As night fell, the prosperity of Heaven Dou City remained undiminished.
The bright moonlight scattered on the bluestone-paved streets, reflecting a faint silver glow.
spirit tool streetlights on both sides emitted a soft radiance, stretching the shadows of pedestrians long.
The shops along the street had not yet closed, their display windows showcasing various spirit tools, rare medicinal herbs, and exquisite ornaments, all shimmering with enticing luster under the lights.
Loud laughter emanated from the taverns.
Nobles rode in luxurious carriages, slowly passing by, with curtains slightly parted, revealing half of a reserved face.
Occasionally, patrolling city guards marched in formation, their armor gleaming with a cold metallic sheen in the moonlight.
Night market vendors hawked their wares, the aroma of roasted meat mingling with the sweet stickiness of sugar-coated chestnuts, drifting on the cool night breeze.
Children chased each other, laughing, clutching newly bought sugar figures in their hands.
Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai both hung their heads low, finding the sound of their laughter extremely grating.
Both of them had extremely grim expressions; the events of today made them almost wish they were dead.
"Boss Dai, are you sure they won't tell anyone?" Ma Hongjun asked.
"It's hard to say. After all, there are some nobles we can't do anything about," Dai Mubai said, shaking his head with a grim expression.
"We're doomed. In a few days, we'll be famous," Ma Hongjun rubbed the fat on his face. He didn't even have a girlfriend yet, and with this incident, he could forget about it.
"Sigh… who knew we'd be set up?" Dai Mubai said helplessly.
"But, Boss Dai, we clearly didn't see anyone, could it be those women?" Ma Hongjun frowned.
"It shouldn't be. Them… we've all had our fun with them, how could it be?" Dai Mubai shook his head slightly.
"What if they were paid?" Ma Hongjun asked.
Dai Mubai's expression stiffened, "This… it really might be possible."
These women inherently earned money with their bodies, so they basically had no morals, making this possibility very high.
"But we have no evidence, and besides, what's done is done, there's nothing we can do," Dai Mubai said.
Ma Hongjun gritted his teeth, "Boss Dai, we can't just let this go. Even if we're going to suffer later, we must take the whole person with us!"
Hearing this, Dai Mubai nodded heavily, his eyes gloomy, "That's right, we must take them with us!"
"Let's go, we'll go back and discuss who it could be!"
"Mm."
The two quickly returned to Thunder Academy. At this moment, few people were wandering outside Thunder Academy; most had already returned to their rooms to rest.
"Boss Dai, Fatty, you're just getting back now?" Tang San asked when he saw them.
Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun heard the groan behind them and both trembled, as if startled.
Dai Mubai turned around and gave an embarrassed smile, "Little San, we accidentally fell asleep, so we're only just getting back now."
"That's right, that's right," Ma Hongjun nodded.
"I see, then you two should get some good rest," Tang San nodded.
Although Tang San was not a bad person, he at least wouldn't go to such places with Dai Mubai and the others; women were not as fun as his Hidden Weapons.
Seeing Tang San leave, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun breathed a sigh of relief.
"If only we could tell Tang San, he's smarter, he'd definitely be able to guess who it is," Ma Hongjun muttered.
"Are you trying to die?! If others know about this, we'll lose face. As for the spread, we can just say it's fake. Whether it's true or not is up to others.
But if it comes out of our mouths, even if it's not true, it will become true," Dai Mubai reminded him.
"Understood, understood, I was just saying," Ma Hongjun quickly nodded.
He was the one who invited Boss Dai today, so if something happened, seventy percent of the blame was on him.
If he couldn't survive later, Boss Dai would definitely take him with him.
Ma Hongjun knew this clearly.
The two immediately went to Ma Hongjun's room.
"Let's first count our enemies in Heaven Dou Empire."
"Xiao Ze is one," Ma Hongjun said.
"That's right, Xiao Ze is one, but I don't think Xiao Ze would use such methods. Besides, with so many women around Xiao Ze, do you think he would come to Yi Hong Courtyard?" Dai Mubai asked.
"Hard to say, as the saying goes, home flowers are not as fragrant as wild flowers," Ma Hongjun shook his head.
Dai Mubai's mouth twitched, "He has five beauties at home, is he out of his mind to still come out?" Dai Mubai truly couldn't understand what Ma Hongjun was thinking.
If he had those five beauties at home, he wouldn't even step out the door.
"Hehe… next, next," Ma Hongjun felt that the possibility was indeed very low.
Besides, Xiao Ze shouldn't be that low-class, right?
Before, it was always a direct confrontation; such a petty act shouldn't be his doing.
"Next is Yu Tiankuang. After I defeated Yu Tiankuang, he has always been unconvinced by me," Dai Mubai frowned.
"But I feel like Yu Tiankuang is just a battle maniac, someone a bit simple-minded. Does he have the brains for this?" Ma Hongjun asked.
"This… it seems he really doesn't," Dai Mubai had to fight Yu Tiankuang every day these past few days. Although he was constantly defeated but kept fighting, he didn't seem to have any malicious intentions.
He was even a bit… naive?
However, Yu Tiankuang's probability was still higher than Xiao Ze's.
"Next should be Yu Liuli."
Hearing that name, Ma Hongjun gave an embarrassed smile.
Their Shrek originally didn't have that many problems with Thunder Academy.
It was only after he flirted with Yu Liuli that all the problems erupted, and this period had been particularly difficult.
It even prevented Zhu Lin and him from participating in the Soul Master Competition. Ma Hongjun truly regretted this matter, at least next time, he wouldn't flirt in front of others.
"Yu Liuli is a girl, she shouldn't do something like this, right?" Ma Hongjun asked, puzzled.
"Who knows? After all, you also know Yu Liuli is a rather… well, stubborn woman. It's hard to say what kind of things such a woman might do," Dai Mubai said.
"That's true. Right now, she's the prime suspect, but other people from Thunder Academy are also possible, after all, we are now enemies of Thunder Academy," Ma Hongjun nodded.
"You have the nerve to say that? If it weren't for you, how could we be in such a passive situation?" Dai Mubai said grumpily.
"Yes, it's my fault. I didn't expect such a big reaction. I used to use such methods in battles to provoke the opponent's emotions and easily win."
Hearing this, Dai Mubai looked disbelieving.
He had long seen through a person like Ma Hongjun; he was essentially someone whose brain was controlled by his libido, so he always messed up when it came to women.