"Also, Dean, Xiang Chengxian's martial soul has a slight mutation...
Dean, she and I can use the Martial Soul Fusion Technique, the Black and White Demon Tiger...
In addition, Xiang Chengxian is very wealthy. She owns four hotels and is now planning to open a clothing store on this street. She is willing to sponsor our academy...
Xiang Chengxian, she..."
Dai Mubai respectfully and vividly described Xiang Chengxian's many outstanding qualities to Flander.
Ma Hongjun held a transparent crystal with large patches of dark yellow impurities, already murky, while listening to Dai Mubai's sycophantic recommendation. A
deep sigh rose in his heart!
"Dog, you've changed!"
"You're no longer the noble single dog you once were!"
Flander also looked at Dai Mubai strangely. Dai Mubai had changed a lot today. He didn't seem like the old man he used to be, living a life of leisure, regardless of what tomorrow would bring.
Now, Dai Mubai seemed to be full of passion and longing for life, with a new pursuit.
As for Xiang Chengxian, Flander had initially listened casually, but the Soul Fusion Skill completely moved him, and he finally decided to have Dai Mubai take Xiang Chengxian to Shrek Academy.
Consider it an interview!
Seeing that the two had finished their conversation, Ma Hongjun took the crystal and walked over.
"Dean, this crystal is quite peculiar, can I have it?"
"A worthless crystal, it doesn't look like anything good, it's not even a precious amethyst, what do you want it for!" Dai Mubai said, puzzled.
Ma Hongjun ignored this clueless fellow and looked at Flander.
"You kid, I thought you'd pick something good from me, but you only want this crystal. What do you see in it?"
Flander looked at Ma Hongjun suspiciously. He didn't believe that the shrewd Ma Hongjun would take a seemingly worthless crystal.
The items he had were all collected from various places, and he couldn't even discern the true value of many of them, like that Dragon Blood Jade. Therefore, this kind of transaction was like gambling.
He suspected that Ma Hongjun had seen something, that he knew the crystal's uses and value.
"Nothing much, I just noticed it's different from other crystals and wanted to take it out to study it,"
Ma Hongjun said casually.
"Oh, I was originally thinking of giving you a good storage soul tool, but if you've chosen this, forget it!"
"Hey, no, Dean, I'll put this back, just give me the soul tool!"
Ma Hongjun quickly put the crystal back, saying excitedly.
This made Flander even more suspicious. Did he really see the crystal's peculiarity?
"You little rascal, you really know how to take advantage!"
Flander laughed and scolded. Although there wasn't a formal apprenticeship ceremony, he already considered Ma Hongjun his direct disciple.
Flander took out a belt, entirely black with dark gold stripes. The most eye-catching feature was the seven milky-white jade stones inlaid on either side of the front button.
"Another belt?"
Ma Hongjun thought to himself. The belt was the same one Master gave Tang San as an apprenticeship gift; it must be from the same place.
The master's belt was something he and some friends obtained during an expedition, and now Flander has produced a belt of the same style, suggesting that Flander was one of the master's friends back then.
However, the belt the master gave him had twenty-four jade stones, and Tang San had given it a rather poetic name:
"Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moonlit Night!"
Ma Hongjun used "poetic" instead of "literal" because the next line of that poem is,
"Where does the jade maiden teach the flute?"
If he hadn't studied for a few years, Ma Hongjun wouldn't have known that Tang San was also a literary figure with a penchant for suggestive language.
"This belt was something I obtained with some friends during an expedition. It was given to me as payment. Its function isn't very great, but for me, its significance outweighs its practical use. Now I'm giving it to you.
This belt has seven jade stones, each with three cubic meters of space, which should be enough for you."
Flander said, handing over the belt.
Ma Hongjun quickly accepted the belt with both hands, without any hesitation, saying,
"Thank you, Dean!"
It seems Grandmaster and Flander truly are good buddies; not only do they wear the same belt, but they also seem to have a tacit understanding, both choosing to pass it on to their disciples.
This way, when Ma Hongjun encounters Tang San in the future, they can simply use the belt as a token to initiate their passionate encounter.
Ma Hongjun remembered that Tang San's belt had only one cubic meter of space per jade stone, while his own, although it only had seven stones, each had three cubic meters. The two belts were actually about the same value.
Although there was a total difference of three cubic meters, one three-cubic-meter jade stone was no less valuable than three one-cubic-meter stones. After all, three cubic meters was more practical when enlarging objects; each had its advantages.
Ma Hongjun looked at the belt in his hands, lost in thought.
"Should I also give it a name that's a bit wet, like Tang San's?"
"Something with the number seven! Let me think."
"Seven Wolves!"
"Seven Times a Night!"
"Seven In, Seven Out!"
…
"Hmm, too wet, doesn't suit my elegant and noble appearance."
"Never mind the details, let's just call it a belt!"
Ma Hongjun was thinking of names, and a smile had already unconsciously appeared on his face.
"What are you thinking about? So happy? Is this the first time you've received something so valuable?
Aren't you very touched? The Dean rarely gives gifts."
Dai Mubai said sourly. He had never received a gift from Flander before. Although he didn't lack these things, whether or not to give one was a matter of relationship.
"This isn't the most valuable gift I've ever received. The most valuable ones are the two you gave me, Mubai." Ma Hongjun chuckled.
Flander: "Oh, what gift?"
Dai Mubai: "Nothing much, just two pieces of clothing."
Flander: "What clothes are more expensive than a soul tool? Mubai, give me a couple too."
Dai Mubai: "..."
Ma Hongjun: "..."
Dai Mubai was speechless, while Ma Hongjun couldn't help but turn his face away.
Dai Mubai quickly changed the subject, saying, "Dean, you've given Hongjun a gift, give me one too! I entered the academy before him."
"In my shop, if you see anything you like, just pick one yourself, consider it a gift from me!"
Flander said irritably. Dai Mubai, in the name of his family, had sponsored Shrek Academy with a lot of gold soul coins, so if he saw something he liked, taking one or two wouldn't be a problem.
"Then give me this crystal!" Dai Mubai said, walking over and taking the crystal that Ma Hongjun had just put down.
"Mubai, you..."
Ma Hongjun was truly exasperated with this brother; he was undoubtedly the best frenemy.
Ma Hongjun was planning to find an excuse to secretly steal it, but Dai Mubai struck first.
Dai Mubai glared at Ma Hongjun, then looked at Flander, waiting for him to speak.
Flander watched their performance, smiled, and said,
"Alright, it's yours!"
"We'll stay in Soto City tonight, and come back to the academy with me tomorrow morning.
Mubai, tell Xiang Chengxian to prepare too, and take her with us when we leave tomorrow."
"Understood, Dean!"
"Yes, Dean."
"Go out, don't disturb my rest!"
Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai skipped back to Xiang Chengxian's clothing store, but Xiang Chengxian was busy directing the renovations and didn't have time to see them.
The Shuang'er sisters were also busy producing clothes with their employees in the warehouse. The two of them had no choice but to go back to the hotel to rest.
"Mu Bai, give me that crystal!"
"Then tell me first, why did you take a liking to this crystal?"
"I'm just curious!"
"No truth, no give!"
...
"Give it to me, and I'll tell you!"
"Tell me, and I'll give it to you!"
...
"Alright, alright, take it out. I'll tell you, there's a secret inside the crystal!"
"Shall we share it?"
"Don't tell anyone else, okay? This is a secret between the two of us!"
"Come on, let's go inside and talk!"