"Food! Who's got food? Give me some!" Xu Lizhi darted through the crowd like a little cannonball, his round face full of longing while his eyes swept around like radar.
Everyone around him could tell he was looking for someone. As for who? It was Yun Mu and Tang Wulin.
At last, he spotted familiar figures and immediately trotted over.
Xu Lizhi rubbed his chubby hands together, his tone almost ingratiating. "Boss! Wulin! I finally found you! Did you bring any food? My stomach's been growling forever!"
Tang Wulin shook his head helplessly, amused, then reached into his Storage Soul Tool and pulled out several strips of glistening jerky, handing them to him.
"Wulin, you're the best!" Xu Lizhi stuffed them into his mouth as soon as he took them, his cheeks bulging as he chewed. His words came out muffled. "I'm telling you, I'm going up to perform later! Boss, aren't you coming with me? With your strength and status, there's no way they'd turn you down!"
"Forget it. Not interested." Yun Mu leaned against a nearby pillar and waved with a smile. "Besides, I have to compete on behalf of Eastsea Academy. What would it look like if I went up there to perform with Shrek people?"
Xu Lizhi sucked the grease from his fingers, looking regretful. "Sigh, if only your Martial Soul could be cultivated in the inner court. Then the two of us could take the field together and crush everyone!"
The moment he finished speaking, a pleasant but slightly chilly voice drifted over. "You little glutton, where did you run off to? Don't you know you're about to go on?"
The instant Xu Lizhi heard that voice, he seemed to come alive. He stretched out his arms and shouted in that direction, "Sister Xinglan! I'm