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Ning Rongrong and the other girls had finished their business a long time ago. However, they felt that returning to the hotel too early would disturb Su Yan and Ah Yin. Because of this, they decided to spend their time wandering around Soto City instead.
As they walked past the Soto Spirit Arena, Little Monkey thought it looked very fun inside. He turned to the group and suggested that they should go in and take a look around.
As soon as they entered the building, they noticed Zhao Wuji and the other three boys from Shrek Academy. They spotted them easily because the work the four of them were doing required them to stand in a highly conspicuous place where everyone could see them. They were actually setting up a booth and charging people fees to heal their injuries.
Dugu Yan stared at them, completely at a loss for words. She could barely believe her eyes.
"You guys... when did you become healing Spirit Masters from the Nine Heart Begonia Clan?"
As the group walked closer and read the large sign that Zhao Wuji had set up, they were truly speechless.
Zhao Wuji rubbed his neck with an embarrassed face. He gave a weak cough and said, "Hey, don't just look at the big words. There is also a line of small print right down here."
Xiao Wu leaned in closely to read the tiny letters at the bottom of the sign.
"'Bestowed healing ability'?"
Zhao Wuji nodded his head heavily and replied with a wide smile, "See? There is absolutely nothing wrong with that description, right?"
The group could only stare at him, feeling completely helpless.
They had used a huge font for the promotion and a tiny font for the disclaimer. Even if Su Yan were here right now, he would have to praise Zhao Wuji for his incredible professionalism in marketing.
Zhu Zhuqing looked at the scene with a very complicated expression. She shook her head and said, "Isn't doing this a bit disrespectful to the Nine Heart Begonia Spirit?"
Zhao Wuji scratched his head nervously. He knew he was in the wrong, so he quickly tried to smooth things over. "It is alright. The healing power that the Nine Heart Begonia bestowed on them is indeed very strong. But look, if you really feel it is offensive, then we will change the sign right away!"
This had been a bad idea from the start. Now that they had been caught red-handed by the actual possessor of the Spirit, they definitely could not keep doing it.
Ye Lingling shook her head slightly. She looked at them with a serious face and said, "It is fine, but you must make sure to treat the injured people properly. You also need to pay close attention to the Nine Heart Begonia flower imprint on your bodies. Once that mark disappears, the temporary healing ability will be completely gone."
She paused for a moment before continuing in a gentle voice. "If you ever need this power again in the future, you can just come to find me. I will bestow this healing ability on you again for free."
Seeing how kind Ye Lingling was being, Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun all nodded their heads heavily. They sighed deeply in their hearts, thinking that the master of the Nine Heart Begonia Spirit was truly a kind and merciful person.
Dugu Yan did not know whether to laugh or cry at their behavior. She looked at Zhao Wuji and the boys and said, "Well, you can carry on with your work then. Just make sure you do not scam anyone or ruin the good reputation of the Nine Heart Begonia! Let us head further inside now."
Seeing Ning Rongrong's group walk away into the arena, Zhao Wuji turned around to look at Dai Mubai and the other two boys. His expression became stern again. "Listen up. Now that we have obtained the official authorization from the owner of the Nine Heart Begonia, you three better work extra hard. In the words of that old ghost Flender, doing this kind of hard work is also a great form of cultivation for your minds."
Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun were completely speechless. They knew that Zhao Wuji was just using nice words. He might as well have just told them straight to their faces that they were being treated like beasts of burden to make money.
Ma Hongjun rubbed his stomach and muttered in a low voice, "I honestly feel like it would be much better for us to just go up to the stage and fight. The money you can make from gambling on the matches comes much faster than this."
Zhao Wuji glared at him and grumbled, "If the three of you had the incredible strength of Su Yan and his girls, and could win every single match with absolute certainty, then sure, that method would work perfectly! But the key problem is..."
Suddenly, Zhao Wuji stopped talking as his eyes lit up. He slapped his thigh and said, "Wait a minute, Fatty, you are actually right! Let us keep a close eye on the registry. If Ning Rongrong and those girls go up to fight a match today, we will take all our money and go all-in on them winning!"
Oscar looked at him with a strange expression and asked, "Teacher Zhao, do you even have any money left to bet with?"
Zhao Wuji's face fell, and he shook his head sadly. "Didn't we scrape every single copper coin together this morning so Flender could use it to compensate Su Yan?"
After saying that, Zhao Wuji, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun all slowly turned their heads to look at Dai Mubai.
Dai Mubai's expression instantly turned very sour. He pulled out his empty pockets and said, "I brought ten thousand gold coins with me today, but I spent them all. I am completely out of money too!"
Meanwhile, inside the virtual chat communication system, the group was talking about the situation.
Ning Rongrong sent a message: "I am seriously stunned right now. You guys definitely will not be able to guess what Zhao Wuji is doing out here with Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar."
The user named 'I Am an Orphan' replied: "What are they doing?"
The user 'Dark Avenger' added: "Those Shrek people are really short on money right now. They didn't actually go out to commit a robbery in the city, did they?"
Ma Xiaotao quickly messaged: "Wait, my Old Ancestor Ma Hongjun is involved in this too? If he is doing something illegal, you do not have to give me any face at all. Just lock him up!"
Zhu Zhuqing replied to the chat: "It has not come to that yet. Although these Shrek people can be quite unscrupulous, they would not go so far as to rob an innocent person directly."
The user 'Loves Eating Carrots' explained: "They are actually using the temporary healing ability that Lingling bestowed upon them. They are standing at the entrance of the Spirit Arena and earning money as healing Spirit Masters."
Everyone in the chat system responded with three question marks: "???"
Wang Dong sent a message: "Whoever thought of this business idea is truly a genius!"
Liu Erlong commented: "You know, when you think about it, she is right. It seems like they really can make a lot of quick money using this method."
Bibi Dong added her thoughts calmly: "Judging from the battle we saw today, the healing power bestowed by the Nine Heart Begonia is extremely strong. It is much more powerful than the skills of ordinary healing Spirit Masters. The Spirit Arena is also the perfect place to set up a business like that."
Bo Saixi suddenly asked: "Su Yan, are you still reading this chat? Are you there?"
The user 'I Am a Little Bird' messaged: "If Su Yan were there with them, those girls would not have run off to play at the Spirit Arena by themselves. And yet, why has no one even called me to join the fun?"
Zhu Zhuqing quickly replied: "We really forgot to call you, Aunt Lingyuan. You should come over to the Soto Spirit Arena right now. We have only just arrived ourselves."
Back at the Rose Hotel, the atmosphere was completely different.
Ah Yin lay on the bed, looking somewhat exhausted. She said in a weak voice, "Su Yan, Zhuqing and the other girls have all gone out to play at the Spirit Arena."
"Mm," Su Yan replied softly, holding her close.
He smiled and said, "Our version of the 'three visits to the thatched cottage' is still missing the very last visit. Rest a little bit more, and we will see this training through to the end."
Ah Yin was completely stunned by his endless energy. She looked at him with wide eyes.
"Ah?"
"Haven't you already reached the end a long time ago?"
"No, I really cannot do this anymore. I honestly feel like I cannot go on."
"How about we call Lingyuan over to help me out?"
Su Yan did not know whether to laugh or cry at her request. He shook his head and said, "What are you saying? Today I belong only to you. Please do not treat me like an ordinary human."
Ah Yin almost wanted to cry tears of helplessness. She now completely understood what Zhu Zhuqing and the other girls had warned her about before. A man as outstanding and terrifyingly powerful as Su Yan was simply too much for one person to handle alone.
She sighed softly and said, "Then let us cultivate our spirit power one more time, and then we must rest, okay?"
Su Yan smiled and nodded. "Okay."
Over at Shrek Academy, the night was quiet.
Tang San stood alone by the window of his room. He looked out at the bright moon in the sky with a face full of melancholy. He was completely lost in his own sad thoughts.
"Little San, are you not asleep yet?"
Yu Xiaogang's voice suddenly sounded from the hallway outside the room.
"Teacher," Tang San said as he turned his head to look at him. His expression became somewhat complicated.
Yu Xiaogang walked into the room with a very solemn and serious expression. He placed a hand on Tang San's shoulder and said, "Little San, no matter what difficulties you face, you must never feel confused or lose your confidence. I have always believed in my heart that you are the absolute best."
He looked into Tang San's eyes and continued, "You are a genius born with twin spirits and innate full spirit power. Your future achievements in the world of Spirit Masters will be completely limitless. You must not allow yourself to be defeated by these temporary problems."
"Mm!" Tang San nodded his head heavily, and a bright spark of hope finally rekindled in his dark eyes.
Looking at it from another perspective, it seemed that Yu Xiaogang was actually quite useful to Tang San right now. Whenever Tang San felt down, Yu Xiaogang could encourage him and give him back his confidence. This was a great supplement for his mental growth.
In fact, Gangzi's current usefulness to Tang San was almost surpassing the benefits of absorbing a Man Faced Demon Spider spirit ring. Because he received Yu Xiaogang's comforting words, Tang San's mind finally calmed down, and he was able to fall asleep peacefully.
Meanwhile, in the timeline of Soul Land 2, things were very different.
The God King Tang who resided up in the Divine Realm could not sleep at all. He was truly exploding with pure rage. He did not understand how it was happening, but the plot in the Lower Realm was becoming more and more ridiculous with each passing day.
First, an unknown force had completely disrupted his carefully laid plans. His own daughter, who was currently disguised as a boy in the lower world, had not even been assigned to the same dormitory as the chosen child of destiny. To make matters worse, she had just been expelled from the academy by an idiot teacher.
Because of this, they were not even in the same class anymore. A genius who possessed twin spirits was being thrown away like trash.
This teacher named Zhou Yi was simply outrageous. On the very first day of the school year, she had managed to expel two rare twin spirits geniuses. Her teaching level was honestly far worse than his own former teacher's level.
For some unknown reason, the God King Tang suddenly thought of Yu Xiaogang. He remembered his former teacher as a man who always carried himself with absolute confidence in everything he did, unlike this foolish woman.
The God King Tang knew that he had to find a way to intervene in the affairs of the Lower Realm immediately. If things continued to change down there at this rate, he would end up losing both his beloved daughter and his valuable pawns on the chessboard.
Down in the Sea Gods Pavilion of Shrek Academy, a bright golden light suddenly descended from the heavens.
The old master Mu En, who was sound asleep in his room, suddenly woke up with a sharp start. He felt a powerful wave of energy enter his mind, only to find a tall, glowing phantom figure appearing directly inside his sea of consciousness. The majestic appearance of this figure was incredibly familiar to him.
The phantom figure looked down at him and spoke in a booming voice.
"Mu En, I am the Sea God."