At school dismissal time in the afternoon, Da Ming and Er Ming arrived at this island in the sky early to pick her up.
"Big Brother..."
Er Ming couldn't help but speak to Da Ming beside him.
"What time is it now?"
"According to the dismissal time given by this school, they should have released people long ago!"
"Why hasn't Xiao Qi come out yet?"
How carefree were the two of them when they were first at the Clear Sky Sect? Drinking when they wanted, sleeping when they wanted, living a life of leisure.
They originally thought that after sending Wang Dong'er to Shrek Academy, they could be hands-off managers. They didn't expect a change in Tang San's orders and various arrangements to force them to live in a human city and be responsible for picking up and dropping off Wang Dong'er every day.
Now it was even better; not only did they have to pick up and drop off Wang Dong'er every day, but Tang San had also given them a new mission: to coax more details about the background of this Shrek Academy from Wang Dong'er's mouth, then organize the information and report to Tang San at any time.
This made Er Ming feel that it was truly a case of bullying Spirit Beasts too much. They were Spirit Beasts, after all; how could they do the work of oxen and horses for humans?
But there was no way around it; the situation forced their hand, and the two of them had to do it.
"Something's not right."
Da Ming's brow furrowed instantly.
"Why is there still no sign of Xiao Qi?"
Er Ming, standing to the side, bristled instantly upon hearing this, a fierce light glinting in his large, copper-bell-like eyes.
"Big Brother!"
"Xiao Qi couldn't have run into danger, could she?"
"Think about it, we offended that old woman yesterday!"
"That crazy woman's mind is as narrow as the eye of a needle."
"Maybe she's holding a grudge and plans to teach us a lesson, so she took advantage of our absence to move against Xiao Qi?"
"Has she locked Xiao Qi up?"
At the thought of Wang Dong'er being targeted, Er Ming couldn't stay calm. The fellows in this school were truly going too far!
Did they really think every one of them was Tang San? How dare they bully people?
Yesterday was indeed because of them, but... they had already followed Cai Yue'er's instructions and were picking up and dropping off Wang Dong'er on their own. To target them now would be excessive.
"Calm down!"
Da Ming barked in a low voice. Although he was also anxious, his reason told him not to be impulsive.
"Before a conclusion is reached, we don't dare to act rashly."
"If we really start a fight and blow things out of proportion..."
"If we act, Xiao Qi might end up being expelled."
"When that time comes and Tang San blames us, looking for trouble with the two of us, can you handle it?"
Hearing the phrase "Tang San looking for trouble," Er Ming immediately shrunk his neck, his originally violent aura instantly withering by half.
"Then... then what do we do? Just wait here for nothing?"
Just then, a figure appeared before the two of them.
"Big Dad! Second Dad!"
"Phew..."
Seeing this scene, Da Ming and Er Ming both breathed a sigh of relief, their hanging hearts finally returning to their chests.
"It's good that you're okay, it's good that you're okay."
"Scared the life out of me."
Tai Tan also patted his chest.
"I thought I was going to have to go ransom someone."
"Second Dad, what are you talking about?"
Wang Dong'er looked at Er Ming beside her.
"Nothing, nothing."
Er Ming waved his hands repeatedly.
"Let's go, we're heading back."
Da Ming spoke, not even asking Wang Dong'er why she came so late, when he suddenly sensed the powerful blood-qi energy on Wang Dong'er's body.
"Wait!"
"Xiao Qi, you..."
"How is your blood-qi energy so vigorous?!"
Both Da Ming and Er Ming looked at Wang Dong'er with considerable curiosity. Although Wang Dong'er had also eaten that black steamed bun that could increase blood-qi yesterday, her blood-qi energy was definitely not as vigorous as it was now.
"This should be related to the meal I just finished at the cafeteria."
Hearing this, Wang Dong'er gave a light laugh and slowly answered.
The two were shocked, their eyes nearly popping out of their heads.
"Eating a meal... can make your blood-qi this vigorous?"
"What kind of food did you eat? Dragon meat?"
Er Ming asked in disbelief.
Wang Dong'er counted on her fingers, her face full of reminiscence.
"I ate a Red Jade Shrimp. I heard it's an incredibly precious item, and they say it takes a whole year to fully digest and absorb its energy."
"I also had jade cabbage soup and ate Moonlight Rice..."
Da Ming and Er Ming looked at each other, both seeing the shock in the other's eyes.
Although they hadn't heard these names before, just by sensing the blood-qi fluctuations in Wang Dong'er's body, they knew these were definitely top-tier ingredients!
"Xiao Qi..."
Er Ming swallowed hard and asked cautiously:
"You... you ate so many good things..."
"You didn't... spend all of that ten thousand gold coins you got at enrollment, did you?"
"Or even... owe the school money?"
In their understanding, ingredients of this level would definitely cost a sky-high price!
Although ten thousand gold coins was a lot, the two knew very well that to increase one's blood-qi energy by this much, ten thousand gold coins was far from enough. That being the case, it could only mean Wang Dong'er had gone into debt for her meal.
One must know that although both were among the top powerhouses on the Douluo Continent today, they were completely penniless; even the money to buy their house had been stolen from some 'kind-hearted' people.
It was a good thing that Wang Dong'er ate so much in one meal and became stronger... but the two still couldn't help but feel a twinge of heartache.
Especially if Wang Dong'er was in debt, the two of them would have to continue looking for people from the Counterfeit Shrek Academy to 'rob the rich and help the poor,' because the people from that academy seemed quite wealthy.
Hearing this, Wang Dong'er couldn't help but chuckle. In that moment, a sense of pride surged in her heart like never before.
It was the sense of superiority that came from being a member of this Shrek Academy!
"Oh, Big Dad, Second Dad, what are you thinking?"
Wang Dong'er put her hands on her hips, raised her chin, and said with a proud face:
"What money?"
"These things I ate..."
"Were all provided by the school for free!"
"Free?!"
These two words directly stunned Da Ming and Er Ming.
"Fr... free?"
Er Ming asked stutteringly.
"You mean... it doesn't cost money? Eating for free?"
"That's right!"
Wang Dong'er nodded heavily.
"Not only is it free, but it's also all-you-can-eat!"
"As long as you can finish it and don't waste anything, you can eat as much as you want!"
Da Ming and Er Ming both froze.
How... how is this possible?
These kinds of top-tier ingredients that contain massive blood-qi and are enough to allow a Spirit Master's cultivation to make great strides...
Are actually free?
And it's an all-you-can-eat buffet style?
"Is... is this school running a charity?"
Er Ming murmured to himself, feeling his worldview shatter into pieces.
One must know that things that can increase blood-qi are great tonics even for Spirit Beasts. If they could have eaten those blood-qi items freely back then, perhaps nothing would have happened later.
In just one day, Wang Dong'er had already developed a strong sense of belonging to this school.
"Come, Xiao Qi, after we go back, tell Big Dad and Second Dad all about this school."
Da Ming spoke, forcibly suppressing the shock in his heart.
...
Inside the Principal's office.
[Ding!]
[Detected that key character Da Ming's recognition of Shrek Academy is a Monster Academy has increased!]
[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the reward: Special Teacher — Dong Zian (Limit Douluo)!]
[Detected that key character Er Ming's recognition of Shrek Academy is a Monster Academy has increased!]
[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the reward: Special Teacher — Yuanen Zhentian (Limit Douluo)!]
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A/N:
5 Power Stones = 1 Extra Chapter
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