Is there an academy called Shrek

Flender pushed up his glasses; he wanted to see exactly what this blonde girl before him intended to do.

"You had them leave just to duel me?"

Qian Renxue shook her head at the question. She wasn't foolish enough to duel Flender; even if she had Chen Qi help her, there was no guarantee they would win.

This was the moment to call in the strongest reinforcements. She wasn't like some people who possessed powerful backing yet refused to use it, only to end up beaten half to death—what was the point of that?

"Come out! Uncle Pufferfish and Uncle Snake Spear!!"

With a flash of white light, Pufferfish Douluo and Snake Spear Douluo appeared out of thin air in front of Flender.

Flender looked up, curious, but instantly froze in place.

With just a single glance, he confirmed that these two were far stronger than him; they had reached at least the Title Douluo level.

Anyone who could employ such terrifying beings as bodyguards could not be a simple character.

She had to be the young lady of some great family, but what kind of power could possibly field two Title Douluos as bodyguards?

Even all the Title Douluos of the Upper Three Sects could be counted on one hand.

Suddenly, a terrifying thought occurred to Flender.

The members of the Qian family in Spirit Hall all had golden hair, just like the girl before him, and she was accompanied by two Title Douluos.

He couldn't help but recall the rumors from a few years ago, which claimed that Qian Daoliu had a granddaughter.

At first, he thought it was a lie; after all, Qian Xunji had died without ever marrying, so how could he have any offspring?

But now, he no longer thought it was false.

He was certain that this blonde girl was Qian Daoliu's granddaughter, the girl with the most powerful backing on the Douluo Continent today.

Flender's brain raced, and he quickly arrived at the correct answer.

"Did you bully her?"

Snake Spear Douluo looked at him with a cold face and spoke suddenly.

The abrupt question made Flender's body tremble.

He loved money, but he loved his life even more.

He looked at Snake Spear Douluo, forced down the nervousness in his heart, and spoke quickly.

"My lord, have mercy! We've only known each other for less than a minute; I haven't done anything."

"Insolent! If you haven't done anything, why did you make us come here? You had better confess honestly, or you won't be able to stay in Soto City anymore—go find a job in the underworld instead."

Hearing Snake Spear Douluo's words, Flender felt as if he could already see the spirits of Impermanence beckoning to him.

He immediately turned into a coward, knelt before Qian Renxue, and said, "Miss, I was blind and offended you. Can I just return the 100,000 gold soul coins?"

Seeing Flender kneel directly to Qian Renxue, Chen Qi realized he had still underestimated Flender's thick skin.

He had been so imposing just a moment ago, standing tall and declaring he wouldn't give a refund, but the moment he saw people arrive, he folded faster than a Sichuan opera mask-changer.

Qian Renxue looked at the kneeling Flender and curled her lip in disgust.

"Where was this attitude earlier? Now you know you're wrong? Let me tell you, it's too late. I, Qian Xue, not only want the 100,000 gold soul coins you swindled, but I also want the items in your shop that we took a liking to. Of course, if I don't see anything I like, I wouldn't mind smashing this shop to pieces."

Flender's face looked as if he had eaten excrement. He frowned tightly, but for the sake of his life, he had to bite the bullet.

"I agree, I only ask that you spare my life!"

Seeing that Flender was sensible, Qian Renxue waved her hand, and Pufferfish Douluo and Snake Spear Douluo vanished from the shop.

She then walked to the shop entrance and said to the two people waiting there, "It's settled; he agreed to return the gold soul coins."

The man was a bit confused. What exactly had Qian Renxue said? They had only been outside for two minutes, and no sounds of fighting had come from within.

He didn't know what she had said, but Flender had actually handed over the money?

He walked into the shop with the girl. By now, Flender had obediently packed the gold soul coins into a storage soul tool. He gripped the tool tightly and handed it to the man with great reluctance.

The man snatched it away, checked it, and found not a single coin missing, which made him nod in satisfaction.

"Thank you so much, Miss Qian Xue. If it weren't for you, I might never have gotten my money back."

Qian Xue patted his shoulder gently and advised, "Keep your eyes peeled in the future. Don't be a fool with money and buy just anything. Wouldn't it be better to take this money to an auction? The quality of items there is guaranteed, and it's worth the spend."

The man nodded and bowed respectfully to Qian Renxue.

"I'll remember that. Thank you."

"Alright, alright. Since the money is settled, it's time to take the things from your shop."

Chen Qi said suddenly.

Only then did Flender notice that Qian Renxue was not alone; there was someone else beside her.

Judging by his size, could he be Qian Renxue's older brother?

"Right, you two can take whatever you like. I've already cleared it with him, haven't I?"

Reminded by Chen Qi, Qian Renxue recalled the matter.

Flender looked at this group of bandits and said, enunciating every word.

"Indeed!"

"The boss is actually quite decent. In that case, I won't stand on ceremony."

The girl stepped forward, saying this. She had long wanted to take some strange and curious items back to play with, and now that the opportunity was right in front of her, not clearing the place out would be a disservice to Qian Renxue for backing her up.

The man nodded, thinking to himself that if he had shown this apologetic attitude earlier, it would have been fine; he would forgive him and not come back again.

Watching the two of them take whatever they saw, Flender felt his heart bleeding. These were all goods he had intended to sell for a high price!

Now they were all gone, all gone.

Qian Renxue and Chen Qi also joined the zero-dollar shopping spree, but looking across the shelves, not a single one of the scattered items caught Qian Renxue's eye.

Among them was even Yu Xiaogang's famous book, The Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls; placing it here was essentially treating it like a pile of dung.

Just then, Chen Qi discovered a palm-sized stone in an inconspicuous corner. This stone was golden yellow, looking just like gold.

If his memory served him right, this was the Crystal Hair Gold, the material used to forge the Dragon Whisker Needle. He remembered that in the original work, Tang San had used this very piece of Crystal Hair Gold to make the Dragon Whisker Needle and defeat the level 76 Soul Saint, Zhao Wuji.

If he took this Crystal Hair Gold away, what would happen to Tang San in the future?

Chen Qi smirked and casually slipped the Crystal Hair Gold into his pocket. Flender, seeing this, was somewhat puzzled.

Why was this kid taking the most worthless, broken stone in the shop?

He hadn't even had the heart to mark up the price on this stone, always selling it at the lowest possible cost. It couldn't be that this stone was actually a treasure he had failed to discover all this time, could it?

Ten minutes later, seven or eight-tenths of the items in the shop had been taken. Both the girl and the man were carrying large burlap sacks, which appeared to be filled with all sorts of miscellaneous junk from the shop.

In contrast, Qian Renxue had only taken a soul tool capable of storing souls, primarily because the design was beautiful, resembling a flower.

"Well, Miss Qian Xue, if there's nothing else, we'll be taking our leave."

The man, carrying his sack, looked at Qian Renxue and said.

Qian Renxue nodded upon hearing this.

"You may go back. Just don't get swindled again in the future."

"Understood."

With that, they left with their sacks, their moods quite pleasant.

Flender looked at his now desolate shop, feeling as if his heart were bleeding. What was the point of living?

Just let it all be destroyed!

"Chen Qi, let's go too."

Qian Renxue said to Chen Qi.

Chen Qi suddenly remembered something and said to the dejected Flender.

"You have an academy called Shrek, don't you?"