Next Day.
Lin Fan was strolling casually.
Dawn broke.
The morning glow sprinkled down, like a pair of warm hands gently caressing one's cheek.
Looking around, Lin Fan confirmed that he was in a village.
However.
As he was about to leave, two figures entered his sight.
"Cuihua, if you want to break up with me, that's fine, but let's do it one more time. Otherwise, no way!"
A vulgar Fatty with a round face, small eyes, short hair, and two small mustaches on his lips grabbed the arm of an ordinary-looking girl and said.
Cuihua pleaded "No, no more. Just let me go. Are you even human?"
Heh?
Lin Fan found it somewhat amusing; such classic lines, coupled with this vulgar appearance, it had to be Shrek's most vulgar Ma Hongjun.
"Ma Hongjun, I beg you, let me go. I really can't take it anymore."
Cuihua was still struggling.
"Hehehe, struggle all you want. The more you struggle, the more excited I get."
Ma Hongjun grabbed Cuihua's arm and chuckled lewdly.
"Let her go."
Suddenly, a cold shout rang out, startling Ma Hongjun.
"Damn it, where did this kid come from, daring to ruin my good time?"
Ma Hongjun was instantly enraged, turning to look at Lin Fan with hostile eyes.
As he spoke, he had already released Cuihua "Acting heroically, saving the beauty, you still need to see if you have the strength."
The next moment, he shot towards Lin Fan like an arrow leaving the bow.
Soul power flowed on his fleshy fist. He was determined to make this guy who disturbed his good time pay the price.
However, Lin Fan's response was simple: He lightly flicked his index and middle fingers, accurately hitting Ma Hongjun's fist.
Ma Hongjun, on the other hand, felt an irresistible immense force on his fist, that directly sent him flying.
Bang!
Finally, Ma Hongjun fell about ten meters away.
Immediately after, he rolled over and quickly stood up.
But a stinging pain in his right hand distorted his face.
"It's probably broken..."
Ma Hongjun knew his current situation was very bad.
When he looked at Lin Fan again, his gaze changed. His eyes were filled with vigilance and shock.
He could be sure that the young man in front of him was definitely stronger than him, very likely an attack system Soul Elder like Boss Dai.
As for anything above Soul Elder, he hadn't considered it.
After all, the other party's age was there. How could he be a Soul Elder?
"Good, very good, excellent."
"Kid, if you've got guts, wait for me here."
Without waiting for Lin Fan's reply, he turned and ran.
Lin Fan: "..."
As expected of Flender's disciple, sometimes his head is quite sharp.
"Th-thank you."
At this moment, Cuihua said with a grateful expression.
"Its just a small matter."
Lin Fan replied, taking out a money bag from his space soul guide and tossing it over "Here are ten gold coins. Leave this village and find somewhere else to live."
Ten gold coins were enough for an ordinary person like Cuihua to live a stable life.
However, Cuihua shook her head "Sir, I don't want money. How about I follow you? I know a lot..."
Her words clearly hinted at something.
Huh? Lin Fan was startled, looking at Cuihua in disbelief.
You don't want money, but you want my life.
I saved you, so why are you repaying kindness with enmity?
What a sin!
"You should still take this money. From now on, we have no connection whatsoever."
"And don't say you know me."
As his voice faded, he had already disappeared from where he stood.
"I'm here, finally here!"
Ma Hongjun, panting heavily, came to the Shrek Academy.
"Fatty, what's wrong with you?"
At the academy entrance, Oscar, who had just finished training, came over to greet him. Dai Mubai followed behind.
"How many times did you do it yesterday? Your face is pale, your steps are unsteady, and your body is hollowed out? Come, eat my big Sausage to recover."
Oscar said, taking out a bright red big Sausage.
Ugh.
Ma Hongjun felt a wave of disgust "Don't disgust me anymore."
With that, he pushed Oscar aside and said mournfully to Dai Mubai "Boss Dai, you must help your brother!"
"Fatty, who hurt you?"
Dai Mubai wasn't as carefree as Oscar, he noticed Ma Hongjun's abnormality.
That drooping arm proved he had sustained a significant injury.
"Boss, it was someone I met in the village, a stranger. He inexplicably interrupted my intimacy with Cuihua. Do you think I, with my fiery temper, could tolerate that? Of course, I fought him, but I couldn't beat him."
Ma Hongjun simply described the incident in his own way.
"What? Someone is so audacious as to act on Shrek's territory?"
Oscar was instantly enraged.
He and Ma Hongjun had grown up together, and their bond was deep.
However, to Ma Hongjun's surprise, Dai Mubai, who was always righteous, didn't immediately take a stance. Instead, he frowned.
"Boss, what's wrong?"
Ma Hongjun couldn't help but ask.
After all, he had returned to seek help and reclaim his dignity, otherwise, how could he ever stand tall in Shrek again?
"Fatty, I'm asking you, what did that person look like?"
Dai Mubai remembered that Four Absolute Haotian Douluo had left Shrek Academy and hadn't returned yet.
Fatty wouldn't be so unlucky as to have encountered him, would he?
If so, he couldn't help with this matter.
Ma Hongjun frowned, thought hard for a moment, and then said "Boss, that person was at most a bit taller than me, thinner, and slightly more handsome. But compared to you, he's far, far inferior. You're at the top, and he's at the bottom."
As Dai Mubai's subordinate, Ma Hongjun knew exactly what to say to make Dai Mubai happy.
If he was happy, wouldn't his own problem be solved?
"Hmm, if you put it that way, then let's go find that guy now and get revenge for you."
After hearing Ma Hongjun's words, Dai Mubai felt relieved.
Dai Mubai was widely considered handsome, but after meeting Lin Fan, Dai Mubai deeply realized that besides strength, Lin Fan also surpassed him by miles in terms of looks.
If Fatty's description is right, then that person definitely wasn't Lin Fan.
As long as it wasn't Lin Fan, everything would be easy to handle.
"Fatty, lead the way!" Oscar patted Ma Hongjun's shoulder and said.
"Alright, I hope that kid hasn't run off yet."
"Boss, later, you beat him to a pulp, and leave the rest to me. I'll make sure he knows what cruelty is."
Ma Hongjun looked at Dai Mubai and said.
Dai Mubai nodded.
And so, the three walked towards the village together.
However.
Not long after.
The three stopped in unison.
They all saw a tall, slender figure approaching from a distance.
"That's Four Absolute Haotian Douluo!"
Dai Mubai and Oscar exchanged glances, both seeing the fear in each other's eyes.
Subconsciously, they wanted to clear a path for this important figure.
But, to their dismay, Ma Hongjun excitedly pointed at Lin Fan in the distance and exclaimed with surprise "Boss, that's him! That's the person who bullied me!"
"Hahaha, it's truly a case of 'Searching high and low only to find it effortlessly'. This time, I'll make sure he knows how to write the word 'Death'!"
He was very proud.
In his mind, he was already fantasizing about how he would look when his great revenge was exacted.
In contrast, Dai Mubai and Oscar were thunderstruck, almost forgetting to breathe.
"What did you say? He's your enemy?"
Oscar's voice even trembled a little.
He prayed that Fatty had mistaken the person.
"That's right, it's him. I'd recognize him even if he turned to ash."
Ma Hongjun was absolutely certain.
"Fatty. Donate your eyes to someone who have hope. Whether you have eyes or not, I don't think there's a difference."
"Such a figure, such grace, and you actually say he's only a little stronger than you? You're really trying to flatter yourself, aren't you?"
Dai Mubai said grumpily.
"Ah, this..."
Ma Hongjun couldn't help but scratch his head, saying awkwardly "Boss, Oscar, don't mind these details."
His eyes flashed fiercely "In short, it's this person. Let's all gang up on him and be done with it."
As his voice fell, his Soul power surged, and a chicken Martial Soul Phantom appeared behind him.
The air grew hot, and Ma Hongjun's fighting spirit burned.
However, two abrupt voices sounded beside him.
"Dai Mubai, greets His Excellency!"
"Oscar, greets His Excellency Four Absolute Haotian Douluo!"
What the heck?
His Excellency?
Ma Hongjun looked left and right, finding Dai Mubai and Oscar both respectfully bowing, not even daring to look up at the figure in front of them.
"He, he's a Titled Douluo!"
Even if Ma Hongjun was incredibly thick-skinned, he knew the meaning of that term.
Instantly, his Soul dissipated, and his fighting Soul vanished. He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, feeling incredibly cold.
His lips trembled, and he was so shaky he couldn't speak.
"Are you waiting for me?"
Lin Fan looked at the three with a half-smile.
He could roughly guess the trio's intentions.
However, he didn't expect Dai Mubai and Oscar to be so stubborn.
"Your Excellency, I called them here to find you. The breakfast is ready."
Suddenly, a figure descended from the sky. It was none other than Shrek Academy's Dean Flender.
"Oh?"
Lin Fan looked at Flender with a half-smile until the latter's expression became a bit unnatural, then nodded "Then let's go. Since Dean is so kind, I would be rude to refuse."
Lin Fan walked past the others, but he gave Ma Hongjun a meaningful glance.
Thud!
The latter was thunderstruck, falling onto the ground.
Flender's eyelids twitched slightly at this sight, but he said nothing. He quickly took two steps to catch up with Lin Fan, but his voice lingered in the air.
"It's a beautiful morning, and it would be a shame not to use it for exercise. The three of you will run twenty laps around the village. If you don't finish, you won't eat..."
Ahead, Lin Fan smiled slightly. Flender certainly knew how to handle things.
After Lin Fan's and Flender's figures disappeared, Dai Mubai and Oscar also collapsed weakly onto the ground.
The three looked as if their bodies had been hollowed out, and sweat unknowingly soaked their clothes.
"That was too close. If it weren't for Dean's intervention, we might have been in serious trouble today."
Oscar said with lingering fear.
How could they offend a Titled Douluo? If they hadn't given a suitable reason just now, they would have been in deep trouble.
"Fatty, you're really a terrible friend."
"Oscar and I were almost killed by you today."
Dai Mubai had lost his usual straightforwardness and instead complained about Ma Hongjun.
This was understandable.
Hadn't he fled all the way to Shrek just to save his life and live a few more years?
Now what. He almost became an enemy of a Titled Douluo under Ma Hongjun's instigation.
Wasn't this like a birthday boy hanging himself, wishing for a shorter life?
If they provoked such an expert, and were killed, no one would be able to avenge them.