Joining the Fun in Soto City

After waking up, Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing discovered that they had been released as well. The two Soul Masters Zhu Zhuyun had brought stood nearby with blank expressions.

Lan Yu was roasting mushrooms, and the intense fragrance made both Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun's mouths water.

Lan Yu smiled as he watched the sisters swallowing hungrily.

"Hehe, sit down. We're one of our own now."

Two red mushrooms sprouted up to serve as stools, and Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun sat down somewhat stiffly.

"Lord Sage, of course..."

Lan Yu interrupted Zhu Zhuyun and handed the roasted mushrooms to Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing.

"Eat first. We'll talk after you're done."

Zhu Zhuyun's body trembled. She had already realized that this skewer of roasted mushrooms could not be ordinary, but she no longer had any chance to refuse.

Zhu Zhuqing, on the other hand, did not think so much. She opened her small mouth and took a bite.

An incomparable deliciousness exploded across her tongue, a flavor utterly beyond words.

Zhu Zhuqing no longer cared about appearances and quickly finished the entire skewer of roasted mushrooms.

After finishing, Zhu Zhuqing looked at Zhu Zhuyun with an expression of lingering desire.

Zhu Zhuyun began eating as well, then found herself unable to stop, just like Zhu Zhuqing.

"Not bad. This is a blessing bestowed upon you by the Sage Lord of Fungi. Be properly grateful."

As Lan Yu finished speaking, Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun both felt their strength increase. It was not an increase in Spirit Power, but a pure enhancement of physical strength.

Zhu Zhuqing felt that she could defeat a Soul Zun through physical strength alone.

"Thank you, Sage Lord of Fungi!"

"Thank you, Sage Lord of Fungi!"

"Haha, be sure to thank me properly!"

Bifulong's voice rang out in the two women's minds again, making them revere him even more.

Zhu Zhuyun noticed the two blank-faced Soul Masters beside them again.

"Lord Sage, they are...?"

Lan Yu did not hide it from her. "I've controlled them. They will follow you from now on."

"I understand. Does Lord Sage have any other instructions?"

"I'm giving you the status of a priest. After you return, spread the faith of the Sage Lord of Fungi while growing mushrooms."

"Grow mushrooms?"

"What? Do you find it beneath you?"

"No, no. I obey Lord Sage's command."

Growing mushrooms it was, then. Serving a god was nothing shameful.

Zhu Zhuyun could only comfort herself like this.

Zhu Zhuqing spoke up as well. "What about me? I don't want to go back with her."

"You're overthinking it. I never intended to send you back with her. You need to follow me."

Zhu Zhuqing sighed in relief, though she was also a little nervous. Zhu Zhuyun teased her, "Little sister, being able to stay by Lord Sage's side is an honor. You'd better seize the opportunity."

Zhu Zhuqing merely glared at her and said nothing.

"I don't care what conflict you sisters have, but believers of the Sage Lord are not permitted to fight among themselves. Understood?"

"Yes, Lord Sage. Um, Lord Sage, may I know your name?"

"My name is Lan Yu. When outsiders are around, just call me by my name."

"Alright."

The next day, Zhu Zhuyun left, while Lan Yu departed the Star Dou Great Forest with Zhu Zhuqing.

"Lord Sage, where are we going?"

"To the place you originally wanted to go."

"Soto City!?"

"That's right."

"What are we going there for?"

Zhu Zhuqing thought, Could it be because of her?

"To spread the faith, and to join in the fun while we're at it."

"There's still quite a distance to Soto City. If we walk there, it may take a long time. We could rent a carriage..."

"Oh, you think it's too slow? Then I can make it faster."

Lan Yu grabbed Zhu Zhuqing by the back of her collar and activated his Spirit Bone Skill: Dance with the Wind. Feeling the rhythm of the wind, he flew into the air.

Zhu Zhuqing had already been wearing tight clothes, and with Lan Yu gripping the back of her collar, the front was pulled even tighter.

Zhu Zhuqing felt her two soft mounds being squeezed out of shape, silently cursing Lan Yu for not knowing how to treat a woman tenderly.

And so, Zhu Zhuqing was carried all the way to Soto City by Lan Yu.

"Go find a hotel and check in. I'll look around the city, then come find you."

Zhu Zhuqing rubbed her nearly flattened soft mounds and replied resentfully, "Got it."

After parting ways with Zhu Zhuqing, Lan Yu asked around and learned that there were still several days before Shrek Academy's admissions began.

Lan Yu spread out his mycelium, forming a new Mycelium Network throughout Soto City.

Very quickly, he found the general store run by Flender. By coincidence, Flender was there today as well.

Walking into the shop, Flender lay there without any intention of serving customers.

Lan Yu browsed the shop alone and soon spotted that Crystal.

The Dragon Whisker Needle was of little use to him. He simply did not want it to fall into Tang San's hands.

Lan Yu brought the Crystal to Flender to pay. Flender glanced at it. "One hundred Gold Soul Coins."

"That's too much. Ten Gold Soul Coins at most."

"Buy it or don't. If you're not buying, get out. I don't haggle here."

Lan Yu put down the Crystal and left, though before leaving, he had already infiltrated it with mycelium.

If that Crystal still ended up in Tang San's hands, then Tang San would be in for trouble.

Seeing Lan Yu leave so directly, Flender was somewhat dumbfounded.

"Did I misjudge it?"

Flender picked up the Crystal and examined it again and again, but still could not see anything special about it.

"Forget it. Maybe I really was overthinking it."

Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing was looking for a hotel to stay at when she happened to see Dai Mubai. With a pair of twins in his arms, he walked into the Rose Hotel.

She hurried after him to confirm whether it was really him, but after entering the Rose Hotel, she could not find Dai Mubai and had no choice but to ask the attendant.

"Where is the man who came in with a pair of twins just now?"

"Sorry, ma'am, we cannot reveal our guests' private information. If you are looking for someone, you may rest and wait over there."

Zhu Zhuqing sat in the waiting area, having completely thrown Lan Yu's instructions to the back of her mind.

Following his connection to her, Lan Yu arrived and looked at the four words Rose Hotel with some confusion.

"Were all the other places full? Why did you book our lodging here?"

Lan Yu walked in and sat across from Zhu Zhuqing. She did not even notice, as all her attention was fixed on the staircase.

"Catching a cheating man?"

The sudden voice startled Zhu Zhuqing. When she turned and saw Lan Yu, she did not know how to explain herself. "I... I..."

"I won't stop you if you want to catch someone cheating, but you shouldn't neglect the task I gave you. Are you trying to make me sleep on the streets?"

"Sorry. Let's stay here, then."

As she spoke, she ran to the front desk to book two rooms, only to find that there was only one room available. It was the usual cliché of a couples' hotel being fully booked, but Zhu Zhuqing did not know that.

Just then, Dai Mubai and the pair of twins came downstairs.

Dai Mubai saw Zhu Zhuqing but did not recognize her immediately. The twins drew his attention again, and he simply walked out of the Rose Hotel.

Zhu Zhuqing walked back somewhat dejectedly. Lan Yu looked at her, his voice stern. "You only have one pair of legs, and only one path you can walk. Fickleness and divided loyalties are not good things."