System? Bullshit!

Zhu Zhuqing then looked at Bai Yu. "But if they didn't want to kill me, why did they keep chasing me?"

Hearing Zhu Zhuqing's question, he waved a hand and said casually,

"How would I know? All right, stop thinking about it. Let's go. When we get to Suotuo City, treat me to a meal. I'm starving."

Watching Bai Yu walk ahead, Zhu Zhuqing's lips moved, but she said nothing and followed after him.

After the two finished lunch at a small restaurant in Suotuo City, they walked along its bustling streets.

As one of the Balak Kingdom's two major cities, Suotuo City had a thriving economy and an enormous flow of people.

"Where are we going?" Zhu Zhuqing followed behind Bai Yu, asking somewhat blankly.

Bai Yu snapped his fingers and continued walking without looking back. "I'm taking you to find a hotel for the night."

"Didn't you come looking for your fiancé? He studies at Shrek Academy. Tomorrow is the enrollment day, so you can go there then."

Zhu Zhuqing froze for a moment, then quickly walked to Bai Yu's side and looked at him.

"How did you know who I was looking for? Do you know Dai Mubai?"

Hearing Zhu Zhuqing's question, a smile curled across his lips as he said,

"I do know Dai Mubai. As for how I knew who you were looking for... your surname is Zhu, and your martial soul is the Hell Spirit Cat. It was easy to guess. The Star Luo Zhu Family."

"Mm, we're here. You can stay here tonight." Bai Yu looked up at the Suo Tuo Hotel.

Come to think of it, the Suo Tuo Hotel was Suotuo City's largest hotel. The Rose Hotel, that famous check-in spot, could only be considered a themed inn.

The two entered the hotel, preparing to rent a room at the front desk.

"Huh?" Bai Yu's expression turned strange when he saw Dai Mubai at the staircase inside, with an arm around each of two women as he prepared to head upstairs.

"We ran into him here too? There, the Dai Mubai you were looking for is over there." He patted Zhu Zhuqing's shoulder and pointed in that direction.

Watching Dai Mubai's retreating figure go upstairs, Zhu Zhuqing's face turned icy. She immediately turned and left.

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing's expression, Bai Yu's lips curved upward slightly as he followed her out, secretly thinking,

Little Bai, Little Bai, I wasn't even looking for you, yet you came right to me. You'd barely finished that famous scene with Tang San, and you were already rushing off to get a room somewhere else?

Bai Yu's relationship with Dai Mubai was actually fairly decent. They could be called drinking buddies. Little Bai, don't blame your brother for being fickle. It was just that your future wife was far too tempting!

"You know him. Can you tell me whether he's always been like this?" Zhu Zhuqing asked coldly.

Looking at Zhu Zhuqing's confused eyes and her uncertainty about the road ahead, Bai Yu answered calmly,

"I don't know him that well. We've only eaten together a few times. Don't overthink it. If you want to know, go to Shrek Academy tomorrow and see for yourself."

"Come on. There's another small hotel up ahead. You can rest there for the night."

Bai Yu led Zhu Zhuqing through two streets and rented a room at a somewhat old-looking hotel. He handed her the key and said,

"You can go in yourself. I have things to do too, so I'll be leaving now."

"Where are you going?" Zhu Zhuqing took the key and asked Bai Yu as he turned away.

He waved a hand. "Get some proper rest. We'll meet again tomorrow."

After leaving the hotel, Bai Yu made his way to Shrek Academy. Looking at the increasingly run-down village, he sighed inwardly. The gathering of destiny had finally begun!

"Bai Yu, you brat, you're finally back! I thought you weren't coming back this year!"

Not long after he entered, he heard Zhao Wuji's booming voice calling out to him.

Bai Yu smiled. "Teacher Zhao, long time no see."

Zhao Wuji walked over and patted Bai Yu on the shoulder, speaking with a wistful tone.

"You brat, every time you leave, you're gone for a whole year. Haven't you finished the training task your family assigned you yet?"

"I finished it. I won't be leaving this time. I should be staying at the academy for quite a while."

Hearing Zhao Wuji's question, he answered softly, his tone drifting.

"Really?" Zhao Wuji's voice was excited upon hearing Bai Yu's words. He immediately said,

"Good, good, it's good that you're not leaving. Tomorrow is enrollment day again. You should come too. I have a feeling we'll recruit quite a few little monsters this year."

Bai Yu chuckled. "Heh heh, I hope so. The long journey wore me out a little, Teacher Zhao. I'll go rest first. We can talk tomorrow."

"Fine, get some good rest. Don't forget about tomorrow's enrollment!"

After arriving at the dormitory and lying on his bed, Bai Yu flipped his hand and took out a square Refined Iron Plate half a finger thick and the size of his palm.

His expression immediately turned serious. Soul Power gathered at his fingertips as he carved across the iron plate. Wherever his fingers passed, exquisite patterns formed together, looking incredibly mysterious.

[Ding!]

[Binding Infinite System: 10%, 20%, 30%...]

Bai Yu's fingers paused, and his face filled with utter astonishment as he blurted out,

"A system? I have a system too? Seventeen years! Do you know how I spent those seventeen years?!"

"Ahem... I actually lived pretty well. But since I've been doing well, what use do I have for you?"

[Ding! System detected an error in the host. Preparing to depart. Unbinding: 50%, 40%, 30%...]

"No, wait! You're leaving right after arriving? I was joking! System... no, Dad, stay!"

Hearing the notification that the system was unbinding, Bai Yu jumped straight off the bed, his eyes wide as he cried out in alarm.

[Ding! The current host refuses unbinding. System detected an error in the host. Unbinding... Error. Beginning to awaken the System Sprite!]

[Ding! Oh no, there's another error! I wonder if I can make it in time. If I can't, once Master awakens his memories, I'll be destroyed, won't I?]

[No, I need to leave quickly! Activating Level Two Authority. Beginning forced unbinding. Preparing spacetime jump!]

"Wait, wait! What am I supposed to do if you leave?"

Hearing the System Sprite's panicked voice and the announcement of forced unbinding, Bai Yu could not help asking.

[Ding! You are not Master. I cannot stay with you. You carry the faintest trace of an aura similar to Master's, which is why the error occurred.]

[I was created by Master to help his reincarnated self rise quickly. As for you... I can only say sorry!]

[But since you and Master have the tiniest bit in common, I'll leave you a small gift.]

[Forced unbinding complete. Initiating spacetime jump! Three, two, one, jump!]

"No, come back!" Hearing the system vanish, Bai Yu could not help waving like Erkang.

"What the hell was that? My system just disappeared like that? They say extreme joy turns to sorrow, but I hadn't even gotten to the joyful part before I was hit with sorrow!"

Feeling that the system had completely run off, Bai Yu muttered to himself with self-mockery.

He then shook his head, composed himself, and looked at the black Notebook that had appeared in his hand.

"Forget it. If it left, it left. Sand that can't be held is better scattered to the wind. Even without a system, I'll still be invincible in this world!"

"Still, this small gift the system mentioned is this Notebook? What does it do? Why isn't there an instruction manual?"

Bai Yu turned the black Notebook over in his hands, his face full of confusion. He then unfastened the strap holding it shut and opened the cover.

Suddenly, the black Notebook turned into a stream of light and flew into his glabella, appearing half-real and half-illusory within Bai Yu's mind.

After sensing it carefully, Bai Yu received a message from the black Notebook.

[Forgetful Notebook: Can divide into twelve Dungeons. The Dungeons can be given to others, and the Main Notebook's contents are shared with the Dungeons.]

[The Main Notebook can designate Dungeon owners. If no designation is made, they will be distributed randomly.]

[The Main Notebook's owner may freely alter the Notebook's settings. P.S.: Someone is keeping an eye on me now, so Mom will never have to worry about me being forgetful again!]

[Due to the influence of an unknown power, the Notebook has gained an additional function. If the Main Notebook's owner continuously records and writes in the Notebook for one year, they may gain one level of Soul Power.]

[If a Dungeon owner continuously reads its contents for one year, they may gain one level of Soul Power.]

Bai Yu's pupils shook. He manifested the Notebook in his hand, then viciously slammed it onto the floor.

"This is the gift? One level of Soul Power per year? If I lay down and slept for a year, my Cultivation Method would automatically circulate and gain me more than one level of Soul Power!"

"And 'Mom will never have to worry about me being forgetful again'? Forgetful my ass!"

Still not venting enough, Bai Yu stomped hard on the Notebook again and said through gritted teeth, "System? Bullshit!"