The next morning, still immersed in the land of tenderness, Su Xiaoqi was woken up by Zhao Wuji's damn loud voice. At the moment, he really didn't feel like getting out of bed.
Zhu Zhuqing looked at Su Xiaoqi, who was deliberately lazing around, feeling both annoyed and amused. She pulled his arm and said:
> "Get up quickly. Wasn't hugging you all night last night enough for you?"
Last night, she had already mentally prepared herself for half resistance and half acceptance, but Su Xiaoqi told her that he wouldn't take away her most precious first time in a place like this, and that he would wait for a better opportunity in the future to "eat her clean."
Though the words sounded a bit crude, they were sweet to Zhu Zhuqing.
Who says Saiyans don't understand romance?
The only Saiyan who doesn't understand romance is that single-celled organism, Kakarot.
When Su Xiaoqi and Zhu Zhuqing arrived at the assembly point, they were both startled by Ning Rongrong's appearance. Su Xiaoqi whispered:
> "Rongrong, what's with the dark circles under your eyes? You didn't go steal someone away last night, did you?"
Ning Rongrong snorted at the two of them. She looked like this entirely because of them—she had heard no movement from the room next door all night, which got her worked up, so she spent most of the night pressed against the wall, listening.
Su Xiaoqi and Zhu Zhuqing looked at each other, confused, but before they could ask further questions, Zhao Wuji ordered the departure for Star Dou Great Forest.
After half a day of full-speed travel, they finally arrived at the entrance to the forest. Zhao Wuji gave them a long-winded list of precautions, then had Oscar prepare a few sausages for each person before they entered the depths of the forest.
Apart from Su Xiaoqi, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu, everyone else's expressions became more serious the moment they stepped into Star Dou Forest.
It didn't take long before they encountered a group of ten-year spirit beasts. Everything that followed unfolded just like in the original story, with Tang San putting on a display of his "righteous" side in front of everyone.
Listening to Tang San's high-sounding words, Su Xiaoqi found it laughable. Now he said these spirit beasts posed no threat and didn't need to be killed.
But later, he would slaughter spirit beasts without the slightest mercy, even labeling all those he killed as "evil" spirit beasts, claiming their deaths were justified.
Come on—spirit beasts and humans have always had a relationship of hunting and being hunted. If you want to kill them, just kill them. No one would think you're wrong for doing so. But you insist on standing on the moral high ground, waving the banner of so-called justice.
Ridiculous.
After Zhao Wuji led them to a relatively safe spot to rest for half an hour, the Phoenix-Tailed Crest Serpent appeared, just as Su Xiaoqi had expected.
Before Zhao Wuji could make arrangements, Su Xiaoqi rushed forward. The fight with Ye Zhiqiu yesterday hadn't satisfied him, and after the "fire" he had built up with Zhu Zhuqing last night, he urgently needed to vent.
Zhao Wuji was furious at Su Xiaoqi's reckless behavior, but for now, he could only suppress his anger and make quick arrangements.
After Tang San had shown off his knowledge, he said:
> "Teacher Zhao, should we work together to subdue this Phoenix-Tailed Crest Serpent?"
But before Zhao Wuji could reply, Zhu Zhuqing's cold voice rang out:
> "None of you are to disturb Xiaoqi. He's having fun right now."
Ning Rongrong chimed in:
> "Go, Xiaoqi! Smash it!"
> "Teacher Zhao—"
Oscar was getting anxious. According to what Tang San had just said, this Phoenix-Tailed Crest Serpent was perfectly suited for him in both age and spirit skill potential. He really didn't want to miss this chance.
Zhao Wuji knew this too, but under the circumstances, he didn't dare to act rashly. Su Xiaoqi was indeed toying with the serpent—more precisely, mocking it. With his brute strength, he could give it a fatal blow at any time.
Uncertain whether he could "snatch" the serpent from Su Xiaoqi, Zhao Wuji finally called out helplessly:
> "Su Xiaoqi, please leave this Phoenix-Tailed Crest Serpent for Oscar. On behalf of the academy, I thank you."
Elsewhere, Su Xiaoqi—who had grown bored—was now perched in a tree, scanning the surroundings. With the serpent here, he figured the Snake Woman and Meng Yiran would arrive soon.
> "That should be them."
Sensing two figures approaching quickly, Su Xiaoqi shouted:
> "Oscar, after eating so many of your sausages, consider this serpent my gift to you. Catch it!"
Oscar's face lit up and he shouted excitedly:
> "Thanks! From now on, you can have as many sausages as you want!"
Xiao Wu looked at the Phoenix-Tailed Crest Serpent on the ground—first beaten brutally by Su Xiaoqi, now knocked out by Zhao Wuji—and asked with pity:
> "Do we really have to kill spirit beasts?"
> "Hey, what kind of question is that? Spirit masters and spirit beasts are natural enemies. If spirit masters don't kill spirit beasts, should they just wait to be killed instead?"
Su Xiaoqi then turned his gaze to Tang San and deliberately asked:
> "Classmate, when you reach level 30, will you not hunt spirit beasts or take their spirit rings?"
> "This…"
Tang San was momentarily speechless, then sighed:
> "Xiao Wu, survival of the fittest—that's the law of nature. But I promise you, I won't harm innocent spirit beasts without reason."
Su Xiaoqi sneered:
> "Classmate, from the very beginning I've found your words contradictory. Tell me—what exactly is an 'innocent' spirit beast? Or how do you define 'innocent'?"
> "Enough, this isn't something we can resolve just by standing here discussing it."
Zhao Wuji stepped in to smooth things over, then handed Oscar a dagger:
> "Let's act before night falls. Do it."
Just as Oscar was about to strike, the Snake Woman shouted from a distance:
> "Stop!"
> "This old granny really does walk slow for her age."
Su Xiaoqi muttered to himself. While "educating" Tang San earlier, he had also been stalling for these two to arrive. With him here today, the Shrek Academy and the Snake Woman's group would definitely be enemies.
He had no personal grudge against the Snake Woman or Meng Yiran, but knowing how the plot would unfold, there was no way he would just stand by and let them join Tang San's group later.
Su Xiaoqi came to the Douluo Continent to cause trouble, not to make friends.
> "Old granny, who the hell are you? What, you gonna stick your nose in because we're killing a spirit beast? You gonna stick your nose in when we take a crap too?"
The arrogance in his tone was off the charts.
Zhu Zhuqing's face darkened beside him as she whispered:
> "Make trouble all you want, but don't imitate that white-haired guy's way of speaking."
Meng Yiran had never heard such vulgar words before. She was furious:
> "Brat! Watch your mouth! Do you even know who my grandmother is?"
Su Xiaoqi glanced at Meng Yiran. Many people online said she was beautiful, but personally, he couldn't appreciate her kind of "beauty" at all.
This wasn't some cosplay event—what's with that heavy smoky eye makeup and that teardrop mark on your face? Chūnibyō much?
Walking over to stand beside Zhao Wuji, Su Xiaoqi looked at the two on the other side with open disdain:
> "I don't care who your grandmother is. Do you know who's standing next to me?"
> "This is the renowned troublemaker of the spirit master world, the so-called 'Immovable King' Zhao Wuji."
> "If you know what's good for you, get lost now and stop interfering with our spirit ring absorption."