I Don't Care

"Selling sausages, come one, come all! Oscar's brand sausages, delicious and sweet. Cheap and plentiful. Only five copper coins each."

"Third Brother, it looks like they're selling sausages up ahead, shall we go take a look!"

As Tang San was about to agree to Xiao Wu's request, Dai Mubai stopped him.

"Wait a moment."

Seeing Dai Mubai's sinister grin, Tang San and Xiao Wu's hearts sank. Dai Mubai only revealed a vengeful smile after personally watching Feng Xinglie eat the sausage, and before Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong could eat theirs, he rushed over:

"Little Ao, I've warned you more than once not to sell sausages in the academy. Do you want everyone to vomit?"

Hearing this, everyone looked over in confusion, only Oscar's smile instantly collapsed:

"Big Brother Dai, don't ruin my business in front of the juniors, it'll make them resent me..."

Dai Mubai was relentless:

"Stop the nonsense, Little Ao, make me a new sausage."

Under Dai Mubai's threat, Oscar had no choice but to extend his hand. As a yellow soul ring appeared, he lewdly shouted in his soft voice:

"I've got a big sausage!"

Under the condensation of yellow light, a sausage identical to the one on the stall appeared in Oscar's hand. However, the incantation immediately changed Ning Rongrong's expression as she was about to taste the sausage, and she threw it back:

"So vulgar, I don't want it!"

The expressions of the others were also a bit strange. Putting aside whether the sausage was edible, just hearing the ambiguous incantation was enough to make them full, how could they eat it? Seeing everyone's reaction, Dai Mubai looked triumphantly at Feng Xinglie, who had already eaten a sausage, but then his smile froze. Because, to everyone's astonishment, Feng Xinglie was throwing a second sausage into his mouth.

"Tastes good, and it restores soul power. Give me three more to keep on hand."

"Ah?... This... Alright! Boss, no! Brother! Wait a moment, I'll pack them for you right away!"

Looking at the copper soul coins handed to him, Oscar was first confused, then ecstatic. Finally, someone didn't dislike his sausages, and he was so moved he was on the verge of tears.

"Feng Xinglie, this sausage... you..."

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing's worried and hesitant expression, Feng Xinglie smiled:

"I don't mind."

As Feng Xinglie spoke, he threw another sausage into his mouth:

"You have to eat nutrients, and you have to eat poison, only then can you be considered complete. As long as it provides me with nutrition, I can eat anything."

This statement clearly had some impact on Zhu Zhuqing. She repeatedly mulled over his words in her heart while staring at the sausages on Oscar's stall.

"I want a sausage too."

"Ah? Alright! Beautiful lady, thank you for your patronage!"

Unexpectedly, there was a bonus, Oscar quickly took the copper soul coins Zhu Zhuqing handed him. The thought of such a beautiful woman eating his sausage gave Oscar a strong sense of vanity. However, Dai Mubai was starting to get restless. This beauty, who had a martial soul resonance with him, was already considered his, so naturally, he couldn't let her eat Oscar's vulgar sausage. But before he could act, Feng Xinglie stopped Zhu Zhuqing first:

"There's no need to force yourself. Just because I don't mind doesn't mean you don't have to. No one needs to prove anything in this way. It's just a slight difference in perspective; forcing yourself to imitate others won't make you stronger."

Zhu Zhuqing's hand holding the sausage paused, and she gave Feng Xinglie a charming smile. The sight of the ice mountain melting immediately drew the attention of those around them:

"Thank you, but I'm not doing this to prove anything. I just think you're right; as long as it can be my nutrition, there's no need to care about trivial matters like vulgar incantations."

With that, she took a bite of the sausage. However, Oscar, who had been wearing a lewd smile just moments ago, couldn't smile anymore, feeling his sense of accomplishment suddenly slip away.

In stark contrast was Dai Mubai. After all, he had fainted and hadn't seen Feng Xinglie's soul ring configuration, so he assumed he had been caught off guard and ambushed. Seeing Zhu Zhuqing, whom he had already mentally added to his harem, chatting and laughing with Feng Xinglie, an inexplicable rage welled up within him.

"Be arrogant while you can; once we enter the academy, I'll see how I can mess with you!"

With his heart full of wicked fire, Dai Mubai greeted the teacher for the second exam and directly led them towards the fourth examination area.

"Unfair! Why can they skip the third and fourth exams!?"

Seeing some students being allowed to skip, one student shouted in dissatisfaction.

"Why? If your soul power is also above level twenty-five, then you can also directly proceed to the fourth examination."

The teacher in charge of the second exam said calmly, and at the same time, handed a white crystal to Tang San. Tang San understood and injected his Mysterious Heaven Skill's inner force into it. Immediately, the crystal ball emitted a dazzling light.

"What!? It's level 29? How can there be such high soul power!"

"Hmph! Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't!"

The boy who had just asked was full of disbelief. Seeing this, Xiao Wu snorted, snatched the crystal ball, and injected her soul power. The dazzling light shone again.

"Teacher, I think I should also be able to skip the second and third exams."

Ning Rongrong arrived in front of Xiao Wu like a spring breeze and gently took the crystal ball. Although her soul power level was not as high as Tang San and Xiao Wu's, it was still above level twenty-five. Just after testing her soul power, she found that the crystal ball in her hand had disappeared. Then, a light slightly stronger than hers lit up from Zhu Zhuqing's hand.

"Hahaha, good, so many little monsters this year, the dean must be dreaming with a smile!"

The teacher was so happy he burst into laughter. Zhu Zhuqing silently handed the crystal ball to Feng Xinglie.

"..."

Looking at the crystal ball in his hand, Feng Xinglie shook his head with a wry smile and touched the crystal ball with his finger. Immediately, the crystal ball emitted a dazzling light, and even a cracking sound could be heard.

"This soul power... could it be a Soul Elder!?"

"This should be fine now."

Gradually, everyone recovered from their surprise. Ning Rongrong's gaze also flickered. As the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, she was the first to prepare to build a good relationship:

"You're really amazing. You're the youngest Soul Elder I've ever seen, and your spirit ring configuration is ridiculously good. That punch just now was also incredibly strong. Even though it wasn't a spirit skill, your speed was so fast I couldn't even see your movements."

Facing Ning Rongrong's praise, Feng Xinglie smiled and replied:

"If you're interested, I can teach you."

"Really? Then it's a deal!"

She had originally just wanted to build a connection, hoping to recruit this genius into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect later. She never expected that someone with such powerful martial arts would be willing to teach her directly. Ning Rongrong was instantly overjoyed, grabbing Feng Xinglie's hand and shaking it back and forth.

"I... I want to learn too..."

Seeing Feng Xinglie so readily agree to teach Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing felt a surge of displeasure. Looking at their clasped hands, she hesitated for a moment before speaking up.

"Sure, no problem."

Feng Xinglie agreed just as readily. In his opinion, Miss Ning Rongrong, being a support-type soul master, would likely not be able to consistently train with him in martial arts. This was merely a small tactic to attract Zhu Zhuqing's attention. However, this scene caused the anger level of a certain Evil Eyed White Tiger to rise considerably once more.