Chapter 14 The miserable Dai Mubai

"Great!"

Seeing the three big characters "Flender" on the agreement, a smile appeared at the corner of Ye Chen's mouth.

Initially, they wanted to trick him into joining the academy so he could earn money for them. Now, with this agreement, who would be making money for whom was uncertain.

"Let's talk about the terms of the bet. If they're too harsh, this agreement is void."

Ye Chen's meaning was clear: he could accept any reasonable bet.

Upon hearing this, Flender and Zhao Wuji exchanged glances and then went to a corner of the square to discuss.

After a while, Flender returned to Ye Chen's side and cautiously said, "The terms of the bet are simple. If your soul power surpasses Dai Mubai's in a month, then you win the bet. If you can't surpass him, besides giving me 100,000 gold coins, you must accept personal instruction from me, the dean. You must unconditionally accept any rigorous training I impose on you."

"Isn't that too much, Dean? This is different from what we discussed before!" Zhao Wuji whispered softly. Flender had shortened the time by two months and added the condition of personal instruction, making it seem excessive.

"Alright, that's settled!"

Ye Chen readily agreed, then continued to read his book as if their conversation was just casual.

Flender was surprised. He thought Ye Chen would argue and try to lower the stakes, but it was obvious that Ye Chen didn't take this bet seriously at all. Perhaps this kid was very confident that he could surpass Dai Mubai.

With a hint of confusion in his eyes, Flender wondered why Ye Chen was so confident. Could it be that he would continue to be lazy and neglect training but still increase his soul power?

"Forget it, let him be. After I win, this kid will have to follow my arrangements clearly."

With both parties signing the agreement, Flender collected his copy. When Tang San and the others completed their laps, Flender couldn't help but shout at them, "Too slow! Add ten more laps. Dai Mubai, as the oldest and strongest in soul power, add another ten laps for me!"

This declaration made Dai Mubai's legs go weak, almost causing him to kneel down. "Dean, why do I have to run ten more laps? Do you know how long one lap is?"

Before he could finish, Flender cut him off, "Add twenty more laps!"

"No, Dean, I know I was wrong, please don't do this to me."

"Fifty laps, get moving!"

Faced with Dai Mubai's pleading, Flender roared back.

With 100,000 gold coins at stake, he would not allow any accidents. Even though Ye Chen showed no intention of training or improving, who knew if he was laying a trap? Maybe he would start training like crazy at night?

Thinking of this, Flender nodded to himself and then summoned a four-eyed cat eagle to follow the training team.

Dai Mubai thought the dean had come to relieve him of his punishment, so he waved and said, "Dean, you finally realized the error of your ways."

But before he finished speaking, Flender shouted angrily, "Training is not child's play, Dai Mubai, how dare you laugh at me." With that, a large stone assisted by vines fell from the sky and smashed in front of Dai Mubai.

As the stone hit the ground, Flender's figure disappeared from the sky, leaving behind a heavy message carried by the wind.

"Carry this stone and continue, and only after you finish fifty laps come back to the academy and report to me."

This sentence made Dai Mubai collapse to the ground, muttering to himself in disbelief, questioning his life choices.

"Is the dean targeting me? Why is he treating me like this? Did I do something to anger him? Or did he find out about me bringing a girl to the dorm last night? What is going on?"

With a drooping face, Dai Mubai got up and lifted the stone. He didn't dare to defy the dean's orders, even though he didn't want to. He could only silently endure.

"Hard work, my friend!"

Ning Rongrong was the first to approach Dai Mubai, patting his shoulder before bursting into laughter and running away.

"Hard work, my friend!" "Hard work, my friend!"

One by one, Xiao Wu and the others came to 'comfort' him and quickly ran out of Dai Mubai's field of vision, leaving him alone to carry the large stone and run under the setting sun.

It wasn't until late at night that Dai Mubai finally completed his fifty laps. Just when he thought he could rest, Flender dragged him into the Spirit Hunting Forest. They only hurried back to Shrek the next noon.

At first, Tang San and the others didn't understand why the dean was training Dai Mubai so harshly. It wasn't until they heard from Zhao Wuji that it was related to the bet between the dean and Ye Chen.

But compared to Dai Mubai's miserable experience, Ye Chen lived as usual, eating, sleeping, and not taking training seriously.

Ten days passed quickly. One morning, Tang San found Ye Chen still in bed.

"Do you still remember the agreement we made six years ago? I know you haven't been training or obtaining soul rings these days because you want to have a fair fight with me. Well, now it's time."

Tang San looked at Ye Chen, whose body was brimming with inner strength, indicating his breakthrough to level 30 soul power.

"Alright, I also want to see how strong you really are."

Ye Chen nodded and followed Tang San to the grassy area outside the dormitory.

Six years had passed, and the two boys from the countryside had undergone earth-shaking changes. This time, the showdown was inevitable.

Their actions attracted a crowd of onlookers, with Flender and Dai Mubai taking the best observation spots.

"Watch closely, Dai Mubai. This battle may expose Ye Chen's true strength. Both of these kids seem extraordinary to me."

Hearing Flender's words, Dai Mubai nodded. Ever since he found out about the bet between the dean and Ye Chen, he hadn't complained. He didn't want to lose to Ye Chen again, so he persevered no matter how hard the training was.

Beside them, Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu exchanged glances, then spoke.

"Who do you think will win?"

"Of course it's Brother. Brother's true strength is far beyond what he's showing now."

"I also think Tang San is unpredictable, but I believe in Ye Chen. He will definitely win, he must."

As they spoke, Zhu Zhuqing suddenly chimed in, "I also think Ye Chen will win."

As soon as she finished, Ning Rongrong turned to her and then hugged her perfect figure, smiling mischievously, "Are you also in love with Ye Chen? Don't deny it, I've noticed something strange between you two these days, sneaking glances at each other. Are you exchanging secret signals?"

"Don't misunderstand, Rongrong. I don't want to compete with you for Ye Chen. I just can't control my feelings."

Zhu Zhuqing didn't make

 excuses; she just felt like she might have developed feelings for someone.

"Hmph, alright, you're honest." Ning Rongrong rolled her eyes and continued, "We can both like Ye Chen, but you have to promise me not to have him all to yourself. Even if you really want to do those things, you have to do them with me."

"What are you saying?"

Zhu Zhuqing blushed at Ning Rongrong's words, her cheeks gradually turning red.

(End of this chapter)

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