Chapter 69: "The Potential of the Golden-Haired Man"

"Whew~"

Ning Rongrong took a deep breath, her beautiful eyes full of conflicting emotions—shyness and defiance interwoven.

Softly, she spoke,

"Dai Mubai, now you have to take responsibility for this, right?"

The evening breeze brushed past them, clearing the haze of the moment.

Dai Mubai nodded, his expression relaxed. Ning Rongrong had played so boldly; how could he not respond? If he refused, what if she threw the infamous "Are you even a man?" at him?

"Alright, my dear young lady. I'll take responsibility."

Hearing this, Ning Rongrong felt something was off.

Wait a minute—wasn't I supposed to be getting back at Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing?

Why does it feel like I've somehow gotten myself caught in the trap?!

She thought about it for a moment but decided not to dwell on it.

Her plan was clear: once Dai Mubai broke up with Zhu Zhuqing, she would dump him as well. By then, wouldn't Dai Mubai be heartbroken?

Hah! Ning Rongrong, you're a genius!

Ning Rongrong didn't say anything more; it was too early for that.

She knew Dai Mubai's personality very well—he was shamelessly clear-cut about being a scoundrel.

If Zhu Zhuqing and the others could tolerate it, she certainly couldn't!

Besides, Dai Mubai and Xiao Wu seemed to have some ambiguous tension as well. She wasn't sure what was going on there either.

Ning Rongrong's head started to hurt. Am I too clever? Is that why I have so many problems?

"If you don't have anything else, I'm heading back. Zhuqing is waiting for me."

Dai Mubai said this without so much as a twitch, as if he hadn't just promised to take responsibility moments earlier.

Ning Rongrong froze, her jaw slightly open, her eyes wide with disbelief.

Dai Mubai… you shameless scoundrel! Was that really necessary?

You just said you'd take responsibility, and now you're going back to Zhu Zhuqing?!

For half a minute, she couldn't process what she'd just heard.

"Dai Mubai! Don't you think you're going too far?!"

Ning Rongrong finally snapped, stomping her foot in frustration before throwing herself at him.

"I'll fight you!"

Dai Mubai smirked with a look of casual disdain.

A support-type Soul Master with combat strength below 5? He didn't even need his Martial Soul—he could defeat her with one hand tied behind his back.

The moment Ning Rongrong pounced, Dai Mubai moved faster than she could react and easily caught her in his arms.

"Rongrong, you're just a support-type Soul Master. You're only good for being bullied."

He teased her with a grin.

"Hmph, hmph!"

Ning Rongrong struggled a couple of times but couldn't move, so she simply glared up at him, coldly snorting twice.

"So what if I'm a support-type Soul Master? It's not like I'm eating your rice!"

"But you did drink my water…"

Ning Rongrong's face turned red, and she retorted indignantly,

"You drank mine too!"

…

Time passed, and by the time Dai Mubai returned to the dormitory, it was already ten o'clock at night.

Zhu Zhuqing was quietly meditating when Dai Mubai entered. Not wanting to disturb her, he silently sat down to cultivate his Diamond Body Technique.

At that moment, Zhu Zhuqing opened her eyes, sniffed the air slightly, then shook her head and closed her eyes again.

He still smells like Ning Rongrong… At least he remembered to come home.

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing say nothing, Dai Mubai breathed a sigh of relief. Crisis averted!

"Ah, take things one step at a time. If Ning Fengzhi doesn't agree, I'll just do what Rongrong said—beat him up!"

"And speaking of my hair… it really does have the potential of a yellow-haired delinquent. Too bad this world doesn't have green flames…"

With that thought, Dai Mubai focused on his cultivation.

While the Six Styles and Rasengan could wait, he could not slack off on the Diamond Body Technique.

After all, the Golden Invincible Body was so powerful that even the jaws of a Tyrant Dragon could only leave a faint white mark.

Without the White Tiger Sacrifice, he wouldn't have reached the fourth level of the Diamond Body Technique so quickly.

Now, with the enhancement from the Golden Lion's soul ring, he had progressed to the fifth level.

Time flew by, and soon it was dawn.

By the time Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing returned from Soto City, it was already daylight.

The two had set out before sunrise to have breakfast in the city. The academy cafeteria's food simply wasn't enough.

An hour later, the sound of assembly echoed through the academy.

As Dai Mubai approached the grounds, he already had an inkling of what this was about.

The academy is probably preparing to move.

When Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing arrived, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun were already there, looking confused.

What's going on now? Yesterday there had been an assembly, and now there was another one today. What was Flender up to?

Soon, Flender arrived with Zhao Wuji, Li Yusong, Shao Xin, and the others. Even Yu Xiaogang came along.

This only added to the students' confusion.

What could be so important that all the teachers and students were gathered here?

Yu Xiaogang's eyes gleamed with expectation. Could it be that Flender has finally seen reason and decided to make me the headmaster?

If that were the case, his first move as headmaster would be to fire Li Yusong and the other useless teachers.

As for Dai Mubai? He'd get rid of him, too! That arrogant brat had dared to disrespect him from day one!

Flender, on the other hand, would make for a perfect tool. Once he had outlived his usefulness, he could be dismissed as well.

"Alright, everyone, listen up. I have an announcement to make."

"Last night, after discussing with the vice dean and the other teachers, we decided to move Shrek Academy to Heaven Dou City."

"However, we won't be reestablishing Shrek Academy there. Instead, we'll be merging with the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy."

"What?!"

Yu Xiaogang immediately shouted in surprise.

What "discussion with the other teachers"? Had Flender consulted him at all?!

He had only just learned about this!

Flender simply shot Yu Xiaogang a glance and ignored him, as did the other teachers.

"Dean, as the prince of the Star Luo Empire, isn't it… inappropriate for me to join Heaven Dou Imperial Academy?"

Dai Mubai said, his brow twitching.

In the original story, Dai Mubai had actually agreed to join Heaven Dou Imperial Academy. But from Dai Mubai's perspective now, it didn't make any sense.

It didn't matter what academy he went to, but Heaven Dou Imperial Academy? That was off-limits.

Hearing this, everyone paused.

That's right. Dai Mubai was a prince of the Star Luo Empire. How could he join Heaven Dou Imperial Academy?

Flender pondered for a moment before nodding…

(End of Chapter)