So Useless!

On the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Shrek group advanced quickly.

They were hunting a soul ring for Oscar, who was now a level-thirty Soul Elder. A thousand-year soul beast would suffice, so there was no need to venture too deep.

Zhao Wuji alone could have looked after them perfectly well, but now that a Titled Douluo was following behind them, he was on edge, afraid he might offend her somewhere and get severely taught a lesson.

He did not dare tell the Shrek Five Monsters directly either, afraid of provoking Gu Yuena's displeasure.

So he could only watch the students interact with Gu Yuena, cold sweat seeping down his back.

Fortunately, Gu Yuena had a cold temperament and no intention of getting along well with the others.

After running into several soft rebuffs, Dai Mubai and the others temporarily stopped bothering her.

Zhao Wuji let out a breath of relief and secretly grumbled, Why does someone this powerful have to come along?

The pressure on him was far too great!

"Let's rest for a while."

A voice suddenly rang out.

Zhao Wuji immediately frowned. "Rest? What rest?! How far have we even gone? Did you all start getting lazy the moment you left the academy?"

Zhao Wuji widened his eyes and turned to sweep his gaze over the students.

Tang San and the others all looked at Zhao Wuji in confusion.

"Teacher Zhao, we didn't say anything."

"???" Zhao Wuji instantly stiffened. If it was not these little brats, then it could only be...

Gu Yuena, who stood around ten meters away from them, spoke again. "Stop and rest for a while."

"Alright, alright! I'm a little tired too. We should rest... Look, I'm even sweating. You little brats, if you're tired, just say so. It's not like I wouldn't let you rest."

Zhao Wuji wiped the cold sweat from his forehead as he spoke in a trembling voice.

"Why doesn't he call himself little blind bear?" Xiao Wu muttered indignantly.

Zhao Wuji's mouth twitched, but he did not dare say another word.

"Xiao Wu, I have something to tell you. Come with me." After saying that, Gu Yuena turned and walked toward the bushes behind them.

Xiao Wu glanced at the others before following her.

Within the bushes, Gu Yuena explained the situation to Xiao Wu and asked whether she was willing to follow her.

Xiao Wu was silent for a long while before nodding firmly. "When I was very young, Father told me your legends! Although I've taken human form now, I still identify more with my identity as a soul beast!"

A faint smile appeared on Gu Yuena's face as she nodded slightly. "Good. Then continue cultivating step by step. As you are now, you cannot do much."

Xiao Wu answered softly and turned to leave.

Zi Ji watched her retreating figure, gave a soft snort, and curled her lips. "My Lord, what ability does that little girl have? Now that she's taken human form, she's already betrayed us soul beasts. Her strength is only that of a Soul Grandmaster..."

Gu Yuena merely cast her a cool glance, and Zi Ji immediately did not dare make any more noise.

Though Zi Ji had absolutely no regard for Xiao Wu...

Gu Yuena narrowed her eyes and looked in the direction of Small Town.

She wondered how Husband was doing now.

Had the arrangements she left behind reminded Husband on time?

She had already been gone for a day. If she could make Husband think of her while he was alone, that would be progress.

Seeing Gu Yuena lost in thought, Zi Ji suddenly had an epiphany and guessed that she was thinking of Dan Heng.

"My Lord, do you think... is there a possibility that ol—Dan Heng actually doesn't have much strength left? Is that why he's become like this? Maybe he isn't pretending. Maybe he's simply given up?"

Zi Ji suddenly clapped her hands, her eyes lighting up as she thought she had guessed the truth.

If Dan Heng was a dragon, then it was impossible for him not to be lustful. Besides, no matter how she looked at it, his temperament did not resemble that of a powerhouse.

Unless he had fallen from grace!

Gu Yuena frowned slightly. She truly could not be certain of Dan Heng's current condition.

Although she had witnessed Dan Heng's power when he stood against the God Kings head-on, that had been an unknown number of tens of thousands of years ago. (Time flowed differently, so Dan Heng's lifespan had not actually changed.)

If Dan Heng had been severely wounded by the God Kings and had his cultivation crippled, it did not seem impossible...

Zi Ji's eyes lit up. She had waited far too long for this moment.

If she found out that Dan Heng was now just a weakling, she would definitely take revenge!

How dare he make Lady Zi Ji suffer humiliation?

When the time came, should she step on Dan Heng and make him kiss her toes, just as she had eaten Iced Waxberry back then?

Dan Heng knew.

Gu Yuena was no ordinary woman. Even her so-called younger sister, Zi Ji, was incredibly powerful, probably comparable to a Titled Douluo.

Based on those two facts, Dan Heng was not worried that they would encounter any danger while following the Shrek group to the Star Dou Great Forest.

But the others did not know any of that.

Dan Heng had not been sitting at the service counter for long when the looks his colleagues gave him became somewhat complicated. Pity? Resentment? Disappointment?

For no reason, Dan Heng suddenly felt like he had become an utterly heinous criminal.

Hm? Had he not once been sentenced as one of the "Ten Unpardonable Sins"?

This was clearly just a minor fuss, yet it left him feeling unsettled.

Under normal circumstances, he would have thought that it was because he was not the Vidya-dhara Dragon Lord, because he did not possess Imbibitor Lunae's detached indifference toward all living beings. His current emotions were precisely proof of that.

But he could not think of such things right now. At that moment, a figure approached Dan Heng.

"Dan Heng, did you explain things properly to Nana?" the curator asked.

As the matchmaker who had brought Dan Heng and Nana together, the curator cared greatly about the married couple's life.

Of course, whether money had played a role in it was not something Dan Heng knew.

Dan Heng nodded slightly. "I explained it clearly. She's no longer angry."

"Then why didn't she come bring you lunch at noon?"

The curator asked in confusion.

Dan Heng answered honestly, "She followed someone to the Star Dou Great Forest..."

"!!!" The curator was instantly shocked. Bracing herself against the table, she stared at Dan Heng in disbelief.

"What? You actually agreed to let Nana go somewhere as dangerous as the Star Dou Great Forest?"

The curator's entire face twisted as she failed to understand Dan Heng's decision.

Dan Heng said, "Only the outskirts..."

"That's still dangerous! There are so many soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest. What if one suddenly appears? Wouldn't Nana be in danger then? No, Dan Heng, hurry up and bring Nana back!"

The curator spoke with undeniable force, pulling Dan Heng along and demanding that he go at once.

His colleagues also began urging him one after another. In their eyes, Dan Heng had already been labeled "useless."

With no other choice, Dan Heng could only return home first.

After returning home, Zhu Zhuqing would not let him have any peace either. She said again:

"Teacher, Master's Wife is in the Star Dou Great Forest. What if she gets injured by a soul beast? Some soul beasts may not be very strong, but they are poisonous, and their attacks are secretive and vicious..."

"..." Dan Heng sighed softly. It seemed it would be better if Gu Yuena did not leave after all.

He raised his eyes toward the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Since they had all said so, he would take a look...