Matchmaking

Ma Xiaotao watched her teacher, Yan Shaozhe, change expressions as if flipping a page and asked in confusion, "Teacher, why did you call me here?"

Yan Shaozhe smiled as he stroked his beard. "I have good news for you, but it seems you already found out in advance."

The straightforward Ma Xiaotao asked in delighted surprise, "Could it be related to Chen Feng?"

Yan Shaozhe only smiled without answering. He wanted to bring his disciple Ma Xiaotao and Chen Feng together, but as her teacher, he would naturally consider her feelings. If Ma Xiaotao did not like him, he would not force the matter.

Yan Shaozhe spoke tactfully, smiling faintly with a hint of teasing. "Xiaotao, are you this happy just from hearing Chen Feng's name? Don't tell me that brat Chen Feng has already won over my disciple?"

Ma Xiaotao's face immediately reddened. With her fiery temper, she tried to cover it up, but even her voice grew much louder. "How could that be? Teacher, what nonsense are you talking about? We've only met once."

Then Ma Xiaotao's voice suddenly dropped, and her expression became somewhat gloomy. "Besides, I'm seven or eight years older than him..."

As someone with experience, how could Yan Shaozhe fail to understand his disciple's feelings when he saw her like this? She was interested in Chen Feng.

Yan Shaozhe thought to himself, Looks like Xiaotao's side is settled. As long as I give Chen Feng a little push, this will basically work out. But that boy Chen Feng is terrifying indeed. They only met once, yet he has already captivated my proud and arrogant Xiaotao, the Flame Fiend whom no one in the entire Inner Courtyard could catch the eye of.

While Yan Shaozhe's thoughts turned, Ma Xiaotao raised her head and said to her teacher in an ordinary tone, "Teacher, I've been here for ages. Hurry up and tell me what this is about. Stop beating around the bush."

Yan Shaozhe coughed twice and said to his disciple Ma Xiaotao with a rather lecherous expression, "Xiaotao, your Martial Soul is the Evil Fire Phoenix, while Chen Feng's Martial Soul is Ultimate Ice. The two of you are a perfect match. What do you think if I bring you two together?"

Ma Xiaotao blushed furiously, her voice immediately becoming as soft as a mosquito's buzz. "Teacher, you decide... I'm fine with anything..."

A smile curled at Yan Shaozhe's lips. "Xiaotao, come with me in a moment to meet Chen Feng... That boy Chen Feng not only possesses the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul, but he is also the owner of Twin Martial Souls. His grasp of Martial Souls and use of Soul Skills are even more astonishing."

Yan Shaozhe's voice carried a trace of solemnity, as though he were both reminding and instructing Ma Xiaotao. "Chen Feng's talent is something I have never seen in all my years—no, something I have never even heard of. He is a peerless genius who appears only once every thousand years, perhaps even longer. With your talent and Chen Feng's, you will both become mighty experts who shake the continent in the future. Living for several hundred years will be no problem. In the span of those long centuries, what does an age gap of seven or eight years amount to?"

After hearing her teacher's words, Ma Xiaotao stood there in a daze. Under Yan Shaozhe's guidance, she suddenly understood that the age difference she had thought was such a problem was nothing at all.

Ma Xiaotao felt her heart grow hot, a warm current surging through her... Her beautiful crimson phoenix eyes lit up.

"Teacher... I understand." A smile appeared on Ma Xiaotao's lips.

Yan Shaozhe saw that his disciple had figured it out. Judging by her restless appearance, she was clearly growing impatient.

He could not help but feel deeply gratified. Very good, very good...

"Teacher, then let's hurry up. I want to find Chen Feng right now," Ma Xiaotao said impatiently to Yan Shaozhe.

Yan Shaozhe smiled. "Xiaotao, let's go. Chen Feng is in the New Student Dormitory right now."

With that, Yan Shaozhe and Ma Xiaotao vanished from Sea God Island...

Shrek Academy's New Student Dormitory.

Chen Feng had just finished lunch and was resting in his dormitory.

Wu Yue bustled around at his side, attending to his every need.

"Big Brother!..."

"No need."

"Big Brother!..."

Chen Feng: ...

Just then, a sharp gleam flashed through Chen Feng's eyes.

Chen Feng said to Wu Yue, "Wu Yue, I'm heading out. I might not attend class this afternoon, so you don't need to wait for me."

With that, Chen Feng walked out of the Dormitory Building.

Leaving Wu Yue with a head full of question marks.

Wu Yue: What's going on???

==(●●|||) Why was he suddenly skipping class?

On the open ground outside the dormitory stood an elder and a young woman. The elder was naturally Yan Shaozhe, the dean of Shrek Academy, while the younger one was naturally Ma Xiaotao.

Chen Feng had naturally come out after hearing Yan Shaozhe's voice transmission.

When Yan Shaozhe saw Chen Feng, he carefully examined him. His first impression was that the young man was handsome and dashing, with sword-like brows and starry eyes. His dark, profound eyes shone faintly, and his skin gave off a subtle glow. His entire body radiated masculine vigor, brimming with the vitality of youth.

Upon closer inspection, Yan Shaozhe found that Chen Feng's Soul Power was smooth and restrained, without the slightest leakage. His control over Soul Power had already reached an extraordinary level, and Yan Shaozhe could only make out the general outline.

Unless Yan Shaozhe personally acted and probed deep into Chen Feng's body, even he would find it difficult to determine Chen Feng's exact strength.

Of course, when Chen Feng fought, used Martial Soul Possession, and circulated Soul Power, it could still be seen at a glance.

Very few even among the Inner Courtyard disciples could achieve this degree of control over Soul Power, and Yan Shaozhe could not help but feel shocked.

When Ma Xiaotao, standing beside Yan Shaozhe, saw Chen Feng approaching, she happily waved at him. "Chen Feng!"

Seeing Ma Xiaotao greet him, Chen Feng also waved back. "Senior Sister, we meet again."

Ma Xiaotao said irritably, "I already called you Chen Feng, yet you still call me Senior Sister. My name is Ma Xiaotao. Just call me Senior Sister Xiaotao."

Chen Feng replied, "All right, Senior Sister Xiaotao."

Yan Shaozhe watched his disciple Ma Xiaotao and Chen Feng. Talented man and beautiful woman, ice and fire—they were a perfect match. He nodded in satisfaction.

Yan Shaozhe's gentle voice rang out. "Hello, Student Chen Feng. I am Yan Shaozhe, the two hundred and sixty-first dean of Shrek Academy, and also Ma Xiaotao's teacher. Thank you for helping my disciple Ma Xiaotao remove her Evil Fire."

His gentle voice was like a mild spring breeze, making those who heard it feel exceedingly comfortable.

Yan Shaozhe himself emitted warm and peaceful fluctuations that naturally inspired goodwill.

At that moment, within Chen Feng's Sea of Spirit, Ice Empress, who had originally been resting there, was directly awakened by Yan Shaozhe's presence.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Ice Empress both could not help but cry out within Chen Feng's Sea of Spirit, "What a powerful human! He is probably a human expert at the Super Douluo level."

Chen Feng also looked at the white-robed elder before him, whose demeanor was gentle and refined.

"Dean, you flatter me. I merely removed some Evil Fire. It was a trivial matter, not worth mentioning." Chen Feng bowed to Yan Shaozhe and spoke in a gentle voice.