Chapter 248: The Shrek Six Go Their Separate Ways
Dai Mubai fled without even saying goodbye to Zhu Zhuqing, clearly intending to use her as a distraction to buy himself more time to escape from Davis and Zhu Zhuyun.
"Mubai! Mubai! Mubai!"
Zhu Zhuqing, shaken by Davis's words, rushed into the room and frantically searched through everything. The entire room had been completely emptied. She collapsed to her knees in utter despair, tears streaming down her cheeks and soaking the floor, heartbroken and unable to understand how Dai Mubai could treat her like this.
"Coward! Coward! Coward!!"
Two lifetimes of emotion, two decades of shared history. In her past life, she had forgiven Dai Mubai after he defeated Yu Tianxin in the tournament. They had spoken after returning to the Star Luo Empire. Although they never formally got together in this life, their mutual understanding in battle, their perfect martial spirit fusion... even after Dai Mubai's descent into debauchery in Soto City, she hadn't blamed him. And yet now, he abandoned her, leaving her alone to face Davis and Zhu Zhuyun, alone to face death.
Ning Rongrong and Oscar, seeing Zhu Zhuqing like this, felt equally bitter. In their past lives, the Shrek Seven Devils had enjoyed such glory. But now?
Flender died without even leaving a corpse. Yu Xiaogang died and was shredded into pieces. Liu Erlong was imprisoned by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
The once honorable and loyal Dai Mubai, the big brother figure of the Shrek Seven, was now a coward—heartless, selfish, and twice abandoned Zhu Zhuqing.
Once almighty Tang San had become a clown—defeated again and again, unable to protect anyone.
Xiao Wu had once again become the shining example of tragic love—sacrificing herself in the name of affection for Tang San. But this time, her sacrifice benefited the son of the Pope of Spirit Hall, becoming his sixth soul ring and helping him break into the Soul Emperor realm.
Ma Hongjun was beaten repeatedly. Ning Rongrong was beaten twice. Oscar was beaten twice. Zhu Zhuqing had been kicked across the arena by Qian Renchuan. The Ghost Shadow Tiger was crushed again and again by Davis and Zhu Zhuyun.
The only thing that remained unchanged from their past lives was Ning Rongrong reaching the Soul Ancestor level and her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
Zhu Zhuyun looked at Zhu Zhuqing's grief-stricken expression with a sigh but also a hint of relief. Dai Mubai had fled again. That meant he had officially withdrawn from the competition for the throne. Once she became empress, she could persuade Davis to spare Zhu Zhuqing's life.
Oscar, seeing that Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo weren't around, took Ning Rongrong's hands and said sincerely, "Rongrong, I'm heading to the Extreme North to find a Mirror Beast and acquire a soul skill to protect you. Wait for me."
Ning Rongrong's eyes welled up with tears as she nodded tenderly. "Little Ao, I'll wait for your return. Once Father approves, we'll become husband and wife in this life."
Under the escort of the Heaven Dou Royal Knights, the Second Team and the girls from the Water School returned to the empire. Each in their carriages wore different expressions—grief, confusion, silence, rage, joy.
The most furious were in the carriage of the Clear Sky Sect. And the angriest among them—Tang San. He hadn't expected Yu Xiaogang to twist everything before dying, accusing him of deliberately leading Tang San down the wrong cultivation path to ruin his talent. It was a blow to his already tarnished reputation—one more step toward total destruction!
What made him even more furious was that Xiao Wu's rabbit body had been picked up by Gu Chen. Tang San already knew about Bibi Dong, Ning Fengzhi, and Bone Douluo's dark secrets. The truth was shocking. If Bone Douluo and Bibi Dong had produced Gu Chen, what horrors might Gu Chen inflict on Xiao Wu's body—his Xiao Wu!?
Among everyone, only Ma Hongjun seemed genuinely happy. He had officially joined the Clear Sky Sect and was en route to reunite with his former lover—Bai Chenxiang.
Not far from Spirit City, they ran into Dai Mubai. He quickly sought out the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and requested to join them.
Between Gu Chen and Tang San, there was no comparison—Gu Chen had clearly outperformed Tang San at the academy and during the tournament.
Bone Douluo frowned, finding Dai Mubai's cowardice and disloyalty revolting. This was someone who had twice abandoned his fiancée to save himself—what guarantee was there he wouldn't betray the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan too?
Even Gu Chen, who had once been close to Dai Mubai, now looked at him with disdain. As the son of Bibi Dong, he found Dai Mubai's abandonment of his bride utterly contemptible.
Ning Rongrong's impression of Dai Mubai also plummeted.
Ning Fengzhi, however, smiled. "Mubai, if you wish to join our clan, it is our honor. Come aboard."
Bone Douluo sent a mental message: "Fengzhi, this ungrateful brat is a ticking time bomb—a male version of Bibi Dong. Think carefully."
Ning Fengzhi sighed. "Uncle Bone, I did think carefully."
He continued, "Now that Bibi Dong's story has come to light, even if we deny everything, our clan's reputation is still badly damaged. We need strong talent. Dai Mubai's Evil-Eyed White Tiger is a top-tier martial spirit. With his extensive social connections, his presence can strengthen our middle ranks."
"But what if the Star Luo royal family finds out?"
"Don't worry. We'll just say it's a regular White Tiger. No one around here can tell the difference. It won't reach Star Luo. And even if it does, we're based outside Heaven Dou City—they can't touch us. Dai Mubai's just looking for shelter. He won't cause any waves in our clan."
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