Chapter 29

Splash...

"Ah—"

Water sprayed everywhere, and a scream rang out.

"Gurgle..."

Ma Hongjun choked on several mouthfuls of water. A footprint stamped across his face, he stared up at Dai Mubai in bewilderment.

"Ugh..."

He was miserable enough already, yet Boss Dai was bullying him too. He was furious and confused.

"Know why I stepped on you?"

Dai Mubai looked down at him.

"Because you were asking for it. You offended a woman you never should have messed with!"

"Huh? Isn't that woman just some aloof, busty girl? Don't tell me she's Boss Dai's woman? No... That can't be right!"

Ma Hongjun's mind went blank.

"That girl called some boy her husband! Boss Dai... Don't tell me you've fallen for a married woman?"

"I don't care. You tried to force yourself on her, so I'm punishing you!"

Dai Mubai stamped on Ma Hongjun's face again, pushing him underwater. He choked on several more mouthfuls.

Ma Hongjun wished he were dead.

Why is this happening? It's bad enough when other people bully me. Now you're bullying me for no reason too, damn you, Dai Mubai.

On the verge of tears, Ma Hongjun summoned every ounce of strength he had and cursed furiously.

"Dai Mubai, what the fuck is wrong with you? Fuck you!"

"Fuck? You're asking for death!"

Dai Mubai's eyes turned cold. He grabbed one of Ma Hongjun's legs and dragged him away.

"What... What are you doing?"

Ma Hongjun scraped across the muddy ground as Dai Mubai dragged him along. His back, buttocks, and hair rubbed against the dirt, kicking up clouds of dust.

Dai Mubai dragged him before a troop of monkeys in the mountains.

"What are you doing?"

A terrible feeling rose in Ma Hongjun. What was that damned blond bastard planning?

He had no strength left to resist. All he could do was let Dai Mubai have his way, despair swelling inside him.

"Nothing much. Doesn't your Evil Fire burn out of control? Don't you want to jump on every woman you see?"

Dai Mubai gave him a wicked grin.

"There are plenty of monkeys here. You can take it out on them."

"No!" Ma Hongjun felt as though lightning had struck him. He screamed in despair.

"Now you can let it all out. So many monkeys—have fun!"

As he spoke, Dai Mubai tossed Ma Hongjun away like a battered sack.

Startled, the monkeys shrieked and retreated several yards. Then curiosity drew them back to gather around Ma Hongjun.

Ma Hongjun stared at them in despair. "No... Stay away from me!"

The Evil Fire raged through him. Those monkeys looked almost like women to him—all of them had humanlike forms—and he felt an urge to lunge at them.

"Ah! Damn you, Dai Mubai! Are you a demon?"

"Heh. Didn't you need to let that Evil Fire out? Go on, then!"

Dai Mubai sneered. This was what happened when someone crossed his line.

Ma Hongjun had dared suggest Dai Mubai's fiancée keep him company. He'd brought this on himself. Dai Mubai would make sure he never forgot it.

"No... Stay away, you damned monkeys! I can't hold back much longer!"

Ma Hongjun's eyes turned bloodshot. Like an animal in heat, he lunged toward the monkeys, his body no longer under his control.

The sight was too brutal to watch.

"Ahhh..."

"Eek, eek..."

Dai Mubai stood nearby with a cruel smile. After watching Ma Hongjun's wretched state, he turned and left.

Two hours later, Ma Hongjun's fire had burned out. He lay there like a dead dog, feeling filthy, as though he would never be clean again.

Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu had been walking for a while when Xiao Wu caught Ma Hongjun's scent nearby. Then she spotted the drag marks.

"I can smell Dai Mubai too. Looks like he dragged him up the mountain?"

Xiao Wu sniffed. Her rabbit nose was quite sharp.

"No way. What's Dai Mubai going to do to Ma Hongjun?"

The look Dai Mubai had worn earlier still made Oscar shudder.

He isn't going to beat Ma Hongjun until he foams at the mouth, is he? Boss Dai is terrifying when he snaps.

"Boss Dai went this far against his own classmate over another man's wife?"

Xiao Wu could hardly believe it. She led the way into the mountains.

Before long, a strange, sour, pungent smell reached them. They frowned.

"What the hell? Why does it stink so much of piss and shit?"

Oscar felt sick from the smell.

The fat boy lay ahead like a dead dog, foam at his mouth and injuries all over his body. His private parts were a mess, with flies buzzing around them.

Oscar immediately covered him with his coat.

The fat boy had passed out. Letting off that much fire had knocked him unconscious.

Several monkey corpses lay nearby, partly charred by flames.

Oscar felt thoroughly sick.

What a horrible fate.

It was a stain on Ma Hongjun's life, a lesson he would never forget.

How could Dai Mubai be so vicious? He had shown his classmate no mercy, all for another man's woman.

"Ugh..."

Ning Rongrong retched. How could anyone be so disgusting?

Xiao Wu stared in shock and took several steps back. It was a scene straight from the Asura Arena.

Both girls hurried back a few more steps.

"That fat boy really is..."

Xiao Wu couldn't find the words.

"Oscar, take him back to the academy. Xiao Wu and I will see where Dai Mubai went. This is disgusting."

Ning Rongrong looked toward Oscar as she spoke.

"All right. Be careful, both of you." Oscar took Ma Hongjun away.

Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong headed toward Suotuo City.

"Do you think Dai Mubai went looking for that boy and girl?"

Xiao Wu bounced along in her pink dress.

"Maybe.

"The girl who beat Ma Hongjun and the boy with those strange abilities are probably level thirty to thirty-three Soul Elders. I doubt they're a match for Dai Mubai.

"Or maybe he isn't going to cause them trouble. Maybe he's looking for an old flame?"

Ning Rongrong rested her fingers against her pointed chin as she thought, her flat chest held high.

"Could be... Then we're in for a show."

Excited, Xiao Wu grabbed Ning Rongrong's hand and hurried toward Suotuo City.

Ning Rongrong nodded. She wanted to see what happened too.

After all, a boy and girl capable of defeating Ma Hongjun and Oscar could hardly have ordinary backing.

Dai Mubai stormed into Suotuo City and searched the area Oscar had mentioned, but he found no sign of Zhu Zhuqing or her companion.

He summoned his Martial Soul. The massive White Tiger Martial Soul appeared behind him, radiating a powerful aura.

Roar!

The tiger's roar shook the surroundings. People nearby turned to look.

Two hundred meters away, Zhu Zhuqing was eating with Fang Fan in a restaurant. Hearing the roar, she frowned. Her Hell Spirit Cat had sensed the White Tiger Martial Soul's presence too.

"That sounds like the White Tiger Martial Soul."

She looked east in surprise.

"Yeah. Dai Mubai must be nearby."

Fang Fan took a sip of soup.

"That coward still dares to face me." Zhu Zhuqing's voice turned cold.

"Let's see what he wants." Fang Fan looked at her.

"All right." Zhu Zhuqing nodded.