Entrapment

After hurriedly finishing dinner, Fatty ate another two of Oscar's Recovery Sausages before the five of them quietly headed out of the academy.

Ma Hongjun had not planned to tell anyone else.

After all, getting beaten up in the Grass Nest was hardly something glorious.

Just as the five of them reached the academy gate, a dark figure suddenly flashed out from the side, blocking their path.

After being beaten up, Ma Hongjun had become jumpy at the slightest sign of trouble. He summoned his martial soul almost immediately.

Purple-red flames lit up the darkness, allowing the four of them to see who stood in their way.

Ma Hongjun let out a breath and withdrew his Phoenix flames. "Why is it you? Were you trying to scare us to death?"

The person who had suddenly appeared before the four of them was Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu wore brown trousers today, along with a simple white camisole. Though her figure was not as exaggerated as Zhu Zhuqing's, her slim, graceful body had its own charm.

Especially that astonishingly slender yet springy waist, along with the glossy black scorpion braid hanging down behind her all the way to her heels, gave her a touch of the approachable girl next door.

Her large black eyes held a trace of confusion as she stared at Tang San and the others.

"What are you all sneaking off to do? Fatty, why is your face swollen? Did someone beat you up?"

Ma Hongjun gave a dry cough. Bai Ge and the others were all men like him, so he had nothing to hide from them.

But Xiao Wu was a girl, and she had always looked down on the way he dealt with his Evil Fire.

For a moment, Ma Hongjun did not want to tell her how he had gotten beaten up.

Xiao Wu stepped forward a few paces and, by the moonlight, saw the injuries on Ma Hongjun's face clearly. She immediately jumped up in righteous indignation.

"Who was cruel enough to beat you up like this?! Brother Dai, it wasn't you, was it?"

Dai Mubai curled his lip. "Would I hit my own brother that hard? Fatty got beaten up while fighting over a woman. We were just about to go help him settle the score."

"Then what are we waiting for? Count me in. Anyone who dares hit my brother, Xiao Wu-jie will beat him until he can't take care of himself."

Xiao Wu had always been the type who loved chaos.

When she had first entered the academy, she had held some prejudice against Fatty.

But after so many days of watching out for one another through this period of devilish training, that prejudice had long since vanished.

Besides, back at Notting Academy, she had been the boss, and she had often gotten into fights to help others settle scores.

When they sparred normally, everyone knew their limits. Now that she finally had a chance for a real fight, she looked even more impatient than Ma Hongjun.

"Xiao Wu, you're too good to me. How about I offer myself to you?"

Seeing that Xiao Wu not only did not stop them from seeking revenge, but had immediately joined them instead, Fatty was deeply moved. The gloom in his heart also faded somewhat.

That last sentence, however, clearly exposed his usual lecherous nature.

"Who are you offering yourself to?"

Tang San looked at Fatty, his voice carrying a chilling hint of killing intent.

It was as if, should Fatty dare repeat himself, Tang San would not mind returning to his old profession from his previous life.

Bai Ge rolled his eyes at the sight. If his Xue Er was a vinegar jar, then this fellow townsman of his was a vinegar factory that had exploded.

Fatty glanced at Tang San and hurriedly gave a nervous chuckle. "Forget I said anything, Third Brother. Let's go."

The five became six. Under the cover of the dark, windy night, they set off along a route Fatty knew by heart. The five of them circulated their Soul Power and raced toward Suotuo City like the wind.

Half an hour later.

"Fatty, this is where you usually come to deal with your Evil Fire?"

Dai Mubai's brows had drawn tightly together.

Before the five of them stood a row of single-story houses.

This was a particularly remote corner of Suotuo City. The houses before them were only a little over three meters tall, and many parts looked badly damaged.

Several pink lanterns hung at the entrance. Beneath them stood a few heavily made-up, clearly no longer young women of the night, soliciting passersby.

Oscar's mouth twitched. "No wonder you always say there are Golden Phoenixes in the Grass Nest. This really is a Grass Nest!"

Dai Mubai and Oscar truly could not compliment Ma Hongjun's taste.

It was Tang San and Xiao Wu's first time coming to a place like this. Aside from curiosity, they did not feel anything special.

Bai Ge, meanwhile, was speechless. Fatty's tastes were seriously extreme.

Fatty merely let out two strange chuckles and lowered his voice. "It's cheap here. Low prices and plenty of value—one silver coin gets you one time, two silver coins gets you three. Great value for money. Besides, you have to believe that there are Golden Phoenixes in the Grass Nest. It just depends on your luck."

Dai Mubai shot him an irritated glare. "Don't say you know me when we go out in the future. I knew you weren't picky, but I never expected you to be this tough. You actually come to a dump this low-class. Those Golden Phoenixes of yours are old enough to be your mothers."

Fatty said in embarrassment and anger, "Brother Dai, you didn't come here just to mock me, did you? Let's handle the important business first. Wait here. I'll go ask whether that bastard has left."

As he spoke, Fatty quickly headed toward his "Grass Nest."

A short while later, Ma Hongjun ran back excitedly. "Great! That guy hasn't left yet, but he's already paying the bill. He'll probably come out any moment. Brothers, if you help me get revenge this time, I'll treat everyone to a good meal afterward."

Dai Mubai waved him off. "Stop talking nonsense. We wouldn't dare accept a meal from you. With your taste, forget it."

After hearing Dai Mubai's words, even Xiao Wu could not help nodding. She and Tang San had seen Dai Mubai take a pair of twin sisters to a hotel before. Compared with those exquisite twin sisters, these "Aunties" before them were like heaven and earth.

As they spoke, someone emerged from the Grass Nest.

Tang San and the others stood in a dark corner across from the Grass Nest. By now, night had completely fallen, making it difficult for anyone on the other side to see them.

"That's him." Fatty gritted his teeth.

Just as Fatty had described, the person who walked out of the "Grass Nest" was a middle-aged man in his forties.

He had dark skin and stood just over 1.6 meters tall. A satisfied, lecherous grin hung on his face. His right hand was wrapped in bandages, and he wore a pair of loose shorts riddled with holes and flip-flops on his feet. Swaying as he walked toward the street, he hummed a little tune.

"Today, your lordship is in a good mood, out for a stroll with his little bird."

"Should we go?" Fatty's fists crackled as he clenched them.

"Wait."

Xiao Wu grabbed Ma Hongjun's thick shoulder with one hand and tossed her scorpion braid behind her back with the other. A harmless smile appeared on her pretty face. "You come out later. Leave this to me."

As she spoke, Xiao Wu took small steps toward the lecherous uncle named Bu Le from the side.

"What is Xiao Wu going to do?"

Ma Hongjun looked at Tang San in confusion. Everyone knew Tang San understood her best.