Zhu Lu parted from the Zhu Family on the way back to the hotel. With Zhu Lu's current status and position, no one dared interfere with anything she did. Besides, there was no need to worry about her safety. To protect Zhu Lu, the Zhu Family had specially assigned a Titled Douluo to follow and guard her in secret, one who was best at hiding himself.
Then Zhu Lu arrived at a small courtyard on the outskirts of Mingdu.
Though Mingdu was packed with people right now—not just hotels, even small courtyards on the outskirts had long since become impossible to find.
But for some far-sighted forces, they had arrived in Mingdu early and secretly rented hotel rooms and small courtyards long-term, or even bought them outright.
Of course, they had bought them while concealing their identities, even using the identities of local people from the Sun Moon Empire.
Their purpose was naturally to use them as safe houses.
A crafty rabbit had three burrows—that was an eternal rule for survival. Away from home, only a complete fool would put full trust in and rely entirely on others.
Many powerful major forces had even begun making arrangements long ago, and not solely in preparation for this Soul Master Competition.
Only Shrek Academy dared be completely unguarded.
So during the last Soul Master Competition, something happened to Shrek Academy, yet they still had to stay in Starlight Hotel.
And because what had happened to Shrek Academy was investigated and discovered by many major forces, it made every major force even more cautious.
Who knew whether, in this Soul Master Competition, their own younger generation might encounter something similar?
Moreover, this Soul Master Competition was being held in the Sun Moon Empire. If the Sun Moon Empire harbored ill intentions, at least