Naughty Feeling

Lin Feng took the Gold Coins and weighed them in his hand. There were roughly a hundred or so.

He curled his lip and said, "Hmph, at least you know what's good for you. If you dare come looking for trouble again, I'll extort you to death!"

Flender's mouth twitched as he ranted inwardly: He could extort money in public and still sound this righteous?

But circumstances were stronger than people. They could not beat him, so whatever he said went. They could only accept their loss.

It just hurt so much. The funding he had painstakingly scraped together by swindling and deceiving... ah, no, by working hard to recruit students, had all been extorted away!

Like he was encouraging a junior, Lin Feng patted Flender on the shoulder. "Make money properly and work hard to grow. I'll come extort you again next time."

With that, he tucked nearly a thousand Gold Coins away in satisfaction, turned around, and stopped paying attention to the disheveled Flender.

He called toward Zhu Zhuqing, "Zhu Qing, stop playing! You've vented enough. Come back—it's time to clean up and get food ready!"

Glancing at Dai Mubai, who had been beaten black and blue, Lin Feng felt that being a sparring partner really was painful.

"I really am hungry... and I still need to buy ingredients."

He muttered to himself. He had not even bought the ingredients yet; he could not waste all his precious time fighting.

Zhu Zhuqing was very obedient.

Especially since the way her teacher had slapped people and extorted money just now had been unbelievably cool!

So she decided to follow his example.

Her teacher had said: repay grudges with revenge. Do not bottle them up inside. As long as you do not beat them to death, beat them as hard as you can.

"Slap! Slap! Slap!"

Crisp slaps rang out, accompanied by her cold curses. "Idiot! Bastard Man! Coward! Pay up..."

After several sharp smacks, Dai Mubai's originally handsome cheeks swelled red at a visible rate.

Zhu Zhuqing found the blood on his face too dirty for her hands, so in the end, she delivered a clean flying kick, accurately sending Dai Mubai back into the grounds of Shrek Academy.

After doing all that, Zhu Zhuqing felt the pent-up gloom in her heart vanish completely, leaving her incomparably refreshed.

Beating up a scumbag really did make her feel much better!

She no longer wanted to join hands and move forward with this man. She only felt that her brain must have been broken before.

Otherwise, why would she have wanted to come looking for him?

What a disgusting, pathetic man. Pah.

During this battle, she had truly felt the power of those Cultivation Methods. Fighting across ranks felt amazing.

Her teacher had given her all of this.

Support each other with Dai Mubai?

No, no, no. Right now, she only wanted to support Lin Feng.

She patted off dust that did not exist on her hands and quickly returned to Lin Feng's side.

The cold, fierce aura she had displayed while beating someone disappeared the moment she saw Lin Feng, and she returned to looking like a slightly well-behaved girl.

"Teacher, the Cultivation Methods you taught me are really amazing."

She leaned close to Lin Feng's ear and spoke excitedly in a low voice, unable to hide the joy and admiration on her face.

Lin Feng affectionately rubbed her hair, sensing the change in her mindset.

It seemed that the bond between them had nearly been severed.

"Not bad, but you still need to practice diligently in the future. Your potential goes far beyond this."

"Still, you only made him pay money, yet did not take back a single Gold Coin. You did poorly on that point."

Zhu Zhuqing thought about it. She had merely talked tough, then kicked him away.

She really had forgotten to search him.

"Ah, next time. I'll remember next time."

Seemingly enjoying Lin Feng's intimate approval as he patted her head, she was like a cat being stroked the right way and nodded firmly.

Before leaving, Lin Feng turned his gaze toward Xiao Wu, who had been watching from the side, and gave her a meaningful smile.

Xiao Wu instinctively avoided his gaze, her heartbeat inexplicably quickening.

From beginning to end, her eyes had never left Lin Feng.

Whether it was his overwhelming strength as he crushed a Soul Saint or his shamelessly casual manner of extorting money, he carried himself with a calm and composed ease from start to finish.

He really... had looked handsome to her.

Comparing the two, a trace of annoyance could not help surfacing in her heart. Why could Tang San not give her that same feeling of being strong, dependable, and a little naughty?

He spent all day acting like a stuffy gourd.

All he knew was playing with grass, or tinkering with those Hidden Weapons meant for sneak attacks...

She had also seen Lin Feng's Martial Soul. It was grass too, so why could someone else make grass seem so domineering?

Tang San's, on the other hand, only knew how to bind people. Did he really like playing with bondage that much?

Honestly, she was already somewhat tempted by what Lin Feng had said before.

She had also personally witnessed Zhu Zhuqing's battle. It had been far too impressive—a Soul Grandmaster had actually suppressed a Soul Elder throughout the entire fight!

That was enough to prove that Lin Feng truly had what it took!

Although Dai Mubai had indeed been careless at the beginning and lost the initiative, causing his defeat to snowball afterward, a loss was a loss.

When Tang San saw the meaningful look Lin Feng cast toward Xiao Wu, an inexplicable fire rose in his heart, and a suffocating sense of humiliation surged up.

From the moment that man appeared until now, he had not even given Tang San a proper glance!

His gaze had passed over him and landed precisely on Xiao Wu. Such complete disregard was itself an immense contempt to the proud Tang San.

He roared silently in his heart: Aaaah—just you wait! One day, I'll crush you beneath my feet!

He suddenly recalled a crucial detail and turned to ask Xiao Wu, "Xiao Wu, did you notice just now? That man's first Soul Ring was a purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring!"

Xiao Wu froze at his words. She had been too busy looking at Lin Feng's face and his overall bearing to spare any attention for the color of his Soul Rings.

But upon thinking about it, something like that happening to that man did not seem strange at all.

She stammered, "I-I think so..."

After answering, an idea came to her. She felt this was a good opportunity to test Tang San's attitude, so she asked naturally:

"Third Brother, everyone at this Shrek Academy combined couldn't even defeat one Lin Feng. It doesn't seem that impressive. Are you still insisting on joining this place?"

She cautiously watched Tang San's expression. "I think that Supreme Academy seems pretty amazing. What if we..."

Tang San's face immediately darkened, and he cut her off directly.

So that man was named Lin Feng? Xiao Wu actually knew that man was named Lin Feng? He was so angry.

Although he too was deeply disappointed by Shrek Academy's performance, this was something his teacher, Yu Xiaogang, had solemnly instructed him to do.

Besides, it would not be long before his teacher came here to meet up with him.

"Xiao Wu, listen to me!"

Tang San's tone was resolute. "Teacher told us to join Shrek, so he must have his reasons. We just need to follow the arrangement."

"But, Third Brother..."

Xiao Wu tried to struggle a little, citing what she had seen. "That Supreme Academy is really different! Didn't you see how powerful his Disciple was? That Golden Fur White Tiger fought you at the hotel last time. Do you think you could definitely beat him? But that Black Clothed Sister was able to suppress him completely!"

Those words were like a thorn piercing Tang San's heart.

He had to admit that Xiao Wu was stating the truth.

If he fought Zhu Zhuqing without using external methods such as Hidden Weapons, relying solely on their Martial Souls, the outcome probably would not look very good...

However, the trust and reverence he held for his teacher, Yu Xiaogang, ultimately prevailed.

It was his teacher's theories that had guided his cultivation. Without his teacher, there would be no Tang San of today.

Tang San was a man who respected his teacher, valued principles, and kept his word. Since he had promised his teacher, he absolutely could not change his mind because of a temporary difference in strength.

Therefore, he rejected Xiao Wu's suggestion without the slightest hesitation.