Luxury

Suppressing the turmoil in their hearts, Mu Feng and Di Qiuli walked over to the notice board. After searching for a long time, they finally found their names among the densely packed list.

Perhaps because they had enrolled together, they had even been assigned to Class Nine together.

"If I remember correctly, Class Nine seems to be Ning Tian's class." Too much time had passed, and Mu Feng could only clearly recall that Huo Yuhao had been assigned to Class One. The main reason he remembered so clearly was that Huo Yuhao's homeroom teacher had been rather insane.

When they arrived at the dormitory building, they saw an elderly man reclining in a lounge chair by the entrance. As he passed, Mu Feng could not help but glance at him again.

Who would have thought that this lazy-looking, stooped old man was Mu En, master of Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion?

Just as Mu Feng was about to enter the dormitory building, Mu En suddenly spoke from his chair. "Let me see your freshman badges and dormitory keys."

Mu Feng noticed that the people ahead of them had not been asked to do this. Though somewhat puzzled, he obediently took them out.

Mu En swept his gaze over the two of them before returning their things. "Room 120 is to the right after you enter. The girls' dormitories are on the fourth floor and above."

Mu Feng accepted his badge. "Thank you, Grandpa."

Mu En nodded and watched the two enter the building. Then he looked at Mu Feng's retreating figure, a meaningful glint in his eyes. When the next person arrived, he returned to his previous lazy appearance.

After parting with Di Qiuli at the stairwell, Mu Feng followed the directions to Room 120. The dormitory door had already been opened. When he entered, he saw a lean, well-proportioned youth cleaning the room.

Noticing Mu Feng at the door, the youth stopped what he was doing, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and smiled. "You must be my roommate." He set down his broom and extended his right hand. "Hello, I'm Yu Tianhuang."

Mu Feng shook his hand. He had a very favorable impression of this youth, whose skin was smooth and whose features were refined. Smiling, he said, "Hello, I'm Mu Feng."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Mu Feng joined in the cleaning. Since Yu Tianhuang had arrived earlier, he had already cleaned most of the room, leaving Mu Feng with only a few finishing touches.

After making his bed, Mu Feng felt somewhat embarrassed that Yu Tianhuang had cleaned the dormitory by himself. He said, "It's almost mealtime. Let me treat you to a meal at the cafeteria."

Yu Tianhuang sat on his bed. He had been cleaning ever since entering the dormitory and had not yet had the chance to look around Shrek Academy, so he gladly accepted Mu Feng's invitation.

The moment they reached the dormitory entrance, Mu Feng saw an old acquaintance. Huo Yuhao had just come out of the wash area, carrying two basins with rags soaking inside as he headed toward his own dormitory.

The instant he saw Mu Feng, Huo Yuhao excitedly set the basins on the floor, wiped the water from his hands on his clothes, and hurried over. "Brother Mu!"

Knowing how the story unfolded, Mu Feng was not surprised by Huo Yuhao's appearance, but he still feigned surprise. "Yuhao, why are you here too?"

Yu Tianhuang looked at Huo Yuhao and asked, "Who is this?"

"This is my friend, Huo Yuhao." Mu Feng then introduced Yu Tianhuang to Huo Yuhao. "This is my roommate, Yu Tianhuang."

"Brother Yu," Huo Yuhao said.

It had to be said that Huo Yuhao's obedient appearance was indeed quite endearing. Humble and polite, he made it difficult for anyone not to develop a favorable impression of him at first sight.

Yu Tianhuang nodded. "We're about to go eat at the cafeteria. Why don't you come with us, Brother Huo?"

Huo Yuhao shook his head. "No, Brother Mu, Brother Yu, you two go ahead. I haven't finished cleaning my dormitory yet."

Although Huo Yuhao had many things he wanted to say to Mu Feng, the hallway was hardly a suitable place to talk.

Huo Yuhao shook his head, and Mu Feng said, "All right, then we'll head out first. If anything comes up, I'm in Room 120. Just come find me."

"Okay, Brother Mu." Huo Yuhao picked up the two basins. "Bye."

After bidding Huo Yuhao farewell, the two walked along Sea God Lake. The cool lake breeze of the evening refreshed both body and mind. Along the way, after learning that they had both been assigned to Class Nine, Mu Feng asked about Yu Tianhuang's background.

Mu Feng learned that Yu Tianhuang came from a city at the southern end of the Dou Ling Empire, and that his martial soul was Azure-Patterned Jade Glass.

"What about you, Brother Mu?"

Mu Feng recited the false identity fabricated by the Holy Spirit Cult. "As for my martial soul, it's the Six-Winged Angel."

Yu Tianhuang nodded instinctively, but when he came back to his senses, he froze. He even stopped walking. Standing by the lake, he repeated in disbelief, "Six-Winged Angel?"

"Yes."

Mu Feng could understand Yu Tianhuang's shock. After all, this martial soul was simply too legendary.

Yu Tianhuang looked at Mu Feng. Only when he saw that Mu Feng truly did not seem to be joking did he finally accept reality.

It was already nearing evening, yet the academy was still bustling with people. Things only became a little quieter when they reached the cafeteria. Most of those arriving so early came in pairs, likely students who had finished tidying their dormitories and had come to gather with their newly acquainted roommates.

Since he was treating someone to a good meal, Mu Feng naturally would not be stingy. He went to the most expensive cafeteria window, where a rich aroma of meat wafted out. The menu offered only Moonlight Wheat-Spirit Noodles and Earth Dragon Tendon Soup Dumplings.

Mu Feng ordered two portions of each, spending sixty gold soul coins. Even he felt a pang of pain at the expense.

When Yu Tianhuang saw Mu Feng return from the most expensive window, he had not expected the good meal Mu Feng mentioned to be so extravagant. After all, the last window charged in gold soul coins.

The two sat facing each other. As they chatted, a female voice reached their ears.

"Forget it, Qiuli. It's too expensive. It actually costs thirty gold soul coins."

"Qiuli?" Upon hearing the name, Mu Feng turned toward the source of the voice. Beside a tall, slender blonde beauty stood a petite girl with long pale blue-green hair.

Mu Feng slurped up a mouthful of noodles. Looks like she's the same as me—she wants to treat her roommate to a meal.

The moment the noodles entered his mouth, Mu Feng's eyes lit up. The rich broth paired perfectly with the springy noodles. Aside from the sheer aromatic delight, they even nourished the soul power within his body. They were hardly inferior to the meals he had received as the Holy Spirit Cult's Holy Son.

Thirty gold soul coins was indeed no small sum for her. Di Qiuli looked at the menu with hesitation written across her face.

Just as Mu Feng had guessed, when she arrived at the dormitory, Nanmen Yun'er had already finished cleaning it. Di Qiuli had followed her to the cafeteria, intending to treat her to a meal. Something too cheap would not feel right, so she had kept walking toward the innermost window, only to discover upon arriving that it was so expensive.

Just as Di Qiuli was wondering what to do, she sniffed lightly and suddenly caught a familiar scent. It was not the rich fragrance of meat broth, but the scent of a person.

She turned her head and saw Mu Feng eating noodles, with a steamer basket of soup dumplings in front of him.

"Yun'er, wait here for a moment. I'll be right back," Di Qiuli said.

"Why don't we eat somewhere else instead, Qiuli?"

"Don't worry. I have a way."

Nanmen Yun'er nodded. During their brief time together, Di Qiuli's cool expression had made her seem somewhat difficult to approach at first glance. Yet after getting to know her and becoming friends, Nanmen Yun'er found that Di Qiuli was actually a little too innocent, never knowing how to keep anything to herself when something happened.