It has to be said that having a little fangirl is quite enjoyable.
Luo Ling really liked Ning Rongrong; she was a bit willful, but also sensible, completely different from the domineering little devil in the original story.
This Ning Rongrong was someone he had personally trained, spending three years at the Spirit Hall.
The two entered Shrek Academy one after the other.
Before leaving, Yu Xiaogang had set physical training and daily sparring as the training goals for the Shrek Seven Devils.
Dai Mubai's arm injury had almost healed, but he still felt excruciating pain during intense battles, almost as if it were half crippled.
Therefore, Dai Mubai only acted as a supervisor during the daily sparring.
When Luo Ling and Ning Rongrong entered the training ground, they immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu were delighted, Oscar smiled, while Tang San's expression was gloomy.
As for Dai Mubai…
Luo Ling sensed killing intent emanating from this prince of the Star Luo Empire.
To his surprise, this murderous intent wasn't solely directed at him; part of it was also aimed at Tang San.
Dai Mubai wanted to kill Tang San?
Luo Ling couldn't understand Dai Mubai's thought process. He was the one who severed Dai Mubai's arm; had something else happened during his trip to the Star Dou Great Forest?
He shook his head, saying nothing more, simply reverting to his previous lazy demeanor, watching Tang San and the others fight.
...
The next day, Yu Xiaogang returned.
Seeing Yu Xiaogang's slouching gait, Luo Ling felt he deserved it.
He was just asking for trouble; he was clearly a plagiarist with no real talent, yet he tried to spout some nonsensical theories.
Serves him right!
Under the strange gazes of everyone, Yu Xiaogang and Flander returned to the Dean's office.
It's no wonder the Shrek Academy students were speculating; the way Yu Xiaogang and Flander, two grown men, returned made
it hard not to suspect some kind of shady deal. For
the next day, neither Yu Xiaogang nor Flander appeared again.
That evening, Luo Ling planned to have dinner in Soto City.
Not long after leaving Shrek Academy, Luo Ling saw Ma Hongjun, bruised and battered, leaving with Dai Mubai.
Watching the two depart, Luo Ling's eyes flickered slightly. A crow silently appeared in the darkness and followed them.
"What's wrong?" Ning Rongrong asked curiously.
"Nothing, let's go eat." Luo Ling shook his head, casually leading Ning Rongrong to the restaurant.
...
"Boss Dai, are we really just the two of us going to find that four-ring Soul Master?" Ma Hongjun hesitated, following Dai Mubai.
"He dared to hit my brother! I will definitely avenge you! He's just a four-ring Soul Master, can't the two of us beat him?" Dai Mubai said indignantly.
A crow in the sky witnessed this scene.
Inside the restaurant, Luo Ling ate quietly, having overheard Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai's conversation.
He was pretty sure it was the scene from the original story where Ma Hongjun was bullied by a lewd soul master, I think it was called Bu Le.
Luo Ling frowned. He remembered that in this scene, five of the Shrek Seven Devils went to take revenge together, but now only Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were there.
He knew the strength of that lewd soul master; even if Dai Mubai hadn't lost an arm, he wouldn't be a match for Bu Le.
Something was wrong!
Luo Ling became interested and continued to control the crow to follow Dai Mubai.
...
Not long after, Ma Hongjun led Dai Mubai to a secluded corner of Soto City.
It was a single-story house, about three meters high, looking somewhat dilapidated, with several pink lanterns hanging at the door.
Under the lanterns were several heavily made-up women, but their looks were rather ordinary.
"Fatty, is the guy who beat you up still here?" Dai Mubai stared at the brothel before him, his expression uncertain.
After hearing that Ma Hongjun had been beaten up and described the assailant, Dai Mubai knew who it was.
Bu Le, the notorious womanizer in Soto City, and his two accomplices, one called Old Goose and the other Tianya, known as the Three Perverted Scoundrels.
They were all very strong; Bu Le was a Soul Master, and the other two were Soul Kings.
Dai Mubai knew very well that even if he and Ma Hongjun joined forces, they wouldn't be a match for Bu Le, yet he still came.
"Boss Dai, he's still here! It's him!" Ma Hongjun said through gritted teeth.
Not far away, a middle-aged man in his forties slowly walked out, a satisfied, lewd smile on his face.
"Should we go for it? Boss Dai!" Ma Hongjun clenched his fists.
"Let's follow him first." Dai Mubai glanced at Ma Hongjun, then followed.
Without hesitation, Ma Hongjun walked to stand beside Dai Mubai.
The middle-aged man hummed an unknown tune as he slowly walked, then turned into a small alley.
Ma Hongjun quickly followed, with Dai Mubai close behind.
When Ma Hongjun entered the alley, he saw the middle-aged man standing in a corner, a smug expression on his face, seemingly having waited for some time.
"Little fatty, we meet again. Wasn't the lesson I taught you before enough? Want another beating?" the middle-aged man said casually, glancing at Ma Hongjun's lower body.
Ma Hongjun's face flushed with anger, the memory of being humiliated by the middle-aged man fueling his rage.
However, he didn't immediately rush forward; he waited for Dai Mubai.
Time passed, but Dai Mubai didn't appear. Ma Hongjun was puzzled, then suddenly felt a
sharp pain in the back of his head. Before he could react, Ma Hongjun collapsed to the ground.
The middle-aged man in the alley was startled, then noticed the man standing at the alley entrance.
The man was shrouded in a black cloak, obscuring his face.
"Who are you?" the middle-aged man asked, frowning.
"You don't need to know who I am. I'm here to ask you to kill someone for me," the man in black said in a low voice.
"What?" the middle-aged man was taken aback.
"Bu Le, I know you, and your two brothers, Lao E and Tian Ya. I want you two to help me kill someone," the man in black continued.
Hearing the man in black mention his name and his two brothers, Bu Le's expression finally turned serious.
The three sleazy scoundrels did indeed offer murder services; they usually picked up women and occasionally killed, but it was rare for someone like this to come to them so readily.
Bu Le was unsure; he couldn't sense any soul power fluctuations from the man in black, so he didn't know his strength.
He pondered for a moment and asked, "Who do you want to kill?"
"I'll have the person you want to kill come to you. You just need to call your brothers and wait."
"What's in it for us?"
"Among those who come to you are three incredibly beautiful women, I believe they'll satisfy you. And, after it's done, I'll pay you 3000 gold soul coins."
Hearing the man in black's words, Bu Le didn't answer immediately, but simply stared at the man in black before him.
Dai Mubai hid behind his black cloak, his forehead covered in cold sweat, extremely anxious, fearing Bu Le would attack him.
He was now practically gambling everything.
Hiring someone to kill was something he'd never done before. He believed that as long as he obtained Tang San's external soul bone, it would definitely make up for the loss of his arm's combat power.
For this, he didn't mind sacrificing the Shrek Academy members, and the three women, including Zhu Zhuqing.
Anyway, they weren't his!