Haki Bai, Why Are You Suddenly So Nice?

Before leaving the academy, Bai Ran made a point of checking out the freshman cafeteria.

He found that it was indeed just as Huo Yuhao had said.

It was even worse than Huo Yuhao had described.

Not only were there no chairs, there were not even any tables.

They did not provide meal bowls either; freshmen had to prepare their own.

After getting their food, they had to finish it inside the cafeteria, and afterward, they had to wash the meal bowls they had brought themselves.

Bai Ran: Why would I even get food? I might as well just lie down at the serving window and eat.

As for the other cafeterias?

Shrek Academy ranked its students according to their school uniforms.

With Bai Ran's current status as a freshman, he had no way of entering the cafeterias for upper-year students while alone.

Of course, if he became a core disciple of the Outer Court, then as long as it was not the Inner Court, he could go anywhere in the Outer Court.

Unfortunately, the price was becoming Yan Shaozhe's or Xian Lin'er's disciple.

Honestly, even if that unreliable old man Xuan Zi took him as a disciple, Bai Ran would accept it.

But Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er were out of the question.

After all, Bai Ran was not willing to become a generation apart from Huo Yuhao.

He should just leave the academy first.

As Bai Ran spoke, he headed toward the academy gates.

Yet he had barely stepped half a foot outside.

When, the very next second, a guard holding a wooden staff approached him.

Upper-year students would not skip class, and if they went out, they might be carrying out a mission.

But lower-year students were another matter, especially freshmen who had yet to adjust from their old identities and were bound to do something foolish.

These guards were generally around the level of Soul Ancestors.

They certainly could not stop upper-year students.

But stopping freshmen whose average level was around twenty was easy, was it not?

Guard: If I brought this staff down on you, you'd be crying as you went looking for your homeroom teacher.

"Student, you aren't allowed to leave during school hours."

"Sir, I'm a freshman."

"Once you enter Shrek Academy, you are a Shrek student. There's no distinction between freshmen and old students."

"My family came to see me. Can't I even go out for that?"

As Bai Ran spoke, he waved at Uncle Tang outside.

To protect Bai Ran's safety, Elder Tang had been assigned by Da Ming to serve as his guard.

Unfortunately, Shrek Academy did not permit outsiders to enter.

So Elder Tang could only find a place to stay in Shrek City and usually keep watch outside Shrek Academy's eastern wall.

That way, whenever the young sect master needed him, he could be found immediately.

"I'm here, Little Seven."

Upon sensing the terrifying aura around Elder Tang, the guard at the gate instantly wilted.

He promptly put on a smile as well. "Since a student's family has come to see him, naturally I have no objections."

As he walked out of the academy.

Before Bai Ran, who had been called "Little Seven," could get upset, Tang Wutong inside him became unhappy first.

Tang Wutong: "Hmph~ Little Seven is my name! How could Big Daddy and Second Daddy give my name to you, Haki Bai, you little brat?"

"Young Master, has everything gone smoothly?"

"Everything went smoothly, Uncle Tang. It's just that Shrek's two deans wanted to take me as their disciple."

"Shrek's deans? Dean Yan Shaozhe and Dean Xian Lin'er?"

"That's right."

"Then did you agree, Young Master?"

"No."

"Mm, then do you need me to inform the two sect masters of this matter?"

"Better not."

Da Ming would be fine, but with Er Ming's intelligence, if he learned about this—

He would probably think Bai Ran disliked the two deans and that they were trying to forcibly take him as a disciple. He might even charge straight into Shrek Academy.

While that would be quite entertaining, Bai Ran did not want to become famous in that way.

Elder Tang indicated: Although the young master did not allow it, reporting the young master's situation in the academy to the two sect masters was part of my duty.

Bai Ran: Six-six-six. There's even a second round.

Not long after leaving the gates, Bai Ran waved Elder Tang away.

Then he headed into Shrek City alone to take a look around.

Although he had come to Shrek City yesterday, he had only stayed for one night before rushing to Shrek Academy early the next morning to save his life by taking the entrance examination.

He had not properly explored Shrek City yet.

Shrek Academy was not built within Shrek City, but was located east of it.

In that sense, Shrek City did have something of the feel of a university town.

Of course, Shrek City was far grander than any university town.

Shrek City connected to the continent in all four directions, east, south, west, and north. Its transportation network was exceptionally convenient.

Not only was it home to Shrek Academy, it was also the most important commercial city at the intersection of the three great empires that once belonged to Douluo Continent.

Because of Shrek Academy's presence, Shrek City had excellent public security. Trade here was not only fair, but also more reassuring.

Thus, when merchants from the three great empires conducted cross-border trade, most chose to make their transactions in Shrek City.

At Clear Sky Castle, he could only buy items from the Heavenly Soul Empire.

But in Shrek City, he could buy not only specialties from the Heavenly Soul Empire, but also goods produced in the Dou Ling Empire and the Star Luo Empire.

Naturally, the most common sight in Shrek City was Shrek students.

However, they were mainly third-year students and above.

And at this hour, classes were still in session.

Someone like Bai Ran, wearing Shrek Academy's freshman uniform and openly strolling down the street, was truly a rare sight.

Tang Wutong: "Haki Bai, that thing looks so delicious. Hurry up and buy it for me."

As Bai Ran walked through the streets of Shrek City, he unknowingly arrived at a food street.

All sorts of enticing aromas drifted into his nose.

They had not tempted Bai Ran yet, but they had already made Tang Wutong drool with hunger.

"Boss, how much are these little cream buns?"

"Three silver soul coins each, or two for five silver soul coins."

"Then give me four."

After buying them, Bai Ran did not rush to eat them. Instead, he put them into his storage ring.

Tang Wutong: "Haki Bai..." (No love anymore???)

Bai Ran: "I know you're in a hurry, but don't be. We'll eat them after we get back."

If he wanted Tang Wutong to eat food, he had to use Martial Soul Possession.

Using Martial Soul Possession in the middle of Shrek City's streets and revealing the butterfly wings on his back—

Wasn't that basically the same as shouting, "I'm a complete idiot," in the street?

Besides, soul masters were strictly forbidden from fighting in Shrek City.

If Bai Ran dared use Martial Soul Possession, the patrol officers in Shrek City would see it as a sign that he was about to start trouble. They would probably rush over and pin him to the ground the next second.

Bai Ran: "What else do you want to eat?"

Tang Wutong: "Haki Bai, why are you suddenly so nice? You aren't planning to drill me, are you?"

Bai Ran: "Pfft~ Why do you think a child whose hair hasn't even fully grown in could drill you? Besides, Haki Tong, in your current state, what's the difference between drilling you and drilling myself?"

Bai Ran seriously suspected that Tang Wutong's little witch personality had likely been influenced by Ning Rongrong.

Come to think of it, when Ning Rongrong was Tang Wutong's age, she seemed to have been the most lewd among Shrek's three beauties.

As the saying went, once girls got lewd, boys had nothing on them.