After another bout of joyful revelry, the two finally climbed out of bed. Soul Masters had much stronger physiques than ordinary people, so Meng Yiran was still able to get out of bed and walk.
"Yiran, take this." At that moment, Zhao Zilong took a pill out of his Soul Tool.
"What is this?" Meng Yiran accepted it, puzzled.
"Birth control pills." Zhao Zilong didn't hide it from her and told her directly. With the Tang Sect Hundred Poisons, Zhao Zilong naturally knew the basics of pill-making. Besides, birth control pills were sold in Douluo Continent as well.
Meng Yiran's face immediately paled when she heard this. Zhao Zilong hurriedly explained, "Don't get the wrong idea. I just think we're both still young, and this is the age when our Soul Power cultivation is fastest. If you got pregnant, we'd be having a child before marriage. Besides, neither of us is old enough to marry legally."
Only then did Meng Yiran breathe a sigh of relief. Zhao Zilong promised her again, "Don't worry, Yiran. You're my woman, and I'll definitely marry you someday. Of course, if you really don't want to take it, then don't."
"I'll take it." Meng Yiran nodded. After all, she hadn't even considered having a child at her age. She was still a child herself!
For the next month, Zhao Zilong played cards with Meng Yiran in their room every day. With the one hundred and eight ways of unlocking new positions that he had learned in his previous life, Zhao Zilong now put them all to use with Meng Yiran.
The holiday soon ended. On its final night, Zhao Zilong and Meng Yiran returned to Shrek Academy, then went back to their respective dormitories.
Zhao Zilong returned to his dormitory and greeted Ma Hongjun, Tang San, and the others. "Hey, everyone's here! It's been a month. Did you miss me?"
Dai Mubai came over, punched Zhao Zilong in the chest, and laughed. "Zi Long, you're back! You really waited until the last day of the holiday. Looks like you had a great time out there!"
"Zi Long, you're here." Tang San looked at Zhao Zilong, then immediately took the Godly Zhuge Crossbow he had prepared earlier from his person and handed it to him. "This Godly Zhuge Crossbow is yours."
"Thanks." Zhao Zilong accepted the Godly Zhuge Crossbow and thanked him.
"Brother Long, you're here! You have to stand up for me!" Ma Hongjun immediately came over, looking as if he were about to burst into tears.
Looking at the bruised and swollen fat man in front of him, Zhao Zilong furrowed his brow. "Fatty, what happened to you?"
Dai Mubai explained, "Fatty got beaten up by someone outside. We brothers were just about to go help him get revenge!"
Zhao Zilong looked at Ma Hongjun and said helplessly, "I told you not to go out at night or in the morning, but you wouldn't listen. Now you've gotten yourself into trouble, haven't you?"
Ma Hongjun immediately explained, "Brother Long, I didn't deliberately start trouble! I was trying to be a hero and save a beauty. A hooligan was trying to molest a girl, so I went to save her, but I ended up getting beaten instead."
Ma Hongjun then recounted what had happened. When Zhao Zilong finished listening, he said, "Oh." So Ma Hongjun had still been beaten up by that Bu Le after all! Not a single part of the plot that was supposed to happen had been left out.
Zhao Zilong didn't think much more of it and agreed at once. "All right, I'll go with you."
They had only just stepped outside when they ran into Xiao Wu at the door. Xiao Wu was a lively girl to begin with, and when she heard that Zhao Zilong and the others were going to fight, she immediately perked up.
What happened next was no different from the original story. Xiao Wu put on an Oscar-worthy performance to lure Bu Le in, then gave him a thorough beating.
The next morning, on the Shrek training field, Master Yu Xiaogang looked at the nine Shrek students and said, "Now, everyone has completed the first stage of training. After resting for a month, your bodies and minds have recovered to their best condition. Next, I'll begin the second stage of training."
"This time, the training location will be the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City. There's no time limit for this training. It will end when you earn your Silver Spirit Badge. Xiao San and Zi Long, I want you two to earn Gold Spirit Badges."
Zhao Zilong grew excited when he heard this. "We're going to the Great Soul Arena? That's practically a perfect place for me to make money!"
After saying this, Zhao Zilong looked at the others. "If you want to get rich, just bet on me to win."
Dai Mubai laughed. "Of course I know that, brother. We all know how strong you are. Whether my wallet gets fat depends on you."
Ning Rongrong smiled playfully. "Don't worry. I knew Master would send us to the Great Soul Arena, so I went home during the holiday and brought back one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins. You'd better not lose."
"One hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins? That's way too much money!" Ma Hongjun's eyes sparkled. He looked at Ning Rongrong with a pleading expression. "Could you lend me some money then?"
"Hmph, no." Ning Rongrong said arrogantly, "As long as I bet on Zi Long, I'm guaranteed to win."
Zhao Zilong sighed. "As expected of the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. You really are rich-one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins in one go. But Rongrong, you'd better be careful. Since I have the power to decide the outcome, whether you win or lose is in my hands. How about you invest a few tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins? Then I'll let you win a hundred times in a row..."
But before Zhao Zilong could finish speaking, Meng Yiran glared at him with "Killing Intent." Zhao Zilong coughed awkwardly and said, "A gentleman can endure poverty without abandoning his lofty ambitions. I would never bow to mere money."
"All right." Master Yu Xiaogang looked at Zhao Zilong's serious expression and reminded him, "Zi Long, I also have one requirement for you: you're not allowed to use your External Soul Bone or Hidden Weapons. If possible, don't use your Hidden Weapon techniques either. Those techniques can be kept as trump cards."
Zhao Zilong nodded. "My Hidden Weapons are usually Blue Silver Grass leaves, so they're also part of my Martial Soul. But you're right, Master. I really shouldn't use my External Soul Bone casually."
After saying this, Master Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang San and the others as well. "Xiao San, and all of you, you're not allowed to use Hidden Weapons either. Understood?"
"Yes, Teacher."
Master Yu Xiaogang continued, "You'll be entering not only the singles and doubles events, but the team event as well. When you compete, you're not allowed to use your real names. You must all use aliases, and everyone must wear a mask to maintain an air of mystery."
Zhao Zilong grinned. "I like that. Put on a mask, announce an alias, and your style level instantly shoots through the roof."
Dai Mubai asked, "Master, I remember team events have seven people, right?"
"That's right. Come on, let's go register first." Master Yu Xiaogang said this, then walked ahead on his own.
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