see me whenever you had time, but look at you—you've been silent for so long."

Chen Feng recalled that they had met just a week ago. Was that really so long?

Chen Feng looked at Ling Luochen and said, "I've been in seclusion these past few days, cultivating a Self-Created Soul Skill. I only came out yesterday. But Senior Sister, you aren't wearing the Inner Courtyard uniform today?"

Ling Luochen rolled her eyes at Chen Feng, thinking, Didn't I change specially to come see you? Otherwise, I couldn't be bothered.

Ling Luochen said casually, "The Inner Courtyard uniform attracts too much attention, so I changed into a dress. What? Doesn't it look good?"

Chen Feng gave Ling Luochen a slight once-over, and his eyes immediately lit up. She wore a long white dress that fluttered gently in the evening breeze, elegant and aloof.

The dress was exquisitely designed, perfectly outlining Ling Luochen's slender figure like a graceful curve. Its fitted bodice highlighted her well-proportioned body. Although she was far behind Ma Xiaotao's oppressively voluptuous, sinfully tempting peaches, the handful-sized fullness had its own distinctive charm.

Her slender waist seemed as though it could not bear a single grasp. The shoulders were uniquely designed, exposing her delicate collarbones like butterfly wings, making Ling Luochen appear even more noble.

The skirt covered her thighs, revealing two fair, straight calves. The lace hem and gold-thread embroidery were both exquisitely delicate. Through the hazy fabric, one could almost see the fair, smooth skin beneath, stirring uncontrollable desire.

Ling Luochen noticed Chen Feng appraising her lovely body, and a faint flush unconsciously rose to her pretty face.

She shot Chen Feng a coy glance. "All right, are you done looking? Is it pretty?"

Chen Feng looked at Ling Luochen and said, "The dress is beautiful, but Senior Sister Ling is even more beautiful."

Ling Luochen immediately beamed, though she maintained her cool expression and gave a proud little snort. "At least you have good taste."

Then the two began chatting.

Ling Luochen had initially been a little annoyed that Chen Feng had not come to see her for so long, but when she heard that he had been in seclusion cultivating a Self-Created Soul Skill, her interest was immediately piqued.

As a Soul Master passionate about cultivation and becoming stronger, Ling Luochen was very interested in Self-Created Soul Skills.

Shrek Academy's Inner Courtyard also taught extremely formidable methods of controlling soul skills. Many ways of applying soul skills were Shrek Academy's closely guarded secrets, and only Inner Courtyard disciples who had signed confidentiality agreements could learn them.

However, those techniques were merely combinations of a few soul skills. In the end, they were no more than combination techniques—burst methods achieved by using several soul skills together.

Though they did improve one's strength, the improvement was not particularly great.

Thus, hearing that Chen Feng had actually cultivated a Self-Created Soul Skill left Ling Luochen deeply shocked.

As school ended, more and more Outer Courtyard students gathered around to watch and gossip. Ling Luochen immediately reached out with her fair, slender hand, grabbed Chen Feng, and ran outside.

"Senior Sister Ling!!"

"Chen Feng, enough. Listen to Senior Sister's arrangements. Staying in seclusion and cultivating bitterly all the time won't do. You need to know how to balance work and rest. Don't cultivate tonight—Senior Sister will take you around Shrek properly and help you relax."

Holding Chen Feng's hand, Ling Luochen could not help feeling a little shy, her heart pounding uncontrollably.

As for what exactly Ling Luochen was thinking, no one could say...

Shrek East City Gate.

Since Huo Yuhao had no money, Tang Ya came up with a way for Huo Yuhao to support himself.

Naturally, the method was to have Huo Yuhao set up a stall selling grilled fish.

Tang Ya said to Huo Yuhao, "Yuhao, come on. Let's set up a stall in Shrek East City. There are lots of people there."

Huo Yuhao followed Tang Ya out of the academy. On both sides of the main road outside the East Gate, countless vendors had gathered. There were even quite a few students in Shrek Academy uniforms setting up stalls there.

They sold everything imaginable, with goods displayed in dazzling variety. Among them, vendors selling all sorts of food were the most numerous, and their cries of advertisement never ceased.

Not far from the city gate, Tang Ya took out the grilled-fish equipment she had prepared.

A Metal Grill, an Iron Rack, all kinds of seasonings, slaughtered and cleaned Green Fish, and even a small table.

Tang Ya said to Huo Yuhao, "All right, Yuhao, now it's up to your skills. Remember to save two grilled fish for me. One grilled fish sells for five copper coins."

After saying that, Tang Ya, the little foodie, eagerly ran off.

Huo Yuhao first checked the seasonings, then began preparing the Green Fish. After marinating them in seasoning, he began his great grilled-fish endeavor.

As Huo Yuhao grilled the fish, he hummed a song with a happy smile on his face. His time at Shrek Academy had been the happiest period of his life.

Earlier, Huo Yuhao had been beaten black and blue by Wang Dong. After Tang Ya found out, she immediately stood up for him. Wang Dong learned that Tang Ya was the sect master of the Tang Sect and that Huo Yuhao was a Tang Sect disciple. Although she still looked down on Huo Yuhao, she never hit him again.

Moreover, Bei Bei had helped Huo Yuhao clear his blocked meridians. Although Huo Yuhao's meridians were still narrow, they no longer affected his cultivation.

Especially after receiving homeroom teacher Zhou Yi's affirmation today, Huo Yuhao was overjoyed. Thinking about how Teacher Zhou Yi had removed Wang Dong from the post of Class Monitor and appointed him instead, Huo Yuhao could not help growing excited at the thought of Wang Dong's ugly expression.

Huo Yuhao used Martial Soul Possession. With the exceptional vision of his Spirit Eyes, Huo Yuhao had an excellent grasp of the heat.

The Green Fish, grilled to a golden brown, still glistened with a thin layer of oil, while a rich fragrance continuously burst forth from its belly.

Before long, the intense aroma of fish drew over a third-year Shrek Academy student wearing a purple uniform to buy one.

After just one bite, the student in purple froze. Ignoring how scalding hot it was fresh off the grill, he wolfed the entire fish down in no time.

Seeing how deliciously the student ate, the surrounding Shrek Academy students immediately understood just how tasty Huo Yuhao's grilled fish was.

They promptly lined up and snapped up the other three Green Fish from Huo Yuhao's first batch.

Just as Huo Yuhao's business was booming and he was selling grilled fish at a furious pace, a beauty emerging from Shrek Academy's gates made everyone nearby unconsciously turn to look.