Chapter 69: The Egg Is Broken!
In the evening, the afterglow of the setting sun spilled onto the streets of Soto City, where shops lined both sides, and shouts rose and fell.
Tang Chuan and Xiao Ruier walked side by side, slowly making their way through the crowd.
Turning his head slightly, Tang Chuan saw Xiao Ruier's profile, a familiar feeling; if he hadn't already distinguished it, he might have thought he had returned to his previous world.
"Hey," Xiao Ruier suddenly turned her head to look at Tang Chuan, her tone indifferent but with a hint of hidden curiosity, and said, "Why did you suddenly rush to Soto City? Everyone else is still participating in team soul battles in Silvis."
"I came here to see an acquaintance," Tang Chuan said calmly, chuckling softly.
"An acquaintance?" Hearing this, Xiao Ruier's willowy brows furrowed slightly, and her steps involuntarily paused; her tone immediately became subtle as she pressed, "Who? A man or a woman?"
She tried to control herself to hide the tension in her voice, but the subtle emotions in her words inevitably leaked out a little.
"Uh..." Tang Chuan paused slightly, glancing at Xiao Ruier from the corner of his eye, his lips curving upwards, but he did not answer directly.
However, just as he was about to elaborate further.
A loud burst of laughter suddenly came from ahead.
"Oh, beautiful lady, why are you walking so fast? How about we become friends?"
A red figure suddenly blocked their path.
The person was plump, with fiery red hair styled into a spiky mohawk; his obese body was squeezed into a tight, short brown tunic, his belly almost bursting out from the bottom hem of his clothes. A lecherous smile hung on his face, his small eyes narrowed into slits, and he was currently approaching Xiao Ruier.
"Young Miss, it's not safe to walk alone at night. Would you like me to accompany you? I'm a very caring person, especially to someone as beautiful as you..."
Before Ma Hongjun's words had fully landed, he felt a cold gaze fall upon him. He then froze, looking up to see the young man standing beside Xiao Ruier, dressed in blue combat attire, his entire face hidden by a bamboo hat, making his features indiscernible.
"Why does it feel strange?"
Ma Hongjun shivered inexplicably, an uncomfortable feeling rising in his heart.
He narrowed his eyes to look closely; although he couldn't see the expression beneath the bamboo hat, he felt an indescribable sense of danger emanating from that gaze.
"Get lost!"
Seeing Ma Hongjun block her path, Xiao Ruier's face immediately darkened, and she coldly shouted.
Her voice was not loud, but it carried an undeniable pressure, like a sudden downpour, causing some onlookers on the street to involuntarily retreat a few steps.
Although Ma Hongjun also sensed something amiss, and a faint warning rose in his heart, it was quickly suppressed by the evil fire in his lower abdomen.
"Beautiful lady, don't be so fierce!"
He snorted, his face still bearing that greasy smile, thinking to himself that he was a Spirit Master after all, with Flender backing him up, so what was there to fear?
"Brother, I am a Spirit Master. If you follow me, I guarantee you'll live a life of luxury. My teacher is a Seven-Ring Soul Sage; in the entire Soto City, who would dare to provoke you?"
His lust flared, and Ma Hongjun not only didn't move aside but extended his hand again, blocking Xiao Ruier's path with a grin.
However, no sooner had his words fallen than Xiao Ruier's face completely darkened, murderous intent flashing in her eyes, her voice so cold it seemed capable of cracking stone walls:
"I'm giving you one last chance—get lost!"
"Otherwise, I don't mind crippling you, so you can never harm anyone again."
Hearing this, the smile on Ma Hongjun's face gradually faded, replaced by displeasure and anger, and he said in a deep voice:
"What are you being so arrogant about?"
"A woman like you is just a plaything kept by those nobles, isn't she?"
No sooner had he spoken than he abruptly extended his palm, pushing directly towards Xiao Ruier's shoulder, his movement crude and carrying an air of insult.
However, just as Ma Hongjun's palm was about to touch Xiao Ruier's body.
It was suddenly clamped by a powerful force.
It was a fair, slender hand, yet it was like an iron pincer; no matter how much Ma Hongjun struggled, he couldn't move it an inch further.
"Oh, little girl, I didn't expect you to be quite strong, did I?" Ma Hongjun was stunned, looked down, and found it was Xiao Ruier's hand, feigning composure.
Watching this scene unfold, Tang Chuan stood in place, not making a move. A gentle breeze rustled, his bamboo hat swayed slightly, but the corners of his mouth subtly curved into a faint arc.
The moment this mohawked red-haired fatty appeared, he recognized his identity.
One of the Shrek Seven Devils, the Evil Fire Phoenix—Ma Hongjun.
"Heh heh, Shrek Academy, constantly claiming that not daring to cause trouble is mediocrity. In the original work, they mercilessly attacked the weak Canghui Academy, but later, when they encountered Dugu Bo, they all became subservient and didn't even dare to breathe heavily. Isn't this pure bullying of the weak and fearing the strong?"
"The academy is dilapidated and broken, yet the tuition fee is as high as ten gold soul coins. If Tang San relied solely on blacksmithing, it would take him three years to save enough for tuition. The most outrageous part is that it's non-refundable if unsuitable, and if they want money, they send people to threaten you. Isn't this just a blatant gang?"
"Even if you get in, there's nothing available, and students even have to participate in soul battles themselves to subsidize the academy, which is utterly ridiculous."
"Today, this dead fatty provoked the Emperor Auspicious Beast... serves you right!" Tang Chuan's eyes narrowed slightly, the smile at the corner of his mouth irrepressible, as he secretly complained in his heart.
The next second, a cold glint flashed in Xiao Ruier's eyes, and she abruptly twisted her hand.
"Crack—!"
A crisp, piercing snap rang out.
"Ah ah ah—!"
Ma Hongjun's arm broke at a grotesque angle, and excruciating pain, like a mountain flood, swept over him, causing his pupils to constrict, his face instantly contorted, and he let out a tearing scream.
He had never expected that this blonde young miss in front of him possessed such terrifying strength, completely unlike the "outwardly strong, inwardly weak" noble young miss he had assumed!
"You hussy! You're asking for death!"
The intense humiliation and excruciating pain enraged Ma Hongjun. He gritted his teeth, enduring the agony, and tried to activate his spirit power to release his Spirit—the Evil Fire Phoenix!
However, just as he began to circulate his spirit power, before he could even summon the phantom of his Spirit, a fierce punch had already ripped through the air and arrived.
"Bang!!"
Xiao Ruier's fist slammed into Ma Hongjun's face with such speed that it gave him almost no time to react.
Another dull thud echoed.
Ma Hongjun's teeth flew out, blood splattered, and he was sent directly flying, landing on the street like a rag doll, his face covered in blood.
Not far away.
Dai Mubai watched this scene unfold, his face drastically changing, and rage instantly surged to his brows.
"What? You dared to hit my brother? You're asking for death!"
With an angry roar, Dai Mubai's spirit power surged, and a White Tiger phantom appeared behind him, instantly completing his Spirit possession. His golden hair stood on end, tiger claws extended, and he fiercely charged towards Xiao Ruier.
However, Xiao Ruier's expression remained completely unchanged, as if she had expected it. With a flash of her figure, she chose not to confront Dai Mubai but rather, in a flash of lightning, moved in front of Ma Hongjun.
"I'll cripple you today, so you can't go out and harm people anymore." A cold sneer curled at the corner of her lips, Xiao Ruier's eyes were icy cold, and without the slightest hesitation, she fiercely raised her leg and kicked out!
"Bang!!"
She delivered a brutal kick to Ma Hongjun's lower abdomen, and a dull, explosive sound echoed on the street, as if some internal structure had been forcibly shattered.
Ma Hongjun didn't even let out a scream before he directly fainted, his entire body flying up like a broken sack, directly smashing into the rapidly approaching Dai Mubai.
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