Su Fan, who is thrown into the air, does not stay idle and takes advantage of the situation by biting the wire and then throwing several shurikens wrapped in the wire. The shurikens fly rapidly toward Zhao, who has not yet activated his martial spirit, and quickly become entangled with the wire.
After landing beside Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu, Su Fan does not waste any time and starts forming hand seals.
"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Style!"
Flames spread from his mouth toward Zhao Wuji through the wire that binds him, setting him on fire.
"AHHH!!!"
Su Fan is seen burning Zhao Wuji alive. Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu, standing beside him, show worried expressions toward Zhao Wuji. Zhu Zhuqing then looks at Su Fan and says:
"Su Fan, aren't you going too far?"
Su Fan, who has just finished using his technique, looks at Zhao Wuji with his Sharingan.
"Don't worry. That short old man is strong enough to withstand those flames. You'd better think about how to save yourselves when that short old man gets angry."
"Third ring ability, Gravity Increase!"
Just as Su Fan finishes speaking, he immediately hears Zhao Wuji's explosive roar of anger, and suddenly, the three of them are locked in place due to the terrifying gravitational pressure.
"Fourth ring ability, Position Lock!"
"Su Fan!"
Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu look at Su Fan with worried written clearly on their face. Suddenly, Zhao Wuji flies at high speed toward Su Fan from the billowing smoke and lands a direct hit on his chest. However…
Puff
A cloud of white smoke appears, and Su Fan suddenly turns into a wooden log, shocking everyone.
"What?!"
"Hey, short old man. We won."
Su Fan's voice is heard, and everyone turns to look in that direction, where he is seen cutting the incense stick set up by Zhao Wuji with a smug smile on his face. Zhao Wuji feels utterly humiliated by Su Fan's way of defeating him, not to mention his arrogant smile and disrespectful nickname.
"Yay, we won!"
Xiao Wu hugs Zhu Zhuqing, who is standing next to her. Zhu Zhuqing smiles as well. Tang San can only sigh in relief, while Ning Rongrong looks like she is about to turn into a Su Fan fangirl. Dai Mubai opens his mouth but cannot find any words.
"Alright. You win because I am feeling generous. Enjoy it while you can, brats."
Zhao Wuji leaves the battlefield with dignity. However, Dai Mubai accidentally catches a glimpse of Zhao Wuji's pained expression, making him almost burst out laughing. His reaction immediately draws Zhao Wuji's attention, who glares at him angrily.
"Mubai, what are you looking at?!"
"No-nothing, Teacher Zhao! I didn't see anything!"
"You handle the new students' housing. Also, you will have physical training with me later!"
"Bu-but Teacher Zhao..."
Before Dai Mubai can protest, Zhao Wuji has already walked far away, looking for the sausage uncle, or the student named Oscar, to recover his spirit power. Dai Mubai can only sigh, accepting his miserable fate. He then walks toward Su Fan, who is surrounded by Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, both competing for his attention, while Tang San watches Xiao Wu with jealousy and exhaustion. Zhu Zhuqing and Su Fan exchange glances before Zhu Zhuqing finally speaks.
"Thank you. If it weren't for you, we might not have passed."
"No problem."
Su Fan nods and immediately looks away from Zhu Zhuqing. Zhu Zhuqing seems like she wants to say something to Su Fan, but she stops when she sees Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong staring at her. Dai Mubai sighs as he observes their brief interaction.
'I really don't understand why those two girls like him. Luckily, Su Fan doesn't seem interested in Zhu Zhuqing.'
"Ahem!"
Suddenly, everyone's attention shifts to Dai Mubai.
"Alright, about the dormitory, you can choose any empty house to live in. Each house must have at least two people, and—"
"Can I stay with Brother Fan?"
Before Dai Mubai can finish speaking, Xiao Wu interrupts with a question that shocks everyone. Ning Rongrong immediately turns red and points at Xiao Wu.
"Xiao Wu, don't you have any shame?!"
"Why? Brother Fan and I have always slept together since we joined the academy."
Everyone immediately turns to look at Su Fan.
"Yes. Since the academy didn't separate the dorms by gender back then, Xiao Wu and I always shared a room."
Ning Rongrong then shyly ask Su Fan:
"Did you two do anything weird?"
"No. But Xiao Wu often bothers me with her touch while sleeping."
Everyone looks at Xiao Wu, but instead of being embarrassed, she proudly sticks her tongue out at Ning Rongrong. Ning Rongrong, who has never experienced defeat, becomes determined to challenge Xiao Wu.
"I-if that's the case, I want to stay in the same dorm as Su Fan too!"
"Hey! Brother Fan and I already claimed the room first! First come, first served!"
Ning Rongrong then turns to Dai Mubai.
"Put me in the same dorm as Su Fan, and I'll pay you 10,000 gold coins."
Dai Mubai is immediately tempted by the money. Even though he is a prince, as a runaway, he does not receive the same lavish allowance as Ning Rongrong. With 10,000 gold coins, he could enjoy himself freely for the next six months.
Meanwhile, Xiao Wu, seeing Ning Rongrong's cunning trick, is both shocked and furious, clenching her teeth in anger.
"You sly fox!!!"
Ning Rongrong proudly strikes a victorious pose. Su Fan sighs and speaks.
"Loser, arrange for the three of us to be in one dorm. Give them one room close to mine. I'll keep an eye on them so they don't destroy the dorm."
The two girls want to protest upon realizing they will share a room without Su Fan, but he flicks their foreheads, making them fall silent. Seeing Su Fan's reasonable suggestion, Dai Mubai agrees to the arrangement.
With that, everyone settles on their dorm assignments. Su Fan will sleep alone. Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong will share a room. Tang San will room with Oscar. And Zhu Zhuqing will also have a room to herself.
Dai Mubai then leads them to their dorms. Oscar and Tang San go together, while Su Fan and the three girls follow Dai Mubai. Upon arriving, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, accustomed to luxury, hesitate at the poor conditions of the dorm. Meanwhile, Su Fan immediately enters his room. Just as Dai Mubai is about to lead Zhu Zhuqing to her separate dorm, she instead walks toward Su Fan's room leaving Dai Mubai.
"Zhu Zhuqing, what are you doing?"
"I think it's a waste to have a dorm all to myself. So, I decided to stay with Su Fan."
Hearing Zhu Zhuqing's words, Dai Mubai nearly goes insane.
"ZHU ZHUQING! YOU ARE MY FIANCÉE!"
"Hmph!"
Zhu Zhuqing disappears into Su Fan's room before Dai Mubai can stop her.
"Zhu Zhuqing!!!"
To Be Continued...