The More They Cursed, the More Fired Up He Got

Inside the hastily erected tent, Third Elder's faction sat on the left, while the Spirit Hall faction sat on the right.

Xu Yu adjusted his glasses, drove away the people seated in the middle, and sat there with Golden Goose.

Qian Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo, who had originally intended to give him a show of strength, darkened.

"Oscar, Ma Hongjun, aren't you sitting in the wrong place?"

Zhao Wuji, Tailong, and the others from Shrek looked toward Oscar and Ma Hongjun. The two said nothing and went to sit behind Xu Yu.

They had come along, but their hearts were elsewhere.

Xu Yu's face darkened, clearly having guessed what they were thinking.

These bastards, why did it feel like every last one of them was against him?

His son was too mischievous. Being a father was too hard!

"Hu Liena, don't go too far!" Giant Crocodile, whom he had beaten up last time, had also come with the Qian Jun Douluo brothers. His complexion was far paler than before, and he looked utterly drained. The two masked Twins were there as well, their faces about as pale as Giant Crocodile's. If Xu Yu had guessed correctly, the three of them had had part of their origins absorbed last time. Without three to five years, they could forget about recovering.

But these idiots really thought he was Hu Liena?

Ridiculous.

Behind him, Oscar and Ma Hongjun were startled when they heard the name Hu Liena. Hu Liena was here?

No, she wasn't.

Only when they saw the Masked Maiden who had spoken glaring furiously at Xu Yu did they fall speechless.

Was someone too shameless, or was someone too naïve?

A grown man disguising himself as the bewitching Hu Liena—his skin was far too thick.

Zhao Wuji's group from Shrek was equally full of question marks. Wasn't Hu Liena a woman in their minds?

Third Elder was a tall, refined, middle-aged man. He could roughly guess the reason behind this. Those people in Spirit Hall thought too highly of themselves and had ignored the affairs of Spirit Hall for years. They had probably been played.

He belonged to the neutral faction within Spirit Hall, so naturally he could not remind the people from Spirit Hall and offend those from the Pope's Palace.

"Your two excellencies, no matter what, I am His Holiness the Pope's special envoy. Your people call me by name so casually. Do you have any respect for Your Excellency the Pope at all?"

Xu Yu slammed the table and rose to his feet as he shouted the last sentence.

Qian Jun Douluo had his unwilling granddaughter step back, then chuckled. "Special Envoy Hu, my granddaughter was indeed somewhat improper, but she only said a few words. What's the big deal?"

In Qian Jun Douluo's eyes, Bibi Dong was still the innocent young girl she had once been. How strong could she possibly be?

Even if they humiliated Xu Yu, so what? Even if they mocked Bibi Dong directly, what of it?

The Pope's Palace had always been under Spirit Hall's jurisdiction. Now these people wanted to rebel first? He would be the first to refuse.

"Qian Jun Douluo, I f*cked your ancestors for eighteen generations."

"You're courting death!" Xu Yu had been smiling just moments ago, only to curse him out of nowhere. Who could tolerate that?

Qian Jun Douluo flew into a rage, and Demon Subduing Douluo was equally furious. He and Qian Jun Douluo were twin brothers. Cursing his elder brother was the same as cursing him.

"What? You want to bully the young with your age? Didn't Consecrated Qian Jun say that cursing someone was no big deal? Hmph. Let me make this clear today—if you have the guts, then kill me. Third Elder and Ninth Elder are both witnesses. If the lofty consecrated ones of Spirit Hall bully a Soul Master barely in his twenties, then kill me, and His Holiness the Pope will never let it go."

Across from him, Third Elder remained silent, though he actually wanted to hit someone.

What the hell did this have to do with him? Why was he being dragged into it? But Xu Yu had put it tactfully, so he could not raise any objection.

Those dullards like Qian Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo had believed from the start that Third Elder was Bibi Dong's man. Now Xu Yu had confirmed it again, so they did not continue making a move. They merely stared at Xu Yu with icy eyes, as though they could pierce him through with ten thousand arrows that way.

Since they didn't dare kill me, I'll sit back down.

Xu Yu looked calm on the surface, but inside, he was terrified out of his wits. Qian Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo could easily crush Third Elder and Ninth Elder. Besides, he was only borrowing Third Elder's name.

But he had no choice. Otherwise, he would have no say at all within this group. How else could he carry out his plan?

"Since the two consecrated ones have no objections, let's discuss this journey. On our way north, we'll stay in Heaven Dou City for two days to thoroughly investigate Tang Hao's whereabouts. Tang Hao and his son stayed there for a long time before, in case they left behind any contingencies."

"Does Third Elder have any objections?"

"None, none." After Zhao Wuji, Qin Ming, and the others consulted briefly, they immediately agreed.

Shrek Academy's main campus was still in Heaven Dou City. This stopover suited them perfectly.

Two of the three factions had agreed, so the last faction naturally had no choice but to agree as well.

Besides, although they did not know what Xu Yu was planning, his reason was indeed sufficient and impossible to refute.

Tang Hao and his son were deep in the northern regions now, and it would be troublesome to search for them there. Though they had brought Soul Masters skilled in tracking, arriving a little earlier or later would not make much difference. It was only two days; they truly could not refuse.

The people from Spirit Hall flicked their sleeves and left, their faces black as charcoal.

As they walked out of the tent, they cursed Hu Liena for being a scoundrel.

Xu Yu merely chuckled without saying anything. Let them curse.

He wondered whether Tang San would still go to the City of Slaughter. Otherwise, Hu Liena would most likely perish on Hell Road. Since she was already dead, living on in other people's minds this way was not a bad choice.

"Third Elder, I have long admired your great name. It was fortunate that you were here today. Otherwise, those two bald old donkeys from Spirit Hall would have gotten their way."

"We're family, so there's no need for formalities. We'll be leaving first." With that, Xu Yu grabbed Golden Goose's arm and left. He then shot a glare at Oscar and Ma Hongjun, who had intended to linger behind, and the four swiftly left the tent.

Third Elder was left utterly bewildered. Who the hell was family with you?

"The Pope has found herself quite an interesting fellow," Third Elder said with a chuckle, though his smile did not reach his eyes.

"Elder, when are we bringing Oscar and Ma Hongjun back? They're the pillars of the academy."

Zhao Wuji asked anxiously.

No matter how outstanding Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Tang San, and Xiao Wu were, they were either disciples of prominent clans or a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Only Oscar and Ma Hongjun were commoners. In the end, Shrek's future would still have to depend on them.

An academy was still just an academy. Dai Mubai, Tang San, and the others might support the academy's development in the future, but how could an academy be more important than their sects? They would certainly return to their sects or families eventually. The academy needed successors too, and Oscar and Ma Hongjun, who came from common backgrounds, were the best choices.

"No rush. Oscar and Ma Hongjun are exceptionally talented, and the Pope's side is unwilling to release them. If they join Spirit Hall, they can be assigned under my command as a matter of course."

"Shrek still has some standing in Spirit Hall. Back then, there were quite a few Spirit Douluos among my fellow disciples."

"Spirit Hall is flourishing like the midday sun now. Perhaps Shrek can develop within Spirit Hall. Also, when we return, expel Tang San. As expected, everyone from the Clear Sky Sect has a hammer for a brain. All they know is how to hammer people. It would have been one thing if he had joined our academy, but knowing full well that his identity had been exposed, he still dared bring people into Spirit City. He nearly got all of Shrek's elites wiped out in one go. Idiot! He handed over a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast on a silver platter. Isn't that idiotic? He got himself rescued, but what about us?"

The more Third Elder cursed, the angrier he became, and the more invigorated he grew.

Zhao Wuji and the others felt deeply uncomfortable. Little San was not that bad, was he?

But people could not outwit fate!