Chapter 107 Welcome
Chapter 107 Welcome
Soto City Grand Hotel.
Lu Mingfei pushed open the cold iron gate on the top floor, and the starlight and the city's night sky and lights rushed towards him from behind the shadowy walls.
After a victory comes the usual celebration banquet, and tonight we'll also have a welcome party.
Flander, Zao Wou-Ki, and the others entered the brightly lit hotel. The eaves were decorated with lanterns and colorful lights, and every window emitted a warm and festive glow, illuminating the lost and wandering faces outside.
Nine Heart Begonia truly lives up to its reputation as a miraculous healing martial soul. After just a few minutes of treatment, apart from Xiao Wu, who was initially suffering from a mental backlash, and Tang San, who was closest to Lu Mingfei and still unconscious and needed rest, the other members were only slightly pale. It was practically as if they had been resurrected on the spot.
"How can I eat anything after being beaten like this?" Ma Hongjun, who is usually the most gluttonous and shameless, muttered to himself, looking down at the smooth hotel stone slabs. He had no appetite at all; if he hadn't fainted quickly, he would have almost peed his pants from fright.
"Shut up." Flander glared at his disciple. "How did I teach you? Soul battles are all about winning and losing. You have to be able to take it and let it go. If you lose, you lose. It's not a big deal. It would be a joke if you couldn't handle losing."
Zhao Wuji nodded in strong agreement, saying that they should lose a game to teach them a lesson.
The Royal Fighting Team is proud, but these little monsters were just as arrogant before.
This is also why Flander responded to Qin Ming's invitation to come. If he can't even afford to lose, he shouldn't participate in the competition and embarrass himself in Tiandou City. He should just stay in the academy and wait for graduation.
Upon hearing this, Dai Mubai and the others looked even more dejected. They were all grown up and understood the道理 (principles/reasons), but they were not so easy to accept when faced with reality, not to mention that Tang San and Xiao Wu were still unconscious.
But what can they do? Seek revenge?
just forget it.
It was a fair game, and the other side threw the game so much that they brought this on themselves. They had to make a mountain out of a molehill, so they have no one to blame but themselves.
Thinking of the raging sea of fire that Lu Mingfei finally unleashed, Dai Mubai couldn't help but touch the hair on his head that had been curled up by the high-temperature steam waves.
If that attack had come at them from the start, Flander would probably be out there raising money for an urn.
"Teacher." Qin Ming was waiting in the lobby downstairs. When he saw the Shrek Academy students arrive, he quickly went up to greet them.
"Hello, fellow students."
"Hello, senior." Ma Hongjun and the others greeted him.
"Xiao Ming, you've taught a group of excellent students." Flander patted Qin Ming on the shoulder with satisfaction. He was somewhat defeated by his own students, who had surpassed him. He felt a sense of accomplishment no matter what.
"This is all thanks to the hard work of Mingfei, Tianheng, and the others." Qin Ming shook his head, knowing his own limitations. "But teachers, you are truly remarkable. All of you junior students are so young. If we were in the same grade, we would be incomparable."
Qin Ming was also shocked when he saw Shrek Academy members take off their masks today. Although the seven members of Shrek Academy could not compare with Lu Mingfei, they were far superior to Yu Tianheng and others.
One can imagine the sensation that will be caused when everyone arrives in Tiandou City.
"Let's go up to the private room first. From now on, we're family," Qin Ming said with a smile.
Flander nodded and led his students to follow Qin Ming. Although they were fighting spirits, they knew that these little monsters from Shrek Academy were quite formidable, and losing a match was nothing to be embarrassed about.
As soon as they entered the private room, Yu Tianheng and the others immediately stood up and bowed to welcome them. They were truly impressed that the Shrek team, with all of them being such young students, had fought so well against them.
Dai Mubai and the others returned the greeting. Even disregarding the fact that they were the losers, they should still be grateful to Ye Lingling for treating them all earlier.
"Brother Tianheng, Sister Yanyan..." Ning Rongrong raised her hand and greeted several acquaintances.
With Ning Rongrong acting as a mediator, the Shrek Academy members quickly took their seats, and the atmosphere finally became less awkward.
In fact, they had no objection to joining the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Not only were the conditions there better, but it was also arranged by Haotian Douluo, so they couldn't possibly refuse.
"By the way, why hasn't Lu Mingfei come yet?" Ning Rongrong had been waiting for a while but hadn't seen Lu Mingfei appear, so she couldn't help but ask Yu Feng next to her.
"Mingfei said that if he were here, you guys might feel awkward, so he just went to find a place to eat by himself." Yu Feng scratched his head. He couldn't very well say that Lu Mingfei obviously didn't like Shrek Academy, could he?
Ning Rongrong could guess a little bit. After thinking for a moment, she hugged Zhu Zhuqing's arm tightly and whispered something in her ear, asking her to accompany her to the restroom.
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Lu Mingfei sat on the parapet of the hotel balcony. The night breeze ruffled his shirt. With his back to the city lights, he looked like a quiet bronze statue, listening to the wind and smelling the noisy fireworks, letting his thoughts drift away.
The game was won, and everyone was excited. The nobles cheered for his great strength, his teammates hugged him to congratulate him on the victory, and his opponents glared at him or were filled with fear.
Praise, hatred, jealousy...
Lu Mingfei felt numb and bored.
"Rongrong, what are you doing here?" Zhu Zhuqing asked softly.
Ning Rongrong knocked on Lu Mingfei's door just now, but there was no response.
"Knowing him as I do, if he's not cultivating in his room, he's definitely somewhere daydreaming." Ning Rongrong patted her chest.
"Stunned?" Zhu Zhuqing was surprised. She found it hard to imagine that this word would be associated with Lu Mingfei, who had just been so powerful and domineering on the field.
As soon as they reached the top-floor corridor, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing saw an inconspicuous figure outside the balcony door.
The moonlight shone on that jet-black suit, giving it a faint, inexplicable silver sheen.
Zhu Zhuqing's clear eyes saw Lu Mingfei's back through the heavy glass door.
The boy who had once drunk and joked with her in the tavern, and who had recently displayed an air of domineering authority, now sat quietly alone in the darkness, like a still frame of a painting.
She suddenly held her breath. Perhaps they shouldn't have come up; any disturbance would likely cause this figure to vanish like a bird.
"See, I wasn't wrong, was I?" Ning Rongrong clapped her hands triumphantly.
Lu Mingfei had heard the commotion long ago and only turned around to look after snapping out of his reverie.
When Zhu Zhuqing saw Lu Mingfei move and even turn around to wave to them, she suddenly felt a little flustered, but Ning Rongrong had already grabbed her arm and opened the rooftop door.
"Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, what brings you up here?" Lu Mingfei waved to greet them.
"Hello." Zhu Zhuqing nodded slightly in acknowledgment.
Ning Rongrong stepped forward and placed her hands on the parapet: "That's what I should be asking you. If you're not coming down, does that mean you don't welcome us?"
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