Chapter 145: Evening Breeze and Zhu Zhuqing
Leaving aside what Tang Hao was discussing with Flander, Yu Tianlin and the others returned to the area where they had just completed the second round of assessments.
This cluster of buildings was the student dormitory. Yu Tianlin had been assigned a room here earlier.
Shrek Academy arranged 2 students per dorm. Among the original students, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun shared a room, while Oscar lived alone. Now that new students had enrolled, Tang San was assigned to Oscar's room, and the 2 of them would share it.
As for the girls, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong were originally supposed to share a room, while Zhu Zhuqing would have her own. However, Xiao Wu was currently in a coma from the backlash of her Spirit Skill. It was not serious, and she would be fine after a night's rest, but Tang San was still worried and wanted to take care of her personally. For convenience, he arranged a separate room for Xiao Wu and had Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing share a room instead.
Yu Tianlin did not care about the housing arrangements for Tang San and the others. He went straight back to his own room, reflected on the battle with Zhao Wuji, then sat down to meditate and recover his Spirit Power.
He cultivated until nightfall.
Yu Tianlin did not go to the Shrek Academy cafeteria for dinner. Instead, he took out some meat pies from his dragon patterned ring and ate them.
After all, he was not a Shrek student and had not paid any registration fee. It would be awkward to freeload in the cafeteria.
Of course, that was a minor detail. If he really wanted to eat there, he could just pay. The real problem was the menu. The Shrek cafeteria served steamed buns, pickled vegetables, porridge, and at best, an egg.
Yu Tianlin was the young master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, but he was not the type who could not endure hardship. Still, the nutrition in that kind of food was clearly insufficient. He was a power attack type Spirit Master, and he was still growing. He could not possibly develop properly without meat.
No wonder Dai Mubai and the others always went to Sotuo City. Visiting brothels was only one reason. Eating decent food was just as important.
"Let's make do for 1 night," Yu Tianlin thought. "Tomorrow, I'll go to Sotou City and restock."
After setting aside 2 meat pies for breakfast, Yu Tianlin stretched, left his room, and wandered around Shrek Academy.
He could not cultivate Spirit Power in a monotonous loop every day. Relaxation was necessary. He was not some heartless cultivation machine.
Yu Tianlin walked aimlessly through the academy. Shrek was very quiet at night, and the gentle breeze made it surprisingly comfortable.
Just as Yu Tianlin was enjoying the evening air, a dark figure flashed past outside Shrek Academy. With a closer look, he recognized Zhu Zhuqing.
She's running.
Yu Tianlin glanced at her and immediately understood what she was doing.
A girl running late at night? So it really happens. Looks like my classmate from my past life misunderstood his girlfriend.
"Ahem." Yu Tianlin coughed lightly and forced those random thoughts out of his head. "It's this late and she's still running. She's working too hard. She's almost as obsessive as I used to be. Zhu Zhuqing must be under a lot of pressure."
It made sense. In that kind of family environment, the pressure would be crushing. If you did not work hard, you would only face certain death.
Zhu Zhuqing's talent was the weakest among the Shrek Seven Devils, and her Martial Soul, the Netherworld Cat, was only medium high quality. Yet she had already reached level 27 at 12, and she would be able to break through to level 30 when she turned 13.
Yu Tianlin's older brother, Yu Tianheng, was the greatest genius in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan besides him. Even with Yu Tianheng's cultivation speed, he was only on par with Zhu Zhuqing. As for Dugu Yan, she only broke through to level 30 at 15. Compared to them, it was obvious how hard Zhu Zhuqing trained.
"But we just fought Zhao Wuji today." Yu Tianlin shook his head as he recalled the battle. "Zhu Zhuqing was sent flying by his Immovable King Body. She should still be injured."
Training before her injuries fully healed was not dedication, it was courting death.
Even training had limits. Back when Yu Tianlin did brutal training, he always balanced work and rest, and he used medicinal baths to relieve fatigue during breaks. Zhu Zhuqing's current approach was not only inefficient, it was harmful.
Seeing Zhu Zhuqing about to run out of sight, Yu Tianlin hesitated for a moment, then took a step and chased after her.
They had met, and they had even fought Zhao Wuji together today. Reminding her once was reasonable.
Zhu Zhuqing lived up to her reputation as an agility type Spirit Master. Even without activating her Martial Soul, she ran extremely fast. Her black outfit blended into the night so well that anyone not paying attention could easily lose track of her.
But that was useless against Yu Tianlin. He caught up with only a little effort.
When Zhu Zhuqing noticed him, her expression stayed cold, but a trace of surprise flickered in her eyes.
She had already seen Yu Tianlin taking a walk and did not care, continuing her run. She did not expect him to suddenly catch up.
Yu Tianlin ran beside her and glanced over. "Why aren't you resting this late?"
Zhu Zhuqing did not answer. She did not like talking.
For her, the word rest was a luxury. She was so far behind her sister that she could only keep running to close the distance, even if only a little. The moment she stopped, the gap would widen again, and all her effort would feel wasted.
Being ignored made Yu Tianlin feel slightly awkward.
If you love running that much, you'll get plenty of chances once Yu Xiaogang arrives at Shrek Academy.
Yu Tianlin rubbed the bridge of his nose and said, "Stop. Your injuries from today haven't healed. Training like this won't make you stronger, it'll do the opposite."
From his perspective, Zhu Zhuqing's face looked a little pale, and her breathing was noticeably weak even while running. It was clear her condition had not recovered.
His words made Zhu Zhuqing stop immediately.
Her purpose for doing this was to become stronger. If it was truly useless and even harmful, then stopping was the sensible choice.
And Yu Tianlin was far stronger than her. Words from the strong carried weight.
"Go back and rest," Yu Tianlin said. "Take care of your body. You have class tomorrow."
He gave that final reminder, then turned to leave.
Just then, Zhu Zhuqing's cold voice rang out behind him.
"Yu Tianlin, can you tell me why you're so strong? How did you do it?"
Why am I so strong?
Of course it's cheating!
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