Douluo Continent: The Phoenix God Returns

Chapter 20 Starry Sky Young Master

The three of them ate for a long time. Seeing that Ning Rongrong seemed a little awkward and couldn't fit in, Ye Li suggested that they go for a walk together.

Ye Li checked the time: "They should be back soon, right?"

The three of them then arrived at the village entrance to wait. Sure enough, after a short while, several figures appeared in the direction of Soto City. In the lead was Zhu Zhuqing, whose face seemed even colder. Following behind was Dai Mubai, who looked utterly depressed. At the very back were Tang San and Xiao Wu, who looked helpless and whispered something to each other. As for Flander and Ma Hongjun, who had disappeared, Ye Li didn't even want to talk about them.

Zhu Zhuqing acted as if she hadn't seen the three of them, walked straight into the academy, and headed towards her dormitory without looking back.

Oscar, who was halfway through his greeting, suddenly felt a little awkward. "Boss Dai."

Dai Mubai grunted a muffled "hmm," glanced at Ning Rongrong who was sitting on a large rock at the village entrance, swinging her legs, and asked impatiently, "What are you doing here?"

Ning Rongrong jumped down from the rock and said, "Of course I was waiting for you. Why are you so late? Where are the Dean and Fatty?"

Dai Mubai coldly replied, "They have something to do. Have you made up your mind? Stay or leave?"

Ning Rongrong replied without hesitation, "Of course I'll stay. Why would I leave such a fun place? What's with that expression? Are you a zombie? Did you get rejected by Zhu Qing? Haha, Oscar called you some kind of unparalleled Casanova, but you can't even handle a little girl."

Ning Rongrong, as expected, made no attempt to hide anything, completely unleashing her true nature and revealing her original personality. She had been exceptionally intelligent since childhood, able to deduce many things from Dai Mubai's expression, and openly mocked him.

Ye Li turned to look at Ning Rongrong, thinking to herself speechlessly, "Is it really okay for you to be dancing on someone's minefield?"

Dai Mubai, already furious, now gleamed with even greater coldness in his eyes, coldly saying, "Ning Rongrong, don't test my patience. This is Shrek Academy, not your home. Others may fear your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, but I, Dai Mubai, am not. If you anger me, be careful I'll kill you first, then kill you again, and then kill you again!"

Ning Rongrong giggled and said, "I'm so scared." She deliberately puffed out her still-developing breasts. "Come on, let me see how you're going to do me."

"You..." Dai Mubai finally couldn't suppress his anger. Just because I'm not showing my teeth doesn't mean you can take me for a little Hello Kitty!

A powerful aura surged suddenly, and soul power erupted instantly, sending Ning Rongrong flying almost immediately.

Ye Li dodged to the side and caught Ning Rongrong, pulling her delicate body into her arms. She then turned and dissolved the soul power that Dai Mubai had unleashed. "Brother Dai, let it go."

Ning Rongrong had never suffered such a loss in her life. She never expected that Dai Mubai would actually dare to lay a hand on her, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Dai Mubai looked at Ning Rongrong in Ye Li's arms, slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, and restrained the soul power emanating from his body. "Alright, Xiao Ye, I'll give you this face."

Dai Mubai glanced at Ning Rongrong and said, "You remember this: this isn't your home. If you mess with me again, I don't care who you are!"

After saying that, Dai Mubai strode into the academy, while Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Oscar, who was standing nearby, also returned to their dormitories.

"Li Ye." Ning Rongrong wiped away the tears in her eyes.

Ye Li looked helplessly at Ning Rongrong in her arms.

Ning Rongrong said fiercely, "Help me kill him. If you do, you will be a distinguished guest of my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and you will receive unconditional support from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School in the future."

Ye Li, determined to change Ning Rongrong's spoiled, pampered nature, frowned, put Ning Rongrong down, and said, "Rongrong, this is an academy, where everyone is equal. If you continue with this mentality, then I'm sorry, the academy is really not suitable for you."

Ning Rongrong clenched her fists, letting her nails prick her palms, tears of grievance streaming down her face. "Li Ye, do you think I was wrong?"

Ye Li sighed and gently stroked Ning Rongrong's head, saying, "No one in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School dares to disobey you, because they are not your friends, they are just your servants. You will never have true friends there."

Loneliness, helplessness, loss, and pain overwhelmed Ning Rongrong's twelve-year-old heart, and tears silently streamed down her face. Had she ever had any friends? Ning Rongrong couldn't help but recall the children her age in the sect, who either fawned over her or kept their distance. Behind her back, they all called her the Little Witch. Ning Rongrong suddenly felt an indescribable fear creeping into her heart. This night was destined to be a sleepless one for her.

Ye Li did not go far. Instead, she went to a secluded forest and entered the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to cultivate. With a cultivation speed ten times faster, who wouldn't be tempted?

The next morning, when Tang San and Xiao Wu were having breakfast, they found that only Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Fatty had arrived. Oscar was still sleeping in, Ning Rongrong hadn't returned to her dormitory all night, and Li Ye seemed to have never stayed at the academy.

When they finished eating and arrived at the playground, they found Ning Rongrong already waiting there. Her fair face looked a little haggard, her eyes were red, and she seemed to be in low spirits. At the same time, Li Ye also arrived late.

Seeing that it was just them, Flander frowned and asked, "Where's Oscar? Sleeping in again?"

Tang San quickly replied, "He was still cultivating when I came out this morning."

Flander frowned. "This class can't be held without him. Tang San, go and call him."

Tang San was about to return to his dormitory when he saw Oscar rushing towards him from that direction. However, instead of being flustered about being late, his face was filled with excitement.

"Oscar, are you trying to go running laps again?" Dean Flander glared at him.

Oscar quickly shook his head. "No, Dean, please let me explain. I've broken through! I've reached level 30!"

"What?" Not only Flander, but everyone except Ye Li looked at Oscar with surprise.

Flander's eyes lit up, and he said, "Good, good, Oscar, you certainly didn't disappoint me. You are the third student to reach level 30. On behalf of the academy, I congratulate you. Alright, let's begin today's lesson."

"Today's lesson is simple, Oscar, you are the main character today. Today, each of you must eat at least one of the two types of sausages made by Oscar's soul power."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions immediately turned resistant, and Xiao Wu exclaimed in surprise, "Dean, what kind of class is this?"

Flander declared matter-of-factly, "This is called adaptive training." Flander's attitude made it clear to them that they couldn't afford to slack off today.

"Who wants to go first?" Flander urged.

Ning Rongrong gritted her teeth and stepped forward. "I'll do it." Under the surprised gazes of everyone, Ning Rongrong quickly ate two sausages. She wanted to prove to everyone that she deserved to stay.

Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were already used to this kind of training. Ye Li was curious about the effect of Oscar's soul skill. Food-type soul masters were good in every way, but this soul incantation was a bit difficult to talk about.

Tang San sighed. Ning Rongrong, a girl, had already done it. What else could he say?

Xiao Wu looked at Tang San pleadingly, as if asking if she could not eat.

Tang San comforted her, saying, "It's alright, just think of it as something you bought on the street."

Xiao Wu sighed, then reluctantly walked forward and ate the two sausages almost with her eyes closed.

The only one who hadn't taken action yet was Zhu Zhuqing. Everyone couldn't help but look at her; given her demeanor, she didn't seem like someone who would easily compromise.

Flander smiled slightly and said, "Zhuqing, if you want to defeat Dai Mubai in the future, then eat them."

Zhu Zhuqing glanced at Flander, who nodded slightly. As if she had made up her mind, she quickly ate two sausages, even faster than Xiao Wu. Dai Mubai stared at her blankly for a moment, opened his mouth, but said nothing.

Flander nodded in satisfaction. Everyone present had passed his test. "Remember today's lesson well. Now go back and rest. Get back to your best condition. Tomorrow morning, Teacher Zhao will lead the team to the Star Dou Great Forest. There is only one goal: to help Oscar obtain his third spirit ring. This is not just Oscar's responsibility, but also a test for all of you. Before encountering a thousand-year-old spirit beast, Teacher Zhao will not easily intervene. Everything depends on yourselves."

Shrek's courses have always been very casual; Flander values ​​practice more than theory.

Oscar found Ye Li alone and said, "Xiao Ye, we're going to the Star Dou Great Forest tomorrow. What kind of spirit ring do you think I should get to better enhance the sausage's auxiliary effects?"

"Don't worry, I'll definitely find you the most suitable soul beast. I'll catch it for you then." Ye Li smiled calmly, secretly thinking about finding a soul beast to sacrifice for Oscar. After all, the Star Dou Great Forest belonged to her sister, and she could be considered half a master, so she had that much power.

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(End of this chapter)