The Star Dou Great Forest is located southeast of the Barrack Kingdom, and Soto City is also in the southeast of the Barrack Kingdom, with the distance between them being just over five hundred kilometers.
And as the largest gathering place for Soul Beasts on the Douluo Continent, the Star Dou Great Forest can be said to have the most varied and complete types of Soul Beasts.
Their goal this time was to go to the Star Dou Great Forest to find a suitable Soul Beast for Oscar.
Because they were all Soul Masters, their travel speed naturally far exceeded that of ordinary people.
In just one day, their group had traveled over four hundred kilometers, and after night fell, they happened to arrive at a small town.
Seeing that they couldn't reach their destination today, Zhao Wuji ordered everyone to rest in this small town for one night and continue their journey the next morning.
After walking around the small town for a while, Zhao Wuji pointed to an ordinary hotel ahead and said.
"Let's stay here. Get a good rest tonight. Tomorrow, once we reach the Star Dou Great Forest, you'll be on your own. Oh, and you'll be responsible for your own accommodation and meal expenses."
Everyone had long anticipated Zhao Wuji's stinginess, so they didn't argue with him. Dai Mubai proactively stepped forward and stated.
"I'll treat everyone today. It's fate that we can study together at Shrek Academy. Consider this a welcome feast for your arrival."
Dai Mubai's words sounded grand, but everyone knew he was referring to Zhu Zhuqing.
Unfortunately, this behavior was destined to be futile. Zhu Zhuqing didn't even spare him a glance and even said to Luo Ye.
"Luo Ye, let's sit over there. I'll treat you today."
Luo Ye also ignored Dai Mubai, smiled and nodded, then led Zhu Zhuqing to sit on the other side.
Seeing this, Dai Mubai's expression grew increasingly gloomy, and a hint of killing intent unconsciously leaked from his double pupils. He wished he could kill Luo Ye right now.
However, what he didn't expect was that Ning Rongrong actually pulled Xiao Wu along and said with a giggle.
"Sorry, we two would rather sit with Zhu Qing."
Xiao Wu spread her hands helplessly, glanced at Tang San with a hint of apology, and was then pulled by Ning Rongrong to sit at the same table as Luo Ye and Zhu Zhuqing.
Tang San thought Xiao Wu was forced, but what he didn't know was that this had been planned by Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong long ago.
Whenever there was an opportunity, the three of them would gather together, using this as an excuse to distance themselves from Tang San. After doing it multiple times, gradually alienating Tang San would become reasonable.
Tang San, who was kept in the dark, didn't take this to heart. He patted Dai Mubai's shoulder, deliberately comforting him with self-deprecation.
"Alright, Dai Mubai, I'm the same as everyone else now."
Although in Dai Mubai's view, he was still different from Tang San, at least it saved face a little, so he directly said.
"Fatty, you order the food. Order anything you want. I'm going to eat a lot now."
Depressed, Dai Mubai decided to turn his anger into appetite and binge eat fiercely.
Ma Hongjun also didn't stand on ceremony with him, directly ordering over a dozen dishes in one go, leaving Tang San dumbfounded.
Just as they were waiting for the food to arrive, another group of eight people entered the restaurant.
Because they were wearing the uniform of Canghui Academy, their identity as Soul Masters was immediately obvious. The restaurant owner quickly went up to greet them respectfully.
Ma Hongjun's small eyes stared intently at the only female student in the Canghui Academy group, a lewd light flickering in his small eyes.
"That girl looks good, Dai Mubai. They are from Canghui Academy, right?"
Dai Mubai was already annoyed because Zhu Zhuqing didn't give him face. Now seeing the restaurant owner being so respectful in front of the people from Canghui Academy, yet not greeting him just now, made him even more unhappy.
It was just that he didn't feel confident he could beat Luo Ye, otherwise he would have already fought Luo Ye again.
But now with the appearance of Canghui Academy, Dai Mubai found a target to vent his inner anger.
So Dai Mubai deliberately raised his voice and said loudly.
"Just a small Canghui Academy, what the hell is that?"
The conversation between Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai was clearly heard by the Canghui Academy team leader.
Turning his head and seeing Ma Hongjun staring lewdly at his student, and Dai Mubai insulting their Canghui Academy like this, the teacher's face instantly became extremely displeased.
Oscar had a look of anticipating a good show and whispered to Tang San.
"There's a good show to watch."
Tang San looked at him in confusion.
"What good show?"
Oscar chuckled twice.
"Our esteemed Dean once said that a Soul Master who doesn't dare to cause trouble is not a good Soul Master. As the saying goes, not daring to cause trouble makes one a mediocrity. Dai Mubai and Fatty are deliberately provoking them."
"Once the other side can't help but make a move, they'll be able to have a fight with them."
After hearing this, Tang San couldn't help but laugh.
That Dean Flander is really interesting. No wonder his relationship with his teacher is so good. They are not ordinary people.
While they were actively provoking Canghui Academy, Luo Ye, who saw everything, also started writing in his diary.
[As expected, it still happened.]
[The people from Canghui Academy clearly did nothing, just passing by to eat, yet they are being humiliated by guys like Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai. How innocent are they?]
[No wonder after they won the final victory, they made the Douluo Continent a mess. It's because they themselves are not good people.]
[But what I can't understand the most is that in the previous life, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong not only didn't stop this, but they even chose to go along with them, and were even proud of it.]
[Is it really that spending a long time with these Shrek people will eventually make one's personality as bad as theirs?]
[However, seeing how close their current relationship is with Zhu Qing, if I take this opportunity to show my disagreement with this philosophy, what choice will they make?]
[Let's try it. If Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong don't go along with Tang San and Dai Mubai like in the previous life, then it proves that the two of them can still be saved.]
After seeing this diary entry, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong exchanged glances and secretly communicated with their eyes.
Luo Ye was right, this was a great opportunity.
They could completely use this to draw a clear line between themselves and Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others. Even Xiao Wu could pretend to have a rift with Tang San because of this, making all subsequent actions seem natural.
Thinking of this, Xiao Wu even felt a hint of gratitude towards Dai Mubai in her heart.
Thankful that he created such a good opportunity, neither Luo Ye nor Tang San would suspect him.
Just then, the conflict between the four of Dai Mubai and Canghui Academy officially erupted.