"Retreat?"
Unable to gauge the strength of the man before her, Zhu Zhuyun snorted softly. Her figure shifted, instantly becoming a streak of black light as she pounced!
She followed like a shadow, as agile as a cat!
"He actually isn't moving..."
Standing behind Ye Xingchen, Zhu Zhuqing saw her sister attack again, yet discovered that the man in white made no movement at all.
He could not even be bothered to move a finger. Such a strange sight left her somewhat bewildered.
She could not help wondering just who this extraordinary figure was.
"You're looking down on me? You're courting death!"
Closing in, Zhu Zhuyun saw that Ye Xingchen remained as unmoving as a mountain, merely watching her with an indifferent expression.
Humiliation turning to anger, she snapped, then sent an immensely powerful surge of Soul Power flying from her hand!
Just as it was about to strike his body, she suddenly saw a huge cauldron with three legs and two handles appear!
Clang...
At once, as a piercing metallic sound rang out, Zhu Zhuyun gave a muffled grunt and staggered back dozens of meters!
Looking at the Cauldron Martial Soul hovering above the white-robed figure's head, she could not help gritting her teeth and saying:
"A Tool Martial Soul... you're... from the Clear Sky Sect?"
"No, that's wrong. The Clear Sky Sect... doesn't have a Martial Soul like that... could it be..."
Watching Zhu Zhuyun mutter to herself, Ye Xingchen remained unmoved.
A mere Soul Ancestor still lacked the mastery to break through the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron Martial Soul!
With his current Perfection of Initial Bitter Sea Shore cultivation, coupled with Soul Ring Power, his defense could be called astonishing!
"Stand down. I have no intention of hurting you!"
"If you persist in your folly, don't blame me for crushing a flower with a ruthless hand!"
Behind him, Zhu Zhuqing's expression changed slightly at these words.
Ever since she had fled her family, she had faced almost nothing but cold words.
There had not been a single person who helped and protected her like this!
Looking at the man in white before her, she could not help feeling a little deer bounding wildly in her heart!
"Your strength... is formidable..."
"Little sister, count yourself lucky. We'll meet again if fate permits!"
A wise person knew when to yield. Zhu Zhuyun shook her head slightly and glanced at Ye Xingchen, a trace of wariness showing in her eyes!
Faced with such a mysterious presence, she privately warned herself not to provoke him. Leaving those words behind, she turned into an afterimage and departed!
"Finally gone..."
Sensing Zhu Zhuyun's presence leave the area, Ye Xingchen murmured softly.
Had this woman refused to leave, he would probably have had to clash with her head-on today.
Still, playing the pig to prey on the tiger and frightening the enemy away felt rather good!
He glanced back at Zhu Zhuqing and said with a smile:
"You're safe now, miss!"
Miss?
Zhu Zhuqing frowned at this odd form of address. Her face exquisitely beautiful, she looked up and asked:
"Who are you?"
"Or rather, who sent you to save me?"
At these words, a wry smile appeared on Ye Xingchen's face.
Looking at the fair-skinned Zhu Zhuqing before him, with her graceful, voluptuous figure, he thought that this woman had misunderstood him!
He shook his head, then turned with the Cloud Pattern Long Sword in hand and walked toward where Ning Rongrong was.
His ethereal bearing left Zhu Zhuqing bewildered!
Only when his retreating figure disappeared from sight did she murmur:
"Was this a misunderstanding..."
"What an otherworldly man..."
A little while later, deep in the woods,
Propping herself up with one small hand, Ning Rongrong picked up a flower and toyed with it, bored out of her mind.
She wondered where on earth that fellow had gone. How had he vanished by the time she woke up?
She sighed softly, looked down at her front, and muttered to herself:
"He hasn't abandoned me, has he?"
"Am I really that small? How depressing..."
Just as she finished speaking, a sound came from behind her, followed by the return of a figure in white.
Smiling broadly, Ye Xingchen approached with a basket of wild fruit and said with a smile:
"You're awake? Come have some fruit!"
"It's a long journey. We won't reach Heaven Dou City until tomorrow!"
Feeling downcast, Ning Rongrong sighed. Looking at the fruit he offered, she had no appetite for it.
Glancing at her handsome husband before her, she propped up her chin and asked:
"Is there some kind of fruit that makes things suddenly grow bigger?"
"I think it's a little small too. It feels like you've lost interest!"
Grow bigger?
Ye Xingchen froze briefly. Glancing at the adorable, goofy Ning Rongrong, he patted her head and said:
"Take it slowly. You can't rush this!"
"Dribbling isn't about a moment's haste, but putting in the work every single day!"
Only after hearing this did Ning Rongrong feel a little better!
She glanced at the fruit in the basket, then took out the reddest one and said with a smile:
"Have this one. Such a red little fruit-it looks delicious!"
Ye Xingchen smiled casually, then brought the cherry-sized red fruit to Ning Rongrong's lips.
He slowly leaned closer to her and chuckled:
"Eating alone is no fun. Let's eat as we travel!"
Her pretty face slightly flushed, Ning Rongrong nodded and let those large hands encircle her slender waist.
The two then entered the carriage, moving slowly onward with the Wooden Ox and Flowing Horse.
Unable to bear that intensity, she spat out the fruit held between her lips.
She hooked her arms around his neck, and they nestled into each other's embrace...
Inside Shrek Academy,
Flender was leisurely drinking fruit tea and was just about to read some more.
Suddenly, footsteps sounded outside the door, and the burly Zhao Wuji walked in.
With his arms folded, he glanced at the dean and asked:
"I heard a few Little Monsters are coming to the academy? Who are they?"
His expression calm, Flender did not even raise his head. He took a sip of fruit tea and said:
"You're certainly well informed about this, but you can't know yet!"
"When the time comes, just watch over them and take a good look at whether they have the potential to become monsters!"
Hearing this, Zhao Wuji could not help feeling somewhat bored.
He glanced at Flender and complained:
"That's it?"
"Ah, if the academy doesn't admit a few more students this year, we'll probably go bankrupt! With you suddenly raising the standards, we probably won't even last the year..."
Unconcerned, Flender smiled, slowly raised his head, and said:
"So what?"
"Shrek Academy was established for monster students. If useless students come here to study, once they venture out onto the continent, it'll probably be our reputation they disgrace!"
Unable to win an argument against Flender, Zhao Wuji shook his head, then left with his hands behind his head.
After he left, Flender took a letter out of a book beside him!
Plainly visible on the envelope was that it was a letter from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!
With countless thoughts running through his mind, he smiled faintly, growing increasingly interested in that monster!
As night gradually fell, in the great forest,
Ye Xingchen, who had caught a rabbit, was methodically roasting it.
He glanced at the seasonings Ning Rongrong handed him from beside him and said with a smile:
"Learned how yet? Cut open its belly, clean it, then sprinkle on the seasonings, and you've got yourself a delicious meal!"
"This is an essential skill for home life, travel, and surviving in the wild!"
Drooling, Ning Rongrong nodded, looked at the golden-brown little rabbit, and said:
"I know, I know. I'll give it a try tomorrow!"
"There are so many Soul Beasts. I'll have plenty to experiment with!"
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