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"...You're quite heavy-handed , aren't you...?"
Shi Quan's slaps and punches rained down on Dai Mubai's face like raindrops. In a short while, Dai Mubai's face swelled up like a pig's head, and he became dazed. His Martial Spirit had been released at some point.
"Rongrong, Boss Dai and Fatty are from the same Academy as us, so how about we just let it go?" Oscar couldn't bear to watch and spoke up.
Ning Rongrong snorted coldly, "They brought this trouble upon themselves. As for being from the same Academy, if Master that good-for-nothing hadn't been saying every day that we're a team, I wouldn't even bother with Dai Mubai. Have you forgotten what Zhuang Zhou said before? Whoever causes the trouble deals with it themselves. If he dares to provoke, he's seeking his own death. What does it have to do with us? One by one, every day, they get a little strength and think they're all that, not knowing that there's always a higher heaven and a greater person. Daring to trouble Shi Quan, they're just asking for trouble."
"But Rongrong…" Oscar still wanted to persuade her.
Ning Rongrong didn't give him a chance, "But what? I have to listen to him, and you want me to persuade him?"
"You have to listen to him?" Oscar seemed to have heard some shocking news and stood there stunned.
Seeing that Dai Mubai was about to lose consciousness, Shi Quan finally withdrew his hand, losing interest, and looked at Ning Rongrong, saying, "Don't spread rumors anymore. As for those two, you can take them back yourselves. I'm going back."
Shi Quan clenched his right hand, and the Blue Silver King dissipated. Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun immediately collapsed to the ground.
"Shi Quan, wait for me." Ning Rongrong quickly chased after him.
"Stop…" Shi Quan quickly raised his hand to stop her, "I'm going back to the hotel to rest. Let's all go back to our own homes and find our own mothers."
"Hmph!" Ning Rongrong's expression stiffened, and she snorted coldly, then asked, "Which hotel are you staying at?"
"No, no, no." Shi Quan quickly waved his hand, saying, "Being able to teach such students, the teacher can't be much better, right? If I tell you, and they pass it back, I feel like they'll come looking for trouble with me again."
Oscar's expression stiffened. What Shi Quan said was true. If the Dean knew that Shi Quan had just given Xiao Wu a good beating, and now he had made his Personal Disciple Ma Hongjun like this and beaten Dai Mubai like this, he would probably fly to Soto City immediately and give him a severe beating.
"…" Ning Rongrong also looked at Oscar with some hesitation.
On the other side, Shi Quan's figure flashed, instantly blending into the crowd.
By the time Ning Rongong reacted, Shi Quan was nowhere to be found.
"Damn Shi Quan." Ning Rongrong stamped her foot in annoyance, looking angrily at Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun on the ground, and said to Oscar, "I'm not going to bother with those two. If you want to take them back, you take them back yourself."
With that, Ning Rongrong turned and walked away.
Seeing this, Oscar's mouth also curved into a bitter smile. If he had to carry one person, he could manage, but with both of them unconscious, how could he carry them alone?
Their injuries were probably so severe that even eating his Big Sausage wouldn't wake them up quickly.
As the saying goes, money makes the mare go.
Oscar could only grit his teeth and spend a few silver coins to hire a few people to help him carry the two unconscious individuals back to the Academy.
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Shrek Academy.
Shao Xin's room.
He had just finished treating Xiao Wu and was about to go to bed when knock, knock, knock, a knock sounded at the door again.
"Teacher, Teacher…" Oscar's voice came from outside the door.
"What is it, Little Ao?" Shao Xin frowned and opened the door.
"Teacher, Boss Dai and Fatty are injured. We might need your help with their treatment." Oscar pointed to Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun on the stretcher behind him.
Shao Xin was stunned when he saw Dai Mubai's swollen pig-like face. "Is that Mubai? Who could have beaten Dai Mubai like this?"
Shao Xin quickly walked out, summoned his Candy Bean Martial Spirit, quickly made a few healing candy beans, and put them into Dai Mubai's mouth. Only then did his attention fall on Ma Hongjun next to him, checking Ma Hongjun's injuries. It was fine until he checked, but once he did, he found something unusual.
"Little Ao, what happened to Fatty? His injuries must have been inflicted by Mubai, right?" As an Academy teacher, Shao Xin was well aware of each person's spirit power in the Academy. He immediately noticed the anomaly upon checking.
"Teacher, these were all accidents. Boss Dai was also set up by someone." Oscar said helplessly.
"You'd better think about how you're going to explain this to the Dean tomorrow." Shao Xin glared at Oscar, "Mubai's injuries are all superficial. They look terrible, but they're not serious. Fatty looks fine on the surface, but his internal injuries are severe. If I'm not mistaken, he must have taken a hit from Mubai's White Tiger Light Wave, right? Even with my treatment, he'll have to lie down for a day or two, which will definitely delay your training during the day."
"Ah?" Oscar's expression turned bitter, and he could only change the subject, "How is Xiao Wu doing?"
Shao Xin said, "Xiao Wu also only has some superficial injuries, but it seems she's a bit sad because her hair was cut."
"Understood. I will explain to the Dean tomorrow."
"Alright, then you handle it yourself." Shao Xin looked at Dai Mubai, who was still lying on the ground, nodded at Oscar, and returned to his room.
"Boss Dai, stop pretending. The teacher said you only have some superficial injuries. Get up quickly. There's no one else here." Oscar said faintly to Dai Mubai on the ground.
Dai Mubai's originally swollen face had rapidly subsided under Shao Xin's Candy Bean treatment, but there were still clear slap marks and a pair of panda eyes on his face.
"Hiss." Dai Mubai slowly opened his eyes. With a slight movement of his bruised eyes, Dai Mubai couldn't help but gasp in pain.
"What's the plan?" Oscar laboriously carried Ma Hongjun onto his back.
"What plan? Let's go back to the dorm first." Dai Mubai cursed, "As long as that kid stays in Soto City for one day, I'll get my revenge sooner or later!"
"As for tomorrow, we'll just be honest with the Dean. I want to see if Ning Rongrong will reveal that kid's background when facing the Dean and Xiao San's questions."
"Aren't you making things difficult for Rongrong?" Oscar whispered.
"Little Ao, you ungrateful brat who prioritizes women over friends, say that again?" Dai Mubai's tiger eyes widened.
"As if you don't do the same." Oscar muttered softly.
"What did you say?!" Dai Mubai glared fiercely at Oscar. His mouth stretched in pain with the larger arc of his words, making him look particularly comical.
Oscar quickly waved his hand and said, "I just wanted to say that the name 'Defeat Seeker' should be Shi Quan. Rongrong calls him that. However, his background seems to be extraordinary. When we were in Soto City before, Rongrong personally told me that even she has to listen to Shi Quan. Ning Rongrong is someone who isn't afraid of even the Dean, yet she has to listen to Shi Quan. And don't forget, his second spirit ring is a thousand-year one. I've never heard of anyone whose second spirit ring could absorb a thousand-year one. I think the power behind him is also extraordinary, and I'm afraid the Academy can't afford to provoke him."
A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Dai Mubai's eyes. "So what if he's extraordinary? I'm not afraid of him. What if he absorbed a thousand-year one? Didn't Xiao San also successfully absorb a spirit ring that surpassed his level for his third spirit ring? His third spirit ring was over two thousand years old!"
"Little Ao, I won't make things difficult for you in this matter. You don't have to say anything tomorrow. We'll handle it ourselves." Saying that, Dai Mubai took Ma Hongjun from Oscar's back and turned to walk towards their dorm.
Seeing this, Oscar could only sigh helplessly and return to his empty dorm alone. Looking at the empty bed on one side of the room, Oscar's eyes seemed to wander.
"I can only rely on myself!"
After muttering to himself, Oscar sat cross-legged on the bed and began to Cultivate seriously.
The next morning.
As the Shrek Academy's assembly bell rang, six of the Shrek students, excluding Ma Hongjun, arrived at the training ground one after another.
Compared to their usual vibrant selves, Xiao Wu clutched her scorpion braid, which just reached her shoulders, and her eyes seemed distant. She looked exceptionally tired.
Dai Mubai had his head bowed, while Ning Rongrong looked refreshed.
"Mubai, what's wrong? And where's Ma Hongjun?" As soon as Flender arrived at the training ground, he noticed the bruises on Dai Mubai's face and frowned immediately.
"Dean…" Dai Mubai reluctantly recounted what happened last night. Dai Mubai still didn't make things difficult for Oscar. He only said that Ning Rongrong knew 'Defeat Seeker' and that his and Ma Hongjun's injuries were caused by this 'Defeat Seeker'.
After listening, Flender's eyes were also filled with anger. In his opinion, it was normal to be beaten if one's skills were inferior, but Shi Quan dared to insult his students like this, which he absolutely could not accept.
Especially after knowing Ning Rongrong and the specific identity and background of that Defeat Seeker, both of them looked at Ning Rongrong, who was standing aside as if it had nothing to do with her.
"Don't look at me. If you want revenge, you have to win against him with your own strength. I can't help you…" Ning Rongrong waved her hand, looked at Tang San, and then at Flender, "As for the Dean, if you want to bully the weak, then you can certainly go trouble him. But I'll warn you, you'd better be prepared to be chased and hammered by a Titled Douluo."
"Titled Douluo?" Flender's expression stiffened, and he cursed in his heart, When did Titled Douluo just appear out of nowhere?
If someone else had said that, Flender would naturally be skeptical, but coming from Ning Rongrong's mouth, the meaning was different.
Behind Ning Rongrong stood the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the two great Douluo, Sword and Bone. Since she said so, then at least one Titled Douluo stood behind this 'Defeat Seeker'.
"Ning Rongrong is right. If you lose, then you have to win it back yourselves." Master spoke at the right time, "Spirit Masters naturally restrain each other. No one is invincible. You are a whole. Don't be discouraged by a single personal failure. This incident is telling you the importance of partners. In yesterday's situation, if 'Defeat Seeker' had encountered Xiao San or Zhuqing, the outcome would have been different…"