Chapter 66: I'll Keep This Secret for a Lifetime
[Su Yan: Qian Renxue is threatening me with my real identity, telling you to lift her mute. She knows I'm Su Yan from Nuoding Academy.]
Reading Su Yan's private message, Zhu Zhuqing turned her head and looked at him with surprise.
Su Yan could only shake his head helplessly.
It wasn't actually that hard to figure out.
As long as someone investigated Nuoding Academy thoroughly, they'd find him sooner or later.
Take the Seven Treasures Little Princess, for example—
If you've never met Ning Rongrong, never thought of Ning Rongrong, and don't know Ning Rongrong, then her name still has some ambiguity.
But once you see her, she's exposed instantly.
The same with Dugu Yan and the others.
Once you investigate the people, you can roughly deduce everything.
[Administrator "Cat in the Shadow" has lifted the mute on "I Am an Orphan".]
[I Am an Orphan: I'll keep this secret for a lifetime.]
[Yan Zi is Not Swallow: Oh my god!!]
[Group Member No. 9: The Orphan is actually this influential?!]
[Seven Treasures Little Princess: ???]
[Liu Erlong: Old hag, look—her mute is lifted! Hahaha! Aren't you happy seeing this?]
[Yan Zi is Not Swallow: This is bad! Kitty is doomed! The princess and the others discovered her secret, and now even the Orphan knows her secret! What are we supposed to do to save you, Kitty?!]
[Group Member No. 9: I understand. Kitty, just give us administrator privileges—we'll help manage those two.]
Pape's Hall.
Hu Liena hurried inside, knowing full well that her teacher Bibi Dong had called her here for something important.
"Teacher, that person… she's already been unmuted."
Bibi Dong stood up and nodded slightly. "I saw. Now tell the kitty to lift my mute as well."
[Hu Liena: Kitty, my teacher asks you to lift her mute too.]
[Cat in the Shadow: Are you trying to teach me how to do my job?]
Hu Liena smiled bitterly at Bibi Dong.
Bibi Dong's expression darkened in fury.
"Unbelievable!"
"This Kitty has no sense of respect. Let me think about how to handle her…"
"Here's what you'll do—beg her!"
[Hu Liena: ???]
"What?"
Her eyes widened, completely dumbfounded as she stared at Bibi Dong.
"You want me to beg her?"
Bibi Dong nodded.
"What else can we do?"
"We don't know her identity. We can't threaten her. So how else are we supposed to make her compromise?"
Hu Liena nodded slowly, though curiosity burned inside her.
Where did Xiao Xue learn a secret big enough to threaten them?
[Cat in the Shadow: @I Am an Orphan — That secret won't last your whole life. I'm only giving you face. Your secret is in my hands too.]
…Huh?
Reading this, Hu Liena grew even more confused.
Wait.
Since when did everyone have so many secrets?
The chat group was supposed to be absolutely safe— so why not just share all these secrets with everyone?
[Hu Liena: Kitty, I beg you. Can you please lift my teacher's mute?]
Zhu Zhuqing glanced at Su Yan.
Su Yan gave her a small nod.
[Cat in the Shadow: Fine. I'll give you face.]
[Admin "Cat in the Shadow" has lifted the mute on Bibi Dong.]
[Liu Erlong: Wait—just like that? Kitty, what kind of "face" did you give her? Mute Bibi Dong and her disciple together!!]
[Bibi Dong: Liu Erlong, that's enough. Go to Moon Pavilion and look for Tang Yuehua, you two can continue your delusional spiritual romance there!]
[Tang Yuehua: Your Holiness, can you please not drag me into your grudges?!]
Prince's Mansion.
Qian Renxue was equally shocked.
Kitty knew her identity??
Impossible…
Unless—
Aside from Hu Liena… Could Su Yan have told her?
Qian Renxue felt that was the most logical explanation. Su Yan loved telling small truths— but his mouth was full of more lies than truths.
They were supposed not to know each other's identities. But as the group owner, he must be able to see every member's identity.
Unbelievable!
Qian Renxue was furious but utterly helpless.
At this point, the only way to counterbalance the Kitty was to thoroughly investigate Suo Tuo City and uncover her identity.
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Shrek Academy Registration Area.
Suddenly, a loud argument broke out ahead.
"You're clearly scamming money!"
Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong heard the commotion and moved forward a few steps, poking their heads out to watch the drama.
Su Yan glanced over and instantly remembered.
Shrek's registration fee was ten gold soul coins. If you didn't meet the requirements, the fee was non-refundable.
Not much to argue about—ten gold soul coins weren't cheap, but Shrek's admission criteria were displayed from the very beginning.
If you didn't qualify yet came to try your luck anyway, then Shrek Academy would gladly show you how ruthless they could be.
Truth be told, Shrek Academy was so poor that even rats would shake their heads and leave. Flender might as well openly commit highway robbery.
After a short exchange, the registrar Li Yusong called out a blond, heavily bandaged patient.
"Mubai, someone wants their registration fee refunded. Handle it."
Dai Mubai stepped out from behind a tree.
His body was wrapped in bandages, and for some reason, his face was also tightly bound.
He still hadn't fully deflated from the swelling.
"You want a refund? Fine. Beat me, and you'll get back every coin."
Though Dai Mubai was still a beaten-up tiger, flashing three soul rings was enough to scare the father-and-son pair into abandoning their refund request and fleeing.
"Whoa?"
His appearance left Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and the others completely stunned.
Ning Rongrong exclaimed:
"Big Tiger!"
"You're actually this strong? You got beaten half to death yesterday, and you're already fine today?!"
Dai Mubai: Do you have any manners?!
Xiao Wu was shocked, too. She turned to look at the little monkey on her shoulder, confused beyond belief.
Tang San frowned, suspicious.
Could this Mubai guy have some kind of secret recovery technique like he did?
Zhu Zhuqing was bewildered as well.
She didn't know the Dai family had any fast-healing methods.
Dai Mubai—innate healing talent?
Only Su Yan understood.
This was the art of beating someone.
With Dai Mubai's current state, he would fully recover in three days.
And then—
Hehehe.
Dai Mubai followed their gazes, and his eyes filled with rage.
Damn it!
These bastards couldn't possibly be here to apply to Shrek, right?!
Li Yusong looked puzzled and asked Dai Mubai:
"Mubai, do you know them?"
Dai Mubai walked closer, lowering his voice.
"Teacher Li, I lost yesterday to that curly-haired guy. His soul power is one level higher than mine."
"Oh?"
Li Yusong's eyes widened slightly.
He glanced at Su Yan with surprise.
"You're here to apply, too?"
Li Yusong was confused. Su Yan looked tall, but he was clearly younger than Dai Mubai— yet his soul power was even higher?
"Of course."
Ning Rongrong stepped forward with a bright smile.
"Teacher, we're all here to register. Is it our turn now?"
Li Yusong nodded, though he gave Ning Rongrong a longer look before saying:
"Alright, step forward."
As he began testing Ning Rongrong, his expression suddenly changed.
Surprised, he frowned and asked:
"Does your family know you're here?"
Ning Rongrong replied with a gentle smile:
"They all say there's education for everyone, regardless of background. As long as we meet the admission requirements, there shouldn't be any problem, right?"
Li Yusong nodded and gestured for the next person.
Ning Rongrong dropped several dozen gold soul coins into the box and stepped aside.
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End of Chapter