Ma Xiaotao: Sleep in my room tonight

Meanwhile.

Jiang Nannan and Ye Chen each finished a bowl of noodles.

Jiang Nannan covered her slightly rounded belly, feeling inexplicably satisfied. It was her first time eating until she was this full.

Soul Masters had large appetites. Although the academy's Nutritional Meals were good, the portions were tiny—about the same as a bowl of noodles. They truly were not enough for her on ordinary days, so she could only eat coarse grains and rough flour to fill her stomach.

But coarse food did not taste good, and eating her fill only made her feel uncomfortable, so she had always eaten very little.

"Senior Sister, you should still eat more in the future. I know a little medicine, and I can tell that your vital energy and blood are somewhat weak. It should be caused by malnutrition. It may not harm your body, but it will affect your development." Ye Chen gave Jiang Nannan a rather meaningful look.

Soul Masters were not gods.

No matter how powerful they were, they could still starve to death.

It was only because Jiang Nannan had good talent that she had developed fairly well.

But if she ate better, she could develop even more.

"Mm, I will..." Jiang Nannan's face reddened slightly, but she still nodded gently.

Naturally, she understood what Ye Chen meant. Yet rather than finding his reminder presumptuous, she instead felt that Ye Chen was exceptionally gentle, completely unlike the other boys who approached her.

Those other boys only coveted her body.

But Ye Chen was genuinely concerned about her.

The two returned to the academy, walking side by side. The handsome man and beautiful woman looked like a couple.

A hundred meters away.

Xu Sanshi hid behind a roadside tree, watching their figures with an exceptionally grim expression. Intense killing intent flashed through his eyes.

Though he usually seemed carefree, simple-minded, and foolish, that was because he had Jiang Nannan—his white moonlight.

Although Jiang Nannan had some misunderstandings about him, he still believed that he could move her and make her change her mind.

Jiang Nannan was his everything, his untouchable scale. He would never allow anyone to touch something that belonged to Xu Sanshi!

"Kid, just you wait. Don't let me catch an opportunity!" Xu Sanshi viciously swore to himself, intending to mobilize the Xuanming Sect's power and find a chance to get rid of Ye Chen!

As long as Ye Chen left Shrek City...

"Oh, right, Junior Brother, do you have any cultivation questions? I can answer them for you." Jiang Nannan seemed to recall something and finally asked.

After all, she had taken half of Ye Chen's deposit. Just chatting with him now made her feel somewhat guilty. At the very least, she had to teach him something useful.

Although a Soul Master's cultivation mainly depended on oneself, she was still a fifth-year student and naturally knew more.

"Not for now. I'm actually a transfer student, and today is my first day here. Senior Sister, why don't you show me around the academy and tell me about Shrek Academy so I can learn more?" Ye Chen scratched his head and smiled.

"Alright."

Jiang Nannan was slightly disappointed. She had a good impression of Ye Chen and subconsciously wanted to display her senior sister's "vast knowledge and wisdom" before him, but unfortunately, she did not get the chance today.

Still, showing Ye Chen around the campus was not bad. Especially since strolling around with him made her relax for once and feel both physically and mentally at ease.

Jiang Nannan first led Ye Chen around the academy's various buildings, then took him on a tour of the Soul Tool Department.

Shrek Academy was enormous.

By the time night fell, Jiang Nannan had only introduced one-fifth of it.

"Junior Brother Ye, it's getting late. Let's return to our dormitories and rest," Jiang Nannan said first.

She still had to return and meditate tonight.

Ten thousand years ago, Yu Xiaogang had created a method that allowed people to replace sleep with meditation. After ten thousand years of improvements, this cultivation method had become quite refined, and its effects were even better than sleeping.

However, the method was rather tedious, and ordinary people simply could not persist with it.

Even she had only gone without sleep for seven days at most. Although she remained in good spirits, not sleeping affected one's emotions and could cause depression.

Still, it had to be said that this method could greatly increase one's cultivation speed.

She came from a commoner background and had no resources. The reason her cultivation progress was no weaker than that of her peers, aside from her talent, was that diligent meditation was also an extremely important factor.

"Senior Sister, you go back first. I'll look around a little longer," Ye Chen said with a smile.

"Alright."

Hearing that, Jiang Nannan bid him farewell and left.

After parting ways with Jiang Nannan, Ye Chen headed toward the Inner Court.

Ma Xiaotao was still waiting for him. He would definitely be staying in the Inner Court tonight.

The Outer Court dormitories were like slums. Unless he had a female roommate, Ye Chen would never stay there.

It had to be said, Huo Yuhao was truly lucky...

Wang Dong had thrown herself into his arms.

But Ye Chen had obtained 999 Luck and 999 Charisma in the Beginner Gift Pack. He believed he would not be any worse than Huo Yuhao.

He would see if he could talk Wang Dong into coming over...

Ye Chen arrived at the shore of Sea God Lake and followed a stone bridge toward Sea God Island.

After all, there were quite a few ordinary people in the Inner Court who cleaned and handled other work, so there was naturally a proper route for them.

However, most Soul Masters chose to cross the lake on foot. It was faster, and they could show off in front of the Outer Court students.

Ye Chen could naturally do the same, but in the middle of the night, who was he supposed to show off to—ghosts...?

Besides, it consumed Soul Power. He might as well take the stone bridge and enjoy the night view of Sea God Lake.

The night over Sea God Lake was intoxicatingly quiet. Twilight, wrapped in thin mist, drifted across the lake's surface, while several bridge lamps shattered into slender trails of light amid the gentle ripples.

The island's silhouette in the distance was hazy. Occasionally, a night bird skimmed overhead, stirring rings of nearly imperceptible ripples.

Half a waning moon floated at the center of the lake, its flickering specks of light reflecting one another with the stars overhead.

When the night wind swept by, it carried damp water vapor mixed with the scent of grass and trees from the weeping willows along the shore. Even each breath seemed tinged with the cool fragrance of moss.

Before long, Ye Chen stepped onto Sea God Island.

This was forbidden ground for Outer Court students. Unauthorized people were not allowed to enter.

But Ye Chen had the identity token Yan Shaozhe had given him, so naturally, he was not afraid of being caught by the patrolling guards.

"Xiao Chen, where did you go? Why are you only coming back so late?"

At that moment, a fiery-red figure swept rapidly out of the darkness in the distance. It was Ma Xiaotao.

After Ye Chen suppressed her Evil Fire, Ma Xiaotao had returned and immediately begun cultivating, losing track of time until she finally finished at night.

She had thought Ye Chen would be scared after failing to find her, but she had not expected this guy to return so late. Who knew where he had been fooling around...

"The academy's too big. I got a little lost." Ye Chen chuckled, giving an utterly clumsy excuse.

"Alright, alright. It's fine as long as you're back. I had someone arrange a place for you to stay. I'll take you over to see it."

Ma Xiaotao lightly rolled her eyes at Ye Chen. Then, without caring what he had been doing, she casually took his hand and led him deeper into Sea God Island.

Ye Chen held Ma Xiaotao's little hand. It felt warm, soft, and silky, making him instinctively give it a squeeze and rub against it...

Ma Xiaotao felt Ye Chen's little movements, and her face reddened slightly, though the darkness concealed it too well to be seen clearly.

Yet she said nothing, pretending not to notice.

If Ye Chen liked touching it, then she would let him touch it.

After all, Ye Chen was her junior brother...

Of course a senior sister should treat her junior brother well.

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