The night passed in the blink of an eye.
The next morning, at Shrek's playground.
There were only Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, and Flender with a gloomy expression on his face on the field.
Dai Mubai was seriously injured by Lu Yu's kick last night and is still unable to get out of bed.
Flender had originally planned to curb the arrogance of these geniuses today, but Lu Yu and Zhu Zhuqing were still in their dormitories and had no intention of coming to the gathering.
Flender cursed Lu Yu to the eighteenth generation in his heart, but remembering Tang Hao's words that there was a plan, he could only forcibly suppress his anger.
After a moment of silence, Flender looked down at Tang San.
" Tang San, go to the dormitory and call Lu Yu and Zhu Zhuqing over to assemble."
Tang San nodded. "Yes, Dean."
Before long, Tang San led Lu Yu and Zhu Zhuqing were strolling leisurely, to the playground.
Ma Hongjun looked over there, his gaze fixed on Zhu Zhuqing. Her aloof demeanor and curvaceous figure made Ma Hongjun drool.
Lu Yu's lazy gaze swept over, and Ma Hongjun felt his whole body stiffen. He shrank back, recalling the fear of being dominated by Lu Yu, and quickly looked away, not daring to look again.
Flender glanced coldly at the crowd and spoke in a deep voice.
"Today's morning training: everyone must run 100 laps around the Shrek Academy. No food allowed until you finish."
The expressions on everyone's faces varied.
Tang San frowned slightly, but didn't say much. Xiao Wu looked bitter, but still nodded obediently.
Ning Rongrong frowned, her face full of impatience, and she deeply resented this kind of arduous training.
Zhu Zhuqing remained expressionless, indifferent and detached.
Lu Yu was lazy and didn't take this training seriously at all.
Only Ma Hongjun's face fell instantly, and he let out a wail on the spot.
"A hundred laps? Dean, are you crazy?! You'd be half dead after that!"
We're all Soul Master; we just need to cultivate Soul Power. Running laps is pure torture!
Flender coldly rebuked, "One more word, and another fifty laps!"
Ma Hongjun immediately shut up, his face contorted in pain, and dared not complain any further. He could only grit his teeth and start running with the others.
The first twenty laps were fine, but after running halfway through, Ning Rongrong was the first to give up and stopped to catch her breath.
"I'm exhausted. What kind of lousy training is this? Let whoever wants to run run."
Ning Rongrong turned to look at Lu Yu and Zhu Zhuqing beside her.
" Lu Yu, Zhu Zhuqing, stop running away! How about I treat you to a lavish meal in Suotuo City?"
Lu Yu nodded casually, not a bead of sweat on her forehead. "Sure, running laps is pointless anyway."
Zhu Zhuqing replied calmly, "I'll listen to you."
Ning Rongrong then looked at Tang San and Xiao Wu.
" Tang San, Xiao Wu, do you two want to come along? Running like this is tiring, there's no need."
Xiao Wu's eyes lit up, and she immediately looked at Tang San: "Brother, shall we go too?"
Tang San shook his head. "No, this is a task assigned by the Dean."
Hearing this, Xiao Wu looked disappointed and had no choice but to obediently continue running with Tang San.
Watching this scene, Lu Yu recalled how Flender had secretly used Tang Hao to sabotage him the night before, and sneered inwardly, intending to give Flender a piece of his mind.
Lu Yu looked at Tang San and said:
" Tang San, I remember you used to go to the blacksmith's shop every day when you were at the Nuoding Academy, right?"
Tang San paused for a moment, then turned to look at Lu Yu: "Yes, I work as a blacksmith every day to earn a living."
Lu Yu continued, "Forging iron can also improve strength and endurance, which is much more effective than mindlessly running laps. Instead of wasting your time here, you might as well go forge iron!"
This statement is straightforward and clear, explicitly stating that the running laps arranged by Flender were worse than blacksmithing.
Tang San pondered for a moment, and realized that it made sense.
His physical foundation was built up over many years of blacksmithing, so this kind of monotonous running laps would have little effect on him.
Xiao Wu immediately chimed in, "That's right, brother! Shall we go into town with Rongrong and the others?"
Tang San, after being persuaded by the two in turn, sighed helplessly, "Alright, then let's take a break for today."
After agreeing on their plan, the five of them turned and walked out of the village.
On the field, only Ma Hongjun remained standing on the track. He was already drenched in sweat and his legs were weak from exhaustion.
Looking at the graceful Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and the mischievous and adorable Xiao Wu, his eyes swelled with undisguised desire. He stared lecherously at their backs, having no intention of running whatsoever.
"Since they've all stopped running, I won't either. There's safety in numbers. But after running these few laps, I feel this Evil Fire coming back! I need to go take care of it."
A lewd smile appeared on Ma Hongjun's face. He rubbed his hands together, looked around, and walked in the opposite direction from Lu Yu and the others.
High above the clouds.
Flender hovered in mid-air, taking in the entire scene below.
What was supposed to be a show of force has turned into something else entirely.
Dai Mubai lay in bed.
Ning Rongrong led the way in abandoning the project.
Lu Yu started a commotion, and Zhu Zhuqing followed suit.
Tang San and Xiao Wu were kidnapped and forced to skip class.
There's only Ma Hongjun left, Flender could tell in a heartbeat where he was going.
Flender gritted his teeth, his face ashen as he stared in the direction Lu Yu had left, his chest heaving with rage.
He wanted to swear, but he didn't dare.
I want to punish someone, but I don't dare.
They wanted to target Lu Yu, but dared not.
A surge of anger welled up inside me, with nowhere to vent it.
"Lu--Yu!!"
Flender gritted his teeth, practically spitting out the two words.
It wasn't until nightfall that Lu Yu and his group of five leisurely returned to Shrek from Suotuo City.
"Huh? That four-eyed guy isn't here!" Ning Rongrong peeked out from the front door.
The term "four-eyed" was coined by Lu Yu, and Ning Rongrong thought it was quite fitting, so she started using it too.
After entering the academy, Tang San wanted to talk to Lu Yu alone, but Lu Yu refused, saying it was too late.
Tang San had no choice but to return to his dormitory to cultivate.
Lu Yu and Zhu Zhuqing strolled along, wandering further and further into the secluded corner, where Lu Yu summoned his Somersault Cloud.
"Come on, let's go for Doudou!"
Lu Yu plopped down on the Somersault Cloud and waved to Zhu Zhuqing.
Lu Yu is now like a young, blond-haired guy riding Ghost Fire, leading a group of trendy girls to cause a ruckus in the streets.
As the evening breeze brushed past her ears, Zhu Zhuqing felt that the moment was beautiful and dreamlike!