"Sorry, You Haven't Paid Yet"

Everyone from Shrek Academy turned out.

Six teachers, four students, and one graduate all came to the most luxurious Fuck Hotel in Suotuo City.

Lu Fan took the menu from the waiter. "Stir-fried bok choy, hot and sour shredded potatoes... this one, and this one, this one..."

Lu Fan called out one incredibly cheap dish after another.

Zhao Wuji said with some dissatisfaction, "Xiao Fan, you're no fun. It wasn't easy getting Flender, that iron rooster, to lay an egg for once, and you're doing this?"

The others also sighed and shook their heads at Lu Fan.

Flender, on the other hand, was deeply moved.

He thought Lu Fan was trying to cover for him so he would not have to spend too much money.

Flender felt warmth fill his heart, and he could not help sighing inwardly, Xiao Fan truly is the student I'm proudest of.

Yet he still said, "Xiao Fan, no need to be polite with me. No matter how much we spend today, I'll pay the bill..."

Before Flender could finish speaking,

Lu Fan had already finished ordering.

"Everything I just read out, we don't want. We'll take everything else I didn't read."

"Yes, sir. Please wait a moment."

The waiter hurriedly ran toward the kitchen with the menu in hand.

As for doubting whether the people in this private room could afford the bill,

What a joke.

Did they think becoming a waiter was such an easy job?

Aside from having an exceptional memory, one also needed to judge a guest's spending power merely through observation. Only those capable of that were qualified to serve important people.

Although Flender and his group did not look particularly wealthy,

it was obvious at a glance that they were Soul Master lords.

And their cultivation was not low, either.

Then there were Qin Ming, Lu Fan, and Dai Mubai.

Just from the fabric of their clothes, one could tell that the three of them were no ordinary people.

Qin Ming in particular.

The refined air he revealed with every gesture

was clearly not something an ordinary person could possess.

Could it have been an act?

One could not fake temperament.

It was a trait cultivated only through long periods spent in a particular environment.

If they could not even discern something like that, they might as well shut down their business.

Very soon, with the entire hotel operating at full capacity, dish after dish was served.

Dishes priced in Gold Soul Coins were brought up one after another.

"Ah, I watched Xiao Fan grow up. I knew from the start that this kid would make something of himself someday. Consider it handled."

"Mm, we still have to rely on Brother Fan~"

The attitudes of the others also underwent a complete change.

Lu Fan merely smiled faintly.

Ignoring Flender's murderous glare,

"Damn it, since the food's already ordered, I have to eat enough to make my money back today!"

Flender grabbed an entire roasted suckling pig and began gnawing on it with tears in his eyes.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill,

Flender went to pay the bill in misery.

There was still quite a lot of food left on the table.

Lu Fan did not waste it. He asked someone for a pile of takeaway boxes and packed away quite a few good dishes.

Before Flender returned,

Lu Fan waved to everyone. "Hehe, I'll get going first. See you tomorrow, bye-bye~"

With that, he jumped out the window, boarded the carriage that had long been prepared, and swiftly vanished from everyone's sight.

Lu Fan was not short on money,

but just thinking about Flender returning with those takeaway boxes and seeing a table with barely even leftovers remaining made him wonder what amusing expression Flender would make.

Naturally, the others enjoyed this as well.

Of course they would not stop him!

Flender returned carrying more than a dozen takeaway boxes.

Seeing the others looking at him and constantly suppressing laughter, he still had not realized how serious the situation was.

When he entered the private room and saw the scene on the table,

the takeaway boxes slipped from his hands and fell to the floor.

He walked out of the room in disbelief and checked the room number.

After confirming it, he closed the door and opened it again. When he found the scene unchanged, he turned to the others with reddened eyes.

"What is going on here?!"

Sharp-eyed as he was, he immediately noticed that Lu Fan had disappeared.

He threw back his head and howled, "LU FAN! From this day onward, you are the enemy of Shrek Academy!!!"

"Hahahahaha!"

The others burst into laughter at the sight.

Flender merely glared viciously at them.

Flender spread his wings and flew away.

"Alright, we should head back too."

Just as the others were about to leave, the hotel manager stepped forward and stopped them. "Sorry, guests, but you haven't paid the bill yet."

"What?"

Zhao Wuji and the others stared at him in disbelief.

"Damn you, Flender! I'm not done with you!!!"

Zhao Wuji turned to look at Dai Mubai.

Dai Mubai waved his hands repeatedly. "Teacher Zhao, I can manage anything else, but I really can't do this one!"

Even Dai Mubai, the richest among them, had no solution.

How could the rest of them, poor bastards who did no proper work and had no income at all, possibly have a way?

In the end, Qin Ming noticed the predicament Shrek's group was in and stepped in.

"Teacher Zhao, let me handle it."

Qin Ming took out a gold card and handed it to the hotel manager with an aching heart.

This expense was no small expenditure for him, either.

Zhao Wuji was deeply moved when he saw this. "Qin Ming, don't worry. Old Zhao will definitely get this money back from that bastard Flender for you."

After returning to Flower Grass Village, Lu Fan distributed the packed food to his neighbors, letting the villagers taste some good food as well.

The villagers, naturally, praised Lu Fan endlessly for this.

Then Lu Fan went to find Xiao Mei.

"Xiao Mei, now that you've awakened your Martial Soul, it's time to think about which academy you'll attend."

"Brother Xiao Fan, what school do you think I should go to?"

Xiao Mei wanted to hear Lu Fan's opinion.

Hearing this, Lu Fan told Xiao Mei what he had long considered. "I've thought about it too. I think Plant Academy would be the best place for you. Think it over carefully."

She had not heard the answer she wanted.

Xiao Mei's expression visibly darkened.

She wanted to speak, but Lu Fan beside her shone too brightly. It made her shrink back, unable to voice her true feelings.

She could only nod. "I'll listen to Brother Xiao Fan."

"Mm. With the help of a high-level academy, the quality of the Spirit Rings you obtain in the future will be much better."

After giving Xiao Mei a few more instructions,

Lu Fan did not linger any longer and left directly.

As Xiao Mei watched his departing figure, a trace of loneliness flashed through her eyes.

Lu Fan merely regarded her as a neighboring little sister and a promising junior.

She had feelings for him, but he clearly had none for her.

Yet the affection in the young girl's heart would not fade because of that.

One should not meet someone too dazzling in one's youth, or one would be trapped by them for a lifetime.

Very clearly,

she would never encounter someone better or more outstanding than Lu Fan in the future.

Of course, even if it were someone else, Lu Fan would find it difficult to develop that kind of feeling.

Because that was not where his focus lay at the moment.

What he wanted most right now was only Immortal Herbs.

Though perhaps it was simply because the person was wrong.