Chapter 101: The Remnant Dream Spirit, Spirit Saint Shi Nian
Chapter 101: The Remnant Dream Spirit, Spirit Saint Shi Nian
Zhao Wuji didn’t speak immediately, instead watching Ma Hongjun’s performance with a calm gaze.
But before Dai Mubai could resolve his inner conflict, a crisp voice filled with anger exploded.
"You’re talking absolute nonsense!"
Xiao Wu was the first to jump up, her willow-leaf brows arching and hands on her hips like an irritated Little Rabbit.
"Clearly, you were the one who went to flirt with those girls and caused trouble, and you even provoked them first."
"A-Qing said it clearly: solve the troubles you cause yourself. What right do you have to blame others for not helping you?"
Her puffed-up cheeks made her attitude of defending Lin Qingmo more than obvious.
Ning Rongrong also stood up with her arms crossed, her delicate Face full of disdain and mockery.
She let out a sneer, her voice crisp as she said, "Heh, Fatty, you really have a thick skin."
"You acted like a hooligan and caused trouble, almost getting yourself into a mess you couldn’t handle, and yet you have the nerve to play the victim?"
"If it weren’t for A-Qing’s words just now holding the situation down, do you think the three of you could have handled it? Hmph, you’d probably have been beaten into the ground by now!"
She didn’t give Ma Hongjun any Face at all.
Although Zhu Zhuqing didn’t stand up,
she turned her body slightly, her cold gaze locking onto Ma Hongjun like a physical arrow.
There were no words in that look, yet it was more powerful than any reprimand.
It clearly said: You are making a scene for no reason; it is contemptible.
The three girls took a clear stand on Lin Qingmo’s side.
Especially seeing Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing defending Lin Qingmo so fiercely,
Dai Mubai and Oscar completely lost any intention of speaking up for Ma Hongjun.
Dai Mubai even felt that he was losing Face himself.
Tang San, who had been mentioned by Ma Hongjun, was currently standing in the shadows of the corner.
His head was lowered, and no one could see his expression clearly.
Only his tightly clenched fists made a faint ’crackling’ sound.
His shoulders trembled slightly, not from fear, but from extreme suppressed anger and humiliation.
’Ma Hongjun... you stupid pig!’
’Am I, Tang San, someone who is afraid of trouble?’
’I simply don’t deign to involve myself in your filthy, disgusting business!’
’But how dare you compare me to Lin Qingmo? And how dare you call me a coward in front of Xiao Wu?’
What cut his heart like a knife even more was Xiao Wu’s unhesitating defense of Lin Qingmo.
That defense should have originally belonged to him!
The poisonous fire of jealousy, mixed with the anger of being slighted, burned wildly in his chest.
Zhao Wuji took in everyone’s reactions.
He took a deep look at the incredibly calm Lin Qingmo.
This kid hadn’t said a single word in his own defense from start to finish.
Was he too lazy to defend himself?
Or did he feel it was unnecessary?
The scales in Zhao Wuji’s heart had actually already tipped while they were upstairs.
After all, every discussion in the tavern at that time had supported Lin Qingmo’s version of events.
He spoke in a gruff voice.
"Enough! All of you, shut up!"
The hall fell silent instantly.
"Ma Hongjun!"
Zhao Wuji stared at him with stern eyes.
"Do you think I was blind while I was upstairs?"
"I saw exactly what happened!"
Stung by Zhao Wuji’s gaze, Ma Hongjun immediately wilted and shrank his neck.
"You caused trouble that almost dragged the whole team down, and you have the Face to complain?"
Zhao Wuji scolded him bluntly.
"Lin Qingmo was right. If you take a shit, you clean it up yourself. That’s what it means to be a man!"
"The academy teaches you that ’those who don’t dare to cause trouble are mediocre,’ but did it teach you to go out and flirt with women and look for trouble?"
"Go back and write a self-reflection, no less than ten thousand words. If you don’t finish it, don’t even think about coming along for the next Spirit Hunt!"
Ma Hongjun’s Face completely collapsed into a look of despair.
A ten-thousand-word self-reflection?
He might as well be dead!
Zhao Wuji glanced at Dai Mubai and Oscar, who both quickly lowered their heads.
"And you two, what are you doing following along blindly? You have no judgment at all!"
Finally, his gaze swept over Tang San.
It lingered for a moment on Tang San’s clenched fists, and his brow furrowed almost imperceptibly, but he said nothing.
Zhao Wuji was also wary of Tang San’s petty Titled Douluo father, Tang Hao.
Regarding Tang San, he now wished he could just stay far away.
"All of you, get back to your rooms and reflect properly!"
"We continue our journey tomorrow morning. If anyone dares to cause trouble again, I’ll be the first to break his legs!"
"But Lin Qingmo and the others!"
Ma Hongjun was still somewhat unwilling to let it go.
"Heh."
Lin Qingmo gave a cold laugh.
"Ma Hongjun, instead of spending your time complaining, you’d better think more about yourselves."
Dai Mubai’s brow immediately furrowed.
"Lin Qingmo, what do you mean by that?"
He took a step forward, the phantom of a White Tiger flickering behind him, thinking Lin Qingmo was threatening them.
"Exactly what I said."
Lin Qingmo’s tone remained flat, even a bit lazy.
He looked around at the three of them—Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar.
"You three had better be careful, especially when you’re sleeping at night. Don’t let someone kill you in your dreams one day without even knowing how you died."
These words were spoken lightly,
but the content made their spines go cold.
"Lin Qingmo!"
Oscar’s Face changed.
"Stop trying to scare people. Besides, we’re all Shrek students. You’re thinking of assassinating us at night over such a small thing?!"
"Scaring you?"
Lin Qingmo curled his lip.
"It’s not that I want to do anything to you, but rather that you should be careful of that Canghui Academy from earlier."
"Canghui Academy has a teacher named Shi Nian. His Spirit is the Remnant Dream, a seven-ring Spirit Saint, and a Mental-typeSpirit Master."
"That old man’s personality is as dark as a sewer rat. He’ll do any dirty deed to achieve his goals."
"His specialty is hiding in the shadows and using illusions to torture people bit by bit until they are driven mad or dead. His favorite thing is killing the Geniuses of other academies."
"Since you provoked the people from Canghui Academy today, you’d better pray you haven’t caught his eye."
"..."
The air suddenly went still.
The expressions of Dai Mubai’s trio froze on their Faces.
Ma Hongjun even subconsciously touched his own neck, as if something were already wrapped around it.
A Spirit Saint?
And a Mental-typeSpirit Saint who specialized in dirty tricks?
Who the hell could withstand that!
"N-No way..."
Oscar’s voice was trembling.
"It was just an argument..."
"Just?"
Lin Qingmo smiled.
"In Shi Nian’s eyes, as long as you are a Genius, as long as you are a good seed from another power, you are his prey."
"With that arrogant display of yours today, aren’t you ’Genius’ enough?"
"We..."
Dai Mubai opened his mouth to argue, but found he couldn’t say a single word.
A layer of cold sweat had already broken out on his back.
Could he really have been targeted!
Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu secretly exchanged a look on the side.
Neither could stop the corners of their mouths from turning up.
"Serves them right!"
"That’s what you get for causing trouble all day!"
Zhu Zhuqing still had a cold Face, but a flash of satisfaction crossed her eyes.
Tang San, however, gave Lin Qingmo a thoughtful look.
Does this guy know too much?
"..."
Zhao Wuji’s Face had also turned completely dark.
He glared fiercely at Ma Hongjun, his eyes so savage it looked like he wanted to swallow him whole.
"You little brat, you only know how to cause trouble!"
"Now look at what you’ve done; you might have even attracted a Spirit Saint!"
"I... how was I supposed to know..."
Ma Hongjun was close to tears, his voice carrying a sob.
"Didn’t the Dean say that ’those who don’t dare to cause trouble are mediocre’? I was just doing what the academy taught..."
"The academy taught you to cause trouble, but did it not teach you to wipe your own ass after you’re done?"
Zhao Wuji was so angry he was panting heavily.
He finally understood that Shrek’s ’elite education’ was purely teaching a bunch of troublemakers!
Sighing, Zhao Wuji rubbed his throbbing temples.
"Once we finish hunting a spirit ring for Little Ao, the three of you will go back to the academy and be confined."
"Until Flender thinks of a way to resolve this hidden threat, you aren’t allowed to go anywhere."
"Yes..."
The three of them responded dejectedly.
They didn’t dare to have a single word of complaint now.
Now they only hoped that the old schemer named Shi Nian wouldn’t actually come looking for them.
(End of Chapter)
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