Dai Mubai stared at Flender in dumbfounded silence. The old bastard really had the nerve to say that out loud.
If his father ever found out about Flender's thoughts, he would definitely make him taste every torture in the world, wishing for death without the relief of it.
Yet, whether he should admit it or not, Flender's words sounded rather reasonable.
As long as he could become the emperor of the Star Luo Empire, marrying a few more daughters of the Zhu Clan would not be a difficult task; even Zhu Zhuyun might not be out of the question.
Only...
If that fellow came to Shrek Academy, Zhu Zhuqing would definitely follow along. Wouldn't that mean he would have to watch his own fiancée getting all cozy with someone else every single day?
Wasn't that a bit too cuckolded?
Flender said, "I know you find it a bit hard to accept for a moment, but you slowly get used to this sort of thing."
Dai Mubai: "..."
He couldn't help taking a careful look at Flender. He seriously suspected that Flender had been through similar, or even identical, experiences.
Otherwise, how could the other man speak of it with such ease?
"Figure it out yourself."
In the end, Dai Mubai still failed to resist the temptation of the imperial throne. After dropping those words, he turned and left.
A satisfied smile immediately appeared on Flender's face.
He had managed to recruit genius spirit master after genius spirit master with such appalling conditions precisely by relying on his glib tongue.
A mere Dai Mubai was easily held in the palm of his hand.
Humming a little tune, Flender walked out of Shrek Academy and strolled leisurely toward the Rose Hotel in Suotuo City.
"Master, I've made a mistake."
Xiao Wu lowered her head, twisting the hem of her clothes with her hands. She looked pitiful and didn't dare to look directly at Lin Chen, who was leaning back on the sofa.
Lin Chen: "..."
His original arrangement was to have Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing share a room, which would make it convenient for her to teach Zhu Zhuqing some rules.
As a result, she had suddenly run into his room and declared that she had made a mistake.
Did she even know she had made a mistake?
She was clearly just craving something delicious.
Lin Chen didn't even have the heart to expose her.
Xiao Wu was indeed craving something, because Zhu Zhuqing's arrival had made her feel pressured, so she wanted to solidify her position.
Lin Chen asked with a smile, "Tell me, what mistake have you made?"
Xiao Wu said coquettishly, "Master took in Zhu Zhuqing, and I got jealous. This fault is simply unforgivable, so please punish me, Master."
"Then you tell me, how should I punish you?"
Lin Chen crossed his arms, looking up at her with an amused expression.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu didn't speak. Instead, she took out a small long table from her storage soul tool, and then pulled out item after item.
A leather whip, rope...
As Lin Chen watched, his eyes widened involuntarily, full of disbelief.
"Where on earth did you get all this?"
Xiao Wu grinned. "I had people from Xiao Chenyu's household buy them for me."
Lin Chen: "..."
Good grief, did the people in Xiao Chenyu's household play that wild?
You really have to hand it to the nobility.
Xiao Wu picked up the leather whip, knelt on both knees, and offered it up with both hands, saying, "Master, please punish me to your heart's content."
Lin Chen shook his head. "Another day. We have guests later."
Guests?
Xiao Wu suddenly remembered that fellow in the restaurant who was tagging along with Dai Mubai. Lin Chen had mentioned giving him a chance to go fetch people.
Damn that fellow for ruining her good time!
Knock, knock, knock!
At that moment, knocking suddenly sounded, drawing Lin Chen and Xiao Wu to look sideways in unison.
"I'll get the door."
Gritting her teeth, Xiao Wu put away the long table and the tools on it, clenched her fists, and walked over to the door to open it.
Standing outside was a middle-aged man wearing glasses with an extremely craftily sinister appearance.
"You..."
Flender just started speaking when Xiao Wu turned around and walked away, giving him no chance to speak at all.
"Uh..."
Seeing that she had actually ignored him, Flender was somewhat embarrassed, but he did not take it too much to heart.
After all, they had just clashed with Dai Mubai, and in their eyes, he was the enemy. It would be a miracle if they gave him a good expression.
He walked into the room and looked at the young man sitting on the sofa.
"Flender, one of the former Golden Iron Triangle, headmaster of Shrek Academy, who has ruined who knows how many talented spirit masters. I shouldn't be wrong, right?"
Lin Chen looked at Flender with a beaming smile.
Before he could even speak, Flender had his bottom line completely exposed by the other party, and the smile he had just squeezed out instantly froze on his face.
What was going on? How could the other party know him so well?
Was it that the other party had come for him in the first place, or was it that in such a short amount of time, the other party had already investigated him inside and out?
If it was the latter, then the other party's background was a bit terrifying.
The other party had separated from Dai Mubai for less than an hour, yet could investigate him inside and out. Could it be that the other party came from Spirit Hall?
Flender took a deep breath, bowed, and said, "It is indeed me. I wonder who Your Excellency is?"
Lin Chen crossed his legs and said, "Who I am is not important. What is important is that your purpose in coming is to get back the lost face for Dai Mubai?"
Flender said, "I wouldn't dare. I only heard that a genius was passing by, so I came to take a look."
Are you kidding?
Let alone that he was not here to make trouble in the first place, just the fact that the other party exposed his background in a single sentence meant he did not dare to act presumptuously.
Lin Chen nodded. "If that's the case, then it's best."
The other party indeed looked young, but his bearing and the confidence emanating from his very bones all revealed that his identity was not simple.
Even though Flender had the intention to recruit him, this left him not knowing where to begin for a moment.
The atmosphere in the room froze just like that.
Lin Chen and Xiao Wu did not speak either, just quietly looking at him, which instantly made Flender feel uncomfortable all over.
"Well..."
"Since Your Excellency knows about our Shrek Academy, I wonder if you have any intention of joining?"
After a moment of silence, Flender, who really could not hold it in anymore, ultimately chose to cut straight to the point. After all, the other party obviously knew Shrek very well.
If the other party had no intention of their own, then no matter how much he sweet-talked them, it would be useless.
Moreover, if one of his pitches accidentally went wrong, it might backfire, arousing the other party's dissatisfaction and even anger.
"What can your academy provide for me?"
Although Lin Chen was heading for Shrek, he would not be foolish enough to pay tuition fees, let alone living expenses.
While he was not short on money, that did not mean he was willing to give money to a profiteer like Flender.
With Shrek being a wildcat academy that couldn't even compare to a junior spirit master academy, how could they charge such high registration and miscellaneous fees?
For any student of Shrek Academy, joining Shrek was their honor.
Instead of making them take resources and scholarships, they should be secretly thrilled, yet they dared to go against the natural order and charge high registration and miscellaneous fees.
Lin Chen was not Tang San, who had seen nothing of the world.
Upon hearing the other party's words, not only was Flender not annoyed, but he was secretly delighted. Since the other party was asking about treatment, it meant there was still room for discussion.
"You can feel free to mention any demands you have, but the premise is that you must have the corresponding talent."
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