Drawing at Night, the School Year Ends

Only after seeing the troublemakers leave did Huo Yuhao breathe a sigh of relief.

"What should we do with these Grilled Fish?"

Most of the remaining Grilled Fish probably wouldn't sell. The smell earlier had not only driven away the troublemakers, but chased off the customers as well.

"If we keep selling, they'll definitely come back to cause trouble," Huo Yuhao said worriedly.

"Forget it. Let's just stop coming here to sell Grilled Fish."

"How can we do that? I still want to earn some money selling Grilled Fish." Huo Yuhao was unwilling to give up.

"It's fine. I can support you." Wang Dong'er patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder.

Huo Yuhao shook his head in refusal. Of course he knew Wang Dong'er was rich, but he still hoped to earn money through his own efforts.

"If you're not willing to back down, then we only have one option." A gleam flashed in Wang Dong'er's eyes.

"What option?" Huo Yuhao looked at Wang Dong'er curiously.

Sometimes, Wang Dong'er came up with ideas he never would have thought of.

"Deal with the person behind it, of course."

"You mean Dai Yueheng? But he's too strong. We can't beat him. And even if we did, he'd bring someone stronger."

Huo Yuhao desperately wanted revenge, but whenever he faced the power of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, he felt helpless.

"Don't worry. I have a way to make him stop targeting us."

Seeing Wang Dong'er's confident smile, Huo Yuhao was very curious about what she would do.

"All right, let's pack up for today. Tonight, I'll go with you to settle this."

The two quickly packed up the Grilled Fish stall, then returned to school together.

At midnight, Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao slipped out of their dormitory.

"Where are we going?"

"Just follow me."

Huo Yuhao followed Wang Dong'er, sneaking up to a building.

"Isn't this the Treatment Room? You're not planning to kill Dai Huabin, are you?"

Huo Yuhao caught Wang Dong'er's hand.

Although he also desperately wanted revenge on Dai Huabin, if they killed him at school, they would be easily found out. Then they would face the White Tiger Duke's Mansion's frenzied retaliation, and the academy wouldn't stand on their side either.

"Relax. I won't kill him. I'm just bringing him a little gift." Wang Dong'er gave a meaningful smile.

Huo Yuhao was still a little worried, but he chose to trust Wang Dong'er.

If anything really went wrong, he would take the blame for Wang Dong'er.

Using Spiritual Detection, Huo Yuhao saw everything inside the building clearly.

The two slipped past the staff on duty and entered Dai Huabin's room.

Dai Huabin lay in bed, still unconscious.

Wang Dong'er walked up to Dai Huabin's bed, took a pen from her pocket, and wrote the character for "Wang" on his forehead.

"Now he looks like a tiger."

Then she drew a Turtle on Dai Huabin's right cheek.

"What are you doing?" Huo Yuhao asked in a hushed voice.

"Don't worry. Once we're done drawing, Dai Yueheng won't come looking for trouble anymore. You join in too. Draw whatever you like." Wang Dong'er handed Huo Yuhao a pen.

Huo Yuhao hesitated at first, but once the pen tip touched Dai Huabin's face, he began drawing with abandon. It felt even more satisfying than defeating Dai Huabin.

Before long, Dai Huabin's face and arms were covered in doodles.

"Let's go, let's go."

The two sneaked out of the Treatment Room again without anyone noticing them.

Once outside the Treatment Room, they laughed gleefully.

"Yuhao, that pig snout you drew was hilarious."

"The Turtle you drew was hilarious too."

Still savoring the fun, they reminisced about their "masterpieces."

The next day, Dai Yueheng learned that someone had covered Dai Huabin in doodles and flew into a rage. He didn't need to guess to know that Wang Dong'er or Huo Yuhao had done it.

But he had no evidence.

Moreover, Wang Dong'er's purpose was obvious: she was warning him. If he went after them again, they would go straight after Dai Huabin.

Dai Yueheng wanted desperately to move Dai Huabin elsewhere, but the treatment facilities at home weren't as good as those at Shrek Academy. Taking him away would put him in even greater danger, so he could only leave him at the academy for now.

"Just you two wait. Once my brother recovers, I'll settle the score with you."

To keep Dai Huabin out of danger, Dai Yueheng could only put his retaliation against the two on hold.

With Dai Yueheng no longer causing trouble, Huo Yuhao could keep selling grilled fish.

Classes, meals, selling grilled fish, and sleep—Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao's lives were very simple.

Time passed quickly, and the first school year was about to end.

On the way to the classroom, Huo Yuhao asked:

"Wang Dong, what are you planning to do over the break?"

"I'm planning to get my third soul ring, so I'll need to go home. What about you?"

"I'm planning to get a soul ring too. Wasn't there a reward earlier that let us have an academy teacher help us obtain a soul ring? I can't keep marching in place."

Huo Yuhao's soul power was still among the lowest in the class, and he wanted to pick up the pace and catch up with everyone.

In truth, neither Wang Dong'er nor Huo Yuhao had told the truth.

Huo Yuhao actually wanted to travel alone to the Far North to obtain his second soul ring. At the same time, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm planned to have Ice Empress become his second martial soul.

Naturally, Wang Dong'er had to return to Clear Sky Castle. Before that, however, she needed to visit the Star Dou Great Forest.

On the last day of the school year, everyone gathered in the classroom, noisily discussing what they wanted to do over the break.

Most chose to go home, while a small number decided to stay at school.

Wang Dong'er looked toward a seat ahead and to her right. Dai Huabin sat there.

Dai Huabin had woken up after a month in a coma.

After waking, he had suffered some problems with his memory and couldn't remember anything about that match.

Dai Yueheng had also been furious and wanted revenge on Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao, but he had received a letter from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion forbidding him from mobilizing the family's forces to retaliate against them.

Naturally, this was the result of the letter Wang Dong'er had sent home. Clear Sky Castle had directly pressured the White Tiger Duke's Mansion: if anything happened to Wang Dong'er, the White Tiger Duke's Mansion would vanish overnight.

Dai Yueheng bitterly resented this outcome.

After hearing Dai Yueheng recount the entire incident, however, Dai Huabin appeared very confident. He wanted to act himself, personally defeating the two in their next battle to take his revenge.

Thus, for the time being, Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao didn't have to worry about danger from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.

Wang Yan and Zhou Yi entered the classroom, and the entire class fell silent.

After the new class was formed, Wang Yan had become their teacher.

Wang Yan had requested the position himself. He wanted to study Huo Yuhao's martial soul thoroughly.

Wang Yan cleared his throat and began, "Students, the first school year is coming to an end. There will be no homework or exams over this break."

"As for your performance this school year, both Teacher Zhou and I think you've done wonderfully. I'm sure you've also felt the fruits of your hard work."

With no homework or exams, the students in the class were delighted.