Draw the Sword Without Mercy!

"Hey, hey, hey! Wake up, stop sleeping!"

"It's getting late..."

Two slaps rang out!

The force behind them was obvious!

Bibi Dong instantly opened her eyes and glared furiously at Du Bei!

"Have I even rested for an hour?"

"I already cooperated with you. If you keep this up, watch out—I'll make you burst!"

Yet faced with Bibi Dong's glare,

Du Bei got to his feet without a care and headed for the door, speaking as he walked.

"Why should I care?"

"If it weren't for how obedient you were, I wouldn't have bothered reminding you. It's already late. If you want to lie down a little longer, suit yourself. I'm leaving first..."

Halfway through, he seemed to remember something.

He then pointed toward a corner not far away.

"I don't know what you want to use the Magic Mirror for, but since you behaved yourself yesterday, I left it there. Use it however you want."

Without hesitating any longer, he left the secret chamber.

As she watched Du Bei vanish from sight,

Bibi Dong, with traces of holy light leaking from her, clenched the edge of the blanket tightly in her fingers. She seemed deeply displeased with this man's hit-it-and-quit-it behavior.

As though she had been abandoned.

After pursing her lips for a while, Bibi Dong threw off the blanket.

Without even looking at the equipment on the floor,

she strode boldly toward the Magic Mirror, completely disregarding the faint chill of air brushing against her skin, letting the feeling of freedom spread across her entire body.

She arrived before the Magic Mirror.

Gazing at her flawless reflection,

Bibi Dong pondered for a moment.

Then she softly asked,

"Magic Mirror, what does your master think of me..."

"..."

Shrek Academy.

Inside the shabby wooden hut used for teaching,

Du Bei yawned as he rubbed at the empty feeling around his waist and headed elsewhere.

He tried to find somewhere in the academy where there were actually people.

"This is strange. Where is everyone in the academy?"

"What about that group of teachers from yesterday?"

He looked around, yet there was still no sign of anyone.

It was as if the entire village had been abandoned, with even the scene from yesterday's welcome unchanged.

[Little Princess: By the way, where did everyone from Shrek Academy go? I've been waiting so long, but I haven't seen a single person?]

[Big Goose: Didn't you say you were turned away at the gate last time? You got in this time? "Curious"]

[Little Princess: That red-haired fatty at the gate said the academy had urgent business, so I couldn't be bothered waiting. I had my guards take me back to Soto City...]

[White as Snow: So when you went over the next day, the originally rundown village was completely empty, right? "Curious"]

[Little Princess: That's right. I just had my Soul Saint guards go in and search. I wonder if they'll be back soon? "Unhappy"]

Outside Shrek's gates.

Ning Rongrong stood with her arms folded, looking thoroughly unhappy. She dragged over the spot where student recruitment had been held and sat on it.

Her little feet swung constantly.

She seemed very unhappy about this little runaway adventure of hers. It felt like being told a shop had gone out of business halfway through having fun—utterly unpleasant!

The other guard beside her saw this.

He thoughtfully stepped forward, maintaining a safe distance of one meter from Ning Rongrong, and tried to persuade her.

"Young Sect Master, how about we choose another academy?"

"Actually..."

Before the guard could continue trying to persuade her,

"I'm not listening, I'm not listening! Stop meddling!"

"I just want to attend this fun school! If you keep nagging, go back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect yourself! I don't need you looking after me!"

Seeing Ning Rongrong's Little Princess temper,

the guard could only shut his mouth and stand watch quietly at her side.

After all, the Sect Master had already instructed him.

All he needed to do on this journey was protect Ning Rongrong properly. Everything else could be left to develop as it would.

Remembering that, the guard felt even less burdened and simply let things play out.

He would treat it as paid vacation.

"Hmph! Isn't this much better?"

"Forget it. I'll read for a while..."

Seeing that the guard had stopped bothering her, Ning Rongrong smugly took a book with a knight on its cover from her storage soul tool.

She secretly glanced at her guard.

Then silently turned around.

And secretly began reading her novel.

"Trash knight, hehe..."

Hearing the strange sounds coming from the Young Sect Master, the guard silently turned his head away and pretended not to hear.

But he still could not help sneaking a glance from the corner of his eye.

Wasn't that the book taking the continent by storm, The Tsundere Princess and the Silent Knight? He never expected the Young Sect Master to enjoy reading it too...

She really did have a maiden's heart.

"..."

After searching everywhere without finding anyone,

Du Bei finally gave up. He found a stone stool in an open area and sat down, staring at the ruined buildings around him with no idea what to do.

"Uncle, no one on your side either?"

A cool voice came from behind the corner of a house. Zhu Zhuqing's graceful figure entered his sight.

Xiao Wu followed close behind her with a frown.

"There was no one on your side either?"

"No."

Zhu Zhuqing simply uttered those two words and shook her head, briefly explaining the situation on her side.

Then Xiao Wu spoke indignantly.

"This is ridiculous!"

"There were clearly so many people yesterday, but after we slept and came back, there isn't even a shadow of a person. Did they all vanish overnight?"

As the three discussed it,

a figure suddenly appeared on the roof. She wore a simple white uniform, and her sharp gaze instantly locked onto the three below.

"Why are there only three people?"

"Where did everyone else go? Don't tell me they all ran off overnight? This is strange."

She was one of the two Soul Saint guards protecting Ning Rongrong.

"..."

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Within a pavilion by the pond.

Ning Fengzhi was playing chess with a smile on his face, while opposite him sat the white-haired Sword Douluo, Chen Xin.

Beside the railing sat a young man with narrowed eyes and an exceedingly genial smile. He was Gu Rong, one of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's other great pillars.

"Fengzhi, judging by the time, Rongrong should have nearly arrived at that Shrek Academy, right?"

"What do you think about this?"

What did he think? He thought while lying down. What else could he think?

But faced with these two living ancestors,

the absolute Rongrong-spoiling maniacs, even he as her father did not dare speak carelessly.

He could only honestly tell the truth.

"Uncle Sword, there's really no need for you to worry. I've already arranged for two Soul Masters to protect her, so nothing will happen..."

Before Ning Fengzhi could say anything more,

Gu Rong, who had been silent at the side with narrowed eyes, stepped forward and came to Ning Fengzhi's side, silently placing a hand on his shoulder.

Gu Rong said in a warm, kind voice:

"Hehe..."

Seeing this, Chen Xin across from them smiled as he swept his nearly defeated chessboard onto the ground.

Then he placed a book on the table.

A book that had taken the continent by storm!

<The Difference Between Bad Men and Good Men—The Romance Edition!>

There was also a line of small print beneath the title.

Author: Handsome Hunk!

"We found this in Rongrong's room."

"Fengzhi, don't tell the two of us that you haven't read this book. Otherwise, we might really beat you to death~"

The two strongest fighters of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect

were currently gazing at their Sect Master with exceptionally benevolent eyes.

Their smiles grew ever brighter.

The sight sent a chill down Ning Fengzhi's spine. He hurriedly waved his hands in panic, trying to break free from Gu Rong's hold.

"Uncles, listen to my explanation..."