Chapter 20: Reuniting with a Sister at Shrek Academy.
However, no matter how hard he tried, a three-ring Soul Master nearing level forty couldn't possibly outrun a six-ring Soul Emperor! Not to mention, this Soul Emperor was from Shrek Academy's inner court!
"Um, senior, is there some misunderstanding between us?" Xu Sanshi said to Ma Xiaotao with an awkward smile.
"What misunderstanding could there be? Since you say bullying the weak is reasonable, then today I'll try to be reasonable too!" Ma Xiaotao's lips curled into a wicked smile.
Her evil fire had been temporarily suppressed for some reason, and unless she used her full strength, it had no effect whatsoever.
She was also the kind of combative, tomboyish girl who hadn't dared to act before because of her evil fire, which had been pent up for her. Now that she had found a suitable punching bag, she naturally wouldn't let it go!
Originally, she was just bored, and her master wouldn't let her cultivate. So she thought she'd run out to find Ji Wuchang to play with. Who knew that as soon as she found Ji Wuchang, she discovered that he had been beaten to the point of vomiting blood by a sixth-year student from the outer court.
Who was Ma Xiaotao? A monster from Shrek Academy! Since that's the case, naturally, he'll inherit Shrek Academy's fine tradition of fiercely protecting their own!
As for Ji Wuchang, although their relationship isn't deep yet, he's still her newly adopted younger brother. This older sister had just said that anyone who mentioned her name could walk around the outer courtyard with impunity, and Xu Sanshi had slapped her across the face.
Therefore, being protective of her own, she had to teach him a lesson!
...
Seeing that Ma Xiaotao didn't seem to intend to let him off, Xu Sanshi's face darkened.
Although he wasn't a big shot, he at least had some backing.
An inner courtyard disciple bullying him so easily—from any perspective, he was in the right. Therefore, his backers had ample reason to stand up for him, so he had no reason to be afraid!
"Don't think that just because you're an inner courtyard disciple you can do whatever you want! This is the outer courtyard!" Xu Sanshi shouted.
However, he subconsciously overlooked the fact that all of this stemmed from him bullying a newcomer! And, as he said before…who does Ma Xiaotao think she is?
Even if Xu Sanshi wasn't wrong, if Ma Xiaotao wanted to teach him a lesson, how many people would dare to criticize her?
In Shrek Academy, strength reigns supreme. You're not as strong as me, so isn't it right for me to bully you?
After saying all that, she only had one purpose.
Giving Ji Wuchang a thought-provoking look, Ma Xiaotao didn't say anything more, but instead turned and left. However, as she left, she was carrying a silly child in her arms.
Ji Wuchang rubbed his nose. He could tell that Ma Xiaotao wanted to avenge him.
His strength hadn't fully recovered yet, and although he felt a little embarrassed, he couldn't help but sigh at the difference in connections within the inner courtyard!
A moment later, Ma Xiaotao and Xu Sanshi disappeared. Ji Wuchang could only feel smug.
Anyone who offended him, no matter who they were, would suffer!
However, he had no time to care about Xu Sanshi at the moment. Although he was slowly recovering after taking the healing medicine, his back still ached slightly.
More importantly, there was the blonde senior standing to the side watching him.
Ji Wuchang awkwardly rubbed his nose, inwardly groaning. The beautiful senior he had casually flirted with was actually Jiang Nannan.
"I'm sorry, senior, I was presumptuous just now. With your speed, you should have been able to run away long ago," Ji Wuchang said to Jiang Nannan.
"And senior Tang Ya, thank you for your help today too." He also thanked Tang Ya, who had just helped him.
"This isn't your fault, you don't need to blame yourself. I should be the one apologizing for dragging you into this." Jiang Nannan shook her head.
"You're something else, little cutie! You even dared to steal Xu Sanshi's girl, I admire you." Tang Ya said with a grin.
"I have nothing to do with that guy. He's always been the one shamelessly pestering me." Jiang Nannan shook her head.
"Call me Ji Wuchang! Don't call me 'little cutie,' it sounds weird." Ji Wuchang grinned at Tang Ya.
"Oh, okay, little Wuchang." Completely ignoring Ji Wuchang's annoyed look, Tang Ya waved to him. Walking up to Huo Yuhao, she said,
"Well then, Yuhao, I'll be going now."
"Okay, Teacher Xiaoya!" Huo Yuhao immediately replied.
"Don't be so serious, just remember to come on time tomorrow." Patting Huo Yuhao's shoulder and nodding to Wang Dong, Tang Ya also left.
Only Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Ji Wuchang, and Jiang Nannan remained. Seeing that Jiang Nannan seemed to have something else to say to Ji Wuchang, Huo Yuhao quickly interrupted Wang Dong, who was about to say something more.
"Well then, senior, Wang Dong and I have something to do, so we'll head back to the dorm first." Smiling at the two of them, Huo Yuhao forcefully pulled Wang Dong towards the dorm.
At this moment, only Jiang Nannan and Ji Wuchang remained. The onlookers had already run far away when Ma Xiaotao appeared.
"Um, senior, it's getting late, why don't we go back to the dorm first too?" The atmosphere was a bit awkward, and Ji Wuchang said with a forced smile.
"Are you really alright?" Jiang Nannan didn't move, but instead asked Ji Wuchang.
"Don't worry, I'm very strong!" Ji Wuchang pounded his chest, indicating that he was completely fine now!
If you ignored his trembling hands from the pain.
But how could that little movement escape Jiang Nannan's eyes?
Jiang Nannan sighed and said to Ji Wuchang very seriously:"You... will you recognize me as your older sister?"
"Huh?" Ji Wuchang was instantly dumbfounded.
"What 'huh'? I'm asking you to recognize me as your older sister!" Jiang Nannan's face flushed.
"But..." Ji Wuchang was utterly speechless. He'd only just entered Shrek Academy! And he already had to recognize a second older sister?
Although from a man's perspective, he should agree. From a status perspective, having one of the future Shrek Seven Devils as an older sister seemed to be very beneficial to him. But...he didn't want to be a younger brother!!!
A man who doesn't want to be an older brother isn't a good man!
"What? You don't want to? I'm doing this for your own good! Don't think you escaped today; you were lucky to run into an inner court senior! But you can't always run into such good luck, right?"
"If you recognize me as your older sister, you won't be targeted by that guy every day in the outer court. He's a shameless scoundrel!" Jiang Nannan gritted her teeth, looking at Ji Wuchang's unwilling face.
"It's not that I don't want to... it's just..."
Ji Wuchang was full of struggle. However, when he finally noticed that Jiang Nannan's face was getting darker and darker, he finally agreed decisively.
(Jiang Nannan: It's like someone begged you to acknowledge me!)
"My name is Jiang Nannan. If Xu Sanshi dares to bully you in the future, just say my name." After saying that, Jiang Nannan, her face flushed, slipped away.
She had to hurry away. This was the first time in her life that she had so hastily acknowledged a boy as her younger brother, and her face was so red that she was almost ashamed to show it!
In fact, she valued family very much, just like when she even... to save her mother,so you can imagine how much effort she put into making this decision.
Watching Jiang Nannan's departing figure, Ji Wuchang smiled helplessly:
"Really, so dramatic!"
...
"Huo Yuhao, what are you doing? Isn't Ji Wuchang still there?" Wang Dong was a little angry after being dragged back to his dormitory room by Huo Yuhao.
He wanted to see more gossip!
"It wasn't appropriate for us to stay there any longer. If you want to know what happened, just ask Ji Wuchang when he gets back! Whether he tells you or not is up to you!"
"I mean, can't you, a rich young master, read the room? Look, even Teacher Xiaoya didn't stay there. I reminded you, and you're still unhappy?" Huo Yuhao said, exasperated.
"Tch! I don't care!"
Wang Dong arrogantly raised his head.
"Yes, yes, you don't care. Go wash up and go to sleep, young master!" Huo Yuhao rolled his eyes at him and ignored him. He sat cross-legged on his bed and began his cultivation for the day.
Seeing that Huo Yuhao was no longer speaking, Wang Dong felt embarrassed to approach him. He could only climb into his bed in frustration.
Just as he was about to sleep, he remembered Huo Yuhao's cultivation fanatic efforts and Ji Wuchang's cultivation methods from last night. A sense of urgency instantly gripped Wang Dong's competitive heart.
"If you achieve first place in the entire grade in the first freshman assessment, we'll accept you into our Tang Sect." Tang Ya's words echoed in his mind, and Wang Dong suddenly rolled over.
He sat cross-legged on his soft bedding, took out the high-grade compensation from Shrek Academy, the Soul-Rising Pill, and gently bit it.
He sucked out the juice, then chewed the outer shell of the pill like candy before swallowing it. Then he began cultivating.
...
"Good evening, Grandpa." The gaze returned to Ji Wuchang. It was getting late, so Ji Wuchang quickly returned to the freshman dormitory.
"Little kid, I noticed your qi and blood are unstable. Are you injured?" Mu En glanced at Ji Wuchang and casually asked.
"Uh...yes, I got beaten up by a shameless senior." Ji Wuchang rubbed his nose.
"Couldn't win?" Mu En teased.
"If we had to fight, at my peak, my chances of winning would be 20/80. If I fought with all my might, it could be 50/50," Ji Wuchang said with a wry smile.
"The problem is I can barely use my soul power. If it weren't for the three senior sisters protecting me, I would have been badly injured today."
"Hehe, you've got good luck with women. You've only just entered Shrek Academy and you already have senior sisters protecting you," Mu En said.
"More than that~ I've also recognized two of them as my older sisters," Ji Wuchang said proudly.
"Sister Xiao Tao and Sister Nan Nan~ tsk tsk."
"Oh? You've recognized that girl Xiao Tao as your older sister?" A hint of surprise flashed in Mu En's eyes.
"What a lucky kid."
"Hehe, I'll feel embarrassed if you praise me like that~" Ji Wuchang grinned.
"So what are you planning to do now? Since you can't use your soul power, you can't cultivate like you did last night, right? Going to sleep?" Mu En asked.
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