Warlike Troublemakers?

The chatting Five Tiger Generals also noticed Xiao Wu's expression and asked with concern:

"If something's on your mind, say it. We'll help you solve it together!"

"If there's a fight to be had, even better!"

"Yeah! If someone bullied you, tell us. We'll beat them until they're crawling around looking for their teeth!"

"If you're unhappy, drink. Good wine drowns sorrow!"

"Hahahaha!"

The atmosphere became especially harmonious amid the Five Tiger Generals' laughter. Gradually, after several rounds of drinks, everyone had drunk their fill. Even Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu, who rarely drank, had some.

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The next day

Zhang Nan opened his eyes. Just as he was about to get up, he discovered Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu lying on either side of him.

???

What was going on?

Hmm...

"Hmm?"

At that moment, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong woke up at the same time. Only after asking did he learn that Zhang Nan had gotten drunk the previous night, so the two of them had found a small inn beside Dujiang Feast and helped him inside.

They had been fine after getting Zhang Nan inside, but after drinking and then catching the wind outside, both of them became terribly dizzy and fell asleep beside him.

The Five Tiger Generals had then thoughtfully carried the two of them onto Zhang Nan's bed. One on the left and one on the right—at least, that was what the Five Tiger Generals told him.

After a night of drunkenness, Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu had also become more familiar with the Five Tiger Generals. However, neither of them knew that every one of the Five Tiger Generals possessed the strength of a Title Douluo. Zhang Nan had not told them either; aside from showing off, there was no real need to mention it.

However, from the moment Zhang Nan brought Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu inside, the Five Tiger Generals had sensed Xiao Wu's identity as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Though they said nothing aloud, they informed Zhang Nan through the master-servant connection.

Zhang Nan naturally knew Xiao Wu was a Soft Bone Rabbit. He had merely told the Five Tiger Generals to pretend they did not know.

[System] Page [Exchange] Section [Breakfast]

While Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong fixed their hair and dressed up in front of the mirror, Zhang Nan opened the System Panel and began exchanging for food.

Eight baskets of meat soup dumplings, two baskets of vegetarian soup dumplings, ten fried eggs, six portions of meat chive pockets, three vegetarian portions, eight servings of black rice porridge... eight servings of soy milk, eight bowls of tofu pudding, one dish of blanched choy sum, eight ears of cooked corn... sweet potatoes.

Zhang Nan now had several thousand coins, so naturally he did not hesitate to spend them.

After ordering all that, Zhang Nan finally stopped after spending seven or eight hundred Gold Soul Coins.

"Hehe, Xiao Wu, that pink hairpin looks quite good on you!"

Zhang Nan had picked up that pink hairpin from the hairpin vendor last time. While the two girls were dressing up, he had originally intended to give them all to Ning Rongrong, but then he remembered that he had thought this pink pendant hairpin looked nice.

So he gave it to Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu did not know where the hairpin had come from. She only knew that Zhang Nan had given it to her, and she was overjoyed. Coupled with Ning Rongrong's praise, she became a little embarrassed.

"No, no. Yours is prettier, Rongrong. Sister Rongrong looks good wearing anything!"

"Hehe, oh, Xiao Wu, don't be modest. We're both pretty, both pretty!"

"Mhm..."

The two girls laughed and chatted while dressing up. Meanwhile, Zhang Nan sat at the table waiting for them, feeling as though time had stretched into eternity.

Women really could not be allowed to dress up. Once they started, there was no end to it. They practically wanted to put on several runway shows before the mirror.

"Rongrong, Xiao Wu, are you done yet?"

If he waited any longer, the food would be ruined, so Zhang Nan urged them.

"Coming, coming!" The two girls giggled and skipped over hand in hand.

Then they saw the huge spread of food before them. They could not help letting out surprised cries.

"Wow, so much food!"

"It smells so good!"

Creak~

The door opened.

"Good morning, Sect Master!"

The Five Tiger Generals had also received Zhang Nan's summons and come over to eat breakfast together.

Once everyone was seated, they all began digging in.

Xiao Wu liked vegetarian food. The corn, sweet potatoes... and tofu pudding all ended up in her hands.

Ning Rongrong, meanwhile, liked pan-fried buns, chive pockets, and purple rice porridge...

The Five Tiger Generals were not picky about food. They ate whatever they wanted.

The food Zhang Nan exchanged was fresh and novel to them, as well as delicious. Every one of them ate with great relish.

Not long after.

Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong were full. The two of them ate slowly and did not have large appetites. The Five Tiger Generals and Zhang Nan, on the other hand, ate heartily, practically swallowing one bite after another. When they were done, they patted their bellies.

Comfortable!!!

"Phew!"

After resting for a while, Zhang Nan planned to send Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong back to school. As for the Five Tiger Generals, since they had nothing to handle that day, he gave them another day off. He could simply summon them if anything came up.

With the Five Tiger Generals' Title Douluo strength, they would arrive in less than a minute.

As soon as they reached the school gates, Zhang Nan happened to run into Oscar and Ma Hongjun, who were returning from outside the academy.

The two greeted them first. "Morning, Brother Nan, Sister Rongrong, Sister Xiao Wu!"

"Mhm, morning!"

"Morning!"

"Morning, hehe!"

After Zhang Nan and the other two responded, they walked into the academy with them.

"Not a single one of you can fight! Are all you freshmen this weak?"

???

They had not walked far when they heard someone shouting from nearby. There were also quite a few people watching.

"Why is it him again? Oh no, oh no! Brother Nan, let's take a detour!"

"Yeah, let's go around. I don't want to fight him. He exchanged a few moves with me on his first day at the academy. I couldn't beat him, not at all!"

Before they could even see who was speaking, Oscar was already backing down. Even Ma Hongjun, whose Evil Fire Phoenix possessed offensive attributes, would rather avoid him than confront him once he recognized that voice.

"Oh? Is he really that impressive?"

There were not many people in Shrek Academy worth mentioning. Without even needing to guess, Zhang Nan could think of who this person was.

"Let's go, Brother Nan. This guy's a total battle maniac. If he doesn't like the look of someone, he has to challenge them to a few exchanges. He won't stop until there's a winner!"

Seeing that Zhang Nan seemed somewhat interested in the man, Oscar hurriedly tried to dissuade him.

"What's there to be afraid of? So what if we go over and meet him?"

Ever since perfectly absorbing the soul ring of the Nine-Colored Golden-Winged Thunder Eagle and fusing with the Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone, Zhang Nan's strength had reached the peak of Level 9 Soul Warrior. Although he possessed only one soul ring.

But one had to remember that Zhang Nan's first soul ring was a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and its age was not low. It was the perfect chance to test his skills.

"Exactly! What's there to be afraid of? You two are supposed to be men!"

Xiao Wu was unconvinced as well and followed Zhang Nan over. After glancing at Oscar and Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong also followed.

"It's not that..."

The two of them truly had grievances they could not voice. Their well-intentioned warning had led to this outcome. Had they known, they would not have warned them at all.

Little did they know that Oscar and Ma Hongjun's retreating behavior had just happened to provoke the battle-loving Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, who had always admired the strong.

They found it deeply repulsive.

They did not have even the slightest sense of responsibility as men, never admitting defeat.

They had already had a poor impression of the two. Now, they increasingly felt that the pair were useless.

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