Outside Shrek City

After receiving his schedule, Song Mu examined it carefully.

When he was at the City Lord's Mansion, Chen Yunlin had also arranged a training program for him.

Although his current physical fitness could not compare to a Battle Soul Master, it was far superior to that of an Auxiliary System Soul Master.

This schedule was surprisingly similar to Chen Yunlin's; Mu Jin was truly worthy of being a teacher at the continent's number one academy.

The Training Zone was a place specifically for Shrek students to exercise their bodies or hone their soul skills. It was located near the Beast Fighting Zone, though it occupied much less space.

In Song Mu's view, this Training Zone was like the gyms from his past life, only these pieces of equipment were significantly heavier.

Song Mu spent his entire afternoon in the training room, and it wasn't until 5:30 PM that the afternoon's lessons finally concluded.

Drenched in sweat, Song Mu returned to his dormitory to prepare for a good wash.

Just as he took off his shirt, Song Mu felt the connection between him and Wang Dong'er sever; Wang Dong'er had disconnected it herself.

Only then did Song Mu remember that his perspective was still being shared with Wang Dong'er. Usually, he would proactively disconnect whenever he needed to shower, but he had been so exhausted from training today that he had forgotten.

Song Mu rubbed his nose in embarrassment and continued to undress for his shower.

I have to say, having a single room with an independent bathroom is just fantastic!

He remembered that in the original work, Wang Dong had to fetch water from the communal bathrooms on either side of the hallway to bathe in his room because the dormitory lacked a bathroom. He wondered how he managed to use the restroom.

Inside the King Ball, Wang Dong'er was buried under her quilt, her cheeks flushed red.

Every time she closed her eyes, Wang Dong'er's mind would conjure the image of Song Mu looking at himself in the mirror, his upper body bare, his physique possessing an aesthetic beauty born from long-term training.

"That jerk, he must have done that on purpose!"

Song Mu, currently enjoying his shower, did not dwell on what Wang Dong'er's reaction might be. He only felt that taking a bath after working up a sweat was truly a wonderful thing.

Turning off the faucet, Song Mu dried himself, put on his clothes, and reconnected his consciousness to Wang Dong'er.

"How about we go to the Beast Fighting Zone after dinner?" Song Mu asked.

Wang Dong'er replied in a low voice, "I want to go for a walk outside Shrek City."

Hearing this, Song Mu said, "Alright."

He then shared his vision with Wang Dong'er and prepared to open the door to leave.

Seeing this, Wang Dong'er hurriedly said, "Wait a moment!"

Hearing this, Song Mu stopped in his tracks and asked deliberately, "What's wrong?"

Where Wang Dong'er could not see, the corners of Song Mu's mouth had already curled upward.

Wang Dong'er hesitated, but finally gathered her courage and said, "I mean, I want to go out and walk around outside Shrek City."

Hearing this, Song Mu felt an inexplicable sense of relief. It was a good thing that Wang Dong'er was willing to come out rather than staying cooped up in the room.

He took out the King Ball and tossed it onto the floor in front of him. After a flash of white light, Wang Dong'er appeared before him.

Wang Dong'er was wearing a white lace-trimmed dress and white sneakers.

But what caught Song Mu's attention most was her hair.

Song Mu walked around to Wang Dong'er's side to observe her hair carefully.

Her long, light blue hair draped over her shoulders. Two strands of hair from each side had been braided, then gathered in the middle to continue into a single braid that hung down, secured at the end with a light blue hair tie.

This hairstyle made Wang Dong'er look even more adorable.

"What are you looking at?" Wang Dong'er asked, puzzled.

"Your hairstyle is very pretty. It must have taken a lot of effort."

Wang Dong'er's eyes darted away as she feigned nonchalance. "I've always worn my hair like this in my room."

Song Mu didn't call her out. Just by looking at the surface, Song Mu couldn't tell how one person could manage such a style on their own, but it certainly must have been time-consuming.

He said, "Alright, let's go."

Song Mu opened the door and walked out first.

Seeing that Song Mu didn't press the issue further, Wang Dong'er breathed a sigh of relief and followed behind him.

In front of the dormitory building, Mu En and his lounge chair had long since vanished.

The two passed through the teaching buildings, skirted around Shrek Plaza, and exited the academy through the main gate.

Shrek City had four gates; the north, south, and west gates were for residents, while the east gate belonged exclusively to Shrek Academy.

Outside the east gate, many vendors had set up stalls to sell goods to Shrek students, most of which were food.

Before coming to Shrek, Song Mu had often wandered around the city he lived in and had eaten plenty of delicious food.

The food sold outside Shrek City was similar to what he had eaten in Anyang City, much like how tourist attractions in his past life would inevitably have snacks like grilled cold noodles.

But Wang Dong'er was different; she showed a strong interest in these delicacies. It seemed that when she was at the Clear Sky Sect, she had mostly stayed within the sect and rarely ventured out.

Originally, Wang Dong'er had been a bit apprehensive about going out after staying in her room for so many days.

As it turned out, after eating quite a few treats, she threw all those feelings to the back of her mind, with nothing left in her eyes but food.

However, along the way, Wang Dong'er had eaten far too much, having sampled almost everything on the entire street.

Sitting on a bench by the roadside, Song Mu looked at Wang Dong'er, whose cheeks were puffed out, and said, "Do you really not need to eat? You look like you've been starving for days."

Wang Dong'er swallowed the food in her mouth, realizing she had eaten a bit too much, and said with some embarrassment:

"It's precisely because I don't need to eat that I don't feel full when I put food in my stomach. I just wasn't paying attention and ate a bit too much, hehe."

Song Mu understood, but he still felt that Wang Dong'er was a bit silly.

He said, "It's fine, eat as much as you want. I was just asking."

Seeing Song Mu shift his gaze away from her, Wang Dong'er lowered her head and continued to eat in silence.

Song Mu scanned the surrounding stalls, looking for a snack he wanted to try, as he wasn't quite full yet.

However, he caught sight of a figure that surprised him.

Fifty meters away, Huo Yuhao had set up a grill, lit the charcoal, and taken out fish already skewered on sticks, placing them on the grill to roast.

Song Mu recalled that it was on this very first day of school that Tang Ya helped Huo Yuhao find a job selling grilled fish outside the academy.

In the original work, Huo Yuhao's grilled fish was something that everyone who tasted it praised endlessly.

Right, I'll have that.

Having made up his mind, Song Mu told Wang Dong'er, "Wait for me here for a moment, I'm going to buy two skewers of grilled fish," before standing up and walking toward Huo Yuhao's stall.

Wang Dong'er nodded in response.

Arriving at the stall and standing still, Song Mu said, "Classmate, two skewers of grilled fish, please."

The fish had only just been put on the grill, and Huo Yuhao, not expecting a customer so soon, appeared a bit flustered as he said, "Oh, right. Two skewers will be ten copper soul coins."

Song Mu took the corresponding coins from his storage soul tool and placed them beside the grill.

Before long, the fish was ready, and Song Mu took them and returned to the bench where he had been sitting with Wang Dong'er.