In Douluo Continent, he tricked Xiao Wu into giving him a soul ring.

There was an old man in front of Shrek Academy.

The old man, dressed in tattered clothes and wearing a bamboo hat, was lying lazily in a grand chair, basking in the sun. Hearing footsteps approaching, he didn't open his eyes but called out to Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, "Stop! This is Shrek Academy, a restricted area. You can't trespass. If you want to enter, you must first pay the registration fee."

As soon as the old man finished speaking, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were both taken aback. Dai Mubai looked the old man up and down carefully and asked uncertainly, "Are you... Teacher Li Yusong?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yusong was taken aback, abruptly stood up, and upon recognizing the person, said with considerable emotion, "You are Mu Bai..."

Five years later, upon returning to his alma mater, he encountered an old friend. Dai Mubai was inevitably a little excited and replied, "Yes, it's me, Teacher Li Yusong. I'm Mubai. What are you doing here guarding the gate? Aren't there students on duty?"

P.S.: Third update

Chapter 293 The Eve of Deceiving Xiao Wu

Hearing this, Li Yusong sighed softly, "Ah, don't even mention it. It's all that damned Spirit Hall's fault. They spread rumors that Shrek Academy forced its students to take drugs with side effects to boost their strength in order to win a place in the Soul Master Competition. They banned us for ten years. Plus, the affair between Xiao San and Xiao Wu was exposed... It caused almost all the students and teachers to leave. Now, besides us few who came from Soto City, there's only Qin Ming, Yin Shu, and Dean Liu Erlong left at Shrek Academy. There are only five students left. The academy has no source of income, so the job of guarding the gate can only be filled by us old guys."

"Five?" Dai Mubai's face stiffened, his expression one of disbelief. "How could it have turned out like this?"

“Who says otherwise?” Li Yusong sighed again, turning his gaze to Ma Hongjun. He looked him up and down for a long time, but still couldn’t recognize the middle-aged man. He then couldn’t help but ask, “And who is this?”

"Oh, this is Fatty, Ma Hongjun. How about it, do you not recognize him?" Dai Mubai patted Goulan Fenghuang on the shoulder and suppressed a laugh, "Teacher Li Yusong, you have no idea, Fatty is amazing now. His soul power is almost surpassing mine. At only twenty years old, he has reached level fifty-one. This achievement has already surpassed those three War Soul Kings of the Spirit Hall who were once called the Golden Generation."

Li Yusong was shocked and exclaimed, "You're Hongjun?" He didn't remember Ma Hongjun looking so old.

"That's right, Teacher Li Yusong, it's me. If you don't believe me, I'll summon my martial soul to show you." As she spoke, Goulan Phoenix summoned her chicken martial soul. Five spirit rings, two yellow, two purple, and one black, rose from her feet, and dazzling light swirled around her body.

"It really is you." Upon seeing the familiar grass chicken martial soul, Li Yusong's gaze towards Ma Hongjun instantly turned strange. It wasn't strange about his cultivation level, but rather his appearance. His appearance was far too disproportionate to his age; he looked far too old.

After all, Ma Hongjun was someone he had watched grow up. Although the other person was fat, he did not look old at all. How could he have changed like this in just five years?

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Could it be... that the drug side effects reported by the Spirit Hall are real?

For the first time, Li Yusong, who had dedicated most of his life to Shrek Academy, began to have doubts about the academy.

"Well, Teacher Li Yusong, you didn't expect that, did you? I've also advanced to Soul King. This was only because of the interference of the Evil Fire; otherwise, I would have been a Soul Emperor." Ma Hongjun thought Li Yusong was surprised by his cultivation level, and his nose almost reached the sky.

"You, the Resurrection Emperor, have you no shame?" A clear voice approached from afar.

Ma Hongjun turned around abruptly, saw who it was, and immediately opened his fat arms, ready to rush over, "Wow, Rongrong has become a beautiful woman. Come here, let your brother give you a hug."

Wearing a light blue long dress, black fishnet stockings, and with her long hair flowing down to her hips, Ning Rongrong had grown up and become more mature. After a year of training at Yuexuan, she had transformed into a stunning beauty with both striking looks and elegant demeanor. Now, more than two years later, she had gradually emerged from the shadow of being rejected by Tang Ritian.

And Tang Ritian disappeared from her sight again after that.

She has let go of the past and decided to face the future, silently waiting for the person who will go out to find the Qiluo Tulip and the person who will give support-type Soul Masters offensive power.

"Alright." Seeing Ma Hongjun rushing towards her, Ning Rongrong smiled slightly and harmlessly took out the Zhuge Crossbow from her storage soul tool. A dozen or so crossbow bolts brought Ma Hongjun's charging body to a screeching halt. Just like in the original story, after witnessing Tang San's Zhuge Crossbow, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School continued to do business with Tang San in hidden weapons.

Dai Mubai patted Ma Hongjun's fat shoulder and chuckled, "Fatty, with your looks, don't humiliate yourself. Also, even though Xiao Ao is a food-type, if you dare touch Rongrong, he'll definitely fight you to the death. By the way, where's Xiao Ao? Why didn't he come with you?"

At this point, Dai Mubai looked around but didn't see Oscar. Only Ning Rongrong had come alone.

“I don’t know if Oscar will come. He got off the carriage on his way back to Tiandou City, saying he was going to find a way to give support-type Soul Masters combat power.” A hint of disappointment flashed in Ning Rongrong’s eyes. She didn’t mention Oscar’s search for the immortal herb because the chances were extremely slim. Even if he found it, she didn’t want to share it with Dai Mubai and the others for nothing; telling them would only cause unpleasantness.

"What about Tang Ritian? Is there any news about him?" Asking Oscar was just a side question; he gave a perfunctory "oh" and quickly asked the question that was on his mind.

Upon hearing this, the phoenix from the brothel also came over and asked excitedly, "Yes, Rongrong, is there any news about that Tang Ritian? You have no idea how I've survived these past five years without the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower. I was almost tormented to death by the evil fire."

Hearing their words, Ning Rongrong became even more disappointed, and her eyes even reddened. She shook her head vigorously, "No... I've never seen him."

As soon as Ning Rongrong finished speaking, a commotion suddenly broke out on the street ahead. The three of them instinctively turned to look.

On the street, pedestrians who were strolling around suddenly stopped and stood still, their eyes all turning towards the end of the street.

At the end, a man and a woman slowly walked towards them.

They both appeared to be around twenty years old. The man was slightly younger, dressed in white, with handsome features and long, icy-blue hair casually draped over his shoulders, yet it didn't give off an air of impoliteness. Most striking were his clear, dark blue eyes. They were crystal clear, without a trace of impurity. Combined with his refined and noble demeanor, it was impossible to find a single flaw in them.

The woman was also exceptionally beautiful, with skin as white as snow and a near-perfect face. Her demeanor was sacred and noble. She wore a long court dress woven with gold thread, its style simple yet elegant. The golden stand-up collar protected her swan-like, snow-white neck, and her long, radiant golden hair was casually draped down her back, uncombed. This contrasted sharply with her impeccably tailored court attire.

They were Lan Si and Qian Renxue, who were out shopping.

Five years have passed since the Soul Master Competition, and Lan Si has grown from a boy into a young man.

More than two years ago, after stealing the Nine Absolute Techniques of Haotian from the Haotian Sect, he returned to Tiandou City and lived a secluded life in the Crown Prince's residence. During the day, he used his spatial teleportation soul skill to practice hammer techniques in the deep mountains. At night, he returned to the Crown Prince's residence to cultivate his soul power, and occasionally played cards with Qian Renxue to prepare for having a child.

Finally, a day ago, his soul power successfully reached level seventy.

He is currently procuring supplies for hunting old rabbits in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Originally, these things could have been prepared by the servants of the Crown Prince's residence. But Qian Renxue surprisingly proposed to accompany him to buy them herself, and even boldly changed into women's clothing to show her true face. Even Lan Si found it somewhat unbelievable.

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Chapter 294 From Now On, Brothels Are No Longer a Thing

———Updated promptly at 8 PM———

If Lan obtains the right leg bone of the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor, he is confident that he can recover within a year, or even less.

Because it is easy to get injured in the Hell Slaughter Competition in the Slaughter City, the time spent recovering is usually the longest. With the powerful healing skill of the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, "Wildfire cannot burn it out, the spring breeze blows and it grows again", then the time he spends recovering is almost negligible.

When I'm in good form, even participating in one game a day isn't a big problem.

In addition, the Azure Lotus Domain has a bug-like passive skill that is quite useless in the outside world, but is considered a god-like skill in the City of Slaughter—it can use soul skills without using soul rings.

Qian Renxue curled her lip, "Look at you, so capable. That woman back then had twin martial souls just like you. But it took her several years to recover. However..."

She paused slightly, then said earnestly, "I believe in you. Because in my eyes, you are better than anyone else, including that woman."

Upon hearing this, Lan Si smiled without saying a word, but did not deny it. A flash of blue light appeared in his hand, and a huge blueprint appeared out of thin air. Skipping over the previous topic, he said, "Take a look and see if you can help me find someone to build this. With this, my safety should be better guaranteed when I enter the City of Slaughter."

Qian Renxue took the blueprint, unfolded it, and looked at it. Seeing that it was filled with parts of different sizes and odd shapes, a look of surprise flashed across her eyes. "What is this?"

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"You'll find out when the time comes. All you need to do is find someone to build it for me." Lan Si revealed a mysterious smile and instructed, "Remember to find several blacksmiths, the higher the material, the better, and it's best to find several blacksmiths, each blacksmith can be responsible for making no more than five parts."

"So mysterious. Fine, don't tell me then." Qian Renxue pouted, but still agreed. Her beautiful eyes darted around, as if she had thought of something, and she hesitated before saying, "By the way, Zhu Qing, what are you planning to do? You're not planning to take her to the City of Slaughter too, are you? I suggest you don't do that. Just because you have the strength to get out doesn't mean she can. And letting her go alone to train is even more dangerous, because after the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament ends, her affair with you will definitely be known to the Star Luo Royal Family. At that time, she will face endless pursuit from the entire Star Luo Empire."

Lan Si shook his head with a wry smile, "Of course I know, so I'd like to ask you for another favor."

"You want to arrange for her to cultivate in my Spirit Hall?" Qian Renxue asked with a surprised look.

Lan nodded emphatically.

"Aren't you afraid I'll kill her?" Qian Renxue asked with a hint of mockery.

“In the past, perhaps, but now, absolutely not.” Lan Si shook his head.

"Why?" Qian Renxue asked, puzzled.

"Because you are my woman, Lan Si's woman. You are the person I can entrust my life to most. If even you don't trust me, then I'm afraid there is no one in this world I can trust. Moreover... perhaps even you have noticed that you used to call her 'that little girl from the Zhu family,' but now you can affectionately call her Zhu Qing." Lan Si said earnestly.

"I really don't know where you find so many twisted arguments." Qian Renxue rolled her eyes, then her expression suddenly turned serious. "I can agree to your request, but you have to agree to one thing in return."

“Go ahead,” Lan Si said.

"Come back alive!" Qian Renxue threw herself into Lan Si's arms.

"Definitely." Lan Si gently kissed Qian Renxue's forehead.

...............

After the preliminary rounds of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament conclude, each participating academy will have seven days to adjust and alleviate the pressure brought about by the high-intensity competition.

Qian Renxue and Lan Si spent three days cuddling together at the hotel, but eventually had to leave because there were too many things to deal with at the Crown Prince's residence. She left amidst Lan Si's reluctant gaze.

Before leaving, Lan Si dragged her into a fight all morning. It wasn't until noon that Qian Renxue finally dragged her tired body away from the hotel, her face flushed.

After Qian Renxue left, Lan Si no longer wanted to stay in the room. She took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and went to the room of the kitten and Ye Lingling to invite them to lunch.

"Shh..." As soon as she knocked on the door, Ye Lingling made a shushing gesture to her. She whispered, "A-Si, keep your voice down. Zhu Qing is trying to break through the level 45 bottleneck and is now in a meditative state."

Lan Si glanced at Ye Lingling and saw the kitten sitting cross-legged on the bed, diligently cultivating. He nodded slowly.

Ye Lingling carefully closed the door, then breathed a sigh of relief. "A-Si, what do you need us for?"

Lan Si said, "It's nothing, I just saw it was lunchtime and wanted to invite you and Zhu Qing to have lunch together."

Ye Lingling's expression was slightly strange. She looked Lan Si up and down with her bright eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "Then let's go. I'll bring one for Zhu Qing later. There's something I'd like to talk to you about."

"What is it?" Ye Lingling was a very smart girl. Although she rarely spoke, she could often see through appearances to the essence of things. Meeting her gaze, Lan Si felt a sense of being seen through. Could it be that she had discovered something?

"We'll find out when we get there. There's a restaurant nearby that serves good fish; Zhuqing should like it. Let's go there." Ye Lingling didn't give Lan Si a chance to refuse, and pulled him by the hand, leading him outside.

Before long, the two arrived at a restaurant, requested a private room, casually ordered a few dishes they both liked, and then asked the waiter to pack an extra portion of fish. Only then did Ye Lingling get down to business.

"Ah Si... have you not been cultivating these past few days?" Ye Lingling asked hesitantly.

"Why would you ask that?" Lan Si thought to himself, as expected.

A blush crept onto Ye Lingling's pretty face. She lowered her head and whispered, her voice barely audible, "As my soul power has increased, I've gradually discovered several wonderful uses of the Sacred Heart Domain. Within a certain range, I become exceptionally sensitive to auras, and I can even distinguish gender and good from evil based on those auras. That day, Zhu Qing and I were outside the door, and I sensed a very powerful female aura in your room... You were..."

At this point, Ye Lingling's face turned so red it was almost bleeding.

"As expected, nothing can be hidden from you." Lan Si sighed softly, not denying it. Ye Lingling would find out about this sooner or later; it was just a matter of time.

Ye Lingling raised her beautiful face, looking somewhat anxious, and said, "A-Si, if you do this, Zhu Qing will be heartbroken."

Chapter 295 Tang San Bravely Ventures Through Hell

———Updated promptly at 8 PM———

"I know." Lan Si lowered his head, his hair hanging down freely, his eyes hidden in shadow. How could he not know that this would hurt the little kitten? The devoted and good man she cherished was suddenly sleeping with another woman. Any girl would be heartbroken and sad.

But he was a greedy man. He liked and loved both the kitten and Qian Renxue, and he couldn't possibly choose one and abandon the other. He couldn't do something so beastly. Therefore, he decided to have them all.

But one must take things one step at a time. His plan was to first win over the somewhat yandere and extremely controlling Qian Renxue, and then turn to comfort the kitten. Currently, Qian Renxue has begun to gradually accept the kitten, which is a very good sign.

I just didn't expect Ye Lingling to find out so quickly.

"A-Si..." Seeing Lan Si lower her head, Ye Lingling assumed that Lan Si was feeling guilty and sad, and she felt terrible too. After all, she knew Lan Si's charm, and it was normal for women to like him, especially since the other party was likely a powerful figure comparable to a Title Douluo. If the other party forced him, Lan Si wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

Perhaps... Ah Si was forced to do this to protect me and Zhu Qing from harm?