Ning Rongrong Pouts

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining 45% favorability from Zhu Zhuqing. Reward: Soul Ring Age increased by one hundred years."

The system notification sounded once more, but with the situation in the arena, Gu Yi had no time to care about it.

"Kid! You're finished!" Zhao Wuji roared, raising his injured right arm and aiming it at Gu Yi.

He had definitely decided to take this kid in, but before that, he needed to vent his anger properly!

"Fourth Soul Skill! Positioning Tracking!"

As soon as he spoke, Gu Yi suddenly caught the scent of honey on himself.

"Not good!"

Gu Yi cried out. He had seen this soul skill in the original novel—if he did not quickly escape Zhao Wuji's attack range, both he and Zhu Zhuqing in his arms would be in danger!

He clearly remembered that although Zhao Wuji's soul skill was powerful, it had a range limit of one hundred meters. As long as he escaped beyond that distance, he would be safe.

With that thought, Gu Yi did not hesitate. He immediately used Teleportation to move into the air, then summoned his Bone Wings and rapidly flew upward.

"Damn! A Flight Soul Bone! Just how many more surprises does this kid have?"

Ever since this assessment had begun, Zhao Wuji's attention had been drawn to Gu Yi. Every move Gu Yi made brought him another surprise.

For a moment, Zhao Wuji even forgot that there were other students beside him.

"Time's up!"

Just then, the incense burned out, and Dai Mubai's voice rang across the arena.

"Hmph! You little brats got lucky this time. You've barely passed my assessment."

"Kid! Come down. The assessment is over."

Though he still felt somewhat dissatisfied, Zhao Wuji could only let it go.

But it did not matter. There would be plenty of time ahead—he had all the time in the world to discipline this kid.

Gu Yi had no idea what he was thinking. Holding Zhu Zhuqing, he slowly flew back down from the sky.

"It's finally over."

Gu Yi gently set Zhu Zhuqing down and sighed inwardly.

That had been far too dangerous. If not for the two soul bones rewarded by the system, he would have been done for just now.

His current strength was still only enough to barely deal with opponents of the same level. If he wanted to be like Tang San and take out a Soul Douluo with a single King of Hell's Decree, he still had to keep working hard!

"Mubai, take them to enroll, and while you're at it, call Oscar over for me," Zhao Wuji instructed before sitting down cross-legged.

He still needed to properly recover from the injuries caused by Gu Yi's soul bone skills.

"Yes."

"Follow me."

Dai Mubai answered and walked ahead to lead them.

Shrek Academy had been built within a village, and their dormitories were merely the same sort of wooden houses the local villagers lived in.

Things were fairly harmonious in the boys' dormitory. After the assessment ended, Gu Yi chatted casually with Tang San.

However, the girls' dormitory was far from peaceful.

"How did you get to know Gu Yi?"

"I'd advise you to stay away from him. Be careful, or he'll cling to you and never let go."

The moment she entered, Ning Rongrong put on a concerned act and warned Zhu Zhuqing.

But Zhu Zhuqing ignored her completely, focusing only on arranging her bedding. The image of Gu Yi risking himself to save her kept replaying in her mind.

"Hey! I'm talking to you! Did you hear me?"

Seeing that Zhu Zhuqing ignored her, anger immediately appeared on Ning Rongrong's face. With her hands on her hips, she shouted at Zhu Zhuqing.

Who in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would dare ignore her?

Yet Zhu Zhuqing merely gave her a cold glance and remained silent.

She now somewhat understood why Gu Yi did not want to see Ning Rongrong.

"What do you mean by that? I'm kindly warning you. Do you know what kind of person Gu Yi is?"

"Once he starts pestering you, you won't be able to shake him off even if you want to! He..."

Ning Rongrong failed to notice the look on Zhu Zhuqing's face and continued talking without pause.

"Enough!"

Suddenly, Zhu Zhuqing shouted furiously, obvious anger and disgust written across her beautiful face.

"I don't know what happened between you and Gu Yi, but from now on, I don't want to hear his name come out of your mouth!"

"I know exactly what kind of person he is. I don't need you standing here to remind me!"

For Ning Rongrong to slander Gu Yi like that in front of her, the fact that Zhu Zhuqing had managed not to strike her already counted as remarkably calm.

"You!"

"Hmph! You don't know what's good for you! Once you see what kind of person he really is, you'd better not regret it!"

Ning Rongrong was so furious that her chest rose and fell violently, her heart filled with indescribable anger.

She had no idea what sort of bewitching potion Gu Yi had fed Zhu Zhuqing to make her defend him like this.

Beside them, Xiao Wu stood there at a loss. The two of them had reacted so fiercely that their argument made her ears hurt.

Fortunately, things remained fairly peaceful afterward. Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing were soon picked up by Tang San and Gu Yi, and they went off together to find something to eat.

Only Ning Rongrong remained in the spacious dormitory. Everyone else had something to do, making it seem as though she had been isolated.

"Hmph! Go on, have fun! All of you, go have fun! I'll cultivate until I surpass you!"

In a fit of pique, she began cultivating by herself, completely forgetting that boring cultivation had once been what she hated most.

Afternoon arrived quickly. It was time for everyone to gather at the academy.

At Dai Mubai's notice, Gu Yi and the others all assembled in a small square.

"Hey! What kind of person do you think this academy's headmaster is?" Xiao Wu asked curiously.

After chatting and spending the afternoon together, they had already grown familiar with Gu Yi and Zhu Zhuqing.

"No idea, but since he could say something like, 'We only accept monsters, not ordinary people,' he must be no simple person," Tang San guessed.

"Of course he isn't simple. Every teacher in the academy is at least a Soul Emperor. The headmaster is most likely a powerhouse close to the Soul Douluo rank," Gu Yi said with certainty.

Gu Yi still liked Flender, the Four-Eyed Cat Owl, quite a bit.

Though he was somewhat obsessed with money, he genuinely cared about his students, and his tendency to protect his own was truly admirable.

"Mm! That's quite a good guess. Our headmaster..."

Suddenly, Oscar appeared from who knew where and began introducing Flender to them.

The rest of the group gradually arrived as well.

Ma Hongjun followed behind Dai Mubai, while Ning Rongrong trailed some distance behind them.

At that moment, she was deliberately keeping her distance from Ma Hongjun. The way he looked at her made her feel disgusted and sick.

Has he never seen a woman before?

That was the first thought that sprang into Ning Rongrong's mind when she saw Ma Hongjun.

"Hahahaha!"

Suddenly, Ning Rongrong's attention was drawn by a burst of laughter. Looking up, she saw Gu Yi laughing heartily, surrounded by Tang San and the others. They appeared extremely harmonious together.

Then she compared them to herself. There was not even anyone by her side to talk to, making her seem like a lonely outcast.

Ning Rongrong frowned and grumbled to herself.

Hmph! Isn't he just a tagalong? Why is he so popular? What's so good about him?