That day, after an experiment the previous night, Ye Qingchen and everyone else were urgently summoned to the Sea God Pavilion.
Shrek Academy, Sea God Island, Sea God Pavilion!
Bei Bei, He Caitou, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong stood silently in a row, while Ye Qingchen stood a short distance in front of Mu En.
Mu En lay quietly in his recliner. More than a year had passed, and it seemed that his life force had finally reached its end. Behind him, Bei Bei was already sobbing uncontrollably.
Xuan Zi stood quietly at Mu En's side, his expression incomparably grave. Standing with him were all the Sea God Pavilion's Venerable Elders, including Yan Shaozhe, Cai Meier, Xian Lin'er, and Qian Duoduo.
Outside the Sea God Pavilion, the Inner Courtyard Disciples sat cross-legged in silence before the doors. At the very front sat a young woman of about twenty-five or twenty-six. Her long black hair fell all the way to her waist, and her delicate face was fair and flawless. With all eight fingers except her thumbs interlaced and her thumbs touching, she rested her hands quietly atop her crossed legs.
Behind her, none of the other Inner Courtyard Disciples were over thirty. They sat silently in ten rows, every one of them maintaining the same posture as her.
"Children, don't cry." A faint smile appeared on Mu En's aged face.
The Shrek Seven Monsters all dropped to their knees, their faces filled with grief. Bei Bei was likewise sprawled on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably. If Ye Qingchen had not known in advance, he might well have been startled too.
"Great-Grandfather."
Mu En smiled at the seven children kneeling before him. "Silly children, what are you crying for? This old man has remained in this