"What do you think?"
Lu Qian ignored Ning Rongrong and looked at Zhu Zhuqing instead.
He had thought Zhu Zhuqing would refuse Ning Rongrong's request to room together, but to his utter surprise, Zhu Zhuqing actually nodded her agreement!
Lu Qian frowned, feeling that having these two girls live together might work against him.
"Xiao Wu's injured. Are you sure one of you shouldn't look after her?"
"I'll look after her myself."
Tang San suddenly spoke up.
But Ma Hongjun immediately reminded him:
"Um, ahem, Shrek Academy's rules don't allow boys and girls to share a dorm room. Sorry."
"I know."
"Good. How about sharing a room with Little Ao, then?"
"Anything's fine."
Tang San nodded.
Once everyone's rooms were settled, Ma Hongjun told them:
"All right, get some rest. Classes will probably start tomorrow."
Lu Qian walked over to Zhu Zhuqing and whispered to her:
"If you don't like her, you can change rooms anytime."
But Lu Qian hadn't expected Zhu Zhuqing to say this to him.
"There seems to be a story between you two, too."
Lu Qian quickly shook his head and explained:
"You'll probably be disappointed there. There's no story, just a string of disasters!"
"Are you scared?"
Zhu Zhuqing looked at Lu Qian teasingly, but how could the current Zhu Zhuqing possibly intimidate him?
He immediately wrapped an arm around her wasp-slim waist and whispered into her ear:
"Don't forget, you lost the bet. It's too late to regret it now!"
"You!"
Zhu Zhuqing's pretty face flushed crimson. She immediately broke free of Lu Qian's large hand and ran toward her room.
Everyone around them saw it. Ning Rongrong glared fiercely at Lu Qian before returning to her room as well.
Tang San carried Xiao Wu off to treat her injuries, while Ma Hongjun stood beside Lu Qian and said sleazily:
"Hahaha, Brother Qian really is Brother Qian. Even your girlfriends come in pairs. But thinking about it, that makes sense. With your abilities, Brother Qian, even two might not be enough."
"Get lost, get lost! Where were you, anyway? You missed my heroic battle against the Immovable Wisdom King, Zhao Wuji. What a shame."
"You fought Teacher Zhao? Seriously? Wasn't Boss Dai in charge of the second test?"
"You think he's worthy?"
Lu Qian spoke contemptuously.
"Uh, fair enough. But I really didn't expect Teacher Zhao to take action himself."
"Wait!"
Ma Hongjun seemed to realize something.
"You mean you just beat Teacher Zhao, and you came out completely unscathed?"
Ma Hongjun stared at Lu Qian in shock.
"Of course!"
Lu Qian spoke with great pride.
"Holy shit! Brother Qian, you've got to watch my back from now on!"
"As long as you behave. Come on, stick your ass out."
Lu Qian suddenly spoke to Ma Hongjun with utter wickedness.
But Lu Qian had never expected Ma Hongjun to be so hardcore. He obligingly stuck his ass out and said in a weak, delicate voice:
"Brother Qian, please be gentle."
"Damn you! How are you even more disgusting than me?"
Lu Qian kicked Ma Hongjun squarely in his upturned backside.
Caught off guard, Ma Hongjun was sent sprawling face-first like a dog eating shit. He immediately got up and cursed at Lu Qian:
"Can't you fucking take a joke?"
"What, want to spar?"
Lu Qian widened his eyes and spoke with utter disdain.
Ma Hongjun gritted his teeth and glared at Lu Qian.
"I'm just not that kind of person."
"Ah, now you're being sensible. Between physical force and reason, you've got to believe in one."
"Right, right, right! Brother Qian, you are reason!"
Without a shred of backbone, Ma Hongjun chose to stop resisting.
"Hmph, I'm hungry. Let's eat at the dining hall."
"The dining hall, huh? All right, let's go."
Although Lu Qian could tell Ma Hongjun was somewhat reluctant, he was still rather interested in Shrek Academy's dining hall and wanted to see it for himself.
The two soon arrived at the dining hall. Ma Hongjun pointed at its only two serving windows and said:
"Meals here are served at set times, and these are the only two windows. See what you want to eat."
"You're not eating?"
Lu Qian picked up a tray and noticed that Ma Hongjun hadn't taken one.
"I'm not hungry."
"All right, then."
After reaching the first window, Lu Qian looked at the pitch-black stuff inside, and his stomach couldn't help churning. He turned and whispered to Ma Hongjun:
"Could any dinner look worse than this?"
"Uh, possibly."
Ma Hongjun gave an awkward smile.
Then Lu Qian reached the second window, where the food was a shit-green mixture.
"There fucking is! What is this?"
"Vegetables and potatoes!"
"All right, I'm not hungry anymore."
With that, Lu Qian left the dining hall without looking back.
Ma Hongjun quickly caught up and told Lu Qian:
"The food in the dining hall really isn't great, but it's free, and you actually can choke it down."
"I understand all that, but I'm really not hungry now."
"Ah, there's nothing we can do about it. Shrek Academy really is in pretty dire straits. Because of Dean Flender's insistence, we admit very few students, so the academy basically has no source of income."
"If it weren't for some financial support from Boss Dai, the academy would probably be about to go under."
Ma Hongjun spoke rather helplessly.
"All right, all right. Since I'm here, I'll settle in. I'll get used to it slowly."
"Then what do we do now?"
"I'm going to sleep. As for you, just disappear from my sight."
"Tch!"
Ma Hongjun rolled his eyes dramatically at Lu Qian, then began trying to coax him:
"How about we take a stroll around Suotuo City? Get something to eat?"
"Are you fucking going there for food?"
Lu Qian snapped irritably at Ma Hongjun.
"Who said anything about eating!"
"Get lost! You bastard, you're too sleazy. You'll corrupt me."
"You're really not coming?"
Ma Hongjun asked, unwilling to give up.
"No. I'm off."
Lu Qian walked straight into his room, while Ma Hongjun thought for a while before immediately running toward Suotuo City!
It wasn't actually that Lu Qian couldn't go, but a grand show was going to unfold tonight, so he had to stay at Shrek Academy.
And the stars of this show were none other than Zhao Wuji, who had dealt with Tang San earlier that day, and Tang San's father, Tang Hao!
But how could Lu Qian ensure he wouldn't be discovered while secretly watching these two fight?
Once again, through his Soul Bone's abilities!
[Forest Emerald Dragon Left Arm Bone] Skill 1: Concealment. Conceals the user's presence. By consuming the user's Soul Power, it can evade detection up to the Titled Douluo level. Skill 2: Recovery. Draws on the power of the forest to heal the user's injuries while restoring Soul Power.
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