Douluo: My Martial Soul Is My Fiancée

Zheng Li closed his eyes and said contentedly.

"A Li, do you really dislike me that much?" A familiar voice, tinged with resentment, sounded beside him.

Zheng Li: "Hm?"

He turned his head to look beside him.

"Holy crap! Gluttonous Cat?! Why are you in Class One?"

At that moment, he was truly shocked.

After the re-sorting of classes, only four classes remained. Class One taught the Power Attack and Control systems, while Class Two taught the Defense and Agility Attack systems.

So how could this Gluttonous Cat, Ling Nan, be in Class One?

When he asked this question, Ling Nan also looked bewildered and said: "I don't know either! Teacher Shen Lan told me I had been assigned to Class One."

Regarding this, Zheng Li was speechless.

But Ling Nan was delighted...

As for the conflict that occurred between Huo Yuhao and the likes of Wu Feng and Dai Huabin over the election of the class monitor, it naturally happened as well.

Wang Yan was the head teacher of Class One, and he initially adopted an election system.

At first, Zheng Li's name was also on the list.

However, before the voting could even begin, it was interrupted by Wu Feng's indignation.

It ended up being dropped.

Zheng Li estimated that even if there had been an election, his vote count wouldn't have been very high.

Right now, most of the young girls in Class One still looked at Zheng Li with disdain. The only ones who didn't were those from his former Class Five; the ones he was close to were only Cui Yajie and Su Yunqing, and his relationship with Xiao Xiao was also quite good.

Huo Yuhao was fine too.

Wang Dong, however, was a different story; he looked like he wanted to kill Zheng Li whenever he saw him.

It was as if Zheng Li owed Wang Dong's family a lifetime of rice.

In the end, Huo Yuhao became the class monitor, while Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Wu Feng were kicked out of Class One.

With that, Dai Huabin's resentment shifted directly from Zheng Li to Huo Yuhao...

Zheng Li couldn't help but think to himself: Yuhao! Well done!

Shrek Academy usually held classes for eleven months a year, with one month off for vacation.

And the current time was the very last class before the break.

After class ended.

Walking on the way to the cafeteria, Ling Nan asked: "A Li, what are your plans for the break? Do you want to come over to my place to hang out?"

He had always had this idea in mind.

"What would I go to your house for?" Zheng Li glanced at Ling Nan and asked.

"To meet the parents!"

Ling Nan blurted out the words without a second thought.

Zheng Li: "..."

Beside them, Cui Yajie and Su Yunqing had strange expressions on their faces; Ling Nan always seemed to like saying things that caused misunderstandings.

If it weren't for the fact that they knew him well, they would have truly misunderstood.

"Not going!"

What a joke! Why would he, Zheng Li, go back with Ling Nan to meet his parents? If he really agreed, these two girls beside him would probably completely misunderstand.

"Why?"

"No time. I have to go back to my hometown first. It's quite far, and the round trip will probably take ten days. After I get back, I have to go with the team organized by the academy to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain my second soul ring."

This opportunity to obtain a soul ring was naturally the reward for winning the Freshman Assessment.

That morning after class, Wang Yan and Zhou Yi had called him aside—not just him, but Huo Yuhao as well.

Zhou Yi naturally knew about Zheng Li's uniqueness, and since Zheng Li had always performed well, even Zhou Yi couldn't find any faults, causing her favorability toward him to skyrocket.

The reason they called them over was simple: they were both "orphans," and they wanted to ask about their second soul rings.

They said that if they wanted to use the assessment reward, they should return to the academy on the sixteenth day after the break started. At that time, the academy would organize a sizable team to head to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain soul rings, and with powerful teachers protecting them, it would be very safe.

Zheng Li agreed, stating that he would be back before the sixteenth.

Huo Yuhao only said he understood and offered his thanks, without giving a definitive answer.

Ling Nan counted on his fingers, and then his expression collapsed, and he said dejectedly: "Obtaining a soul ring is important, I guess it'll have to be next vacation."

He was quite persistent.

"Do you two have any plans?" Zheng Li looked at Cui Yajie and Su Yunqing and asked.

"Going home to cultivate," Su Yunqing said with a shrug, though due to her small stature, she looked like a little adult.

"Just like Qing."

Cui Yajie looked at Zheng Li with a resentful gaze, acting just like a scorned woman.

Regarding this, Zheng Li seemed to see nothing, only saying with concern: "Take care of yourself. I'm leaving directly tomorrow morning, see you when school starts."

"Alright, you too, Zheng Li." Su Yunqing gave a cute smile.

Ling Nan didn't speak; he still had one more night to say goodbye to Zheng Li, so there was no rush.

It was just that Cui Yajie's eyes seemed to grow even more resentful.

The first installment of Gold Soul Coins had already reached the hands of Zheng Li and Ling Nan; it wasn't a small amount, totaling one million.

Zheng Li took eight hundred thousand, and Ling Nan took two hundred thousand.

Zheng Li took the lion's share for the first installment, and they had agreed that Ling Nan would take the lion's share for the second.

But they didn't know...

Douling Empire.

In a certain magnificent mansion.

A beautiful woman was eating the same food as an ordinary commoner, her gaze somewhat vacant. Suddenly, she slammed her chopsticks onto the table and glared hatefully in the direction of Shrek, saying: "That spendthrift, unfilial daughter!"

Her jewelry, even her soul tool accessories, were all gone! All gone!

Only one set remained for appearances.

This massive mansion looked magnificent, but only she knew that if it weren't for the sake of face when guests visited, this mansion would have been sold too!

A middle-aged handsome man beside her said sheepishly: "Wife, calm down. Didn't we do this so our daughter could succeed? Think about it, with our daughter's talent, once she becomes a Title Douluo, won't we be glorious? By then, even the Emperor will have to give us some face..."

"Get lost! By the time that happens, the opportunity will have long passed! How many years do you want me to wait for her? Twenty years? Thirty? Or forty?" the woman snapped. "And you're a fool too! They said thirty thousand was enough for the first installment, but you insisted on making it a full million! Are you made of money? You even wanted to sell the house? Why don't you sell yourself instead!"

The middle-aged man smiled sheepishly, looking quite weak.

"The family hasn't been ruined yet, has it..."

His voice was very cautious.

The woman slapped her forehead, gave a bitter laugh, and said: "Are we far from it?"

Aside from their own businesses, most of the rest had been sold, including valuable items passed down through the family.

How to put it? If the businesses were gone, then they would truly be ruined.

At this, the middle-aged man fell silent.

"Daughter! Be more capable, become a Title Douluo sooner, otherwise your mother will eat me alive!"

The middle-aged man hoped in his heart...

The next morning, Cui Yajie left, heading toward the Douling Empire.

At noon, Zheng Li, who had originally said he would leave at dawn, finally bid farewell to Ling Nan, who had come to see him off, and then headed south.

Shortly after Zheng Li left, Huo Yuhao walked out of the school gate, glanced at the direction, and began heading north.

In the afternoon, Ling Nan and Su Yunqing traveled together; they were going in the same direction and would look after each other.

Chapter 38: An Acquaintance Seen Only Once

At night, on a desolate official road, Zheng Li was traveling quickly.

His destination was naturally the Xingluo Imperial Capital—Xingluo City.

The so-called "returning to his hometown" was naturally a cover.

Many people in that "hometown" had memories of him, but Zheng Li had no memories of them!

The system was unreliable! It didn't even make the act perfect.

What if someone asked him about his hometown one day? What would he say? How much did he know based only on the contents of the recommendation letter?

Zheng Li, bored while traveling, naturally asked the system about this matter.

The system replied irritably at the time: This system does not have loopholes! It simply lacks the authority to affect the host's memory. If the host needs it, as long as you authorize it, this system can stuff fake memories of your "hometown" into you!

Zheng Li replied weakly: Never mind.

Judging by the system's tone, he definitely wouldn't have a good time while it was being stuffed in.

He had just been bored and talking casually. Of course, he had some worries about this, but not many. Later, he learned that the system knew the ins and outs of those fake memories and could be consulted at any time, so he no longer had those concerns.

"Speaking of which, the official road here is quite desolate." Zheng Li muttered to himself while looking at the dim surroundings as he traveled.

Because it was night and the weather was very poor, there wasn't even a moon in the sky, and only a few stars were faintly visible.

He couldn't help but shiver: "This place is perfect for filming a horror movie..."

After that snarky comment, Zheng Li continued on his way.

Normally, Zheng Li would stop to rest at night, but this environment was truly desolate.

It wasn't that he was afraid of ghosts, just that he wanted to find a decent place to set up camp.

Regarding this, Xiao Nai expressed deep disdain.

Back then, who was it that took her to watch a horror movie? In the end, she was fine, but someone else was scared out of their wits, gripping her hand so hard it hurt!

On the afternoon of the fourth day after leaving Shrek Academy, Zheng Li arrived in front of the east gate of Xingluo City.

"How magnificent; it's no worse than Shrek City." Zheng Li sighed in admiration as he gazed at the city walls, which were a hundred meters high and just as thick.

The thickness, in particular, truly shocked Zheng Li.

Damn! If you looked at the thickness as height, it would be a proper skyscraper!

Naturally, there were soldiers guarding the city gate, but they didn't stop passersby; of course, suspicious individuals would naturally be intercepted.

Zheng Li was currently wearing a white top and black trousers; his clothes were very ordinary, with nothing special about them.

He then walked into the long, arched tunnel.

When he was halfway through, a green figure suddenly rushed over quickly from the front, not even looking where she was going, and collided head-on with the unprepared Zheng Li.

"Hm?!"

Looking down, he saw a little girl... a little loli? wearing a water-green dress.

"Ah! Sorry, don't block the way!" The little loli hurriedly dodged, apologizing as she spoke.

Why did that sound so awkward?

"No... hm?"

Zheng Li had originally intended to say it was fine, but who knew that upon seeing the little loli's cute face, he would pause.

Eh! An acquaintance?

Well, not quite, but he had met her once before.