"Wow, the food here in Douluo Three Kingdoms smells the best!"
"Old Mu, that piece is mine!"
"Oh, I saw it on the plate and thought no one wanted it?"
"Same rules as always, first come, first served!"
Long Xiaoyao was feasting in the top-floor room of the restaurant, tearing into the roasted meat without any regard for appearances.
Mu En's appearance wasn't much better; his hands were fighting with Long Xiaoyao for food, their hands moving so fast they were almost blurry.
These two were alone, so they didn't care about etiquette or airs, only their desire for food!
After all, they were buddies, and talking about those things would be too formal.
After eating for a while, Mu En leaned back slightly in his soft chair and said to Long Xiaoyao:
"Wait, how many years has it been since you've had a good meal?"
Long Xiaoyao stuffed food into his mouth, then took a big gulp of wine, swallowing the meat and wine together.
Hearing Mu En's words, Long Xiaoyao felt incredibly melancholy.
"Old Mu, you don't understand."
"The Sun Moon Empire is practically a culinary wasteland."
"The first time I came to Mingdu, someone treated me to dinner."
"The restaurant had a famous dish called 'Looking Up at the Stars.'"
"That was incredibly shocking to me at the time!"
"If a fish is made into 'Looking Up at the Stars,' then the fish has died in vain!"
"Over the years, I've searched for delicious food in the Sun Moon Empire, and the best thing I've ever had is steak."
Long Xiaoyao recalled the past, looking at the table full of food in front of him, and took a few bites in revenge.
"Those Soul Masters in the Sun Moon Empire are all about speed; they don't care if the food tastes good or not."
"Because even the worst food tastes better than elixirs."
"And with the emergence of fast food culture, the traditional restaurants of the Sun Moon Empire are practically ruined."
"The entire catering industry in Mingdu has started to transform, moving towards fast food, choosing to franchise with Ken Lai Shi."
"If I hadn't spent my own money to save a few traditional restaurants, the entire Mingdu would be full of hamburgers, fries, and fried chicken!"
Listening to his old friend complain about his experiences over the years, Mu En listened with a smile.
He enjoyed chatting with his best friend; it felt like returning to the past.
Suddenly, something occurred to Mu En, and hesitantly asked Long Xiaoyao,
"Xi Shui, how is she?"
This question made Long Xiaoyao pause.
The tall, silver-haired old man looked at Mu En with almost pleading eyes, then shook his head slightly.
Mu En sighed inwardly; sometimes silence speaks volumes.
The other party had completely fallen into the clutches of an evil soul master.
Mu En felt a pang of sadness; Ye Xi Shui was the first woman he had ever loved.
When she accepted his confession, he was truly excited, feeling that the future was bright.
Who would have thought that things would turn out this way?
Fate is cruel!
Mu En looked up at Long Xiaoyao, his eyes softening. He could sense that Long Xiaoyao's soul power was still vast and boundless.
The dark soul power was extremely pure, without a trace of evil soul master aura.
This old friend hadn't fallen, but he had gone down the wrong path.
Fortunately, he met him today, otherwise, the future would have been uncertain.
"Old friend, you must have suffered a lot these years."
"Tell me everything."
"Just like before."
Mu En's words made Long Xiaoyao's pupils shrink.
He knew that Mu En could definitely see through his association with evil soul masters.
He had imagined many scenarios, including angry rebukes and even a physical fight.
Long Xiaoyao came today prepared to be beaten up by Mu En, even if he was killed, he would have no complaints.
Although he hadn't done anything evil soul master work, just becoming the chief elder of the Holy Spirit Cult had already helped the Holy Spirit Cult a lot.
He was no longer clean; he had become the very person he once hated most.
Mu En's simple, brief words pierced Long Xiaoyao's chest like a sharp sword, tearing through all his seemingly impenetrable defenses.
His throat trembled, his lips trembled, his nose stung, and he felt a lump in his throat, on the verge of tears.
He hadn't expected that the person who cared for him most wasn't Ye Xishui, with whom he spent every day, but this long-lost old friend.
Long Xiaoyao opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know what to say.
Mu En gently raised a glass, gesturing for Long Xiaoyao to clink glasses.
Long Xiaoyao forced a smile, picked up the glass, clinked glasses, and then downed the strong liquor in one gulp.
Perhaps it was the alcohol that gave him courage, but Long Xiaoyao sighed and silently said to Ye Xishui in his heart,
"I'm sorry, Xishui."
Then, Long Xiaoyao looked at Mu En seriously and said,
"That happened after we parted ways." "
I followed Ye Xishui's trail, searching for where she was."
"..."
"I finally found her; she was already the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult."
"The Holy Spirit Cult is a sect of evil soul masters, with a total of eight elders and twelve retainers. "
"Uh, now there are six elders. " "
Wanhun and Zang'e were killed by Lingbing Douluo."
The other six elders are all in the Sun Moon Empire."
Not all twelve retainers are evil soul masters; there's someone you know among them, Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng."
"And I am the chief retainer of the Holy Spirit Cult."
"Mu En! I'm sorry to Xishui, and I'm even more sorry to you!"
"If you want to kill me, I won't resist. This is my sin, aiding and abetting evil, I don't deny it, but I really couldn't control myself!"
"I..."
Mu En gently shook his head and said,
"Sigh."
"I'm already very glad you're still alive and haven't truly become an evil soul master."
"Xiaoyao, now I have a question for you: if you had to choose between me and Xishui, who would you choose?"
This time, Moon's tone was very serious. After hesitating for a moment, Long Xiaoyao finally pointed at him firmly.
"You!"
Moon nodded, a smile appearing on his face.
"Then stay at Shrek Academy."
"Help me."
"Help me change this academy."
"This academy has many serious problems, and I need your help!"
"I will perform surgery on the entire academy, and it will be weak for a long time. I may not be able to handle it alone."
"But with you, the former Black and White Twin Holy Dragons can definitely do it!"
"Back then, we stood with our hands in our pockets, not knowing what an opponent was!"
Together, we will give this continent a brand new Shrek Academy."
Then, together with the new Shrek Academy, we will fight against evil spirit masters! Wash away your past sins!"
"Give this continent an explanation."
Long Xiaoyao's eyes widened slightly. Moon seemed to be radiating light. He couldn't help but reach out and say,
"Okay! Old Moon!"
"I'll do it with you!"
Soon, on the top floor of the Oscar Restaurant, the two two-hundred-year-old men burst into laughter, then drank heavily together, revealing each other's secrets.
"Blood Soul Puppet": "Xiaoyao, where are you?"
"Why is the address in Shrek City?"
"Are you coming back for dinner today?"
Ye Xishui's fingers moved rapidly across the magic network screen in the Holy Spirit Cult, sending a message to Long Xiaoyao. Looking at the address, she had a bad feeling.
Meanwhile, Long Xiaoyao and Mu En were drinking, oblivious to the world around them, leaning shoulder to shoulder, boasting about their glorious past achievements.
Mu En told Long Xiaoyao how many beautiful female soul masters he had satisfied in his youth.
Long Xiaoyao, in turn, said that when he was young, he faced an attacking enemy and hacked his way from the south of the city to the north with a kitchen knife without even blinking.
The two seemed to have endless things to talk about.
Long Xiaoyao's face was flushed from drinking, and he had long forgotten who Ye Xishui was.
In the dimly lit hall of the Holy Spirit Cult, the faint light from the magic network screen illuminated Ye Xishui's face, making her appear deathly pale.
She waited for Long Xiaoyao's reply, like Nagasaki Sosei in the next band's film set waiting for a customer service representative's response.
"Sigh, so it really is like this?"
Ye Xishui leaned back in her seat, her eyes fixed on the image of ten thousand ghosts wailing overhead, a picture that could stop children from crying at night.
She had memorized the appearance of every single ghost on it.
"You still went to Mu En's side!"
"Haha.
" "That's fine."
"Don't stay by my side anymore."
"A completely insane woman, she's not worth your protection."
"How many people have I killed?"
"I really can't remember."
"Ten thousand? A million? Too many."
"Hahahaha!"
"I'm really a little tired."
In the dimly lit hall, Ye Xishui suddenly laughed, her face a mixture of crying and laughing, extremely manic, even showing a faint tendency towards self-destruction.
Soon, a middle-aged man with short silver hair rushed in, his face panicked.
"Mother!"
"What happened?!"
Zhongli Wu's appearance calmed Ye Xishui slightly. She looked at the man below and said,
"Nothing happened."
"But you, how's the research on the Blood Sea Vengeful Spirit Spear going?"
Zhongli Wu said respectfully,
"It's already barely usable. It only needs tens of thousands of newly deceased vengeful spirits to activate it."
"The Holy Church has no shortage of talent in the Sun Moon Empire."
The Blood Sea Vengeful Spirit Spear is a terrifying attack method capable of injuring Di Tian, and the method of activating it is also extremely cruel.
Huo Yuhao would show no mercy to any of these evil soul masters from the Holy Spirit Church; he would send them straight to meet Tang Buddha.
"However, Mother, all of the Holy Church's strongholds in the Heavenly Soul Empire have been wiped out."
"According to intelligence, the force that carried out the attack is suspected to be from Xilu City within the Heavenly Soul Empire."
"And all our spies sent to Xilu City are dead."
"The manner of death is unknown; we don't even know how the spies were exposed."
Hearing Zhongli Wu's words, Ye Xishui stood up and said,
"Xilu City?"
"Those people are too close to Shrek Academy; leave them alone for now."
"The Holy Church's focus should be on the Sun Moon Empire.
Their primary task is to help Xu Tianran ascend the throne, and then gradually take control of the country."
"Go and master the Blood Sea Vengeful Spirit Spear."
Zhongli Wu bowed slightly and said,
"Understood, Mother."
After Zhongli Wu left, Ye Xishui's lips curled into a strange smile as she looked at the empty hall.
"Everyone's busy."
"Busy, busy is good."
(End of Chapter)
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