Encountering the Royal Fighting Team

"It's what you were just talking about with Rongrong."

"Rongrong kindly invited you to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. It's fine if you don't want to join, but how could you flirt with her?"

Oscar played a little trick here, directly defining Shen Fan's ambiguous attitude as unwillingness to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"Oscar."

"I'm discussing something with Shen Fan. Who told you to speak?"

However, before Shen Fan could say anything after Oscar finished speaking, Ning Rongrong snapped back at him.

"Rongrong, I only wanted to help you."

Oscar looked somewhat aggrieved.

"Who asked for your help?"

"And when did Shen Fan say he wouldn't join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? When did he flirt with me?"

Ever since she had become wary of Oscar, Ning Rongrong could easily hear the hidden implications in his words.

For instance, this time, if she had not learned from Shen Fan's diary beforehand what kind of person Oscar truly was, Ning Rongrong would have found it difficult to notice that, under the pretext of helping her, Oscar had directly lumped Shen Fan in with those unwilling to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"I..."

Oscar was somewhat lost. He felt that Ning Rongrong had suddenly become smarter than before.

"If you really want to help me, then shut up."

Ning Rongrong rebuked him.

"I understand."

Like a deflated balloon, Oscar began drinking alone in sullen silence.

Just as the atmosphere became somewhat strange, another group of people came bustling in through the hotel entrance.

"Yan Yan."

"I still don't understand. Why are you coming to Sunset Forest for your fourth soul ring instead of going to the Star Dou Great Forest?"

"It would clearly be easier to find a soul beast suitable for you in the Star Dou Great Forest."

Among the newcomers, a young man who looked to be around twenty asked in confusion.

"I once saw a soul beast suitable for me in Sunset Forest before."

The beautiful short-haired girl called Yan Yan replied absentmindedly to the man beside her, while covertly glancing at Shen Fan, who was drinking a beverage.

"Chief Meng."

"Why are you here?"

At that moment, Qin Ming, who had been chatting at the Shrek teachers' table, saw that the people entering the hotel were the Royal Fighting Team he had once taught, along with Meng Shenji, the chief of Heaven Dou Royal Academy. He immediately ran over to greet them.

"It's Qin Ming."

"Dugu Yan has reached level forty. I came this time to help her obtain a soul ring."

"If you hadn't left Heaven Dou Royal Academy, this should have been your responsibility."

When Meng Shenji saw Qin Ming, the regret he felt over Qin Ming's departure could still be heard in his tone.

"I'm sorry, Chief Meng."

"Qin Ming comes from Shrek Academy. I cannot forget my roots."

Qin Ming apologized.

"Ah."

At that, Meng Shenji shook his head.

In Meng Shenji's view, this nonsense about not forgetting one's roots was absurd. If Shrek Academy had truly done Qin Ming a favor, how could Qin Ming's fifth soul ring possibly have been a purple thousand-year soul ring?

However, even Qin Ming himself believed Shrek had done him a favor, so Meng Shenji could not say much.

"Chief Meng."

"You're alone. Why not join the Shrek teachers at their table?"

"It'll be livelier that way."

Qin Ming warmly invited him.

"Very well."

Meng Shenji nodded.

"Tianheng, Yan Yan, your team can also sit with the Shrek students. You all know each other anyway."

Seeing Meng Shenji accept the invitation, Qin Ming turned his gaze toward Yu Tianheng and the others.

"Sure."

Faced with Qin Ming's invitation, Yu Tianheng was just about to refuse when Dugu Yan agreed first.

In truth, she had insisted on coming to Sunset Forest this time because she wanted to get in touch with Shen Fan. Now that Qin Ming had handed her such a reasonable opportunity to approach Shen Fan, Dugu Yan naturally would not refuse.

"Yan Yan."

"Didn't you hate that Tang San?"

"Why did you agree to eat with Tang San and the others?"

Yu Tianheng asked quietly.

"I'm helping Lingling."

"Didn't you see her looking at the Shrek students' table several times already?"

"Maybe Lingling has fallen for someone among them."

After saying that, Dugu Yan gave Ye Lingling a meaningful look.

Wasn't that what good girlfriends were for—to be used as shields when needed?

Besides, hadn't Ye Lingling said in the livestream that she wanted to marry over with her?

Although Dugu Yan had questioned her for a long time afterward and Ye Lingling had said nothing, as Ye Lingling's only close friend, she still felt that something was off with Ye Lingling.

"No way."

"Our team's two flowers are both getting picked just like that?"

At this, the other four male members of the Royal Fighting Team began quietly howling in grief.

"Lingling."

"You haven't fallen for that Dai Mubai, have you?"

Who didn't like pretty girls? After hearing Dugu Yan's words, even Yu Tianheng felt a faint twinge of jealousy.

"No."

Ye Lingling answered Yu Tianheng's question, but her eyes remained fixed on Dugu Yan without blinking.

"Hiss."

"You don't have that kind of preference, do you?"

"You fell for Tang San because he laid hands on you?"

Yu Tianheng deeply regretted it. Had he known Ye Lingling liked that sort of thing, he would have given her a beating long ago.

"What are you talking about?"

"How could Lingling possibly have that kind of preference?"

"You might as well say Lingling likes that Ma Hongjun or Oscar."

Dugu Yan said unhappily. At the same time, she shifted her gaze away, no longer daring to meet Ye Lingling's eyes.

"Oscar is a Food System Soul Master, while Lingling is a Healing Soul Master. They're completely unsuitable for each other."

"As for that Ma Hongjun, with the way he looks, unless Lingling is blind, there's no way she'd be interested in him."

Yu Tianheng said.

"Hurry over here, you lot."

"What are you still standing at the hotel entrance for?"

At that moment, Qin Ming's voice came over.

"Got it."

Yu Tianheng replied coldly, then led the Royal Fighting Team toward the Shrek students' table.

In fact, ever since Qin Ming had insisted on leaving Heaven Dou Royal Academy and abandoning the Royal Fighting Team, every member of the Royal Fighting Team had regarded him with the lowest possible favor. If Meng Shenji had not been leading them, they might not even have acknowledged Qin Ming when encountering him outside, let alone shown him a pleasant face.

"Your Shrek has a new member?"

As the Royal Fighting Team members sat down, Yu Tianheng finally noticed an unfamiliar face among Shrek.

Still, it was not his fault. After all, his attention had been entirely focused on Dai Mubai, Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Ye Lingling.

"Hello."

"My name is Shen Fan."

"Shen as in Shen Fan, Fan as in Shen Fan."

"I joined Shrek Academy yesterday as a new student."

Shen Fan introduced himself politely.

"Pfft."

As soon as Shen Fan finished speaking, all the women present burst into laughter.