Activities Men Loved

Huo Yuhao's grilled fish really had something special about them.

Even Tang Wutong, currently possessing Bai Ran, found them so delicious that she was speechless.

She was afraid that saying one extra word would mean one less bite of fish.

Bai Ran: Is there anything you don't like to eat, Little Seven?

Tang Wutong: The Sea God's foot skin.

Bai Ran: Wait, you've eaten that?

Tang Wutong: I meant houttuynia!

Bai Ran: I know you meant houttuynia. I thought maybe you'd secretly nibbled on some when you climbed into your parents' bed as a child.

Sure enough, by the time they finished grilling the fish, it was already past the freshmen dormitory curfew.

Beibei and Tang Ya were both upperclassmen who had advanced to their fourth year, so their dormitories no longer had a curfew. They could return whenever they wanted.

"How about you two sleep at my place? My roommate happens to be away, so the two of you can use his bed."

Facing the two junior students with nowhere to go, Beibei quickly made the suggestion.

They couldn't possibly sleep outside and feed the mosquitoes, could they?

Besides, the next day was the freshmen's first day of school.

Would they really spend the night making do on the field, then report to their freshman class looking utterly bedraggled the next day?

Just thinking about it felt absurd.

"No need to trouble you, Senior.

I'll take Yuhao to stay outside."

"Wait, can the two of you freshmen even get out?"

Tang Ya, standing nearby, clearly didn't believe him.

Could it be that this young master had made up an excuse for the sake of his so-called pride?

"Ta-da-da-daa~"

Bai Ran took out a special pass from his storage ring.

Elder Tang had somehow obtained it so that his young master could conveniently enter and leave Shrek.

It would be one hundred percent effective against the guards at the gate.

"You actually have one of those?"

Tang Ya was clearly surprised when she saw the pass.

If she remembered correctly, this was an exit pass that only Outer Court disciples at Soul Ancestor rank or above could obtain because they needed to leave on missions.

It allowed those people to enter and leave the academy whenever they wished.

Even she and Beibei didn't have one, yet Bai Ran did.

It seemed this young master's influence was even greater than Tang Ya had imagined.

He actually had some sort of connection with Shrek Academy.

Possessing such influence meant that his hidden family absolutely belonged among the first-rate powers.

At the very least, it was comparable to the Dark Nether Sect that Xu Sanshi belonged to.

Bai Ran: What the hell is the Dark Nether Sect? It can polish my shoes.

After leaving the academy,

Huo Yuhao seemed somewhat restrained.

He tugged lightly on Bai Ran's sleeve and said softly, "Bai Ran, let's just find a cheap inn. There's no need to waste money staying at a hotel."

Although Huo Yuhao had never stayed in a hotel in Shrek City,

he had heard Xiao Ya mention that even the cheapest rooms cost one Gold Soul Coin per night, while expensive ones could go for over ten, or even hundreds of Gold Soul Coins per room.

And now was the period when Shrek Academy was admitting new students.

There were far more people in Shrek City than usual.

Hotel prices had risen accordingly, at least fifty percent higher than normal.

A small inn, on the other hand, could probably be rented for just one or two Silver Soul Coins.

Of course, an ordinary little inn might not even be as luxurious as Shrek Academy's dormitories.

But they couldn't get back into the dormitories, could they?

"An inn? Forget it, Yuhao.

It's still early. How about I take you to experience Shrek City's nightlife?"

"Early? But it's already ten at night."

For Huo Yuhao, who was used to sleeping early and waking early, this was not early at all.

A few days ago, he would have already been lying in bed asleep by now.

"And tomorrow is the first day of school. If we don't rest well tonight and can't get up tomorrow morning, making us late, that wouldn't be good."

Despite being bullied in the White Tiger Duke's Estate for so long without putting up much resistance,

Huo Yuhao was fundamentally an honest person, the kind known as a "good child."

Forget smoking, drinking, or getting his hair done; even staying up late made Huo Yuhao feel like he was committing a grave sin.

"Yuhao, don't you want to experience an activity that men all love, one that's incredibly thrilling and exciting?"

"Holy shit, Bai Ran, don't tell me you're...?"

Huo Yuhao immediately thought of something indecent.

Especially at this hour of the night, as they passed places filled with neon lights and revelry, they occasionally saw women dressed boldly.

Huo Yuhao: Sigh, a young master is still a young master. He really knows how to have fun.

"What are you thinking? I'm talking about listening to storytellers at a tavern."

"Listening to storytellers at a tavern? But isn't it so late that taverns should be closed?"

"Oh, this tavern is different. It only opens after ten every night."

Huo Yuhao: It opens after ten, and you're still saying it's not a brothel?

"Yuhao, what's with that look? Don't tell me you think this tavern offers some kind of special service?

You're overthinking it. It opens so late because the storytellers inside tell midnight tales. They chose this time to make the atmosphere more fitting."

"So? Isn't that an activity all men love, thrilling and exciting?"

Huo Yuhao: Damn, telling ghost stories in the middle of the night? It feels like nothing the tavern owner invited home would be able to help them.