Chapter 106: Being Handsome Is Also a Crime
Zu Zong and Xiao Wu spent a tender moment together before returning to Zu Zong's courtyard.
He had thought Xiao Wu would cling to him the entire night. Zu Zong did not mind and had planned to call Zhu Zhuqing the next day to distribute the immortal herbs and at the same time make his relationship with Xiao Wu public. After all, fairness had to be maintained.
Yet things turned out differently.
When Xiao Wu heard him mention that Ning Rongrong had asked Sword Douluo to save him, and that Shrek might have joined Blue Tyrant Academy in Heaven Dou City, she immediately understood.
For the first time, Xiao Wu drove Zu Zong out of her room.
Her reasoning was: although she hated sharing Zu Zong with another woman, Zhu Zhuqing had traveled so far for him, and their relationship had been confirmed even earlier than her own.
So for tonight, she would let Zu Zong go and allow him to reassure Zhu Zhuqing in person.
Looking at the darkened night sky, Zu Zong gave a bitter smile. Fortunately, Heaven Dou City had no curfew, or else entering would have been troublesome.
Arriving at the city gate, Zu Zong glanced at the notices. The recruitment notice for Blue Tyrant Academy had already been removed two months ago. He thought to himself, "It seems Blue Tyrant Academy has already been renamed Shrek Academy."
Following the address from memory and asking several passersby along the way, Zu Zong quickly reached his destination—Blue Tyrant Academy. Or rather, Shrek Academy now.
Before him stood a ten-meter-high marble gatehouse. The former words "Blue Tyrant Advanced Spirit Master Academy" had been removed, replaced with nine golden characters: Shrek Advanced Spirit Master Academy.
Seeing the change, Zu Zong smiled. "Fate truly is a wondrous thing."
At the entrance, Zu Zong approached the guard post.
"You don't look like an academy student?" The guard was a middle-aged man of about forty. He had worked here long before the name change and remembered nearly every student, including the newly arrived "Shrek Seven Devils."
Zu Zong nodded. He had no interest in playing the clichéd arrogance game, especially since the guard's attitude was respectful, not dismissive.
Zu Zong said, "I am from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, here to find my girlfriend Zhu Zhuqing. She seems to have come here with your Dean Flender as a new student."
"Zhu Zhuqing, Dean Flender—" The guard frowned in thought, then his eyes lit up. "You mean the new Dean Flender?"
Zu Zong replied, "Yes. They came from Soto City. I believe Dean Flender also knows your former Dean Liu Erlong."
Hearing the details confirmed, the guard was convinced. "Alright, then register here."
He then called a nearby female student to guide Zu Zong inside.
Walking along the campus path, Zu Zong glanced at the girl walking beside him and smiled. "Then I'll trouble you, miss."
The female student was clearly shy. Though not a great beauty, she was delicate and pleasant-looking. Facing a young man as handsome as Zu Zong, her cheeks turned scarlet, and she seemed almost to steam with nervousness.
The shy girl stammered softly, "Y-you're welcome."
Zu Zong smiled faintly and said no more.
Before long, the two arrived at the entrance to the girls' dormitory.
The female student stopped and turned to Zu Zong.
"Very sorry, the girls' dormitory forbids male entry. Please wait here a moment. I know where the new female students live, I'll call Zhu Zhuqing down for you."
With that, the delicate-looking girl hurried through the dormitory doors.
Zu Zong smiled faintly and murmured, "Such a shy little girl."
A boy suddenly appearing beneath the girls' dorm naturally drew many eyes.
At this time, Zu Zong was still dressed in elegant black attire. At thirteen, he had grown taller than before, now over one meter seventy-five, nearly one meter eighty.
His blue-silver hair hung to his shoulders, his skin paler than half a year ago, and his features strikingly handsome. He faintly carried the shadow of the former Blue Silver Emperor. If Ah Yin had not died, standing beside him, others might mistake them for mother and son, or siblings.
Before long, the area around Zu Zong was crowded with girls from the academy.
Even with his calm nature, Zu Zong found it overwhelming. Back in Notting Academy, with Xiao Wu by his side, no girl dared approach him. At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, as part of the Emperor Team, no one dared either.
But here at Blue Tyrant—no, Shrek Academy—without Xiao Wu nearby and without the Emperor Team's status, the girls swarmed around him.
Zu Zong sighed inwardly, "Being handsome really is a nuisance."
Such commotion at the girls' dormitory drew the attention of other male students.
Sure enough, Tai Long, proud representative of the bachelor clique, arrived with his group of followers.
With his underlings in tow, the gathered girls parted to clear a path for him.
When Tai Long saw Zu Zong clearly, his eyes nearly popped out. What kind of freak was this? Even more handsome than that newcomer Dai Mubai or Oscar.
Still, no one had ever truly threatened his position as the academy's "most handsome." Dai Mubai was an effeminate type who supposedly preferred men. Oscar was only a food-type spirit master, no competition. And Tang San? Too ugly—hardly worthy to carry his shoes.
But now, a delicate pretty boy had arrived, adored by the girls. This directly threatened his "most handsome" title.
Light flashed in Tai Long's eyes as he growled, "Brat, I hear you've come here to make trouble at our academy?"
The tone alone revealed his intent. Any fool could hear he was here to pick a fight.
"What do you mean by that?" Zu Zong arched a brow, turning his gaze toward the speaker. Before him stood a burly youth, nearly one meter eighty, broad-shouldered and strong, his short reddish-brown hair bristling with vitality.
At first sight, Zu Zong could only think—this fool looks just like a gorilla.
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