When Huo Yuhao arrived with the Snow Empress, the group of young girls immediately fell silent.
But in the next moment, they all stepped forward together, encircling the two of them.
Their eyes scrutinized Huo Yuhao and the Snow Empress, trying to detect any changes compared to before.
Though reluctant to admit it, they clearly felt that the Snow Empress now carried a charm they had never seen before in her gestures and presence. Even Huo Yuhao's gaze and aura seemed different from before.
Bai Mao Meng Hongchen was the first to confront them.
Normally, her eyes only turned crimson when she activated her martial soul. Now, with white hair and red eyes, she crossed her arms and studied Huo Yuhao with curiosity.
"Impressive. You actually managed to return. I thought you wouldn't step out of the Extreme North until this war ended, after the Sun-Moon Empire unified the continent."
Though her tone was sarcastic, everyone could sense the underlying jealousy dripping from her words.
Huo Yuhao chuckled lightly.
"Impossible. This war is too important. I wouldn't miss it for anything."
Seeing the other girls about to join in, he quickly changed the topic.
"By the way, how is the war progressing? What about Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Sect? And the Haotian Empire—have they joined the battlefield?"
The shift was abrupt, but the girls understood the importance of the war to him and explained in detail.
Under the Sun-Moon Empire's steady offensive, neither Shrek Academy nor the Holy Spirit Sect had been completely annihilated yet, but their casualties were devastating.
Shrek Academy, in particular, suffered severe losses—even the elders of the Sea God Pavilion had mostly fallen, let alone the teachers and students.
It was fair to say the academy had reached the brink of destruction.
They had once relied on A-Yin's Golden Ancient Tree to heal and sustain them. But that advantage was taken away—the Golden Ancient Tree was seized, and A-Yin became a soul servant. This directly led to the academy's dire state.
Beyond casualties, internal turmoil worsened.
The dean of the Soul Guidance Department, Xian Lin'er, died, but her final thought wasn't her husband Qian Duoduo. Instead, she called out Yan Shaozhe's name.
This drove Qian Duoduo into a whirlwind of emotions, tipping him toward madness.
Although he had protected Xian Lin'er the longest and married her, he had never fulfilled the duties of a husband, never shared a bed. Yet he had to watch her lean toward Yan Shaozhe. Even in her final moments, her last words were for Yan Shaozhe, far away in the Haotian Empire.
Despite losing everything, Qian Duoduo restrained himself—for now. After burying Xian Lin'er, he returned to Shrek Academy to join the fight alongside the Holy Spirit Sect against the Sun-Moon Empire.
His desire for revenge was clear—but not against the Sun-Moon Empire. His target was Yan Shaozhe, the man who had taken everything from him.
Everything he cherished had been played with by Yan Shaozhe.
Even Xian Lin'er's marriage to him was, he realized, a move to provoke Yan Shaozhe.
In the past, Qian Duoduo had not seen it as significant, believing he could win Xian Lin'er's heart and make her truly his wife.
But after her death, he finally saw reality: if Yan Shaozhe had merely gestured toward Xian Lin'er over the years, she would have abandoned him for Yan Shaozhe in an instant.
Qian Duoduo didn't know if they had been involved secretly, but he remembered subtle clues, moments of eye contact, even feigned arguments that kept a connection alive.
If there had been no relationship, should she not have treated him as a stranger?
His thoughts twisted further—perhaps Xian Lin'er married him as a facade. Perhaps it had been a task assigned by Yan Shaozhe, who preferred married women.
This idea took root in his mind, growing more intense with each passing moment. Qian Duoduo resolved to exact revenge—he would personally kill Yan Shaozhe.
Yet he understood how difficult that would be.
Even without knowing Yan Shaozhe's true identity or his connection to Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao, he knew that Mu En's presence complicated matters.
Compared to him, Mu En was closer to Yan Shaozhe. Even if Mu En often showed dissatisfaction, he would unconsciously side with Yan Shaozhe in all things.
For instance, sending someone to seek help from the Haotian Empire effectively kept Yan Shaozhe away from the battlefield until higher-ups intervened.
It was a subtle way to protect Yan Shaozhe from danger.
Unfortunately, Shrek Academy was destined to fall. Otherwise, Qian Duoduo would have loved for Yan Shaozhe to experience the strange torment of seeing his own marriage sabotaged!
His wife Xian Lin'er was gone, yet Yan Shaozhe's wife, Cai Meier, was alive and well.
At this point, even the most fervent followers of Shrek Academy had lost hope.
All understood that even if the Haotian Empire intervened to halt the Sun-Moon Empire, Shrek Academy itself could not continue.
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