The next day, early morning.
As the sun rises, the sky gradually turns white.
In the square of the Silves Palace, Zhang Luo Shen, wearing a jeweled crown, was looking at Zhou Chen with tears in her eyes.
Beside her was her aunt, Zhang Ling Yun.
Meanwhile, the couple Peerless Dragon Serpent, Meng Yiran, and the two sisters Yu Tianmeng and Yu Tianling looked at Zhou Chen and Zhang Luo Shen with strange expressions.
Yu Tianmeng, in particular, strongly suspected that Zhou Chen and Zhang Luo Shen had developed a special relationship last night.
Since Zhou Chen didn't say anything, the smart girl wouldn't ask him directly.
She believed that no woman could shake her position in Zhou Chen's heart.
After all, she and Zhou Chen were both transmigrators who shared the same mind and values, and their intimacy far surpassed that of anyone else.
"Husband... Palace Master Zhou, the Star Dou Great Forest is fraught with danger, you must be careful."
As she spoke, Zhang Luo Shen's eyes welled up with tears, her gaze filled with concern and love.
"Yes, Luo Shen, take care too."
Zhou Chen stared intently at Zhang Luo Shen for a moment, but didn't say anything more.
At present, Yu Tianmeng is unaware of his relationship with Zhang Luo Shen, and he is unwilling to reveal it so soon, lest Yu Tianmeng be hurt.
Sigh, being a man is so hard.
With a sigh, Zhou Chen snapped his fingers, and a cloud of pure white mist appeared beneath his feet.
For long journeys, one still needs the skill of Soaring Cloud Riding Mist.
The two sisters, Yu Tianmeng Yu Tianling, immediately jumped onto the clouds, while the Peerless Dragon Serpent family of three paused for a moment before jumping up as well.
The Dragon Duke and Snake Granny couple had already devised a plan: to use the excuse of going to the Star Dou Great Forest to follow Zhou Chen and let Meng Yiran and Zhou Chen develop their relationship along the way.
"Alright, let's get ready to go."
Zhou Chen waved to Zhang Luo Shen, and the next moment, the white clouds rose into the sky, leaving a long trail of flame as they shot towards the Star Dou Great Forest.
As she watched the white clouds gradually disappear into the horizon, Zhang Luo Shen finally couldn't hold back her tears and raised her slender hand to secretly wipe them away.
She had just spent a wonderful night with Zhou Chen, a time when a young woman's heart is at its most vulnerable, and she never expected to have to part ways with him, which made her extremely sad.
Seeing her niece crying so sadly, Zhang Ling Yun took out a handkerchief and gently wiped away the tears streaming down Zhang Luo Shen's beautiful face, comforting her, "Good niece, don't cry. You don't have to marry Prince Xue Xing, and you've gotten to be with Zhou Chen as you wished. You should be happy."
"Yeah, I know. I just... miss him."
Zhang Luo Shen took a deep breath, nodded, suppressed her sadness, stopped crying, and once again became the aloof queen.
The Silves Kingdom is in dire need of rebuilding and needs her to pull herself together and put things in order, not to be crying here...
One day later.
The Barak Kingdom, Suotuo City.
White clouds drifted above Suotuo City, and above the clouds, naturally, were Zhou Chen and his group.
"Brother-in-law, this isn't the route to the Star Dou Great Forest, is it?"
Yu Tianling, arm in arm with her older sister Yu Tianmeng, looked down at the city below and asked in a sweet voice.
"Yes, Young Master Zhou, although part of the Star Dou Great Forest is within the territory of the Barak Kingdom, our route seems to be somewhat off course."
Meng Yiran asked with some doubt.
Her grandparents also wanted to ask this question, but they were too embarrassed to ask, so she had to ask it on their behalf.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Chen didn't hide anything and said with a smile, "It's like this, Sect Master Ning of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School asked me to deliver a letter to his daughter. His daughter, Ning Rongrong, is at the Shrek Academy, twenty miles south of Suotuo City."
"Shrek Academy? The Shrek Academy that only accepts monsters, not normal people?"
"Dragon Lord Meng Shu couldn't help but exclaim in surprise."
"Exactly."
Zhou Chen nodded, and with a thought, he rode the clouds and headed towards the Shrek Academy.
A hint of sadness flashed in the eyes of both Meng Yiran and Yu Tianling.
Does he also have a relationship with Ning Rongrong...?
The twenty-mile journey was covered in the blink of an eye.
In just a few minutes, Zhou Chen rode the clouds and arrived above the still dilapidated Shrek Academy, and then slowly descended.
"Who dares to trespass on the Shrek Academy?"
A loud shout rang out, and in an instant, three figures appeared from all directions within the academy, rushing straight towards Zhou Chen.
The next second, a man with huge wings flapping and seven Soul Ring pulsating up and down appeared in mid-air.
The man, in his fifties, with a hooked nose, a long face, and crystal glasses, looked somewhat cunning. He was none other than Flander, the dean of the Shrek Academy.
Behind Flander were two Six-Ring Soul Emperors: Li Yusong, the Soul Emperor of the Dragon Staff, and Lu Qibin, the Soul Emperor of the Heavenly Star Furnace.
When the sharp-eyed Flander spotted Zhou Chen, he immediately exclaimed in astonishment, "It's you?"
"Why can't it be me? Dean Flander?"
Zhou Chen waved to Flander, Li Yusong, and the others, and said with a smile.
"Please don't call me Dean, I can't accept that."
Upon seeing that it was Zhou Chen, Flander relaxed his guard. He retracted his Martial Soul, landed on the ground, and looked at Zhou Chen with a strange expression, saying in Youyou voice, "We've all heard about what happened to you in Heaven Dou City. Tsk tsk, Palace Master of the Purple Micro Palace, heir of the Xuanyuan Family, killed a Title Douluo, and even married a princess of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. I really can't even imagine it."
"Haha, Dean, you're too kind."
Zhou Chen looked at Flander with a smile and said, "No matter how many identities I have, my promise to you remains unchanged. I am still a student of the Shrek Academy. You can use me as a brand to attract a new batch of students."
"Hehe, Palace Master Zhou truly keeps his word."
Flander chuckled; that was exactly what Zhou Chen wanted to hear.
With the Purple Micro Palace's name attached, next year's enrollment should go much more smoothly.
"Zhou Chen, who are these people...?"
Flander looked at the group of people around Zhou Chen and adjusted his glasses.
"Oh, I forgot to introduce him."
Zhou Chen slapped his forehead and then introduced Yu Tianmeng, Peerless Dragon Serpent, and others to Flander in turn.
Every time someone was introduced, Flander would involuntarily feel a chill run down his spine.
The two legitimate daughters of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family, the renowned Peerless Dragon Serpent couple, and none of the people around Zhou Chen were easy to deal with.
Truly worthy of being the Palace Master of Purple Micro Palace!
"Oh, right... Zhou Chen, where's Zhu Zhuqing?"
Flander suddenly remembered another student of his and quickly asked.
This guy has quite a few women around him, but Zhu Zhuqing is nowhere to be seen.
"Zhu Zhuqing is in Heaven Dou City."
Zhou Chen didn't reveal too much; he couldn't very well say that the little cat girl was already a Title Douluo!
That would terrify Flander and the others.
Raising an eyebrow, Zhou Chen asked, "Where is Ning Rongrong? I came here to deliver a letter to her."