At this moment, Ye Feng was making such calculations in his heart.
After all, having come to the Douluo Realm, how could one have truly visited without stopping by the Soto City Great Spirit Arena?
But there's no rush for now, it's better to go to the Rose Hotel first to check in.
If lucky enough to run into the debonair and wealthy Young Master Dai, I might get a chance to strike a few blows, they should have returned by now.
After all, due to the attack of the Shadow Poison Wolf, I had spent so many days in the Aquipeia Forest.
And as for them, without any issues, they probably slipped away early.
Thus, Ye Feng headed toward the Rose Hotel.
A white building that was quite romantic and conspicuous.
Meanwhile, in the north of Soto City.
A carriage could be seen slowly approaching.
As it just entered the city gate, the curtain of the carriage window was slowly pulled open.
It was a man in black clothing with a stubbly face.
He seemed to be in his forties or fifties.
He appeared somewhat nostalgic about the scenery of the city,
as if he had been here many times before.
The carriage moved slowly along.
Afterward, it reached the outskirts of the city.
A dilapidated wooden sign.
It bore the five big characters "Shrek Academy."
Inside the academy.
Outside the dean's office, on a small balcony,
sat a burly man and a bespectacled man who looked like a crafty merchant, drinking tea together.
"I didn't expect that you would encounter a Titan Ape this time, even if both of us had gone together, we wouldn't have escaped unscathed," said a middle-aged man wearing glasses.
This was the dean of Shrek Academy, Flander, who was now looking rather reflective.
"Sigh, that's true indeed, I guess the Titan Ape's appearance at the very edge of the Aquipeia Forest was just a coincidence, but what I keep wondering about is that roar Xiaowu mentioned, exactly what was it?" Zhao Wuji took a sip of tea, his face full of perplexity.
This question had been bugging him ever since he pondered it in the forest, with no answer in sight.
"I've never heard of a roar that could frighten a Titan Ape either," Flander said, shaking his head slightly.
"The roar you mentioned should be that of the Azure Oxpython."
At that moment, a man in his forties or fifties pushed open the door and stepped onto the office balcony.
Dressed in black, he stood with his hands behind his back,
his face bearing traces of pride.
He looked as if he carried an air of authority.
"I just heard someone arriving, Wuji, let me introduce you, this is my old friend Yu Xiaogang, Tang San's teacher, everyone calls him Grandmaster," Flander said, rising to introduce him to Zhao Wuji.
"Ah? So you're the Grandmaster! I've long admired your great name!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Wuji nearly jumped up with surprise.
He had often heard Tang San mentioning how incredibly skilled his teacher was.
And today, he had indeed met him.
The grandmaster's appearance alone seemed commanding and dignified.
"Great name? I don't really have a great name. I've only proposed the core competitiveness of the Martial Soul and taught a student like Tang San. Has Xiaosan returned safely from his trip?" Grandmaster asked Zhao Wuji.
Yet, at this moment, his heart was filled with joy, as he had received the admiration of a Soul King.
"I really didn't expect the Grandmaster to be so powerful yet so humble. Everyone has returned safely from their trip," Zhao Wuji replied.
Zhao Wuji hurriedly replied.
"Actually, it's not really about being impressive. My goal in coming here is to cultivate everyone to become like Xiaosan, or at least to be the strongest among their peers."
Master sipped the tea that Zhao Wuji had poured for him.
Ever since he took Tang San as a disciple, he felt that his back no longer ached, his legs stopped trembling, and he could talk about teaching experience for three hours straight without losing his breath.
"Wuji, my old fella here is someone I personally invited from Notting Academy. From now on, he will serve as the teaching director and logistics chief of our Shrek Academy,"
Next to him, Flander's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a sly smile akin to that of a shrewd businessman.
Where else could he find an old buddy who held two positions without needing a salary?
The key was that the other party really did have decent teaching abilities, not just a pretender.
"Holding two positions? Master, are you sure you can handle it? I've been the teaching director for many years; if you can't manage, you can find me!"
Zhao Wuji asked Master.
"No need for that, I'm fine with the back kitchen. As for teaching, it has always been my forte. Tang San is the best example of this. I believe he has become a Soul Elder by now, hasn't he?"
Master asked Zhao Wuji.
"Mhm, Xiaosan has indeed become a Soul Elder after his journey through the Aquipeia Forest."
Zhao Wuji nodded.
He naturally wouldn't doubt Master's teaching abilities.
"One could say that Tang San is the first one to fully implement my theories, so you can put your mind at ease regarding my teaching abilities, Motionless Bright King."
Master said with a meaningful look on his face.
"Since the Master has said so, Wuji naturally has nothing to doubt. It's just that something suddenly came to mind."
With a disciple like Tang San, how could he doubt the Master?
"If Motionless Bright King has any questions, feel free to ask."
Master looked at Zhao Wuji.
"When you initially took Tang San as a disciple, wasn't there another person named Ye Feng?"
Zhao Wuji asked.
"Ye Feng?"
Suddenly, Master was taken aback.
"Mhm."
Zhao Wuji nodded.
Initially, he seemed to have heard that Ye Feng had some connection with the Master, something about a failed apprenticeship and thereafter developing a grudge against Master and Tang San.
But he didn't inquire about the specifics.
And since he came too late at the time, he had only caught bits and pieces of the conversation.
So now that the Master had come here, he wanted to ask and clear the doubts in his mind.
"Tang San told you about this, didn't he? I do know Ye Feng. Back then, he cried and knelt outside my apartment all night, begging me to take him as a disciple. Unfortunately, Yu Xiaogang only wanted a single disciple for life. If Motionless Bright King hadn't mentioned him, I would have forgotten what he even looked like."
Master said, smiling faintly.
It seemed as if in his memory, this person only existed five years ago.
"Ah? But, Master, if you only wanted to take one disciple, why didn't you take Ye Feng instead of Tang San?"
Zhao Wuji was dumbfounded.
Ye Feng seemed like the most suitable candidate to be Master's disciple.
Clearly, he was much stronger than Tang San.
Xiaosan had only just ascended to a Soul Elder recently, so it probably wouldn't be long before Ye Feng advanced to a Soul Ancestor, right?
He initially thought Master took Tang San as a disciple due to Haotian Your Highness's influence.
After all, that is Haotian Your Highness's own son.
"Take Ye Feng as a disciple? With talent so poor like his, I'd have to be crazy to accept him!"
Master said, sounding quite irritated.
"Ah? Ye Feng has poor talent??"
Zhao Wuji was full of question marks.
At the age of thirteen, reaching level 39, and when he was in the town outside the Aquipeia Forest, he defeated Dai Mubai and even Tang San single-handedly—and you're saying his talent is lacking??
...