The next day.
Sunlight streamed through the windows of the Rose Hotel, casting a warm golden glow across the disheveled bed.
Bai Mu had already woken up. He sat leaning against the headboard, one arm wrapped around Ning Rongrong while his other hand gently stroked Zhu Zhuqing's slightly upturned cat ears.
Ning Rongrong was the first to open her eyes. She stretched lazily with a soft groan.
She had thought that after last night's "high-intensity spirit battle," she would definitely wake up exhausted today.
Unexpectedly, not only did her body feel no discomfort at all, she actually felt light and refreshed. Even her spirit power flowed more smoothly than usual.
"Mmm… so comfortable…"
She looked down at herself. Her skin was fair and radiant, as if she had just received the most luxurious spa treatment.
"Meow?"
Zhu Zhuqing also woke up.
She sat up, and the sheet slipped down, revealing her stunningly curvaceous figure.
Like Ning Rongrong, she wasn't tired in the slightest. On the contrary, she felt full of energy, and her purple eyes were clearer and brighter than ever.
The two girls looked at each other and both blushed faintly.
They knew exactly who to thank for this: Bai Mu's Jungle Healing. Not only could it heal severe injuries, it could also perfectly repair this kind of "battle damage."
That was why both of them felt so comfortable this morning.
"I'll be heading back to Heaven Dou City in a couple of days," Bai Mu suddenly said.
"Oh… you're leaving again!"
The blush on Ning Rongrong's face disappeared instantly. Her cheeks puffed up, making her look exactly like an angry pufferfish.
Her eyes welled up with tears in the blink of an eye, and her voice was filled with grievance:
"You scumbag! You took advantage of me and now you're running away the very next day!"
She had given him everything, yet he was turning his back on her and leaving right after.
Zhu Zhuqing didn't say anything. She simply stared at Bai Mu with eyes full of longing and reluctance, along with a faint trace of yearning for the exhilarating "battle" from the night before.
"Sigh~ There's nothing I can do about it. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is pushing too hard!"
"I didn't want this either."
Bai Mu sighed and pulled both girls closer into his arms.
That was the truth.
Love had come without warning, and passion had swept over them in an instant.
Ning Rongrong hadn't returned home last night. With Ning Fengzhi's intelligence network focused on his daughter, he had probably learned about it before dawn.
The fact that Ning Fengzhi hadn't shown up with Sword Bone Douluo to take her away was already far beyond Bai Mu's expectations.
But this also showed that, given the current situation, they had no choice but to play along with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School for now.
"If my father and the others try to force you…"
Ning Rongrong panicked and hugged Bai Mu tightly around the waist, as if afraid he would fly away the moment she let go.
"I can… ask them to give you more time…"
She had finally managed to bring Bai Mu almost into the sect's fold. She couldn't let her father scare him away.
The outside world was full of sluts and opportunists!
Bai Mu gave a small smile.
"Don't worry. Maybe this time when we go back, we can talk about our marriage."
Marriage… marriage?!
Ning Rongrong's face instantly turned red all the way to her ears, like a boiling kettle steaming with invisible vapor.
"Wait… this… this is way too fast!"
People on the Douluo Continent generally married young, but she was still so young!
But… if it was with Bai Mu…
She sneaked a quick glance at him, then immediately looked down, her fingers twisting together nervously.
Her mind was already flooding with chaotic images — a white wedding dress, a red bridal veil, and the wedding chamber…
Wait a second. Hadn't they already consummated the marriage last night?
Didn't that mean they had completely skipped all the proper steps?
Ning Rongrong's brain had officially crashed.
Bai Mu smiled faintly as he watched her reaction.
'The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is really pushing too hard. There's no other way but to go with the flow.'
Regardless of what Ning Rongrong was like in the original story, at least in front of him, this little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had always been well-behaved and protective of him.
The most important thing was that the tuna sandwich made with that thick, soft bread really was delicious.
He would never get tired of it.
Zhu Zhuqing, standing silently beside him, didn't speak, but the disappointment in her eyes was impossible to miss.
Compared to Ning Rongrong, her own situation was extremely awkward.
"Don't worry. As my favorite little pet, I won't mistreat you."
Bai Mu noticed her silence and gently pinched her cat ears.
With just that one gesture, Zhu Zhuqing instantly felt at ease.
She silently hugged Bai Mu's other arm, resting her cheek against his shoulder and humming softly in agreement.
——
When Bai Mu returned to Shrek Academy with the two girls, a large crowd had already gathered at the training ground.
An old man was standing in front of Tang San.
It was Yu Xiaogang!
Bai Mu paused, a playful smile appearing on his lips.
After so many years, this "Grandmaster" still looked exactly the same!
"…I have already contacted the sect and the Spirit Hall, asking them to help me search for Xiao Wu."
Yu Xiaogang patted Tang San on the shoulder. "Little San, don't worry. Your teacher will definitely help you find her."
"Teacher…"
Tang San's eyes were filled with emotion.
However, this touching teacher-student moment was accidentally witnessed by Bai Mu as he walked by with the two girls.
"Hm?"
Yu Xiaogang turned his head and saw a handsome young man approaching with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing in his arms.
His brows furrowed at first, then his pupils suddenly contracted.
"You are… Bai Mu?!"
After several years, he had almost failed to recognize him at first glance.
"Yo~ Grandmaster," Bai Mu greeted cheerfully. "Long time no see, old man… Have you broken through to level 30 yet?"
He wore a bright, harmless smile.
Yu Xiaogang's face instantly turned ashen.
This was his greatest taboo — a pain he had carried his entire life.
"What does that have to do with you?"
Yu Xiaogang suppressed his anger and put on a haughty expression, looking down at Bai Mu.
"You refused my guidance back then, but now you've come all the way to my Shrek Academy to find me. Do you finally regret it?"
He paused, his tone growing more and more condescending.
"However, it's not too late. If you are sincerely eager to learn, I might make an exception and accept you as my disciple…"
He believed that Bai Mu must have encountered a bottleneck during his travels, heard of his title as "Grandmaster," and come to Shrek seeking guidance.
"You're kidding me, Grandmaster!"
"I only came to the academy to see Tang San, Rongrong, and my little kitten. I never expected to run into you here."
Bai Mu couldn't help but laugh.
This old man still hadn't accepted reality?
He still thought he was the same person as back then?
"Please break through to Spirit Elder first before you talk about taking me as your apprentice."
"What!?"
Yu Xiaogang frowned.
His gaze swept over the two girls beside Bai Mu, and his expression immediately filled with heartache.
"I never expected you to be so superficial!"
He pointed at Ning Rongrong. "The two of you are geniuses from major sects and little monsters of our Shrek Academy!"
"How could you willingly give yourselves to this guy with low innate spirit power, destined for mediocrity?"
He became more and more agitated as he spoke.
"I admit, Bai Mu is indeed quite handsome, but in the end, a Spirit Master is only judged by his strength!"
"You are the little monsters of Shrek Academy, the future pillars of the Spirit Master world. How can you degenerate like this?"
He paused, then added:
"Of course… if he is willing to accept my teachings, it might not be too late for him to become my disciple…"
He was speaking so passionately that he completely failed to notice the strange looks from everyone around him.
Tang San opened his mouth but hesitated to speak.
Zhao Wuji scratched the back of his head with an awkward expression.
Flender coughed and pretended to be looking at the clouds in the distance.
Ning Rongrong couldn't hold it in any longer.
"Pfft—!"
A crisp laugh interrupted Yu Xiaogang's impassioned speech.
Yu Xiaogang frowned. "What are you laughing at?"
"I just remembered something happy."
Ning Rongrong tried her best to keep a straight face, though her shoulders were shaking with suppressed laughter.
"What happy thing?"
"It's… it's…"
Ning Rongrong's shoulders trembled as she held back her laughter.
"I remembered a dream I had last night. I dreamt of a frog croaking at the bottom of a well, saying that the sky was only as big as the well's opening."
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