The seven quickly set off outside the Academy in their established formation.
Zhao Wuji merely watched coldly from the side, not joining their group.
He simply followed the seven students out of the Academy from a short distance.
There were no carriages here; as soon as they left the Academy, everyone started running.
Not long after they began their journey,
the students started to understand the importance of the second lesson Flender had given them yesterday.
Thanks to yesterday's experience and Flender's reprimand,
they could now barely manage to eat the Big Recovery Sausage.
As they continued their journey, everyone's stamina was constantly being depleted.
But with Oscar's Sausage as a resupply,
their stamina could be replenished.
However, throughout the journey, Ning Rongrong neither refused Oscar's Sausage nor used her Spirit, subtly, it seemed, isolating herself from the entire small group.
With the assistance of Oscar's Sausage, in just one day,
as night fell,
the Shrek Academy group had already traveled over 400 kilometers and was very close to the Star Dou Great Forest.
Seeing that they couldn't reach their destination today, Zhao Wuji gave the order to rest.
Because they had just arrived at a small town,
it would be hard to say if there would be any supplies if they continued further.
The town was roughly three times the size of the village where Shrek Academy was located.
Aside from not having city walls, it was actually like a small city, with shops lining the streets, all kinds of stores imaginable,
and everything sold was related to Spirit Masters. This was the principle of 'living off the mountain when near a mountain, and living off the water when near water.'
At this moment, Zhao Wuji pointed to a seemingly ordinary hotel ahead.
"We'll stay here. Rest for one night, and depart tomorrow morning. You'll cover the cost of lodging and food yourselves."
Shrek Academy was not wealthy to begin with.
People like Zhao Wuji and Flender had no income, and their financial situation was not good at all. These students, on the other hand, all received subsidies from Spirit Hall, and lived quite well.
The hotel was a two-story building; the ground floor lobby was a simple restaurant, and the second floor was for lodging.
Zhao Wuji got a single room for himself and went straight upstairs.
Ma Hongjun shouted,
"I haven't had anything good to eat for two days straight, I need to replenish my nutrition."
"If I don't eat something good, I won't have any energy."
His words received unanimous support from everyone, perfectly expressing their sentiments, even Zhu Zhuqing nodded in agreement.
Dai Mubai grandly announced,
"This meal is on me, consider it a welcoming feast for my junior brothers and sisters."
Ma Hongjun's two small eyes blinked continuously.
"Haha, I was waiting for you to say that! Then I'll order well!"
Soon, Ma Hongjun finished ordering the dishes.
Although the seven people sat around one table, the atmosphere was not harmonious.
Zhu Zhuqing had a cold expression, Ning Rongrong was thinking about something with her head down,
while Ye Fan's eyes were slightly closed, never forgetting to cultivate, wishing he could use one day as forty-eight hours.
Fortunately, Ma Hongjun was there to crack jokes, preventing the atmosphere from becoming too stiff.
Suddenly,
seven or eight young men and women wearing moon-white Spirit Master robes walked in from outside.
Their leader appeared to be a middle-aged man of about forty.
Each person had a cyan circular mark on their left shoulder, with two characters of the same color, 'Canghui,' embroidered within the circle.
From their attire, it was clear that these people were all Spirit Masters.
Ye Fan and his group were dressed casually, looking no different from ordinary people, but these people were much more flamboyant.
When the Canghui Academy group came out in their uniforms,
the restaurant owner quickly greeted them, bowing and scraping with extreme politeness,
making one wonder if their own father had arrived.
Ma Hongjun stared intently at the only girl among them, his evil fire instantly rising.
"That chick from Canghui Academy is really good-looking. It would be comfortable to have her tonight."
Dai Mubai curled his lips.
"It's just a small Canghui Academy, why are they so arrogant?"
His voice was not quiet, nor did he restrain it; instead, he seemed to be deliberately provoking trouble.
Oscar was very close to Ye Fan. He whispered,
"Ye Fan, let me tell you a rule of our Academy:"
"Those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre."
"Boss Dai and Fatty are actively looking for trouble."
Ye Fan nodded but did not speak.
In his opinion, this was completely idiotic behavior.
Neither Ma Hongjun nor Dai Mubai had deliberately lowered their voices. Spirit Masters' hearing was naturally better than that of normal people.
Despite the slight noise in the restaurant,
the middle-aged man among the eight cast his gaze over, frowning slightly.
When he saw that the Shrek Academy table was just a group of children, his expression immediately became even uglier.
The eight people from Canghui Academy had also sat down by now, two tables away from Shrek's group.
The middle-aged man, clearly a teacher, whispered a few words into a young man's ear.
Soon, that young man stood up from his seat and walked towards Ye Fan's table.
His path was directly towards Dai Mubai.
A hint of disdain showed in Dai Mubai's evil eyes; arrogant as he was, he didn't even give the other party a direct look.
At this moment, the waiter happened to serve the first dish to their table.
The young man from Canghui Academy suddenly sped up,
and amidst the waiter's cry of surprise, he bumped directly into the waiter.
The dish was about to fall onto Dai Mubai's head.
Dai Mubai's chair scraped backward, and the dish clattered to the floor.
"My apologies."
The student from Canghui Academy smiled and quickly retreated to his seat.
"I've been walking all day, it's time to stretch my legs."
Dai Mubai suddenly smiled.
Now he finally had a reason to act.
He stood up with a swish and walked directly towards the Canghui Academy student.
Ma Hongjun and Oscar also looked forward to it at this moment.
"There's a good show to watch."
[Dai Mubai is preparing to give the people from Canghui Academy a small lesson.]
Ye Fan also made a slight modification here.
Presumably, this commotion would pass, Dai Mubai was very concerned about his reputation, and after doing such a thing, there would probably be no follow-up.
Don't disturb his cultivation.
At this moment, the waiter happened to serve the first dish to their table.
Dai Mubai suddenly sped up.
The events that transpired between the two parties were identical.
The students of Canghui Academy naturally knew that trouble was coming.
Amidst the waiter's cry of surprise,
the closest student from Canghui Academy made the exact same movement as Dai Mubai,
pushing back with his foot,
his chair scraping backward with a 'squeak,'
he even took an extra plate, preparing to catch it.
But the dish he expected to fall to the ground did not happen.