A Chance Encounter? No, a Fateful Curse!

The capital of the Heavenly Soul Empire, Heaven Dou City.

In a grand restaurant called "Welcome Guest Restaurant," an ordinary-looking young man is enjoying a sumptuous meal.

Spicy Stir-fried Beef, Scallion Stir-fried Lamb, Stewed Chicken with Mushrooms, Heavenly Ginseng White Jade Soup... the variety is dazzling and all-encompassing.

The young man was none other than Zhou Huan, who had returned to Shrek from the Extreme North.

After the Snow Empress decided on the position of Lord of the Far North, Zhou Huan and his group did not stay for long and left the Extreme North immediately.

They also kidnapped the Ice Bear King Xiaobai.

Fortunately, after the Floating Pagoda was fully materialized, its internal space became much more spacious, making it quite easy to create a bear's home for a mere Ice Bear King.

The only thing that gave Huan a bit of a headache was the problem of food for the Ice Bear King.

It should be noted that before this, the three people living in the Floating Pagoda, Snow Empress and Brother Octagon, were soul beings and did not need to eat at all, while Miss Narcissus was Plant-type Soul Beast and could "eat" soil.

Zhou Huan never had to be a zookeeper.

However, now, a carnivorous Ice Bear King has moved in!

Look at his enormous body, he must eat over a thousand pounds of meat in one sitting!

Therefore, on his way back to Shrek from the Extreme North, Zhou Huan stopped by Heaven Dou City.

This is, after all, the capital of a great empire; if you want to buy more meat, you should still be able to find some.

Furthermore, even after being transported to the Douluo Continent for so long, Zhou Huan has never been to the capital of the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Logically speaking, Zhou Huan should still be considered a citizen of the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Having come to this world with memories of his previous life, Zhou Huan found it difficult to feel a sense of belonging to this empire controlled by nobles and imperial power.

Moreover, the Peach Spring Village he was born, apart from paying taxes to the empire once every two or three years, gave Zhou Huan the impression that that poor and remote place had no real connection with the Heavenly Soul Empire.

The empire's so-called policies, whether good or bad, basically don't take into account impoverished, remote places like Peach Blossom Peach Spring Village.

It's no exaggeration to say that the mountains are high and the emperor is far away.

Even Zhou Huan's awakening of his Martial Soul was achieved by his parents spending a lot of money to have it awakened in a small town.

Therefore, all these factors combined make it impossible for Zhou Huan to feel any sense of belonging to the Heavenly Soul Empire.

This is why, even though Zhou Huan knew the Heavenly Soul Empire would be destroyed, he remained unmoved and did nothing about it.

Strictly speaking, Zhou Huan was completely indifferent to the imperial war in the Douluo Continent.

Whether the Sun Moon Empire unifies the Douluo Continent or Great Emperor stand side by side, he doesn't care. Zhou Huan just wants to stay in Shrek and slowly grow stronger.

Zhou Huan only wants to protect the people she cherishes, such as her lover, friends, and the villagers of Peach Spring Village.

As for which empire rules the Douluo Continent, Zhou Huan felt it had little to do with him.

Unlike a certain God King who used his divine authority to oppress a mortal and force someone to rename the country that another had painstakingly built to his own former country, Zhou Huan was different.

That's absolutely insane!

Without a thousand-year-old cerebral thrombosis, one absolutely could not have done such a self-deceiving thing!

The thought of that God King made Zhou Huan lose his appetite and even his appetite vanish.

Zhou Huan shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

After calling over a waiter and paying the bill, Zhou Huan went to the back of the restaurant and retrieved a large quantity of wine and meat that he had previously asked the manager to prepare.

These things were, of course, prepared for the Ice Bear King inside the Floating Pagoda.

Just as Zhou Huan stepped out of the hotel, he was greeted by two familiar figures, and behind them was an elderly man with green hair who made Zhou Huan's eyelids twitch.

Zhou Huan almost blurted out "Holy shit!"

However, she managed to suppress her emotional outburst in the end!

Damn it, who else could that green-haired old man be but the Body Sect Master, Du Busi?

This is unbelievable! I can run into such a big shot just by going out for a meal.

Although this is the capital of the Tian Soul Kingdom, Heaven Dou City is so vast, how did we end up running into each other?

I just happened to be in town to grab a bite to eat.

And Long Aotian and Vina, is my relationship with you two a cursed one?

How come I keep running into you two wherever I go? This is the third time we've bumped into each other.

How many times does Zhou Huan actually go out in a year?

So, all the chance encounters happened between you two, right?

However, no matter how much he was cursing in his heart, Zhou Huan quickly sent a telepathic message to Snow Empress: "Empress, if you were to fight him now, do you think you could escape?"

Upon hearing this, the Snow Empress scoffed disdainfully, "What are you afraid of? Look at you, so unsettled, how pathetic! With me and Xiao Bai here, he can't touch you. What, you think he'd actually lay a hand on you?"

Zhou Huan quickly replied, "No, that's not it. Body Sect Master the Body Sect, Level 98 Super Douluo Snow Empress, he wouldn't make things difficult for an ordinary Shrek student like me. Besides, I don't have Body Martial Soul, so he shouldn't be interested in me. I was just being cautious, just in case. Hearing you say that, Snow Empress, I feel relieved."

Snow Empress: "..." If you're afraid of death, just say so. Why explain so much?

Zhou Huan's series of thoughts and telepathic transmissions, which seemed to take a long time, were actually only three seconds in the blink of an eye since he saw the three Du Busi.

After all, Zhou Huan was known for being incredibly fast, not only in terms of speed, but also in the absurd speed of his internal monologues and telepathic communication.

Just as Zhou Huan was about to greet her, Princess Vina spoke first, "Hey, Zhou Huan, what are you doing here?"

Big sister, if I had known I would run into you, I would never have entered Heaven Dou City, even if you killed me.

However, Zhou Huan wore his usual smile, "Princess Vina, Brother Long, it's been a long time. The academy is on holiday, and I haven't been to our imperial capital yet, so I'm taking advantage of the break to visit."

Princess Vina's bright eyes darted around, and as if she had thought of something, she said, "Oh, is that so? Then Aotian and I will be your tour guides."

Princess, you really don't need to do this!

Ordinary people absolutely cannot afford this.

Zhou Huan wanted to refuse, but Du Busi behind Vina spoke up, "Vina, won't you introduce your friend to your master?"

"Hey bro, I don't really want to know you," Zhou Huan thought to himself.

Meanwhile, Vina began her full introduction of Zhou Huan: "Reporting to the teacher, this is Zhou Huan, Disciple of Shrek Academy and also a citizen of our Heavenly Soul Empire. We met by chance about four years ago, and later met again in Star Luo City. Zhou Huan is very powerful. Back then in the Star Luo Soul Master Competition, he was only a two-ring Great Soul Master, but he defeated a Soul Ancestor with extremely fast speed and even held off a Soul King, allowing him to win that match."

Sister, please stop praising me!

And stop trying to get my attention!

I can't take it!

What if your teacher becomes interested in me?

What if your teacher wants to thoroughly investigate me?

At this moment, Zhou Huan was silently screaming in his heart.

After introducing Zhou Huan, Vina began introducing Du Busi: "Zhou Huan, this is my and Aotian's teacher, the Body Sect Master, Du Busi."

Sigh~

Zhou Huan sighed deeply in his heart, "Princess, you've ruined me!"

Can't we just say hello casually, give a brief introduction, and then you go eat while I go shopping?

Why bother with such a detailed explanation?

Unfortunately, faced with the Du Busi, Zhou Huan could only say with feigned surprise and fear, "Junior Zhou Huan greets Senior."

Du Busi nodded slightly, then looked at Zhou Huan seriously before saying, "Not bad. Since you know Vina and Aotian, why don't you come and have a meal together?"

In fact, under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for Du Busi to invite Zhou Huan, a Disciple Shrek, to dinner.

But when he heard Vina say that Zhou Huan was from the Heavenly Soul Empire and was quite strong among the younger generation, and that there weren't many peers who could gain the approval of Vina and Aotian, he could become a senior with the demeanor of a master even if he Du Busi.

At this moment, Zhou Huan was already mentally ranting, "This big shot, I just came out of the restaurant. Did I not eat? Am I here for sightseeing?"

But what could Zhou Huan say? He could only smile and reply, "Thank you for your kind words, senior."

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