Diary Roll Call: Shrek, Zhu Zhuqing's Fate Goes Live

"Leave then, I can prove myself just as well somewhere else."

Tang San stood in the center of the training ground, his sleeve hanging mostly empty, yet he held his posture steady.

Yu Xiaogang immediately seized the opportunity and stepped forward.

"Teacher Zhao, keeping Tang San's talent at Notting is truly a waste."

Teacher Zhao clutched the registration book, sweat still clinging to his forehead.

"Teacher Yu, transferring out is fine, but the academy must follow procedure."

Ning Rongrong crossed her arms and cut in directly.

"What procedure? The procedure for checking poison needles?"

Xiao Wu nodded immediately.

"Right, check all those things of his that fly around first."

Tang San ignored them, his words landing on Su Hang.

"Since you suggested we leave together, where do you intend to go?"

The students at the edge of the training ground quieted down.

That question hit the nail on the head.

Notting Academy was only a primary academy; there were many higher-level academies outside, but few places could actually take these little ones in.

Su Hang raised his hand and brushed the grass clippings off his hem.

"Shrek."

Yu Xiaogang's movements paused for a moment.

Teacher Zhao was also stunned for a second.

"Shrek Academy? The one outside Soto City?"

Xiao Chenyu leaned in toward Wang Sheng.

"Is that academy very strong?"

Wang Sheng bit into his biscuit and replied vaguely.

"Sounds intimidating, but is the tuition expensive?"

Ning Rongrong immediately looked at Su Hang.

"You're going to Shrek?"

Xiao Wu also stepped a half-step closer.

"Brother Su Hang, what's so good about that place?"

Su Hang looked at the road outside the training ground.

"It gathers a group of interesting people."

Ning Rongrong gave a light huff.

"Interesting? Is the sausage seller there too?"

Xiao Wu became immediately alert.

"You're still thinking about that sausage seller?"

Ning Rongrong was choked up for a moment.

"I'm thinking about that matter in the diary, don't go pinning labels on me."

Yu Xiaogang clasped his hands behind his back, finally regaining some confidence.

"Shrek is indeed suitable for monsters."

Tang San turned to him.

"Teacher knows that place?"

Yu Xiaogang nodded.

"The Dean, Flender, is an old acquaintance of mine, and Zhao Wuji is also there in charge of practical combat."

Teacher Zhao hurriedly added.

"But Shrek is very strict with admissions; there are hard thresholds for both age and soul power."

Ning Rongrong lifted her chin.

"How strict?"

Teacher Zhao flipped through the registration book.

"The first round looks at age and soul power, the second tests soul power purity and martial soul, the third looks at martial soul control, and the fourth is the hardest: you have to hold out for the duration of an incense stick against a Soul Saint."

The biscuit in Xiao Chenyu's hand stopped mid-air.

"A Soul Saint? Is this an entrance exam or a test to see who has a hard life?"

Wang Sheng immediately picked up on the joke.

"Don't you go; you wouldn't even be able to withstand one of Boss Su's lightning kicks."

Xiao Chenyu glared at him.

"I never said I was going, did I?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu immediately grabbed Su Hang's sleeve.

"Brother Su Hang, wherever you go, I go."

Ning Rongrong slapped the Seven Treasures Token onto her waist.

"I'm going too."

Xiao Wu immediately turned her head.

"What are you going for?"

Ning Rongrong replied quickly.

"This young lady wants to see the future with her own eyes, and incidentally, see what that sausage seller actually looks like."

Xiao Wu kicked the leg of her stool half an inch away.

"You can look at him, but don't get too close to Brother Su Hang."

Ning Rongrong gave a soft huff.

"Who I follow is not for a rabbit to arrange."

Ning Chuan, listening from the side, felt his head swell.

"Miss, the Sect Master hasn't replied yet."

Ning Rongrong waved her hand.

"Go pass on the message; I am staying on Su Hang's side for the time being."

Ning Chuan still wanted to persuade her.

"Miss, the road to Soto City is long, and the situation at Shrek is complicated."

Su Hang turned his head to look at him.

"Just have the Seven Treasures' hidden agents protect us from afar; don't get too close."

Ning Chuan paused for a moment.

"Young Friend Su, you certainly know how to arrange the Seven Treasures' people."

Ning Rongrong blocked him directly.

"Uncle Ning Chuan, do as he says."

Xiao Wu glanced at her, uncharacteristically refraining from retorting.

Teacher Zhao closed the registration book.

"If you truly intend to leave the academy, I will report it to the Dean; both the assessment results and the recommendation letters can be supplemented."

Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang San.

"Be prepared; the Shrek test will allow you to re-prove your worth as a Control-type."

Tang San looked down at his sleeve, which was missing quite a bit of fabric.

"I will make up for my mistakes."

Su Hang walked toward the academy gate.

"Then we shall see if you make up for them faster than you leak them."

Xiao Chenyu laughed on the spot.

"Boss Su's words are heart-piercing, but they didn't miss the mark."

Wang Sheng swallowed his biscuit.

"More accurate than Tang San's Fine Needle."

The training ground erupted in laughter once again.

At night, Xiao Chenyu's courtyard grew quiet.

Xiao Wu leaned against the stone table, watching Su Hang spread out his Diary.

"Writing about Shrek tonight?"

Su Hang picked up his pen.

"Writing."

Ning Rongrong emerged from the side room draped in an outer robe, pretending to pass by.

"I'm just pouring water; I didn't intend to peek."

Xiao Wu immediately exposed her.

"You didn't even take your water cup."

Ning Rongrong turned and walked away.

"I'll take it now."

Su Hang ignored them, his pen tip resting on the paper.

[The Nuoding arc is about ready to wrap up.]

[Tang San wants to change maps to turn the tables, and Yu Xiaogang also wants to use his connections at Shrek to regain the face he lost today.]

[What a pity. Once the Shrek storyline begins, the real trouble will only just be starting.]

[Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong—these names will all appear one after another.]

[Originally, Tang San would have formed the so-called Seven Devils there, snatching up resources and seizing every Opportunity along the way.]

[Now that the timeline has been pushed forward, those people might not be able to keep up with the original pace.]

The pen tip paused for a moment, then continued writing.

[The most miserable one is Zhu Zhuqing.]

[With the Star Luo royal marriage contract weighing her down, she cultivates desperately and flees for her life, just wanting to carve out a path to survive.]

[Yet her fiancé, Dai Mubai, ran off to Soto City early to indulge in pleasure.]

[One is struggling on the line between life and death, while the other is rotting away in a bed of comfort.]

[Anyone who looks at this marriage contract would have their blood pressure skyrocket.]

In the side room, Ning Rongrong sat up, clutching her quilt.

The diary copy glowed as she flipped through the pages.

Seeing that she was originally going to join Shrek, she bit the corner of her quilt.

When she saw the name Oscar, she immediately pulled the quilt up over her head.

"Is the sausage seller really at Shrek?"

She reached the passage about Zhu Zhuqing, and her movements froze.

"Dai Mubai? A Star Luo marriage contract? This is just too outrageous."

Spirit City, Pope Palace.

Bibi Dong closed the diary copy, her fingertip pressing down beside the word "Shrek."

Chrysanthemum Douluo stood below the hall, his robes neatly arranged.

"Your Holiness, should we bring Su Hang back to Spirit City?"

Bibi Dong raised a hand.

"Continue to monitor the movements in Nuoding. Do not alert the enemy."

Chrysanthemum Douluo bowed his head in acknowledgment.

"This subordinate understands."

Bibi Dong opened a secret letter, the name Tang San circled in ink.

"Keep an eye on Tang San as well, especially the contact between Yu Xiaogang and Shrek."

Heaven Dou East Palace.

Qian Renxue leaned against the window, holding the diary copy in her hand.

Reading about the marriage contract between Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai, she tapped her fingers lightly on the table.

"The Star Luo royal family is going to be in chaos too."

Serpent Spear Douluo stood in the shadows.

"Your Highness, shall we intervene?"

Qian Renxue set the copy down.

"Watch for now. Since Su Hang has singled out Zhu Zhuqing, this thread will move sooner or later."

Seven Treasures Glazed Sect.

After reading the secret report from Ning Chuan, Ning Fengzhi tapped his fingertips on the table twice.

Chen Xin stood to one side.

"Do you still intend to let Rongrong stay?"

Ning Fengzhi folded the letter.

"Let her stay."

Gu Rong immediately wrinkled his face.

"Fengzhi, are you truly at ease?"

Ning Fengzhi looked out the window.

"Since it is her first time choosing her own path, the Seven Treasures covert agents only need to protect her from a distance."

Chen Xin nodded.

"Should we continue investigating Su Hang?"

Ning Fengzhi picked up another secret report.

"Investigate, but do not touch him."

Star Luo Empire, a desolate courtyard of the Zhu Family.

Zhu Zhuqing finished her night training, the lingering heat of sweat still clinging to her body.

The light in the room was dim, yet a diary with a gold-stamped cover had appeared on the table.

She paused at the doorway, then approached after a moment.

A line of text was written on the cover.

[Su Hang's Diary, Zhu Zhuqing Exclusive Edition]

Zhu Zhuqing raised her hand to flip to the first page, and the paper automatically stopped at the latest entry.

The three characters "Dai Mubai" landed right before her eyes.

After reading that passage, she pressed her fingertips against the edge of the page.

"Su Hang's diary?"