"Wah!"
Accompanied by the coachman's shout, two carriages slowly departed, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Dai Mubai, who remained in place, felt as if he were in another world.
Last night, the dean and disaster star Yu Xiaowei took Teacher Tang San to his office.
This matter originally had nothing to do with Dai Mubai, so he returned to the dormitory to sleep after dinner.
But he never expected to wake up to such bad news. The reason he and Ma Hongjun were expelled was that the academy had been purchased by Yu Xiaowei, and they were specifically named and ordered to be removed.
Dai Mubai was extremely confused, and Ma Hongjun even more so.
Ever since they had that misfortune, the two brothers had been down on their luck.
First, Dai Mubai was beaten so badly he could barely get out of bed, then Ma Hongjun was scolded like a chicken in front of everyone. Now both of them were even fired by Flender.
What made it worse was that Ma Hongjun could go with Flender to Heaven Dou City to find another academy.
But Dai Mubai could only stay at the old Shrek site, waiting for further instructions from Flender.
"What on earth is going on!"
Staring at the empty academy, Dai Mubai was filled with rage. Why couldn't he inherit the throne of the Star Luo Empire?
"Mubai, come with me."
A rough voice suddenly came from behind. Dai Mubai turned to see Zhao Wuji standing there.
"Teacher Zhao, I..."
Dai Mubai's nose tingled. Even when he was being chased by Davis, he had never felt so cruelly treated.
Unfortunately, Zhao Wuji didn't comfort him. Instead, he glared and spoke in a rough tone.
"Let's go."
"Go where?"
"To Heaven Dou City. The dean has another plan for you."
"Ah?!"
Dai Mubai looked around in confusion. There were no carriages here.
"Teacher Zhao, where's our carriage?"
Zhao Wuji raised his eyebrows and shook his head.
"We don't need a carriage. We'll rush there at full speed—faster than theirs. Otherwise, that kid from Blue Lightning might get suspicious."
Dai Mubai: ("▔□▔)
...
Zhao Wuji went to pick up Dai Mubai.
Yu Xiaowei didn't know this at first.
After all, as a Soul Sect member, there was no way he could sense where a Soul Saint had gone.
However, Yu Xiaowei could roughly guess one thing:
That Flender would never obey his order and leave Dai Mubai alone in the Balak Kingdom to fend for himself.
So when Flender kept saying that Zhao Wuji was "training," he already knew what Zhao Wuji was up to.
He didn't care much about it. After all, the dismissal of Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun was only a temporary decision. He was just upset with them.
Now without the Spirit Grass, Dai Mubai was still fine, but he wasn't a threat and had no hope of defeating Davis in his lifetime. As for Ma Hongjun—he was completely useless.
Moreover, both of them had character flaws. One was a cowardly scoundrel, and the other couldn't move his feet whenever he saw a woman.
By contrast, Zhu Zhuqing and Oscar were worth cultivating. They had good talent and good personalities.
As for Tang San and Xiao Wu—well, they'd be under his mercy once they arrived in Heaven Dou City.
"Mmmmm—"
Hearing this sound, Yu Xiaowei glanced in disgust at the corner of the carriage.
That coward—Yu Xiaogang.
After being crushed by him, he had actually tried to run away.
Fortunately, Yu Xiaowei was prepared and intercepted him beforehand.
Then, early this morning, in front of everyone, he tied him up and stuffed him into the carriage. For this cousin who showed no remorse, Yu Xiaowei had even stuffed one of his socks into his mouth without hesitation.
When Flender saw what happened to Yu Xiaogang, he hesitated to say anything.
Tang San was furious, but after Yu Xiaowei gave him a casual glance, he immediately fell silent.
Damn,
the carriage really was far slower than Zhao Wuji on foot.
On the fourth day after departure, Zhao Wuji had already quietly rejoined the team.
After whispering a few words to Flender, he acted as if nothing had happened, chatting and laughing with everyone.
Ten days after setting out, the group finally arrived at their destination: Heaven Dou City.
The first thing that caught their eyes was a towering mountain, a thousand meters high.
The mountain was lush and beautiful, and at its foot lay a massive lake.
"Stop——"
Seeing Yu Xiaowei wave to halt the convoy, Flender widened his eyes and shouted angrily.
"Is this the academy you were talking about? Erlong's place is going bankrupt and getting sold off!?"
"What are you thinking? This is Heaven Dou Royal Academy."
Yu Xiaowei replied lazily, then draped an arm over Flender's shoulder and whispered:
"Four-Eyed Eagle, I know you've arranged a backup plan for Dai Mubai."
"And that idiot Zhao Wuji has surely already sent him to Heaven Dou City ahead of time, waiting for you to decide what to do."
Flender's eyelid twitched, but he replied calmly.
"Mu Bai won't go to Lanba Academy."
"Even though I don't know why you're so fixated on him, he used to be my student. I can't just leave him behind."
Yu Xiaowei laughed and pointed to the gates of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
"Actually, I already arranged a path for both of them—but I didn't expect you to be faster than me."
As Flender's expression twitched slightly, Yu Xiaowei turned and shouted toward Ma Hongjun:
"Little chicken, come here."
Hearing "little chicken" again, veins popped out on Ma Hongjun's forehead.
But when it came from Yu Xiaowei, he didn't dare utter a word. He just cautiously stepped forward and nodded as he spoke.
"Master Yu, what do you need from me?"
Seeing Ma Hongjun like this, Flender felt a deep ache in his heart. This was his only student, and he shouldn't have had to act so humbly.
"Flender, bring your silly student and follow me."
Ignoring Ma Hongjun's flattery, Yu Xiaowei waved at the two of them and led the way into Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Over the past month, Meng Shenji had seemed to age ten years.
Even the good news that both Shimo brothers had advanced in rank didn't erase the furrow on his brow.
The same old problem persisted: there were no powerful offensive Soul Masters.
Although the academy had quickly promoted two students from the offensive department and allocated them a lot of resources,
With their spirit power still only at level 31, it was questionable whether they could even reach the Soul Sect level before the Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament.
The main force relied on two Gua Sha-tier Soul Masters. Forget meeting top talents like Yu Xiaowei and Feng Xiaotian—they probably wouldn't even beat Hu Yanli from Elephant Armor Academy.
"Accepted by recommendation?"
"Are we supposed to accept people who'll just embarrass us?"
Meng Shenji laughed bitterly at himself.
Just then, someone knocked on the office door.
"Come in."
Meng Shenji sighed, unsure what new bad news was coming.
Before the door even opened, a provocative voice called out:
"Good morning, Old Meng. I'm here to deliver a gift."