Li Yu: Show Some Respect, Call Me Sister-in-Law!

Dawn had broken.

The slightly old-fashioned streetlamps in Heaven Dou City had gradually gone out as well.

Leaning against the railing, Li Yu watched the crowds flowing through Heaven Dou City, feeling rather moved for a moment.

It had been nearly half a month since he arrived on Douluo Continent, yet this was the first time he had been so leisurely as to observe the customs and daily life of this world.

In truth,

aside from its level of technology, ordinary people's daily lives were not all that different from those in his previous life.

Food and drink—this world had all of it.

Creak~

Just as he was lost in thought, the tavern door was pushed open.

When he turned around, he saw Dugu Yan, whose expression was far from pleasant.

"What's wrong?"

Li Yu had actually already guessed the reason, but he still smiled and asked, clearly enjoying the trouble.

Dugu Yan looked at him resentfully. The meaning in her eyes could not have been clearer.

Wasn't this all your doing? And you still have the nerve to ask?

If you stayed in there any longer, wouldn't every man inside have his soul stolen by you?

Naturally, she was too embarrassed to say that aloud.

She could hardly say, "My boyfriend has fallen for you," could she?

So,

after giving it some thought, Dugu Yan stiffly changed the subject. "The Shrek people have come to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. I'm going to see what's going on, so I might not be able to escort you back, Sister!"

"Shrek?"

Li Yu raised a brow, then put on a deliberately puzzled expression.

At this point in time, Shrek had come to Heaven Dou Royal Academy?

After thinking it over briefly, Li Yu understood exactly where they were in the timeline.

Qin Ming had recommended Shrek to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. In essence, it was a plan to borrow another's name and resources.

To put it plainly, Shrek Academy, with its current standing, was not qualified to participate in the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament.

That was why they needed to do this.

But if that happened, Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Seed Battle Team would definitely be affected!

No wonder Yu Tianheng and the others he had seen earlier had been in such poor moods.

More importantly, based on this timeline, Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Seed Battle Team had likely lost to the Shrek Seven Devils at the Soto Grand Soul Arena a little over two months ago!

During that battle, Xiao Sanzi had broken Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison. It could be said that this was also what eventually led to Dugu Bo befriending Xiao Sanzi.

"Ah, Shrek is..."

Seeing Li Yu's puzzled expression, Dugu Yan realized that he did not know about Shrek, so she explained the situation in detail.

She even held nothing back when recounting the battle at the Soto Grand Soul Arena.

Naturally, Li Yu knew all of this like the back of his hand, but he could only listen through it carefully once more while putting on an enlightened expression.

"Shrek? What a shit-green name."

Once Dugu Yan had finished, Li Yu immediately put on a look of shared outrage and said, "Then I'll come take a look with you, Sister. I want to see just who it is that actually intends to replace you all. Absolutely despicable!"

Shit-green.

Dugu Yan burst out laughing. Thinking back on it, Shrek's uniforms really did seem to be that color.

Then, when she heard Li Yu say he would accompany her, she smiled even more brightly.

"It would be wonderful if you came with me, Sister!"

As she spoke, Dugu Yan affectionately linked her arm through Li Yu's.

The two of them headed toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

As for what happened inside the tavern after he left, Li Yu was not interested in the slightest.

"Hello, Senior Sister Yan!"

"Senior Sister Yan is so beautiful! And who's the one holding her arm? She feels beautiful too!"

"You fake fan! How dare you like someone else right in front of Senior Sister Yan?"

"To be able to have Senior Sister Yan hold their arm, that person is truly blessed!"

"..."

Li Yu walked through Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Dugu Yan clinging to his arm.

Listening to the enthusiastic cries of Dugu Yan's fans, even he felt that being held by her was an enormous honor.

"Well, Yu-jie? I've got quite a bit of popularity in the academy, don't I?"

Dugu Yan lifted her snow-white neck proudly.

"Hehe, should I take off my Veil?"

Li Yu merely smiled at her words, then unleashed an utterly ordinary killing move.

Dugu Yan instantly could not smile anymore.

She had witnessed Li Yu's charm. If he used that coquettish voice of his to say a few words in this academy,

she suspected that this entire crowd of her fans would never look at her again.

The thought of such a massive scene of "cheating," coupled with what had just happened at the tavern, made her feel rather unable to bear it.

Her smile froze on her face. "Yu-jie, don't mess around!"

Li Yu shook his head, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of a familiar figure.

His gaze flickered, and he immediately quickened his pace.

Dugu Yan noticed where he was looking as well and followed his line of sight.

She immediately spoke in disgust. "Xue Beng?"

"What, do you have a grudge against him?"

Li Yu was not surprised. Given Xue Beng's current behavior, he really was the sort to irritate people.

But he did not stop walking just because Dugu Yan disliked him.

Xue Beng was not alone at the moment.

There was another person beside him.

He wore a broad yellow robe embroidered with ornate floral patterns. His graying hair was neatly combed back, while his small eyes gave him a rather shifty appearance.

Seeing those traits, Li Yu immediately recognized him as Prince Xue Xing.

Their destination was naturally obvious as well.

After all,

when Qin Ming invited Shrek to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the Three Education Committee Members of Heaven Dou Royal Academy had been more than willing after learning of the Shrek Seven Devils' strength and potential.

But because of the previous day—

or rather, judging by the current time, yesterday—Dai Mubai had taught Xue Beng a lesson.

That was why Xue Beng had brought Prince Xue Xing here today to cause trouble, ruining the whole matter.

Of course, in the original course of events, Dugu Bo had accompanied Xue Beng as well, which was why things had gone so smoothly.

But now, because of Li Yu's appearance, Dugu Bo had not gotten involved in this matter.

In that case, there really might be a chance for it to succeed.

But—

Li Yu would not stand by and watch that happen.

After all, he was now the Crown Prince Consort of Heaven Dou, and he had already resolved to ensure Qian Renxue successfully ascended the throne.

Thinking about it that way, if Xiao Sanzi joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy, would Li Yu not be using his own resources to raise someone like Xiao Sanzi... someone too complicated to describe in a few words?

No matter how he thought about it, it was a loss!

Naturally, Li Yu did not want that outcome.

"No grudge. I just feel uncomfortable whenever I see him!"

Dugu Yan answered, making no effort to hide her dislike for Xue Beng.

Then she hesitantly asked, "Sister, you..."

"Hehe, I don't like him either. But judging by where they're headed, it seems they have the same destination as us."

Li Yu cut Dugu Yan off. "Didn't you want to find out what was going on? Let's follow them. That way, we won't have to come up with another excuse later."

"Oh!"

Dugu Yan's eyes lit up. "Sister, you're so smart!"

Li Yu did not reply. He merely thought to himself, People in love are so easy to fool.

At this moment,

Xue Beng was tearfully recounting his grievances to Prince Xue Xing.

Prince Xue Xing, however, was frowning.

He had previously invited Dugu Bo to come and support him, yet the other man had not responded at all.

But he had already promised Xue Beng. As a prince, how could he go back on his word? He could only come here and brave it out.

Still, he truly was not very confident that things would work out.

The thought that he might lose face shortly left him in no pleasant mood.

Listening to Xue Beng prattle endlessly beside him, he grew irritated and could not help wanting to reprimand him.

But just then—

"Xue Beng!"

Xue Beng froze for a moment, instinctively about to fly into a rage.

But in the next instant, seemingly recognizing the owner of that voice, he turned around excitedly, his gaze landing unerringly on Li Yu.

Xue Beng said with excitement, "Miss Li Yu!"

Ever since their encounter at the Shuo Feng Cold Plains, he had never seen "Li Yu" again, and he had constantly been thinking about "Li Yu."

Even in his dreams at night, he often saw "Li Yu's" figure.

But—

his father had betrothed Miss "Li Yu" to that detestable Xue Qinghe!

His heart ached, but there was nothing else he could do.

Because he knew that his father was forcing Xue Qinghe to show his stance, and fundamentally, it was still for Xue Beng's own benefit.

But he also understood

that at its core, this matter had little to do with whom Xue Qinghe married. The main point was to force Xue Qinghe to make his position clear!

In other words, that person did not necessarily have to be Miss "Li Yu."

Miss "Li Yu" had merely happened to be caught up in it.

Yet that only made Xue Beng suffer more, and miss "Li Yu" all the more.

Why did Miss "Li Yu" have to be dragged into a conflict she never should have been involved in? Was the throne really so important? What would be wrong with giving it to Xue Qinghe?

Xue Beng was furious, but unable to resist.

So he had gone out to clear his head, only to be beaten up by some fool who did not know his place, which made his mood even worse.

He had heard that the person who beat him was from some Shrek, and that they wanted to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy!

Heh!

Did they not bother asking who Xue Beng was?

No matter what outsiders thought, he was still a prince of the Heaven Dou Empire!

Did he, Xue Beng, agree to let them join Heaven Dou Royal Academy?

And so, the current situation came to be.

But of everything that had happened, he had never expected that this matter would allow him to see the Miss "Li Yu" who haunted his dreams once more.

At this moment,

Li Yu arrived before Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing with Dugu Yan.

"What Miss Li Yu? Show some respect—call me Sister-in-Law!"

Li Yu glared at Xue Beng irritably.

Unlike what Xue Beng believed, he did not consider himself some sacrifice in a power struggle.

He had been more than willing to marry Qian Renxue!

As for Xue Beng, this "real man," Li Yu had no interest in him whatsoever!

Hearing Li Yu's words, Xue Beng's excited expression instantly froze.

Meanwhile,

Prince Xue Xing's gaze fell on Dugu Yan.

Naturally, he had heard the name "Li Yu" and knew that she was now the "Crown Prince Consort."

But—

what did that have to do with him?

So what if "Li Yu" was Xue Qinghe's wife? When she saw him, she would still have to bow respectfully in greeting.

Besides, he had heard that this "Li Yu" had nothing but a pretty face—no background, no talent, and nothing that made him worthy of Prince Xue Xing's attention.

Therefore,

Prince Xue Xing did not even spare Li Yu a glance.

Instead, his gaze fell directly on Dugu Yan.

Dugu Yan was different. She was Dugu Bo's cherished granddaughter!

If he had not been confident of resolving today's matter before, the moment he saw Dugu Yan, he felt that success was now assured.

He stepped forward with a broad smile. "Xiao Yan, you're becoming more beautiful by the day!"

"Hahaha, right, where's your grandfather? I sent him a message yesterday, you know."

"Hahaha, it's nothing important. I just missed him, that's all. I couldn't get in touch with him, and I was really worried!"

"Now that I've seen you, I'm relieved. I suppose he's fine!"

Prince Xue Xing laughed. Though he never stated it outright, every sentence meant the same thing: Where is your grandfather? I can't reach him. Where is he? I'm in a hurry!

Aside from being a little lovestruck whenever she was around Li Yu, Dugu Yan was fairly normal at all other times.

Hearing Prince Xue Xing's words, she naturally understood what he meant.

At the same time, she recalled what her grandfather, Dugu Bo, had told her.

Then she connected it with Shrek's arrival, as well as Xue Beng's earlier appearance, which had plainly screamed that he was here to complain.

She understood at once.

Xue Beng had probably provoked the Shrek group, gotten taught a lesson, and had specifically come here to cause trouble!

And Prince Xue Xing was looking for her grandfather to back him up.

Unfortunately, her grandfather had not replied, which was why he was so anxious now!

Heh, another man desperate to save face!

Dugu Yan sneered inwardly. Moreover, once she learned that Prince Xue Xing had sought out her grandfather merely to stand up for trash like Xue Beng, she felt even more disgusted by Xue Beng.

But she did not reveal any of it.

Instead, she politely said to Prince Xue Xing, "Grandfather has been in seclusion lately. Even when I went back, I didn't see him. He probably never received Your Highness's message!"

Prince Xue Xing laughed. "So that's how it is. Since His Excellency is in seclusion, I was presumptuous. Please convey my apologies to him when you return, Xiao Yan!"

After a pause, he added, "Also, I recently acquired a few little trinkets. Xiao Yan, come visit me when you have the time!"

Dugu Yan smiled and nodded. "Thank you, Your Highness. Xiao Yan will certainly make time to visit!"

After a brief pause, she did not forget the purpose of her visit.

So she asked directly, "May I ask whether Your Highness's visit concerns Shrek Academy?"

"Oh? Xiao Yan knows about this matter too?"

Prince Xue Xing wore an expression of surprise, but inwardly, he was overjoyed.

He had been worrying over how to lure Dugu Yan over so he could borrow Dugu Bo's name!

Yet Dugu Yan had brought it up first.

But in the next moment, he understood.

Dugu Yan was the vice-captain of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Seed Battle Team. It was said that the few people Shrek Academy had brought with them were quite talented, and had even defeated the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team at the Soto Grand Soul Arena!

If Shrek joined them, it would undoubtedly affect Dugu Yan and the others' positions.

At that thought, Prince Xue Xing's eyes lit up, and his confidence grew.

What borrowing a name? This King is standing up for your granddaughter!

Though he thought this, Prince Xue Xing did not reveal the slightest hint of it. He simply waited for Dugu Yan to continue.

"Of course Xiao Yan knows. The other members of our Seed Battle Team are also very concerned about this matter!"

Dugu Yan nodded. Her purpose in coming was to learn the specific details, so she naturally did not beat around the bush.

"I see."

Prince Xue Xing furrowed his brow, looking rather troubled.

A moment later, his brow relaxed. "Fine. If it were anyone else, this King would not... But you, Xiao Yan—our relationship is so close!"

Then he waved a hand. "Xiao Yan, come with us on this trip!"

After saying that, he flicked Xue Beng on the forehead and snapped irritably, "Let's go!"

From beginning to end, he did not spare Li Yu a single glance.

Li Yu did not care. He let Dugu Yan hold his arm as they followed behind Prince Xue Xing, giving Xue Beng, who kept glancing back at him, a standard smile.

But inwardly, he had been nauseated for quite a while.