Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun

Wu Xing spent another two minutes in the restroom before leisurely returning to the private room.

"Wu Xing, why were you gone so long?"

Seeing how long Wu Xing had taken, Dugu Yan asked with concern.

Wu Xing glanced at Ning Rongrong's seat. She was already sitting up straight in her chair, eating a piece of greens with her chopsticks in a prim and proper manner, looking perfectly obedient.

It was as if nothing had happened in the restroom just now.

As expected of Little Witch—she was a born actress.

"I washed my face and stayed a little longer."

Wu Xing sat back down without a change in expression.

Dugu Yan didn't ask anything more, and the other girls hadn't noticed a thing. Only Ye Lingling looked at Ning Rongrong and Wu Xing, who had returned one after the other, and understood.

A little over ten minutes later, the group left the restaurant together.

"Brother Wu Xing, are you coming to the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena again tomorrow?"

At a fork in the road, with everyone about to part ways, Xiao Wu couldn't help asking.

"I am."

Wu Xing nodded. He could take on missions too, and as Group Leader, he had an even greater advantage: 50% more points and half-price purchases at the Mall.

It was a reasonable way to make use of his Golden Finger and claim some of the benefits it offered.

If the rules hadn't prohibited earning points through buying and reselling items (and that applied to both the Group Leader and the group administrators), then his group would probably have had far more beautiful women in it by now. He would have added every goddess he could think of from all the worlds.

He could already picture all the goddesses working for him.

Now that he had a permanent place to stay, of course he had to start improving his strength.

After getting his answer, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing all looked pleased.

But just then, two familiar figures emerged from a tavern on the other side of the crossroads.

They were Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai.

What was most shocking was that both men were grinning lecherously, each with an arm around two women.

Judging from their swaying, flirtatious manner and heavy makeup, they were obviously women of the night.

The two men didn't notice the group right away. They were too busy bragging to the women in their arms.

"Boss Dai, we've had our drinks and got ourselves some women. Where to now?"

Ma Hongjun's face was flushed as he grinned.

"Fatty, what do you think?"

Dai Mubai's lips curled. He gave the two women a hard squeeze on their breasts and laughed, "Of course, we're going to a hotel and going at it all night. Isn't that right, ladies?"

"You're so naughty, Young Master Dai." The women giggled and playfully pushed at Dai Mubai's chest before snuggling back into his arms.

"Haha!" Dai Mubai laughed heartily, then kissed each of them on the cheek.

He'd been pent up for a while now. It had almost been a month since he'd been with a woman.

The journey from Suotuo City had taken nearly ten days, then Tang San had been snatched away after they reached Blue Tyrant Academy. Now that Flender was about to take over the academy and had no time to keep an eye on them, the two of them had finally been unable to resist going out for some fun.

"Boss Dai, if you do this, won't Zhu Zhuqing get mad when she finds out?" Ma Hongjun asked.

"What if she does?" Dai Mubai snorted, once again letting his hands wander over the two women in his arms.

"She won't let me touch her. Does that mean I'm not allowed to find someone else?"

"Boss Dai, you're the man!" Ma Hongjun chuckled, understanding perfectly well.

Suddenly, something else occurred to him, and he went on, "Boss Dai, do you think Oscar's lost his mind? He used to come out with us all the time, but now he's playing at being devoted."

"Forget about that guy. With Ning Rongrong's spoiled, overbearing attitude, whoever marries her is in for a miserable life." Dai Mubai sounded disdainful.

"Just look at how the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect spoiled her. She sticks her nose in the air and looks down on everyone. Only a lovesick dog like Oscar could put up with her."

Ma Hongjun immediately nodded in agreement.

"Boss Dai's right. That little Ning Rongrong only looks down on people because she was born into a good family."

"If she hadn't been born into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, I'd have made her taste the Evil Fire Phoenix!"

Hearing their conversation, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong's expressions darkened. Xiao Wu looked disgusted as well.

Dugu Yan, on the other hand, could barely contain her grin when she heard Dai Mubai talking about Ning Rongrong.

This was hilarious. These were members of Shrek Team, and they were tearing into Ning Rongrong, that little fox, as if she were the worst person in the world. It was downright satisfying.

Watching Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun shoot their mouths off across the way, Wu Xing could barely keep from laughing.

What a performance—they'd run straight into a wall.

As if sensing something was wrong, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were about to say more when they looked up and spotted the girls not far away. Their bodies instantly went rigid.

"Young Master Dai, Young Master Ma, why have you stopped? Weren't you just saying you'd leave us sisters completely spent?"

"That's right. The hotel's just ahead. We sisters are eager to see what you can do."

The women in their arms had no idea what was going on. Seeing the men stop, they kept urging them on.

Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun had none of their earlier bravado left. Dai Mubai especially—he shoved the two women in his arms away at once.

Caught off guard, the women stumbled and fell to the ground.

"Zhu... Zhuqing?"

"Why are you all here?!"

When Dai Mubai recognized Zhu Zhuqing and the others, his eyes nearly popped out of his head. The hair on his body stood on end, and cold sweat soaked his back.

No matter how grandly he'd talked before, he'd only been putting on a show for the two women beside him, trying to prove his virility.

The moment he actually saw Zhu Zhuqing, his courage vanished.

Ma Hongjun's face had gone pale too. Had the three girls heard everything he'd said just now?

Zhu Zhuqing stared coldly at Dai Mubai without saying a word.

All the hope she'd carried from the Star Luo Empire to Shrek Academy had been worn away by one disappointment after another.

After hearing what he'd just said, she only felt disgust. She couldn't even be bothered to get angry.

"Zhuqing, let me explain. It's not what you think. They're just friends."

"Right, just friends."

Dai Mubai didn't care about keeping up his earlier swagger anymore. He hurriedly nudged Ma Hongjun beside him, making him back up his story.

Ma Hongjun could only nod along again and again.

Seeing the two of them lie so brazenly, Ning Rongrong sneered. "Heh. Friends? Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, do you think we're blind or deaf?"

"Who was it just now who said, 'What if she finds out?'"

"And who was it bragging about going to a hotel to go at it all night? How come you're wagging your tail like a lapdog in front of Zhuqing now?"

Ning Rongrong didn't hold back. They'd just insulted her, so how could she not hit back?

More importantly, she'd only just confirmed her relationship with Brother Wu Xing, and now her own companions had stabbed her in the back, saying whoever married her would be doomed. What if those words gave him a bad impression of her? What if he thought she wasn't good enough and didn't want her anymore?

"And you, Ma Hongjun—'the taste of the Evil Fire Phoenix'? You're just a chicken. Who do you think you are?"