Chapter 84: Zhu Zhuqing

Zhu Zhuqing looked at the cloth strip over Shi Quan's eyes and the stick in his hand, and her icy expression softened slightly. "Fine, give me the wooden stick, and I will lead you from the front."

Shi Quan chuckled and shook his head. "Thank you, but you can just walk; I can keep up, don't worry."

After a moment of silence, Zhu Zhuqing nodded and said, "Alright, you can call me if you have any problems."

"Mm."

Shi Quan followed by Zhu Zhuqing's side, and the two walked together toward Shrek Academy.

Because of Shi Quan, the speed at which Zhu Zhuqing walked was significantly slower than before.

As they walked toward the academy, many parents on the road were leading their children back the way they came toward Soto City.

These people were clearly those who had chosen to leave after hearing the exaggerated conditions set by Shrek.

Zhu Zhuqing had clearly learned about Shrek Academy in advance; she did not ask anyone along the way, and moving against the flow of people, she soon brought Shi Quan to the entrance of the Shrek Academy village.

At this moment, there were only five or six people left in the line ahead, the last two being Tang San and Xiao Wu; other than them, there was no sign of Ning Rongrong or Dai Mubai.

"Was she brought in by Dai Mubai, or did she not come?"

As Shi Quan pondered this, Zhu Zhuqing's cold, clear voice rang out, "That is Shrek Academy ahead; there are still four people registering in front, just stand next to me."

"Sorry for the trouble." Shi Quan nodded with a smile.

"It's nothing." Zhu Zhuqing looked into Shi Quan's eyes, her voice much softer than before.

These remaining people were all those whose soul power exceeded level 21 and who were no older than twelve.

The inspection process was also very fast: feeling the bones to judge age, releasing the martial soul, and checking the soul ring and martial soul. The entire process took no more than a minute or two.

Soon, it was nearly Tang San's turn, and at this moment, Dai Mubai walked out from inside the academy; as soon as Dai Mubai stepped out, his evil eyes fell straight onto Zhu Zhuqing.

Tang San's gaze also fell upon Zhu Zhuqing, and his heart gave a jolt; this jolt of his, however, caused Xiao Wu, that vinegar jar, to tip over instantly, and her fierce, vicious glare looked as if she wanted to eat Tang San alive.

If not for the reminder from the teacher, Li Yusong, Tang San likely would have been in for a rough time.

Li Yusong quickly helped Tang San and Xiao Wu complete their inspection; upon seeing Tang San's Blue Silver Grass, Li Yusong was clearly a bit more curious and directly ordered Dai Mubai to take the six people, including Tang San, to the next round first.

Dai Mubai's evil eyes seemed as if they wished to remain fixed on Zhu Zhuqing, but hearing Li Yusong's words, he could only reluctantly lead Tang San and the others toward the second round.

The only people left registering on the scene were Shi Quan and Zhu Zhuqing.

"The registration fee is ten Gold Soul Coins." Li Yusong looked at Zhu Zhuqing and said, directly ignoring Shi Quan on the side.

Shi Quan took the initiative to take twenty Gold Soul Coins from the inside of his clothes and placed them into the wooden box. "We are registering together."

Li Yusong frowned, looked at Shi Quan, and asked, "You want to register too?"

"Is that not allowed?" Shi Quan asked in return.

"It is, give me your hand."

Shi Quan extended his hand, gathering his Internal Energy into his palm; because of the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill, if Shi Quan did not use his Internal Energy to push aside his muscles for protection, it would be impossible for Li Yusong to determine Shi Quan's specific age through bone-feeling.

"The bone age is suitable."

Li Yusong checked Zhu Zhuqing's bone age as well and nodded. "Release your martial souls."

Shi Quan and Zhu Zhuqing almost simultaneously channeled the Internal Energy and soul power within their bodies.

Amidst a flickering dark light, Zhu Zhuqing's long hair naturally lay flat against her back, her eyes changed color simultaneously—the left eye ink-green, the right eye clear blue—and a faint phantom trailed her body, with two yellow soul rings spiraling up from beneath her feet.

On the other side, Shi Quan's figure remained standing in place, with no changes appearing, only three soul rings—yellow, yellow, and purple—slowly rising from beneath his feet!

"A Soul Elder?" Li Yusong's breathing suddenly became rapid; the gaze that had originally been on Zhu Zhuqing immediately focused on Shi Quan. "A twelve-year-old Soul Elder."

The look in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes toward Shi Quan also changed; she had completely not expected Shi Quan's strength to be this high.

Shi Quan smiled faintly. "Teacher, do I meet the academy's requirements?"

"You do, you do." Li Yusong's face was full of smiles, and after looking him up and down, he couldn't help but ask with confusion, "But what is your martial soul?"

"My martial soul is myself." Shi Quan smiled and pointed at himself.

"Yourself?" Li Yusong was stunned for a moment; he had never heard of a martial soul being oneself, but he didn't dwell on it, nodded, and said, "Both of you have passed the first round of the assessment. Wait here for a moment, and Mu Bai will take you to the second round shortly."

"Understood, Teacher." Shi Quan nodded.

The two then walked behind the table, and Li Yusong closed his eyes to rest.

"This is the registration fee." Zhu Zhuqing took ten Gold Soul Coins from her bosom and handed them to Shi Quan.

Shi Quan shook his head and said, "No need, consider it a thank-you fee for bringing me here."

Zhu Zhuqing said, "That is quite a large thank-you fee you are giving."

"Wealth is merely an external possession; being able to meet you makes me very happy. By the way, I still don't know your name; I am Zhuang Zhou." Shi Quan said with a smile.

"Zhu Zhuqing."

"It is a pleasure to meet you, Zhu Zhuqing. May I call you Zhuqing?" Shi Quan raised his hand toward Zhu Zhuqing.

Zhu Zhuqing looked at Shi Quan's hand and was stunned for a moment, but a faint smile still appeared at the corner of her mouth. "You may. I am also very happy to meet you, Zhuang Zhou."

She reached out and shook hands with Shi Quan.

Zhu Zhuqing's hand was very slender, and the sensation was just like her—cool and icy, yet stiff and very soft.

"What are you two doing?" Dai Mubai's hurried voice and presence came from not far away.

The two could not help but look at Dai Mubai; when Zhu Zhuqing saw Dai Mubai, her expression became significantly colder, and Shi Quan could feel Zhu Zhuqing's hand tighten slightly.

Hearing Dai Mubai's voice, Li Yusong finally opened his eyes and looked at Dai Mubai with some confusion. "What is it, Mu Bai?"

Dai Mubai's expression faltered; he looked at the hands that Shi Quan and Zhu Zhuqing were still holding and realized he had been a bit too anxious and lost his composure, so he quickly said, "It is nothing."

Li Yusong looked at Zhu Zhuqing and then at Dai Mubai thoughtfully, then couldn't help but shake his head and say, "Both of them passed the first round. Take them to the second round, especially this kid—take him directly to the fourth round."

Hearing Li Yusong's words, Shi Quan and Zhu Zhuqing finally let go of each other's hands.

"Yes." Seeing this, Dai Mubai hurriedly walked up, puffed out his chest, revealed a smile he considered dashing and incredibly handsome, and said to Zhu Zhuqing, "Follow me."

Dai Mubai walked by Zhu Zhuqing's side, looked at Zhu Zhuqing, and then looked at Shi Quan; although Shi Quan's current appearance was handsome, that blind act of his immediately made Dai Mubai feel confident, and he asked as they walked, "Are you two together?"

Zhu Zhuqing's expression was cold, and she had no desire to pay any attention to Dai Mubai.

Seeing that Zhu Zhuqing did not speak, Shi Quan smiled faintly and said, "We came together."

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing not speaking, Dai Mubai asked to avoid awkwardness, "What is up with your eyes?"

"They are only temporarily unable to see; one day they will see," Shi Quan's voice was very calm, yet it gave people a feeling of unremitting self-improvement.

"You are Dai Mubai, right?" Shi Quan said with a light laugh.

Dai Mubai was stunned for a moment and said, "How do you know my surname is Dai?"

Shi Quan smiled and explained, "I have been staying at the Mei Gui Jiu Dian for the past few days. The day before yesterday at noon, I happened to encounter you sparring with your two girlfriends and Tang San in the lobby of the Mei Gui Jiu Dian. I was in a corner at the time, so you probably didn't see me."

"Mei Gui Jiu Dian?!" Dai Mubai's expression stiffened, and his look toward Shi Quan and Zhu Zhuqing changed immediately.

Hearing Shi Quan's words, Zhu Zhuqing's expression also became colder.

Dai Mubai's focus was on the fact that Shi Quan was staying at the Mei Gui Jiu Dian, and since Zhu Zhuqing came with Shi Quan, didn't that mean the two of them were staying at the Mei Gui Jiu Dian together?

Zhu Zhuqing's focus was naturally on the noon incident: Dai Mubai bringing two women to get a room!

However, in order to save face in front of Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai still asked with a stiff face, "Aren't you unable to see? How could you be sure it was me?"

"Although my eyes cannot see, I can still determine things from sound, scent, and various other aspects. That Blue Silver Grass Spirit Master named Tang San was standing right in front of me and Zhuqing just now. At that time, you even told Tang San that once he reached Shrek Academy, he only needed to report the name of the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, Dai Mubai," Shi Quan looked at Dai Mubai with a faint smile and said, "So don't think that just because I can't see, I don't know anything."

"Fine," Dai Mubai looked awkward and could only change the subject, "Up ahead is the assessment location for the second round."

"Tang San, what are you doing?" Dai Mubai shifted his gaze forward and noticed Tang San not far away, who was preparing to buy a Sausage from Oscar.

As soon as Oscar saw Dai Mubai, he immediately put on a bitter face, "Boss Dai, do you want to have a Sausage?"

"Go to hell," Dai Mubai glared at him irritably, then immediately had Oscar demonstrate his soul skill.

Under Dai Mubai's pressure, Oscar could only use that somewhat lecherous voice to call out softly, "I Have a Big Sausage."

Hearing Oscar's Spirit Spell, Tang San's expression clearly showed a bit more anger, and there was also a bit more disdain in Zhu Zhuqing's expression.

Even after Oscar's explanation, the expressions of the few remained unchanged, and they all looked as if they wanted to avoid Oscar's Sausage at all costs.

Seeing this, Oscar also wore a look of grief and indignation.

"Give me one."

Shi Quan's voice was like a falling stone on a calm pool, stirring up ripples.

The expressions of Tang San and Dai Mubai as they looked at Shi Quan were somewhat strange, and Zhu Zhuqing also looked puzzled; only Oscar seemed to have met a kindred spirit, as he lunged forward, grabbed Shi Quan's hand, and said with a face full of surprise, "Brother, did you just say that you want a Sausage?..."