Top-Tier Battle of Wits (Part 2): The Incompetent Little Kitten

"Long time no see, Little Mu, where have you been these three years since you graduated early?"

Xiao Wu's pair of red rabbit eyes scanned Bai Mu with curiosity.

"Traveling north and south, wandering around; I've been getting by well enough."

Bai Mu brushed it off vaguely.

"I heard from the teacher that you returned to Notting Academy a year ago. I wanted to spar with you, but I didn't expect you to leave so quickly."

Tang San's expression held a hint of regret.

Ever since he became a Soul Grand Master three years ago, he had wanted to fight Bai Mu again to settle the score.

But he never imagined that Bai Mu wouldn't give him a single chance.

Now that they had finally met, he surely couldn't run away, right?

"Small issue—there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

Bai Mu smiled nonchalantly and pulled out a letter, waving it: "I received a letter from the Dean yesterday. He said that since you followed Grandmaster's advice and rejected invitations from other academies, you're coming to Suotuo City to study at that legendary Shrek Academy?"

"Exactly. I don't know what Grandmaster is thinking, making us come to such a remote place to study—"

The pampered Xiao Wu was somewhat displeased.

She had transformed into a human for the sake of revenge and to experience human life; she had zero interest in suffering.

Although she had been so busy experiencing life that she had basically forgotten about her revenge, she still had no interest in hardship.

"Teacher has his reasons for saying so."

Tang San shook his head gently.

Over these past few years, he had long been convinced (hoodwinked) by Yu Xiaogang's knowledge and trusted him from the bottom of his heart.

No matter what, the teacher could never be wrong!

"Let's not talk about that for now."

Bai Mu waved his hand grandly and said, "Order whatever you want at the hotel tonight; all expenses are on me, Young Master Bai!"

"Yay!"

Xiao Wu cheered immediately.

Tang San looked at Xiao Wu with doting eyes before nodding at Bai Mu: "Then thank you very much."

The group chatted for a while longer, agreeing to meet at Shrek Academy later, before returning to their respective rooms.

The moment he returned to his room, the friendly smile on Bai Mu's face vanished instantly.

"Finally waited for you; the main character has finally arrived!"

Bai Mu's eyes glowed slightly as he lay on the floor, appearing exhausted.

Yet, his vision was shifting wildly between different scenes.

Soon, in one of those perspectives, he spotted a man dressed in a black robe, with bulging muscles and a resolute face.

The man sat quietly in an alley with his eyes closed, seemingly guarding someone in secret.

"Tang Dachui, I've finally found you!"

Cold light flashed in Bai Mu's eyes: "Do you know how I spent those years in Notting?"

"Do you know how hard I've looked for you for the sake of Ah Yin!"

He had arrived in Suotuo City early, but not just to scheme against some Little Kitten or sick tiger—

His most important goal remained finding the trail of Tang Hao!

If he couldn't confirm Tang Hao's location, he wouldn't dare to steal the Blue Silver Grass; he wouldn't be at ease!

Over the past few days, while wandering around, he had taken the opportunity to scatter 38 idle Z-Cells into various hidden corners around the Rose Hotel.

With the help of the Z-Cell vision and his Ecosystem Perception, as long as Tang Hao was secretly guarding Tang San, he would definitely be able to find him easily.

"My dear Ah Yin, since Tang Hao doesn't cherish you, let your nephew cherish you properly!"

A "kind" smile appeared on Bai Mu's face.

After running through the plan in his mind, he left the hotel openly.

"Substitute!"

Passing through an unattended alley, Bai Mu poured a large amount of Soul Power into creating a substitute that could last for over ten hours to replace him.

Substitute Bai Mu walked out of the alley naturally, bought two drinks on the street, returned to the hotel, had the hotel prepare several exquisite meals, and personally delivered them to [Green Parting].

"Knock, knock, knock!"

"Click~!"

The door opened. Zhu Zhuqing had changed into clean black casual clothes, her half-dry long hair draped over her shoulders. Her face held a little less coldness and a little more laziness and excitement from her cultivation.

"Your Meditation Technique—thank you!"

She took the tray and thanked him solemnly.

"It's a small matter, just summarizing and organizing some concepts that weren't being used."

Substitute Bai Mu walked into the room naturally and sat at the table to eat: "Are there any parts of the Meditation Technique you don't understand? Do you need your master's personal guidance?"

Looking at this posture, no one would ever be able to tell that this was actually a substitute!

"Mm, yes."

Zhu Zhuqing ignored Bai Mu's self-proclaimed title, nodded seriously, and pointed out her confusion.

The two discussed while they ate.

Bai Mu explained things clearly, and Zhu Zhuqing listened attentively, nodding from time to time.

In the green-filled room, the atmosphere between the two was very harmonious.

However, this tranquility did not last long.

"Ah!"

Violent noises suddenly came from the Red Ocean room next door.

"Ugh—"

In an instant, the two looked at each other, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

However, the commotion next door showed no signs of stopping.

Even though the hotel's soundproofing was decent, the noise was still clearly audible!

"..."

Zhu Zhuqing's face first flushed red, then turned livid.

The hard-won progress in her understanding had actually been forcibly interrupted by some unknown pair of shameless lovers.

She gritted her teeth in anger: "Shameless wretches, have no sense of shame!"

"Exactly, exactly, disgusting!"

Substitute Bai Mu echoed indignantly, as if this matter had nothing to do with him at all.

Just like that, the two discussed for a while longer, and the atmosphere next door became even more heated.

"Are you ever going to finish!"

Zhu Zhuqing finally couldn't take it anymore, stood up abruptly, and hammered the wall hard.

The noise next door stopped for a moment, then intensified.

"Ahem~ It's getting late, Little Kitten, get some rest early. Your master is tired, I'm going back to sleep."

Substitute Bai Mu took the opportunity to stand up, close the door, and go to sleep.

"Fine!"

Zhu Zhuqing sent Bai Mu away with a gloomy face, but after closing the door, she saw that the room next door had still not quieted down.

"Excuse me, are there any other rooms? The noise from the Red Ocean room next door is too loud!"

A moment later, Zhu Zhuqing walked downstairs and found the front desk clerk.

"Sorry, the hotel is fully booked."

The clerk shook his head.

"Can you talk to the people next door and ask them to keep it down?"

Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but say.

"Sorry, Young Master Dai is a distinguished customer of our hotel and also a powerful Soul Elder; we wouldn't dare disturb his mood—"

The clerk smiled awkwardly.

"Another one surnamed Dai!"

Zhu Zhuqing returned to her room with a dark face, listening to the continuous noise next door, her fists clenched so tightly her knuckles turned white.

She suddenly felt that all her misfortune stemmed from those surnamed Dai!

"Shameless wretches! No sense of shame! Disgusting!"

Anger made her want to teach the shameless pair next door a lesson, but thinking that the other party was a Soul Elder and she likely couldn't beat him, she could only force herself to endure it.

Incompetent Little Kitten!

"Tsk tsk~ These young people, they really are young!"

In the alley, Tang Dachui, dressed in a cloak, couldn't help but spit in disgust.

Listening to the bursts of sound, he couldn't help but dream back to over a decade ago, thinking of that figure that haunted his dreams.

"Ah Yin—oh—my Ah Yin—"

Inside the Blue Enchantress room.

Substitute Bai Mu lay on the bed in a deep slumber, looking no different from a real person as he slept soundly.

As for the culprit behind it all—

After stealthily leaving Suotuo City, Bai Mu rode Zygarde and galloped all the way toward Holy Soul Village, a hundred miles away!

"Hahaha—impressive! Young Master Dai, a cat in heat is truly something else~"

When he saw the dark expression on Zhu Zhuqing's face, he burst out laughing.

Giving the Hundred Year Whale Rubber to Dai Mubai was a spur-of-the-moment decision he had long been plotting.

"I didn't expect the Hundred Year Whale Rubber to be so effective."

That's right, what he actually gave wasn't Ten Year Whale Rubber, but a piece of slightly spoiled Hundred Year Whale Rubber!

Even a ten-year Spirit Beast would be able to go all night after eating it, let alone a brainless tiger that only knew how to rut!

Zygarde's voice suddenly rang out—

I have arrived at Holy Soul Village.