Lu Mingfei starts from Douluo.

Ideas? I still want to fly up to the sky and stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun, Lu Mingfei thought to himself, glaring at Yu Feng: "No ideas, I don't want to be chopped into mincemeat by Sword Douluo."

However, upon seeing Lu Mingfei's glance, Yu Fengkan suddenly took half a step back, crossing his arms in front of his chest: "You don't even have any thoughts on this? Mingfei, you're not uninterested in women, are you?"

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but take a half step back. Dugu Yan even shielded Yu Tianheng behind her, afraid that he might see something and be corrupted.

"Holy crap!" Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, then kicked out with a big foot.

Yu Feng flashed behind Qin Ming and burst into laughter: "Just kidding, just kidding."

Everyone burst into laughter.

The two of them ran around Qin Ming for a long time, until Qin Ming was dizzy.

"Alright, stop fooling around. Yu Feng, apologize to Ming Fei." Qin Ming quickly stopped him, "We still have a long way to go."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Mingfei, I'm sorry." Yu Feng knew he had gone too far, and after the Shi brothers pulled Lu Mingfei back, he quickly bowed deeply in apology.

Lu Mingfei wasn't someone who couldn't take a joke, and he was just going along with the atmosphere. Just like he liked to say silly things, it would be boring to walk such a long way without saying something.

Even after the joke, everyone remained in high spirits; that's probably what a true "frenemy" is all about.

Although everyone was chatting and laughing, Lu Mingfei felt more sadness as he walked on the endless plain in front of him.

It's like leaving one's homeland and embarking on a long journey to a distant place, with only a few people accompanying him for a short while, until finally, he is left all alone.

He remembered a line from One Hundred Years of Solitude that said if no one is buried here, you don't belong here.

He didn't know if he would one day be buried in this world, but he knew at least that until then, he didn't belong here.

They traveled at a leisurely pace, stopping frequently along the way. Over several hundred kilometers, they would sometimes camp and rest, and sometimes race and compete. After half a month of bickering and noise, they finally saw the familiar city walls.

He had lived in this city for three years and actually missed it a bit.

"Let's go back to the academy first. The three education committee members are probably getting impatient," Qin Ming said.

In fact, they have always been accompanied by some secret guards. The three education commissioners should have received the news yesterday and are probably waiting for them now.

Even though everyone wanted to go to Tiandou City to celebrate, they weren't in a hurry.

Sure enough, when they rushed back to the Royal Academy, they saw a banner at the entrance welcoming the Royal Fighting Team back.

As soon as they arrived at the mountain, the news spread, and within half an hour, the entrance was packed with people.

At this moment, a gap opened in the crowd, and besides the three education committee members, Xue Qinghe was also there.

"Teacher Qin Ming, thank you for your hard work," Meng Shenji said with a smile.

"The three education commissioners are too kind," Qin Ming quickly shook his head.

"It's good that you're all back safe and sound. Mingfei, you're finally back too." Meng Shenji looked at Mingfei. Although he had received the news of Lu Mingfei's return to the team a long time ago, he only felt completely at ease now.

"I'm sorry to have worried the three education commissioners." Lu Mingfei scratched his head sheepishly.

"It's good to be back." Bai Baoshan and Zhilin stepped forward and patted Lu Mingfei on the shoulder. Feeling the genuine and powerful soul power of a Soul Master, they were so happy that their beards almost stood on end.

"Brother Lu, you finally remembered to come back." Xue Qinghe said in a joking tone.

"Brother Xue, it's been a long time."

Three years have passed, and Xue Qinghe's self-cultivation skills are clearly much better now, but Lu Mingfei seems to feel a little... sour about it?

Chapter 110 Flattery and Shifting the Blame

Using the phrase "returning home in glory" here would probably feel a bit awkward, as the word "hometown" is too distant for Lu Mingfei right now.

However, the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy was indeed his alma mater in this world, and he enjoyed the highest level of treatment as soon as he returned.

The three Soul Douluo instructors led the way, followed by the Imperial Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, with Yu Tianheng, the eldest grandson of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Dugu Yan, the only granddaughter of the Jade Phosphorus Douluo, bringing up the rear, along with five hundred Heavenly Dou noble disciples surrounding them in reverence.

Wow, this is even more impressive than when Chu Zihang, the student council president, led the disciplinary committee members to inspect the class formations during morning exercises back in my first year of high school.

The group of students who had been watching the commotion outside the Education Committee building finally dispersed, but the discussion remained as heated as ever.

A high-level Soul Master at less than thirteen years old, truly worthy of being called the number one genius on the continent.

As soon as everyone sat down, tea and snacks were served.

Qin Ming led the Royal Fighting Team away from school for more than half a year, and each student has grown considerably.

"I've seen the training results of the Royal Fighting Team. All members have achieved the Silver Fighting Soul. Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan are also close to breaking through. Teacher Qin Ming, your guidance is excellent." Meng Shenji smiled.

"It's all thanks to everyone's hard work, Qin Ming dares not take credit," Qin Ming said modestly.

After a few routine words of comfort, Meng Shenji turned his attention to the rising star, Lu Mingfei.

Promising students are always viewed favorably, and someone like Lu Mingfei is certainly one of those whose future is clearly bright.

"Mingfei, you've suffered a lot these past three years, haven't you?" Meng Shenji asked with concern.

Ever since the news of Lu Mingfei's return to the team reached Tiandou City, when those old friends and rivals from the Four Elements Academy came to visit, their eyes were filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

It made them feel very proud.

In their view, Lu Mingfei's promotion of more than ten ranks in three years must have required tremendous hard work.

"It's alright, it's alright." Lu Mingfei chuckled casually while eating his tea and snacks, then poured himself another cup of tea to sip it.

It wasn't that the Royal Academy's pastries were particularly delicious, nor was it because he was hungry from traveling; it was just that he didn't know what else to do besides eat and pretend nothing was wrong.

Hey, I'm talking to you, Xue Qinghe. What are you doing staring at me like that, you big man?

Lu Mingfei thought to himself that Xue Qinghe was truly inhuman.

He thought that after three years, Xue Qinghe should have realized, like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, his attitude of hating trouble and not accepting recruitment. But upon meeting him, he knew that Xue Qinghe was still not giving up and was scrutinizing him in public.

That's right, it's scrutinizing, even worse than just looking at, like a housewife seeing a stalk of celery that's been drying in the sun for too long at a vegetable stall...

How would you value it here?

Xue Qinghe was indeed observing Lu Mingfei's changes discreetly.

To avoid the embarrassment of returning to school covered in dust, the entire group changed their clothes before going back to the college.

Lu Mingfei looked very energetic, wearing a white shirt with a brown vest over it.

He's grown taller, but still looks a bit thin, probably because he doesn't eat well outside. His face is slightly more resolute, as he's matured a bit, but his smile is still so gentle... and shy.

Three years have passed, and it seems that not much has changed.

"You call this 'not bad'? Then shouldn't we, at our age, be ashamed enough to commit suicide?" Bai Baoshan burst into laughter upon hearing this.

They were used to Lu Mingfei's humility, after all, everyone had witnessed how hard he had worked in the academy.

However, they weren't foolish enough to ask Lu Mingfei how he had spent the past three years. To be able to cultivate so quickly, he must have his own secrets and opportunities.

Given Lu Mingfei's current fame and strength, it's their Heavenly Dou Royal Academy that's benefiting from his fame. It's already quite good that he can come back to participate in the competition and win honor for them.

"By the way, Teacher Qin Ming, you should have visited your alma mater, Shrek Academy, in Soto City, right?" Meng Shenji took a sip of tea and changed the subject, as it wasn't good to keep talking about Lu Mingfei.

Half a year ago, Emperor Xueye had the Crown Prince deliver Shrek Academy's admission notices. The files of five exceptionally talented students made them all eager to enroll.

They did recognize the name Shrek Academy, because Qin Ming's file stated that he came from that academy.

However, they never expected that the other party would actually get involved with Emperor Xueye and want to join their Royal Academy. Although there was a prince from the Xingluo Dai family who was a bit troublesome, it was still like a pie falling from the sky.

Although those students were not as good as Lu Mingfei, they were still more talented than Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan.

Upon hearing Shrek Academy, Xue Qinghe finally shifted his gaze, raising an eyebrow slightly in obvious interest.

Lu Mingfei breathed a sigh of relief after noticing this, thinking to himself, "Well done! Now that Xue Qinghe has set his sights on a new target, I can finally have some peace of mind."

Qin Ming nodded and couldn't help but reveal a proud smile: "Our last leg of the journey was to Soto City. When we got there, Shrek Academy had just assembled a team of seven. We won a month-long winning streak in the Great Soul Arena and obtained the Silver Soul."

"We even had a friendly match at the end, and Mingfei even played."

Upon hearing that even Lu Mingfei would be participating, the three education committee members and Xue Qinghe clearly became interested.

Lu Mingfei is a high-level Soul Master; it's impossible for him to participate in a Soul Venerable competition without a reason.

"Oh? Even Brother Lu is on the field. It seems Shrek Academy must have someone worth Brother Lu's attention, right?" Xue Qinghe looked like he wanted to hear some excitement.

Lu Mingfei scratched his head and quickly began to praise, "The entire Shrek Academy team are indeed rare talents, and Tianheng and the others probably think so too."

Yu Tianheng nodded. If it weren't for Lu Mingfei, the outcome of that battle would have been uncertain, after all, it was his uncle's students: "That's right, they are only thirteen years old on average, far more outstanding than we were at that time."

If it weren't for Lu Mingfei's outstanding performance, they probably would have called Shrek Academy a bunch of freaks long ago.

"Even you all say so, it seems that Shrek Academy's addition will indeed benefit the academy greatly." Meng Shenji nodded in satisfaction. He had been worried that there might be some issues if Shrek Academy's geniuses joined the school's first team, but now it seemed there was no need to worry at all.

"Even Brother Lu gave such a high evaluation, it seems that his reputation is well-deserved. Brother Lu, who do you think has the most potential?" Xue Qinghe seemed very interested in his words.

Lu Mingfei felt that Xue Qinghe's words were strange. Didn't you and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School have already discussed it?

However, he didn't think much of it. He was eager for Xue Qinghe to shift his attention and spend less time on him. With a quick glance, he immediately prepared his words: "Then we have to mention the other party's plant-type soul master, Tang Yin. He is a twelve-year-old control-type soul master. Although his martial soul is average, he has a torso soul bone that can grow eight highly poisonous spider legs on his back, enabling him to defeat soul masters of higher levels."

Chapter 111 It is said that the master and the pope had an affair.

"A soul bone? Looks like a lucky little guy."

For Soul Masters, Soul Bones are even more tempting than Soul Rings, but those present who have the strength to do so wouldn't even consider killing someone to steal their bones.

Meng Shenji and the others had also seen Tang Yin's information. They never expected that Tang Yin would have such an opportunity, allowing a low-level soul master's strength to leap across a major level with a soul bone skill. It was probably close to a ten-thousand-year soul bone.

"Is that so? But this shouldn't be a big deal for Brother Lu, right?" Xue Qinghe seemed to have noticed that Lu Mingfei was deliberately praising Shrek Academy, and his eyes looked a little strange.

Oh no, it seems he didn't take the bait. Lu Mingfei shook his head, pretending to be calm and stupid. He couldn't just throw away such a good target as Shrek Academy: "I can only say that if I were at the same level as him, I'm afraid I would also be humiliated."

These words surprised everyone.

After all, Lu Mingfei's most famous nickname since his debut is "Invincible among his peers". If Tang Yin can make him look bad, then it means that Tang Yin is almost the same as "Invincible among his peers".

With Lu Mingfei's words, the three members of the Education Committee were even more excited about Shrek Academy's arrival in a little over a month.

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The reminiscing and chatting must come to an end. As lunchtime approached, everyone headed to the cafeteria, where the Education Committee had prepared a sumptuous dinner to welcome everyone back.

The VIP room contained two large round tables covered with spotless white tablecloths and crystal-clear tableware. As the guests arrived, the school staff pushed out a food cart and began serving the dishes.

To welcome everyone back, Xue Qinghe specially purchased a variety of top-quality ingredients from the Tiandou Hotel, making it an incredibly lavish feast.

Soul Beast Roasted Meat is ultimately just good value for money; compared to these real delicacies, it's completely insignificant. Lu Mingfei couldn't help but swallow hard as he looked at it.

Speaking of which, Lu Mingfei's last visit to the VIP room in the cafeteria was thanks to Xue Qinghe. After all, ordering food there is expensive and a waste of time, which is not worthwhile for most students.

As soon as Lu Mingfei sat down, Xue Qinghe followed a food cart up.

"Fellow students, you must try this wine today. I took it from the palace cellar." Xue Qinghe clapped his hands and had someone bring over the wine that had already been decanted.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Upon hearing that it was a royal treasure, everyone became interested, including the three education committee members, since they didn't usually get to drink such fine wine.

"Thank you, Brother Xue." Lu Mingfei was also curious about the so-called royal collection, after all, this was something that a country bumpkin like him could not possibly access.

Sure enough, just a slight sniff revealed a rich fruity aroma mixed with the fresh scent of oak, which permeated the lungs.

"What fine wine!"

"Good wine."

Lu Mingfei took a sip and followed suit, putting on an air of sophistication. In fact, apart from the aroma being a bit stronger, he couldn't taste much difference between this wine and ordinary wine. He even thought it tasted worse than the cocktails he made himself.

"I'm glad you like it." Xue Qinghe smiled and nodded, then sat down next to Lu Mingfei.

The thirteen of them sat at two tables with enough space.

With delicious food and fine wine in front of them, everyone enjoyed themselves immensely.

"Brother Lu seemed to have a high opinion of Shrek Academy just now," Xue Qinghe casually remarked while sipping his wine. "Speaking of which, this academy was recommended to my father by a teacher. I was quite surprised when I received the news."

Lu Mingfei knew that Xue Qinghe was definitely talking about Tang San and Tang Hao, but judging from Xue Qinghe's appearance, it seemed that he had very limited knowledge of Shrek Academy.

Come to think of it, although Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi are teacher and student, they can't be that close. In the alliance with Tang Hao, the Heaven Dou Empire's weight is definitely not as great as that of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

After all, Ning Fengzhi even dragged Ning Rongrong into it.

“Shrek Academy is indeed extraordinary.” Lu Mingfei slowed down his eating pace slightly. Since Xue Qinghe was interested in Shrek, he was happy to introduce it to her.

"Leaving aside Rongrong and Tang Yin, everyone else is formidable, each with their own strengths. But if you ask me, the most impressive one is their team leader." Lu Mingfei glanced at Yu Tianheng, lowered his voice, and muttered to himself.

He decided to drop some bombshells to make Xue Qinghe pay more attention to Shrek Academy.

"Team leader? What kind of team leader is worth Brother Lu's attention?" Xue Qinghe had naturally received information about the battle in Soto City, but he could only pretend not to know for the time being.

However, Lu Mingfei spoke to him so softly that a tuft of hair hanging by his ear tickled his cheek.