Chapter 808: Hanging from the Lamp Post
Among the crowd, Tang San and Xiao Wu were also present.
After understanding what the rooms at the Rose Hotel were like, they felt a bit awkward and decided to go out for dinner, unexpectedly encountering Wu Youyou again.
"Third brother, it seems like your acquaintance is being harassed by that lecherous fat guy... that fat guy's eyes are full of lust, definitely not a good person." Xiao Wu judged based on appearance, but hit the nail on the head, "Should we help?"
Seeing injustice, draw swords to assist.
Tang San, having received such teachings from Tang Sect in his previous life, now saw that Wu Youyou seemed confident and said, "Let's observe first. Wu Youyou must have some trump card to be confronting that fat guy."
"Okay." Xiao Wu nodded obediently.
As they looked out, they saw the lecherous fat guy first releasing his martial soul, with red feathers appearing on his arms, and a pair of comb-like organs appearing on his head.
"The name's Ma Hongjun, two-ring power attack type battle spirit master, level twenty-six, martial soul Fire Phoenix."
Ma Hongjun stood with hands on hips, his large figure resembling a giant burning chicken, "See this? It's a top-tier martial soul. If you agree to be my girlfriend, you'd certainly feel an unparalleled sense of security."
Wu Youyou did not reply. Blue Silver Grass like floating ribbons appeared around her, followed by one yellow, two purple, and one black soul rings emerging.
The second soul ring was a millennium one!
The fourth soul ring was even a ten-thousand-year one!
Such a powerful soul ring configuration made the flames on Ma Hongjun's body fade significantly.
"You are actually a Soul Elder!?" Ma Hongjun's voice trembled, fear uncontrollable in his heart.
And among the onlookers, most of them ran away after seeing Wu Youyou was a Soul Elder, knowing that the destructive power of a Soul Elder was far greater than that of an ordinary soul master.
Especially as this female soul master had a black ten-thousand-year soul ring!
Compared to excitement, life is more important.
"Wu Youyou, twelve years old, martial soul Blue Silver Grass, level forty-nine control type + healing type Soul Elder."
Wu Youyou's tone was cold. As her words fell, the yellow soul ring flashed, and the Blue Silver Grass underfoot quickly extended, instantly binding Ma Hongjun, then initiated the second soul skill Blue Silver Needle Storm. Countless needles pierced from all directions, causing him not even to have time to release a soul skill before the major acupoints all over his body were struck by the blue silver needles, rendering his soul power inoperable.
The battle ended before it began.
With Ma Hongjun left hanging on a nearby lamppost, Wu Youyou said lightly, "This is a lesson for your loose tongue, in case you run into a more hot-tempered soul master next time, sending you straight to the Netherworld."
Although knowing Ma Hongjun had troubled many young women, from what the surrounding citizens mentioned, it seemed the relationships were somewhat consensual... the specifics of which Wu Youyou knew she couldn't clearly understand and didn't wish to dwell on such matters, only wanting to teach him a lesson.
She was aware of the issues with his martial soul but did not wish to help resolve them.
Her kindness was not extended to the wicked.
In her eyes, Ma Hongjun was not good, yet not extremely evil either, possibly due to his young age. But having followed Sun Ming for years, she believed in judging actions over intentions.
Just hoping this fat guy can change in the future—evil fire is hard to bear, train in water, or at the very least, use your hand. Why trouble women?
Looking back, she glanced at Tang San and Xiao Wu, nodding at them.
Then she noticed a voluptuous girl with a tight black leather outfit tinged with purple, hair tied into cat ear-like shapes on top of her head but long hair cascading over her shoulders.
Her face was beautiful, yet cold as ice, seemingly devoid of any emotion.
"Hello, my name is Zhu Zhuqing. Can I accompany you to Ming Lun Academy afterward?" Zhu Zhuqing approached Wu Youyou, expressing her intentions, with a hint of plea in her icy eyes.
"You don't seem like a native of Suoto City." Wu Youyou said out of the blue.
"Indeed, I'm not."
Zhu Zhuqing nodded, "I came here to find someone, but he disappointed me. Originally, I planned to go to his academy to see if I could wake him up, but now having met you, I have new thoughts... Destiny should be in one's own hands, not relying on others."
Shrek Academy was the institution Zhu Zhuqing found, where Dai Mubai was, and that lecherous fat guy was also from that academy.
Lustful, even more depraved.
Zhu Zhuqing felt she should not hold expectations for Shrek Academy and Dai Mubai.
Staying in the same academy as such people, it was clear Dai Mubai had no ambition left at all... Thinking of Dai Mubai fleeing from the Xingluo Empire—
Destiny should not be constrained by marriage!
If she had the power like Wu Youyou, even if Xingluo Empire's family tried to trouble me in the future, so what?
"As long as you have determination, and a not too low moral baseline, Ming Lun welcomes anyone." Wu Youyou held Zhu Zhuqing's hand, leading her toward the inn, "Do you have a place to stay tonight? If not, you can stay with me."
"Hmm."
Zhu Zhuqing softly acknowledged. She had escaped from the Xingluo Empire, and although she had brought some travel expenses, they were almost exhausted. Along the way, it was thanks to the "Soul Beast Forest Survival Guide" that she was able to evade her family's pursuit.
Power!
She needed the power to control her own destiny!
Tang San watched the two girls enter the hotel and didn't bother about Ma Hongjun, who was crying for help, but instead took Xiao Wu to a nearby restaurant for a meal.
In the end, Ma Hongjun's cries attracted the local patrol members of the Martial Soul Hall, who rescued him and, regardless of what this "habitual offender" said, locked him up in jail. They then sent someone to Shrek Academy to find Flander and bail him out.
Flander: "..."
Meanwhile, in the hotel room, Wu Youyou gave the bed to Zhu Zhuqing, who was a year younger, and asked, "What level has your soul power reached? What's your martial soul?"
"My martial soul is the Ghostly Cat, soul power level twenty-seven." Zhu Zhuqing replied succinctly without further elaboration, obviously unsure of how to chat.
Wu Youyou understood and said, "The Ghostly Cat, that should be the martial soul of that major family in the Xingluo Empire. It's said their royal battles are quite ruthless... Did you run away?"
"Yes."
Zhu Zhuqing, seeing her identity exposed, thought that it wasn't hard for the other to know since she was from the Ming Lun Academy and nodded to admit, "I don't want to accept such a fate, and my sister wants to kill me, even sending people to chase me..."
Clearly, when they were young, before the martial soul awakened, her sister cared so much for her.
But now—
Is power really that important?
Zhu Zhuqing couldn't understand, but she knew that only by having strength could she control her own fate.
"With a level in the twenties, managing to escape from a big family, it seems your sister didn't intentionally want to kill you. She probably wanted to ensure you could escape safely." Wu Youyou said thoughtfully.
"What do you mean?" Zhu Zhuqing was stunned.
"Does your family have soul masters above the Soul Sage level?" Wu Youyou didn't answer but instead asked this question.
"Even Soul Douluo."
"Then how did you, just a Great Soul Master, escape?"
"I..."
Zhu Zhuqing wanted to say she had planned her escape route and prepared for one or two years... But all her preparations seemed so fragile in a family with Soul Douluo.
Could it be that she could escape, truly because of her sister?
Could her sister have long known their fate, thus wanting her to break free and truly obtain her own freedom?
"Master Hearth said, when things are unusual there's a reason. When observing issues, don't just look at the surface and don't be blinded by apparent hatred. Calm down, think carefully about the reasons behind it, and perhaps one's mind will become clear." Wu Youyou spoke eloquently, "Of course, people whose minds are a bit off, and whose logic differs from normal people, need to be temporarily excluded."
Zhu Zhuqing was amused by Wu Youyou, covering her mouth: "I don't remember Master Hearth ever writing something like that in any book. Even the 'Theory of Hearth' series by the Martial Soul Hall doesn't have it."
Wu Youyou didn't mind: "But all the viewpoints of Master Hearth in the book are subtly conveying this truth to the world, aren't they?"
"Besides—" Part of a series hosted by My Virtual Library Empire (MV&LEMP&YR).
"Master Hearth, that is, Sun Ming, is my brother. When he traveled the continent, I was with him."
Zhu Zhuqing's gaze was peculiar. "So you are that ordinary girl with the Blue Silver Grass martial soul mentioned in the later chapters of 'Continental Travel Records' written by Dugu Yan."
Wu Youyou nodded, "That's me! Although I indeed look a bit ordinary, Brother Sun Ming said that because I have a kind heart, it's enough to match ninety-nine percent of the soul masters."
Zhu Zhuqing was envious and couldn't help but ask, "After I join the academy, can I directly receive guidance from Master Hearth?"
"No." Wu Youyou burst Zhu Zhuqing's bubble, "With so many students at the academy, how could Brother Sun Ming possibly personally guide each one?"
Zhu Zhuqing was a bit disappointed.
"However, you don't need to worry. As long as you strictly complete the academy's training, it's not difficult to increase your soul power by ten levels within a year."
Wu Youyou continued, "Moreover, there are plenty of teachers at the level of Soul Saints and Soul Douluo in the academy, and all kinds of simulation cultivation environments are available. Even Brother Sun Ming's great friend, the peerless Douluo Dugu Bo, occasionally roams the academy as a teacher."
"Peerless Douluo!?" Zhu Zhuqing couldn't believe it, "Such a figure would also teach students at the academy?"
"Brother Sun Ming once said, 'Review the past and learn the new.' If after becoming a Titled Douluo, you stay in one place all the time, ignoring worldly affairs, you'd become complacent." Wu Youyou said seriously, "Even Brother Sun Ming frequently takes up a few courses as a teacher."