He... was hungry!
You could say Xuan Zi was stupid, and he really was quite stupid—the kind of super shockwave whose brain had been fermented by alcohol, a perfect example of someone who never did anything human.
But in certain situations, Xuan Zi's little brain worked remarkably well.
For example, when he suddenly emerged from the Golden Tree this time. Yan Shaozhe, who seemed shrewd but was actually incapable of adapting, was still sitting in confinement, while the brilliant Xuan Zi had already come out and found the truth.
After merely finishing a few volumes of Shrek Spring and Autumn, the brilliant Xuan Zi had already guessed part of the truth.
For example, why Shrek Academy and Shrek City had become so deserted.
Or why Mu En was nowhere to be found within the academy.
Or why he and Yan Shaozhe had still not been released from confinement after so long.
Yan Shaozhe was truly an idiot. His Soul Power had clearly not been sealed, yet he obediently stayed in that little dark room for five or six years without leaving, never noticing that anything was wrong.
If Mu En had not previously sealed his Soul Power, and if he had not drunk so much tea steeped with Golden Tree roots over the past few years, allowing his Soul Core to resume functioning only recently, he would have gotten out long ago.
Xuan Zi had originally been wondering why no one had come to inform him at the bottom level of the Golden Tree after such a huge change had happened to Shrek Academy. After all, he was the strongest elder of the Sea God Pavilion; no matter what, he had the right to know.
Now that he had finished reading those books, Xuan Zi completely understood.
Fuck, this old