What's Your Objection?

Huo Yuhao lay slumped beside a large tree, completely motionless. Not far away, Mu Feng suddenly noticed a thin layer of pale golden membrane on the ground.

Mu Feng froze for a moment, unable to recall what it was. After thinking it over, however, he still stored the membrane in his storage ring.

"Damn Soul Master, you actually took my shed skin without permission."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had just finished dividing its energy to keep Huo Yuhao from exploding to death after absorbing the soul ring. It had never expected someone to swoop in halfway through and take its million-year shed skin.

But Huo Yuhao's physical condition was still too poor, and he remained unconscious.

Mu Feng examined the silent wind baboon nearby. If he had a camera, he truly would have wanted to take a close-up of this soul beast.

Although Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang had raised a god, this ten-year wind baboon had nearly solo-killed one.

Mu Feng sat cross-legged beside Huo Yuhao. Looking at the perfectly intact ground around them, he could not help sighing. "That big bug isn't entirely brainless. It even knew to cover its tracks."

He figured Tang Ya and Bei Bei would arrive soon, so he simply waited for them there. Yet for some unknown reason, after waiting for quite a while, neither of them showed up.

The bloody smell from the wind baboon's corpse attracted several oblivious ten-year soul beasts. After Mu Feng dispatched them with a few quick moves, he frowned. "Could something have happened to them?"

Logically, hunting a soul ring should not have taken them this long. It had nearly been half an hour, yet there was still no sign of either of them.

Since Mu Feng had killed several more ten-year soul beasts, the scent of blood had drawn several hundred-year soul beasts to linger nearby. He planned to take Huo Yuhao away first and meet up with the other two later.

Just as Mu Feng was about to pick up Huo Yuhao, the tall bushes in the distance suddenly rustled, drawing his attention. Two figures emerged from within them.

"The aura vanished around here just now. Did you really sense Mu Feng's aura here too, Qiu Li?"

"Yes. I wouldn't be mistaken."

The tall and short figures walked toward the two beneath the tree. Mu Feng recognized Bi Ji's eye-catching emerald-green attire at a glance, while the one beside her was naturally the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Di Qiuli.

Mu Feng was greatly surprised to run into the two of them nearby again. As Bi Ji slowly approached, she too saw Mu Feng beneath the tree clearly. "What a coincidence, little friend. We meet again."

Mu Feng's left eyelid twitched at those words. "Little friend?"

But Bi Ji had lived for hundreds of thousands of years. Calling him a little friend was honestly giving him too much credit.

"Senior Bi Ji," Mu Feng obediently greeted her.

Bi Ji gave a soft sound of surprise and asked doubtfully, "Didn't His Excellency Dragon Emperor Douluo come with you?"

Mu Feng's heart suddenly tightened, and his body stiffened slightly. He recalled how Scarlet King had tried to abduct him a year ago. Fortunately, Old Long had been nearby and prevented him from succeeding. Afterward, Long Xiaoyao had told him the truth, and Mu Feng learned that he had somehow become irresistible bait to soul beasts. Old Long had also warned him to be especially wary of fierce beasts.

A year had passed, and he had long since put those words out of mind. After all, how could one possibly encounter those elusive fierce beasts whenever one wanted?

Only when Bi Ji asked that question did the memory resurface. Mu Feng's expression shifted slightly. As he hesitated over how to respond, Di Qiuli noticed the unconscious Huo Yuhao beside him and suddenly asked, "Who is this? What happened to him?"

Mu Feng let out a breath of relief. He gave Di Qiuli a grateful look and explained, "He's a friend I just met. He was injured while fighting a soul beast and is resting here."

Di Qiuli nodded thoughtfully, then said quietly to Bi Ji, "That aura disappeared nearby, but the two people in front of us definitely couldn't have done anything to that big bug."

Bi Ji lightly tapped Di Qiuli on the head. With her experience, how could she fail to see that Di Qiuli had spoken to help Mu Feng out of his predicament?

Di Tian had previously wanted to capture Mu Feng and bring him to the Star Dou Great Forest in order to see what effect the fusion of his and the auspicious beast's destiny powers might have. Yet when their mistress concealed Di Qiuli's soul beast aura, she discovered that Di Qiuli's attribute guidance had vanished.

After some questioning, they learned the full story. Who could have expected that, through a strange twist of fate, the two had already become "entangled"? Bi Ji would no longer abduct Mu Feng, at least not as roughly as last time.

"I also sensed that it was here, but it probably realized its aura had been exposed and fled again."

Bi Ji had originally intended to escort Di Qiuli near Shrek City. But she suddenly sensed the aura of that big bug that had escaped, which was why they turned back. She had not expected to encounter Mu Feng again.

Watching the two whisper furtively to each other, seemingly discussing something unknown, Mu Feng's palms began to sweat. He complained helplessly in his heart, Could I really be this unlucky? I've barely entered society, and I'm about to get kidnapped into another den of thieves?

After all, no matter how weak that big bug was in combat, it would have had more than enough strength to deal with the two boys before her. Thus, Bi Ji had not considered them at all.

Meanwhile, the big bug inside Huo Yuhao's body began trembling when it sensed Bi Ji's aura.

"Heavens, I finally found a spiritual-type Soul Master and thought my luck had turned around, only for my enemy to come knocking at my door," Sky Dream Ice Silkworm muttered inwardly, praying only that Bi Ji would not discover its presence.

At that moment, both Mu Feng and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm focused all their attention on Bi Ji, terrified that she might launch a sudden attack the next instant.

Bi Ji smiled and slowly walked up to them. Looking at the unconscious Huo Yuhao, she felt somewhat puzzled. His clothes were badly damaged, yet she could not see any injuries on him.

Mu Feng truly felt uncomfortable staying near Bi Ji. He gave an awkward laugh and said, "Senior, I'm in a hurry to attend Shrek Academy's admissions. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first."

To guard against Huo Yuhao having any internal injuries, Bi Ji still gave him a simple full-body treatment. An emerald-green ripple spread before Huo Yuhao, and the unconscious Huo Yuhao was so comfortable that he even let out a soft "Mm."

"What a coincidence," Bi Ji said curiously upon hearing Mu Feng's words.

"What do you mean, what a coincidence?" Mu Feng asked in confusion. He was only going to take part in Shrek Academy's admissions. What was coincidental about that?

"Qiu Li is going to Shrek Academy too. The two of you can look after each other then," Bi Ji said, waggling her brows at Di Qiuli. She had finally figured out why Di Qiuli had insisted on enrolling this year. The answer was right in front of her.

Di Qiuli felt Bi Ji's teasing gaze, and a blush flashed across her snow-white face.

But when Mu Feng looked at her in surprise, she returned to her usual cool demeanor and said flatly, "What? Do you have any objection?"