Chapter 44

"Aah—" A somewhat sharp scream echoed. Immediately after, the white in front of Huo Yuhao’s eyes turned into a dazzling and brilliant blue.

A pair of huge wings suddenly spread open, and then he saw the V-shaped pattern made up of golden halos on the wings suddenly light up. The sapphire-blue wings also turned into a blue-violet color. A strong soul power fluctuation instantly spewed out, as if about to engulf him.

Fortunately, the wave-like soul power ultimately stopped.

"What are you doing? Why didn’t you knock?" Wang Dong’s voice, filled with anger, sounded. The blue light dimmed, and when Huo Yuhao looked again, Wang Dong had already put on his school uniform and rushed over, but he ultimately didn’t lay a hand on Huo Yuhao. Because Huo Yuhao, who had just finished washing, was only wearing his underwear, his body completely clean. However, his skin color, compared to Wang Dong’s, was more than a shade darker. His bronze skin shimmered with a healthy glow, but it was far less captivating than Wang Dong’s fair skin...

"I... Someone called me outside, I was in a hurry. I’m sorry!" Huo Yuhao didn’t know why, but his heart was beating particularly fast. He quickly ran to his bed, put on another clean school uniform in a few swift movements, and then ran out.

Wang Dong stood there in a daze, not stopping him. It wasn’t until Huo Yuhao closed the door and ran away that he came to his senses, his face alternating between red and white, not knowing what to say.

Rushing out of the dormitory, Huo Yuhao’s mood finally calmed down a bit, but the white expanse from before still lingered in his mind. Especially that somewhat plump and slightly protruding buttock...

What am I thinking about! Huo Yuhao felt a deep disdain for himself and quickly shifted his focus to thinking about the Profound Heaven Art.

Suddenly, his ear hurt, and Huo Yuhao let out a pained "Ouch!"

Tang Ya’s scolding voice sounded, "You finally came out? I’ve been waiting for so long."

Huo Yuhao pitifully said, "Teacher Xiaoya, let go first. We sweated a lot in the physical training class, so I went back to the dormitory to wash up and came out."

Tang Ya then released her hand, looking at Huo Yuhao’s somewhat pale face, her brows slightly furrowed, she said, "Did Zhou Yi, that crazy old woman, make things difficult for you? You have to be careful; she’s known for being impartial and strict. If you fall into her hands, you’ll be skinned alive. How are you feeling? If you’re not well, we can talk about it tomorrow."

Huo Yuhao quickly shook his head and said, "Teacher Xiaoya, I’m fine. Let’s go." The physical training today made him realize he needed more nutrition, a lot more. The warmth brought by the Profound Heaven Art had disappeared, but a strong sense of hunger had risen. Without money, how could he buy food?

Tang Ya giggled and said, "I’ve already prepared twenty grilled fish for you. It won’t take up too much of your time, definitely less than the time you waste working for the academy."

"Teacher Xiaoya, where are we going to sell them?" Huo Yuhao asked.

Tang Ya, who had clearly thought it through, said, "At the academy gate! The main gate of our Shrek Academy is also the east gate of Shrek City. There are always many vendors outside the east gate, and not a few of them are students from our academy doing business. We’ll go there too. With your fish-grilling skills, we won’t have to worry about selling them. If we can’t sell them, we can eat them ourselves."

Huo Yuhao followed Tang Ya all the way out of the academy. As soon as they stepped out, Huo Yuhao was surprised. There were no more new students enrolling now, and indeed, the sides of the road outside the east gate were crowded with many vendors. They sold all kinds of things, a dazzling array. Among them, the vendors selling various foods were the most numerous. The cries of vendors were incessant. Clearly, they were all here to do business with the students of Shrek Academy.

Tang Ya, who was clearly eager, set up her prepared items not far from the city gate, even occupying a bit of the road.

She was indeed well-prepared, with a metal grill specially made by a craftsman, iron racks, various seasonings, and cleaned and gutted bluefish. She quickly set everything up. To place these items, she even got a small table.

Huo Yuhao helped her set up the grill, and he couldn’t help but laugh inwardly. Teacher Xiaoya’s resistance to delicious food was indeed very low!

Tang Ya took out the charcoal and placed it on the ground, saying, "Alright, my part is done. Now it’s your turn. I’ll go buy some other things to eat. Remember, two of these fish are mine. Sell them for five copper coins each. If you need to buy materials in the future, just find Aunt Lin in the cafeteria."

After saying this, she ran off excitedly.

Huo Yuhao first checked the seasonings and then started preparing the bluefish. There were quite a few seasonings, and Tang Ya had indeed put a lot of thought into it, even finding some perilla leaves. Huo Yuhao tore the perilla leaves into pieces, mixed them with other seasonings, and stuffed them into the bluefish’s belly, then skewered them with bamboo skewers.

The physical training class today gave him many insights, and he was eager to return to practice, so he naturally didn’t want to waste time here.

Starting a fire was a small matter for him, and in no time, the grill was filled with red-hot coals. The grill was large enough to hold four fish at once, and he immediately started grilling.

It had to be said that Huo Yuhao’s fish-grilling skills were indeed exceptional. In no time, a strong aroma wafted out. This was better than any advertisement. Not to mention the students coming out of the academy, even the surrounding vendors couldn’t help but cast curious glances in his direction.

"Little brother, how much are your grilled fish?" A male student in a yellow school uniform walked over and asked.

Huo Yuhao politely replied, "Senior, the grilled fish is five copper coins each."

The student was also straightforward, "It smells good, I’ll try one." As he spoke, he handed Huo Yuhao five copper soul coins.

This was Huo Yuhao’s first successful transaction, and he couldn’t help but feel a bit excited. After receiving the coins, he grilled the fish even more carefully. He even used the soul power that had just recovered a bit to observe the fish’s cooking through his mental detection.

With the first person asking, others naturally came over. However, since Huo Yuhao was a new face here, no one knew how the fish tasted, even though it smelled good. Most of those who gathered were Shrek Academy students who had just finished class.

When Huo Yuhao handed a grilled bluefish to the yellow-clad student, the others couldn’t help but focus their attention on him.

---

Today’s second update. Please follow and recommend. I just had fish today, so I wrote it quite vividly. Hehe.