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

"Di Tian, withdraw. I... am fine."

Fine?

Do you really expect me to believe that?

Di Tian could not help grumbling inwardly.

If his lord had truly unleashed her aura simply because she had nothing better to do, he would write his name backward from now on!

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

Hearing this, Gu Yuena felt a little comforted.

She had never doubted Di Tian's loyalty. Unfortunately, she could not reveal anything about the diary even to Aoyao, its owner, much less to Di Tian.

Thus, Gu Yuena could only discuss this matter with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. Before anyone else, she could only keep it buried in her heart.

Gu Yuena waved her hand, offered a few brief words of reassurance, and sent Di Tian away all the same.

Seeing that Gu Yuena had no intention of telling him, Di Tian felt somewhat helpless, but still withdrew.

Only after Di Tian left did Gu Yuena turn back to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

"Auspicious Beast, you just suggested leaving the Star Dou Great Forest ahead of time to avoid Tang San's schemes. What did you mean?"

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who had remained silent and curled up to one side all this time, finally snapped to attention and answered as though it were obvious:

"That human named Aoyao said he can conceal things from Tang San's senses now. So if I leave the Star Dou Great Forest and go to Aoyao's side, wouldn't that solve everything? With me beside Aoyao, surely Tang San couldn't still tamper with me?"

This was a lie woven from half-truths.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion would naturally never admit that she had suggested this because staying here was simply far too boring.

Of course, more importantly, she was intensely curious about Aoyao, who had written the diary, and yearned for the human world he lived in.

"No."

Gu Yuena rejected the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's suggestion without a second thought.

Unless she had lost her mind, there was no way she would let the Three-Eyed Golden Lion stay beside a human.

Not even if that human could conceal her from Tang San's senses and spare the Auspicious Beast from his vicious clutches.

After all, humans themselves were the creatures soul beasts feared most!

"Oh... all right."

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion pouted and answered listlessly.

There was actually another reason she wanted to leave, one she did not dare voice at all-she kept feeling that her lord seemed a little unreliable. Not only did the diary constantly send her emotions swinging, but she would actually become that Sea God Tang San's daughter-in-law in the future.

That isn't just a little unreliable anymore, is it? That's downright unreliable!

Can my safety really be guaranteed at my lord's side?

I'd be better off going to Aoyao.

At least by Aoyao's side, she would not have to worry about Tang San's threat at all.

Unfortunately, her lord had ruthlessly rejected her suggestion.

She dared to be a little mischievous around Di Tian, occasionally acting willful or throwing a small tantrum, but before her lord, she truly did not dare.

Watching the Auspicious Beast's dispirited expression, Gu Yuena could not help twitching the corners of her mouth.

Why do I feel like she's looking down on me? Damn it... am I imagining things?

The Star Dou Great Forest was not far from Shrek Academy. Before dusk, Aoyao and his two companions arrived in Shrek City.

Ning Tian and Wu Feng were both very interested in this renowned Shrek City, but by comparison, Aoyao's reaction was considerably more subdued.

[Finally, I'm in Shrek City!]

[Unfortunately, it's just as I expected. There doesn't seem to be anywhere in Shrek City to listen to songs... bad review! An absolutely terrible review!]

[Even if Shrek City is nearly twice the size of Nine Treasure City, I'm still giving it a huge bad review!]

[A city this big, and not even somewhere to listen to songs... clearly, the people at Shrek Academy have no idea what balancing work and leisure means. After a hard day of cultivation, coming into town at night to listen to a lovely little tune-what a wonderful pleasure that would be!]

[Sigh... day three of missing Xiao Bai and Xiao Zi from Moonview Tower.]

Ning Tian could not help taking a deep breath.

Aoyao was good in every way, save for this one thing, which was his greatest flaw.

Young, handsome, powerful, exceptionally talented, and capable of giving her tremendous help-he was unquestionably her ideal choice of partner. But Aoyao's temperament was still a little too flighty. To put it nicely, he was wild and unrestrained. To put it bluntly, he was an outright lecher!

Still...

It was not really much of a flaw.

He was just a little lustful... when it came to beauty, Ning Tian was confident she would lose to no one!

[I might end up lounging around at Shrek for quite a while. If I have no little tunes to listen to all that time, I definitely won't be able to stand it.]

[So I've decided.]

[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 ridiculously low-class place like the ones Ma Hongjun used to deal with his evil fire.]

[If I'm opening one, it'll be a high-end pleasure house! Selling performances, not bodies, and all that...]

[On second thought, opening a pleasure house seems pretty troublesome. With my temperament, I probably wouldn't know how to manage it, nor could I be bothered. Forget it.]

[At worst, I'll find a few beautiful female soul masters who are no less lovely than Xiao Bai and Xiao Zi to serve me alone, singing little tunes and dancing for me.]

[That actually sounds pretty doable. Shrek Academy's chosen prodigies, singing and dancing just for me-the thought alone is exciting! Watching that would probably be even more thrilling than listening to Xiao Bai sing and watching Xiao Zi dance!]

[It's just that finding the right people might be difficult. A melon twisted forcibly from its vine won't be sweet. Forcing someone to sing and dance for me isn't something I could do. I prefer it when both sides are willing.]

Wu Feng could not help glaring at Aoyao, while Ning Tian could not help taking another deep breath.

Why are you writing these weird things in your diary?!

And this Aoyao actually wants to find several beautiful female soul masters to sing and dance for him?

Ning Tian inwardly spat in disdain.

To stop Aoyao from getting increasingly carried away with his writing and producing something that would never pass the censors, Ning Tian had no choice but to interrupt:

"Shall we hurry over and register?"

As she spoke, Ning Tian took a letter of introduction with gold trim from inside her clothing and handed it to Aoyao.

"This is a letter of introduction from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan. With this letter, you can enroll directly without taking the entrance test."

Looking at the letter in Ning Tian's hand, Aoyao finally remembered.

Oh, right.

My current persona is still a useless soul master with only rank-ten soul power.

Aoyao said nothing more and simply accepted the letter of introduction, which still held a trace of warmth. He did not know whether he was imagining it, but he felt that the letter also carried a faint fragrance.