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After dinner, the originally somewhat stiff atmosphere was completely relaxed.
Arou and Xiaowu had strange feelings towards Xuan Ming. They did not regard him as an enemy. After all, if Xuan Ming had not taken action in the Star Dou Great Forest, they would have been killed by the Titled Douluo of the Spirit Hall.
But it would be a lie to say that they would sacrifice their lives without hesitation because of this.
In addition, Xuan Ming threatened them with the safety of Daming and Erming, so their feelings towards him became quite complicated.
He can neither be considered an enemy nor a friend.
I can't hate it, but I can't like it either.
"My name is Xiao Wu, the Wu that means dancing, what's yours?"
While Xuan Ming and Arou stood up and went to the side to talk, Xiaowu, who was sitting there, also started to make friends.
As cold as Xuan Ming, but also quite different from Xuan Ming.
Zhu Zhuqing looked at Xiao Wu and said calmly: "Zhu Zhuqing."
"You and him..." Xiao Wu glanced in the direction of Xuan Ming, moved closer to Zhu Zhuqing, and lowered her voice.
"How did you meet?"
Zhu Zhuqing thought for a moment and said, "It was just a chance encounter. We just met for a few days."
"How many days?" Xiao Wu was confused, her eyes wide open, "You weren't threatened by him?"
Zhu Zhuqing looked a little unnatural. She hesitated for a moment and said, "Threat? You were threatened by him too?"
"Also?" Xiao Wu looked strange, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, "You too."
"I..." Zhu Zhuqing wanted to explain, but didn't know how to explain for a moment.
She was indeed threatened, but it was not Xuan Ming who threatened her.
But the person who threatened her warned her not to mention her to anyone.
Seeing Zhu Zhuqing's hesitation to speak, Xiao Wu thought she had something to hide, so she patted her shoulder and said with an expression that said, "I understand. Did he bully you again?"
Zhu Zhuqing quickly shook her head and said, "No."
"No?" Xiao Wu was a little skeptical, with a gleam of inquiry in her eyes.
"Did he use that dead man's White light to suppress you?"
"Dead man's white light?" Zhu Zhuqing was stunned, and quickly searched for this unfamiliar word in her mind.
"You mean...his underworld?"
"And you still say you weren't bullied by him?" Xiao Wu looked as if she had discovered the truth.
"I knew he was still like this!"
"Or?" Zhu Zhuqing looked a little unnatural.
"He... often bullies you?"
"It's not that he bullied me often, but there was a period of time when I was a child, he beat me every day. You don't know how badly he beat me. My butt was swollen." Xiao Wu said indignantly.
"Especially his dead man's white light, which always makes me think I'm dying."
"I see..." Zhu Zhuqing roughly understood what Xiao Wu meant.
The white light of death and Xuan Ming's strange domain will indeed give people a feeling of impending death, but it is only for a moment. If you are prepared in advance, you will only feel depressed and suppressed. If you are not prepared, as long as you burst out your soul power in time, you can escape from that weird silence.
However, if I stay in that area...
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"good friend..."
After asking, Xuan Ming roughly understood the situation of Arou and Xiaowu over the years, as well as the relationship between them and Tang San.
"Then come over here..."
"Xiao San had a teacher in Notting College. That teacher recommended him and Xiao Wu to come to Shrek College here. Xiao Wu likes lively atmosphere. If she goes to another intermediate spirit master academy, she would not be able to get used to the unfamiliar environment. So she came here with Tang San to take a look." Arou said.
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, but she might be disappointed." Xuan Ming said.
"That Shrek Academy is very shabby."
"Broken?" Arou was stunned.
"It's hard to describe how dilapidated it is. You may not believe it if I tell you. You will know when you go there." Xuan Ming said.
Although he had never visited it, he learned some information about Shrek Academy from the staff of Soto Hotel.
Three words: old, broken and small.
In one word, poor.
Not only was the academy itself poor, but also because Shrek's president, Flanders, had rejected the investment from the royal family of the Barak Kingdom and was not favored by the royal family, other soul master academies naturally competed to exclude it. As a result, it became increasingly poorer.
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The night gradually deepened and it was getting late, so Arou took Xiaowu to say goodbye to Xuan Ming and returned to the hotel where they were staying.
"Let's take a break tonight and stop practicing." Xuan Ming said.
Zhu Zhuqing shook her head, "No, I'm not tired..."
"I'm tired and I need to rest." Xuan Ming said.
Zhu Zhuqing was stunned, "Oh..."
"Go to bed early." Xuan Ming said.
"Tomorrow, I'll take you to Shrek."
"Shrek..." Zhu Zhuqing looked a little unnatural.
"I won't interfere in your affairs. Besides, I have something else to do." Xuan Ming said.
In order to lure Tang Hao out, there must be an excuse, otherwise he wouldn't know where that guy is.
When Zhao Wuji bullied Tang San, Tang Hao was watching in secret. In this case, if he goes to beat up Tang San, he should be able to lure Tang Hao out.
If it really doesn't work, you can only rely on small tokens.
After all, he has studied in Yuexuan for so many years, and his relationship with Tang Yuehua should be enough to lure Tang Hao out...
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The next morning.
Arou and his group left Soto City early and headed towards Shrek Academy outside the city.
"Xiao Wu, where did you and Aunt Rou go last night?" Tang San asked.
"Let's go meet the three-headed dragon from the daytime." Xiao Wu said.
"Three-headed dragon?" Tang San was stunned, but he quickly reacted.
There were two strange black dragons behind the man, which should be some special mutation of beast spirit.
"But, aren't you still afraid of him during the day?" Tang San said.
"how..."
He followed quietly last night, and with the powerful night vision of the Purple Demon Pupil, he saw that Xiao Wu was having a lot of fun in the Soto Hotel, without any of the panic she had during the day.
"Well... my relationship with him is a bit complicated." Xiao Wu found it difficult to describe.
"Anyway, he's not a bad guy, you don't have to worry."
Xuan Ming had just obtained his fourth soul ring, and he had plans for his fifth and sixth soul rings. He would not need them until at least the seventh soul ring, so for the time being, she and her mother were safe.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Where is Shrek?" Xiao Wu's eyes wandered around the large farmland.
"Teacher said that we can see it not far from the south gate of Soto City." Tang San said.
"When I went shopping yesterday afternoon, I met a boss and he said the same thing. It should be correct."
"Could it be over there?" Arou pointed to a small village not far away.
The village is not big. There is a circle of wooden fence around it, which should be used to protect against wild beasts. There are also many people gathered at the entrance of the village.
Tang San looked at the village in the distance, "Let's ask. Since it's the Spirit Master Academy, it should be very famous in this area."
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On the other side, Xuan Ming, who had just walked out of Soto City, met an old acquaintance.
"Brother Xuan Ming? Why are you here?"
Ning Rongrong looked at Xuan Ming with some surprise.
Xuan Ming's image is so unique that it is impossible to be unrecognizable.
"The Royal Fighting Team is out for training and challenging the great soul fighting arenas in various places. I'm going to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for soul rings and will wait for them in front on the way." Xuan Ming said.
"what are you doing here?"
"I..." Ning Rongrong felt a little guilty and was too embarrassed to tell others that she had run away from home.
Xuan Ming will definitely scold her!
It's really heartbreaking when Xuan Ming curses!