Seeing Tang San lose the first match, Oscar and Ma Hongjun immediately stepped forward and patted his shoulder.
"Xiao San, it's fine!" Oscar grinned, his tone relaxed. "Winning and losing are common for soldiers. What's a small setback like this? At worst, we'll just win next time!"
Ma Hongjun also nodded beside him: "Exactly, who hasn't lost before? Adjust your state and fight again later!"
Tang San brushed the dust off his clothes, looked up at the two, and although his face showed a trace of frustration, he still softly responded with an "Mm," accepting their words.
There was still plenty of time, so Xiao Wu and the others signed up for Soul Duels.
Time quickly passed until evening. Zhu Zhuqing fought three matches in total, winning all of them.
Xiao Wu fought two matches and also won both. Ning Rongrong and Xue Na did not participate in any matches later.
Tang San later signed up for two matches and won both.
Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun each participated in one match, but both lost.
Seeing that it was about time, Su Yu planned to lead the group away from the Combat Arena.
Under Su Yu's lead, they walked out of the Soto City Grand Soul Duel Arena.
Although it was night outside, it was still very lively.
Just after exiting the Grand Soul Duel Arena, Ma Hongjun's small eyes flashed with excitement as he suddenly said:
"You guys go back first. The dean told me this morning to go to his shop after the Soul Duel ended."
Dai Mubai glanced at him, seeing his impatient expression, and revealed a faint, mocking smile as he said leisurely:
"Then we'll go ahead. You... take it easy."
Ma Hongjun, too eager to care about the teasing in his words, quickly asked:
"Boss Dai, you're not coming?"
"No, stop talking nonsense and hurry up," Dai Mubai glared at him irritably, his gaze unconsciously drifting toward Zhu Zhuqing beside him.
Zhu Zhuqing was standing quietly to the side with her eyes lowered, as if completely indifferent to their conversation.
Ma Hongjun, clearly driven by lust, had forgotten what Dai Mubai had told him.
He didn't even react to Dai Mubai's glare, completely missing his meaning.
He stepped forward and poked Dai Mubai lightly, his chubby face flushed with excitement, his tone turning somewhat lewd:
"Come on, let's go together. Why pretend to be reserved? I know you, and didn't you say women aren't part of the population but a resource?"
Dai Mubai finally lost his patience. Glancing at Zhu Zhuqing nearby, he nearly shouted:
"Get lost! My taste isn't as bad as yours."
Ma Hongjun snorted discontentedly, but facing the angry glint in Dai Mubai's Evil Eye, he opened his mouth but ultimately didn't dare argue. He turned and headed toward Flender's small shop.
Watching Ma Hongjun leave, Xiao Wu curiously asked Dai Mubai:
"Dai Mubai, where did that perverted fatty go?"
Dai Mubai laughed heartily, looking at Ma Hongjun's retreating figure with a somewhat disdainful tone:
"You already called him perverted—what else would he be doing? His Evil Fire is just acting up again, so he's off to find a place to release it!"
He always goes for those old ones—no taste at all. I don't know how he can bring himself to do it!
Dai Mubai kept these thoughts to himself and didn't voice them aloud.
After Dai Mubai's explanation, Xiao Wu finally understood, a trace of disgust appearing on her delicate face: "Going to harm girls again? I really wonder if his Martial Soul mutation is related to his innate personality."
Seeing Xiao Wu's indignation, Dai Mubai spoke up in defense of Ma Hongjun, saying quietly: "It's not exactly 'harming' them. Don't you know there are places in this world called Pleasure Houses?"
Hearing Dai Mubai's words, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong stared at him in shock. "You mean the dean took Ma Hongjun to a Pleasure House!"
Dai Mubai looked at their astonished faces, his tone tinged with helplessness: "There's no other choice. Ma Hongjun's Martial Soul is extremely powerful—aside from that one flaw, it's practically one of the most formidable among beast spirits. Plus, he's the dean's direct disciple. The dean can't just let him abandon his cultivation or watch him burn with desire and explode to death."
Zhu Zhuqing glanced at Dai Mubai, then recalled what Ma Hongjun had said before leaving, looking at Dai Mubai with disgust. The thought that such a rotten man was her fiancé made her feel nauseated, her voice dripping with revulsion: "Disgusting man!"
Ning Rongrong pinched Zhu Zhuqing's arm indignantly: "Zhu Qing, you can't generalize like that! That lustful tiger is one thing, but my Brother Husband would never go to such places! He keeps himself pure and proper!" Saying this, she ran to Su Yu's side and hugged his arm.
Xue Na also walked over to Su Yu and embraced his other arm: "I can testify! Brother has never been to such places!"
Zhu Zhuqing looked at Su Yu. Though they'd only just met, Teacher Su Yu gave her a much more comfortable feeling compared to Dai Mubai!
Dai Mubai shot a glance at Su Yu but didn't respond, instead turning to Ning Rongrong beside him with a somewhat unfriendly tone: "I'm not like that fatty. My taste is much better than his!"
The moment these words left his mouth, Dai Mubai wished he could slap himself. Wasn't this practically admitting he'd been to such places too?
He quickly glanced at Zhu Zhuqing out of the corner of his eye and indeed saw her brows slightly furrowed, a flash of undisguised disgust in her eyes. Her already cool expression turned several degrees colder as she subconsciously shifted away, putting some distance between them.
Panicking, Dai Mubai was about to explain when Ning Rongrong—unaware of the tension between them—pursed her lips and deliberately drawled: "Fine, fine, you have good taste. Not only do you have good taste, but you particularly fancy twins too!"
"Ning Rongrong, shut up!" Dai Mubai's face instantly flushed red as he growled in shame and anger.
"What? Dare to do it but not admit it?" Ning Rongrong retorted without backing down, rolling her eyes at Dai Mubai before hugging Su Yu's arm tighter and turning away from him.
But Zhu Zhuqing walked over to Ning Rongrong's side, gently tugging her sleeve as she asked calmly: "Rongrong, what did you mean just now when you said 'particularly fancy twins'?"
Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up as if she'd found the perfect audience, ready to pour out everything she hadn't finished saying earlier.
"That's this 'lecherous tiger'! We ran into him on our very first day in Soto City!"
She lifted her chin, pointing at Dai Mubai with her finger, her voice tinged with mockery:
"Back then he was taking a pair of twin sisters to a hotel and even tried to steal the room we had booked!"
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