Chapter 129: Replacing Dai Mubai
Soto City, Shrek Academy, in front of a dilapidated wooden archway.
"Mu Bai—are you really going to drop out of school?" Flander looked at the dejected Dai Mubai, appearing extremely reluctant to let him go.
This was his sugar daddy. If he ran out of money to run the academy he could still bleed Dai Mubai dry.
Behind Flander Ma Hongjun wore a look of guilt—feeling very reluctant to see Dai Mubai leave.
There was no other reason than that Dai Mubai would occasionally take him to the city for a nice meal—so he wouldn't have to spend all his time with his village girl girlfriend.
"Boss Dai—I'm sorry. I acted impulsively last time and caused trouble for everyone!" Ma Hongjun tried to persuade Dai Mubai to stay.
He thought that he had provoked Ning Rongrong—which led to the three of them being beaten and assaulted—and even Zhao Wuji disappearing without a trace—which made Dai Mubai want to drop out of school.
Dai Mubai waved his hand. "It's all in the past—and that incident wasn't your fault. I never expected her identity to be so complicated."
"I left because of family matters. Even if I stayed here it would only be self-deception."
Dai Mubai sighed. He hid here because he didn't want to face Davis and wanted to enjoy Davis's 25th birthday.
Unexpectedly he suffered two setbacks here—and he was much happier in Star Luo City.
In Star Luo City as long as he had enough shamelessness he could continue to live a carefree life right under the noses of Davis and his father.
However in Soto City his life was in danger. Once Zhu Zhuqing came to break off the engagement—and another time he provoked Ning Rongrong and was retaliated against.
He was beaten black and blue both times.
He'd figured it out now; rather than enjoying himself here he'd rather go back.
"Mu Bai—no matter what difficulties you face Shrek Academy has a place for you—and the teachers are willing to support you!" Flander said.
Flander was a Soul Sage; he certainly wouldn't be so polite to ordinary students.
If anyone dared to drop out of his program he would not let it go easily—but that person was Dai Mubai—his big sugar daddy.
Flander's bottom line could be quite flexible in order to keep the academy running.
"Dean—thank you for your guidance over the past three years!"
Dai Mubai sighed silently—thinking to himself that it would be nice if there was no pressure from the struggle for the throne. He still really liked this place.
Just then Oscar spoke up. "Dean—I want to drop out too!"
He joined Shrek Academy because Shrek Academy had a Soul Sage of the Food Department who could answer his questions about cultivation.
But after the last incident he felt that Shrek Academy was nothing special—and Shao Xin's help to him was ultimately limited.
So he wanted to go to Heaven Dou City or Star Luo City to see the academies there. With his innate full soul power—how could he not find a good place to go?
"What? You're dropping out of school too?" Flander was speechless.
"Oscar—you should think this through. There are no Soul Sages with Food spirits who can teach you anywhere else."
"If you're willing to stay here and continue studying—I can persuade Teacher Shao to accept you as his personal disciple! What do you think?"
He glanced at Dai Mubai; now that Dai Mubai had set this bad precedent—he couldn't very well try to stop him.
"Dean—I've thought it through!" Oscar said firmly.
This was his place of sorrow; he felt that if he cultivated here he would always remember that painful night.
Flander sighed. "Fine—I'll give you three more days. Give me your answer in three days!"
"If you still hold this view by then—I will agree to your withdrawal from school!"
Flander's idea was to stall for time until Dai Mubai left—then he would have plenty of ways to make Oscar suffer.
Want to drop out? Sure—but you'll have to pay the tuition subsidies for the past two years.
However with so many Soul Sages' teachings—10,000 gold soul coins isn't much—is it?
If Dai Mubai's identity weren't extraordinary—he wouldn't have so easily made Dai Mubai drop out of school.
If Shrek Academy were so quick to expel them—then those students who failed to hunt spirit beasts wouldn't have died.
He didn't even have a systematic teaching method. The only way he could keep the academy running was through deception—fraud—coercion—and bribery.
Ma Hongjun opened his mouth—wanting to say something—but in the end he didn't say anything.
He couldn't drop out of school because he had been adopted by Flander after he awakened his spirit.
Flander was like a foster father and teacher to him—and he never considered dropping out of school.
"Dean—I'll be going now. I hope we'll meet again!" Dai Mubai said goodbye and left with his guards.
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A small town on the border between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire.
Qi Tian and Zhu Zhuqing stood in the shadows—watching Dai Mubai enter a brothel and have his guards stand outside.
"Pah! A leopard can't change its spots!" Zhu Zhuqing muttered under her breath.
The two had followed Dai Mubai's group from Soto City all the way here—and discovered that he would try his luck with the women in every small town he passed through.
Moreover he was extremely cautious—always having guards stand watch outside—as if afraid of running into a brick wall again.
"Zhu Qing—don't be angry. You have nothing to do with him anymore! There's no need to make yourself angry!" Qi Tian said.
Upon hearing this Zhu Zhuqing—fearing that Qi Tian might misunderstand that she still harboured feelings for Dai Mubai—quickly explained:
"Qi Tian—I'm not angry—I just can't stand his behaviour!"
She was helpless. The education she received from childhood made it difficult for her to change her mindset. Seeing her former fiancé so depraved—she couldn't bear to watch.
Fortunately she met Qi Tian when she was ten years old; otherwise her reliance on the Dai family's ideology would probably have been even more deeply ingrained.
If they then cultivated the Spirit Fusion Technique and became dominated by the White Tiger spirit—they—as members of the Zhu family—would be unable to escape its influence.
"Alright—I'm ready to get started. Wait for me here!" Qi Tian said.
He used his soul skill to transform himself into Dai Mubai's appearance—just as Qian Renxue disguised herself as Xue Qinghe.
With the support of his powerful spiritual strength—even a Titled Douluo would find it difficult to see through his abnormality.
"Zhuqing—do I look like him?" Qi Tian asked.
Zhu Zhuqing frowned—feeling unaccustomed to Qi Tian's behaviour and sensing something was off. Nevertheless she still examined Qi Tian.
"You need to act even more dejected—but your eyes should be shining when you look at women—yes—that's it!"
Zhu Zhuqing felt nauseous and nudged Qi Tian—urging him to hurry up and do it.
Qi Tian concealed his presence and slipped into Dai Mubai's room.
With his current cultivation level Dai Mubai and his guards were able to spot him easily.
After all Dai Mubai—a prince who had been basically abandoned—had a guard team whose soul power level was quite average.
While still struggling and tormenting the person beneath him Dai Mubai suddenly felt a chill down his spine. Before he could turn around he lost consciousness.
"This spiritual attack spirit bone skill is not bad!" Qi Tian thought to himself.
This skill was incredibly useful for easily defeating low-level noobs like Dai Mubai.
There were also Spirit Masters from Spirit Hall outside to provide backup. They would handle the aftermath and bring Dai Mubai back to Spirit Hall.
He might face the same treatment as Tang Hao.
After taking Dai Mubai's soul tool Qi Tian left the room and rejoined his guards.
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