No One Can Stop the Tang Sect's Revival!

Tang Ya looked at the smiling Jiang Qingtong, pressed her lips together slightly, and said, "You understand."

Jiang Qingtong looked around at the expensive upscale dessert shop and shook her head. "I truly don't know why Sect Master Tang Ya invited me out. Between us, we can only be considered chance acquaintances, right?"

Jiang Qingtong was playing dumb despite knowing full well. Tang Ya frowned slightly and gritted her teeth. "It's about what Young Lady Jiang told me before, in the Star Dou Great Forest!"

"What matter?" Jiang Qingtong asked.

Tang Ya clenched the fist beneath the table. After taking a deep breath, she said, "About moving the Tang Sect to the Sun Moon Empire!"

Jiang Qingtong smiled. This was precisely what she wanted—to have Tang Ya say it herself!

"Then what does Sect Master Tang Ya think about this matter?"

Tang Ya said, "I still have the same question. If the Tang Sect is rebuilt in the Sun Moon Empire, how much support can the Sun Moon Empire give us?"

Jiang Qingtong shook her head and told her, "I can't guarantee how much support the Sun Moon Empire will give the Tang Sect. After all, the Empire is currently expending vast resources in every direction. But I can promise you this: it will absolutely be more than the support Shrek Academy gives you!"

Those words—more than Shrek Academy—pierced Tang Ya deeply.

Having endured the ruin of her sect and the tragic deaths of her parents, she was extremely sensitive and extreme at this moment. Provoked by Jiang Qingtong's words, she immediately made her decision. "Young Lady Jiang! I've decided. I want to rebuild the Tang Sect in the Sun Moon Empire!"

"Sect Master Tang Ya, don't rush into a decision. What about Mister Bei Bei? Shouldn't you ask what he thinks?" Jiang Qingtong reminded her.

Tang Ya gave a bitter smile and shook her head. "There's no need to ask. Bei Bei won't agree to let me go to the Sun Moon Empire. No matter what, he's still a member of Shrek Academy."

"And you still want to make this decision?" Jiang Qingtong asked again.

Tang Ya took a deep breath and nodded. "Of course! To me, no one can stop me from reviving the Tang Sect! Bei Bei... I can only let him down. Once the Tang Sect has been revived, I'll apologize to him."

"Why think of it that way? Does our Sun Moon Empire not count as a nation of the Douluo Continent?" Jiang Qingtong smiled as she comforted Tang Ya.

Tang Ya looked at Jiang Qingtong. After a moment of silence, she said, "In the eyes of the Original Douluo Continent Three Kingdoms, the Sun Moon Empire truly is an outsider that does not belong to the Douluo Continent."

Jiang Qingtong did not pursue the topic further. "Let's not talk about that. When do you plan to leave?"

"In the next few days. I'll set off after saying goodbye to Bei Bei," Tang Ya answered.

Jiang Qingtong asked, "You just said he wouldn't agree to let you go to the Sun Moon Empire. After telling him, will you still be able to leave?"

"Am I supposed to leave without saying goodbye?" Tang Ya frowned, somewhat unwilling to do so.

After she had come alone to Shrek Academy, Bei Bei had always remained by her side and comforted her. Though Tang Ya was saddened by Shrek Academy's cold indifference, she understood Bei Bei's feelings for her very clearly.

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Qingtong removed a bracelet from her left hand. Its design was unusual, consisting of a bangle and a ring connected by a string of beads.

She placed the bracelet on the table and said, "This is Past Moon, a spatial Rank Nine Soul Tool. It can teleport its wearer to the last location set. I've already set the coordinates, so take it with you. After you finish speaking with Bei Bei, just inject Soul Power into it."

"A Rank Nine Soul Tool?!" Tang Ya stared at Jiang Qingtong in disbelief. She quickly covered her mouth to keep herself from crying out and drawing the attention of others.

Although Tang Ya was rather resistant toward Soul Tools, she had still learned about them. No matter what direction a Rank Nine Soul Tool specialized in, each one was a precious item capable of moving even a Titled Douluo!

Yet Jiang Qingtong had just casually handed over a Rank Nine Soul Tool?

"Young Lady Jiang, what exactly is your status in the Sun Moon Empire?" It took Tang Ya a long while to calm herself before she asked in a low voice.

"You'll know once you reach the Sun Moon Empire! Sect Master Tang Ya, rest assured—you won't regret making this decision." Jiang Qingtong smiled and pushed Past Moon toward her. "Take it."

Tang Ya accepted Past Moon nervously and put it on. She did not even dare expose that hand, afraid that this immensely valuable Rank Nine Soul Tool might somehow be lost while in her possession!

After parting with Tang Ya, Jiang Qingtong strolled along the street for a while. From a distance, she spotted someone standing ahead, smiling and waving at her.

"Zhuang Lao!" Jiang Qingtong hurried over in quick little steps and called out brightly when she reached him.

Ever since she had enrolled, Zhuang Lao had often come to see her. She did not know whether the Sea God Pavilion had sent him to monitor her, or whether he truly liked this little girl.

But in Jiang Qingtong's view, the former was most likely the reason.

"Why are you missing a Rank Nine Soul Tool?" Zhuang Lao looked somewhat surprised as Jiang Qingtong hurried over.

"Your eyesight is excellent, sir." Jiang Qingtong waved her smooth, bare hand. "I gave it away."

Zhuang Lao was even more surprised. Looking at Jiang Qingtong, he asked incredulously, "That was a Rank Nine Soul Tool! You just gave it away like that? Who did you give it to?"

Jiang Qingtong answered honestly, "The Tang Sect's sect master, Tang Ya! I thought she was pitiful, so I gave her a Rank Nine Soul Tool."

With Shrek Academy's level of control over Shrek City, even if she did not say who it was, the Academy would find out whom she had met today within a day or two. Since that was the case, why bother hiding it and inviting suspicion?

After hearing Jiang Qingtong's words, Zhuang Lao fell silent. The Sea God Pavilion knew about Tang Ya's situation. After all, she was the current sect master of the Tang Sect.

"You little girl, did you really give it to her just because you thought she was pitiful?" Zhuang Lao looked at her and asked.

Jiang Qingtong did not panic at the question. She smiled and asked, "Does Zhuang Lao think I'm currying favor for the Sun Moon Empire?"

"Eh! This old man never thought that." Zhuang Lao shook his head in denial.

"Zhuang Lao, you were right. I really am currying favor." Jiang Qingtong looked at Zhuang Lao, her tone serious.

Her unconventional response caught Zhuang Lao off guard. He looked at Jiang Qingtong and frowned. "Girl, you can't casually say things like that!"

"I came from the Sun Moon Empire. Being kind to people here makes it look like I'm currying favor for the Sun Moon Empire, doesn't it?" Jiang Qingtong tilted her head at Zhuang Lao, her expression calm and composed.

Seeing Jiang Qingtong's frank gaze, Zhuang Lao fell silent. After a while, he gave a light cough and said, "Girl, don't overthink it! No one will hold any prejudice against you just because you came from the Sun Moon Empire!"

Jiang Qingtong looked at Zhuang Lao and asked with a faint sob in her voice, "Then why is Zhuang Lao still monitoring my movements?"