In the Confinement Room
Zhang Yang undid the restrictions on the three of them and released them. Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo breathed a sigh of relief when they felt their Spirit Power begin to flow again, but Xuan Zi still felt a sharp pain in his face, leaving him extremely displeased.
"Hmph!"
Xuan Zi gave a cold snort, not wanting to spare another glance at these people. He turned around, intending to follow Mu En and leave.
However, just as the three of them took their first steps to leave this godforsaken place where they had lost all face...
"Wait a moment."
Zhang Yang's voice suddenly rang out from behind them. He reached out his right hand toward a corner of the Confinement Room and made a grasping motion in the air.
"Whoosh—"
A surge of gentle Spirit Power poured out, wrapping around the items scattered on the floor and causing them to float slowly into mid-air.
It was a pile of teeth.
Under Zhang Yang's control, these dozen or so teeth were like a special "gift," slowly flying in front of Xuan Zi and hovering just above his palm.
"Leaving in such a hurry? How could you forget to take your own things?"
"This is a Confinement Room, not a garbage dump."
"You—!!!!"
Looking at the broken teeth floating before his eyes and hearing Zhang Yang's words, Xuan Zi felt a surge of blood rush to his head, shaking with rage.
This was going too far!
"You bastard! This old man will kill you!"
In that instant, Xuan Zi nearly lost his mind. The Spirit Power within his body erupted, and the terrifying phantom of the Taotie Divine Bull flickered behind him. He raised his hand, about to strike at Zhang Yang.
However at the very moment he was about to act, a voice rang out.
"Xuan Zi!"
Mu En's voice was low and heavy with suppressed emotion:
"What do you think you're doing?!"
"Haven't you been embarrassed enough?!"
This sharp shout was like a blow to the head, instantly snapping Xuan Zi back to his senses. The aura he had just raised collapsed in an instant.
With a trembling hand, Xuan Zi grabbed the dozen bloody teeth and clenched them tightly in his palm.
"Let's go!"
Xuan Zi let out a low growl from his throat, turned around abruptly, and walked out without looking back.
His retreating figure looked desolate, yet carried a sense of pathetic, impotent rage.
Seeing this scene, Mu En sighed deeply in his heart.
"Let's head back."
Mu En said nothing more and was pushed away by Bei Bei.
The group walked through the long corridor and arrived at the edge of the floating island's platform.
Just as they were preparing to take to the air and leave this place...
"Pavilion Master Mu, please wait."
Bei Xin, who had been escorting them this far, suddenly spoke up to stop Mu En.
Mu En stopped and turned around, forcing a faint smile onto his face.
"Brother Bei Xin, do you have any other instructions?"
Bei Xin smiled and flipped his wrist.
A large Spirit Tool with a peculiar design appeared on the platform.
It was a metal chair, entirely silver-white, with a streamlined design that felt full of advanced technology.
"I see that Pavilion Master Mu has difficulty with his legs, making movement quite inconvenient."
"This is our academy's latest development: a Single-person Mobile Flight Chair. It only requires a small amount of Spirit Power to fly, and the direction can be controlled freely."
"After hearing about Pavilion Master Mu's situation, I thought you were working quite hard. Consider this little gadget a parting gift from our academy."
"With this, it will be much more convenient for Pavilion Master Mu to travel to and from our academy, or anywhere else, in the future."
"Of course."
The smile on Bei Xin's lips grew even more radiant.
"You are also welcome to visit us again next time."
Mu En took a deep look at the exquisite flying wheelchair.
"Then I thank Brother Bei Xin for his kindness."
Mu En cupped his hands slightly and with a wave of his palm, he stored the flying Spirit Tool into his storage ring.
However, he did not take it out to use it.
"Farewell."
After Mu En spoke those two words, a flash of light appeared behind him. Bei Bei immediately pushed the wheelchair, and under the protection of a layer of gentle Spirit Power from Elder Lin, they took to the sky.
Five figures quickly passed through the clouds, descending toward the Douluo Continent below.
...
On the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest
The group had finally left that place.
Right then.
Elder Lin, who had been holding back a belly full of fire, finally couldn't contain it anymore.
"You lot!"
Elder Lin pointed at the three of them, her voice sharp and angry.
"Can you take it easy when doing things in the future?!"
"Do you have any idea what price the academy had to pay to fish you out this time?!"
"We almost emptied out everything Shrek Academy had?!"
Hearing Elder Lin's outburst, Mu En's expression changed slightly, and he quickly spoke to stop her.
"Huiqun! Didn't we agree not to talk about this?"
Mu En spoke in a deep voice.
"Not talk about it?!" Elder Lin was currently in a fit of rage; she couldn't care less about Mu En's face.
"Elder Mu! If we don't say it, how will they feel the pain?!"
"If we don't let them know the price, how will they know what a disaster they've brought upon the academy?!"
"What if they do it again in the future?"
Elder Lin took a deep breath, turned her head, and stared fixedly at Yan Shaozhe and the other two, shouting each word emphatically:
"Listen well! To ransom you we had to pay one hundred million gold coins! In cash!"
"Ten complete ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast Spirit Bones!"
"And..."
Elder Lin's voice was trembling, her heart aching so much she was shivering.
"And one-fourth of all the rare herbs and medicinal pill stock in our Shrek Academy's warehouse!"
"Boom—!!!"
These words were like a bolt from the blue, striking ruthlessly atop the heads of Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo.
The two of them were instantly stunned.
Yan Shaozhe's eyes widened, and his face instantly turned deathly pale.
"How could it be... so much..."
Qian Duoduo's lips trembled; he was completely dumbfounded.
They had originally thought that at most they would pay some money and offer an apology.
But now...
This price was so heavy it made them feel breathless. They felt ashamed before Mu En, ashamed before the academy!
At that moment, Xuan Zi, who had been silent, suddenly slapped the rock beneath him.
Xuan Zi stood up abruptly, his swollen face now filled with distorted rage and indignation.
"No!"
Xuan Zi roared. His voice whistled through the gaps of his missing teeth, but it was full of madness.
"On what basis?!"
"On what basis should we give these things to them?!"
"Those are the possessions of our Shrek Academy! They are the foundation of our ten-thousand-year legacy!"
"This is extortion! It's blackmail! It's the act of bandits!"
Xuan Zi's eyes were bloodshot. He waved his arms and turned, about to charge back into the sky.
"No! This old man cannot endure this!"
"I'm going to take all those things back! If you ate mine, spit it out! If you took mine, send it back!"
"Xuan Zi! Stop right there!" A furious roar exploded.
Mu En, the old man who had always presented a gentle demeanor, was truly angry this time. His cloudy old eyes burst forth with an unprecedented, sharp light.
"What do you think you're doing?"
Mu En pointed at Xuan Zi's nose, his finger trembling.
"Do you think you can just go back now and get it all back?"
"Or do you want to make the price we just paid go down the drain, throw away your own life, and then have us pay another price to ransom your corpse?!"
Mu En's voice was icy. The reason he hadn't wanted Elder Lin to mention this in the first place was specifically to prevent a troublemaker like Xuan Zi from causing more chaos.
"Get back here immediately!"
"Don't cause any more trouble!"
"Right now, the only thing you need to do is behave yourself!"
"Close your mouth, put away your arrogance, and follow me back to the academy to reflect on your actions!"
"..."
Looking at the enraged Mu En, Xuan Zi stopped in his tracks.
He panted heavily, his chest heaving violently, and the red light in his eyes flickered uncertainly.
He was unwilling!
He was truly unwilling!
So much money, so many resources, just given away for nothing to that knock-off academy?
How could he swallow this grievance?
"Elder Xuan... forget it, forget it."
Seeing this, Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo quickly rushed forward, one on each side, holding Xuan Zi back firmly.
"Elder Mu is right, now is not the time for impulse."
"Let's go back first and plan carefully, plan carefully."
Under the persuasion of the two and the gaze of Mu En, who looked ready to spit fire...
Xuan Zi finally endured it, but... this debt wasn't settled!
This knock-off academy—sooner or later, this old man will flip your academy upside down and leave no peace for man or beast!
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A/N:
5 Power Stones = 1 Extra Chapter
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