Deja Vu!

Shrek Academy.

Dai Mubai lay on a wooden bed, groaning from time to time.

Shao Xin stood beside the bed, examining him while sighing.

"Eight broken ribs, a comminuted fracture in the left hand, a fractured right fibula, a dislocated jaw—thirty-six broken bones in total."

"Mu Bai, not only has your lumbar disc herniated, it nearly flew right out."

At this point, Shao Xin's expression turned complicated.

"I'm afraid you'll have to abstain for a month."

Dai Mubai's eyes widened when he heard that.

He was the dignified Star Luo Prince, the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, yet he had been beaten into this miserable state by a little girl!

What utter humiliation!

The more Dai Mubai thought about it, the angrier he became. The angrier he became, the more it hurt. The more it hurt, the more he wanted to cough up blood.

Overcome by rage, his eyes rolled back, and he cleanly passed out.

Shao Xin spread his hands, indicating that there was nothing he could do.

Zhao Wuji stood nearby and angrily smashed the table with a slap.

"Who did this?! In Suotuo City, who would dare refuse to give Shrek face?!"

Flender rubbed his temples in frustration. The medical expenses would be another huge expenditure.

Although Dai Mubai's usual conduct was rather unreliable, he was still a Shrek student.

More importantly, Dai Mubai had money.

The kid had always been generous with his spending and often supported the academy financially.

Now that their sugar daddy had been beaten into this state, they naturally could not pretend not to see it.

"Old Zhao, go out and ask around. Find out exactly who Mu Bai offended."

"Shao Xin, stabilize his injuries first."

"I'll go to Suotuo City and hire a healing Soul Master."

Flender felt as though his heart were bleeding, every drop shaped like a Gold Soul Coin.

Zhao Wuji turned and left, but paused again when he reached the door.

"Headmaster, what if the other side has a powerful background?"

Flender's expression stiffened.

After a moment, he coughed. "Investigate first."

Zhao Wuji understood immediately.

If they could beat them, they would demand an explanation. If they could not, they would reason with them. If they still could not, they would pretend nothing had happened.

That was very Shrek.

In a few days, it would be Shrek Academy's new student enrollment season.

At the thought of recruiting students, a glimmer of light finally appeared in Flender's eyes.

As long as they could fool—cough—as long as they could recruit a few talented new students.

And collect a round of registration fees and tuition while they were at it, the academy could at least recover a little.

Otherwise, if they stayed this poor, Shrek Academy would no longer be Monster Academy.

They might as well rename it Bankruptcy Academy.

The more Flender thought about it, the more bitter he felt.

A dignified Soul Saint, reduced to carefully calculating every single Gold Soul Coin each day—was there any justice left in this world?

The next morning.

Zhu Zhuqing came out with dark circles beneath her eyes.

She had not slept well at all the previous night.

More accurately, the room next door had nearly tortured her into questioning her life.

Her resentful gaze swept toward the tightly shut door next door.

The noises coming from that room last night had been far too outrageous.

Things like, "I'll crush you to death," "I'm about to play a rocket," and "Hurry up, slow down," were just some of the wild phrases she had heard.

Those sounds drifted into her ears on and off.

They made her blush furiously, her mind filled with censored images.

With a soft sigh, she dragged her exhausted body downstairs for breakfast.

She had barely taken two sips of porridge when she saw Su Chen come down from upstairs, full of energy.

His clothes were neat, he looked refreshed, and his face bore the calm composure of someone who had won at cards.

Yet when Zhu Zhuqing saw him, those chaotic sounds from last night uncontrollably echoed through her mind again.

A flush rapidly spread across her fair cheeks.

"G-Good morning, Young Master Su!"

After saying that, Zhu Zhuqing fled in panic.

Su Chen stood where he was, looking utterly confused.

He stroked his chin.

Why was this cat acting so strangely?

He seriously reflected for three seconds before reaching a conclusion.

The routines of feline animals really were hard to understand.

He had no idea that he and Xiao Wu were the culprits.

Su Chen tossed several Gold Soul Coins to a waiter and had the food sent upstairs.

It was nearly noon before Xiao Wu finally crawled out of bed.

Her legs were sore and weak, and even her voice had gone hoarse.

The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Su Chen sitting by the bed, grinning at her.

"You're awake?

"You didn't win a single round of Fight the Landlord last night. Want to play again today?"

Xiao Wu's cheeks reddened as memories of being covered in paper slips and doing squats all night came flooding back.

Even a hundred-thousand-year-old Rogue Rabbit could not endure that kind of high-intensity torment.

She yanked the blanket over her head, instantly turning into a steaming little bundle and refusing to come out no matter what.

"I'm not playing!"

"Not even if you beat me to death!"

"You have absolutely no card game ethics!"

"If you're bad, practice more." Su Chen's teasing voice sounded.

Xiao Wu had woken up, and Ah Yin, who had watched the livestream all night, woke up as well.

Ah Yin's furious voice rang out in Su Chen's mind.

"You little brat! You stayed up in the middle of the night playing such shameless games, and you even put me on the bedside table!"

Su Chen had always been thick-skinned.

But after Ah Yin accused him like that, his face still reddened slightly.

He had actually played cards in front of a blade of grass.

But the next moment, he became righteous again.

"Aunt Ah Yin, you can't blame me for this."

"We were playing cards properly."

"Besides, being a peeping grass isn't a good habit."

Ah Yin's leaves trembled wildly. "Who was peeping?!"

"You were the one who took me out!"

Su Chen pretended not to hear and directly stuffed Ah Yin back into the Storage Soul Tool.

Ah Yin was so angry inside the Storage Soul Tool that her roots nearly jumped out of the soil.

Over the past few years, this brat had not improved at all. Instead, he had become increasingly absurd!

He was utterly shameless.

Angry as she was, Ah Yin soon quieted down.

The person she most wanted to see now was still Tang San.

As for Tang Hao, she had thought things through over the years.

The memories that man had left her contained both tenderness and deception.

The only person she truly could not let go of now was the child she had never properly looked at.

Over the next few days.

Su Chen and Xiao Wu became completely obsessed with Fight the Landlord.

The two of them stayed holed up in their room every day, playing to their hearts' content.

The loser either had to do squats or sit and do stretching exercises.

Xiao Wu was extremely competitive. The more she lost, the less willing she was to accept it.

The more Su Chen won, the more energized he became, and he even developed an entire set of punishment rules.

This made things miserable for Zhu Zhuqing next door and Ah Yin inside the Soul Tool.

Every night, they listened to cries from next door like, "Hurry up," "I can't take it anymore," and "It's too big, I can't handle it." Both suffered relentless mental torment until they went numb.

At last, the day Shrek Academy opened arrived.

Su Chen waved a hand and checked out.

The hotel manager personally saw the three of them to the entrance, wearing a standard professional smile.

Yet beneath that smile was a distinct hint of relief at having survived a disaster.

These honored guests were finally leaving.

When they reached the hotel entrance, Su Chen pulled out that flashy pink tricycle with a backhanded motion.

"Get in. This veteran driver will take you to register!"

Xiao Wu deftly jumped into the cargo bed and waved excitedly.

"Let's go, let's go!"

Zhu Zhuqing halted.

She looked at that flashy pink Sanbengzi, and the unforgettable melody from several days ago instantly began playing in her mind.

After a moment, she sighed softly and still climbed into the cargo bed.

Su Chen swung himself onto the seat and pressed the switch for the huge horn at the front.

The next second, an impassioned melody exploded through the street.

"Deja Vu!

"Water ballet, Indian hunk..."

"Indian rice noodles, go feel it..."

Several passing Soul Masters turned around in unison, their faces full of existential doubt.

"What is that?"

"No idea, but it looks very improper."

"What's with that sound? My legs want to chase after it on their own."

Su Chen pushed down with both legs, and the Sanbengzi shot forward.

Xiao Wu raised her hands excitedly.

"Woohoo! We're taking off!"