[Today is another beautiful day.]
[Not being in Zhou Yi's class is so refreshing! The curriculum is much more relaxed than Class One, and Teacher Mu Jin provides a lot of help and guidance to the students. She's definitely much better than Zhou Yi.]
After his daily internal jab at Zhou Yi, Ao Yao walked out of the classroom with Ning Tian and Wu Feng.
In the past few days, Ao Yao had explored most of Shrek City. Just as he expected, Shrek City did not allow the existence of entertainment districts like the Department of Music and Instruction.
Although he had anticipated this, Ao Yao still felt a bit disappointed after confirming the truth. He even lost interest in leaving Shrek Academy to wander around Shrek City.
Shrek Academy's cafeteria is divided into the Inner Court and Outer Court sections. The Inner Court cafeteria is only open to Inner Court students and teachers and is completely free. The Outer Court cafeteria is open to all teachers and students of the school, but it charges a fee, and the prices are slightly more expensive than those of the merchants in Shrek City.
Of course, only a portion of it was expensive.
Aside from the more costly Spirit Beast meat and various delicacies, some ordinary dishes were priced similarly to those outside. Therefore, Ao Yao still preferred the closer Outer Court cafeteria.
It definitely wasn't because walking through the city would make him feel sad that such a massive city didn't even have a single entertainment district.
"I'll have a portion of Armored Demon Crocodile stew and a bowl of Wind Spirit Bird medicinal soup, please. Thank you."
Being with a Young Miss from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School like Ning Tian had its perks; at the very least, he didn't need to spend his own money on meals.
As for whether he felt ashamed spending a girl's money... Ao Yao had absolutely no psychological burden whatsoever.
Being able to get a girl to spend money on him was also a kind of talent!
I'm eating based on my own abilities, why should I have a psychological burden?
What? You say this behavior will be met with others' contempt and disdain?
No... that's all just jealousy.
In this day and age, who wouldn't want to rely on a wealthy woman?
Just as Ao Yao was burying his head in his meal, a sudden, inexplicable commotion broke out in the cafeteria.
Looking toward the source of the noise, a fiery red figure abruptly appeared at the entrance of the cafeteria.
It was a graceful figure. Her blood-red Inner Court uniform looked exceptionally striking in the Outer Court. With blood-red long hair and a slender build, her entire body radiated a chilling, fierce aura like a terrifying Spirit Beast. She actually formed a vacuum zone around her where no one dared to approach.
Ao Yao noticed that the air around her figure was slightly distorted. Wherever she passed, ripples of water vapor even drifted from beneath her feet.
Her figure was undoubtedly extremely hot. Her towering twin peaks pushed the already form-fitting uniform into a slightly exaggerated curve. The only pity was that she wore a red veil on her face, making it impossible to see her true appearance.
"It's actually an Inner Court senior!"
"Why would an Inner Court senior come to our Outer Court cafeteria?"
"That senior's figure is really good. If I could spend some time with her..."
"Hiss... Do you want to die? This is one of the two famous active volcanoes in our Shrek Academy's Inner Court, known as the Flame Mad Demon, Senior Ma Xiaotao! If she hears that, every single hair on your body will be burnt clean!"
[Hmm? She's Ma Xiaotao?]
[This figure... she truly deserves to be called a 'Little Roasted Chicken'!]
Little... Roasted Chicken?
Ma Xiaotao, who had snuck out of the Inner Court to appear in the Outer Court cafeteria, paused slightly, and her expression beneath the veil stiffened.
Such a term did not sound like a good description!
Ma Xiaotao's anger flared up instantly. But remembering the pain of ten thousand arrows piercing her heart and the riot of the Evil Fire she had suffered before, she raised an eyebrow and suppressed the fire in her heart. She found a random window, ordered some food, and sat down.
She had actually come this time to try her luck.
Even if she didn't say it aloud, her heart was very envious of the rewards from the diary book.
Whether it was the increase in spirit ring age, the boost in spirit power, or a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone, they were all significant enhancements to her strength. Moreover, the rewards from the diary book might even unlock the ultimate grand prize—if she could obtain a Spirit evolution reward, she might not have to endure the harassment of the Evil Fire anymore, nor would she have to suffer through such pain.
[Ma Xiaotao... based on her surname and Spirit, it's not hard to judge that she should be a descendant of Ma Hongjun from the first generation of the Shrek Seven Devils ten thousand years ago. That fellow Ma Hongjun ascended to the God Realm, but failed to inherit the God Position of the First-Class Fire God. He could only settle for the Second-Class Phoenix God Position.]
[But a Second-Class God does not have the qualification to bring others into the God Realm, so he could only be separated by heaven and earth from his wife, Tang San's cousin Bai Chenxiang. Looking at it this way, it's normal for Ma Hongjun to have descendants.]
[But the problem is, when Ma Hongjun knew Bai Chenxiang and they produced offspring, he had long since resolved the flaws of his own Spirit. While no longer affected by the Evil Fire, he successfully evolved his Spirit into a Fire Phoenix. Even if he had descendants, there's a high probability they would inherit the pure Fire Phoenix, rather than the flawed Evil Fire Phoenix.]
[In that case... Ma Xiaotao is more likely a descendant Ma Hongjun had with those brothel women when he was venting his Evil Fire in his early years. During this period, Ma Hongjun was a pure 'seven-star ladybug,' visiting brothels everywhere; there's indeed a high chance he left descendants. Descendants born this way, inheriting Ma Hongjun's original Evil Fire Phoenix Spirit... very reasonable!]
[By the time it reached Ma Xiaotao's generation, her Evil Fire problem had become very serious. If Yan Shaozhe hadn't brought her back from outside, Ma Xiaotao would likely have died from the Evil Fire entering her body before she could Cultivate to her current level.]
[Although Yan Shaozhe has done other things quite stupidly, bringing Ma Xiaotao back to Shrek Academy can be considered one of his few highlights.]
Ma Xiaotao's eating movements paused slightly, and her heart shuddered.
This fellow Ao Yao indeed understands her situation very well!
Her ancestor was indeed the ancestor Ma Hongjun, one of the Shrek Seven Devils from ten thousand years ago, but she was not the descendant of ancestor Ma Hongjun and his wife. Furthermore, her Evil Fire problem had indeed become very serious, just as Ao Yao said.
However, with Ao Yao slandering her teacher like this, Ma Xiaotao still felt somewhat unhappy.
Since her teacher brought her back from outside, he had always taken meticulous care of her and guided her. After her Evil Fire problem appeared, he had also been working hard to find a solution. Although the results were minimal, Ma Xiaotao had always respected and loved this teacher of hers.
In her heart, Yan Shaozhe was like both a teacher and a father.
This fellow Ao Yao...
Don't you dare speak nonsense about my beloved teacher!