"Teacher Mu, your students are here!" Dai Mubai knocked on the door and called out.
Click!
Ning Rongrong opened the door, glanced at Dai Mubai, then looked over Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San, giving Zhu Zhuqing's chest several extra looks.
"Teacher, your three students are here!" Ning Rongrong turned toward the room and called.
Mu Chen said softly, "Let them in."
Ning Rongrong smiled at the three of them. "Come in."
All three looked Ning Rongrong over, frowning in unison.
Xiao Wu: Damn it, another female student!
Zhu Zhuqing: She's pretty cute, but her figure isn't much. Is she malnourished?
Tang San: Another one competing with me for the teacher's attention!
"Do you need something else?"
Ning Rongrong looked at Dai Mubai, who was still standing at the doorway, and asked in a cool tone.
"No."
Dai Mubai drew a deep breath and slowly backed away.
Inside the room.
Mu Chen looked up at his three disciples and nodded in satisfaction. "You finally made it!"
"Teacher, how did you become a teacher at Shrek Academy?" Xiao Wu asked.
Mu Chen smiled. "If I didn't become a teacher, was I supposed to become a student like you? Being a teacher also makes it easier to look after you."
Xiao Wu suddenly understood, then continued, "Teacher, Shrek Academy is pretty tough. How long do we have to stay here?"
Mu Chen gave a knowing smile. "Haven't I told you? Once you pass my test, we'll leave and go to an academy with a better environment."
Xiao Wu muttered, "But you still haven't told us what the test is... You're being so mysterious..."
Zhu Zhuqing and Tang San very much agreed.
At the very least, he could give them a goal, so they would know what to do!
Mu Chen only smiled and said nothing.
Xiao Wu sighed, glanced at Ning Rongrong, and asked, "Is she our junior sister?"
Zhu Zhuqing and Tang San also looked at Ning Rongrong.
Seeing this, Ning Rongrong smiled sweetly.
Her smile was enough to make anyone feel fond of her.
"That's right."
Mu Chen glanced at Ning Rongrong. "Introduce yourself to your senior brother and sisters."
Ning Rongrong nodded with a smile. "Hello, I'm Ning Rongrong. My Martial Soul is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and I'm from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. I hope we'll all get along."
The three of them smiled and nodded in response.
Mu Chen continued, "Rongrong's about the same age as you."
Ning Rongrong pouted and clung to Mu Chen's arm, acting coy. "But I'm a girl, and an auxiliary Soul Master..."
Mu Chen was worn down by Ning Rongrong's syrupy sweetness and nodded again and again.
Ning Rongrong giggled, then said to the three, "The reason I became his disciple is that he said I had to become his disciple first if I wanted to be his girlfriend later."
Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing immediately furrowed their brows.
Tang San felt relieved, but the way he looked at Ning Rongrong and Mu Chen turned strange again.
First, Ning Rongrong had apparently become his disciple so she could become his teacher's wife.
Second, Mu Chen actually had that sort of preference...
Tang San shook his head gently and sighed to himself. "Tang San, what are you thinking? How can you make assumptions about your master like that?"
"Since you're all here, go get settled in your dorms first."
"You'll probably be staying here for a while. You'll only leave once you pass the test and satisfy me."
"Rongrong, take them to their dorms."
Mu Chen stood with his hands behind his back and spoke calmly.
Xiao Wu clenched her fist. "Don't underestimate us!"
Zhu Zhuqing said firmly, "Teacher, whatever the test is, we can pass it. We definitely won't let you down!"
Tang San: "That's right!"
Mu Chen smiled and waved them off.
How the three of them acted from here on would show what sort of results his six years of teaching had achieved.
That evening.
Mu Chen was still studying the Dragon-Slaying Blade.
Just then, someone knocked on the door, followed by Xiao Wu's voice.
"Teacher, we're back!"
"Come in!"
Mu Chen looked up.
Xiao Wu pushed the door open, with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong at her sides.
"Teacher, where are Zhuqing and I sleeping tonight?" Xiao Wu began looking around the room.
Mu Chen said righteously, "Xiao Wu, Zhuqing, you're grown up now. It's time to learn to be independent. You can't keep staying with me."
Zhu Zhuqing frowned. "Teacher, ever since you took Rongrong as your disciple, you don't love us anymore!"
Xiao Wu nodded repeatedly in agreement. "Exactly! Out with the old, in with the new! You got a new disciple and stopped loving your old ones! You're a bad teacher!"
Mu Chen sighed. "Then you'll have to squeeze in."
Xiao Wu muttered, "Three people in one bed—isn't that too cramped...?"
Ning Rongrong smiled. "That's easy. I'll share a bed with Mu Chen, and you and Zhuqing can sleep together. From now on, remember to call me your teacher's wife—or we can each use our own titles."
Xiao Wu scoffed. "You want us to call you our teacher's wife? No way!"
Mu Chen cut the three of them off. "How about this... Rongrong, come to my room tonight. I'll teach you another cultivation method. Zhuqing and Xiao Wu, you two can rest next door. Then it won't be crowded."
Zhu Zhuqing asked in surprise, "Teacher, what cultivation method are you going to teach Rongrong?"
Xiao Wu looked at Mu Chen with an aggrieved expression. "Teacher, you can't play favorites!"
Mu Chen smiled. "Don't worry. I'll teach you slowly. You'll all learn it."
In the quiet bedroom, Mu Chen released his Soul Power, shutting out all the noise from the outside.
Mu Chen and Ning Rongrong sat facing each other on the bed, both dressed in thin nightclothes.
Ning Rongrong lowered her long lashes. A faint blush colored her cheeks, and she looked a little shy.
"Rongrong, this technique is called the Yin Yang Heart-Link Art."
"When cultivating it, a man and a woman must be completely open with each other, complementing each other's yin and yang, and sharing one heart and one breath."
"Now, we'll cultivate it together."
Ning Rongrong nodded lightly. Her face burned red, and her mouth was unusually dry.
"Are you ready?"
After finishing the instruction, Mu Chen wrapped an arm around Ning Rongrong's slender waist and leaned close to whisper in her ear.
"Mm..."
Ning Rongrong did her best to make a sound, but it came out barely audible.
Mu Chen slowly lowered Ning Rongrong onto the bed.
Her snow-white skin shimmered faintly in the night, like a jade beauty.
"Ah!"
The next morning.
After cultivating the Yin Yang Heart-Link Art all night, Mu Chen felt refreshed and more comfortable than ever before.
As soon as Mu Chen opened the door, he saw Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing tightly embracing one another, fast asleep at the entrance, both with a thin trickle of drool at the corners of their mouths.
Mu Chen thought for a moment, then picked the two girls up. He glanced at the spot where they had been sitting and raised his brows at the marks there.
He placed them on either side of Ning Rongrong, closed the door again, and only then walked away.
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