Zhuge Lan grinned mischievously at Zhu Zhuqing, his face unusually expressive.
She's finally cracked, he thought.
Assuming Zhu Zhuqing would soften her stance, he went to inform the others to delay their departure. After all, absorbing the Soul Bone would only take an hour or two.
But Zhu Zhuqing was truly ruthless!
Forcing her expression to remain calm, she nodded stiffly.
Then she turned and walked away!
She's just leaving like that? Zhuge Lan wondered.
He noticed his right arm felt empty—it hadn't been enveloped in her usual soft embrace today.
He glanced up and saw:
Emotion Points +11111
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She's broken down inside, but she's still putting on a tough act.
What a delightfully stubborn personality.
Since it was a harmless situation, and he could even farm some Emotion Points, Zhuge Lan followed her outside.
Ning Rongrong spotted him, gulped down her meat porridge in one go, and scurried away.
Zhuge Lan didn't mind.
The little girl's still a bit shy. She'll need some time to adjust.
Who knows? She might get even more playful later.
He settled down to enjoy the meat porridge Zhu Zhuqing had brought him, paired with a fried egg and side dishes.
They quickly finished breakfast and headed outside.
Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong were already waiting there.
But as soon as Zhuge Lan appeared, the others emerged within half a minute.
Each of them was wearing weighted iron armor, starting at 20 kilograms.
Only Oscar had the lightest load, at 10 kilograms.
The teachers, Flender and the others, were all carrying 500 kilograms.
Hmm?
The three-story villa had one master bedroom per floor.
So last night, two pairs must have shared a bed?
Who slept with whom?
Zhuge Lan was curious, so he asked directly, "Teachers, how were the rooms assigned last night?"
Li Yusong and the others: "..."
Is that even polite to ask?
But...
What's the big deal?
Guys sharing a bed? So what?
Zhao Wuji answered, "Old Li and I took the first floor, Old Shao and Old Lu the second, and Owl got the third floor to himself."
Zhuge Lan nodded. Ah, so that's how the pairings worked out.
Got it.
Watching him nod, Zhao Wuji and the others felt an inexplicable chill run down their spines.
Why are you nodding like that?
Are you planning something weird again?
Zhuge Lan turned his gaze away, glancing at the resentful Oscar and the others.
He tried disabling the Emotion Point shield.
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Tsk!
This "rent" was well worth it.
He reactivated the shield.
Zhuge Lan retracted the two cabins back into their capsule forms.
Another ten thousand Emotion Points earned—people who'd never seen the world were so easily startled.
With a grand wave of his hand, he declared, "Let's move out!"
That day, the entire Shrek Academy team continuously generated massive amounts of Emotion Points.
Among them, Zhu Zhuqing stood out, leaving everyone else in the dust.
She single-handedly racked up 150,000 Emotion Points in a single day—and this was without Zhuge Lan taking any further action.
Even the petty and vindictive Tang San couldn't hold a candle to her.
When the team stopped for the night, Zhu Zhuqing urged Zhuge Lan with her eyes to open the travel cabin capsules.
Zhuge Lan chuckled.
He deliberately took his time retrieving the capsules, exhaling on them and polishing them with his sleeve.
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Zhu Zhuqing stubbornly endured, simply watching.
If not for the Emotion Points erupting from her head, she might have seemed completely indifferent.
After teasing her for a while, until her Emotion Points began to wane, Zhuge Lan tossed out two travel cabin capsules.
Zhu Zhuqing transformed into a cheetah and darted inside.
"What?" Zhuge Lan shouted. "Rongrong, why are you asking me why Zhu Zhuqing is in such a hurry?"
Ning Rongrong looked utterly bewildered.
Huh?
I didn't ask anything!
Her clever mind quickly pieced together Zhuge Lan's scheme.
She immediately sent him a telepathic message:
Ning Rongrong: I'll play along, but don't drag me into your mess!
Zhuge Lan: No problem!
Ning Rongrong smiled brightly and called out, "Yeah, is Zhu Zhuqing sick or something?"
This immediately drew everyone's attention.
Sick?
Soul Masters were physically robust; minor ailments rarely affected them. If something was truly wrong, it would be a serious matter!
"Zhuge, what's going on?" Flender asked anxiously. "Should we have Old Shao check on her?"
As a Food-Type Soul Sage, Shao Xin could also serve as a physician.
Zhuge Lan grinned, feigning nonchalance.
"It's nothing serious," he said casually. "This morning, I gave Zhu Zhuqing a—a hundred-thousand-year soul bone!"
"But she was afraid of delaying the group's progress, so she endured the entire day without absorbing that—that hundred-thousand-year soul bone!"
"Now that we've stopped, she couldn't wait to absorb it—that hundred-thousand-year soul bone!"
One sentence, one 100,000-year Soul Bone.
And it was emphasized and bolded, instantly grabbing everyone's attention.
The words echoed in their minds: 100,000-year Soul Bone!
The atmosphere fell silent.
But...
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Emotion Points surged wildly!
Everyone was stunned!
A 100,000-year Soul Bone?!
Third on the Soul Master Dream Ranking?!
A 100,000-year Soul Bone, second only to external Soul Bones and 100,000-year Soul Rings?!
After the initial shock subsided, envy, jealousy, and resentment flared.
Ma Hongjun even exclaimed, "Why couldn't I have been born a woman?!"
His intentions were obvious.
Zhuge Lan couldn't help but recall another owner of the Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul—Ma Xiaotao.
Though her figure wasn't as explosive as Zhu Zhuqing's, she exuded a mature, commanding aura.
Alas, she wouldn't be born for another ten thousand years.
Zhuge Lan glanced at Ma Hongjun's chubby face.
"..."
He delivered a sharp knuckle strike to Ma Hongjun's forehead, eliciting a pained grimace.
"Who are you disgusting, you fat pig?"
Ma Hongjun clutched his forehead, whimpering, but dared not retort.
Emotion Points surged again.
Oscar and Tang San exchanged strange glances—they had been thinking the exact same thing just moments ago.
"Which part of the body is the 100,000-year Soul Bone for?" Meng Yiran suddenly asked. "Left leg? Right leg?"
Soul Bones were ranked by rarity, from highest to lowest: head, torso, left arm, right arm, left leg, right leg.
They assumed Zhuge Lan had given Zhu Zhuqing the 100,000-year Soul Bone because its location was considered inferior.
What a load of bull!
A 100,000-year Soul Bone!
There's no such thing as an "inferior location"!
If you want a specific location, just have the 100,000-year soul beast drop it there!
"Oh, it's just a head Soul Bone," Zhuge Lan said casually. "Still a bit lacking compared to an external Soul Bone."
The group stared in disbelief.
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Are you even listening to yourself?
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Emotion Points +44,444
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Another collective breakdown.
Zhuge Lan was delighted.
Nearly a million Emotion Points in total.
Half of the 100,000-year Soul Bone's value recovered.
Sweet!
Too bad.
This kind of stunt only had maximum impact the first time. If he tried the same trick again, they'd probably get used to it.
Otherwise, Zhuge Lan would have immediately exchanged a soul bone and presented it to Ning Rongrong right then and there, right in front of them.
After all, they were paying the bill.
This System is great, but it keeps forcing me to stir up trouble.
Sigh...
I don't want to do this either!
Zhuge Lan glanced at his balance.
Emotion Points: 1,904,324
He hadn't done anything today, yet he'd already earned over a million Emotion Points?
They're truly treasure teammates!
I need to push their potential even further!
As Zhuge Lan surveyed the envious and jealous faces around him, his anticipation began to grow.
These sheltered fools have never seen the world. When they enter the Dugu Family Medicinal Garden and witness those Immortal Herbs, they'll go wild!
Hmm...
Wait a minute!
Zhuge Lan realized he'd overlooked a crucial detail.
That was—
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