"Teacher, you're biased!"
"Biased about what?"
This day, early in the morning, Ning Rongrong prepared breakfast for Su Ran.
Ning Rongrong actually couldn't cook. For the past month, she would take some time to learn, and she caused many blunders.
For example:
When starting a fire, she almost burned down the kitchen.
When cooking porridge, she burned the pot, and all the porridge inside turned into black charcoal.
Fortunately, after a month of slow learning, she finally painstakingly learned how to steam corn and sweet potatoes, and cook thin porridge.
It was during breakfast that Ning Rongrong complained, and Su Ran was a bit bewildered.
Ning Rongrong pursed her lips and mumbled:
"You prepared three ultimate skills for Zhuqing, but only one for me."
"Those three ultimate skills weren't fully taught; it was just a choice."
"Then… then, what is that Dual Cultivation ultimate skill? Is it very special, very powerful? Teacher, do you think I can learn it? Instead of teaching it to Zhuqing, teach it to me? I want to learn it too."
Ning Rongrong's eyes gleamed with anticipation.
Although the Seven Treasure Golden Bell Shield she was learning was already strong enough, who wouldn't want to learn more ultimate skills?
What's more, learning one more skill would give her more opportunities to seek guidance from Teacher Su Ran.
"Zhuqing told you? Why are you also so interested in Dual Cultivation? This is indeed not an ordinary cultivation method. As for whether it's strong or not… generally, such cultivation methods aren't weak, but they are indeed not suitable for you to Cultivate yet."
Su Ran was a bit baffled.
What are these two girls thinking about all day?
Instead of properly practicing Golden Bell Cover and Ten Yama Halls, they're eyeing the Dual Cultivation ultimate skill—the Mysterious Path.
Is this ultimate skill proper, I ask you?
"Why isn't it suitable for us to Cultivate? I don't believe it."
Ning Rongrong glanced at Su Ran and poked her finger.
"This Dual Cultivation method, just by hearing it, involves two people cultivating. It requires a pair… um, it means two people cultivating together. It's not as convenient as normal ultimate skills, understand?"
"Oh! So that's how it is!"
"Then Zhuqing and I are just two people, wouldn't it be fine if I Cultivate with her?!"
Ning Rongrong cleverly proposed a solution.
But Su Ran's face was covered in black lines, and an extraordinary image appeared in his mind:
Ning Rongrong… and Zhu Zhuqing dual cultivating, this…
"It won't work. This Dual Cultivation generally requires a man and a woman, the intimate kind, preferably a couple."
"Couple? Intimate?"
Ning Rongrong was stunned for a moment and didn't react immediately, but she wasn't stupid. After a while, she finally understood and blinked her eyes.
"Teacher, please Cultivate the Dual Cultivation method with me! Your Disciple has never desired learning this much!"
"Everything is for learning, for becoming stronger!"
"Teacher, please satisfy a student's thirst for knowledge!"
"I love learning!"
In all her life, Ning Rongrong had never been so determined to do something.
Couple? Intimate?
Isn't that Dual Cultivation method just like falling in love?
Teacher, please make sure to arrange such a good thing for me!
Your student is truly eager to learn.
"…"
"Alright, alright, since you love learning so much, I'll reward you by doubling today's homework."
"Ah? Teacher, you're so annoying!"
…
Shrek Academy.
Flender took three deep drags from his old pipe; his head was aching now.
The neighboring academy was causing trouble every day, either beating his students or stealing his students.
"Idiots, a bunch of idiots!"
"You're so reckless in your actions! Who told you to bully Zhu Zhuqing? Who came up with that terrible idea?!"
"It was Fatty!"
"Ma Hongjun, you good-for-nothing who can't accomplish anything but ruin everything, it's just like you."
"The academy is already short on people. We've recruited three new students, making a total of six Spirit Masters. If we find one more support type, that should be enough.
Now, a agility-attack system Spirit Master has run off again. Tell me, are you still going to participate in this year's Spirit Master Elite Tournament?"
"It's Boss Dai who wanted to keep his fiancée, which is reasonable, right? Moreover, isn't our motto 'not daring to cause trouble is mediocrity'? If you don't even dare to act on your own fiancée, wouldn't that be utterly cowardly…"
Ma Hongjun retorted stubbornly.
"Not daring to cause trouble is mediocrity, what's the next line? Cause trouble if you can handle it, but if you can't, just stay put! You're always causing me trouble!"
"Dean, I started this matter. Before the Spirit Master Tournament begins, if the academy hasn't recruited anyone satisfactory, I will find an agility-attack system Spirit Master to substitute."
At this moment, Dai Mubai spoke.
"I only have one request: the teacher from Peach Blossom Spring Academy is too arrogant. Dean, please go beat him up for me to let off some steam. I'm willing to donate two thousand gold coins to the academy to improve its environment."
Hearing two thousand gold coins, Flender's eyes lit up, and he was somewhat tempted.
However, he then remembered the day Su Ran rushed into Shrek Academy and, with a Peach Blossom Branch, beat Zhao Wuji until he was crawling on the ground. Hiss…
He swallowed hard:
"Mubai, it's not that I'm lecturing you, but you need to rein in your temper. Peach Blossom Spring Academy is our neighbor, and everyone should be friendly. That Teacher Su Ran is a teacher after all, and you should show him some respect. Don't always talk about fighting and killing; it's bad to hurt relations."
"However, you were the one who made her leave, so you still have to fill the recruitment slot."
"What? Not only will you not stand up for me, but you also want me to recruit people???"
"This is truly like an old grandma wiping her butt—an eye-opener! When did the Dean become so friendly? Not even making money?"
Oscar was greatly enlightened. He knew that whenever they encountered trouble in Soto City before, Flender would be even more excited than them, eager to extort a huge sum of money.
Upon hearing this, Dai Mubai's eyes went dark. He understood; Flender was chickening out, not wanting to get involved, telling him to endure it, and also freeloading his labor.
"Third Brother, what is the Spirit Master Tournament?"
Xiao Wu pouted beside him and asked Tang San.
"I heard Teacher mention it. The Spirit Master Tournament the Dean is talking about should be the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament. The Elite Spirit Master Tournament is initiated and hosted by the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires' imperial families, with Spirit Hall as a co-organizer. It's the largest Spirit tournament in the Spirit Master's world, not only offering generous rewards but also representing the glory of a Spirit Master."
Tang San thought for a moment, understood something, and explained to Xiao Wu:
"Shrek only recruits monsters, students with good talent. I think the academy also wants to form a team that can shine in the Spirit Master Tournament. This is probably one of the reasons Teacher wants us to study at Shrek."
"Little San is very smart, and what he said is correct. Our Shrek must participate in this Spirit Master Tournament, and we must win the championship!"
"So, from now on, all you little rascals, Cultivate well and improve your strength. Coincidentally, Little Ao's spirit power is about to reach level thirty. In a while, you'll go to Star Dou Great Forest together to practice. Don't just think about men's affairs every day and occasionally go provoke trouble at Peach Blossom Spring Academy."
"You can't even beat them, isn't that shameful? When you have the strength to defeat those three students from Peach Blossom Spring Academy, that will be the time for our Shrek to assert its power. What can't we make Peach Blossom Spring Academy do then?"
Flender said indifferently.
These brats, I can't lead them!
Do you think I don't want to teach that kid Su Ran a lesson?
He wears that broken mask every day, pretending to be a master.
Damn it, I can't beat him.
You don't even know how terrifying his Nine Luminaries Peach Blossom Sword is.
Even Zhao Wuji's terrifying defense was beaten until he was crawling on the ground…