I'm Going to Open the Biggest Pleasure House in Shrek City!

"Di Tian, you may leave. I... I'm fine."

Fine?

Do you think I believe that?

Di Tian couldn't help grumbling to himself.

If his lord really had released her aura just because she had nothing better to do, then from now on he'd spell his own name backward!

"My lord, no matter what happens, your subordinate will stand firmly by your side. And whatever happens, I'll do everything in my power to help."

Gu Yuena felt a little comforted by his words.

She had never doubted Di Tian's loyalty. Unfortunately, when it came to the Diary, even Ao Yao, its owner, wasn't allowed to reveal anything—let alone Di Tian.

So Gu Yuena could only discuss this with the Three-Eyed Golden Appearance. She had to keep it to herself around everyone else.

Gu Yuena waved her hand and offered a few brief words of reassurance before sending Di Tian away.

Seeing that Gu Yuena had no intention of telling him what was going on, Di Tian felt a little helpless, but he still withdrew.

Once he had left, Gu Yuena turned her attention back to the Three-Eyed Golden Appearance.

"Auspicious Beast, you just said you could avoid Tang San's schemes by leaving the Star Dou Great Forest early. What did you mean?"

The Three-Eyed Golden Appearance, who had remained silent and curled up off to the side, finally reacted. She replied as if it were obvious, "That human named Ao Yao said he can conceal himself from Tang San's senses right now. So all I have to do is leave the Star Dou Great Forest and go to Ao Yao. Wouldn't that solve the problem? If I'm with Ao Yao, surely Tang San won't be able to tamper with me?"

This was a half-truth, half-lie.

The Three-Eyed Golden Appearance would never admit that she had suggested it because she was simply too bored staying here.

Of course, there was another, more important reason: she was intensely curious about Ao Yao, who had written the Diary, and yearned to see the human world he lived in.

"No."

Gu Yuena rejected the Three-Eyed Golden Appearance's suggestion without a moment's thought.

She would have to be out of her mind to let the Three-Eyed Golden Appearance go and stay with a human.

Even if that human could block Tang San's senses and keep the Auspicious Beast safe from his clutches.

Humans were, after all, the creatures Soul Beasts feared most!

"Oh... All right."

The Three-Eyed Golden Appearance pursed her lips and answered meekly.

There was another reason she wanted to leave, one she didn't dare say aloud: she felt that her lord wasn't very reliable. The Diary had her emotions swinging all over the place, and in the future, she would even become that Sea God Tang San's daughter-in-law.

"Not very reliable" didn't begin to cover it. She was downright unreliable!

Could she really count on her lord to keep her safe?

She'd be better off with Ao Yao.

At least with Ao Yao, she wouldn't have to worry about Tang San threatening her.

Unfortunately, her lord had rejected her suggestion without mercy.

She dared to act up a little in front of Di Tian, and sometimes even throw a tantrum, but she really didn't dare do that in front of her lord.

Seeing how dejected the Auspicious Beast looked, Gu Yuena's mouth twitched twice.

She couldn't help feeling as though she'd been rejected. Damn it... Was it just her imagination?

The Star Dou Great Forest wasn't far from Shrek Academy. Before dusk, Ao Yao and the two girls arrived at Shrek City.

Ning Tian and Wu Feng were both very interested in the renowned city, but Ao Yao's reaction was rather subdued by comparison.

[We've finally made it to Shrek City!]

[Unfortunately, just as I expected, there doesn't seem to be anywhere in Shrek City to listen to music...]

[Terrible review! Shrek City gets a terrible review!]

[Even though Shrek City is almost twice as big as Nine Treasures City, it still gets a scathing review from me!]

[Such a huge city, and not a single place to listen to music... You can tell the people at Shrek Academy have no idea what it means to balance work and rest. After a hard day of training, going into town to enjoy a lovely tune in the evening—now that's the good life!]

[Sigh... It's my third day missing Xiao Bai and Xiao Zi from Wangyue Tower.]

Ning Tian couldn't help taking a deep breath.

Ao Yao was great in every way. This was simply his biggest flaw.

He was young, handsome, powerful, and exceptionally talented, and he could help her immensely. He was absolutely the ideal partner. But Ao Yao was a little too unruly. Put nicely, he was carefree and unconventional; put bluntly, he was a shameless lecher!

Still...

It wasn't really a serious flaw.

He was only a little lecherous... And when it came to looks, Ning Tian was confident she was second to none!

[Looks like I'll be living the laid-back life at Shrek for quite a while. If I can't listen to music at all from now on, I'll never be able to stand it.]

[So, I've made up my mind.]

[I'm going to open the biggest pleasure house at Shrek Academy! The biggest pleasure house on the entire continent! Let me think... It definitely won't be some low-class dump like the place Ma Hongjun went to deal with his Evil Fire.]

[If I open one, it'll be a high-class pleasure house! Just singing and performing, no selling themselves or anything...]

[Come to think of it, opening a pleasure house sounds like a lot of trouble. Knowing myself, I probably wouldn't manage it—or even bother trying. Never mind.]

[I can always find a few beautiful Soul Masters, just as good as Xiao Bai and Xiao Zi, to serve me alone. They can sing for me, dance for me, and so on.]

[That sounds like it could work. The top geniuses of Shrek Academy, singing and dancing just for me... The thought alone is thrilling! It'd probably be even more exciting to watch than Xiao Zi dance or listen to Xiao Bai sing!]

[The only problem is, they might be hard to find. You can't force someone to do something and expect it to turn out well. I'd never force anyone to sing and dance for me. I prefer it when we both want it.]

Wu Feng couldn't help glaring at Ao Yao, while Ning Tian took another deep breath.

Why did he have to write such weird things in his Diary?!

And Ao Yao actually wanted to find a few beautiful Soul Masters to sing and dance for him?

Ning Tian silently cursed him.

To stop Ao Yao from getting carried away and writing something that wouldn't pass censorship, Ning Tian had no choice but to interrupt him. "Shouldn't we hurry up and register?"

As she spoke, Ning Tian pulled a letter of introduction with gold trim from her clothes and handed it to Ao Yao. "This is a letter of introduction from the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. With it, you can enroll directly without taking the entrance exam."

Seeing the letter of introduction in Ning Tian's hand, Ao Yao finally remembered.

Oh, right.

My current persona is still that of a useless Soul Master with only ten levels of Soul Power.

Ao Yao said nothing more. He simply took the letter, which was still faintly warm. Perhaps it was his imagination, but he thought he could detect a faint fragrance on it.