A year later, Ye Fan, Xiao Wu, and Tang San successfully graduated from Noting Academy.
Originally, with their talent, Noting Academy was prepared to recommend them directly to an intermediate Spirit Master academy.
Several famous academies had even sent invitations,
but all were rejected one by one.
Yu Xiaogang instructed Tang San to reject all invitations and apply to an academy called Shrek Academy, located south of Soto City.
Ye Fan was also heading to Shrek Academy, naturally to follow the main storyline and obtain rewards.
As for Xiao Wu, she stubbornly insisted on following Ye Fan.
Constantly calling him "Fan Ge, Fan Ge,"
she followed Ye Fan wherever he went.
Helpless, Ye Fan could only agree to bring her along.
The three embarked on their journey to Shrek Academy together.
Shrek Academy was in Soto City.
Soto City was a large city,
a fact evident from its Spirit Hall configuration, which was a third-tier Spirit Main Hall.
It was just past noon, and the sun was scorching.
Three young people entered Soto City through its west gate.
They all appeared to be in their teens, carrying no luggage, two males and one female.
The girl on the left had a long scorpion braid that naturally fell to her calves.
A pink top tightly hugged her slender waist,
and her long legs were covered by loose white trousers.
With perfect golden proportions, she had an excellent figure.
The man in the middle had a slightly parted, broken fringe hairstyle that covered his eyebrows.
He wore a simple pink T-shirt and black capri pants.
His two muscular calves were exposed, indicating he exercised frequently.
Paired with white sneakers, his athletic vibe was maximized.
The man on the right wore a blue uniform with a gem-studded belt around his waist.
These three were none other than Xiao Wu, Ye Fan, and Tang San, who had traveled from Nuoding City.
"We're finally in Soto City,"
Xiao Wu finally let out a long sigh of relief.
"I'm exhausted."
"Fan Ge, why are you coming to this Shrek Academy? Those intermediate Spirit Master academies said they would recruit us unconditionally, and even offered scholarships."
Ye Fan glanced at her indifferently.
"Go if you want to go,"
"I'm not stopping you. It seems you can still change your mind now."
"No, no,"
Xiao Wu waved her hands repeatedly. "I'm not going. I just said that casually."
She quickly changed the subject. "By the way, why did that Grandmaster ask Tang San to come to this Shrek Academy?"
Xiao Wu turned to look at Tang San.
Tang San shook his head, he wasn't sure,
but he knew his wife must be doing it for his own good.
When they left the academy, Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that
he needed to go to the imperial capital and would then come back to find them.
Xiao Wu looked around Soto City for fun places.
"Anyway, there are still two days until Shrek Academy's registration deadline,"
"I have to have a good time here,"
"and buy a few more pretty clothes."
"Once we're at the academy, we'll have to start cultivating diligently again."
Xiao Wu's nature was to be quite playful.
Tang San said, "Let's find a place to stay first."
Xiao Wu immediately gave Tang San a glare. "We just arrived, what's the rush?"
Ye Fan spoke up,
"Let's grab a quick meal, then find a place to rest."
Hearing Ye Fan's words, Xiao Wu immediately nodded in agreement.
"Fan Ge is right, we should rest first. I'm exhausted."
Tang San: ???
"No, why the double standard?"
"How come when I say find a place to stay first, it's not okay, but when Ye Fan says it, it is?"
So many years had passed, and Tang San was still thinking about Xiao Wu.
He had a vague feeling that Xiao Wu should be his.
A purely overconfident San.
Xiao Wu glared at him.
"Fan Ge said to eat first, and that was after careful consideration. You just blurted it out without thinking. Can that be the same?"
Soto City was much larger than Nuoding City, and naturally much livelier.
Soldiers patrolled the streets everywhere,
and a bustling crowd moved continuously.
The three of them first ate something simple, then looked for a place to stay.
Before long, Xiao Wu discovered a very unique hotel.
The hotel was three stories high, and although its scale didn't seem too large,
its exterior decoration was entirely rose-red.
The architectural style of the entire hotel resembled a giant rose,
easily giving people a refreshing feeling.
"Rose Hotel, Fan Ge, this place is so beautiful! Let's stay here."
Xiao Wu pointed to the Rose Hotel.
Ye Fan recalled that it was here that Dai Mubai first appeared.
He wondered if he would coincidentally meet Dai Mubai today.
If he did, he wouldn't believe it wasn't arranged by the heavens.
"Okay,"
Ye Fan agreed, and the two slowly walked into the Rose Hotel.
Tang San could only follow.
Upon entering the Rose Hotel,
the first sensation was a waft of rose fragrance.
The refreshing scent carried a special feeling,
making one feel relaxed and comfortable.
It was clearly a hotel for couples.
The hotel's interior decoration only used three colors: white, silver, and rose red.
The warm, unique, and elegant environment easily gave a good impression.
Xiao Wu glanced at Tang San and said to the front desk,
"Two rooms, please."
The front desk attendant paused.
He looked at the three of them and slowly said,
"I'm sorry, we only have one room left."
Ye Fan was immediately stunned and tentatively asked,
"Red Ocean?"
The front desk attendant was surprised.
"How do you know, young master?"
"Yes, only the Red Ocean room is left."
"Our rooms are all very spacious, fully equipped,"
"more than enough for three people, and there's even a second bedroom, so it won't affect the other two at all."
Xiao Wu immediately nodded with satisfaction.
"One room is fine then,"
"Anyway, we all shared a dorm back at the academy,"
"this is much better."
"Then Fan Ge and I will take the master bedroom, and Tang San, you can take the second bedroom."
Tang San: ???
"No, shouldn't we two boys be staying together?"
"Don't you know what 'men and women should not touch each other' means?"
Xiao Wu gave Tang San a glare.
"Fan Ge and I have been together for so long, what do you mean 'men and women should not touch each other'?"
"Of course Fan Ge and I are staying together. I can't sleep without hugging Fan Ge."
Ye Fan also, for once, nodded in deep agreement at this moment.
However, it wasn't because he agreed with Xiao Wu's words,
but because he didn't dare to sleep with Tang San.
He was genuinely afraid of losing his integrity.
Tang San? Yu Xiaogang?
Those two,
one was scarier than the other.
However, Ye Fan didn't want to check in here.
This Red Ocean was completely Dai Mubai's battlefield.
Just thinking about it made him unbearable.
Just as Ye Fan was about to say they should leave and find another place,
Xiao Wu directly told the front desk attendant,
"Give me this room."
"Wait a moment!"
A sudden voice interrupted them,
"I think this room should belong to me."