Ma Hongjun was fundamentally the type who bullied the weak and feared the strong.
And he was quite clever, too.
Only Boss Dai, Flender, and Oscar knew about this place.
And Flender and Oscar had already returned to Shrek Academy long ago.
So there was only one possibility: he had learned that Ma Hongjun was here from Boss Dai.
Perhaps even through torture!
So there was only one thought in his mind...
Run!
Ma Hongjun swiftly turned and headed for the door, while Lin Yichen calmly closed his fan.
He summoned the Lunar Jade Rabbit, separating it from his body.
"First Soul Skill, Moonshadow Step!"
How could a Lunar Jade Rabbit enhanced by Moonshadow Step possibly be slower than Ma Hongjun?
It took only three short seconds to catch up to him.
Lin Yichen then slowly walked over.
"Trying to run? Today, Uncle Chen will help you get rid of that Evil Fire!"
Lin Yichen put away his fan and grabbed Ma Hongjun by the neck as though he were carrying a chick. At the same time, he used Moonshadow Step on himself.
Then he carried Ma Hongjun out in a rush.
Ma Hongjun bashfully covered his plump pig face.
After all, he was a regular here. Being treated like this in the place he knew best made him feel utterly miserable!
He even wanted to die!
After running for a minute, Ma Hongjun was brought into an empty, secluded alley.
Lin Yichen casually threw him to the ground.
"Fatty, you're not getting away today. Your Boss Dai was the one who told me where you were. He told me that whenever your Evil Fire flares up, you love going to the House of Pleasure in Hundred Flowers Lane."
"He even told me who you usually liked to order most."
"With the right time, place, and people all in my favor, you're not escaping today. I need to cure you of that rotten habit of frequenting those pleasure houses!"
Lin Yichen loosened up his hands and assumed a fighting stance, his bones cracking loudly.
Ma Hongjun clenched his fists without saying a word, his eyes bloodshot.
"Boss Dai, I hate you!"
When those words left his mouth, they carried thirty percent anger, thirty percent helplessness, and forty percent resignation.
Sweat beaded on Ma Hongjun's forehead. He knew he could not escape, so he could only vent his temper.
"I'm the fucking Evil Fire Phoenix! If I don't vent it, am I supposed to wait for death?"
"You're beyond teaching, like mud that can't be plastered onto a wall!"
"Sixth Soul Skill, Domain of Guanghan!"
Lin Yichen's sixth Soul Skill now covered a smaller area, but its intensity had increased.
The domain only enveloped the area within two meters of Ma Hongjun.
It froze Ma Hongjun so badly that cold sweat poured down his body.
Yet, to his slight surprise, his Evil Fire really seemed to have been suppressed?
And the icy qi seeping into his Martial Soul even brought a hint of pleasure?
Ma Hongjun could faintly sense that this cold qi was especially effective at suppressing Evil Fire.
Just as he was becoming immersed in the cold qi and unable to pull himself free...
Lin Yichen's abrupt voice rang beside his ear.
"Looks like you're still too comfortable. Let me add something extra."
"Third Soul Skill, Frost!"
In an instant, everything below Ma Hongjun's head was frozen solid.
The cold pierced deep into his bones.
"You!"
Ma Hongjun gritted his teeth. It seemed this guy was not doing this for his own good after all.
He simply wanted to torture him with ice!
"My Taiyin Cold Qi possesses power close to Extreme Ice. Extreme Ice is the natural bane of Evil Fire."
Although Ma Hongjun did not understand what Extreme Ice meant, the word "extreme" was in it, so the ice naturally could not be weak.
"I've played enough."
Lin Yichen withdrew his power, reopened his fan, and wore a teasing expression.
"This cold qi will remain in your meridians for three days. I advise you not to visit those pleasure houses during those three days."
Though Ma Hongjun had been taught a lesson, he still stubbornly asked,
"Why not?"
Lin Yichen smiled helplessly.
"This cold qi will nourish every corner of your body. If you go to those pleasure houses during these three days and get into a conflict with someone, the moment they make a move..."
"Smack! Cold? How are you supposed to play then?"
Ma Hongjun looked down at his crotch, and his face turned green.
No, this concerned his dignity!
With a thud, he dropped to his knees and hugged Lin Yichen's thigh. "Brother! I was wrong, Brother! Take this thing back! I'll never go to those pleasure houses again!"
Lin Yichen raised an eyebrow slightly. He had not expected this fatty to surrender so quickly.
He had even wanted to try forcing him into submission with Moonlight Slash. This saved him some Soul Power.
"That won't do. Consider it my way of keeping watch over you. It's your safeguard for keeping yourself under control."
Ma Hongjun felt that he had suffered the greatest humiliation of his life!
But he could not beat the other man!
How tragic, how tragic!
"You should thank me for arriving a little late today and letting you enjoy yourself for a while. All right, get the hell back to Shrek!"
Ma Hongjun answered with an "Oh" and scampered away.
If he started disciplining himself properly from this point onward, he could still become an upright gentleman in the future.
It was getting late. Lin Yichen needed to go buy food. After all, his main purpose in coming out today had been to earn money and buy food.
He had merely dealt with a few people along the way.
By evening, the sky gradually darkened, and several pedestrians had already begun setting up stalls along the street.
Lin Yichen sniffed, and the aroma filled his nose.
The food at the Notting Cafeteria was terribly unappetizing.
After all, it was only a junior academy. Naturally, it could not compare to these little night-market stalls outside.
Xiao Wu was a rabbit, so she naturally liked carrots.
And Lin Yichen had seen Xiao Wu eat meat before.
So...
"Boss, one wrap! Add meat and vegetables, especially carrot slices! Give me plenty of those!"
With snacks covered, he naturally needed some soup as well.
The only soup here worthy of Lin Yichen's attention was tomato beef brisket soup, and Lin Yichen specifically asked for some carrots to be added.
Probably because Lin Yichen's true form was also a rabbit, he had a natural fondness for carrots.
Even the juice was squeezed from carrots...
Everything was carrots...
But then Lin Yichen ran into a major problem.
He did not have a storage Soul Tool.
In other words, he could actually carry very little on him.
"Looks like I'll need to visit the auction tomorrow."
Lin Yichen thought this to himself. Then he definitely could not buy too much today.
Otherwise, if it spilled all over the road, that would be the end of it.
Let's go. Today's outing was over, and it was time to return to Notting.
Moonshadow Step activated!
This time, he did not use Martial Soul Possession. Instead, he summoned his Martial Soul outside his body.
He had the Lunar Jade Rabbit carry the wraps and snacks.
He himself carried the soup and the staple food.
A mere 300% increase in speed was enough to get back in time.
Along the way, the Lunar Jade Rabbit ignored him and looked down on him with great disdain...
Notting City, outside the gates of Notting Academy.
Xiao Wu had already been waiting here for an hour. She kept peering outside the gate, her two legs swinging back and forth.
She did not know why she was waiting here. Every time she wanted to return to the academy, she would think, If he comes back and I'm not waiting for him, how disappointed would he be?
So she kept waiting.
"Guess he's not coming tonight..."
Xiao Wu muttered with her little lips pouting, unable to hide her disappointment.
"Forget it. I'll go back to Dorm Seven and save a spot for Brother Yichen tonight."
"But I'm so hungry... Brother Yichen said he'd bring me food..."
Xiao Wu covered her empty stomach and finally made up her mind to leave.
But...
"Xiao Wu! I'm back! You hungry? Let's eat!"
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