"Master, look." Rem pointed at a pink-haired girl in the distance.
The girl wore a simple, long white dress that gave her a very clean look. She stood around 1.65 meters tall, with a well-proportioned figure and a noble, otherworldly air.
"That idiot Flender wants this young lady to run a hundred laps? In his dreams!"
A boy followed behind Ning Rongrong. It was Oscar, who had already shaved off his beard.
"Rongrong, where are you going? At this rate, you won't finish the task the dean gave us even by tonight!"
"Hmph! I'll have plenty of people to protect me in the future, so why should I run? Besides, how fast can I even run? An agility attack-type Soul Master could catch me with a single Soul Skill. Rather than making me run, it'd be better to have an agility attack-type Soul Master carry me!"
Ning Rongrong saw things very clearly.
His father was exactly like that.
"But running also trains our bodies, improves our physical fitness, and strengthens our Soul Power!" Oscar felt that Ning Rongrong had a point, but he still disagreed with what she was doing.
Ning Rongrong had no intention of going back.
Just then, she spotted a building and looked over curiously.
"Maple Forest Evening? What's this?"
"Hello, beautiful miss. Here at Maple Forest Evening, we provide not only food and lodging, but also cultivation settings for Soul Masters."
"For just one Gold Soul Coin a day~!"
Rem calmly introduced the place, while Ram blinked playfully.
"Oh? What adorable little girls."
Ning Rongrong couldn't help being stunned by the two maids' looks.
"One Gold Soul Coin... are you robbing people?" Oscar caught up, his pupils widening in shock after hearing this, and shouted.
"Sir, our cultivation equipment is world-class and available nowhere else. There are reasons for our high prices."
"What kind of cultivation space could you have in this palm-sized place? Stop bragging. You just think Rongrong is easy to push around and want to scam her... Rongrong, I didn't mean you're easy... easy to push around..."
Before Oscar could finish, Ning Rongrong shot him a fierce glare, and he hurriedly corrected himself in chagrin.
"Hmph! Since you're both so adorable, I'll give it a try."
After running two laps, Ning Rongrong was already exhausted and didn't want to run all the way to Suotuo City.
Rem and Ram were delighted and extended their hands in welcome. "Please come inside, honored guest!"
Rem then led Ning Rongrong inside.
Ram waited at the entrance.
Worried that Ning Rongrong might get scammed inside, Oscar tried to enter.
But Ram blocked his way and said:
"Sorry, sir, you can't come in."
"Why? Can't I go inside for a look?" Oscar asked.
"Maple Forest Evening only accepts female guests. Please understand." Ram was still reasonably polite.
"What kind of bizarre establishment is this? You charge so much, and you only take women!" Oscar was still thinking that with such adorable maids and such high prices, there had to be special services inside.
If there really were, he would actually be willing to spend another Gold Soul Coin to try them.
As though she could see into Oscar's mind, Ram quickly changed her wording and said venomously:
"Sorry, we also don't accept scum who look sleazy, act sleazy, have sleazy eyes, and are sleazy on the inside too!"
"Y-you... who are you calling sleazy? Believe it or not, this big brother will grab you! I'll make you eat your fill... of this sausage!" Oscar released his Sausage Martial Soul and pointed it at Ram, two yellow Soul Rings shining brightly.
"You're so disgusting it's beyond reason!"
Ram's figure flashed, and she sent Oscar flying with a single kick.
In terrible pain, Oscar fled with his tail between his legs, shouting as he ran:
"Y-you just wait! I'll definitely come back for revenge!"
He was going to find Dai Mubai and tear this Maple Forest Evening down!
Without a change in expression, Ram found a broom and swept the entrance.
"Hello, beautiful miss. Before checking in, would you like to try Maple Forest Evening's special features?"
Rem brought Ning Rongrong to the front desk, where Xiao Yexuan spoke with a friendly expression.
The moment she saw Xiao Yexuan's handsome face, Ning Rongrong's heart tightened.
Heavens, how could someone so handsome exist in this world?
She couldn't resist wanting to throw herself at him, hug him, and nibble on him.
"Miss? Is something wrong?"
Seeing Ning Rongrong standing there in a daze, Xiao Yexuan quickly prompted her.
Ning Rongrong's little face reddened, and she hurriedly took a bag of money out of her storage device!
"Why bother trying anything? I want to stay here!"
At that shabby Shrek Academy, the dormitory was just a little house, filled with a rotten smell that attracted lots of little bugs and made her terribly uncomfortable.
If she stayed here, she could also see Xiao Yexuan's handsome face every day.
Xiao Yexuan was excited. "Beautiful miss, thank you for your trust."
Xiao Yexuan quickly completed Ning Rongrong's check-in.
After calculating, Xiao Yexuan found that her bag of Gold Soul Coins was enough for her to stay for two years.
His points also reached twenty-four.
[Ding! Congratulations, host. Ning Rongrong has rented a room for two years on her first rental. You have received twenty-four points and a one-hundred-thousand-year Wisdom and Generosity Head Soul Bone as a reward!]
Xiao Yexuan was no longer surprised. He had unlocked Ning Rongrong's exclusive shop.
Wisdom and generosity?
Wisdom, I can understand, but what the hell is generosity?
Ning Rongrong's aren't as big as Zhu Zhuqing's either!
Setting that aside, Xiao Yexuan accepted the reward first, then brought Ning Rongrong to her room.
"Oh? This room is so cool."
As Ning Rongrong entered the room, a fresh breeze brushed over her, sweeping away all the dust and grime from her run at Shrek Academy.
"Our rental rooms all have top-of-the-line fittings. This cool air comes from a simple temperature-changing... Soul Tool. It blows cool air in summer, and when it's cold in winter, you can turn on the hot air."
"With this kind of Soul Tool installed in the room, it's comparable to my home."
As the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Rongrong had similar little conveniences at home.
"This is a washing machine. Put your dirty clothes inside and press this button, and it'll wash your clothes automatically."
Xiao Yexuan also wanted to remind Ning Rongrong not to climb into the washing machine as she pleased.
But after glancing at Ning Rongrong's elementary-schooler-like figure, he felt there probably wasn't any need.
Hearing this, Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up.
She had piled up far too many clothes in her storage device.
As a little princess, she didn't know how to wash her own clothes.
She was just about to take out a huge pile of clothes to try it, but then she saw Xiao Yexuan's handsome, gentle smile.
She grew shy. Wouldn't it leave a bad impression if Xiao Yexuan saw that she was a lazy woman?
She had better leave it for later.
"Honored guest, would you like an iced drink?"
Carrying a tray, Ram offered several glasses of iced drinks.
"Thank you, little sister."
Ning Rongrong nodded with poised elegance and curiously picked up a glass of her favorite yellow drink.
A sip tasted sweet and sour, and she enjoyed it very much.
Now she really wanted to lie down on the soft sofa and have a good sleep...