"I'm Ye Zhiqiu, head of the Foreign Affairs Department of Canghui Academy. May I ask, which sect are you from?"
Ye Zhiqiu looked at Su Xiaoqi before him. The earlier minor skirmish he could overlook, but now that his student had been beaten to the point of vomiting blood, the situation had completely changed.
"Alright, asking these pointless questions doesn't matter much. If you want to save face, let's settle it outside. Don't disturb other people's meals here or affect the shopkeeper's business."
After saying that, Su Xiaoqi walked toward the door. He couldn't be bothered to waste words with the man—if they were going to fight anyway, might as well get straight to it.
"You!"
Su Xiaoqi's attitude made Ye Zhiqiu feel belittled. Enraged, he gave a cold snort and followed him outside.
Originally, he only meant to intimidate the other side. As long as the boy would apologize and show some submission, the matter could end there.
After all, the group's displayed strength wasn't ordinary; he guessed they might belong to some major faction.
The shop owner was secretly grateful to Su Xiaoqi and his companions—if they really started fighting inside his restaurant, the place would be finished for the night.
Dai Mubai looked at Zhu Zhuqing and smiled. "Zhuqing, if there's a fight later, the few of us will help Su Xiaoqi."
As she passed him, Zhu Zhuqing said coldly, "Dai Mubai, put away your filthy thoughts. Don't pretend to be kind here—it makes me want to vomit."
After Zhu Zhuqing walked outside, Ma Hongjun came to Dai Mubai's side and whispered, "Boss Dai, are we really going to help? I haven't even eaten yet."
Dai Mubai looked toward Tang San. "Tang San, what do you think?"
Tang San thought for a moment. "Let's go take a look. Even though this is Su Xiaoqi's fault, he's still someone who came out of Shrek Academy with us. Besides, Teacher Zhao should be there watching."
Dai Mubai smiled. "That's what I was thinking too. We can't really just watch him die, right?"
In truth, Dai Mubai had already planned—once Su Xiaoqi was beaten half to death, he'd pretend to step in and 'save' him. That way, no one could fault him, and people would even say he was magnanimous.
Outside the inn, Su Xiaoqi stretched his arms and legs, then looked at Ye Zhiqiu. "Let's start."
Ye Zhiqiu snorted coldly. "Boy, since you're so ignorant, I'll educate you on behalf of your elders."
**"Xuan Turtle, Possession!"**
As his words fell, one white, two yellow, and two purple—five spirit rings—appeared at his feet. This scene was just in time for the others who had come out a moment later to see.
"I didn't expect him to be a Spirit King!"
Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Xiao Wu were all shocked. The next moment, Dai Mubai began gloating inwardly—he didn't believe Su Xiaoqi could beat a Spirit King who had already activated his martial spirit.
Up to now, he was still convinced that Su Xiaoqi's ability to hold out against Zhao Wuji on enrollment day, and to knock him (Dai) flying with one punch, was purely due to luck and Dai's own carelessness.
However, what happened next left Dai Mubai and the four beside him utterly dumbfounded—they couldn't believe their eyes.
"This is impossible—it can't be real!"
"Wasn't he just an ordinary person? How can he be this strong?"
"Third Brother, since when could ordinary people utterly thrash a Spirit King? I must be dreaming!"
Even Zhao Wuji, watching from the shadows, was shocked. The strength Su Xiaoqi was showing now was completely different from when they fought on the first day of school—it was like he'd become a different person entirely.
*Who exactly is this kid?!*
*Looks like I'll need to have a word with Mubai later.*
At first, Zhao Wuji had been fooled by Dai Mubai's act, but after the incident with Canghui Academy, he could already see what Mubai was scheming.
Meanwhile, after a few exchanges, Su Xiaoqi was already bored—Ye Zhiqiu was too low-yield of an 'experience bag' to be worth his time.
That turtle martial spirit of his only let him stand there as a punching bag, and his few attack spirit skills seemed slow as molasses in Su Xiaoqi's eyes—this was even while wearing weighted gear.
One punch sent Ye Zhiqiu flying. Su Xiaoqi turned to Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong. "Boring. Let's go back to the hotel."
"Alright." Zhu Zhuqing smiled and nodded. Ning Rongrong asked, "You're just letting that turtle go?"
Su Xiaoqi gave her an exasperated look. "What else should I do? I have no grudge against him—he was just misled by some idiot."
He didn't lower his voice. Hearing this, Dai Mubai's expression grew uglier than ever, but he said nothing.
Just then, Zhao Wuji's voice sounded from nearby. "It's late—why aren't you resting? Go to bed, all of you."
Su Xiaoqi gave Zhao Wuji a glance, then walked back into the hotel.
That night, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong shared a room, while Su Xiaoqi had one to himself. Bored, he started chatting in the group.
Nami and Lu Linglong were discussing the plots of their respective worlds, Sakata Gintoki occasionally popping in to mess around, while the others stayed silent.
**\[Su Xiaoqi]: @Nami, you've got quite a lot of points now—want to try the lottery?**
**\[Nami]: Don't try to trick me. You've got way more points than me—why don't you go draw?**
**\[Su Xiaoqi]: My points are all stored with Zhuqing. Besides, I have a feeling you'll get something good today.**
**\[Lu Linglong]: So jealous of you people with lots of points. I need to work harder.**
**\[Su Xiaoqi]: Linglong, getting points isn't hard. Your world has tons of cultivation techniques—sell a few in the store and you'll have points.**
**\[Lu Linglong]: Easy for you to say! You think I haven't tried? Last time I tried to steal my grandpa's Heaven-Penetrating Talisman, I almost got beaten to death.**
**\[Su Xiaoqi]: Uh… can you stop always trying to fleece your grandpa? You could get them from that old flame of yours, or even other sects' techniques.**
**\[Lu Linglong]: What old flame? Zhang Chulan and I are just friends—and that guy's shrewd as hell, not easy to deal with.**
**\[Su Xiaoqi]: You could try seducing him—he totally falls for that.**
**\[Sakata Gintoki]: Dame! Gin-san disagrees—Linglong-chan can't use such despicable tactics!**
**\[Su Xiaoqi]: Then should she seduce you?**
**\[Sakata Gintoki]: That's fine—Gin-san gives both thumbs (and eggs) up for this idea.**
**\[Lu Linglong]: @Su Xiaoqi, first you mess with Nami, now you're coming for me? I'll have you know, I've seen the world—push me too far and you'll regret it. *Tsundere.jpg***
**\[System prompt]: Congratulations to Nami for obtaining a Misaka Mikoto-style Railgun Ability Card.**
**\[System prompt]: Congratulations to Nami for obtaining a Satou Kazuma-style Panty-Stealing Skill Card.**
**\[System prompt]: Congratulations to Nami for obtaining a Gravity Room.**
**\[System prompt]: Congratulations to Nami for obtaining a 30,000-year Custom Attribute Spirit Ring.**
**\[System prompt]: Congratulations to Nami for obtaining a Chakra Refinement Card.**
**\[System prompt]: Congratulations to Nami for obtaining 666 points.**
**\[System prompt]: Congratulations to Nami for obtaining…**
**\[Su Xiaoqi]: Damn, this is insane.**
**\[Su Xiaoqi]: Goddess Nami, I think there might have been some small misunderstandings between us. Shall we talk sometime?**
\[Sakata Gintoki]: Nami-chan, could you give Gin-san that panty-stealing god-skill? Gin-san's willing to trade you his most treasured possession of decades.