Xiao Wu's Choice, an Invitation

Tang San fell into utter despair.

His best bargaining chip was useless now. What did he have left?

He had nothing left worth offering.

Hidden Weapons? The Mysterious Heaven Skill?

Chu Xuan probably wouldn't care. Otherwise, he would have asked for them long ago.

The only one who could keep him alive now was his father.

They had spared his life so they could use him as bait to lure his father out.

At this moment, he didn't want his father to appear.

It wasn't filial piety. He knew that if his father showed himself, he would surely die.

The people from Spirit Hall had seized him outright. Clearly, they had made preparations long ago.

The moment his father appeared, he would be surrounded and attacked, perhaps even killed.

If his father died, his own life would essentially be at an end as well.

Only if his father disappeared and never showed himself again could he continue to cling to life.

He might be imprisoned, but at least he would still be alive.

He didn't want to die. He didn't know whether he could transmigrate again after death.

"Take him away. We'll wait three days. If Tang Hao still doesn't appear, we'll return straight to Spirit City."

He didn't want to spend too much time waiting here.

There wasn't much fun to be had in Nuoding City. He might as well return to Spirit City.

When the time came, he would go take a look at Shrek Academy.

He was really looking forward to meeting everyone in the protagonist's camp.

Bibi Dong had Tang San taken away. Watching Chu Xuan's retreating figure as he walked out of the hall, she opened her mouth, then stopped.

In the end, she sighed.

Forget it. It still wasn't time to meet.

That little rabbit from back then probably held a grudge against her.

She would wait until a suitable opportunity arose to meet her.

After leaving the Spirit Hall Branch, Chu Xuan went to Nuoding Academy.

Naturally, he had come to Nuoding Academy to see Xiao Wu.

Now that he had captured Tang San, it was time to ask Xiao Wu about her plans for the future.

He wanted to see whether she would go to Shrek Academy or return to the Star Dou Great Forest.

In fact, returning to the Star Dou Great Forest now wouldn't be a good thing for Xiao Wu.

That was because the special thing about Transformed Soul Beasts was that they needed contact with humans to keep improving their cultivation.

If she returned to the great forest, her cultivation would improve very slowly.

It might even stagnate.

Whether it was Ah Yin, the Blue Silver Emperor, back then, or Xiao Wu, both needed contact with humans to improve quickly.

If Xiao Wu really went back, her life would probably be ruined.

She might not even have a chance to become a god in the future.

Classes at Nuoding Academy were relatively relaxed, and the students had plenty of free time.

On the roof of the academy's teaching building, Xiao Wu sat on the platform with her chin in her hands, gazing into the distance.

Over the past two days, she had been thinking about the scenes she had seen in the Wheel of Time.

Together with some of the unusual things about Tang San, they confirmed that what she had seen was the truth.

So what should she do?

Find a chance to kill Tang San, or leave quietly?

She couldn't make up her mind and had no idea what would be best.

"What are you thinking about?"

The voice came from behind her. Xiao Wu jumped, and only when she turned around did she see that it was Chu Xuan.

"Why are you here?"

Xiao Wu sounded a little gloomy.

Chu Xuan walked over and sat down beside her. "Tang San has been captured."

"Captured?"

Xiao Wu's heart gave a sudden jolt.

Chu Xuan had actually captured Tang San?

Why?

"Mm. We wanted to lure Tang Hao out, so we captured him."

"And that old piece of trash Yu Xiaogang too."

Chu Xuan briefly recounted what had happened. As Xiao Wu listened, she felt empty inside.

It was as though some goal had vanished.

She had been agonizing over what to do, but now she didn't have to agonize at all. Instead, she felt a little uncomfortable.

After all, if Tang San were still around, she could think about how to get revenge.

Now she didn't even have a target for her revenge.

Go after Tang Hao?

That wasn't something she could interfere in.

Tang Hao was a Titled Douluo. He could crush her to death without any effort.

"I came to see you this time because I wanted to ask what you planned to do next."

"Are you going back to the Star Dou Great Forest, or going to Shrek Academy?"

Xiao Wu fell silent at that.

It was a choice that concerned her future path. She really did need to think it over carefully.

She had taken human form and come to the human world to improve her cultivation, so that one day she could avenge her mother.

But according to some of the things Chu Xuan had revealed earlier, there was something suspicious about her mother's death.

Chu Xuan hadn't explained exactly what had happened.

So revenge was on hold for the time being.

What about everything else?

She had two places to choose from.

"If I go back to the Star Dou Great Forest, my cultivation will improve very slowly."

"I want to go to Shrek Academy."

She quickly made her decision.

She had to go to Shrek Academy.

From what she had seen in the Wheel of Time, she would meet some very good friends there.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.

They were both very good companions.

Ever since coming to human society, she really hadn't had any friends.

Although she was Sister Xiao Wu at Nuoding Academy, those people weren't her friends.

For six years, she had basically revolved around Tang San, with no space that truly belonged to her.

No real freedom!

The reason for that was actually Tang San's psychological suggestions, a form of subconscious guidance.

He had made her revolve around him all day, leaving her with no thought to spare for anyone else around her.

That was why she had no friends, not a single one!

And Shrek Academy might be her chance to make some.

"Shrek Academy? Once you get there, you might find some pleasant surprises, or you might get a fright."

Chu Xuan laughed.

Whether it was Shrek Academy in Suotuo City or Shrek Academy in Heaven Dou City, both were extremely important parts of the original story.

The protagonist's camp had begun its rapid early development at Shrek Academy.

That academy occupied an extremely important place in the whole world; it was a part of the story that absolutely couldn't be ignored.

The protagonist's camp had laid a solid foundation there. It could also be called the foundation for becoming gods.

But now that he had captured the most important person in the protagonist's camp, could Shrek Academy still play the same role?

What would become of Dai Mubai and the others in the protagonist's camp?

He really was curious.

Without the protagonist's leadership and influence, could those who had originally been nothing but a pile of mud still rise up?

Xiao Wu recalled the scenes in the Wheel of Time and finally smiled.

"Whether it's a pleasant surprise or a fright, I'm going."

"What about you? Will you go to Shrek Academy?"

Chu Xuan was from Spirit Hall, while Shrek Academy could be understood as a training ground for opposition to Spirit Hall.

How could Chu Xuan pass up the chance to join in the fun at a place like that?

Chu Xuan thought it over. At first, he hadn't planned to go to Shrek Academy.

But now that Xiao Wu had mentioned it, he really did want to see what was going on there.

If Flender and the others were still hostile toward Spirit Hall, he would find an opportunity to eliminate them.

Thinking about it carefully, it seemed that Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the others had only become hostile toward Spirit Hall after Yu Xiaogang arrived at Shrek.

Under Yu Xiaogang's various suggestions, the people of Shrek had become convinced that Spirit Hall was no good.

A seed of overthrowing Spirit Hall had been planted in their hearts.

Otherwise, how could those commoner Soul Masters at Shrek truly harbor such intense hostility toward Spirit Hall?

After all, Spirit Hall was very sacred in the hearts of commoner Soul Masters.

"I'll go have some fun when they recruit students."

"After you graduate from Nuoding Academy, I suggest you go back to the Star Dou Great Forest first. There are some things you need to tell Da Ming and Er Ming, so they can be on their guard."