Utterly Humiliated

Click! The door opened!

After coming out, Bibi Dong saw Golden Goose leaning her elbow against Xu Yu's shoulder, and felt slightly unbalanced inside.

Other people's disciples could be treated like little brothers. Why did her own daughter act as though she were an enemy?

"Stand properly, stand properly! You're not married yet. Have some decorum when you stand." Xu Yu was utterly speechless with Golden Goose.

Not only had she piled her arm and chin onto his shoulder, her entire upper body was leaning against him. She was heavy as a rock, and it was exhausting him.

After Golden Goose had leaned on him for so long, Xu Yu felt his entire arm going numb and sore. He wanted to curse. He was a Soul King—how could his arm still get sore? Only after checking with the Treasure Codex did he learn that Golden Goose had blocked the flow of Soul Power in his arm.

Emmm... the Treasure Codex's prompt box read: "Golden Goose's affection for her little brother has suddenly intensified. She wants to feel the pure arm of a little brother without Soul Power flowing through it."

What the hell kind of prompt was that?! Xu Yu cursed inwardly again. Golden Goose shot him a resentful look, and he tried his best to turn his head away rather than look at his teacher-sister.

Until he had the ability to protect himself, he had to be more careful whenever he was alone with Golden Goose. Who knew what ideas she might suddenly get? If she wanted to feel her little brother's beating heart, wouldn't Xu Yu be dead?

Seeing Golden Goose leaning on Xu Yu's shoulder and gazing resentfully at his profile, while Xu Yu turned away with the expression of an unhappy, impatient little brother, Bibi Dong's mood worsened further. They must have known she had fallen out with someone inside and were deliberately putting on this show for her.

"You two, behave yourselves," Bibi Dong snapped.

"Xu Yu, come find me later. I have something to tell you. Golden Goose, there have been many bandits lately, so go take duty outside the city."

Why did she have to stand watch outside the city while he merely had to go see her? Golden Goose was furious at Bibi Dong's decision, but she did not dare question it. She could only sigh inwardly at her bad luck.

Having put the two of them in their place, Bibi Dong felt much better. If she could not deal with the one inside, could she not deal with these two?

When her beautiful eyes turned to the Grandmaster, whose arm was linked with Liu Erlong's, a trace of complicated emotion flashed across Bibi Dong's face. But Qian Renxue came out behind them, and that complicated expression was swiftly concealed.

However, Qian Renxue, who had resumed Xue Qinghe's appearance, still caught that moment. She glanced at Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong with slight confusion. Liu Erlong was exceptional in both looks and figure, so Qian Renxue assumed Bibi Dong had been looking at Liu Erlong.

If she knew her mother had been looking at the Grandmaster, and that the Grandmaster was her mother's first love, who knew what Qian Renxue would think? After redeeming the Grandmaster, would she secretly have him sunk in a river? Xu Yu was rather gossipy at this moment. No one present understood the tangled love and hatred between them better than he did.

"Your Highness, please take a seat!"

Outside, Qian Renxue was still Xue Qinghe. As Spirit Hall's representative, Xu Yu still had to show her respect, at least on the surface. She nodded and returned to her seat. Yet Bibi Dong, who had been sitting opposite her, simply left, and the meeting was immediately dismissed. Everyone was utterly bewildered.

Probably only three people knew the reason. This discussion had originally been arranged for Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue.

Bibi Dong understood, and Qian Renxue had also made her guess. Otherwise, she would not have said something like, "Bibi Dong would love to keep me in Spirit City and get close to me," in the secret room. Of course, Bibi Dong refused to admit it in the end. Whether she was merely being stubborn, or whether that truly was what she wanted and she had other motives, Qian Renxue did not know.

Still, Qian Renxue leaned more toward the latter possibility. She simply could not believe that someone who had been cold toward her since childhood and had never cared for her would suddenly become kind-hearted and want to get close to her.

Once the discussion ended, Xue Qinghe led the people from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan away. Only then did Xu Yu smile at the Golden Iron Triangle and Ning Rongrong, who was hiding behind them.

He said with a smile, "How have the four of you been? This must be the renowned Grandmaster, right? Your Excellency the Pope specifically instructed us to take good care of you."

"I don't deserve such fame. As an Honorary Elder of Spirit Hall, it is only natural for Your Excellency the Pope to instruct others to treat me well."

Sensing that Liu Erlong was about to throw another childish tantrum, the Grandmaster hurriedly explained. Xu Yu inwardly thought it was a pity. He had forgotten about that token Tang Hao had given him—the Six-Something Token. What a miscalculation. Otherwise, he would not have minded seeing what Liu Erlong looked like when she got angry. She looked quite good that way.

He truly just thought she looked good. If he had worn this expression—a faint smile that said, How am I any different from Cao Cao?—while sitting at his computer in his previous life, there would have been no problem. After all, no one would have been around. Was he not allowed to watch anime and... fantasize a little? But Xu Yu had failed to realize that now that he was inside the story, wearing such an expression was somewhat... ahem.

At this moment, everyone from Spirit Hall who had not yet left felt utterly ashamed. They had disgraced Spirit Hall. They wished they could dig a hole and crawl into it. What kind of person had the Pope found to represent Spirit Hall? His tastes were certainly unconventional.

Rubbing the tip of his nose, Xu Yu also noticed how unusually stiff the atmosphere had become and understood what was happening. Left with no choice, he revealed a polite yet awkward smile and cursed inwardly, Fuck... This time, I've humiliated myself beyond all redemption.

And Golden Goose, why were you hiding so far away? Even if I liked women from my mother's generation, I wouldn't like women from my grandmother's generation!

While the Spirit Hall members felt ashamed, the people from Shrek Academy were furious.

The elders could not easily say anything, but the juniors could. Ning Rongrong questioned Xu Yu, "How can you look at our dean like that? And where are Dai Laoda and Oscar? What have you done to them?"

Her words gave voice to Flender and the others' worries. After being escorted here, they had discovered that many Shrek members were missing.

If they were not here, where could they be? Had Spirit Hall done something to them?

It would be a lie to say they were not worried, but what could worry accomplish? Rongrong raising the matter now was the most appropriate choice, and they ignored the look Xu Yu had just given them.

Since Oscar and the others had been mentioned, Xu Yu did not mind revealing some of his thoughts. Of course, there were both advantages and disadvantages to that.

The disadvantage was that it would quickly provoke hostility from the top Soul Master clans.

The advantage was that it would win the favor of ordinary Soul Masters and common people.

Xu Yu believed that Spirit Hall's military might was already powerful enough that it did not need to fear the Soul Master clans outside Spirit Hall. Winning the faith of ordinary Soul Masters and common people, on the other hand, would undermine the foundations of the Two Great Empires.

Overall, the benefits outweighed the drawbacks. But Bibi Dong would definitely not approve of such radical planning. After all, unlike him, Bibi Dong still had certain limitations in how she viewed matters.

"Oscar and Ma Hongjun have already agreed to join Spirit Hall. From now on, they are making a clean break from you. They asked me to pass along a message: different positions lead to different choices. They hope you can give them your blessings!"

"What do you mean, different positions? Did you use us to threaten Oscar and Fatty?" Ning Rongrong did not believe it at all.

Even the experienced Golden Iron Triangle could not fully understand what he meant, much less an immature girl like Ning Rongrong.

"I can't be bothered explaining it to you. A new era has begun. You rotten relics of the old era will eventually pass away."

The act was absolutely perfect. Xu Yu flicked his sleeve, gave a disdainful smile, and drifted away!

He left behind a crowd lost in confusion, though some of them had fallen into deep thought.

"Wait! Where are Dai Laoda and Zhu Qing? The Star Luo Empire cannot possibly ignore this. And how is Xiao Wu?"

Ning Rongrong shouted after him, but Xu Yu did not stop. However, when Xiao Wu was mentioned, Liu Erlong, Xiao Wu's godmother, could no longer remain silent. Her voice was somewhat cold as she asked, "Is Xiao Wu still alive?"

"Xiao Wu, could she have been..." Ning Rongrong wore an expression of terrified disbelief. This time, Xu Yu stopped. He turned back to look at the tall, voluptuous Liu Erlong and said meaningfully, "Want to know?"

"Yes."

"Fine. Then let's have a good talk tonight. Ninth Elder, seal her Soul Power and send her to my room tonight. I want to have a candlelit talk with Dean Liu! Haha~"

Xu Yu was in a good mood. He had planted the seeds of discord among them, and these preparations would come in handy sooner or later. As for doing anything with Liu Erlong, he was afraid Bibi Dong would split him in half. After all, the relationship between her, the Grandmaster, and Liu Erlong was extremely complicated. It was better for him not to get too involved.