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Tang San ran up close, caught his breath, and looked at Xiao Wu with burning eyes, a smile plastered on his face:

"Xiao Wu, um... I wanted to ask, do you still need someone for the road? I can come along; it's always better to have an extra pair of hands!"

He truly did not want to miss any opportunity to spend time with Xiao Wu.

From their first meeting six years ago, he had fallen for the lively and adorable girl.

Even though she was only six years old at the time.

In this life, she was the only girl he would ever love!

For this, Tang San had argued with Yu Xiaogang yesterday, even going so far as to threaten to give up joining Shrek Academy.

"Xiao Yuan? What should we do?"

Xiao Wu looked helplessly at Li Yuan, whispering to ask for his opinion, her eyes full of disdain.

"Let him follow if he wants, it doesn't matter."

Li Yuan revealed a meaningful smile, leaned into Xiao Wu's ear, and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear: "Xiao Wu, for all the food, clothing, housing, and travel expenses along the way, make him pay, understand?"

Xiao Wu's eyes widened, and she looked at Li Yuan in disbelief.

Damn!

You can play it like that?

Immediately, a cunning smile appeared on her face, and she whispered: "Don't worry, leave it to me!"

Li Yuan turned to Tang San and said in a flat tone: "Fine, Tang San, we are heading to Suotuo City. If you want to follow, then keep up."

Suotuo City?

Isn't Shrek Academy in Suotuo City?

Tang San's eyes lit up. Could it be that Li Yuan and Xiao Wu's destination was also Shrek Academy?

This suddenly gave him the feeling that great minds think alike, and even the way he looked at Li Yuan became much more pleasant.

It was as if he were saying: You're not bad, kid, you've got a good eye.

After all, the dean of Shrek Academy, Flender, was a sworn brother of his teacher, Yu Xiaogang.

Once they all arrived there, wouldn't he have special privileges?

Wanting to "take care" of Li Yuan at the academy and suppress his arrogance wouldn't be easy?

For a moment, Tang San became excited, as if he could already see a future where he would finally hold his head high.

He walked to the front enthusiastically and urged: "Let's go, let's go! I know the way to Suotuo City, I'll lead the way!"

The three of them then set off on their journey.

After walking for less than half an hour, Li Yuan deliberately stretched and put on a weary look: "So tired. Xiao Wu, are you tired?"

Xiao Wu caught on immediately and cooperated by rubbing her calves: "Yeah, I'm exhausted, my feet are so sore."

Seeing Xiao Wu complain of fatigue, Tang San felt a pang of heartache, wishing he could instantly conjure a sedan chair to carry her.

Just at that moment, a carriage came clip-clopping down the road.

Tang San hurriedly waved at the passing carriage: "Driver, stop for a moment."

"Young man, is something the matter?"

The driver who was called out pulled the carriage to a halt.

Tang San asked: "How much to Suotuo City? There are three of us."

The driver sized them up. Seeing they were young and carried no luggage, he was certain they were soul masters traveling far from home, so he feigned difficulty:

"Suotuo City? That's quite a distance. It'll be at least two Gold Soul Coins per person."

Two Gold Soul Coins?

You might as well just rob me!

Tang San almost cursed out loud.

From Notting City to Suotuo City, a normal carriage ride cost at most a few dozen Silver Soul Coins per person. This bastard actually dared to ask for two Gold Soul Coins each?

That was nearly ten times the price!

You black-hearted driver, you are courting death!

Let me...

Suddenly, Tang San caught a glimpse of Xiao Wu out of the corner of his eye, still rubbing her legs in exhaustion, and he swallowed the curse back down his throat.

How could he look stingy in front of his goddess?

He absolutely could not lose face!

Tang San had no choice but to grit his teeth and keep up appearances: "Fine, for the three of us, that's six Gold Soul Coins. Here."

With a pained expression, he pulled six Gold Soul Coins from his pocket and handed them to the driver.

The moment the driver saw the Gold Soul Coins, his eyes lit up, the smile on his face became incredibly enthusiastic, and his attitude did a complete one-eighty. He hurriedly jumped off the carriage and diligently lifted the curtain:

"Oh my, hurry, hurry, young masters and miss, please board!"

Li Yuan didn't stand on ceremony, being the first to climb into the carriage.

Tang San's expression shifted instantly.

You bastard!

I paid for this carriage specifically because I felt bad for Xiao Wu, so what is the meaning of you hopping in first?

Hindered by Xiao Wu's presence, Tang San couldn't lash out on the spot, so he could only turn to her and gesture with a gentlemanly flourish: "Xiao Wu, please, you go first!"

After saying this, he shot a triumphant glare at Li Yuan, as if to say, You're still a bit too green to compete with me in gentlemanly conduct!

Li Yuan ignored his gaze entirely, turning his head to look out the window as he muttered, "Childish."

Although the voice was soft, Tang San seemed to hear it perfectly; he nearly lost his composure right then and there, his face turning green.

Fortunately, the words Xiao Wu spoke the next second were like the music of the heavens, instantly reviving him and putting him in a great mood.

"Tang San, thank you, you really are a good person!"

Tang San lowered his head in embarrassment, feeling secretly thrilled.

Heh heh, she praised me as a good person!

Just then, the carriage driver grew impatient and urged them: "What are you standing there for? Are you getting on or not? If not, we're leaving."

"Ah? Yes, of course I'm getting on! I'm the one who paid, why wouldn't I get on?"

Having snapped back to reality, Tang San tried to squeeze into the carriage, only to find that the cramped space could no longer accommodate him.

This left his expression extremely awkward.

He paid for it, yet he couldn't sit inside?

What kind of situation was this?

Li Yuan suggested, "Tang San, why don't you just suck it up and sit with the driver?"

Tang San's eyes widened.

No, how the hell do you have the nerve to say something like that?

He turned his head to look at Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu followed up, saying, "Yeah, Tang San, why don't you go squeeze in with the driver?"

Tang San was instantly stunned, his cheeks flushing red: "Xiao Wu, I..."

Xiao Wu lowered her head, feigning a sorrowful appearance: "Are you unwilling? Fine, I knew it, it must be because I'm too ugly and you find me annoying, right? Forget it, forget it, I've never liked being crowded anyway. If it really won't work, I'll just go outside instead?"

Tang San panicked and hurriedly said: "Xiao Wu, no, no, you are the most beautiful person in my eyes. Squeezing in with the driver is nothing; when I was in the first grade, I even shared a dormitory with Wang Sheng and the others."

To keep Xiao Wu from being sad, he immediately sat down at the front of the carriage.

Li Yuan stifled a laugh and whispered: "Impressive, Xiao Wu, your acting is this good?"

You really played Tang San like a fiddle.

Xiao Wu lifted her chin triumphantly: "Hee hee hee, do you know how formidable Sister Xiao Wu is now?"

"Formidable, truly formidable," Li Yuan praised.

On the other side, Tang San, squeezed in with the driver, finally came to his senses. Why did he feel like something wasn't quite right?

[Richest Little Heiress of Heaven Dou: I've decided, I'm running away from home!]

[Ice-Snow Smart: ??? Why are you suddenly running away from home? (Shocked cat face)]

[Little Fox Who Loves Teacher Most: Is the young miss having another episode? (Cat peeking)]

[Richest Little Heiress of Heaven Dou: Hmph, I am not having an episode! I'm bored to death staying at home, so I've decided: I'm going to Shrek Academy!]

[Single Academy-Running Housewife: ??? You're leaving two Title Douluo grandfathers at home to go study outside? (Subway old man looking at phone expression)]

[Viper-Hearted Big Sister: I'm curious, why not go to Heaven Dou Royal Academy? That is the best academy in the Heaven Dou Empire; the resources and faculty are top-tier.]

[Richest Little Heiress of Heaven Dou: The Royal Academy is so boring! It's full of spoiled brats who only know how to eat, drink, and play all day—there's no fun in it at all! If I'm going to go, it's going to be to an academy that's actually fun! (Hands on hips)]

Everyone in the group: "..."

Good grief!

Just for the sake of fun?

She's leaving behind two Title Douluo grandfathers, ignoring the resources of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the top-tier treatment of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, all to run off to some Shrek Academy that nobody has even heard of?

This move, one can only say... as expected of the Little Demoness of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; the level of her willfulness is truly terrifying!

[Loves Eating Carrots: 6, I can only say, the young miss is still too willful! (Thumbs up)]

[A Life of Bitterness and Solitude: Too... too authoritative, trespassing into the imperial family. (Hesitant to speak)]