Luxury

Suppressing the turmoil in their hearts, Mu Feng and Di Qiuli walked up to the notice board. After searching for quite a while, they finally found their names amid the dense crowd of entries.

Perhaps because they had enrolled at the same time, they had somehow both been assigned to Class Nine.

"If I remembered correctly, Class Nine seemed 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 reason he remembered that so well was because Huo Yuhao's homeroom teacher had been rather unhinged.

When they arrived before the dormitory building, they saw an elderly man reclining in a lounge chair by the entrance. As he passed by, Mu Feng could not help giving him an extra look.

Who would have thought that this lazy-looking, hunched old man was Mu En, the 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 subjected to such a request. 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 entering. 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, as he looked at Mu Feng's retreating figure, a meaningful glint appeared in his eyes. When the next person arrived, he returned to his previous lazy appearance.

After parting ways with Di Qiuli at the stairwell, Mu Feng followed the directions to Room 120. The dorm room door was already open, and when he stepped inside, he saw a lean, well-proportioned youth cleaning the room.

Noticing Mu Feng at the doorway, 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 delicate and whose features were refined. Smiling, he said, "Hello, I'm Mu Feng."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Mu Feng joined in with the cleaning. Since Yu Tianhuang had arrived early, most of the room had already been tidied up, leaving Mu Feng with only a few finishing touches.

After making his bed, Mu Feng felt a little bad about letting Yu Tianhuang clean the dormitory by himself. He said, "It's almost time to eat. 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 explored the area around Shrek Academy, so he readily 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 washing area, carrying two basins with rags soaking inside them as he headed toward his dormitory.

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

Knowing how the plot unfolded, Mu Feng was not surprised to see Huo Yuhao, but he still feigned surprise. "Yuhao, why are you here too?"

Yu Tianhuang looked at Huo Yuhao beside him. "This is?"

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

"Big Brother Yu," Huo Yuhao said.

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

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

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

Though Huo Yuhao had many things he wanted to say to Mu Feng, the corridor 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, Big Brother Mu." Huo Yuhao picked up the two basins and said, "Bye."

After bidding Huo Yuhao farewell, the two walked by Sea God Lake. The cool lake breeze of evening seeped into their bodies and minds. Along the way, Mu Feng learned that they had both been assigned to Class Nine, so he asked Yu Tianhuang about his 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.

"Brother Mu, what about you?"

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

Yu Tianhuang nodded subconsciously, but after coming to his senses, he quickly 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 clearly was not joking did he finally accept reality.

It was already nearing evening, yet people still streamed endlessly through the academy. Things became somewhat better once they reached the cafeteria. Most of those arriving this early came in pairs, likely students who had finished arranging their dorms and come to gather with their newly acquainted roommates.

Since he was treating someone to a good meal, Mu Feng was naturally not stingy. He walked to the most expensive cafeteria window, where a rich aroma of meat drifted out. The menu contained 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 little pained by the expense.

When Yu Tianhuang saw Mu Feng returning from the most expensive window, he had not expected that Mu Feng's idea of a good meal would be so extravagant. After all, the final window charged in Gold Soul Coins.

The two sat facing each other, chatting when a female voice reached their ears.

"Forget it, Qiu Li. This is too expensive. It actually costs thirty Gold Soul Coins."

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

Mu Feng slurped up a mouthful of noodles. Looks like she wants to treat her roommate to a meal too.

As the noodles entered his mouth, Mu Feng's eyes lit up. The rich broth paired with springy noodles created an overwhelming sense of fragrant indulgence. Even the Soul Power within his body was nourished by it. It was scarcely 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 stared at the menu, hesitation evident on her face.

Just as Mu Feng had guessed, by the time 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 cheap did not seem appropriate, 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 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 before him.

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

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

"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 difficult to approach at first glance. Yet after getting to know her and becoming friends, Nanmen Yun'er discovered that she was a little too innocent, never knowing how to keep things to herself when something happened.