Sleepless Night, Entering a New Class

Beneath the Golden Tree, Yan Shaozhe was pushing Mu En for a stroll when he happened to witness this scene. He was filled with bewilderment—since when had Zhang Lexuan become so cheerful?

"The children's affairs are their own; there is no need for us to worry. That girl Lexuan has finally seen the light, ha ha ha."

Previously, Zhang Lexuan's tendency to wall herself off had caused Mu En immense worry. He regretted almost every moment that he had forced her to make that promise back then. Although it was intended to ensure Bei Bei could grow up healthily and to give Zhang Lexuan a goal to live for, looking back now, it was mostly due to his own selfishness.

Now that Bei Bei had met Tang Ya, Zhang Lexuan had been thoroughly delayed. That she had finally met someone who could make her open her heart was a tremendous blessing to an old man like him who was already half-buried in the earth.

"Sigh, we don't need to worry about Lexuan, but as for Xiaotao..."

Yan Shaozhe stopped mid-sentence. Every time Ma Xiaotao suffered from the agony of the evil fire burning within her, his heart felt as if it were being shredded. He and Cai Mei'er had no children of their own and had always raised Ma Xiaotao as their own daughter. Yet, in the face of the evil fire that devoured one's sanity, he had searched the entire continent over these years and found no solution.

"If Xiaotao's condition cannot be brought under control, we will have no choice but to imprison her within the Golden Tree..."

Mu En sighed. Even he, the Dragon God Douluo, could find no way to suppress the evil fire.

"Alright, I'll go find someone to arrange a dormitory for you."

After laughing for a long time, Zhang Lexuan patted his shoulder and said softly, as if to comfort him.

"Sister Lexuan is the best!"

The soft purple eyes held a deep smile, and his handsome face revealed a bright, well-behaved expression. It formed a stark contrast to Su Qing's usual personality, leaving Zhang Lexuan slightly dazed.

Night fell, and the bright moonlight shone through the window onto the floor of Su Qing's dormitory, making the entire room exceptionally luminous. Su Qing lay on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. His mind kept involuntarily conjuring the image of Zhang Lexuan's charming, flower-like smiling face from their conversation that evening.

"Hiss, it's an illusion, it must be an illusion."

At the same time, on the other side, Zhang Lexuan also hesitated to close her eyes. Every time she did, she would recall the well-behaved smile on the face of that guy who usually talked nonsense—a smile that contrasted sharply with his true self.

"He's clearly a guy who talks nonsense, so why does he look so well-behaved when he smiles!"

After thinking it over, she decided not to sleep at all; she would spend the night cultivating instead.

And so, in the vast Shrek Academy, both the inner and outer courts gained one more student who cultivated diligently...

The next day.

"Knock, knock, knock—"

A series of knocks pulled Su Qing, who had been cultivating all night, out of his meditative state. Opening his eyes, he was puzzled. Who would come looking for him at this hour?

The moment he pulled the door open, he realized it was an old acquaintance.

What met his eyes was a wheelchair, and sitting upon it was none other than Zhou Qing, whom he had saved in the Star Dou Great Forest. Seeing Su Qing open the door, he smiled slightly, slowly pushed the wheels to squeeze through the door frame, and moved to the table. From his Soul Tool, he brought out a packed meal from the inner court cafeteria and placed it on the table.

"I didn't know what you liked to eat, so I added a bit of everything."

This time it was Su Qing's turn to feel embarrassed. He truly hadn't expected the other party to push his wheelchair all the way here to deliver food. He had assumed that, given the state of his legs, he would have entrusted someone else to bring breakfast over.

"Cough, cough, I'm really sorry to trouble you, coming all this way to bring me food when your legs are inconvenient."

Hearing this, Zhou Qing laughed nonchalantly:

"What's the trouble? If it weren't for you, I would have died under the demonic flames of the Flame Demon Lizard back then. Although I lost my legs, at least I'm still alive. After I told my family what happened, they all said they wanted to come and thank you in person."

"I am a Control-type Soul Master. Even sitting in a wheelchair, I can fight. Besides, most of the time, my opponents underestimate me because I'm in a wheelchair, which has allowed me to make a fortune in the betting matches at the inner court arena!"

As he spoke, he proudly patted his mode of transport and affectionately referred to it as his perfect partner!

"Good guy, your mindset is truly worthy of praise, Senior..."

Facing the optimistic Zhou Qing, the words of comfort Su Qing had prepared stuck in his throat.

"Alright, go ahead and eat. There's only an hour left until the freshman class starts. Oh, right, you were taken away by the Senior Sister yesterday, so you probably haven't had a chance to check the class assignments. I checked for you on my way here; you're in Freshman Class Nine, and your homeroom teacher is Mu Jin."

Zhou Qing's words left Su Qing standing there in a daze. How did this guy know everything?

"Ha ha ha, I bet you're curious how I know. Actually, the Senior Sister instructed me to tell you. Sometimes I really am curious—the usually cold Senior Sister always has a smile in her eyes whenever she mentions you. It seems that besides this face, which is only slightly inferior to mine, you have quite a few remarkable qualities, kid."

"Hiss..."

Once these words were out, Su Qing finally understood why the other party had been able to move past the shadow of his amputated legs so quickly. No, wait—regarding the loss of his legs, he likely hadn't taken it to heart at all!

He even had the nerve to say that he wasn't as good-looking as him!

"Alright, I won't disturb you anymore. Eat up."

With that, Zhou Qing began to turn his wheels to head out. It was clear he was very skilled at maneuvering the chair, experiencing only a slight hesitation when passing through the door, which was exactly as wide as the wheelchair.

Only after watching him leave and closing the door again did Su Qing turn to eat the food on the table. It had to be said, the food in the inner court was exceptionally good. Almost all of it was meat from soul beasts over a hundred years old, and the ingredients and heat control were handled perfectly—it was truly delicious.

The dormitory Zhang Lexuan had arranged for him was on the first floor. Although it had two beds, he was the only one living there. He was very satisfied with this arrangement; living alone offered great freedom. It was not only convenient for him to study his second martial soul, the Ring Jade, but also made it easier for Chen Yao and Zhang Lexuan, who had promised to provide his lunch and dinner, to deliver his meals. Perhaps that was the reason Zhang Lexuan had arranged it this way.

"Freshman Class Nine? Ning Tian and Wu Feng seem to be in this class. It's a pity Xiao Xiao is in Class One, otherwise, I'd have someone else to talk to."

Although it was a bit of a shame, he felt more relieved than anything. It was fortunate he hadn't been assigned to Freshman Class One; it made his wandering around Shrek City until the very end of the enrollment period worth it.

"Poor Huo Gua and Xiao Xiao, they'll be running laps as soon as they start school."

After silently mourning for the two of them, he headed out toward the classroom.

Along the way, thanks to a face that drew constant attention, he attracted many gazes. Some even walked up specifically to try and get to know him, but he merely brushed them off with a few words before continuing on his way. Those people didn't bother him further, though their eyes held a hint of unwillingness as they watched him go.