First Meeting the Rabbit!

First Meeting the Rabbit!

Seeing Flender agree, Ma Hongjun finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Flender had actually played a major role throughout this journey.

Take his admission to Notting Academy, for example.

The dean of Notting Academy had agreed without even looking at his talent. Though the dean knew that a child escorted by a Soul Sage had to be talented,

it still reflected the intimidating power of a Soul Sage.

But for Ma Hongjun, there were certain things that would ultimately be difficult to handle with Flender around.

This trip to Notting Academy could be explained as coming to find someone, but what about the next time he went to the imperial capital? How would he explain that?

Although Flender would not harm him, Ma Hongjun still felt bad about deceiving him so vaguely all the time.

So it would be better to make Flender believe that he was safe in one place.

That way, he would be far from Shrek Academy and free to act as he pleased, making things much more convenient.

He would visit the sign-in locations he could reach, and leave the ones he could not until he grew stronger.

Once his strength had improved, Flender presumably would not stop him. That was Ma Hongjun's plan.

And after Flender left,

how long he stayed at Notting Academy would be entirely up to him.

He had told the dean of Notting Academy from the start that he would only stay for a period of time, and that period was under his own control.

Besides, with his current strength, he was not afraid of ordinary Soul Masters.

There was naturally no real danger in this small town.

As for the Evil Fire issue, Ma Hongjun had already asked the system about it.

Perhaps because he had nearly died before,

the system had given him a prompt this time.

It told him not to worry about it for now.

Though Flender was full of doubts, he acknowledged Ma Hongjun's idea and strength.

Besides, there were indeed matters at Shrek Academy that required him to oversee.

So, after giving Ma Hongjun another round of instructions, Flender left.

Holding the gold soul coins Flender had left him, Ma Hongjun felt warmth in his heart.

For someone as stingy as Flender, he had actually given him fifty gold soul coins this time.

Teacher Flender, you're treating me so well that I'm starting to feel embarrassed, Ma Hongjun thought.

Then a smile appeared on Ma Hongjun's face.

Teacher Flender treats me so well. Should I help him pursue Liu Erlong? Ma Hongjun suddenly thought.

Having made up his mind, Ma Hongjun immediately felt much more at ease, believing that he had done right by Flender.

He accepted the gold soul coins Flender had given him with a clear conscience.

As for Grandmaster?

Ma Hongjun had not considered him at all.

Then a flicker of excitement passed through his heart.

Once Flender was gone, he would be free.

He turned and entered the academy again.

He even hummed a little tune: "Little rabbit, be good, open the door. Open it, open it, hurry and open it—Brother Hongjun is here."

The gatekeeper looked at Ma Hongjun with some envy.

Though he did not know what the boy was chanting, he had seen the dean's attitude just now.

Coupled with the Soul Master escort, this was definitely someone he could not afford to provoke.

Seeing the gatekeeper,

Ma Hongjun thought of something and walked over to ask, "Hey, Gatekeeper, can I ask you something?"

When the gatekeeper heard Ma Hongjun address him that way, he immediately felt flattered.

"Young master, just ask whatever you need. No need to be so polite," the gatekeeper said.

"Young master?" Ma Hongjun froze.

So this guy had taken him for a child from a wealthy family.

But on second thought, he did not care.

He asked directly, "Have you seen an old man bring a child here to register in the past couple of days?"

The gatekeeper was a little stunned.

He did not know why Ma Hongjun would ask such a question.

But he could not help thinking of something.

"Young master, I really did encounter something like that before," the gatekeeper said cautiously.

Ma Hongjun's eyes lit up, and he said, "Was it an old man with a child? The child looked very calm, and in the end, the academy's Grandmaster took him away?"

The gatekeeper was stunned, then asked, "Young master, how did you know?"

Hearing the gatekeeper's words, Ma Hongjun confirmed that Tang San had arrived at Shrek Academy.

So he asked again, "When did they come?" Ma Hongjun still held a glimmer of hope in his heart.

The gatekeeper answered directly, "Three days ago."

Three days ago? Did that not mean Tang San should not be at Shrek Academy now, but had gone out with Grandmaster to hunt for a soul ring?

Ma Hongjun frowned.

Because if it had been three days, that meant Xiao Wu and Tang San had already met.

Then, according to the original plot, Xiao Wu should have developed some degree of affection for Tang San.

But since so little time had passed, that affection should only be superficial.

Thinking of this, Ma Hongjun felt a little better.

He stopped paying attention to the gatekeeper and walked straight inside.

The gatekeeper did not dare ask more questions. He was still puzzled, but Ma Hongjun obviously had no intention of answering him.

Since this was a junior Soul Master academy located in a remote town,

the academy's living conditions were not very good. There was only one dormitory building in the entire academy.

And Ma Hongjun's destination was Dorm Seven in that building.

"All right, this is Dorm Seven. If you need anything, you can come find me anytime, and I will answer your questions," a young teacher said directly to Ma Hongjun.

At the same time, he was rather curious.

The child before him was someone the dean had specifically instructed them to pay special attention to.

They had originally arranged a better dormitory for him, but for some reason, the boy wanted to live in the work-study students' dormitory instead.

Still, though he was somewhat puzzled,

he agreed to Ma Hongjun's request without hesitation.

Seeing the words Dorm Seven written on the door,

Ma Hongjun smiled slightly. Then he turned to the young teacher and said, "Thank you, Teacher. If I need anything, I will come find you. I'll have to trouble you then."

Seeing how polite Ma Hongjun was, the teacher also took a liking to him. He gave him a few more reminders.

Then he left.

Seeing that, Ma Hongjun walked straight inside.

Just as he had imagined, the space inside was quite large.

It should have been able to accommodate nearly fifty people.

Halfway in, Ma Hongjun spotted two beds pushed together.

Ma Hongjun immediately understood that this was where Xiao Wu slept.

Ma Hongjun did not pay attention to where they slept. Instead, he found a bed farther inside.

He placed his belongings on it.

After arranging everything, he sat on the bed and began cultivating.

The dismissal bell rang, and before long, voices came from outside the dormitory door.

"Wang Sheng, why did you pull me away just now? That Boss Xiao is so annoying. If you hadn't stopped me, I would have beaten him until he cried for his mother!" A cute girl's voice rang out.

Ma Hongjun immediately understood. It was probably that little rabbit.

(End of Chapter)