Love at First Sight

"If you enroll, she'll be your senior. She's a Monster among Monsters at Shrek Academy." Dai Mubai's voice came from behind them.

"Don't waste time. I'll take you straight to the fourth stage." Dai Mubai saw the roasted sausages in their hands but said nothing.

"Little Ao, give me one. Fatty, get me a cup of Vitality Milk Tea." Tossing three silver coins onto the stall, he scampered toward Zhu Zhuqing and handed it to her.

Back then, Dai Mubai would never have let his fiancée eat something so "ambiguous," but after being brutally beaten by Shen Ranxi so many times, he understood.

Back when he had gotten familiar with everyone, yellow jokes between the boys had been unavoidable. Several times, Shen Ranxi had overheard them without his noticing.

She had said nothing to his face, but during that period, she challenged him to spar every day. Shen Ranxi had always been higher-level than him and had more combat experience, so he ended up bruised and swollen.

But Shen Ranxi was younger than him. As someone who cared so much about his pride, Dai Mubai couldn't refuse. Though he had made rapid progress, it hurt. After every one-sided beating, he felt as though his whole body had been torn apart. When he truly couldn't take it anymore, he poured out his bitter water to Oscar and Ma Hongjun.

Oscar could only guess at Little Xi's reasons. In the end, he finally figured it out: Shen Ranxi was dissatisfied with his lack of respect for women.

Since that was his habit, she would use her strength to make him understand that, in front of her, he had to at least pretend to respect women.

Nothing made people remember more deeply than physical pain.

One of those two was in the Support System, and the other was still too young, so she couldn't really go after them. Dai Mubai was just right. If anyone asked, it was merely sparring between classmates, and the teachers turned a blind eye.

Xiao Wu looked at the milk tea in her hand and took a sip.

"Brother, this Vitality Milk Tea is so good! I love it!"

Tang San was still dwelling on the fact that someone as strong as Dai Mubai had spoken of that senior with a trace of admiration in his tone.

Dai Mubai said, "Come on, I'll take you straight to the fourth stage."

Tang San said, "Wouldn't that be inappropriate?"

Dai Mubai tossed over a crystal ball for measuring soul power and said, "As long as your soul power exceeds Level 25, you can be exempt from the third test."

Then the group, including Ning Rongrong, measured their soul power one by one and prepared to head to the fourth stage.

Seeing Xiao Wu happily drinking what she held, Ning Rongrong walked over with a sweet smile. "Classmate, where did you buy that? Is it good?"

Xiao Wu nodded repeatedly. "It's really good! I bought the milk tea over there." She pointed toward Oscar and Ma Hongjun's stall.

After thanking her, Ning Rongrong quickly ran to the stall. "I want a cup of milk tea."

Oscar stared blankly at the girl before him. Her hair was like a waterfall, and her sparkling eyes made her look like a noble little princess. A flash of amazement crossed his eyes.

Ning Rongrong took the milk tea and left without noticing the scruffy uncle at all.

Because of food and clothes, girls quickly blended in together. One praised another's skirt, and another praised someone's hair accessories. They chatted and laughed all the way.

Dai Mubai also briefly introduced Shrek Academy's philosophy to everyone.

Everyone exclaimed in surprise, "Your school only has four students now?!"

"There are only four students at the school now. Two of them are the ones at the snack stall just now. Another one hasn't been around these past few days. Let me warn you in advance: don't provoke her for no reason, or else..." He left the sentence unfinished, leaving plenty of room for imagination.

This stirred great curiosity in everyone. Could she be someone extremely vicious and difficult to get along with?

Zhu Zhuqing knew who that last student was. Dai Mubai had mentioned this mysterious girl in his letters. The reason she and Dai Mubai could still remain so calm around each other now was thanks to her.

Everyone was tremendously curious about the strange—or rather, bizarre—dean Dai Mubai had described. After all, it was not easy to come up with so many bizarre rules.

Amid their chatter and laughter, they arrived at the Fourth Stage Ground.

Zhao Wuji looked them over. "Not bad. There are four this year."

Dai Mubai said, "Teacher Zhao, they were exempt from the second and third tests."

Everyone curiously looked at the man whose robust muscles stretched his armor taut. His armored arms were as broad and thick as city walls, and he radiated a powerful sense of oppression.

Dai Mubai introduced him. "This is our school's Vice Dean, a Level 76 Battle Soul Saint. His title is Immovable Ming King."

"What? A Soul Saint!" Everyone looked astonished.

Dai Mubai's gaze shifted, and his eyes lit up. "Little Xi!"

The moment Tang San saw that figure he had met not long ago, his heart skipped a beat. No one but him noticed.

Xiao Wu excitedly patted Tang San's arm. "Little San, see that? It's that girl from the other day. Could she be the last student?"

She had to make friends with a girl so much to her liking! Xiao Wu made up her mind.

Seeing how eager to try Xiao Wu was, Tang San could only remind her, "Take it slow. Don't scare her." It was only natural for Xiao Wu to like a girl as bright as the sun.

Dai Mubai asked with a hint of delight, "Little Xi, when did you get back?"

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing looked at the girl approaching them, radiating arrogance and edge. She stood straight as a drawn sword, sharp and showy.

Shen Ranxi gave a guilty smile. She would never admit that she had wanted to slack off and come back later, only to be caught red-handed by Dean Flender.

"Business finished, so I came back right away." Teacher Zhao's snort of laughter sounded behind her.

Shen Ranxi didn't dare continue that topic. Teacher Zhao's tone was clearly a little sarcastic.

She smiled at them. "Hello, I'm Shen Ranxi. I'm sure Dai Laoda has already talked about me in front of you. Most likely bad words, so don't believe him."

A small joke eased the atmosphere.

Zhao Wuji said, "All right, stop catching up. Once you pass the test, you'll have plenty of time."

That damn Flender had run off to the city to hide and slack off again. Was this his damn school, or had he opened it for me?

So annoying! Wasn't this what Little Xi called being an Ox-Horse? When Flender gets back, I'll make sure to settle the score with him!

Shen Ranxi felt that Teacher Zhao truly looked like a Furious Bear right now.

"Dai Mubai, you and Little Xi are together. The four new students are together. Your two teams will face off separately." After saying that, he closed his eyes to rest.

Seeing Teacher Zhao's furious expression, Dai Mubai didn't dare raise any objections.

"Let's introduce ourselves. We need to understand each other for this to be fair." Dai Mubai's expression turned serious. With Little Xi on my team, what was there to fear? This was a favorable matchup!

By coincidence, the four on the other side thought the same thing. Four against two—they were definitely going to win.

Shen Ranxi shot a disdainful glance at that stupid tiger. He was fighting his own fiancée and was still grinning like an idiot.

Whatever. Let him learn that girls weren't so easy to pursue.

They stopped with the pleasantries and got straight to the point.

"Xiao Wu, Martial Soul: Soft Bone Rabbit. Level 29 Assault System Battle Soul Master."

"Tang San, Martial Soul: Blue Silver Grass. Level 29 Control System Battle Soul Master."

"Ning Rongrong, Martial Soul: Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda. Level 26 Support System Weapon Soul Master."

"Zhu Zhuqing, Martial Soul: Hell Spirit Cat. Level 27 Agility Attack System Battle Soul Master."

"Dai Mubai, Martial Soul: White Tiger. Level 37 Assault System Battle Soul Master."

"Shen Ranxi, Martial Soul: Ruyi Golden Cudgel. Level 39 Assault System Battle Soul Master."

Everyone present except Dai Mubai stared at her in astonishment.