The Show Begins

Ning Rongrong grabbed Zhu Zhuqing's hand and chased after him.

"If Teacher gets too excited after collecting the money and runs off somewhere again, I'll cry myself to death!"

Both girls could clearly feel that their dependence on Lin Feng, along with an indescribable affection, was growing day by day.

Even Xiao Wu, who only occasionally came by to mooch meals, looked at Teacher with obvious intentions that were far from innocent.

Yet they did not seem to mind too much, because they could sense that all Teacher wanted was to take Xiao Wu as his disciple.

What Ning Rongrong did not know was that when she revealed her evolved Nine Revolutions Exquisite Pagoda Martial Soul at the Battle Soul Arena that night, the sensation it caused far exceeded anyone's imagination.

An urgent report was racing toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect at top speed.

After their figures vanished at the end of the passageway, a figure hidden in the shadows suddenly emerged.

It was Tang San.

He did not even have the courage to step out and take Xiao Wu away from that man, much less question him.

All his anger, resentment, and jealousy were forcibly buried deep inside, where they fermented and turned sour.

Before, he had never recognized his feelings for Xiao Wu. He had only thought of them as brother and sister.

But now, when he clearly realized just how much he liked Xiao Wu—

When he understood himself and wanted to confess his feelings to her, he despairingly discovered that the Xiao Wu who had once indulged his every wish and obeyed his every word was gone.

All she left him were increasingly frequent rejections, impatient looks, and a back that gradually moved farther away.

His heart was torn between hope and loss, twisting in unbearable pain.

Why? Why did he have to run into Lin Feng here?

Why did Shrek Academy have to be right across from Supreme Academy?

He did not even notice that the vicious aura radiating from him was growing denser and denser.

Just then, a hand landed heavily on his shoulder.

"Who?"

Tang San spun around sharply, his gaze cold as ice and his face twisted with ferocity, thoroughly startling the person behind him.

Yu Xiaogang looked at his disciple, who seemed almost like a stranger, and was deeply shocked. How had Little San become like this?

"Little San, it's me!"

Yu Xiaogang suppressed the turmoil in his heart and spoke in a deep voice.

He knew Tang San was in a terrible mood, and he had also seen him hiding here to spy on Xiao Wu and the others.

"Teacher, sorry. I didn't know it was you."

Tang San froze for a moment, then quickly reined in his exposed emotions. Yet the gloom in his eyes could not fade.

Yu Xiaogang shook his head. "Come back with me."

"Teacher, but I..."

"Come back with me!" Yu Xiaogang raised his voice and barked sternly.

Tang San did not dare defy his teacher again. He could only lower his head and silently follow behind Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang remained silent the entire way, his brows tightly furrowed as he pondered heavily over how to talk sense into Tang San.

Lin Feng collected the Gold Coins he had won from betting—eight thousand in total.

Since it was Zhu Zhuqing's first appearance, the odds had been quite favorable.

"Ha ha ha! I'm rich, I'm rich! This is the first time in my life I've had this much money!"

With the enormous sum of eight thousand Gold Coins tucked against his chest, he grinned like a two-hundred-month-old child, making no effort to hide his innocent delight.

The three girls could not decide whether to laugh or cry at the sight.

Xiao Wu had also collected two hundred Gold Coins, and for some reason, she found herself completely sharing Lin Feng's joy.

Ning Rongrong, meanwhile, felt a little distressed. Teacher was this happy over just eight thousand Gold Coins. It seemed she had not spent enough money on him before—she had not made him smile more.

As for Zhu Zhuqing, the iceberg in her heart had long since been melted by Lin Feng into spring water, silently surrounding him and gently soaking into every part of his life.

"Teacher, everyone's already gone. We should head back too," she reminded him softly.

"Ha ha ha! I said I'd treat you to a late-night snack! None of you are allowed to fight to pay, or I'll laugh at you..."

Laughing as he spoke, Lin Feng took the lead and headed outside.

The four of them chatted and laughed as they left the Battle Soul Arena. As fate would have it...

They ran into the Receptionist, who had just gotten off work and was walking alone down the chilly street.

As Lin Feng watched her retreating figure, he suddenly remembered something.

He did not know whether it was supposed to happen tonight, and for a moment, he hesitated over whether he should go warn her.

Just as he was wavering, a chubby figure quietly followed her out from a dark corner.

Lin Feng's eyes narrowed. If that was the case, then it should indeed be tonight.

Although he knew the Receptionist would not be in any real danger, since it involved someone from Shrek, he could not help wanting to interfere.

"Uh, what do you want to eat?" he suddenly asked.

"Anything is fine. Teacher, you decide," Zhu Zhuqing replied.

"Alright then. It's still early. Let's walk around first, then get something to eat."

Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up. She loved this part.

Without drawing attention to it, she reached out and linked her arm through Lin Feng's, then smugly raised her brows at Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu.

Lin Feng was focused on the activity in the distance and did not notice Ning Rongrong's little move.

He did not particularly mind her holding his arm anyway. Occasionally brushing against something soft felt quite nice.

Zhu Zhuqing wanted to step forward several times, but in the end, she never reached out. That damned pride of hers.

Xiao Wu was tempted as well, but ultimately gave up because she had no standing to do so.

She had struggled internally for a long time. The one-month deadline was almost up.

Once they left, she would never again get to eat his delicious meals, nor would she ever see this man who haunted her thoughts.

She forced herself to make a choice: should she choose Third Brother, who had been by her side for six years, or follow the man who had taken over her entire heart?

Without realizing it, Lin Feng had already quietly surpassed Tang San in her heart.

On top of that, after all those daily "brainwashing theories" Ning Rongrong kept feeding her, whenever she looked at Tang San now, she always felt that he had other intentions toward her.

How could that be acceptable?

So she deliberately distanced herself from him, and the gap between them grew wider and wider.

The girls were each lost in their own thoughts, while Lin Feng deliberately led the way.

Before they knew it, the four of them had entered a secluded street.

Then, a dramatic scene unfolded.

Lin Feng grinned and gestured for everyone to keep quiet. "The show's starting. Don't make a sound."

Following his gaze, they indeed spotted three figures: one sneaky, one shifty-eyed, and the other was none other than that charming Receptionist.

"Teacher, it's that receptionist! She looks like she's being followed," Zhu Zhuqing said suspiciously.

She had every reason to suspect that Teacher had anticipated all of this and deliberately brought them here under the pretense of taking a walk.

After all, similar coincidences had happened many times before.

Xiao Wu looked left, then right, always feeling as if she was not on the same wavelength as them.

That sense of separation left her feeling suffocated, as though she had always been an outsider.

Well, for now, she really was still something of an outsider.

"That's right,"

Lin Feng lowered his voice. "See that lecherous guy in the hat? He's a Soul Ancestor."

"Little Zhu Qing, want to use him to get some practice?"