Heaven Dou Academy.
Upon returning to the academy, Yang Yuan was pestered by Xiao Wu.
Inside his villa, Xiao Wu had an obedient expression as she said, "Boss, I heard you displayed Divine Might at the Soul Master Tournament and won the championship. Congratulations!"
Yang Yuan glanced at her and smiled meaningfully. "I thought you would blame me for severely injuring Tang San."
"What?"
"You... you severely injured San-ge?"
After hearing this, Xiao Wu's expression changed abruptly, and a look of heartache then appeared in her eyes.
She had met her godmother, Liu Erlong, not long ago, but the latter hadn't told her about Tang San's severe injuries; she only said that Shrek Academy had been defeated by Heaven Dou Academy.
Yang Yuan nodded faintly and said casually, "Tang San saw the spirit rings on my body and thought I had slaughtered you, a stupid rabbit. He insisted on fighting me to the death. It is already a stroke of luck that he is still alive."
"San-ge, why are you so silly?"
Xiao Wu's slightly pink eyes instantly filled with mist as her heartache intensified. She thought: San-ge must have been so sad at that time.
During these days, Xiao Wu had actually been thinking about Tang San all the time.
Now, suddenly hearing that Tang San was severely injured because of her, she was naturally heartbroken.
However, she was still very sensible and didn't harbor resentment toward Yang Yuan in her heart.
Despite how much she pained for her San-ge, Xiao Wu also knew that the reason she was still alive, rather than being killed for her spirit ring and Spirit Bone, was entirely because Yang Yuan had protected her.
So, she just looked at Yang Yuan pleadingly and whispered, "Boss, since San-ge is so seriously injured, can I go see him?"
As if afraid Yang Yuan wouldn't agree, she added, "Just one look will be enough."
Yang Yuan glanced at her indifferently and said, "Even if I let you go, you wouldn't find him. Tang San isn't in Heaven Dou City right now."
Xiao Wu was stunned. She really wanted to ask Yang Yuan how he knew Tang San wasn't in Heaven Dou City, but she didn't ask in the end because Yang Yuan had no reason to lie to her.
Thinking of this, a flash of disappointment crossed her eyes, and she then asked curiously, "Boss, then do you know when San-ge will be back?"
Yang Yuan rolled his eyes at Xiao Wu.
"I'm not his father, how should I know?"
He had only just used his Double Pupils to take a glance when Xiao Wu asked, which was how he knew Tang San had already left Heaven Dou City.
Xiao Wu muttered, "Fine!"
Yang Yuan continued, "By the way, after a while, you'll follow me to the Star Dou Great Forest. You'll lead the way and take me to the Lake of Life."
Hearing this, Xiao Wu's pretty face changed again, and her speech became stuttered.
"Bo... Boss, what are you going to the Lake of Life for?"
"You couldn't have set your sights on Er Ming's Spirit Bone, could you?"
At this point, Xiao Wu's face turned pale, and her whole body couldn't help but tremble.
She knew that Yang Yuan could now create his own spirit rings like a Transformed Spirit Beast, but that didn't mean he didn't need Spirit Bones.
A Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast was guaranteed to drop a Spirit Bone.
Seeing her frightened expression, Yang Yuan suddenly became interested.
Don't be fooled by how submissive this girl Xiao Wu was in front of him; in reality, a bold and reckless nature was etched into her bones.
After she was brought back to Heaven Dou Academy by Yang Yuan, she had been mocked and ridiculed many times, both openly and secretly.
Logically, Xiao Wu should have been more well-behaved while living under someone else's roof, but she didn't do that. Instead, she used her own methods to beat up everyone who gossiped about her.
Yang Yuan had even heard rumors about this, though he just didn't care.
Now, seeing Xiao Wu's frightened expression in front of him again, he immediately used a cold, threatening tone and said:
"The Spirit Bone of a hundred thousand yearTitan Giant Ape—that's a fine treasure. Which Spirit Master wouldn't like it?"
"Now that you know my intentions, lead the way properly."
Xiao Wu's cheeks were deathly pale as she hurriedly shook her head. "No, no, I won't lead the way for you. Even if you kill me, I won't lead the way."
As she spoke, Xiao Wu unconsciously took two steps back.
Seeing this, Yang Yuan stepped forward slowly, pressing closer with a voice that carried a hint of gloom.
"If you don't agree, then I'll have to take action against Tang San."
"You wouldn't want to see your San-ge killed, would you?"
Hearing this, Xiao Wu couldn't help but stop in her tracks. While terrified, her mind went blank.
Especially hearing Yang Yuan use her San-ge as a threat, she felt even more at a loss and frantic.
On one side was the brother she had grown up with, and on the other was her sweetheart.
How was she supposed to choose?
"Well? Have you made a choice?"
"Will you choose to help me lead the way, or choose to let Tang San die?"
Yang Yuan's voice reached Xiao Wu's ears, making her heart even more of a mess.
She came back to her senses, and large teardrops were already swirling in her eyes, looking misty.
"Good boss, please don't force me. I beg you to let Er Ming and San-ge go. I can serve you like a beast of burden and listen to everything you say from now on. You can even kill me; I'll die in their place."
Finally, tears streamed down from Xiao Wu's eyes, and her voice carried a sense of emotional collapse.
She couldn't bear to lose either Er Ming or San-ge.
Seeing this, Yang Yuan finally shook his head and smiled.
Look at how scared the child was, even using phrases like 'beast of burden'.
It seemed her time at Heaven Dou Academy wasn't in vain; at least she was much more cultured than when she was at Nuoding Academy or Shrek, and she wasn't as reckless as before.
"Alright, I'm just teasing you. I have other arrangements for going to the Lake of Life."
"Just as I didn't care for your spirit ring and Spirit Bone back then, I don't care for the Titan Giant Ape's spirit ring and Spirit Bone now."
If Yang Yuan didn't know the method of Self-condensing Spirit Rings, the Titan Giant Ape would indeed be qualified to become the first spirit ring for his Supreme Bone.
But now?
It clearly wasn't up to par.
After all, the age of Yang Yuan's seventh spirit ring for his Double Pupils was already as high as over three hundred thousand years. How could a mere Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast like the Titan Giant Ape satisfy him?
After hearing this, tears were still streaming from Xiao Wu's eyes, but her expression froze for a moment, and she then asked subconsciously, "Really?"
"You're not lying to me?"
Yang Yuan glanced at her.
"What, do you actually want me to kill the Titan Giant Ape?"
"He... hehe, nothing of the sort."
The next second, Xiao Wu immediately broke into a smile through her tears, looking like a tabby cat.
She regained her usual spirit, but thinking about how she had just been crying her eyes out, her pretty face carried a bit of embarrassment and lingering fear.
"Boss, you're so mean. How could you scare me like that?"
Yang Yuan said lazily, "Alright, go back and get ready. We depart in three days."
Xiao Wu immediately nodded like a chick pecking at grain, but she still asked curiously, "Boss, why do you suddenly want to go to the Lake of Life? And how do you know about that place?"
The corners of Yang Yuan's lips curled up slightly as he said, "Naturally, it's to meet someone."
"Wait, not a person—it's a Dragon!"
(End of Chapter)
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