2:00 PM.
Dormitory 108.
"Brother Luo Chuan."
"My application to transfer to the outer academy was rejected."
Na'er stood there, her expression tinged with melancholy. Not being able to join the outer academy was truly disheartening.
"It's alright."
"Whether you're in the inner academy or the outer academy, it doesn't affect us spending time together. Compared to before, we're already much closer now that we're both in Shrek City."
Seeing her sadness, Tang Luochuan chuckled softly and shook his head, gently pulling her into his arms as he spoke in a soothing tone.
He knew she wanted to accompany him in the outer academy, but whether she succeeded or not didn't matter much—they could still be together often.
Attending the same classes wasn't really an issue.
After all, classes at Shrek Academy didn't take up much time. Most of their days were free, leaving plenty of opportunities to be together.
"Alright."
Leaning into Tang Luochuan's embrace, Na'er finally smiled and nodded. Indeed, no matter how unhappy she felt, being in Brother Luo Chuan's arms always made everything better.
"Luo Chuan, is it just me?"
"Or do you seem a little off today? Like… distracted?"
Beside them, Gu Yue, who had been silent until now, studied Tang Luochuan with a thoughtful expression before voicing her concern.
This was her intuition as the Silver Dragon King.
She could sense that something was amiss with Luo Chuan.
"It's nothing…"
Tang Luochuan shook his head with a light laugh.
Distracted wasn't quite the right word. Sure, there was that incident with Ye Hui earlier, but as a grown man, he wasn't going to dwell on it. Still…
This was definitely not something Gu Yue could find out about.
If she learned that someone else had seen his body, the little Silver Dragon King before him would be furious.
"By the way, Gu Yue, a friend invited me to the Soul Spirit Pagoda tomorrow to challenge the tower and obtain a Soul Spirit. Do you want to come along?"
At this point, Tang Luochuan seemed to recall something and turned his gaze toward her, asking softly.
"Challenging the Soul Spirit Pagoda?"
"A friend… which friend? Do I know them?"
Hearing this, Gu Yue's expression turned contemplative. While she and Luo Chuan shared some acquaintances at the academy, there were also people he knew that she didn't.
"Yuanen, the class president of the second grade."
"I met her in the outer academy before."
Tang Luochuan smiled faintly as he answered.
"Second grade…?"
Gu Yue was taken aback. The semester had barely started, yet Luo Chuan had already formed connections with second-year students?
But the name Yuanen didn't sound like a girl's name—it was probably a guy, right?
"As for the tower challenge…"
"I suppose with Luo Chuan's strength, it shouldn't be a problem. But since you're inviting me…"
"I'll go with you."
Soon, Gu Yue made up her mind and chuckled. No matter what, what harm was there in accompanying Luo Chuan?
Since he had invited her, she absolutely wouldn't refuse!
"Gu Yue-jie."
"You're as tsundere as ever."
Beside them, Na'er blinked and muttered under her breath.
"Huh?"
"How am I tsundere?"
Gu Yue's eyes widened slightly as she pointed delicately at herself with slender fingers, her voice full of skepticism.
She's still acting tsundere.
Then how much more tsundere must others be?
"..."
Late at night, in the work-study dormitory.
In the somewhat crude bathroom, Yuanen Yehui soaked a towel in a wooden bucket, gently washing her body, yet her face was tinged with a blush. The events of the day still lingered in her mind.
"Luo Chuan..."
"I saw everything..."
Not long after, Yuanen Yehui finished her bath and lay on the bed, unable to help muttering to herself.
As she spoke, her face grew even hotter. Such an absurd thing had actually happened to her—seeing someone else's body...
Luo Chuan had been so kind to her, and yet she'd done this.
"I..."
"Won't just look for free..."
Yuanen Yehui murmured to herself. In this situation, she ought to take responsibility for Luo Chuan, right?
"Responsibility..."
At this thought, she silently took out her storage card, which seemed to still contain over twenty million in Federal currency.
"Feels like..."
"I can't afford to take responsibility yet..."
Yuanen Yehui wore a thoughtful expression. Responsibility required financial stability, but she was still struggling herself. Sigh...
The road ahead was long and arduous!
"Wait."
"What am I even thinking?"
Yuanen Yehui's face darkened with contemplation as she quickly realized something was off, her cheeks flushing red.
That night, she lay awake for a long time...
The next day.
"Luo Chuan."
"Is your friend not in the dormitory?"
Beside the Shrek Academy dormitory, near a place with several towering statues, Gu Yue wore a puzzled expression. She had assumed all Shrek students lived in the dormitory.
"As for her..."
"She's... a bit special."
Tang Luochuan shook his head lightly and spoke softly.
"I see."
Gu Yue nodded, deep in thought.
Gradually, their gazes inadvertently fell upon the statues before them. Though their expressions differed, their silence was the same.
These statues depicted the original Shrek Seven Monsters—Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing—as well as renowned mentors like Flender and Yu Xiaogang.
"Gu Yue."
"You don't like these either, do you?"
Tang Luochuan glanced at the girl beside him, noting the flicker of fire in her eyes, and spoke softly.
"Mhm."
"I want to..."
"Smash them to pieces."
Gu Yue nodded, speaking bluntly—especially the statues of Tang San, the God of the Sea and God of Asura. The successor of the God of Asura, huh...
"I have a different idea."
Hearing this, Tang Luochuan shook his head and smiled faintly.
"Oh? What is it?"
Gu Yue looked at him curiously.
"Blow them up with a Soul Guidance Device."
Tang Luochuan said with a straight face, grinning.
"Pfft—"
Hearing this, Gu Yue couldn't help but laugh. Of course it had to be Luo Chuan—only he could come up with such a brilliant idea. Truly, no one else!
Maybe they could try it someday.
"Hahaha."
Seeing Gu Yue's beautiful smile, Tang Luochuan also grinned, his mood bright. Of course, there was one thing he didn't say out loud...
Statues were boring.
If they were going to play, they might as well go after the real people...
"Luo Chuan, I'm here."
At that moment, accompanied by a male voice, Tang Luochuan and Gu Yue instantly snapped back to attention. They saw a delicate-looking young boy walking toward them.
"He really is a boy."
Glancing in that direction, Gu Yue wore a look of surprise as she couldn't help but murmur to herself. Clearly, even though she had previously considered the possibility of the other party being a girl...
Due to her impression that Luo Chuan didn't seem to have many male friends, she had remained somewhat wary. Only now did she finally relax completely.
"Hmm..."
"And this is..."
Meanwhile, Yuanen Yehui also looked toward Gu Yue's direction with some astonishment, speaking softly.
Her first thought was: What a beautiful girl. Whether in terms of demeanor or appearance, she was of exceptional quality—clearly an outstanding young woman.
"Yuanen, this is my good friend Gu Yue. She's also a member of the Spirit Transfer Pagoda and a disciple of Sky Phoenix Douluo Leng Yaozhu..."
"She's coming with us to the Soul Spirit Pagoda."
Tang Luochuan introduced with a smile.
"Hello, I'm Gu Yue."
Gu Yue took a step forward and said calmly.
"Hello..."
"I'm Yuanen."
Yuanen Yehui responded softly in a quiet voice.
Thinking back to her previous "responsibility plan" regarding Luo Chuan, could it be that her scheme...
Had collapsed midway before achieving success.
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