"Just kidding! Just kidding! Don't take it seriously."
Zhou Sidong waved his hand, dispelling Zhu Zhuqing's concerns.
Zhu Zhuqing shook her head, because she knew that Zhou Sidong was just teasing her.
Zhu Zhuqing asked, "Didn't you go to Heaven Dou City? Why are you back at Shrek Academy?"
The two walked side by side in the empty passageway.
At this hour, besides some staff, there were basically no spectators left in the Soto Grand Soul Arena. There was new work to be done the next day, and most people had gone back to rest."Since our farewell in the Star Dou Great Forest that day, Miss Zhu Zhuqing has left a deep impression on me. I wanted to see you, so I came," Zhou Sidong teased.
"Stop being glib," Zhu Zhuqing smiled faintly.
"Alright, alright, I came with the academy team."
"Academy team? You joined an academy?" Zhu Zhuqing wasn't too surprised. Zhou Sidong had previously mentioned that he was going to Heaven Dou City for a better future, and a good academy could add a significant stroke to his soul master resume."Yeah, this time my academy took us to many places specifically to train us, and Soto City is just one of them. I thought our last meeting was just a fleeting glance, but I didn't expect us to be so destined."
Soon, the two walked out of the Soto Great Soul Arena.
Outside was deserted, and the bright lights illuminated the dark Soto City.
"Want to grab some late-night snacks? My treat."
Zhou Sidong took the initiative to invite her.
Zhu Zhuqing thought for a moment and then agreed.
The two arrived at a famous local restaurant, which seemed to be for couples, called Rose Restaurant.None of this matters.
Looking at the warm and cozy surroundings, and the blood-red rose on the table in front of her, along with Zhou Sidong's smiling face, Zhu Zhuqing felt like she'd been completely tricked!
"How about we eat somewhere else? The atmosphere here... is uncomfortable." Zhu Zhuqing shifted her graceful figure, somewhat rejecting the surrounding ambiguous atmosphere.
"Just bear with it. All the other shops are closed at this hour. We searched for ages to find this place. And after just finishing a team soul fight, aren't you hungry?"Zhu Zhuqing suddenly looked up, staring at Zhou Sidong with a shocked expression, and said, "You... you watched my fight?"
"I did."
Zhou Sidong cut the steak with his knife, put it in his mouth, and said while chewing, "You joined Shrek Academy, and the Shrek Seven Devils who have recently become famous in the Soto Great Spirit Arena, plus your Nether Cat spirit, it's naturally easy to figure out. Tonight's team spirit battle was very good, especially the last wave where you flanked around to cut the carry, directly laying the foundation for victory.""Oh~"
Zhu Zhuqing responded lukewarmly, realizing she was still far behind compared to that "East of the Month" from today.
After eating and drinking their fill, the two of them left the Rose Hotel one after the other.
Zhu Zhuqing stepped out and took a deep breath.
There was something strange about this hotel. While inside, her blood would flow faster, and she would become very excited, to the point where she couldn't help but want to...
"Don't come to this hotel again in the future."
Zhu Zhuqing's cheeks were slightly red, flushed by the Rose Hotel's atmosphere.
"Your wish is my command!"Zhou Sidong nodded with a smile, the fragrance permeating the Rose Hotel was an aphrodisiac.
And everyone who came to eat at this hotel was a young couple in love, so it was not surprising that Zhu Zhuqing had this imagination.
Blowing the evening breeze, the two walked on the street back to the hotel.
Just then, Zhu Zhuqing suddenly asked, "Zhou Sidong, I want to ask you a question."
Zhou Sidong raised his eyebrows: "I'll tell you everything I know, and answer everything I can."Seeing this, Zhu Zhuqing asked, "You know, I'm already a student at Shrek Academy. Recently, the academy has been in an economic crisis, which originated from someone reporting our Dean Flander's shop, indirectly leading to us being implicated as well. To be honest, tonight's meal is actually the best I've had in the three months since I enrolled."
Having heard this, Zhou Sidong already understood what Zhu Zhuqing wanted to ask.
"You want to ask if I was the one who reported it, right?"
Zhou Sidong's words caught Zhu Zhuqing's attention.
"It really was you?!"Zhu Zhuqing asked with a hint of surprise.
"It's me," Zhou Sidong nodded.
"Why did you do this?" Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but ask.
Under the Grandmaster's three-month training arrangement, every day was highly effective, but the three meals a day were ridiculously bad.
It was either steamed buns or pickles, and the seven of them were almost tasteless.
Although they had previously raised objections and complained to Flender, they were dismissed by Flender on the grounds that the academy owed a large debt and that as a member of Shrek Academy, they should understand how to share the burden for the academy.
"Why did I do this?"Zhou Sidong took a deep breath, gazed at Zhu Zhuqing, and said solemnly, "That Dean Flander of yours, not to criticize, but he's really good at accumulating wealth. I went into a shop opened by Flander and accidentally came across a piece of plate crystal, so I asked Flander about the price. Do you know what Flander said?"
"What did the Dean say?" Zhu Zhuqing asked curiously.
"He said, one piece of plate crystal costs one hundred gold soul coins." Zhou Sidong shook his head as he finished speaking.
"One hundred gold soul coins!"
This price could be said to deter many people.
"Then did you buy it?" Zhu Zhuqing asked again."I was still hesitant before, you know, money doesn't grow on trees. But after that, I changed my mind, and just as I was about to pay, that Flender of yours actually raised the price to two hundred gold soul coins! The price had more than doubled! Tell me, isn't that highway robbery!"
Zhou Sidong said excitedly, vividly recreating the scene of that day.
"No way! Dean Flender actually..."
Zhu Zhuqing covered her small mouth in disbelief, unable to imagine that Dean Flender would actually do such a thing.Compared to Tang San and Xiao Wu's experiences in the original story, Zhou Sidong has had it pretty good.
"What happened after that? You reported them?" Zhu Zhuqing finally understood the reason.
"Why wouldn't I report them?"
Zhou Sidong shrugged, righteously saying, "A black-hearted shop like that, that jacks up prices on the spot, has no reason to exist. Not only that, you can also go to the Soto City Spirit Hall and investigate. Shrek Academy's Dean Flender is swindling people under the banner of the Spirit Hall. When you enrolled, didn't they claim that the youngest graduate had already become an elder of the Spirit Hall?"Zhu Zhuqing nodded upon hearing this, "Indeed, that happened, but Xiao Wu exposed it afterward."
Zhu Zhuqing still remembered that back then, when Dai Mubai was constantly boasting about how awesome Shrek Academy was, he had mentioned the youngest elder of the Spirit Hall.
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