Healing Injuries, Ghost Arrives

"May I ask what you needed me for, Senior?" Flender set aside his work, neither servile nor overbearing.

"Headmaster Flender, let's get straight to the point. I've come on behalf of Spirit Hall to arrange a marriage alliance with you." Ghost took out a gold-embossed letter. It was a Marriage Certificate, though neither party had signed it yet.

When Hu Liena saw that Ghost Douluo had even prepared the Marriage Certificate, she lowered her head in embarrassment. Then she quietly stepped aside, brewed a pot of tea, and poured Flender a cup first.

Flender looked at the Marriage Certificate, then at Hu Liena. A sharp glint flickered in the old fox's eyes. At last, he looked to Ghost Douluo and asked, "May I ask whose marriage this is meant to arrange?"

Ghost Douluo chuckled and looked at Hu Liena. "What does Headmaster Flender think of Spirit Hall's Saintess? Is she worthy of your academy's Seven Devils Captain—or rather, your disciple?"

Ghost Douluo was exceedingly polite and did not dare act the slightest bit arrogant. Nor did he look down on Flender just because he was merely a Soul Douluo.

There were several great figures in Shrek. The instant he entered Shrek, he had sensed no fewer than three gazes upon him that made his skin crawl.

Flender had clearly already guessed Ghost Douluo's intentions, so he was not at all surprised to hear that Luo Chuan was the intended groom.

Still, he cursed Luo Chuan seven or eight hundred times in his heart. It would have been one thing if the brat had stolen someone else's fiancée, but he still wouldn't settle down and had even lured over Spirit Hall's Saintess.

Flender gave Hu Liena a deep look. Seeing that she did not even dare raise her head, he sighed softly. "How could my disciple possibly be worthy of Her Highness the Saintess?"

Hearing the underlying rejection in Flender's words, Hu Liena's heart skipped a beat. She looked at Ghost in a panic. Ghost could only helplessly signal for her to relax before saying, "Headmaster Flender, that is not right. Although Nana is Spirit Hall's Saintess, Spirit Hall has never used its power to pressure others. Besides, Nana and your disciple Luo Chuan have developed feelings for each other. As for whether they are a suitable match, with your disciple's talent, all differences in status can be ignored."

Ghost had praised Luo Chuan lavishly, and seeing his disciple so sought after, Flender could not help feeling proud.

"Even so, marriage is no trifling matter. In my opinion, both youngsters must agree first." Flender did not refuse, but neither did he agree outright.

"Haha, that would be excellent. Our Saintess does not object to this marriage, so now all that remains is Luo Chuan's answer." Ghost glanced at Hu Liena. Whether Luo Chuan had feelings for her was what mattered next.

Hu Liena also began to grow nervous. Flender stood and left the room, sending someone to call Luo Chuan. He would let that brat deal with this headache himself.

He wanted to see how the brat would handle it. The girls among the Seven Devils all had feelings for him. One wrong move, and it would turn into a romantic battlefield.

Flender gave no special instructions, but Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were sensible enough not to follow when they learned Flender had summoned Luo Chuan.

Otherwise, it would definitely have become a romantic battlefield. No matter how it was handled, it would be a romantic battlefield!

When Luo Chuan arrived at Flender's office and saw Hu Liena and Ghost Douluo, his brows rose slightly. "Teacher."

"Mhm. This is Ghost Douluo of Spirit Hall," Flender introduced.

"Little Friend Luo Chuan, we meet again." Ghost Douluo spoke first. Luo Chuan nodded lightly and did not dispute the word "again."

"Nana is here too." Luo Chuan glanced at Hu Liena, and the color she had only just regained instantly turned red.

Flender smiled at Luo Chuan, then handed him the Marriage Certificate Ghost had brought. "See for yourself."

Luo Chuan took it and read it, then looked at Hu Liena with a smile. "Was this why you joined the Shrek Team?"

Her thoughts had been exposed, and Hu Liena did not know how to respond. During the two months they had spent together, she had tested Luo Chuan's feelings for her, but his answers had always been vague. In truth, she could tell that Luo Chuan was a scumbag who smiled at everyone. No matter which girl approached him, he never refused.

Yet she simply did not want to leave him, as though she had become obsessed.

"I... it was Teacher's idea." Hu Liena's face was bright red as she directly shoved the blame onto Bibi Dong. A dark line appeared on Ghost's face when he heard that.

A grown daughter couldn't be kept at home anymore. She had already sold out her own teacher?

"The Pope's idea?" Luo Chuan looked at the Marriage Certificate in his hand, then at Flender. "What does Teacher think?"

"Make your own decision. I won't fuss over it anymore. Still, I think Nana is a fine girl. She knows you're a philanderer and is still willing to become engaged to you. You should count yourself lucky." Flender glared at Luo Chuan irritably.

Luo Chuan nodded and put away the Marriage Certificate. "Ghost Douluo, you should return first. Nana and I will discuss this matter."

Ghost Douluo was quite depressed that he had not received Luo Chuan's answer immediately. Still, he did not force the issue. Instead, he drove the point home for Hu Liena. "The moment Her Highness the Saintess met you, she fell in love at first sight. Even His Holiness the Pope could not bear to watch any longer, which was why she made inquiries everywhere for news of you and sent Her Highness the Saintess to Heaven Dou City.

Very well, I shall return to Spirit Hall first. Please give us a reply as soon as possible, Little Friend, so this old man can report back."

"Alright." Luo Chuan nodded and walked over to Hu Liena.

Hu Liena's eyes shimmered with tears. More than half her heart had already gone cold. Luo Chuan had not given an answer right away—was he worried about Spirit Hall's attitude? Had she caused him trouble?

As Hu Liena's thoughts ran wild, Flender coughed twice and said, "You two young people can stay here. I have matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving first."

Flender leisurely left the office. Shrek's reforms had now been fully completed, and its teaching methods had undergone enormous changes.

Naturally, the students' improvement was also plain to see. Flender leisurely returned to the secluded Small Courtyard where he lived with Liu Erlong. Liu Erlong had cast aside all her worries and devoted herself to being Flender's little woman. They loved each other day and night; though they had not held a wedding, she was already pregnant.

For that reason, Flender had shamelessly asked Luo Chuan for an immortal-grade herb. It could nourish Liu Erlong's body while also giving the unborn child better talent.

The office door closed, leaving only Hu Liena, a little lamb, and Luo Chuan, a great wolf.

Smack!

Luo Chuan heavily slapped the Marriage Certificate he had put away onto the desk. Hu Liena's delicate body shuddered, her face turning pale as regret filled her heart. It's over, it's over. I must have caused trouble. Luo Chuan must hate me now. What should I do? Maybe I should go back and ask Teacher to withdraw the order. Staying at Shrek slowly, being able to see him every day, would be nice too.