A cold glint flashed in Tang San's eyes, and the hand resting on Dai Mubai's shoulder stiffened. His expression darkened as he looked at Li Xun. "I naturally wouldn't make such a mistake."
"On the other hand, your current posture of having one arm around Ning Rongrong and holding Zhu Zhuqing's hand seems to align perfectly with what I just said."
At this moment, Li Xun had Ning Rongrong clinging to his left arm while holding Zhu Zhuqing's hand with his right. From an outsider's perspective, it truly looked like he was enjoying the bliss of having two women by his side.
"Haha, Tang San, I should thank you for waking me up with your words. Unlike you, a morally pristine saint, I naturally made a mistake that all men in the world would make."
"And I intend to make this mistake to the very end." Li Xun laughed heartily, releasing Zhu Zhuqing's hand and wrapping his arm around her waist, pulling her into his embrace. "Moreover, I've never claimed to be a moral gentleman. I'm just an ordinary person who doesn't want to let go of what I like."
"Zhu Zhuqing, Rongrong, will you forgive me for this mistake?"
Zhu Zhuqing was stunned by Li Xun's sudden move, her face flushing red, and her ears ringing. Her hands hovered awkwardly in mid-air, unsure where to place them.
After a moment, Zhu Zhuqing slightly regained her composure, one hand resting on Li Xun's chest and the other on his waist. In her upbringing, as long as a man was ambitious, she could somewhat accept minor flaws like being a bit of a playboy.
"Ah? Brother, you..." Ning Rongrong's small mouth opened slightly, also shocked by Li Xun's actions.
Ning Rongrong's big eyes darted back and forth between Li Xun and Zhu Zhuqing, her heart in turmoil. The arm she had around Li Xun's loosened slightly.
She had originally thought Li Xun would choose between her and Zhu Zhuqing. She never expected him to be so bold, wanting to keep both her and Zhu Zhuqing by his side.
At this moment, Ning Rongrong's heart was in chaos. Several times she thought of letting go and leaving, but she couldn't bring herself to do it.
She had lived with Li Xun for six years. Whether there was love or not, there was definitely familial affection.
"Rongrong, don't move... hold me tighter. They're all watching." Li Xun noticed Ning Rongrong's hesitation, and fine beads of sweat instantly appeared on his forehead. He forced a smile, his lips barely moving as he spoke.
"Ah? Oh..." Ning Rongrong was momentarily stunned but quickly understood, breaking into a wide smile. She released her hold on Li Xun's arm and instead wrapped it around his waist, her hand brushing against Zhu Zhuqing's and giving it a light scratch.
After doing all this, Ning Rongrong stuck out her tongue at Tang San and the others, then put on a look of bliss. This was a critical moment; how could she let her brother lose face in front of others?
That was close.
Li Xun let out a long breath, his left arm tightening around Ning Rongrong's waist. He flashed a bright smile at Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Ma Hongjun. "Tang San, I'll give you a big red packet someday."
"Hey! Dai Mubai, why are you giving Tang San a 'six' hand gesture?"
The series of actions by Li Xun and the two women not only left Tang San and his group dumbfounded but also stirred envy and jealousy among the onlookers.
"Good lad, that's how a man should be!" A middle-aged man in his forties, his eyes gleaming with excitement, shouted loudly.
"Ha, what should a man be like? Do you also want to make a mistake? Come with me inside. If you can satisfy me today, you can make any mistake you want," a voluptuous Eldest Sister said, grabbing the big man's ear with gritted teeth.
"Ah! Ah! I was wrong, wife. I absolutely won't make that mistake. That guy clearly isn't a good person, and I definitely won't follow his example," the big man exclaimed in panic, tightly hugging a nearby pillar with a very resistant expression.
"Pah! Look at this, this is the consequence of making mistakes. If you're not capable, just tighten your belts and behave," the voluptuous Eldest Sister spat disdainfully.
"Ha ha."
The surrounding crowd burst into mocking laughter.
A young man cautiously glanced at his girlfriend beside him, his expression somewhat eager: "I kind of want to challenge myself."
"Ha, sure! There are plenty of useless guys like you. I'll just find another one, and you can slowly make your mistakes," the young girl said, ignoring the young man's desperate pleas as she walked away.
"Why doesn't such a good thing happen to me? I want to burn those three to ashes," Ma Hongjun said, his face filled with jealousy as he watched the three of them clinging tightly together.
If he had Li Xun's looks, he wouldn't need to visit brothels to deal with his Evil Fire. He could just make a few more mistakes.
"Pah, he's really not a good person. My Xiao San is much better, always keeping himself pure," Xiao Wu rolled her eyes, her gaze softening as it fell on Tang San.
After getting to know Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, she felt that Tang San was truly pure and noble. Li Xun's actions now only highlighted Tang San's lofty character, like the bright moon.
"Mubai, Li Xun is trying to drive a wedge between us. You must not fall for his schemes," Tang San said with a serious expression.
He hadn't expected his own words to open a new door for Li Xun. Dai Mubai and he still had many years of learning together, and now he had to find a way to make up for his mistake.
"Ha, I know," Dai Mubai said, his chest heaving violently, his teeth grinding with no trace of emotion as he glanced at Tang San: "Even without today's encounter, I think those three adulterers would have hooked up sooner or later."
"Xiao San, today I want to turn those three into cripples. You'll help me, right?"
Tang San was taken aback, slightly hesitant: "Mubai... there are too many people here. It's not the right time for killing. We need to plan carefully."
Hearing Dai Mubai's words, it seemed he wanted to deal with Li Xun and the other two severely right now.
But it was still daytime, and there were countless onlookers around. Crippling Li Xun and the others would be hard to handle, especially since the kingdom has laws, and they are backed by one of the continent's top sects.
Seeing Tang San's hesitation, Dai Mubai's lips curled into a smile as he raised his right hand, missing three fingers: "Xiao San, I won't force you. But at Shrek Academy, we have a saying: those who don't dare to stir up trouble are mediocrities."
"Right, Fatty?"
Ma Hongjun twisted his neck, showing a cocky expression as two yellow Spirit Rings appeared at his feet: "Heh, I've had it with that guy for a long time."
"Third Soul Skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation!" Dai Mubai roared, charging towards Li Xun and the other two as if he was certain that the trio behind him would back him up.
Ma Hongjun's bulky figure followed closely, his body enveloped in a surge of purple light: "Phoenix Avatar."
"Third Brother?" Xiao Wu turned her head to look at Tang San.
A look of helplessness appeared on Tang San's face as he summoned Blue Silver Grass with his right hand, and three Spirit Rings—two yellow and one purple—appeared beneath his feet.
Dai Mubai was still too impulsive. With Tang San's expertise in poison and his mastery of Hidden Weapons, he could have easily found a hidden opportunity to eliminate Li Xun and the other two from the world.
But now that Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun had already made their move, if he didn't join in, word of this incident might spread
through the academy, potentially affecting the teachers' impression of him.
"First Soul Skill, Blue Silver Entanglement."
(End of Chapter)