Hearing Ning Rongrong speak in such a manner, Tang San's expression darkened. He had come out to mediate with kind words, but the girl before him was being so hostile and unreasonable.
"I'm close friends with Mubai, and we're in the same school and the same team. I have every right to speak up for fairness."
"Birds of a feather flock together. If you can get along with someone like Dai Mubai, you're probably no good either," Ning Rongrong rolled her eyes, her tone dripping with disdain.
"You're all from Shrek Academy, right? I guess that academy can only fool people with questionable character like you."
She had initially been somewhat interested in Shrek Academy, thinking of going to check it out with Li Xun after he returned to see how the academy managed to deceive people. But now, she had completely lost interest.
Seeing a glimpse of the whole picture.
A sleazy fat guy, a coward like Dai Mubai, and now a hypocrite pretending to speak for fairness.
Even if this academy were full of geniuses, it probably wouldn't contribute much to society.
"Don't compare Dai Mubai's character to my brother Xiao San. My brother is pure and upright. Who are you calling no good?"
Just as Tang San's expression turned grim, Xiao Wu stepped forward, pointing at Ning Rongrong with one hand on her hip. "And you're the one who's no good, stirring up trouble for no reason. What has Shrek Academy ever done to you that you're lumping all of us together?"
Xiao Wu was quick to anger.
If Ning Rongrong had only targeted Dai Mubai, she would have been happy to watch from the sidelines. After all, when she first arrived in Suotuo City, she could tell he was no good.
But when her brother Xiao San merely stepped out to speak for fairness and was insulted by Ning Rongrong, who then dragged the entire Shrek Academy into it, Xiao Wu couldn't stand for it.
Ma Hongjun's face was also filled with anger. Since childhood, he had been looked down upon and scorned, especially because of the flaws in his Martial Soul. But ever since Dean Flender took him in as a disciple, he had never been bullied again.
Shrek Academy now felt more like home to him.
If it weren't for the fact that this girl in front of him was likely a high-ranking figure from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, he would have already stepped forward to teach her a lesson.
"Pure and upright? I'm going to be sick!" Ning Rongrong bent over, covering her mouth as if she were about to vomit. "What era are we living in? That term is mostly used to describe women now."
"Are you treating him like a sister? Xiao San, Xiao San—sounds like the name of a mistress."
With Li Xun absent and no one to keep Ning Rongrong in check, her true nature finally had a chance to emerge, and she was feeling more and more exhilarated as she spoke.
Tang San and Xiao Wu's expressions grew colder, their eyes turning hostile.
"Enough!" Seeing the situation escalate, Dai Mubai shouted angrily. He hadn't expected the girl in front of him to be so venomous with her words.
He reached out to stop the others from stepping forward to teach Ning Rongrong a lesson.
It wasn't because he was magnanimous, but because they were in Heavenly Dou territory, and given the influence of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School in Heavenly Dou, if Tang San and the others acted out, it could lead to serious consequences.
They were all from the same academy and the same team, and they would have to spend a lot of time together in the future. If Tang San and the others offended the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School because of him, he might end up bearing the brunt of their resentment later.
As for himself...
Dai Mubai sneered coldly. Although he dared not kill Ning Rongrong, he could still teach her a lesson.
As the prince of Star Luo, he believed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School wouldn't dare to do anything to him. "My elder brother can kill me without consequence, but would your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School dare to touch me?"
Dai Mubai sneered. If it weren't for the existence of the Spirit Hall, Star Luo would have already spread the flames of war to the Heavenly Dou Empire.
"You've gone too far. Others may fear your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, but I don't. Stay out of my affairs with Zhu Zhuqing!" Dai Mubai's eyes gleamed with a cold light as he pointed at Ning Rongrong and spoke slowly.
"Oh my! I'm so scared!" Ning Rongrong pretended to be frightened, her face full of disdain as she turned her head away, refusing to look at him directly. "You're the one who did something shameful, and now you don't want others to talk about it?"
"You—" Dai Mubai was furious, pointing at Ning Rongrong. Suddenly, his Soul Power erupted, forming a shockwave that surged toward her.
Everything happened too quickly. Ning Rongrong was stunned, never expecting Dai Mubai to actually attack her.
Just as the shockwave was about to hit her, Zhu Zhuqing instantly reached out and wrapped her arms around Ning Rongrong's slender waist, leaping backward. The two flipped in the air and landed on the signboard of Cao's Inn, narrowly avoiding Dai Mubai's attack.
However, the inn's front door was not so lucky, shattering into pieces and scattering outward.
The inn's front desk staff was about to come out to check the situation but was pulled back by someone else.
Ning Rongrong, still shaken, clung tightly to Zhu Zhuqing. "Zhu Zhuqing, do you see his true colors now? He's even more despicable than what the records say."
Zhu Zhuqing chuckled softly and shook her head. With a forceful push against the signboard, she leaped over Dai Mubai and the others, landing on the opposite side of the street with Ning Rongrong.
"I've seen it long ago, and I never intended to have anything to do with him again."
When the Sword Douluo discovered the 100,000 Year Soul Beast, she had followed the guidance and seen Dai Mubai. At that time, she had wanted to avoid him, fearing something like this would happen, especially since Li Xun wasn't around now.
Zhu Zhuqing's expression was calm, her gaze icy. "Dai Mubai, the engagement between us was merely a matter of rules. Since you fled, we've had no further connection.
Moreover, I didn't come to Heavenly Dou for you. Please stop involving me in your affairs."
"Haha, Zhu Zhuqing, do you think you can escape?" Dai Mubai's chest heaved violently as he struggled to suppress his humiliation, letting out a cold laugh. "In this battle for the throne, there's only success or failure. After we turn twenty-five, we'll face the choice—to live together or die together.
You can't escape."
He had never thought he could defeat Dai Wei, given the six-year age gap between them. Even if he trained to the death, he could never bridge that difference.
Dai Mubai's original plan had been to flee to Heavenly Dou, living carefree day by day, and at worst, be stripped of his cultivation and exiled elsewhere after turning twenty-five.
After all, he posed no threat to his elder brother's throne, so there was no reason for him to be executed.
But now, he had changed his mind. He wanted to drag Zhu Zhuqing down with him to death.
Dai Mubai's eyes gleamed with a cold light. This wretch dared to abandon him and even tried to sever ties with him in front of so many people.
"Brother Li Xun once said something that I found very insightful," Zhu Zhuqing said with a smile, shaking her head. "He said, 'If the princes of your Dai family die, what does it have to do with our Zhu family? As long as I have no intention of competing, Eldest Sister won't touch me.'"
"With the way you are now, even if I were to wholeheartedly follow you, it seems impossible to defeat them."
As if recalling something, Zhu Zhuqing flashed a sweet smile. "He told you to go ahead and play around freely, and once you're dead, I can go home."
"You wretch!" Dai Mubai noticed the sidelong glances from their companions and trembled with rage, roaring, "I think you've already hooked up with that guy named Li Xun! How dare you curse me to die? I'll kill you first, then go and kill that bastard Li Xun!"
The commotion quickly drew the attention of passersby, who stopped to watch the scene unfold.
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