Douluo: Ruo Tuo Save Me

By then, what kind of woman wouldn't he have?

Zhong Li was his lifeline. Forget women—so long as Zhong Li helped him obtain the throne, even sharing the Star Luo Empire with him would not be a problem.

The Rose Hotel did not ask Zhong Li for compensation.

Dai Mubai had been beaten up and still had to compensate them for the damages...

However, he was quite willing to do so. Anything that could be solved with Gold Soul Coins was no problem at all!

While Zhong Li was still puzzled, the Rose Hotel invited him to stay for free and treated him to food and drink.

Only then did Dai Mubai remember that this place was also one of that faction's properties.

He came here often, and he had seen it once...

Back to the matter at hand.

"Brother Zhong, I never expected us to become classmates. With you around, my sense of security is through the roof!"

Zhao Yun was neither handsome nor ugly.

Still, he had a pleasant way of speaking.

A smile rested on his resolute face.

Zhao Yun liked being around Zhong Li, though not in that way!

He simply felt incredibly safe around him!

Besides, Zhong Li was an exceptionally powerful Support Type Spirit Master.

With him nearby, any injury could be healed in minutes.

Tang San and Xiao Wu nodded in agreement.

Even Dai Mubai's injuries could be healed within ten seconds.

In terms of healing alone, Zhong Li's martial soul was even stronger than the Nine Star Begonia martial soul Yu Xiaogang had told him about.

Zhu Zhuqing stood nearby without speaking. She had already privately canceled her engagement agreement with Dai Mubai.

Dai Mubai had agreed as well, but Zhu Zhuqing had to cooperate with him and defeat Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun first.

Once he became Crown Prince, they would formally cancel the engagement.

Because of Zhong Li, the group did not travel very quickly.

As Zhong Li walked, he admired the scenery along the way. "Every journey will eventually reach its end. There is no need to rush."

Though they were all still somewhat immature, they found Zhong Li's words quite reasonable.

So they followed his lead and admired the scenery along the road.

Only then did Xiao Wu realize that she had misunderstood Zhong Li. He really was appreciating the scenery, not looking at Zhu Zhuqing's...

The group of five wandered about.

Only then did they arrive outside Shrek Academy's gates.

At that moment, Dai Mubai had been waiting with eager anticipation! He was anxious in his heart. Why haven't they arrived yet?

"Zhong Li, you're finally here!"

Seeing those familiar clothes, Dai Mubai hurried from the school gate toward the five of them.

There had long since been no more applicants. Today, Shrek Academy had not recruited a single student they considered a monster.

Li Yusong was in charge of admissions. He was a level sixty-three Weapon Soul Emperor with the Dragon Pattern Stick martial soul.

If Dai Mubai had not guaranteed that little monsters would come today, he would have packed up already.

He wanted to see exactly what kind of little monsters they were!

Zhong Li nodded at Dai Mubai and said, "Sorry, we were delayed on the road. This won't affect the registration, will it?"

You did not look sorry at all!

Everyone complained inwardly.

"Not at all. Come, come, let me introduce everyone."

He did not mind Zhong Li's indifferent attitude. After observing him for a while...

He realized that Zhong Li seemed to treat everyone this way.

Dai Mubai could selectively forget being beaten half to death. What could be more serious than that?

Dai Mubai quickly led the five of them toward Li Yusong and began introducing him. "This is a teacher at Shrek Academy, Li Yusong—Teacher Li. He is a Soul Emperor-level powerhouse."

"He is in charge of admissions this time. You can register with Teacher Li."

Li Yusong looked over the group. The first person he noticed was Zhong Li among them. What a refined young gentleman!

Wait, that was not a teenager, was it?

Those clothes...

Was he from that place?

No wonder, no wonder Mubai had been waiting here since early morning.

Shrek Academy had three Soul Saints, after all. They knew more or less about what had happened on the continent over the years.

"To register, put ten Gold Soul Coins into the box."

Even if Dai Mubai had brought them, they still had to follow the procedure.

As for that young man, they could discuss him later. What if he was not here to register?

"What a rundown academy! I can understand why Grandmaster sent the two of you here, but Zhong Li, why would you come to a place like this?"

Xiao Wu truly was Xiao Wu. Right in front of a teacher, she directly called their academy rundown!

Hearing that, Li Yusong's face became rather awkward. Shrek Academy really was a little rundown...

"No, Sister Xiao Wu. What do you mean, you can understand Tang San and me coming here, but not Brother Zhong Li? Could you stop looking down on us so much?"

Zhao Yun looked at Xiao Wu and spoke dissatisfiedly. If his grandfather had not told him to come to Shrek Academy...

No matter how good his relationship with Tang San and Xiao Wu was, he would not have come to such a rundown place.

Spirit Master cultivation required resources, and this shabby academy clearly did not have such things.

What was more important, friendship or one's future?

After being stopped by the gatekeeper as a child, he had secretly sworn that he would make something of himself!

He would never let something like that happen again. Therefore, his future was more important!

Li Yusong's expression darkened further, but fortunately, he held back and did not lose his temper.

He told himself inwardly, Children speak without thought, children speak without thought...

"Xiao Wu, you cannot judge things only by their appearance. What matters more is what is inside..." It was rare for Tang San to lecture Xiao Wu.

But when Tang San said that, Xiao Wu glanced at Zhong Li, then looked at Tang San.

"But I still think appearance matters more..."

Tang San's face darkened as well. Was that what he meant? He had meant for her to look at the academy!

Zhu Zhuqing actually nodded in agreement.

Teacher, Isn't This a Bit Inappropriate?

At the gates of Shrek Academy.

Li Yusong could not endure it any longer. He rapped the table with his hand and practically roared, "Are you registering or not? This old man is packing up!"

Calling it packing up was not wrong.

The large characters reading Shrek Academy were pieced together from wooden boards.

At the entrance stood a somewhat aged table, a long bench, and a box.

Other than that, there was nothing.

It was utterly shabby!

Even a dog would shake its head after seeing it. This place would not do—better find another one.

"Teacher, the three of us would like to register."

Tang San was the sensible one. He took thirty Gold Soul Coins from Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night and placed them into the wooden box.

Why not fifty?

Were there not five of them?

He was not familiar with Zhu Zhuqing, and as for Zhong Li, could he possibly be short of this little bit of Gold Soul Coin?

Without going to the Blacksmith Shop to forge, he had lost his extra income. Coupled with Xiao Wu occasionally borrowing some, he did not have many Gold Soul Coins left.

Seeing Tang San pay, Li Yusong's expression eased slightly.

"Then let us start with you. Hold out your hand."

Tang San did not know what Li Yusong intended to do, but he still held out his hand.

Li Yusong took Tang San's hand and felt it over.

He blinked twice, looked at Tang San again, and seemed to ask uncertainly, "Have you cultivated some kind of Spirit Skill with your hands?"

"Yes, Teacher."

Tang San did not know whether Mysterious Jade Hand counted as a Spirit Skill in this world, but Teacher Li had asked. So he would treat it as one.

"Put your leg on the table," Li Yusong said.

Since he had cultivated a Spirit Skill with his hands, they could check his legs instead.

Using Li Yusong's bone-testing method, Tang San's age was confirmed to be twelve.

He had not exceeded Shrek Academy's age limit. Next came checking his Spirit Master level.

"Release your martial soul. Why do I feel like you might be a Soul Elder?"

With Li Yusong's Soul Emperor cultivation, he could roughly sense Tang San's Soul Power Level.

But Tang San's Soul Power was special, cultivated through his Mysterious Heaven Skill, so Li Yusong could not make heads or tails of it.

Tang San did not waste words and directly released his martial soul.

A stalk of Blue Silver Grass appeared in his right hand, while three Soul Rings—white, yellow, and purple—slowly emerged beneath his feet.

"Martial soul: Blue Silver Grass. Level thirty-two Tool Soul Elder."

Li Yusong was astonished. The first Soul Ring was a ten-year ring! And the martial soul was even a useless martial soul like Blue Silver Grass.

Yet he had cultivated to level thirty-two at the age of twelve. He was a little monster!

Li Yusong did not look down on Tang San for having a ten-year first Soul Ring. His own first Soul Ring had also been ten years.

For commoner Spirit Masters, obtaining good Soul Rings was simply too difficult.

"Not bad, not bad! A little monster indeed! Reaching Soul Elder at twelve is something one sees only once in a century! Go stand to the side for now. Let me see how your companions are."

Li Yusong gave Tang San a fair assessment.

Before Zhao Yun could step forward, Xiao Wu skipped over to Li Yusong and held out her hand.

Li Yusong accepted it without hesitation. He did not make things difficult for Xiao Wu just because she had called Shrek Academy rundown earlier.

He had that much tolerance.